Description
Dynamic Surroundings is a fully client-side Minecraft mod that expands the game's atmosphere with environmental sounds, weather effects, particles, improved sound processing and other visual details. It can be used while connecting to vanilla servers and supports both vanilla and many modded biomes.

For Fabric 1.20.x, use the separate Dynamic Surroundings: Fabric Edition project.

Features
- Atmospheric sounds change according to nearby biomes and blend smoothly while moving
- Enhanced 3D audio adds reverb based on surrounding materials
- Improved thunder sounds and optional remapping of block footsteps
- Individual Sound Control to block, cull or customize volume levels
- Client-side wind and storm simulations where wind influences particles and precipitation
- Experimental ground fog in swamps and eerie biomes
- Frost effects on clear glass blocks in cold environments
- Waterfall sound effects and mist/foam generation
- Heat effects from lava, magma, campfires, and steam from water contacting hot blocks
- Fireflies and Auroras in suitable biomes
- Dynamic sky fog density based on biome, weather and time of day
- Simple Voice Chat integration for environmental reverb and occlusion
- Expanded Compass and Clock displays with various visual styles
- Light-level overlay to highlight monster spawn blocks
- Custom debug HUD and client-side commands for configuration
- Serene Seasons compatibility

Optional Dependencies
- Mod Menu
- Cloth Config API

Presence Footsteps can be used alongside Dynamic Surroundings for more detailed footstep audio.

Compatibility Note
Other unofficial versions and forks of Dynamic Surroundings exist on mod distribution sites. The original developer is not involved with those projects and does not guarantee their quality.

AI Disclosure
Starting with version 1.21.1-0.4.6, AI-assisted development is used for code review, refactoring, unit tests, GUI development, compatibility analysis, visual effects and planning migrations.