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SoulBurstFX [Paper]

When a player defeats another player (or mob), spectacular particle effects appear at the victim’s death location. These effects are customizable, unlockable, and configurable.

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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

  1. /killeffect on - Enables kill effects (killeffect.use)
  2. /killeffect off - Disables kill effects (killeffect.use)
  3. /killeffect effect <name> - Sets the particle effect (killeffect.use)
  4. /killeffect list [page] - Lists all available effects (killeffect.use)
  5. /killeffect style <name|on|off> - Configures style effects (killeffect.style.use)
  6. /killeffect styles - Lists all available styles (killeffect.style.use)
  7. /killeffect unlock <effect|style> <name|all> - Unlocks effects or styles (killeffect.unlock)
  8. /killeffect unlock player <player> <effect|style> <name|all> - Unlocks for another player (killeffect.unlock)
  9. /killeffect lock <effect|style> <name|all> - Locks effects or styles (killeffect.lock)
  10. /killeffect lock player <player> <effect|style> <name|all> - Locks for another player (killeffect.lock)
  11. /killeffect reload - Reloads kill effect data from JSON (killeffect.reload)
  12. /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.

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📂 Installation

  1. Download SoulburstFX-<pluginversion>-<minecraftversion>.jar.
  2. Place it in your server's plugins folder.
  3. Restart the server.

 

📜 Terms of Use – FootstepsFX

✅ 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)

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