
NeverEnoughAnimation
A mod for 1.12 which adds various animations to inventories and HUD
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About this Mod
Features
- When hovering an item with the mouse there is no longer drawn a gray rectangle one top. Instead the item becomes slightly larger with an animation.
- When moving an item with shift click, it now moves with an animation into its target slot.
- When scrolling through the hotbar, the current item markere is now animated.
- When opening or closing guis a short animatio will be played.
- Throwing an item in an inventory is animated.
- Swapping an item in an inventory with hotbar shortcut keys is animated.
- All the features above are configurable with animation time (0 to disable) and interpolation curve.
- Compat with MouseTweaks scrolling
- Compat with JEI (animated ingredient areas on the side (doesnt work with HEI batch render mode))
- Compat with ItemBorders to not scale the borders on hover.
ToDo
- Compat with ModularUI
- Compat with InventoryBogoSorter
Note that this might not work correctly in some modded guis!





Available Versions
How to Install NeverEnoughAnimation on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "NeverEnoughAnimation". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.12.2, 1.7.10
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
NeverEnoughAnimation server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is NeverEnoughAnimation compatible with forge and neoforge?
NeverEnoughAnimation officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.12.2, 1.7.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with NeverEnoughAnimation – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if NeverEnoughAnimation 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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