# Critical Strike<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
## Features<\/p>\n
### Chance-Based Critical Strikes
\n– **RNG-based critical hit system** that replaces vanilla jump criticals
\n– **Melee critical strikes** – Weapons have a chance to deal bonus damage on hit
\n– **Ranged critical strikes** – Arrows and projectiles can critically hit targets
\n– **Configurable mechanics** – Toggle vanilla jump crits and customize critical chance\/damage
\n– **Batching option** – Cache critical chance calculations per tick for performance<\/p>\n
### Particle and Sound Effects
\n– **Fancy particle effect** are shown on critical strikes:
\n – **Sparkle** – Burst of small sparkles radiating from impact
\n – **Skull** – Floating skull particles that ascend and fade
\n – **Circle** – Expanding animated ring at the center of impact
\n – with customizable colors
\n– **Dynamic sound effects** – Two critical hit sound variants with randomized pitch
\n– **Configurable volume** – Separate volume controls for melee and ranged crits<\/p>\n
## Content<\/p>\n
### Attributes
\n– **Critical Hit Chance** (`critical_strike:chance`) – Determines probability of landing a critical hit
\n – Base innate bonus: +5%
\n – Increased by enchantments and status effects
\n– **Critical Hit Damage** (`critical_strike:damage`) – Multiplier for critical hit damage
\n – Base innate bonus: +50% (1.5x damage)
\n – Increased by enchantments and status effects<\/p>\n
### Enchantments
\n– **Critical Hit** (Max level 5) – Increases critical strike chance by +4% per level
\n– **Critical Impact** (Max level 5) – Increases critical damage by +10% per level
\n– Both enchantments work on swords, axes, bows, crossbows, and other weapons<\/p>\n
### Status Effects
\n– **Critical Hit Effect** – Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical chance (+5% per level)
\n– **Critical Impact Effect** – Beneficial potion effect that boosts critical damage (+10% per level)
\n– Available as potions, splash potions, lingering potions, and tipped arrows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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