
Critical Strike
🍀 Chance based critical hits for melee and ranged attacks!
About this Mod
Critical Strike
A Minecraft mod that adds chance-based critical hit mechanics for melee and ranged combat, complete with flashy visual and audio feedback. Replicates Critical Hit mechanics from Minecraft Dungeons.
Features
Chance-Based Critical Strikes
- RNG-based critical hit system that replaces vanilla jump criticals
- Melee critical strikes - Weapons have a chance to deal bonus damage on hit
- Ranged critical strikes - Arrows and projectiles can critically hit targets
- Configurable mechanics - Toggle vanilla jump crits and customize critical chance/damage
- Batching option - Cache critical chance calculations per tick for performance
Particle and Sound Effects
- Fancy particle effect are shown on critical strikes:
- Sparkle - Burst of small sparkles radiating from impact
- Skull - Floating skull particles that ascend and fade
- Circle - Expanding animated ring at the center of impact
- with customizable colors
- Dynamic sound effects - Two critical hit sound variants with randomized pitch
- Configurable volume - Separate volume controls for melee and ranged crits
Content
Attributes
- Critical Hit Chance (
critical_strike:chance) - Determines probability of landing a critical hit- Base innate bonus: +5%
- Increased by enchantments and status effects
- Critical Hit Damage (
critical_strike:damage) - Multiplier for critical hit damage- Base innate bonus: +50% (1.5x damage)
- Increased by enchantments and status effects
Enchantments
- Critical Hit (Max level 5) - Increases critical strike chance by +4% per level
- Critical Impact (Max level 5) - Increases critical damage by +10% per level
- Both enchantments work on swords, axes, bows, crossbows, and other weapons
Status Effects
- Critical Hit Effect - Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical chance (+5% per level)
- Critical Impact Effect - Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical damage (+10% per level)
- Available as potions, splash potions, lingering potions, and tipped arrows
Available Versions
How to Install Critical Strike on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Critical Strike". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Critical Strike server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Critical Strike compatible with fabric and neoforge?
Critical Strike officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Critical Strike – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Critical Strike consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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