Tree Quality of Life

Sneak + break a log, the whole tree comes down.

TreeQoL handles the boring part of tree chopping - breaking all the logs, clearing the leaves, and replanting the sapling - so you don't have to.

Simple breaking from top to bottom animation

Features

Tools - You customize tools. Blacklist individual axe types (e.g. golden axe) or add custom items from ItemsAdder or Nexo as valid axe tools.

Glow highlight - shows logs that will be chopped by glowing effect. Color and duration customizable.

Smart tree validation - min/max log count, max horizontal spread (so you can include branchy oaks but exclude log walls), and a leaf-percentage check that distinguishes natural trees from player-built structures.

Animation - off by default. When enabled, logs break layer by layer, top-down or bottom-up, with configurable delay, particles, and sounds. (Very satisfying with delay 0)

Auto replant - places a sapling at the root after chopping the tree. Can require suitable soil, can consume one from the player's inventory, and can be enabled/disabled per wood type.

Fast leaf decay - removes leaves in batched waves after the logs are gone. Speed and batch size are configurable. Can also be toggled per wood type.

Language - easy to use language system.

Commands

| Command | Permission | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| /treeqol toggle | treeqol.toggle | Turn breaking trees on/off for yourself |
| /treeqol lang <code\|reset> | treeqol.lang | Override your language |
| /treeqol reload | treeqol.reload | Reload config and lang files live |
| /treeqol info | - | Version info |
| /treeqol help | - | Command list |

| Permission | Notes |
|---|---|
| treeqol.use | Required to chop whole trees |
| treeqol.toggle | Required for /treeqol toggle |
| treeqol.lang | Required for /treeqol lang |
| treeqol.reload | Required for /treeqol reload |
| treeqol.bypass.worldguard | Ignore WorldGuard restrictions |

Integrations

| Plugin | Integration |
|---|---|
| WorldGuard | Chopping respects the BUILD flag - blocked regions stay blocked |
| CoreProtect | Every broken log is logged as a player block removal |
| ItemsAdder | Custom items can be configured as tools |
| Nexo | Same as ItemsAdder |
| Jobs Reborn | Player work by chopping trees |

Languages

The plugin reads the player's client locale automatically and picks the matching lang/XX.yml file. Players can override this with /treeqol lang <code>. If a translation doesn't exist for their locale, it falls back to default-locale in config.yml (English by default).

Bundled: English (en), Polish (pl).

To add a new language, copy lang/en.yml to lang/de.yml (or whatever the locale code is), translate the strings, and reload. No restart needed.

Config

# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
#                  TreeQoL Configuration
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════

# Default locale used when the player's locale cannot be determined or their
# translation file does not exist. Must match a file in the lang/ folder.
default-locale: "en"

# Force all players to use this locale regardless of client locale.
# Leave empty ("") to use per-player locale detection.
force-locale: ""

# ── Core Behaviour ──────────────────────────────────
tree-felling:
  # Master switch - set false to disable all features without unloading the plugin.
  enabled: true

  # Player must hold SHIFT while breaking a log to trigger tree chopping.
  require-shift: true

  # Permission node required to use tree chopping. Leave empty to allow everyone.
  permission: "treeqol.use"

  # ── Tool Restrictions ──────────────────────────────
  tools:
    # Controls which items can trigger tree chopping:
    #   ANY          - any item (including bare hand)
    #   AXES         - only axe-type items (default)
    #   SPECIAL_ONLY - only items listed in special-items below
    mode: "AXES"

    # Axe materials for which tree chopping is DISABLED even when mode is AXES.
    # Use Bukkit Material names (e.g. GOLDEN_AXE, WOODEN_AXE).
    disabled-axe-types: []

    # Special items that always activate chopping regardless of mode setting.
    # Supports vanilla materials and custom items from ItemsAdder / Nexo.
    special-items:
      enabled: false
      items: []
      # Example entries:
      # items:
      #   - type: VANILLA
      #     material: NETHERITE_AXE
      #     display-name: ""        # optional: require exact display name match
      #   - type: ITEMSADDER
      #     id: "mypack:magic_axe"
      #   - type: NEXO
      #     id: "magic_axe"

  # ── Block / Tree Type Restrictions ────────────────
  blocks:
    # Whitelist: only these log types will trigger tree chopping.
    # Leave empty to allow ALL log types.
    allowed-log-types: []

    # Blacklist: chopping is always disabled for these log types.
    disabled-log-types: []

  # ── Tree Size Limits ──────────────────────────────
  size:
    # Minimum number of log blocks required to trigger chopping.
    # Prevents accidentally chopping 2-block posts or tiny structures.
    min-logs: 3

    # Maximum number of log blocks that can be broken at once.
    # Safety cap to prevent lag on huge custom trees.
    max-logs: 200

    # Maximum horizontal spread (bounding box width/depth) of the tree.
    # Purely vertical trees have spread 0. Increase for oak/jungle trees with branches.
    max-horizontal-spread: 5

    # Number of topmost log layers to scan for leaves when validating the tree.
    leaf-validation-layers: 3

    # Minimum percentage (0–100) of surrounding blocks that must be leaves
    # for the structure to be recognised as a natural tree.
    min-leaf-percentage: 20

  # ── Visual Effects ────────────────────────────────
  effects:
    # Apply Mining Fatigue to the player when a tree chopping is triggered.
    slow-mining:
      enabled: true
      amplifier: 0          # 0 = Mining Fatigue I, 1 = II, etc.
      duration-ticks: 40

    # Highlight (glowing outline) all log blocks that will be broken.
    highlight-blocks:
      enabled: true
      duration-ticks: 20
      # Glow colour - must be a valid ChatColor name.
      color: "WHITE"

  # ── Break Animation ───────────────────────────────
  animation:
    # Play a staged break animation instead of instant removal.
    enabled: true

    # Direction of staged breaking:
    #   TOP_DOWN  - logs break from top to bottom (realistic fall)
    #   BOTTOM_UP - logs break from bottom to top
    direction: "TOP_DOWN"

    # Delay in ticks between each Y-layer of logs being broken.
    delay-per-layer-ticks: 1

    # Spawn block-crack particles at each broken log position.
    particles: true

    # Play the log break sound for each layer.
    sounds: true

  # ── Auto Replant ──────────────────────────────────
  auto-replant:
    # Automatically place a sapling at the tree's root after chopping.
    enabled: false

    # Delay in ticks before placing the sapling.
    delay-ticks: 5

    # Per-tree-type control. If a type is not listed, it inherits 'enabled' above.
    per-type:
      OAK_LOG: true
      BIRCH_LOG: true
      SPRUCE_LOG: true
      JUNGLE_LOG: true
      ACACIA_LOG: true
      DARK_OAK_LOG: true
      MANGROVE_LOG: true
      CHERRY_LOG: true
      PALE_OAK_LOG: true

    # Require suitable soil (grass, dirt, farmland…) under the root for replanting.
    check-soil: true

    # Consume one sapling from the player's inventory instead of placing one for free.
    # If the player has no matching sapling, replanting is skipped.
    consume-sapling: false

  # ── Fast Leaf Decay ───────────────────────────────
  fast-leaf-decay:
    # Quickly remove natural leaf blocks after a tree is chopped.
    enabled: true

    # Delay in ticks between each wave of leaf removal.
    delay-per-wave-ticks: 2

    # Maximum leaf blocks to remove per wave.
    max-per-wave: 20

    # Per-tree-type control. If a type is not listed, it inherits 'enabled' above.
    per-type:
      OAK_LOG: true
      BIRCH_LOG: true
      SPRUCE_LOG: true
      JUNGLE_LOG: true
      ACACIA_LOG: true
      DARK_OAK_LOG: true
      MANGROVE_LOG: true
      CHERRY_LOG: true
      PALE_OAK_LOG: true

# ── Plugin Integrations ───────────────────────────
integrations:
  worldguard:
    # Block tree chopping in regions where the player cannot build.
    enabled: true
    check-build-flag: true

  coreprotect:
    # Log each chopped block in CoreProtect as a player block removal.
    enabled: true
    # Label prepended to the CoreProtect log entry (useful for filtering).
    action-label: "#treeqol"

  itemsadder:
    enabled: true

  nexo:
    enabled: true

  jobs:
    # Award Jobs Reborn payment/XP for every log chopped, as if the player
    # had broken each one individually. Requires Jobs Reborn to be installed.
    enabled: true

# ── Command Settings ──────────────────────────────
commands-config:
  # Cooldown in seconds between /treeqol toggle uses. 0 disables cooldown.
  toggle-cooldown: 0