Starfall Visuals
by Knoxsssss
Starfall Visuals replaces the quick particle puff of a hit with a glowing burst of falling particles around the struck entity, as a client-side cosmetic effect for Fabric.
What it does
When an entity is hit, glowing shards emerge softly from the target and drift outward a short distance. Each one falls with some weight, settles, and fades after landing, giving the impact a more cinematic look than the vanilla puff. Combat mechanics stay unchanged, so the effect is purely visual and suits PvP minigames, montages and cosmetic-heavy play.
Only the client needs the mod, so players can use it in single-player, on multiplayer servers and in any setup, and server owners do not have to install anything. Settings for size, speed, radius, glow strength, height cap, colour and count are changed in Mod Menu and saved locally in a simple config. Installation needs Fabric and is published for Minecraft 1.21.11 only, under the MIT License; the code is not open source. The latest Fabric build is 1.0.0, released on 2026-03-31 on the beta channel.
Key features
Falling burst effect
Glowing shards spawn around an entity when it is hit and fall in a short arc before fading after landing.
Mod Menu tuning
Size, speed, radius, glow, height, count and colour can be adjusted from the Mod Menu settings screen.
Colour matching
The colour can be set to match a team colour, a theme or a personal style.
Stylised looks
Settings can produce tiny subtle sparkles or large bright anime-style hit bursts with 3D rotation.
Vanilla combat untouched
The burst is purely cosmetic and leaves damage, knockback and other combat mechanics as they are.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a stronger hit effect in their own client, and video makers who record combat footage on Fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11.
How it compares
Glowing Trims Mod is client-side only on Fabric, published for 1.21.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License and not open source; it changes armour trims rather than hit effects. Glow Trims is open source under the MIT License on Fabric for 1.21.1 – 26.3, and the environment is client and server, so every player and the server both need it. Hit Color is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.5 – 1.21.11, which overlaps the 1.21.11 build of this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starfall Visuals | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-31 |
| Glowing Trims Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Glow Trims | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Hit Color | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-04 |
Questions
Does Starfall Visuals need to be installed on the server?
Does the effect change how combat works?
Which game versions does Starfall Visuals support?
Can the burst effect be customised?
In the catalog
Starfall Visuals is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Starfall is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that turns every hit into a dramatic burst of glowing falling stars. Instead of a quick particle puff, the effect is designed to feel more cinematic: stars emerge softly from the target, drift outward only a little, fall with weight, settle naturally, and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/starfall-visuals
- Owner
- Knoxsssss
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15