
Startup Music Tone
Plays music as soon as the window appears
About this Mod
🎵 Startup Music Tone
Transform your loading screen with a custom soundtrack.
Startup Music Tone is a lightweight, high-performance utility mod that allows you to play your favorite music while the game loads. Whether you want a single epic theme or a randomized playlist of tracks, this mod handles it all with minimal impact on your system resources.
🚀 Key Features
- Universal Format Support: Now supports both .mp3 (partially) and .ogg files.
- Smart Streaming: Audio is streamed directly from your storage, keeping RAM usage near zero and ensuring fast load times.
- Dynamic Playlists: Drop multiple files into the folder, and the mod will randomly select one to play each time you launch.
- Advanced Control: Support for per-track volume and weighted probability (make certain songs rarer than others!).
🛠 How to Use
- Initialize: Launch the game once and close it to generate the necessary folders.
- Locate Folder: Navigate to your modpack's config folder.
- Add Music: Find the music folder (create it if it doesn't exist) and drop your music files in.
- Configure: (Optional) Edit the generated config file to tweak volume levels and track rarity.
📦 For Mod & Modpack Creators
- Modpacks: You are free to include this mod in any modpack! No special permission is required, provided the mod remains open-source.
- Dependencies: Any mod that builds upon this one must be open-source (GPL-compatible).
- License: Protected under GNU GPL v3.0.
- Original Creator: MeroSsSany.
Available Versions
How to Install Startup Music Tone 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 "Startup Music Tone". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4 (+5 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Startup Music Tone 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 Startup Music Tone compatible with forge?
Startup Music Tone officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Startup Music Tone – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Startup Music Tone 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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