How To Use The Minecraft Particle Command – Step by Step Tutorial

Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap and welcome back to another video! Today I’m going to be showing you how to use the particle command with command blocks and also commands in Minecraft Java 1.14.4. So without further ado, let’s get started! Today I’m going to be showing you how to use the particle command in many ways. We’ll start off with the basics, then we’ll start talking about the specific things that you’ll need — for example, the amount of particles you want, the speed of the particle, as well as the area and view distance. We’ll go into detail on all of that, and then at the end I’ll show you how to execute particles to mobs and items and all those types of things. So stay tuned!

Getting Started – Setting Up Your Command Block

Let’s get started with the basic command. I will be showing you in a separate command block so yeah, I’ll show you how it’s done. First, you’ll need to get a command block. A command block is given to you by typing in /give [yourplayername] minecraft:command_block. If you type in this command you’ll automatically be given the command block from the console. I also recommend typing in gamerule commandBlockOutput false. What this will do is stop it from saying how the command has been executed in your chat — so it will stop saying “particle executed successfully” and all of those things.

Your First Particle Command

Now that you’ve got your command block, let’s place it down and type in the first command. What you’ll want to type in is /particle and then minecraft: followed by the particle name. There are a whole bunch of particles you can use and they’re all completely fine to use, though some of them sometimes don’t work and require a little more depth — I’ll go into that a little later. So let’s do end_rod as our particle. The numbers you’ll put in next are the coordinates. If you put in the tilde (~) symbols, it will automatically reference where the command block is. So for example, if I do ~ ~ ~3 it will place the particle three blocks above the command block. You can also set the command block to repeat so it constantly generates particles. If you don’t have a powerful computer I wouldn’t recommend doing this, but it does look cool!

Breaking Down the Command Components

Now let’s go into a little more depth on what the other components of this command mean. After pressing space after typing in the coordinates, there are a few numbers to go over: Area/Spread – This is how far you want your particle to spread. For example, setting this to 0 0 0 will keep it in one spot. Speed – This is how fast the particles will move. If you want a nice slow particle that you can actually see, I recommend putting in 0.1. Count – This is how many particles are produced every time the command block receives a redstone signal. For example, if you set it to 10, it will put out 10 particles each time. Force vs Normal – I was really confused with this before. Force means that no matter how far away you are, you’ll still be able to see the particle — though the further you go the smaller they get before eventually disappearing. Normal means that once the particle goes out of your render distance it completely shuts off and you cannot see it, and the command will stop unless another player is around it.

Creating Shapes With Particles

So now we’ve got a very nice particle and it’s running really well. If we set the speed to zero you’ll notice it stops moving because it doesn’t have a dedicated speed. But if we slowly change the spread numbers — say to 0.1 — you’ll notice it spreads out a little bit. Keep adjusting and you can turn it into a nice ball shape! You can also change the particle type at any time. For example, the enchantment glint particle looks great. There are a whole bunch to choose from so feel free to experiment. Here are a few example shapes you can create: A Line – Using a particle like the angry villager effect, set the spread values to something like 5 0 0, speed to 0, count to 10, and set it to force. This creates a nice thick line of particles. A Wide Area/Wall – This is basically the same but you make it a little wider. Try something like 3 1 3 for the spread, and keep the count at 10 with force enabled. It will really spread out!

Making Particles Follow Mobs

Now let’s get to making particles follow a mob! As you can see I have some mobs here that I’m keeping in place by constantly teleporting them using a name tag — I can go into depth with teleportation in another video if you’d like, just comment below and I’ll do that. So as you can see this is a slime and there is a particle above it that constantly follows it. This is all due to the execute command. Let me show you how to do this. What you want to do is type: /execute at @e[type=!player] run particle minecraft:totem_of_undying ~ ~3 ~ 0 1 0 0 1 force Let me break that down: @e[type=!player] — This targets all entities that are NOT players, so the particles won’t appear above players. You can get more specific by adding a name tag filter like name=YourMobName, or add additional properties separated by commas. ~ ~3 ~ — The tilde symbols mean the particle will appear relative to the mob’s position, with the ~3 making it appear 3 blocks above the mob so you can see it from a distance. The remaining values set the spread, speed, count, and visibility as described earlier. So now we’ve got the totem of undying particle executing above the animals and items. You can change the particle type to anything you like — I used to put a little flame above enemies and a few particles around players just so you know where they are in the world!

Wrapping Up

So that’s basically a short summary of how to use particles in Minecraft! As you can see you can use the /particle command directly in the chat/terminal as well if you prefer, without needing a command block — basically all of the commands I showed you today can be run that way too. If you’ve enjoyed this video please leave a like and subscribe to the channel for more videos. Also please comment what you would like me to do next — I’m looking through suggestions and I’ve started doing Minecraft command block tutorials off the back of my other video on how to make a mob follow you with one simple command. I’m also terribly sorry about the audio in some of my previous videos — I’m working on fixing that and making sure everything is clear and easy to understand going forward. Please like, subscribe, and comment what you’d like to see next. Also follow my social links in the description below if you want to see more. Thank you!