🔥 Combat Trails & Bursts

These effects are designed for fast-paced, high-energy visuals like slashes, impact bursts, projectile trails, critical hits, or explosions.

Use them in skills for melee swings, ranged attacks, spells, or ultimates.

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🗡 Sword Slash Arc (Forward)

slash-arc:
  steps: 20
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a)"
  y: "abs(cos(a)) * 0.3"
  z: "sin(a)"

Sweeps particles in front like a sword slash.

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🌀 Double Slash (X Pattern)

slash-double:
  steps: 20
  copies: 2
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a + c * 45)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 45)"

Crossed slashes forming an X shape.

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🔥 Explosion Burst (Ring)

explosion-ring:
  steps: 40
  copies: 2
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a) * (c + 1)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a) * (c + 1)"

Multi-layer ring burst, good for fireballs or impact.

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💨 Projectile Trail (Straight Line)

trail-linear:
  steps: 25
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "0"
  y: "0"
  z: "a * 0.2"

Straight trail — ideal for arrows or bullets.

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🔂 Slash Spiral

slash-spiral:
  steps: 50
  copies: 1
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a)"
  y: "a * 0.02"
  z: "sin(a)"

Spiral upward like a vertical slash or cleave.

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💥 Ground Slam Ring

slam-ring:
  steps: 40
  copies: 2
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a) * (c + 1)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a) * (c + 1)"

Shockwave rings emitted from a central impact.

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🪄 Whip Lash (S-curve)

whip-lash:
  steps: 30
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "a * 0.05"
  y: "sin(a * 3) * 0.3"
  z: "0"

Side strike with an S-curve — great for chain or whip skills.

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💫 Twirl Spin Strike

twirl-spin:
  steps: 50
  copies: 2
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a + c * 180)"
  y: "sin(a * 3) * 0.2"
  z: "sin(a + c * 180)"

Spins particles around the user like a whirlwind slash.

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🎯 Piercing Shot Trail

trail-pierce:
  steps: 30
  copies: 1
  domain: 360
  x: "0"
  y: "cos(a * 4) * 0.2"
  z: "a * 0.1"

Straight projectile trail with a twisting wave.

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⚡ Critical Hit Spark

crit-spark:
  steps: 10
  copies: 5
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a + c * 72) * 0.3"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 72) * 0.3"

Quick, scattered sparks from a critical impact.

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🧨 AoE Burst Dome

aoe-dome:
  steps: 30
  copies: 5
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a) * sin(c * 36)"
  y: "cos(c * 36)"
  z: "sin(a) * sin(c * 36)"

Full AoE explosion, good for war stomp or area detonation.

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🪄 Dash Slash Trail

dash-trail:
  steps: 30
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "a * 0.1"
  y: "0"
  z: "0"

Horizontal trail following dash motion.

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🕳 Impact Burst (Star)

burst-star:
  steps: 20
  copies: 5
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a + c * 72)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 72)"

Explosive burst in 5 directions.

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🔃 Uppercut Arc

uppercut-arc:
  steps: 30
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a)"
  y: "sin(a)"
  z: "0"

Rising arc like a punch or palm strike.

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🧷 Stab Burst (Cone)

stab-cone:
  steps: 30
  copies: 2
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a + c * 10) * a * 0.02"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 10) * a * 0.02"

Creates a short, forward cone of damage.

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🔄 Cyclone Spin (Melee)

cyclone-spin:
  steps: 60
  copies: 1
  domain: 720
  x: "cos(a)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a)"

A full rotation spin — great for whirlwind attacks.

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🎇 Power Strike (Full Dome)

power-dome:
  steps: 50
  copies: 5
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a) * sin(c * 36)"
  y: "cos(c * 36)"
  z: "sin(a) * sin(c * 36)"

Rises upward in a dome — like a power explosion.

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✂️ Blade Cross Burst

blade-cross:
  steps: 20
  copies: 2
  domain: 180
  x: "cos(a + c * 45)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 45)"

Two sharp diagonal slashes that cross in an X.

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🔩 Trident Burst

trident:
  steps: 20
  copies: 3
  domain: 360
  x: "cos(a + c * 120)"
  y: "0"
  z: "sin(a + c * 120)"

Three-pronged strike — like a spear or claw attack.

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🔔 Ground Burst Line

ground-line:
  steps: 30
  copies: 1
  domain: 180
  x: "a * 0.1"
  y: "0"
  z: "0"

A rippling line of force along the ground.

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