red eyes
Equip the “Red Eye” item to add a glowing red eye overlay to your skin. Includes a visual editor for eye position, size, color, glow intensity, and a pixel editor for customizing left/right eye shapes. Forge 1.20.1 compatible; optional Curios support.
About this Mod
Red Eyes
Red Eyes is a cosmetic Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1. Equipping the Red Eye item overlays a bright, glowing red eye effect onto your skin, giving your character a mysterious and striking appearance.
Features
- Glowing red eye overlay on player skin.
- 3D preview based on your skin.
- Adjustable eye position, spacing, length, thickness.
- Adjustable glow range, glow intensity, RGB color.
- Pixel editor for fully customizing left/right eye shapes.
- Copy left ↔ right eye, clear current eye, restore default.
- Toggle red eye display on/off.
- Optional Curios head slot support.
- Configuration saved to client files.
Usage
Obtain the Red Eye item. Since no crafting recipe exists yet, use Creative Mode or:
Equip in the head slot (or Curios head slot if installed) to display the effect.
Keybindings
O– Open Red Eye editorP– Toggle Red Eye display
Adjust position, color, glow, and shape in the editor. Click Save to apply changes.
Notes
- Forge 1.20.1 required.
- Curios API optional.
- Cosmetic only; does not affect stats or combat.
- Adjust "Texture Distance" if red eye flickers or overlaps with skin.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added Red Eye item and glowing effect.
- Visual editor with full customization.
- Optional Curios support.
- Keybindings for editor and toggle.
- Multilingual support: English and Chinese.
Available Versions
How to Install red eyes 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 (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "red eyes". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
red eyes 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is red eyes compatible with forge?
red eyes officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with red eyes – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if red eyes 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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