Meloon's Realistic Thunder
This datapack upgrades weather in storms by bringing cozy delayed thunder to Minecraft
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About this Mod
⛈️ Meloon's Realistic Thunder!
This extremely niche datapack upgrades weather in a storm by bringing cozy delayed thunder to Minecraft! (with no resource pack required!)
This is a relatively light-weight datapack: it strictly adds delay and pitch alteration to the thunder sound effect based on the distance of the lightning strike from the player.
*No actual sound physics are simulated and the values are purely my estimations based on what sounded right to me.
*From my little testing, resource packs that change the thunder sound work to differing degrees, just try it out and see what works best. I find the vanilla sound to work well.
This datapack should work just fine on multiplayer.
Inspired heavily by netcatgirl's ImmersiveThunder mod
Available Versions
How to Install Meloon's Realistic Thunder on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.10).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Meloon's Realistic Thunder". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.10, 1.21.9
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Meloon's Realistic Thunder server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Meloon's Realistic Thunder compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Meloon's Realistic Thunder officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.9. 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 Meloon's Realistic Thunder – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Meloon's Realistic Thunder 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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