
SoulBurstFX
When a player defeats another player (or mob), spectacular particle effects appear at the victim’s death location. These effects are customizable…
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✨ What is SoulBurstFX?
SoulburstFX turns every kill into a visual spectacle: When a player defeats another player or mob, stunning particle effects appear at the exact death location. These effects are fully customizable, unlockable, and stylishly animated — from flames and explosions to flowers and spirals.
🎮 Features
- ✅ Toggle kill effects on/off per player
- ✅ Wide selection of particle effects (flame, explosion, heart, angry villager, …)
- ✅ Style effects like “circle”, “spiral”, “flower”, “helix” and more
- ✅ Unlock & lock system for effects and styles
- ✅ Effects appear precisely at the enemy’s death point
- ✅ JSON-based storage: settings persist across server restarts
- ✅ Simple commands with tab-completion and permission control
🛠 Commands & permissions
- /killeffect on - Enables kill effects (killeffect.use)
- /killeffect off - Disables kill effects (killeffect.use)
- /killeffect effect - Sets the particle effect (killeffect.use)
- /killeffect list [page] - Lists all available effects (killeffect.use)
- /killeffect style <name|on|off> - Configures style effects (killeffect.style.use)
- /killeffect styles - Lists all available styles (killeffect.style.use)
- /killeffect unlock <effect|style> <name|all> - Unlocks effects or styles (killeffect.unlock)
- /killeffect unlock player <effect|style> <name|all> - Unlocks for another player (killeffect.unlock)
- /killeffect lock <effect|style> <name|all> - Locks effects or styles (killeffect.lock)
- /killeffect lock player <effect|style> <name|all> - Locks for another player (killeffect.lock)
- /killeffect reload - Reloads kill effect data from JSON (killeffect.reload)
- /killeffect help - Shows help menu (killeffect.use)
⚙️ Configuration & storage
Java (persistent – permanently stored)
All player settings are automatically stored in plugins/SoulburstFX/soulburstfx_playerdata.json. Format (JSON structure): { "player-uuid": { "enabled": true/false, "effectType": "effectname", "style": "style", "styleEnabled": true/false, "unlockedEffects": [ "effectnames/" ], "unlockedStyles": [ "styles/" ] } [...] }
The file is loaded at startup and saved when changed/stopped.
📸 Showcase

📂 Installation
- Download SoulBurstFX--.jar.
- Place it in your server's plugins folder.
- Restart the server.
📜 Terms of Use – SoulBurstFX
✅ You may
- Use SoulBurstFX free of charge on private and public servers.
- Modify or extend the code as long as the credits remain intact.
- Include the plugin in server packs if “wolfwriter” is named as the author.
❌ You may not
- Sell SoulBurstFX or distribute it for money.
- Pretend to be the author of the plugin.
- Upload manipulated versions as “official.”
⚠️ Disclaimer
- SoulBurstFX is provided without warranty.
- Use at your own risk.
- No liability for data loss or server problems.
ℹ️ License
License: GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
💬 Support & Contact
Do you have questions, feedback, or want to report bugs? Join my Discord and chat directly with the author: 👉 Join Discord server: https://discord.gg/TJgzq9aCxN
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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 SoulBurstFX-1.0-1.21.11.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 22 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.