{"id":153006,"date":"2026-06-09T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/tense-ambience\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:22:12","slug":"tense-ambience","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/tense-ambience\/","title":{"rendered":"Tense Ambience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This mod enhances the atmosphere of **all default dimensions** with biome-specific, tense ambient sounds **(Perfect for Horror Modpacks)**. See the curseforge page here: https:\/\/www.curseforge.com\/minecraft\/mc-mods\/tense-ambience<\/p>\n<p>## When upgrading to a newer version you HAVE TO DELETE THE OLD CONFIG FILES! They are located in: C:Users\\%userprofile%AppDataRoaming\\.minecraftconfig<\/p>\n<p>**The Fabric version requires the Fabric API!**<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Changlog:<\/summary>\n<p>**v.2.0.0:**<\/p>\n<p>Fixes:<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed transition issues<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed ambient sounds playing in the background unintentionally<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed fading issues<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed sound playing on the title screen<\/p>\n<p>Improvements:<br \/>\n&#8211; Improved and stabilized transitions<br \/>\n&#8211; Enhanced biome recognition (now searches biome strings for tags)<br \/>\n&#8211; Added more ambience sounds and adjusted base volume levels<br \/>\n&#8211; Ambience volume slider is now smooth (allow a few seconds for volume changes to apply)<br \/>\n&#8211; Slight performance improvements<\/p>\n<p>Audio &#038; Ambience:<br \/>\n&#8211; Dynamic ambience sound loading<br \/>\n&#8211; Add or replace ambience by placing any .mp3 file into \/sounds\/<category_name><\/p>\n<p>Customization &#038; Configuration:<br \/>\n&#8211; Added a new configuration system<br \/>\n&#8211; Biome blacklist<br \/>\n&#8211; Ability to toggle individual biomes<\/p>\n<p>Config changes are not backward-compatible<br \/>\nPlease delete old config files before updating!!!<\/p>\n<p>New Content:<br \/>\n&#8211; Added Desert Biome Support<\/p>\n<p>**v.1.7.0:**<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed bugs<br \/>\n&#8211; Added Swamp Biome support<br \/>\n&#8211; Added more Sound Effects to the dark Forest Biome<br \/>\n&#8211; Added a NEW Sound System that randomly plays sounds (this is customizable)<\/p>\n<p>**v.1.5.1:**<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed mod crashing<\/p>\n<p>**v.1.5.0:**<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Made transitions smoother<br \/>\n&#8211; Another config option added<br \/>\n&#8211; Biomesoplenty support<br \/>\n&#8211; Performance fixes<\/p>\n<p>**v.1.4.5:**<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smooth Sound Transitions -> customizable<br \/>\n&#8211; Reworked Sound System &#8211; Mp3 File Support<br \/>\n&#8211; Added new sound files for more variety<br \/>\n&#8211; Fixed multiple bugs<br \/>\n&#8211; Added Config file<br \/>\n&#8211; No more MCreator<br \/>\n&#8211; New Biome specific sounds and other features<br \/>\n&#8211; Lightlevel in Caves = Volume of the Ambience<br \/>\n&#8211; Fallback sounds for unrecognizable Biomes<\/p>\n<p>**v.1.1.0:**<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Basic Sound Transitions -> cutting off issue<br \/>\n&#8211; Biome Specific sounds<br \/>\n&#8211; Simple prototype in MCreator<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>## Config:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;`<br \/>\n[&#8220;Config for Tense Ambience Mod&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t#Play the ambience also during the day?<br \/>\n\t&#8220;Ambience at Day&#8221; = false<br \/>\n\t#How long should the transition fade between biomes take (in seconds)?<br \/>\n\t#Range: 0.1 ~ 60.0<br \/>\n\t&#8220;Transition Fade Duration&#8221; = 13.0<br \/>\n\t#Should enable shader support? (For changing the ambience volume when holding a torch)<br \/>\n\t&#8220;Shader Support&#8221; = false<br \/>\n\t#Completely disable all ambient sounds and updates (performance stabilization)<br \/>\n\t&#8220;Disable Ambience&#8221; = false<br \/>\n&#8220;`<\/p>\n<p>## Features:<\/p>\n<p>1. Biome specific sounds in **all default dimensions** and support for Biomes o plenty and probably other mods too<br \/>\n2. Smooth transitions between these biomes<br \/>\n3. Custom ambience in Caves, Dripstone\u00a0 Caves, Forests, Dark Forests, Snowy Forests, Oceans, Deserts, The Nether, The End and other biomes<br \/>\n4. By default the ambience only plays at night once you change the biome _(This is customizable)_<br \/>\n5. There is also support for shaders -> when holding a torch or other glowing items (enable it first in the config)<br \/>\n6. The Ambience Volume slider in the Sound Settings changes the volume of the ambience<br \/>\n7. A **NEW Sound Event System** that plays random scary sounds _(This is also customizable and enabled by default)_<br \/>\n8. You can disable or enable Biome detection or specific Biomes in the _new_ BiomeOptions config<\/p>\n<p>## Additional Information:<\/p>\n<p>You can also replace or add any _.mp3_ sound files to the mod:<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Spoiler<\/summary>\n<p>Inside the jar look for: assetstenseambiencesounds<category_name><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p>The config file is located in\u00a0C:Users%userprofile%AppDataRoaming.minecraftconfig with the name tenseambience-client.<br \/>\nTHIS MOD IS CLIENTSIDE only it will NOT work on a server! <\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to ask to include this mod in a modpack. Just ensure proper credit is given.<\/p>\n<p>## Credits:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; MCreator used only at v.1.1.0<br \/>\n&#8211; **Above and at v.1.4.5:**<br \/>\n&#8211; Additional music from\u00a0https:\/\/www.zapsplat.com<br \/>\n&#8211; This mod uses the JLayer library, licensed under LGPL 2.1. See the LICENSE file for the full LGPL text. 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