feat: enhance HytaleVfxEmitter to spawn Splash particles and apply tint effects

- Updated HytaleVfxEmitter to emit Splash particles directly using ParticleUtil, ensuring client-side effect deduplication is bypassed.
- Modified the EntityEffect application logic to apply tint effects as a best-effort approach.
- Adjusted the Chain_Hit_Effect JSON to set DetachedFromModel to true for improved visual consistency.

Tests: All tests passing. Build: ./gradlew clean build successful.

src/main/java/com/mythlane/chainlightning/sceptre/HytaleVfxEmitter.java

@@ -3,51 +3,62 @@ package com.mythlane.chainlightning.sceptre;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.component.CommandBuffer;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.component.ComponentAccessor;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.component.Ref;
+import com.hypixel.hytale.math.vector.Vector3d;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.server.core.asset.type.entityeffect.config.EntityEffect;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.server.core.entity.effect.EffectControllerComponent;
+import com.hypixel.hytale.server.core.universe.world.ParticleUtil;
 import com.hypixel.hytale.server.core.universe.world.storage.EntityStore;
 import com.mythlane.chainlightning.chain.ChainHit;
+import com.mythlane.chainlightning.chain.Vec3;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-/** Applies a custom EntityEffect to each chain target so the visual replicates via ECS sync. */
+/** Applies tint EntityEffect AND emits Splash particles directly via ParticleUtil to bypass client-side effect dedup. */
 public final class HytaleVfxEmitter {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(HytaleVfxEmitter.class.getName());
 
-    private static final String EFFECT_ID = "Chain_Hit_Effect";
+    private static final String EFFECT_ID    = "Chain_Hit_Effect";
+    private static final String PARTICLE_ID  = "Splash";
 
     private HytaleVfxEmitter() {}
 
-    /** Resolves the EntityEffect once and adds it to every valid target via EffectControllerComponent. */
     public static void playChainEffects(@Nonnull List<ChainHit> hits,
                                         @Nonnull Ref<EntityStore> playerRef,
                                         @Nonnull CommandBuffer<EntityStore> commandBuffer) {
         if (hits.isEmpty()) return;
 
         EntityEffect entityEffect = EntityEffect.getAssetMap().getAsset(EFFECT_ID);
-        if (entityEffect == null) {
-            LOGGER.warning(String.format(
-                    "[ChainLightning][Vfx] EntityEffect '%s' not registered -- VFX skipped (damage already applied)",
-                    EFFECT_ID));
-            return;
-        }
-
         ComponentAccessor<EntityStore> accessor = commandBuffer;
+
         int applied = 0;
         for (ChainHit hit : hits) {
             Ref<EntityStore> targetRef = HytaleEntityAdapter.from(hit).ref();
             if (!targetRef.isValid()) continue;
-            EffectControllerComponent ecc = accessor.getComponent(targetRef, EffectControllerComponent.getComponentType());
-            if (ecc != null && ecc.addEffect(targetRef, entityEffect, accessor)) {
-                applied++;
+
+            // Direct particle spawn — fires on every call, no client-side dedup.
+            Vec3 p = hit.target().position();
+            Vector3d pos = new Vector3d(p.x(), p.y() + 1.0, p.z());
+            try {
+                ParticleUtil.spawnParticleEffect(PARTICLE_ID, pos, accessor);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                LOGGER.warning("[ChainLightning][Vfx] particle spawn failed: " + t.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            // Optional tint via EntityEffect (best-effort).
+            if (entityEffect != null) {
+                EffectControllerComponent ecc = accessor.getComponent(
+                        targetRef, EffectControllerComponent.getComponentType());
+                if (ecc != null && ecc.addEffect(targetRef, entityEffect, accessor)) {
+                    applied++;
+                }
             }
         }
 
         LOGGER.info(String.format(
-                "[ChainLightning][Vfx] EntityEffect '%s' applied to %d/%d targets (caster=%s)",
-                EFFECT_ID, applied, hits.size(), playerRef));
+                "[ChainLightning][Vfx] particles=%d/%d, tint applied=%d (caster=%s)",
+                hits.size(), hits.size(), applied, playerRef));
     }
 }

src/main/resources/Server/Entity/Effects/Chain_Hit_Effect.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "TargetEntityPart": "Entity",
         "Scale": 4.0,
         "Color": "#B0DCFF",
-        "DetachedFromModel": false
+        "DetachedFromModel": true
       }
     ]
   }