April Fools
🃏 Enables various silly and funny configurable features on April Fools' day!
About this Mod
April Fools adds various silly and fun features and game mechanics to the game. By default they are automatically enabled only on the 1st of April. But feel free to enable them on all days via the config. There is a global toggle, and you can enable/disable all the individual features as well. The mod will hopefully add a few smiles on the faces of anyone who plays your modpack and/or server!
Features:
• Players will sleep with their feet on the pillow.
• The wandering trader will spawn with donkeys instead of llamas.
• Make cats bark and wolves meow.
• Cows have a chance to give a water or lava bucket when milked.
• Creepers might, instead of explode, launch a firework rocket with a creeper pattern.
• Make all potato drops from the potato plant poisonous.
• Skeletons can spawn with a sword and shield instead of a bow.
• Any normal arrow fired from a bow has a chance to have a random potion effect. When picked up, it's a normal arrow again.
All available config options:
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enableOnlyOnApril1st default true
If the april fools features should only be enabled on April 1st. If set to false, they will always be enabled.
april1stChanceMultiplier default 0.0, min 0.0, max 1000.0
Can be used to increase the chance of features happening on April 1st. So for example you can set 'enableOnlyOnApril1st' to false, 'chanceCreepersExplodeIntoFireworks' to 0.01 and 'april1stChanceMultiplier' to 25.0. This way a creeper would 1/100 launch a firework rocket outside of April 1st, and 1/4 on April Fools' day.
makeCatsBarkAndDogsMeow default true
If cats should bark and dogs should meow.
makePlayersSleepWithFeetOnPillow default true
If players should sleep in beds the opposite way, with their feet on the pillow.
makeWanderingTraderSpawnWithDonkeys default true
If the Wandering Trader should spawn with two donkeys instead of llamas.
chanceCowGivesDifferentBucket default 0.2, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance that a cow gives, instead of a bucket of milk, a bucket of lava or water. Set to 0 to disable.
chanceCreepersExplodeIntoFireworks default 0.5, min 0.0, max 1.0
If creepers should, instead of exploding, spawn a firework rocket with a creeper pattern. By default a 50% chance. Set to 0 to disable.
chancePotatoCropDropsPoisonous default 1.0, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance a potato dropped by a potato plant should be made poisonous on harvest.
chanceSkeletonHasSwordAndShield default 0.25, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance a skeleton spawns with a sword and a shield instead of a bow. Set to 0 to disable.
chanceNormalArrowFiredHasRandomEffect default 0.33, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance an arrow fired by a player has a random potion effect attached to it. Set to 0 to disable.
Video Showcase:
The wandering trader has left its llama's at home, and brought two donkeys instead!
Creepers have a 50% chance to not explode, and launch a firework rocket instead!
Players and Villagers sleep with their feet on the pillow!
Works in first-person view as well:
Skeletons have a 25% chance to spawn with a sword and shield!
You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Available Versions
How to Install April Fools on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "April Fools". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+17 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
April Fools server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is April Fools compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
April Fools officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with April Fools – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if April Fools consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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