## HappyGhast \u2014 Ride & Upgrade the Happy Ghast<\/p>\n
**HappyGhast** turns the new `minecraft:happy_ghast` into a real vehicle with progression and utility.
\nPlayers can boost riding speed, install cargo, fire fireballs, freeze\/unfreeze, heal their mount, and gain buffs when a harness is equipped. All data (cargo, upgrades, boosts) is persisted safely across restarts.<\/p>\n
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### Features<\/p>\n
– **Permanent riding speed boost**
\n – Right-click with an **Enchanted Snowball** to multiply base riding speeds (configurable).
\n – Remove the boost with **Enchanted Gunpowder**; the plugin restores **vanilla base values**.
\n– **Cargo & upgrades**
\n – *Sneak + Chest* to install cargo, *Sneak + Diamond* to upgrade to **double chest**.
\n – Inventory is **persisted** to disk and restored on startup.
\n– **Ghast Freeze**
\n – *Sneak + Amethyst Shard* toggles AI pause\/resume (useful for staging or parking).
\n– **Fireballs while riding**
\n – Use **Fire Charges** to shoot; includes cooldown, projectile speed, and anti-grief options (destructive by default).
\n– **Ghast Heal**
\n – *Sneak + Phantom Membrane* to heal to full or by a fixed amount (configurable, optional item consumption).
\n– **Harness buffs**
\n – Equipping any vanilla harness grants **+9 hearts** (configurable) and **Resistance II** (optional particles\/ambient).
\n – Buffs are **re-applied automatically** on server start or reload.<\/p>\n
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## Crafting<\/p>\n
### Enchanted Snowball
\n**Type:** Shapeless recipe
\n**Ingredients:** `1x Snowball` + `1x Gunpowder` + `1x Glowstone Dusk`
\n**Output:** `1x Enchanted Snowball`
\n**Recipe ID:** `happyghast:enchanted_snowball`<\/p>\n
**Use:** Sneak + Right-click a **Happy Ghast** with the Enchanted Snowball to apply a **permanent riding-speed boost** (multiplier is configurable).
\nThe item has the vanilla enchantment glint\u2014no resource pack required.<\/p>\n
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### Enchanted Gunpowder
\n**Type:** Shapeless recipe
\n**Ingredients:** `1x Enchanted Snowball` + `1x Gunpowder`
\n**Output:** `1x Enchanted Gunpowder`
\n**Recipe ID:** `happyghast:enchanted_gunpowder`<\/p>\n
**Use:** Sneak + Right-click a **Happy Ghast** to **remove** the boost and **restore vanilla base speeds** immediately.<\/p>\n
> Both recipes are survival-friendly and show up like normal crafting recipes. <\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ### Default Controls<\/p>\n – Install cargo: **Sneak + Chest** —<\/p>\n ### Commands & Permissions<\/p>\n | Command | What it does | Permission | —<\/p>\n ### To install on server<\/p>\n 1. Set up a Bukkit server such as Spigot or Paper (Paper is recommended over Spigot). —<\/p>\n ### Config (excerpt)<\/p>\n “`yml cargo: ride_boost: vanilla_base: fx: heal: fireball: harness: config-version: 1 # Managed by the plugin; will be migrated as needed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Give Happy Ghasts real gameplay: permanent speed boost, cargo & upgrades, fireball shooting, freeze\/heal, and harness buffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79230,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"happyghast-ride-upgrade","_minecraft_project_id":"Ovzbytby","_minecraft_author":"xd90o","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":161,"_minecraft_follows":6,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"happyghast-ride-upgrade.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":42291,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T13:17:22.115332Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-08-21T21:58:46.474684Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-08-21T18:53:00.525708Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/happyghast-ride-upgrade","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":79230,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T13:41:16+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"b009c6c09ccc331c273a1127a71b5740","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,124,89,137,127,128,129,91,92],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[80,81],"class_list":["post-79229","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-mobs","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-storage","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n> Admins can still use `\/hg give snowball
\n– Open cargo: **Sneak + Lightning Rod**
\n– Upgrade cargo: **Sneak + Diamond**
\n– Freeze \/ Unfreeze: **Sneak + Amethyst Shard**
\n– Apply boost (permanent): **Sneak + Right-click with Enchanted Snowball**
\n– Remove boost: **Sneak + Right-click with Enchanted Gunpowder**
\n– Heal: **Sneak + Phantom Membrane**
\n– Fireball (while riding): **Right-click with a Fire Charge**<\/p>\n
\n|—|—|—|
\n| `\/hg` | Help | `happyghast.admin` (OP by default) |
\n| `\/hg reload` | Reload config (recipes re-registered safely) | `happyghast.admin` |
\n| `\/hg give snowball
\n| `\/hg info` | Show tick interval | `happyghast.admin` |
\n| `\/hg audit` | Print Happy Ghast stats | `happyghast.admin` |
\n| `\/hg bases` | Read base movement\/flying from nearest ghast | `happyghast.admin` |
\n| `\/hg migrate` | Force config migration\/refresh with comments | `happyghast.admin` |
\n| `\/hg version` | Show plugin + config version | `happyghast.admin` |<\/p>\n
\n2. Download Happy ghast – Ride & Upgrade from this page.
\n3. Put the Happy ghast – Ride & Upgrade plugin file into your plugins folder.<\/p>\n
\ncontrols:
\n install_with: CHEST # SNEAK + right-click the Happy Ghast to install cargo
\n open_with: LIGHTNING_ROD # SNEAK + right-click to open the cargo inventory
\n upgrade_item: DIAMOND # SNEAK + right-click to upgrade (single -> double)
\n freeze_item: AMETHYST_SHARD # SNEAK + right-click to toggle freeze \/ resume AI
\n heal_with: PHANTOM_MEMBRANE # Item used to heal (SNEAK + right-click)<\/p>\n
\n base_slots: 27 # Slots with cargo installed (must be multiple of 9)
\n upgraded_slots: 54 # Slots after upgrade (max 54)<\/p>\n
\n multiplier: 0.9 # Factor applied to riding speed base
\n # < 1.0 = slower (e.g. 0.7), > 1.0 = faster (e.g. 1.6)<\/p>\n
\n flying_speed: 0.05 # Vanilla flying speed (used on reset via enchanted gunpowder)
\n movement_speed: 0.10 # Vanilla ground speed (used on reset via enchanted gunpowder)<\/p>\n
\n sounds: true # Enable interaction sounds
\n particles: true # Enable visual particles (feedback bursts)<\/p>\n
\n consume_item: true # Consume the item outside Creative
\n full: true # true = heal to max HP; false = add only ‘amount’
\n amount: 10.0 # Used when full=false (HP; 2.0 = 1 heart)<\/p>\n
\n enabled: true
\n only_when_riding: true # Only fire when the player is mounted on a Happy Ghast
\n ammo_item: FIRE_CHARGE # Ammo required in hand
\n consume_ammo: true # Consume one ammo in Survival
\n cooldown_ticks: 20 # 20 ticks = 1s (per ghast)
\n speed: 2.8 # Initial projectile speed
\n explosion_yield: 1.5 # Explosion “power” of the LargeFireball (vanilla ~1\u20133)
\n incendiary: true # Set blocks on fire (yes\/no)
\n block_damage: true # false = no block damage (anti-grief)
\n shooter_is_ghast: true # true = ghast is the shooter (else the player)<\/p>\n
\n bonus_health: 20 # Extra HP while harness is equipped (+10 hearts)
\n resistance_level: 2 # Resistance level (1\u20134)
\n resistance_duration: 72000 # Duration in ticks (72000 = 1 hour); auto-refreshed
\n reapply_on_enable: true # Re-apply buffs on server start\/reload
\n resistance_particles: true # Show potion swirl on the ghast
\n resistance_ambient: false # Ambient (subtle) particles when true<\/p>\n