Photon & EpicFight
by 37250977
Photon & EpicFight is a Forge tool that lets the Photon particle editor preview Epic Fight skeletal animations and bind effects to specific bones.
What it does
Photon & EpicFight connects the Photon particle editor to the skeletal animation system, so an effect can be previewed against a player clone that plays those animations in real time. The clone follows the player's gear and vital stats each frame. An effect is bound to a named bone such as Root, Chest or Head, and its position and rotation update live as the bone moves. A fuzzy-matching dropdown suggests bone names while typing, drawn from the armature.
Outside the editor, effects can be bound to a player's bones in-game with commands. Players and server owners can play or stop an effect on a named bone, list the available effects, and toggle the preview with a photon preview command, which supports Tab completion. The mod requires Epic Fight, LDLib and Photon Editor, and is published for Forge 1.20.1 with build 1.0.4.
Key features
Animation preview
Skeletal animations play on a player clone inside the Photon particle editor.
Bone binding
Effects attach to named bones and follow their position and rotation in real time.
Bone name autocomplete
A fuzzy-matching dropdown suggests bone names from the armature as the name is typed.
In-game bone commands
Commands play, stop and list bone effects, with Tab completion for namespace, path and bone name.
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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 3
Use cases
Designing combat effects
An effect author can preview a bound particle on an animation before exporting it.
Testing on a live character
Bone effects can be played on a player entity in-game to check how they look during play.
Who it’s for: Mod developers and pack authors who build Photon particle effects for Epic Fight animations on Forge 1.20.1.
How it compares
Epic Fight Statistics Tracker is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that tracks statistics and is not open source. EpicFight x First Person Model is client-side only, runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is not open source. Photon & EpicFight covers the particle-editor side of the animation system and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photon & EpicFight | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-11 |
| Epic Fight Statistics Tracker | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-06-25 |
| EpicFight x First Person Model | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-27 |
Questions
Does Photon & EpicFight need Epic Fight installed?
Does the server need the mod?
Which loader does Photon & EpicFight support?
In the catalog
Photon & EpicFight is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is a tool for integrating Forge, designed to preview EpicFight skeletal animations within the Photon particle editor and bind visual effects to specific bones. 🎯 Purpose This module adds support for EpicFight skeletal animations to the Photon VFX Editor, enabling VFX creators to: Load a player clone into the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/photon-epicfight
- Owner
- 37250977
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15