Shatter Leaves

🌿 ShatterLeaves :  Instant Leaf Decay

Ever get annoyed waiting for leaves to disappear after cutting a tree?

ShatterLeaves fixes that. The moment leaves lose connection to logs, they decay almost instantly no more hanging around waiting for random ticks to do their thing.

It’s a small change, but it makes chopping trees feel way better.

⚡ Features

• Near-instant leaf decay (default: 1 tick)
• Configurable delay (1–20 ticks)
• Works with vanilla + most modded trees
• Respects player-placed (persistent) leaves
• Simple game rule configuration
• Safe for servers and modpacks

⚙️ Configuration

Uses game rules, so it’s super easy to tweak:

• ENABLED → turn the mod on/off
• DELAY → how fast leaves decay (1–20 ticks)

You can change these with commands using:

/gamerule instant_leaf_decay_delay (1-20)

/gamerule instant_leaf_decay_enabled (true/false)

🛠️ Technical Notes (for those who care)

• Hooks into leaf updates when they lose log connection
• Detects standard decay conditions (distance ≥ 7, not persistent)
• Schedules a controlled tick instead of relying on random ticks
• Drops items normally, then removes the block

No new content added just improves vanilla behavior.

📦 Compatibility

• Works in singleplayer and multiplayer
• Supports modded leaves that follow standard behavior
• Lightweight and safe for large modpacks

📜 License

MIT use it however you want in modpacks or projects.

👤 Author

Xeonz
Version 1.0.0

💬 Final Note

This is one of those mods you don’t really think about until you remove it and suddenly trees feel slow again.