Shades
Shades adds some cool shades. They are craftable, can be worn, give you night vision (at night), and armor stands wearing them will dance to jukebox music.
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About this Mod
About
Shades adds some wearable cool shades!
Features
Cool Shades
These can be crafted using two sticks and two blocks of tinted glass.
They can be worn as a helment and can be repaired in an anvil with tinted glass.
Sunglasses at Night
If you wear your sunglasses (cool shades) at night, you'll will be given night vision.
Dancing Armor Stands
Armor stands that wear cool shades will "dance" to jukebox music.
All vanilla music disc BPM's have been detected for a smoother dancing effect. Any other discs will have armor stands dancing to a default BPM of 120.
Available Versions
How to Install Shades 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 (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Shades". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+9 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Shades 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Shades compatible with fabric?
Shades officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Shades – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Shades 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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