Paper Dev / Mod 001
Afterswing
Afterswing draws a trail that follows your weapon or tool when you swing it and when you pull it out.
Find your swing.
Fifteen ways to leave your mark. Pick a style that feels like you.
Classic
Clean, familiar swing arcs.
Pixel
Chunky, retro-inspired effects.
Slash
Sharp, high-impact lines.
Neon
Bright, futuristic trails.
Ember
Warm sparks and fiery accents.
Textured: Smoke
Soft trails that linger in the air.
Textured: Streaks
Extended motion lines.
Crescent
A bold crescent arc in pixel-art style.
Flame
Blazing pixel flames that burn along the swing.
Tide
A rolling wave edge that ripples as you swing.
Void
A dark rift that closes behind your blade.
Thunder
Jagged lightning that zigzags through the air.
Frost
Cold, icy trails with a glassy sparkle.
Sakura
Drifting petals that flutter behind the blade.
Ink
Brush-stroke trails in black and grey.
See it in motion.
A short in-game reel of Afterswing. Press play when you're ready.
Captions are on screen in the video.
Afterswing in action.
Press play to watch.
Key features
Client-side only
Install it on your side. No server install needed.
15 trail styles
7 classic styles and 8 animated pixel-art styles.
Alive while you play
Idle particles while you hold a weapon, plus hit and crit bursts and a draw flourish (Animated styles).
Make it yours
Colour wheel, 16 theme presets, saved looks, and share codes to send your look to friends.
Compatibility
| Minecraft | 26.3 |
|---|---|
| Loader | Fabric |
| Afterswing | Supported |
| Iris shader packs | Supported |
Iris shader packs are supported, except on Minecraft 1.21.1.
What's changed
- New outline shapes and colour gradients for the classic styles.
- New "Animated" category with 8 pixel-art styles: Crescent, Flame, Tide, Void, Thunder, Frost, Sakura, Ink.
- New idle effect: particles while you hold a weapon (slider 0-200%).
- New impact effects for Animated styles: hit bursts, crit flourish, and a draw flourish when you switch weapons (visual only, one switch).
- Dark custom colours now show properly, including under Iris shader packs.
- 6 new Animated theme presets: Phoenix, Soulfire, Abyss, Dawnblade, Moonlight, Tsunami. The old "Void" preset is renamed "Nebula".
- The style dropdown now has section headings.