
Big Water
Spreads Water & Lava textures across larger areas to reduce small-scale repetition
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About this Mod
Tired of looking at the same 16x16 water or lava texture repeated for every single block with no differences? Yearning for a little less Moiré?
Big Water changes things up, bringing more small-scale variation with large-scale textures!
Resource packs can provide fluid textures at double, triple, quadruple size and beyond, then define how many blocks they should cover. You can also change the scale to your heart's content via the config screen, even if no compatible packs are active!

Included in the mod are 3 sample packs:
- Vanilla
- Enabled by default (except on NeoForge), as close to vanilla as I could make it but with a more varied texture covering 4x4 blocks
- Rekindled
- Similar to Fire Rekindled. Also scaled to 4x4 blocks.
- Stylized
- Similar to Stylized Liquids. Also scaled to 4x4 blocks.
All of these also include animated normal maps for any shaders that support it.
And yes, I know that diagonally flowing textures are far from perfect. If you're a developer feel free to check out the code, I would appreciate suggestions for handling those better.
For resource pack creators:
Put your bigger textures in assets/bigwater/textures/block/, then include files for each block (not texture!) like this:
assets/bigwater/config/water.json
{
"textureScale": 4
}
If the mod doesn't find any custom textures in the folder above it will use the ones in the minecraft/textures/block folder instead.
Disclaimers:
- While the scale can be set for each fluid independently, it applies to both still and flowing textures.
- Normal and specular textures work as expected, but POM will run into the same issues as repeat CTM on blocks, i.e. seams on every block.
Available Versions
How to Install Big Water 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 "Big Water". 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 (+2 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Big Water 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 Big Water compatible with fabric and neoforge?
Big Water officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Big Water – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Big Water 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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