​V-Waves

Volumetric Clouds & Realistic Waves replaces the flat vanilla sky and water with

photo-like clouds and more lifelike water. Client-side only, no server install needed.

FEATURES & WHAT THEY CHANGE

1. Volumetric clouds

Vanilla clouds are replaced with puffy, shaded cumulus clouds with soft edges.

Tops are bright white and bases are flat and bluish-grey. Clouds drift slowly with

the wind, and cloud density changes across the map: some areas are clear while

others are full of clouds. When it rains the sky turns overcast, clouds thicken and

merge into a low grey layer.

2. Realistic water splashes and ripples

Anything that enters water makes ripples: you, mobs, and dropped items. Bigger and

faster impacts create wider ring waves that last longer, along with splash particles

and bubbles. Falling from a height produces a water column. Walking or swimming near

the surface leaves small ripples behind you.

3. Animated water surface

Still water near you (lakes, oceans, ponds) gets a moving surface with wind waves,

sky reflections, and sun glints that change with your viewing angle. Ripples visibly

distort the surface as they travel outward.

WHY DOWNLOAD IT

Lakes and oceans feel alive, every jump into water is visible, and the sky has real

weather depth. The rest of the game looks the same.

LIMITS

– Underwater view is unchanged.

– Flowing water (rivers, waterfall streams) does not get the surface effect.

– Settings are in the source code, not an in-game menu.

REQUIREMENTS

Minecraft Java 1.20.1, Fabric Loader 0.15+, Fabric API.