
Lightning Ghasts
Adds two new ghasts, Electro and Nimble ghasts! One will help you in battle, and the other on your journey!
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About this Mod

This mod adds a couple of new types of ghasts and a few new items.
Beta warning
There may be errors and instability.
Nimble Ghast
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Can be obtained:
Can only be obtained by using the Speed effect on a happy ghast and feeding it Ghast Treat. After a while, it will transform into a nimble ghast.
The Nimble Ghast itself is faster than the Happy Ghast. It can be equipped with a Speedy Copper Harness.
Can only carry up to 2 people.
Use a Giant firework to attach it to the Ghast's harness. Mount it, hold down the spacebar, and activate the fireworks for a massive speed boost. (It can hold up to 2 giant fireworks. Caution: if you hit the blocks while accelerating, an explosion will occur and the Ghast will die.)
Electro Ghast
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Rare variant - can be obtained randomly, 1 of 500
You can summon rare variant by using this command :
/summon lightning-ghasts:electro_ghast ~ ~ ~ {rare:1}
Spoiler

Can be obtained: Electro Ghast evolves from Ghastling after being struck by lightning at cloud level in any mountain biome.
Electro Ghast can be used in combat. Hold down the spacebar for the Ghast to fire an Electroball. It will fly in the direction you are looking. If the ball hits an entity, it will give it the Electric Discharge status effect.
Armored Harnesses

Recipes for Leather, Iron, Golden, Diamond Harnesses

Recipe for Netherite Harness

Chainmail Armored Harness
Chainmail Armored Harness can be found inside ancient cities chests
Items
Speed Copper Harness - It's a simple recipe, but it offers so many possibilities!

Ghast Treat - It is used to transform a Happy Ghast into a Nimble Ghast.

Giant Firework - Used to speed up a Nimble Ghast.

Tears Clot - can be obtained by killing Ghasts with a 6.25% probability.

Electro Charge - can be obtained by killing Electro Ghasts from 2 to 7.
Also can be used in Dispenser Block (Summoning Electroball).
It can be used on a Creeper, which will then become charged.

Spawn Eggs - Electro Ghast, Nimble Ghast

Status Effects
Electric Discharge -The entity under the effect takes periodic damage, which increases if the entity is in water or in the rain.

Available Versions
How to Install Lightning Ghasts 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 (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Lightning Ghasts". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8, 1.21.7
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Lightning Ghasts 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Lightning Ghasts compatible with fabric?
Lightning Ghasts officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Lightning Ghasts – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Lightning Ghasts 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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Details
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 International
- Server-side
- Required