{"id":68379,"date":"2026-06-04T00:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/fakesnow\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T00:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:39:02","slug":"fakesnow","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/fakesnow\/","title":{"rendered":"FakeSnow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Requires ProtocolLib. WorldGuard is highly recommended.<br \/>\n### Customize weather behavior in regions.<br \/>\nMake it snow and leave no trace!<br \/>\n##### (hence the name of the plugin, fake snow)<\/p>\n<p>![Imgur](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/zwAR6WJ.jpeg)<br \/>\n##### *(shaders not included)*<br \/>\n### Instructions (WorldGuard):<br \/>\n1. Define a WorldGuard region<br \/>\n2. Run `\/region flag <id> custom-weather-type <snow\/rain\/none>`<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>effects<\/summary>\n<p>* snow: makes the region snow (biome: snowy taiga)<br \/>\n* rain: makes the region rain (biome: plains)<br \/>\n* dust: makes dust fall from the sky (biome: basalt deltas)<br \/>\n* none: makes the region never display any weather effects (biome: void)<\/p>\n<p>  to remove the effect, run `\/region flag <id> custom-weather-type`<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p>3. Run `\/fakesnow refreshregions`<br \/>\nTo make it snowy in an entire world, use __global__ as the region ID.<\/p>\n<p>Without WorldGuard, all &#8220;overworld&#8221; worlds will be snowy.<\/p>\n<p>### Commands<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>commands<\/summary>\n<p>Permission: fakesnow.admin<\/p>\n<p>`\/fakesnow refreshregions` &#8211; Fetches regions. Run this if you modified some regions (deleted, redefined, changed custom-weather-type)<br \/>\n`\/fakesnow realbiome` &#8211; Shows you the actual biome of the block you are standing on<br \/>\n`\/fakesnow reload` &#8211; Reloads the configuration file<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>### Known issues (1.3)<br \/>\n&#8211; None so far!<\/p>\n<p>### Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>faq<\/summary>\n<p>1. I don&#8217;t see the snow!<br \/>\n-> Run \/fakesnow refreshregions<\/p>\n<p>2. I still don&#8217;t see the snow!<br \/>\n-> This is an issue with how 3D biomes work. Make sure your region is wider and taller than 4 blocks on each side, or the flag isn&#8217;t being overridden by another region.<\/p>\n<p>3. I can still hear rain splashes!<br \/>\n-> This is an issue with how 3D biomes work. Extend your region into the ground by at least 4 blocks.<\/p>\n<p>4. I can sometimes see rain!<br \/>\n-> This is an issue with how 3D biomes work. 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