DAI Comic Effects v1.3.0

Contextual Comic Effects Update

Comic Effects now reacts to the type of event actually happening instead of relying primarily on generic combat-triggered effects.

Combat Effects

• POW!

  • Now triggers specifically for bare-hand punches against living entities.
  • Separates unarmed attacks from weapon and tool strikes.

• WHAM!

  • Added as the primary effect for weapon and tool hits.
  • Detects damageable held items instead of relying on a hardcoded item list.
  • Supports:
    • Swords
    • Axes
    • Pickaxes
    • Shovels
    • Hoes
    • Tridents
    • Maces
    • Compatible modded damageable weapons and tools

• Existing BAM, WHACK, and KAPOW effects remain available for custom content and future integrations.

Environmental Comic Effects

CRASH!

• Added automatic CRASH! effects for significant impacts.
• Can trigger when living entities land after meaningful falls.
• Added support for falling-block impacts such as:
  • Sand
  • Gravel
  • Other compatible falling-block entities

ZAP!

• Added automatic ZAP! effects for nearby lightning strikes.
• Lightning events can produce a comic effect for players within roughly hearing range.
• The effect is displayed at the actual strike location.

SPLASH!

• Added automatic SPLASH! effects when airborne living entities enter water.
• The effect appears at the water-entry location instead of directly on the player's HUD.

BOOM!

• Added automatic BOOM! effects for nearby explosions.
• Supports:
  • Primed TNT detonations
  • Creeper detonations
• Effects only process when players are close enough to reasonably hear the explosion.

World-Space Comic Effects

• Environmental effects now use world-space comic sprites.
• CRASH, ZAP, SPLASH, and BOOM appear at the actual event location.
• Effects:
  • Float temporarily in the world
  • Automatically expire
  • Can remain visible through terrain as an audible-style comic cue
  • Are limited to nearby-player processing to avoid unnecessary global updates

DAI Action Expansion

Added reusable DAI comic overlay actions for:

• WHAM
• CRASH
• ZAP
• SPLASH
• BOOM

These can also be called by other DAI experiences, datapacks, and addons.

Test Menu Changes

• Updated the previous WHACK test slot to use WHAM!
• Existing comic-effect testing functionality remains available.

Compatibility

• Updated release version to v1.3.0.
• Remains compatible with DAI 1.9.9.
• Preserves the stable dai_comic_fx addon identity.
• Continues supporting DAI's multi-addon system.
• Existing v1.2.0 installations can update without resetting world progression or player data.