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.
Recommendations Use a No Damage Heart Resource Pack to get rid of the damage hearts.
Gamerules You can use the gamerule saoParticlesSound to enable/disable the sound effect that comes with the particles.
You can use the gamerule doBodySpawns to enable/disable the bodies of the mobs after they die, can be helpful in some cases, like with Ice and Fire dragons.
If you want to get updates on the mod development, report bugs or suggest new stuff or just contact me join my discord server: https://discord.com/invite/KWGakdBVwG
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as sao_particles-1.0-neoforge-1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 140 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.