Basic Studio Example
This example creates Arcane Orbit, a purple and cyan effect with circular character movement, a moving brightness wave and a white shine.
Download the finished Basic Studio example
Effect details
ID: arcane_orbit
Tag: arcaneorbit
Display name: Arcane Orbit
Permission: texteffect.arcaneorbit
Layer stack
Add these layers in order.
1. Gradient Colour
Speed: 0.55
Colours: #180033, #783CFF, #FF55DD, #55E7FF
2. Orbit Motion
Speed: 0.85
Strength: 0.65
Spread: 0.35
Each character follows its own circular path. Spread offsets neighbouring characters, so the full word can also look wave-like.
3. Fade Wave
Speed: 1.00
Minimum: 0.55
Maximum: 1.20
Spacing: 0.40
4. Shine Sweep
Speed: 0.90
Width: 0.12
Strength: 0.80
Colour: #FFFFFF
Install and test
Download the example, place it in plugins/TextEffect/custom-effects/, then run:
/texteffect reload
/texteffect validate
/texteffect zip
After applying the rebuilt resource pack, test it with:
/texteffect test arcaneorbit Arcane Orbit