(BIG UPDATE) Particles & VFX Plus [Forge 1.20.1]

---Particles & VFX Plus---

-Adds Presets, Trails, and Visual Effects-

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"

There are 5 new categories of procedure blocks. 

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

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

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.

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. 

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.

Such procedures include screen shakes.

Required Dependency After Exporting: Mino's Particle Presets

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