[CENTER][SIZE=7][B]BetterEnd[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][COLOR=#7f8c8d]Renewable End Cities — every player gets the elytra, and the item frame stays an item frame.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Paper · Folia · Purpur — Minecraft 26.1+[/SIZE][/CENTER]
[CENTER][SIZE=4][I]The End is the most single-use dimension on a multiplayer server.[/I] [I]The first player to reach an End Ship takes [B]the[/B] elytra;[/I] [I]everyone after them finds an empty frame and gutted chests.[/I][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]No vault block. No datapack. No key item.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] The usual fix is to swap the ship's item frame for a vault block, then push a datapack and a key item onto every player.
[B]BetterEnd doesn't touch the item frame.[/B] The elytra stays exactly where Mojang put it, players punch it exactly like they always have — and every player gets their own. Chest loot is per-player, cities protect themselves from griefing, and the whole structure can snapshot and restore. [LIST] [][B]First player takes the only elytra[/B] → per-player claims from the vanilla item frame [][B]Elytra vaults need a datapack + key[/B] → nothing extra; no dependencies at all [][B]First player also empties every chest[/B] → per-player container loot, Lootr-style [][B]Griefers strip the towers and ship[/B] → bounds-based protection per structure piece [][B]Cities never come back[/B] → snapshots, restorable on demand or each refresh [][B]Setup overhead per city[/B] → auto-discovery from the server's own structure data [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Setup[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] There isn't any. [LIST=1] []Drop the jar into [ICODE]plugins/[/ICODE] []Restart [*]There is no step 3 [/LIST] Auto-discovery, per-player elytras, per-player loot and protection are all on by default. Cities register themselves as their chunks load, at their exact structure bounds, ships included.
Want to change something? [ICODE]/betterend[/ICODE] opens a menu of native MC26 dialogs — sliders, toggles, choice buttons — and [ICODE]/betterend setup[/ICODE] walks you through every setting in plain words in about two minutes. [B]You never have to open a config file.[/B] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Features[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [][B]Renewable elytra item frames[/B] — punching the ship's frame (vanilla pick-up) gives you a fresh elytra while the frame, and its elytra, stays for the next player. Frames are protected from breaking and non-player damage; player-placed frames are never touched. [][B]Claim modes[/B] — once per ship (default), re-claimable after each loot refresh, or once per player across the whole server. [][B]Optional claim cost[/B] — free by default, or charge any item (custom/NBT items from other plugins included). Pick it from your own inventory in-game; the amount slider clamps to that item's max stack size. [][B]Floating hint[/B] above the ship frame showing the cost, or "Punch to claim" when it's free. [][B]Auto-discovery[/B] — cities register themselves on chunk load, active immediately, no approval step. A startup sweep catches cities already loaded when the plugin enables. [][B]Per-player container loot[/B] — every player gets their own private copy of a city container's contents, on a lazy per-city refresh timer. Player-placed chests keep vanilla behaviour. [][B]Griefing protection[/B] — towers, bridges and the ship are protected from breaking, placing and explosions; the void [I]between[/I] pieces stays fully buildable, so builders aren't fenced off the island. [][B]Structure snapshots[/B] — captured automatically on discovery, restorable on demand or automatically on each loot refresh (opt-in). [][B]Dialog config menu[/B] — every change applies live and is written back to [ICODE]config.yml[/ICODE]. [][B]Guided setup tour[/B] — one setting per screen; ops get a one-time reminder on join until it's completed or skipped. [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]How per-player loot works[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Each city runs its own refresh cycle, and it's [B]lazy[/B] — nothing ticks in the background: [LIST] []The first player to loot a city with no active cycle starts a fresh window for [I]that[/I] city. []Every player who opens a container during the window sees their own private copy. [*]When the window elapses, the next player to loot triggers the refresh — all copies cleared, new window opens. [/LIST] Default window is 12 hours ([ICODE]loot.refresh-hours[/ICODE]); [ICODE]0[/ICODE] means never refresh. Because the cycle is per-city and starts on first use, a hundred discovered cities don't all refresh at the same moment — and cities nobody visits cost nothing. [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Protection that doesn't fence off the island[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Protection is [B]bounds-based per structure piece[/B], not one big region around the city. Any block inside a generated piece — tower, bridge, ship — is protected regardless of type, with a small padding (default 3 blocks) covering edge decoration and a thin shell.
Griefers can't strip the towers, but the empty space between pieces is still yours to build in. Ops with [ICODE]betterend.bypass.protection[/ICODE] build freely, and a denied break shows an action-bar message rather than failing silently. Explosion protection (creepers, TNT) toggles independently. [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Compatibility[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [][B]Server software:[/B] Paper, Folia, Purpur and Paper-compatible forks [][B]Minecraft:[/B] 26.1+ [][B]Java:[/B] 25+ [][B]Dependencies:[/B] none — no datapack, no library plugin, no resource pack [*][B]Storage:[/B] SQLite (default, zero setup) or MySQL with connection pooling [/LIST] [B]Heads up:[/B] BetterEnd is [B]26.x only[/B]. It uses the native Dialog API and the server's structure data directly, neither of which exists on 1.21.x — there is no 1.21 build, and it won't load on one.
Optional: [B]BetterAntiDupe[/B] — when installed, claimed elytras are pre-stamped with the claimer's ownership tag so renewable elytras don't trip duplicate detection. [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Commands[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] All admin commands require [ICODE]betterend.admin[/ICODE] (ops have it by default). [LIST] [][ICODE]/betterend[/ICODE] — config menu (native dialogs) [][ICODE]/betterend setup[/ICODE] — guided first-time setup tour [][ICODE]/betterend list[/ICODE] — list discovered End Cities [][ICODE]/betterend info [/ICODE] — city details [][ICODE]/betterend tp [/ICODE] — teleport to a city [][ICODE]/betterend snapshot [/ICODE] — capture the structure for restoration [][ICODE]/betterend reset [/ICODE] — restore blocks + fresh loot for everyone [][ICODE]/betterend resetloot [/ICODE] — let one player loot the city fresh [][ICODE]/betterend clearclaims [/ICODE] — make the ship's elytra claimable again by everyone [][ICODE]/betterend delete [/ICODE] — unregister a city [][ICODE]/betterend reload[/ICODE] — reload [ICODE]config.yml[/ICODE] [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Permissions[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [][ICODE]betterend.admin[/ICODE] — admin commands + config menu [I](default: op)[/I] [][ICODE]betterend.bypass.protection[/ICODE] — build/break inside protected structures [I](default: op)[/I] [][ICODE]betterend.discovery.notify[/ICODE] — notice when a city is discovered [I](default: op)[/I] [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Free & Source Available[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] []No licence key []No "premium" feature gating []Anonymous usage metrics only (opt out in [ICODE]config.yml[/ICODE], or server-wide) — no player data []Source-available, non-commercial — full source on GitHub, issues welcome [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][COLOR=#808080] —————————————————————————————— [/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Links[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [LIST] [][URL='https://github.com/ESMP-FUN/BetterEnd']Source code and issue tracker[/URL] [][URL='https://discord.gg/qwYcTpHsNC']Discord — support, announcements, feature requests[/URL] [*][URL='https://ko-fi.com/darkstarworks']Ko-fi — (anonymous) donations are VERY welcome[/URL] [/LIST] [CENTER][SIZE=3][I]Please share your "If it would do [THING], I would use it" feedback —[/I] [I]there's a good chance it ships. And if BetterEnd made your End worth[/I] [I]revisiting, a positive review on this page is the best way to support development.[/I][/SIZE]
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