Chest Spawn

SpawnChestPlugin

SpawnChestPlugin is the ultimate tool to boost player engagement on your server. Transform standard survival gameplay into a high-stakes treasure hunt: automatic world events, legendary items, and a competitive "race-to-the-chest" system will keep your players active, exploring, and coming back for more.




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Key Features

• Automatic Spawns: Configurable timer with batch spawning capabilities.
  
  
• Visual Loot Editor: Drag and drop items directly in a GUI — no YAML editing required.
  
  
• Tiered System: Three chest tiers (Common, Rare, Legendary) with custom loot and guardian counts.
  
  
• Legendary Items: Nine unique items with custom abilities (optional).
  
  
• Race-to-Chest: "Pre-open" countdown timer allows players to race to the chest location.
  
  
• Chest Protection: Built-in protection zones (or WorldGuard integration) block block-breaking near active chests.
  
  
• Summoner Apples: Force specific tiers or summon chests on demand.
  
  
• Integration: Supports WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, GriefDefender, and Lands.
  
  
• BossBar HUD: Real-time countdowns and active event tracking.
  
  
• Progression: In-game statistics, achievements, and leaderboards.
  
  
• Multi-language: 10 pre-configured translations included.

Compatibility

Platform Support
Spigot Full support
Paper Full support + async chunk loading
Purpur Full support
Pufferfish Full support
Folia Full support
Minecraft Versions: 1.18 – 1.21.x and 26.1 / 26.1.1. Server type and version are detected automatically.

Chest Tiers

Tier Chance Guardians Guardian Type
Common 50% 1 Zombie
Rare 35% 2 Skeleton
Legendary 15% 3 Wither Skeleton
(All values are fully configurable.)

Features Showcase
Custom Loot Editor
Configure loot visually with /putintothechest.

• Supports full NBT data, lore, and custom names.
  
  
• Drop rate control (All, 1/2, 1/3, etc.).
  
  
• Per-tier configuration.

Summoner Apples
Special items that allow you to spawn chests on demand:

• /giveapple <tier> <player>
  
  
• Optionally enable World Apple Drops: A physical item spawns in the world, and players must race to collect the coordinates.

Protection & Integration
Never worry about griefing.

• Chests automatically skip claimed or protected territories.
  
  
• Supported plugins: WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, GriefDefender, Lands.

Legendary Items & Potions

Item Ability Cooldown
Dragon Slayer +4 dmg, ignites targets 3s
Master Pickaxe Auto-smelt, double drops 1s
Storm Hammer +5 dmg, lightning, AoE 8s
Phoenix Feather Auto-resurrect, fire immunity 5 min
(Includes 6+ custom potions like Haste II, Strength III, and Luck II.)

Commands
Player Commands

• /nextchest (/nc) — Check time until next spawn.
  
  
• /mystats (/stats) — View personal statistics.
  
  
• /leaderboard (/lb) — View server leaders.
  
  
• /cooldowns (/cd) — Track ability cooldowns.

Admin Commands

• /chestnow — Force spawn a chest.
  
  
• /reloadchestconfig — Reload all files.
  
  
• /putintothechest — Open the visual editor.
  
  
• /giveapple — Give summoner apples to players.
  
  
• /testchestzone — Preview spawn coordinates.

Installation

1. Download the latest .jar.
   
   
2. Place it in your plugins/ folder.
   
   
3. Start the server.
   
   
4. Edit config.yml if needed and run /reloadchestconfig.
   
   
5. Start configuring your loot with /putintothechest.

Support & Documentation:

• Wiki / Full Documentation
  
  
• Report Bugs
  
  
• Discord Support

If you enjoy using this plugin, please consider supporting the project by leaving a star on GitHub!