Particles & VFX Plus [NeoForge 1.20.4, Forge 1.20.1]

Published by MinoBanana on
Supported MCreator versions
2023.4
2024.1
Tags / plugin type
Procedures
ParticlesPlusLogo
Downloads:
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Upvotes: 20
About the plugin

---Particles & VFX Plus---

-Adds Presets, Trails, and Visual Effects-

 

Particle ShowcaseQuake VFX

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS PLUGIN RELIES ON THE MOD Mino's Particle Presets

ENSURE IT IS A DEPENDENCY WHEN EXPORTING THE MOD OTHERWISE THE PARTICLES WILL NOT APPEAR

 

 

Version 1.0.1 Presets

 

  • The Current Available Particle Presets as of 1.0.1 Are:
    1. Flame Ring | Flame Spiral | Flame Cylinder | Flame Sphere | Flame Expansion | Flame Beam
    2. Ice Ring | Ice Spiral | Ice Cylinder | Ice Sphere | Ice Expansion | Ice Beam
    3. Dark Ring | Dark Spiral | Dark Cylinder | Dark Sphere | Dark Expansion | Dark Beam
    4. Light Ring | Light Spiral | Light Cylinder | Light Sphere | Light Expansion | Light Beam
    5. Small & Large Summoning Circles
    6. Flame Circle | Ice Circle | Dark Circle | Light Circle | Angled Flame Circle | Angled Ice Circle | Angled Dark Circle | Angled Light Circle
    7. Screen shake
    8. Quake

 

 

 

Using the Plugin

 

Before Starting - Navigate to the  Top Right of the Workspace and Click "Workspace Settings". Then click External API's and make sure to enable "Mino's Particle Presets"

 

Enable External API

 

There are 5 new categories of procedure blocks. 

Plugin Categories

 

The first category pertains to Particle Presets and includes particle related procedure blocks:

Example Procedure

The procedures here take three arguments: the preset, time, and entity to execute at.

 

 

The second category is dedicated to Summoning Circles of different sizes

Summoning Circle

The procedures here take three arguments: a size option, time, and coordinate location

 

 

The third category relates to particle trails. It is used to set a player or entities particle trail.

Particle Trail Procedure

For trail procedures without a time input, they will only function with "ACTIVE TICK" triggers.

 

 

The fourth category relates to VFX. Procedures here can produce visual effects without particles. 

vfx

Such as the Quake which causes nearby blocks to elevate slightly.

 

 

The fifth category relates to on screen visuals. Procedures here affect the visuals of the player.

visuals

Such procedures include screen shakes.

 

 

 

Required Dependency After Exporting: Mino's Particle Presets

rotating particle showcase

 

Tools Used to Develop the Plugin:

1) Particle Converter

2) Particle Plotter

 

Change Log Version 1.0.1:

  • Added support for Mcreator 2024.1
  • Added "Quake" visual effect
  • Added circularly rotating, and angled rotating particle trails
  • Added screen shake effect
  • Categorized procedure blocks

  • Changed colors of procedure blocks

     

Plugin forum topic
[TUTORIAL] Summoning particles in a circle shape (with template procedure)
License
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Plugin downloads
(2023.4) Version 1.0.0 - Particles & VFX Plus (1.20.1 FORGE) - ParticlesPlus.zip Uploaded on: 03/14/2024 - 09:23   File size: 12.15 KB
(2023.4) Version 1.0.0.5 - Particles & VFX Plus (1.20.1 FORGE) - ParticlesPlus-1.0.1-2023.4_1.zip Uploaded on: 04/14/2024 - 17:20   File size: 17.1 KB
(2024.1) Version 1.0.1 - Particles & VFX Plus (1.20.1 FORGE) - ParticlesPlus-1.0.1_0.zip Uploaded on: 04/14/2024 - 17:21   File size: 17.13 KB
(2024.1) Version 1.0.2 - Particles & VFX Plus (NeoForge 1.20.4, Forge 1.20.1) - particlesvfx.zip Uploaded on: 05/29/2024 - 16:14   File size: 24.09 KB

Comments

Is this for visual usage only? I couldn't figure out how can I use its beam feature as actual projectile that deals damage.

Yeah here they are:
The Procedure File:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_PCR4uHTIQduTlaicBsqgMi1ZcvNjoy/view?usp=sharing

Example Workspace File: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1smVpqF5AOeJ9PbTTiInwIOTQTSv63lYf/view?usp=sharing

This plugin would be more useful if you could use any particle and be able to configure it however you want, I see no reason to use it in my projects

This plugin would be more useful if you could use any part and be able to configure it the way you want, I see no reason to use it in my projects