Footprint Particle - Trails in Minecraft

It's surprising that among the many particle modifications, no one has implemented footprint leaving. This mod fills exactly this gap by adding realistic footprint marks for all creatures in the game.

Main Features

The mod offers various visual effects related to movement:

• Footprints appear on soft surfaces (by default)
• Baby mobs leave reduced-size prints
• Special generation algorithms for spiders and horses
• Water marks when contacting water
• Minecart sparks
• Boat trails (different for water and land)
• Swimming splashes
• Rising dust when walking on snow
• Compatibility with Pehkui and Random Mob Sizes

Flexible Configuration

Through Cloth Config and Mod Menu, numerous configuration parameters are available:

• Selection of blocks and surface types for footprint generation
• Setting up mobs that can leave prints
• Individual footprint size for different creatures
• Generation height on specific blocks (e.g., snow)
• Defining mobs as spiders or horses
• Assigning textures to specific creatures
• And many other options

Creating Custom Textures

To add personalized footprint textures:

1. Create a resource pack and place texture.png files in the path:

assets\footprintparticle\textures\particle\

2. Create a footprint.json file (or watermark.json for water marks) in the folder:

assets\footprintparticle\particles\

3. Add your texture names to the JSON file:

{
  "textures": [
    "footprintparticle:footprint",  // delete this line if you don't need default textures
    "footprintparticle:texture1",
    "footprintparticle:texture2",
    "footprintparticle: ..."  // remember: last line without comma
  ]
}

4. Install the resource pack in the game, activate it, and configure the "Custom Print Texture" parameter according to the hints:

minecraft:cat,texture1,texture2
minecraft:cow,texture1
modid:mobid,textureName
...

5. Enjoy the result!

Requirements

Starting from version 0.3.1c, the mod supports Forge and Fabric in one file, but dependencies differ:

Common Requirements

• Architectury API is mandatory
• Cloth Config is required for configuration management

Additional for Fabric

• Fabric API is required
• Mod Menu is recommended for accessing settings