Fresh Animations Minecraft 1.21 Install & Download Guide
Step-by-step setup for OptiFine or Fabric with download links, configuration tips, and troubleshooting.
Fabric Installation Steps
Login to Minecraft Launcher and Check Version
Open Minecraft Launcher, login to your account, and check the version number in the "Installations" tab.
π‘ Tip:The game version used in this tutorial is 1.21.8
Download Fabric
Visit the Fabric official website, download the Fabric Installer for version 1.21.8.
π‘ Tip:Choose the Universal version, supports all launchers
Install Fabric
Run the Fabric Installer, select Minecraft 1.21.8 version, click Install.
π‘ Tip:Select the Minecraft version that matches your game and install to the default minecraft folder
Confirm Installation Success
After installation, restart Minecraft Launcher, the fabric-loader-1.21.8 configuration will appear.
π‘ Tip:If you don't see the fabric-loader configuration, try restarting the launcher again
Download EMF (Entity Model Features)
Visit Modrinth, download the EMF mod for version 1.21.8.
π‘ Tip:EMF is the core mod that supports custom entity models
Download ETF (Entity Texture Features)
Visit Modrinth, download the ETF mod for version 1.21.8.
π‘ Tip:ETF is the feature mod that supports custom entity textures
Install Mod Files
Click "Open installations folder" in the fabric-loader-1.21.8 configuration. Place the downloaded EMF and ETF .jar files in minecraft β mods folder.
Download Fresh Animations
Visit Modrinth or CurseForge, download the resource pack .zip file for version 1.21.8. Do not extract it!
Install Fresh Animations
Place the downloaded fresh animations.zip file in minecraft β resourcepacks folder.
π‘ Tip:Copy the downloaded resource pack file directly to the resourcepacks folder, no need to extract
Enable Resource Pack
Click Play from fabric-loader-1.21.8 configuration to launch the game, go to Options β Resource Packs, move Fresh Animations to the right side.
Done! Start Verification
After installing the resource pack, check the results immediately
β Vanilla Animation
Zombie arms remain static
β Fresh Animations
Zombie arms swing dynamically
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