MaceEffect
by Flixis
MaceEffect turns each mace hit into a staged visual show, with particles, slow motion and popups that scale with the height of the fall.
What it does
The mod adds custom particles, cinematic slow-motion and floating damage popups to mace kills. Effects are graded by the fall: a light tap earns a subtle display, a heavy smash earns a full show, and a kill earns the largest one. A higher fall makes the impact louder and the visuals heavier, and a smash from 25 or more blocks triggers the strongest set.
Six hit effects are available, among them an explosion, a lightning strike, confetti, a cartoon bonk with cartoon sparkles, and a divine smite. A random surprise setting picks one of them each time. Chained hits build combo ranks with their own sounds and particles, and a comic-style joke pops up above the hotbar after a kill.
The mod runs on the client alone and changes nothing on the server side, so only players who install it see the effects. Builds cover 1.21 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Graded hit effects
Effects scale with fall height, from a light tap to a full smash and a kill with the largest display.
Slow-motion kills
A kill slows the whole world, then the speed eases back smoothly, with a camera shake and screen flash on big hits.
Floating popups
Damage numbers, kill stamps and comic-style words appear in the world as the hit lands.
Combo ranks
Chained hits climb through named ranks, each with its own sound and particle set, from warming up to a mace-related finish at 50 hits.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Solo mace play
A single player who uses the mace in survival or adventure gets the full set of impact effects without installing anything on a server.
Who it’s for: Players who want heavier, more theatrical mace hits in single-player or on their own client. Servers do not need the mod, so it fits anyone who joins a server that runs without it.
Questions
Does MaceEffect have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does MaceEffect support?
Can the effect style be chosen?
In the catalog
MaceEffect is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Make every mace hit legendary. Explosions, lightning, confetti, a cartoon BONK, real slow motion, combo ranks, floating comic-book popups, and a roast for every kill. And for every miss. You fall from 30 blocks, slam a mace into a creeper's face... and the game just plays the normal sound. Not anymore.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/maceeffect
- Owner
- Flixis
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15