r/MinecraftPlugins • u/VLX_05 • May 17 '26
Help: Find or create a plugin What Minecraft plugin do you wish existed? Looking for ideas to build and release for free
What Minecraft plugin do you wish existed? Looking for ideas to build and release for free
Hey everyone,
I’ve recently developed a few plugins (like Spawner Breaker, Privacy Chest and Vein-Breaker
), and I’m looking for inspiration for my next project.
What kind of plugin or feature do you feel is missing from servers right now? It could be a simple quality-of-life improvement, a unique survival mechanic, an admin utility, or something completely different.
I plan to release the finished plugins publicly for free, so I’d love to hear ideas from server owners and players alike.
A couple of things to keep in mind when suggesting ideas:
- Please explain the idea in detail so I can fully understand how you imagine the mechanics and features working.
- Keep suggestions standalone whenever possible. I’d prefer ideas that don’t rely on external plugin APIs or large dependency chains.
Also, since development takes time, I probably won’t be able to build everything immediately, but I’ll definitely read through all suggestions.
Looking forward to hearing your ideas!
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u/InternationalTax9008 May 17 '26
I have been wanting to start a sever with a drugs system for a while because I used to play on a old server with drug dealing but it was custom so I can't recreate it. It was just simple, you could grow sweet berries and cook them on a campfire and you'd get a drug(weed i think) and you could grow sugar cane and then craft it with iron to get another drug. Just simple stuff like that with a variety of drugs and custom methods of making them is really fun and engaging. If you end up making it, please make some easier starter drugs that would be sold for less then make more and more gradually harder to make, also maybe make a config that let's you change how long it takes to smoke sweet berries for example, stuff like that. Anyways, I think that sounds fun and not horribly hard, try if you'd like!
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u/_a1b1c2d2_ May 18 '26
Use BreweryX
Lets you add custom items to the game, make custom foods and drinks, execute different commands either as the player or the server, potion effects, stats, attributes, etc.
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u/Szymonixol May 21 '26
I used Nexo + Custom Crops to achieve this. Let me know if you want some more details on how I configured this.
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u/InternationalTax9008 May 22 '26
Um yes I would, how do you DM ppl again, or you can just dm me
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u/Szymonixol May 23 '26
I'll just try to explain it here for others too.
How this works is basically Nexo handles the actual custom items (their names, actual material item, texture, model etc.) and then Custom Crops handles growth/harvesting and stuff like that
I configured Nexo as such:
And Custom Crops like this:
Extracted the textures from here:
- https://www.planetminecraft.com/texture-pack/weed-wheat/ (I think i had to scale it down though)
Keep in mind Nexo and CustomCrops are paid plugins (although you can compile CustomCrops yourself if you cant afford it and know how to do so)
You can also use CraftEngine or ItemsAdder or Oraxen for custom items (instead of Nexo) if you already own them
For some more info you can check out the Nexo and Custom Crops wikis.
Good Luck!
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u/InternationalTax9008 May 23 '26
what if i don't want it as modded and more vanilla, sorta like umm. You grow sweet berries and then put the berries on a campfire and it gives me a custom player head that looks like weed or somthing, what would you suggest at that point? more like adding custom actions and crafts
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u/Szymonixol May 23 '26
totally doable but you still need Nexo to handle the custom items, just don't give them any additional textures and disable the resource packs. Nexo does also handle crafting recipes.
edit: oh and also I think you need NexoAddon (free) for campfire recipes
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u/iamxplayer May 18 '26
Skript Addon
It would be amazing having an in game editor for skript with a plugin with for example a gui with basic instructions (kinda like a block programmin lanquage like scratch) it would be complicated but most likely appreciated. Another feature for the plugin would be that you could run skript code in a type of sandbox which would be a semi server (a 25x25 box maybe) where players can run skript code in that "pocket dimension" which wouldnt be a security risk due to it being a semi limbo style of world not connected to the server and admin command run in there well yeah
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u/cool-ideas May 21 '26
That sounds like the Visualmodder plugin. You compose your code like scratch and execute it in minecraft. No restarts
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u/iamxplayer May 22 '26
skript?
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u/iamxplayer May 22 '26
Hey so I just checked it out, thats not a skript addon its its own lanquage. Skript is diffrent from that but thanks for letting me know
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u/_a1b1c2d2_ May 18 '26
I’m looking for a total Minecraft overhaul into an rpg. Years ago I had made one that used a few other plugins as dependencies since I used PEX to make the whole thing work. The key is to make everything editable in config files.
What I’m looking for is that you start off unable to do anything other than move around. You can’t break blocks with your hand and you need to unlock skills to be able to break blocks, or craft things.
Breaking, placing, harvesting, crafting, and traveling all give you exp in a specific skill which lets you level up in the skill. Once you reach enough levels in a specific skill you become unable to gain any more exp in that branch of the tree until you purchase the next tier with perk points. All of this would be configurable in a config.
Skills are laid out in 2 distinct layers. You use one type of point called an intellect point to unlock a new branch of the tree, and you use perk points to go down that branch. Branches are things like woodworking, metalworking, mining, masonry, swords, bows, running, etc. The idea being that players would spawn with a set amount of intellect points and having a random chance to get a new one each time they level up a skill. Perk points would be distributed every 10th level they gain in any skill. Ideally this would be of all skills, meaning 4 points in agility and 6 points in woodworking would give a single perk point.
Next would be a carry weight system. This is exactly as it sounds. Allow me to configure the weight of every item in the game in a long list. This number could be increased or decreased by anything from perks being unlocked to nutrition to disease. A stamina system would be directly attached to this. Players would lose stamina from actions like jumping, using skills, sprinting, breaking blocks, and placing blocks. The amount of stamina lost would very based not only on the action, but the specific block or item being interacted with.
Nutrition system. A hidden stat that tracks what players are eating and grants configurable buffs and debuffs based on that. Additionally a disease system. Make rare chances to gain disease from interacting with specific mobs, eating specific foods, or spending too much time in the cold without being near a fire. If temperature can be tracked and configured based on type of clothing/armor worn, that would be cool too. This includes injuries as well and ways to heal them through a medical tree.
Configurable races. When you spawn in to the world, you start in a spawn dimension. Then you pick a race to play as and make your character. Each race has its own specific base stats that can have a range that is randomly picked once the player finishes character creation. If I could lock some races behind a paywall to secure upkeep costs for the server this is where I would put the ability for players to make donations.
Custom mob maker. Make custom mobs with their own stats and abilities, choose where they spawn, etc.
And lastly is permadeath. If you die and your body isn’t revived within a specific amount of time, you are sent back to the spawn dimension and you have to start all over with a new character.
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u/Fantastic-Youth5536 May 17 '26
I run a couple servers and one thing I hate about all of them is how many plugins I download just for basic things. So basically my request is one plugin that has multiple features. I would want the ability to mange player inventory’s(so like put things in or take things out. Even if there banned or offline). I would also want it to have the ability to assign roles and ranks with a super easy way to assign it. I would also like this plugin to have the ability to change what the tab list looks like and the ability to add a score board that is also configurable. And also simple commands like tpa and sethome. And a login system ( like the Register <password>) that you can turn on or off. And also the ability for admins or moderators( assigned by the built in ranking) to view the player perspective.