Java Edition history of textures/Particles

This page documents the history of particle textures in Java Edition.

History

[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST							Added smoke particles.
							Added a splash particle.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100125-1				Added a bubble particle.
			20100125-2				Added a flame particle.
							Added a lava ember particle.
Minecraft Indev			20100212-1210				A larger splash particle containing an arrangement of pixels resembling a loaf has been added.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4							Added four new splash particles.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.2							Added the note texture.
1.4							Added the heart particle.
1.5							Added the footprint texture.
1.8			Pre-release				Added the crit particle.
							Added new explosion particles.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				Added textures for dripping fluids.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Added textures from the Standard Galactic Alphabet, used for enchanting libraries.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Added the enchantment hit particle.
							Added effect particles.
							Added instant effect particles.
1.4.2			12w34a				Added a texture resembling a lightning cloud used by angered villagers.
							Added a positive green effect, then used for villagers.
1.4.6			12w49a				Added textures used for firework trails.
			12w50a				Added a flash circle particle effect for firework explosions.
1.9			15w31a				Added "glitter" particles then used for end rods and shulker bullets.
			15w34a				Added the dark heart texture for damage infliction.
			15w34c				Added the particle for sweep attacks.
1.13			18w07a				Added particles for bubbles at the top of bubble columns popping.
			18w15a				Added a diverse array of conduit particles.
			18w16a				Conduits now only use one particle. All the other conduit particles were removed.
1.14			18w43a				The sweep texture has been changed to have shading and dark pixels.
			19w02a				Added campfire smoke particles.
			19w03a				All of the campfire smoke particles have been rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, with the exception of the last two, which have instead been moved a pixel up and to the left.
			19w06a				With the splitting of particles.png, the original two splash particles, which became unused over time, have now been removed.
							The sweep particles, which have also been split now, are 32x32 in size rather then their previous 32x16.
1.15.2			Pre-Release 1				The crit particle has been changed as to no longer be asymmetric.
1.16			20w06a				Added soul flames.
			20w11a				Added soul particles.
1.17			20w49a				Added the vibration particle, the first to use a looping animation.
			21w03a				Added the glow particle.