BBS Photon Addon
by ElGatoPro300
BBS Photon Addon lets animators place Photon particle forms directly inside the BBS editor, using the editor's own menus and buttons.
What it does
Once the addon is installed, a Photon particle can be chosen as a form from the Open Forms Category menu. Inside the editor a new button opens a picker where a specific Photon particle is selected, and the particle then works like any other form in an animation. The addon is built to give animators tools for visual effects that would otherwise need to be set up by hand.
Installation requires BBS CML and Photon Editor, both of which must be present alongside the addon. The mod is client required and server optional, so players need it, while a server may run without it. Files target NeoForge only, and the latest build, 1.2, covers 1.21.1 alone. The source code is public and the code is released under the MIT License, so the project is open source.
The addon describes its own limits: some capabilities of Photon particles remain unsupported when they are used inside BBS, and the author asks users to keep that in mind when building animations. It was first published on 2026-02-14 and last updated on 2026-10-11.
Key features
Photon particle forms
Photon particles can be used as forms inside the BBS editor, placed and animated like other forms.
Open Forms Category menu
A dedicated category in the forms menu lists the Photon options, so they can be found without searching.
Particle picker in the editor
A button in the editor opens a selection screen for choosing one specific Photon particle to use.
Animator-focused workflow
The integration is aimed at animation work, letting visual effects be built within the same editor as the rest of a scene.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Visual effects in BBS scenes
An animator adds Photon particles to a BBS scene and times them with the other forms in the timeline.
Who it’s for: Animators and creators who already use BBS and Photon Editor to build scenes and particle effects, and who want both tools to work in one editor on NeoForge 1.21.1.
Questions
What does BBS Photon Addon require?
Does the server need BBS Photon Addon?
Which game version does the addon support?
Are there limits when using Photon particles?
In the catalog
BBS Photon Addon is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Unlock new possibilities for your animations with the BBS Photon Addon! This extension for BBS CML EDITION introduces full compatibility for Photon particles, allowing animators to utilize them directly as a Form. While we have pushed the capabilities of this addon as far as possible, please be aware that some…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bbs-photon-addon
- Owner
- ElGatoPro300
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15