Particle Expansion
by 01st
Particle Expansion adds particle effects to ordinary moments in play, such as breath in cold biomes, sweat in hot ones, and smoke from a burning player.
What it does
Cold biomes at height above 150 release mist particles from the player's mouth, and underwater the player breathes out bubbles. Hot biomes make the player sweat. Some blocks leave particles at the player's feet, and a player who catches fire trails white smoke after being put out with water. A Blood Health indicator also appears as a visual cue.
Mobs get their own effects: a creeper explosion produces smoke with purple and white particles when an End Crystal is involved, angry Iron Golems, Polar Bears, Guardians and villagers show anger particles, a Snow Golem or Stray leaves snow, a Wither Skeleton leaves black dust, a Cave Spider emits green dust that marks poison, and a Strider drips lava under itself. Mobs living in water leave water drips, except turtles and frogs.
Experimental features can be tested with the commands pe:test 5 and removed with pe:remove 5. The mod runs on the server, and only the client needs no extra install for the particles to show. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the data pack form is also available. Builds cover 1.20.3 – 1.21.8, and the code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Breath in cold and underwater
Mist leaves the mouth in cold biomes above height 150, and bubbles appear while the player is underwater.
Sweat and burning effects
Players sweat in hot biomes, and smoke trails from a burning player until the fire is put out with water.
Angry mob particles
Iron Golems, Polar Bears, Guardians and villagers show anger particles when they turn hostile.
Creeper explosion particles
A creeper explosion produces smoke, and End Crystal blasts add purple and white particles.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Particle Effects is client-side only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3. Subtle Effects is client required with server optional, under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3. Particle Expansion needs the server and runs for 1.20.3 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Particle Expansion | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-21 |
| Particle Effects | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
| Subtle Effects | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does Particle Expansion need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Particle Expansion support?
How are the experimental features turned on?
In the catalog
Particle Expansion is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
All underwater mobs if they leave the water they will drip water particle except turtles and frogs. Shulker: purple particle like the Enderman.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/particle-expansion
- Owner
- 01st
- Published
- 2024-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15