diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/figuramc/figura/lua/api/particle/ParticleAPI.java b/common/src/main/java/org/figuramc/figura/lua/api/particle/ParticleAPI.java
index 8b25c7c21..61508fddb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/figuramc/figura/lua/api/particle/ParticleAPI.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/figuramc/figura/lua/api/particle/ParticleAPI.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import org.figuramc.figura.utils.LuaUtils;
 import org.luaj.vm2.LuaError;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 @LuaWhitelist
 @LuaTypeDoc(
         name = "ParticleAPI",
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ public static ParticleEngineAccessor getParticleEngine() {
 
     private LuaParticle generate(String id, double x, double y, double z, double w, double t, double h) {
         try {
+            id = convertOldToNewParticleFormat(id);
             ParticleOptions options = ParticleArgument.readParticle(new StringReader(id), WorldAPI.getCurrentWorld().registryAccess());
             Particle p = getParticleEngine().figura$makeParticle(options, x, y, z, w, t, h);
             if (p == null) throw new LuaError("Could not parse particle \"" + id + "\"");
@@ -48,6 +51,139 @@ private LuaParticle generate(String id, double x, double y, double z, double w,
         }
     }
 
+    private String convertOldToNewParticleFormat(String id) {
+        if (id.contains("block ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String blockPart = id.split("block ")[1];
+            String ret = "block{block_state:{";
+            String blockName;
+
+            if (blockPart.contains("[")) {
+                blockName = blockPart.split("\\[")[0];
+                String properties = id.substring(id.indexOf("[")+1, id.indexOf("]")+1);
+                properties = properties.replaceAll("=", ":\"").replaceAll(",", "\",").replace("]", "\"");
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName + ",Properties:{" + properties + "}");
+            } else {
+                blockName = blockPart;
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName);
+            }
+
+            ret += "}}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("block_marker ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String blockPart = id.split("block_marker ")[1];
+            String ret = "block_marker{block_state:{";
+            String blockName;
+
+            if (blockPart.contains("[")) {
+                blockName = blockPart.split("\\[")[0];
+                String properties = id.substring(id.indexOf("[")+1, id.indexOf("]")+1);
+                properties = properties.replaceAll("=", ":\"").replaceAll(",", "\",").replace("]", "\"");
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName + ",Properties:{" + properties + "}");
+            } else {
+                blockName = blockPart;
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName);
+            }
+
+            ret += "}}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("falling_dust ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String blockPart = id.split("falling_dust ")[1];
+            String ret = "falling_dust{block_state:{";
+            String blockName;
+
+            if (blockPart.contains("[")) {
+                blockName = blockPart.split("\\[")[0];
+                String properties = id.substring(id.indexOf("[")+1, id.indexOf("]")+1);
+                properties = properties.replaceAll("=", ":\"").replaceAll(",", "\",").replace("]", "\"");
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName + ",Properties:{" + properties + "}");
+            } else {
+                blockName = blockPart;
+                ret += ("Name:" + blockName);
+            }
+
+            ret += "}}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("dust ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "dust{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "dust")) {
+                String num1 = parts[1];
+                String num2 = parts[2];
+                String num3 = parts[3];
+                ret += ("color:[" + num1 + "," + num2 + "," + num3+ "],scale:"+parts[4]+"}");
+            }
+
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("dust_color_transition ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "dust_color_transition{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "dust_color_transition")) {
+                String rFrom = parts[1];
+                String gFrom = parts[2];
+                String bFrom = parts[3];
+                String scale = parts[4];
+                String rTo = parts[5];
+                String gTo = parts[6];
+                String bTo = parts[7];
+                ret += ("from_color:[" + rFrom + "," + gFrom + "," + bFrom + "],scale:"+scale+",to_color:["+rTo + "," + gTo + "," + bTo + "]");
+            }
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("item ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "item{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "item")) {
+                String itemId = parts[1];
+                ret += ("item:{id:"+itemId+"}");
+            }
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("sculk_charge ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "sculk_charge{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "sculk_charge")) {
+                String roll = parts[1];
+                ret += ("roll:"+roll);
+            }
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("shriek ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "shriek{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "shriek ")) {
+                String delay = parts[1];
+                ret += ("delay:"+delay);
+            }
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("vibration ")) {
+            id = id.replaceFirst("minecraft:", "");
+            String[] parts = id.split(" ");
+            String ret = "vibration{";
+            if (Objects.equals(parts[0], "vibration")) {
+                String dsX = parts[1];
+                String dsY = parts[2];
+                String dsZ = parts[3];
+                String arr = parts[4];
+                ret += ("arrival_in_ticks:"+arr+",destination:{type:block,pos:["+dsX+","+dsY+","+dsZ+"]}");
+            }
+            ret += "}";
+            id = ret;
+        } else if (id.contains("entity_effect") && !id.contains("{")) {
+            id += "{color:[0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0]}";
+        }
+        return id;
+    }
+
     @LuaWhitelist
     @LuaMethodDoc(
             overloads = {