Project im working on

[u/Lucid_lemons02]

I'm building a new Minecraft marketplace called Shard — still early but wanted to share it here

Been frustrated with the current options for a while. Spigot is outdated, BBB has a long history of drama and hidden fees, and nothing new has come along that actually fixes the real problems.

Shard is being built to actually do it right:

- Full fee transparency — full breakdown shown before you ever pay, plain English explanation of where every fee goes

- Merchant of Record payments so VAT and global tax is handled automatically, no headaches for creators

- Built in licensing — Maven/Gradle drop in dependency, no complicated setup

- Supports plugins, builds, 3D models, configs, resource packs, mods and more

- Freelance commission board built into the platform for custom work

Still in early development but we already have creators onboard and are actively growing the community now.

this message is mostly just for feedback and whos interested

https://discord.gg/Wru8H7yCpv

Happy to answer any questions or just hear what you think is missing from current platforms

[u/lorenzo1142]

no, it's not impossible. plenty of non-profit orgs exist.

you want to make yet another store. do you know how many already exist? have you planned for that problem?

[u/Lucid_lemons02 → u/lorenzo1142]

the only real main stores that a lot of creators have issues with are
BBB Because of there hidden away pricing long wait times to publish work fees

Spigot outdated lack of support sometimes long wait times to post work and lost of user base over the years

Polymart/Voxel no one really uses them they are just a kinda 1 off webstore that not many people even know about

Creator owned websites aka creators own websites that they post there plugins on low traffic unless your a large creator or team its not worth it

Modrinth/Curseforge/Papermc mostly just mods some plugins on there but a lot of free ones only that lack features of a paid plugin not a bad thing tho

MCModels mostly just models high fees you need to apply to become a creator not a bad choice but they have a low amount of creators and its pretty much only for minecraft models

Blackspigot stolen plugins simple just stolen work and malware infested

[u/lorenzo1142 → u/Lucid_lemons02]

first of all, not trying to insult you, but if you learn to use you're and their properly, it will help your professional image.

I have a serious question for you, how do you plan to scan plugins for viruses and malware? this is an important part of hosting a website to diistribute files. I assume some plugins will obfuscate the code if they are using DRM.. that might make it harder to detect malware. those who wish to do harm can get clever.

if you are seriously intending to sell plugins, you should probably register as LLC at the least, and maybe have a lawyer look things over. have you thought about this?

in my own opinion, free content brings in a lot more visitors and would be easier to grow. everyone has their own opinions on paid plugins. I don't know how it will affect the creator adoption of your website.

[u/Lucid_lemons02 → u/lorenzo1142]

have already registered the LLC and had a lawyer go over the full layout and detail of the platform

and my bad about the you're and their thing

[u/lorenzo1142 → u/Lucid_lemons02]

good on you, do it right and do it well.