Is Smooth Skies free?

Yes. Smooth Skies is free to download from Modrinth and free to host on an Orca server you can share with friends. There is no paywall to download or play it.

How do I install Smooth Skies?

The fastest way is Orca: press Play and Orca installs Smooth Skies with Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt and the right Minecraft version, then launches the game. To do it by hand, download Smooth Skies from Modrinth, install Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, and drop the .jar into your mods folder.

Which mod loader does Smooth Skies use?

Smooth Skies runs on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. When you host or play it with Orca, the matching loader and Minecraft version are selected for you automatically.

Can I play Smooth Skies with friends?

Yes. Host Smooth Skies on a free Orca server and share the invite, or launch it solo from the Orca app. No control panel or setup required.

Mods / Mod

Smooth Skies

Name: Smooth Skies
Availability: InStock
Author: Microcontrollers

by Microcontrollers

893K downloads419 followers

ModutilityFabricNeoForgeQuilt

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Smooth Skies is an utility Minecraft mod from Microcontrollers with 893K downloads on the Orca catalog. It runs on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, so it slots into a matching Minecraft profile without hand-patching anything. Smooth Skies is free to download and free to host on Orca: press Play and Orca launches Minecraft with Smooth Skies already installed, or host it on a free server to play with friends. There is no control panel and no config files to edit, and no command line to learn. Describe what you want in plain English and Orca installs Smooth Skies along with the loader and Minecraft version it needs, then you and your friends are playing in minutes.

Smooths out the skybox colors on far render distances and fixes some other skybox visual issues.

How to install Smooth Skies

Two ways to add Smooth Skies to Minecraft. One takes a click.

The Orca way

Click Play below. Orca installs Smooth Skies with Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt and the right Minecraft version, then launches straight into the game.

That’s it. Nothing to download or configure.

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The manual way

Download Smooth Skies on Modrinth

Download the latest Smooth Skies file from Modrinth for your Minecraft version.
Install Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt and launch Minecraft once so the loader profile is created.
Drop the downloaded .jar into your mods folder (the mods folder inside .minecraft, or your server's mods folder).
Add any libraries Smooth Skies depends on (the Modrinth page lists them) into the same folder, then start Minecraft on the Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt profile.

Smooth Skies versions & compatibility

Smooth Skies targets Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. Orca matches the right loader and Minecraft version for you when you host or play it, so you never have to line them up by hand. For the full list of supported Minecraft versions and required dependencies, check the Modrinth page.

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