Particles are special graphical effects in Minecraft.
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Most particle colors can be changed using resource packs, however the color of smoke particles used in redstone, portals, and endermen can not be changed without mods.
Status effect particles will appear where your face is pointing.
Bubble and suspended particles seem to only appear when they are in water.
The "mobappearance" particle will always follow the player regardless of what its location has been set to.
The types of particles and their names in the game`s code are displayed below. Particle names in italic are shown when using the "Minimal" particles setting.
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The render radius of particles. It seems to be round, but not entirely circular, as seen at the back.
An image of particles.png with the primary purposes of each particle texture explained.
Old eating particles in Pocket Edition, which appears as miniatures of the food itself.
A burning zombie in Pocket Edition, emitting particles with fire`s animation
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Particles are typically released as part of a spell, attack, or upon activation of a Status Effect, but they can also constantly emerge from certain objects. /particle can summon any particle with a variety of parameters; naturally, however, particle effects appear in the following situations:
Water Effects
Boats travelling over water create water splashes
Bubbles and splash effects occur around any Entity in Water
A Guardian`s laser beam attack produces bubbles
Bubbles appear while Fishing
Wolves shake off droplets after coming out of Water
Droplets fall from the bottom of any Blocks with water above them
Rain
Snow
Fire Effects
Fire
Torch
Furnace
Magma Cube
Mob Spawner
Lava
Mob and Combat Effects
Attacks that land a critical hit produce sparkles
Enchanted Weapons produce a special particle effect on a critical hit
Evoker spells
Witches
Explosions from a Ghast`s fireball, a Wither`s skull attack, or an exploding Creeper
When a mob dies
When a mob appears from a Mob Spawner
When shearing a Mooshroom
When a Villager is attacked
Trading with a villager
Footsteps on certain surfaces
A Slime hitting the ground
Heart particles above an animal when Taming or Breeding
Snowflakes appear when creating a Snow Golem
Some mobs have particle effects when they Spawn
Shulker attacks
The breath attack of an Ender Dragon
Swords "sweep" attack
Squids can squirt ink
Llamas spit
Smoke particles appear when Taming an animal
Smoke flows from The Wither and it`s skull attack
Smoke flows from a Ghast`s fireball attack
Block and Item Effects
The tail and explosion of a Firework Rocket
Smoke flows from the following: Brewing Stand, Dispenser, Dropper, End Portal, an Eye of Ender being placed into an End Portal Frame, Furnace, Lava (when Raining), Mob Spawner, a Redstone Torch that fizzles out, Torch, Primed TNT
More intense smoke flows from: Fire, Minecart with Furnace
Potions, Splash Potions, Lingering Potions and Bottle o` Enchanting
Spectral and tipped Arrows
Beacons
Droplets form on the bottom of any block underneath Lava
Spore particles come out of Mycelium
Purple particles are emitted from Chorus Fruit (when eaten), Dragon Egg, Endermen, Endermite, Ender Pearl, Eye of Ender, Ender Chest, End Gateway, Nether Portal
An active Enchantment Table
Many Redstone-related objects emit red particles
A Snowball hitting a surface
A shattering-type particle effect when certain things break:Egg, Splash Potions, Eye of Ender, Tools, certain Blocks
1.9 Official name Combat Update Type Release Release date February 29, 2016 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 15w31a 15w31b 15w31c 15w32a 15w32b 15w32c 15w33a 15w33b 15w33c 15w34a 15w34b 15w34c 15w34d 15w35a 15w35b 15w35c 15w35d
Axe Type Tools Durability Wood: 60 uses Stone: 132 uses Iron: 251 uses Golden: 33 uses Diamond: 1562 uses Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data values See Data values Name See Data
Armor Stand Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Flammable Yes Internal ID 30 Network ID 78 Entity ID armor_stand Health points 2 () First appearances See History Data value dec: 416 hex: 1A0 bin: 110100000
Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History This article is about the structure.
Bottle o Enchanting Type Items Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID PC: 17 PE: 68 Network ID PC: 75 Entity ID xp_bottle Experience Thrown: 3-11 First appearances See history Data value dec: 384
Two villagers in "love mode", breeding “ If you hold food in your hand, they follow you around. If you feed them, they enter "love mode". Two animals in love mode = babies. „ —Notch
This article is about the various blocks found in Minecraft. For the blocking with shields that reduces damage when performed, see Blocking. All blocks Blocks are the basic units of structure in Minecraft. Contents 1
14w31a Type Snapshot Release date July 30, 2014 Snapshot for 1.8 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.10 ◄ 14w30c 14w32a ► 1.8.1 ►► This article is about the computer edition. For other editions, see Version
Mooshroom Health points 10 () Size Adult: Height: 1.4 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.7 Blocks Width: 0.45 Blocks Spawn Mushroom Island biomes First appearances See History Common drops See Drops Experience Kill Adult:
Mycelium Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Dirt (1) Data value dec: 110 hex: 6E bin: 1101110 Name mycelium “ In Minecraft, mycelium is represented as a type
Lingering Potion Type Potions Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data value dec: 441 hex: 1B9 bin: 110111001 Name lingering_potion This article is about throwable potions that leave a lingering area of effect. For
Dropper Type Solid Block Requirements ? Physics No Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 17.5 Hardness 3.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Dropper (1) plus contents Block
15w32c Type Snapshot Release date August 7, 2015 Snapshot for 1.9 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8.9 ◄ 15w32b 15w33a ► 1.9.1 ►► This article is about the computer edition. For other editions, see Version
Fire Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 51 hex: 33 bin: 110011 Name fire Fire is a harmful non-solid block. Contents 1
"Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of
Boat Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Flammable No, but drops except in lava Internal ID PC: 41 PE: 90 Network ID PC: 1 Entity ID boat Drops See Drops Health points 4