Footprint Particles
Adds Footprints to the game!
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About this Mod
🚶Footprint Particles🚶
- This Datapack is Smithed Compatible!
About
This data pack is a simple quality of life pack that adds footprint particles to the game, with a config to control performance and preferences.
Now, when mobs and players walk around, they will leave behind footprints on soft materials such as dirt, wool, sand, etc.
These footprints disappear after a amount of time that can be configured to avoid tps lag.
Players will not leave these footprints if they are sneaking
⌨️Config
Config options can be edited by using the scoreboard command to edit specific values
Example: (scoreboard players set *mobs footprints.config 1)
| Name | Values | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime | Any Integer Value | Time in ticks it takes for a footstep to disappear |
| Limit | And Integer Value | How many footstep particles can exist in the world at one time |
| Mobs | 0 - 1 (True=1,False=0) | Whether any mob can leave footsteps or only players |
Examples
scoreboard players set *lifetime footprints.config 20 - Makes every footprint only exist for one second
scoreboard players set *limit footprints.config 100 - Makes it so only 100 footprints can exist at one time
scoreboard players set *mobs footprints.config 1 - Makes it so any reasonable mob can leave footsteps
🖊️Credits
Programming/Modeling - HAK0TA538
Footprint Texture - Mojang (Lol)
Available Versions
How to Install Footprint Particles on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Footprint Particles". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21, 1.20.5, 1.20.2 (+3 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Footprint Particles server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Footprint Particles compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and quilt?
Footprint Particles officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21, 1.20.5, 1.20.2. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Footprint Particles – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Footprint Particles 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install Footprint Particles with just one click on your server.