Tempestra

Tempestra is a fully client-side visual overhaul that makes Minecraft's lightning more natural, dynamic, and visually impressive.

Instead of vanilla's simple lightning bolts, Tempestra introduces irregular, branching strikes that arc through the sky, bringing a new level of atmosphere to thunderstorms while preserving Minecraft's familiar Vanilla+ feel.

⚡ Lightning, Reimagined

Every lightning strike is generated differently, making thunderstorms more varied and exciting to watch.

• Natural & Dynamic Lightning — Thin, glowing bolts with irregular, curved paths that make every strike unique.
• Branching Lightning — Lightning can split into additional arcs, creating more intricate and dramatic strikes.

🌧️ Compatibility

Tempestra is designed as a lightweight visual enhancement that fits naturally into Minecraft.

• Client-side only — No server installation required, making it suitable for both singleplayer and multiplayer.
• Vanilla+ Friendly — Keeps vanilla weather mechanics intact, making it a natural addition to survival, atmospheric, and fantasy modpacks.

Recommended Mods

For an even more immersive thunderstorm experience, I recommend pairing Tempestra with these mods:

• Particle Rain — Replaces vanilla rain and other weather effects with beautiful particles, adding more depth to the atmosphere.

  Supported Minecraft Versions: 1.20.1 · 1.21.1 · 1.21.11

• ImmersiveThunder — Adds dynamic thunder sounds that change depending on the distance between the player and the lightning strike.

  Supported Minecraft Versions: 1.20.1 · 1.21.1

The versions listed above are those that overlap with Tempestra's supported Minecraft versions. These mods are optional and developed independently.

📥 Installation & Supported Versions

Tempestra officially supports Fabric and Quilt on:

• Minecraft 1.20.1
• Minecraft 1.21.1
• Minecraft 1.21.11

Installation

1. Install a supported version of Fabric Loader or Quilt Loader.
2. Download Tempestra along with its required dependencies, Butterfly API and Fabric API, using versions compatible with your setup.
3. Place the downloaded .jar files into your Minecraft mods folder.
4. Launch Minecraft and enjoy!

Unofficial NeoForge Port

An independently developed NeoForge port of Tempestra is available for Minecraft 1.21.1:

Tempestra [REFORGED] — View on Modrinth

This port was created by a separate developer and is not part of the official Tempestra project. Its development, updates, and support are handled independently by the port's author, not by me.

📜 License & Source

Tempestra is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

This license permits the use, modification, and redistribution of Tempestra, including for commercial purposes, provided the license's attribution and ShareAlike requirements are followed.

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