Tidal

Tidal

Adds ambient tidal waves to beaches and oceans!

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Screenshots

Alpha Banner
Terrain Adapation
Crashing
First-Person Shoreline
Close Up
Full Moon Glow

About this Mod

Tidal

Beach waves!

Tidal adds ambient water waves! They are most noticeable at beaches & shores where they get really big, but can also spawn around islands to help make the water feel more alive.

Waves can also crash against blocks if they're in the way, making rocky cliffs next to water even more dramatic! During full moons, the waves glow at night too.

Note: Tidal is currently in alpha! There's plenty of known bugs and plans for optimizations.
Lots of work happens behind the scenes to figure out where & how to spawn waves. If waves are not spawning, or spawning unusually(e.g. going wrong way), you can recalculate this info by reloading the chunks via F3 + a.

Featured in BlanketCon '25

Dependencies

Requires Fabric API. In the near future, a config library might also be required.

Note for resource packs

If you decide to change the wave textures via a resource pack, the naming and mcmeta is very specific!!
The names & locations of textures must be the same.
A custom mcmeta format is used. Instead of animation, use wave_animation. This provides you with 2 options:

  • frametime - The amount of ticks each frame should exist. (Default = 5)
  • frame_height - The height(in pixels) of each frame. (Default = 16)

It is expected that the animation is done with a single vertical sprite sheet image. The amount of frames will be determined using the frame_height variable.

Available Versions

Tidal 0.0.2-betabeta
MC 1.21.1fabric
April 2, 2025
Tidal 0.0.1-alphaalpha
MC 1.21.1fabric
March 16, 2025

How to Install Tidal on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tidal". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Tidal 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Tidal compatible with fabric?

Tidal officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Tidal – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tidal 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
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

1.21.1