diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
index 899a2b87c6..dedc5993ba 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/Renderer.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Renderer implements ApplicationListener{
     public @Nullable Bloom bloom;
     public @Nullable FrameBuffer backgroundBuffer;
     public FrameBuffer effectBuffer = new FrameBuffer();
-    public boolean animateShields, drawWeather = true, drawStatus;
+    public boolean animateShields, drawWeather = true, drawStatus, enableEffects;
     public float weatherAlpha;
     /** minZoom = zooming out, maxZoom = zooming in */
     public float minZoom = 1.5f, maxZoom = 6f;
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public class Renderer implements ApplicationListener{
         bridgeOpacity = settings.getInt("bridgeopacity") / 100f;
         animateShields = settings.getBool("animatedshields");
         drawStatus = Core.settings.getBool("blockstatus");
+        enableEffects = settings.getBool("effects");
 
         if(landTime > 0){
             if(!state.isPaused()){
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/entities/Effect.java b/core/src/mindustry/entities/Effect.java
index 5ff06d44e0..9104b870ec 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/entities/Effect.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/entities/Effect.java
@@ -103,39 +103,71 @@ public class Effect{
     }
 
     public void at(Position pos){
-        create(this, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), 0, Color.white, null);
+        create(pos.getX(), pos.getY(), 0, Color.white, null);
     }
 
     public void at(Position pos, boolean parentize){
-        create(this, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), 0, Color.white, parentize ? pos : null);
+        create(pos.getX(), pos.getY(), 0, Color.white, parentize ? pos : null);
     }
 
     public void at(Position pos, float rotation){
-        create(this, pos.getX(), pos.getY(), rotation, Color.white, null);
+        create(pos.getX(), pos.getY(), rotation, Color.white, null);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y){
-        create(this, x, y, 0, Color.white, null);
+        create(x, y, 0, Color.white, null);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y, float rotation){
-        create(this, x, y, rotation, Color.white, null);
+        create(x, y, rotation, Color.white, null);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y, float rotation, Color color){
-        create(this, x, y, rotation, color, null);
+        create(x, y, rotation, color, null);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y, Color color){
-        create(this, x, y, 0, color, null);
+        create(x, y, 0, color, null);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y, float rotation, Color color, Object data){
-        create(this, x, y, rotation, color, data);
+        create(x, y, rotation, color, data);
     }
 
     public void at(float x, float y, float rotation, Object data){
-        create(this, x, y, rotation, Color.white, data);
+        create(x, y, rotation, Color.white, data);
+    }
+
+    protected void create(float x, float y, float rotation, Color color, Object data){
+        if(headless || this == Fx.none || !Vars.renderer.enableEffects) return;
+
+        if(Core.camera.bounds(Tmp.r1).overlaps(Tmp.r2.setCentered(x, y, clip))){
+            if(!initialized){
+                initialized = true;
+                init();
+            }
+
+            if(startDelay <= 0f){
+                add(x, y, rotation, color, data);
+            }else{
+                Time.runTask(startDelay, () -> add(x, y, rotation, color, data));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void add(float x, float y, float rotation, Color color, Object data){
+        var entity = EffectState.create();
+        entity.effect = this;
+        entity.rotation = baseRotation + rotation;
+        entity.data = data;
+        entity.lifetime = lifetime;
+        entity.set(x, y);
+        entity.color.set(color);
+        if(followParent && data instanceof Posc p){
+            entity.parent = p;
+            entity.rotWithParent = rotWithParent;
+        }
+        entity.add();
     }
 
     public float render(int id, Color color, float life, float lifetime, float rotation, float x, float y, Object data){
@@ -191,38 +223,6 @@ public class Effect{
         }
     }
 
-    public static void create(Effect effect, float x, float y, float rotation, Color color, Object data){
-        if(headless || effect == Fx.none || !Core.settings.getBool("effects")) return;
-
-        if(Core.camera.bounds(Tmp.r1).overlaps(Tmp.r2.setCentered(x, y, effect.clip))){
-            if(!effect.initialized){
-                effect.initialized = true;
-                effect.init();
-            }
-
-            if(effect.startDelay <= 0f){
-                inst(effect, x, y, rotation, color, data);
-            }else{
-                Time.runTask(effect.startDelay, () -> inst(effect, x, y, rotation, color, data));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void inst(Effect effect, float x, float y, float rotation, Color color, Object data){
-        EffectState entity = EffectState.create();
-        entity.effect = effect;
-        entity.rotation = effect.baseRotation + rotation;
-        entity.data = data;
-        entity.lifetime = effect.lifetime;
-        entity.set(x, y);
-        entity.color.set(color);
-        if(effect.followParent && data instanceof Posc p){
-            entity.parent = p;
-            entity.rotWithParent = effect.rotWithParent;
-        }
-        entity.add();
-    }
-
     public static void decal(TextureRegion region, float x, float y, float rotation){
         decal(region, x, y, rotation, 3600f, Pal.rubble);
     }