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SAO Particles

by ZoniCraft

SAO Particles spawns anime-style particles around mobs when they die, drawn from the look of Sword Art Online.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

When a mob dies, the mod spawns a burst of particles around it, imitating the effect seen in Sword Art Online. The number of particles scales with the size of the mob, and the effect can be adjusted in the mod's configuration. Server owners can switch a gamerule to add a sound with the particles, or to remove the mob's body after death.

Both the server and every player need the mod, because the particles are shown on each client. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the code is released under the MIT License, which does not make it open source.

Key features

  1. Death particles

    Particles appear around each mob as it dies, with the count tied to the mob's size.

  2. Optional sound effect

    The saoParticlesSound gamerule enables or disables a sound that plays with the particles.

  3. Body removal control

    The doBodySpawns gamerule decides whether mobs leave bodies after death, which can help in some setups such as fights with Ice and Fire dragons.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.0
1.20.11.3Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Particle Effects is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod that is client-side only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license and covering 1.20.1 – 26.3. Mobs Drop Meat is server-side only, works on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.10, and is under All rights reserved.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
SAO ParticlesForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-07-13
Particle EffectsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-22
Mobs Drop MeatForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.10Server-side only2025-11-22

Questions

Does SAO Particles need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

In the catalog

SAO Particles is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Magic mods7,216Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

This is a simple mod that spawns death particles around mobs when they die, just like in the SAO anime. The amount of particles is proportional to the size of the mob and will be costumizable in the future.
ZoniCraft, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ZoniCraft
Published
2026-01-14
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMagicMobsDecoration
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