Minecraft plugin nightcore

🔌 About the plugin nightcore

nightcore — is a lightweight library Minecraft plugin designed to be used as a dependency by other Spigot/Paper plugins. nightcore provides message and language utilities, currency/economy adapters and PlaceholderAPI support so plugin authors can reuse common functionality without reimplementing basics. nightcore is distributed and documented by NightExpress and is listed as a required library for several projects.

🎯 Purpose

• nightcore solves repetitive boilerplate for plugin developers: language files, message formatting (chat/title/action_bar), sound tags and economy bridge adapters.
• It reduces duplication in plugin code and centralizes integrations with economies and placeholders.

⚙ Main features (confirmed)

• Language and messages extraction with per-language configs (lang folder; engine.yml sets plugin language). ()
• Message output types: chat, action_bar, title, silent; support for custom sounds and title timings. ()
• Built-in currency providers and integration adapters for common economy plugins (Vault-compatible providers, BeastTokens, CoinsEngine, PlayerPoints, etc.). ()
• PlaceholderAPI compatibility for message placeholders. ()
• Lightweight library intended to be bundled alongside consumer plugins (e.g., ExcellentEnchants recommends installing nightcore as a dependency). ()

🧩 Who it fits

• Plugin developers who want a shared library for localization, messages and economy adapters.
• Server owners who run multiple custom plugins that depend on the same utility library.
• Not intended as an end‑user feature plugin; nightcore is primarily a developer/library component for Spigot/Paper ecosystems.

🏗 Usage examples

• A plugin uses nightcore to send localized join/leave titles and to look up a server currency via the built-in currency providers.
• Install nightcore alongside a plugin like ExcellentEnchants to satisfy its dependency and centralize PlaceholderAPI and economy hooks.

⌨️ Commands

The plugin does not add new player commands (nightcore is a library/dependency and exposes APIs for other plugins rather than user-facing commands). ()

🔐 Permissions

Official documentation pages for nightcore do not publish a standalone list of plugin permission nodes. Information about any permission nodes (if present) appears absent or is intended to be provided by consumer plugins. If you need explicit permission nodes, check the consuming plugin's documentation. ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Install

• Download nightcore.jar from the project's official distribution (see project docs).
• Place nightcore.jar into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Restart the server (do not use /reload).
• Verify startup logs for successful extraction of lang files and provider registration. ()

📦 Dependencies

• For economy integration, a Vault-compatible economy plugin is required for full functionality (e.g., EssentialsX or a Vault-compatible provider). nightcore exposes adapters for several economy plugins. ()
• PlaceholderAPI is supported for placeholders in messages. ()

🧾 Configuration

• nightcore extracts language files into a lang/ directory on first run and uses engine.yml to set language and message formatting options. ()
• The plugin creates its config artifacts on first startup; most settings are for message formatting, currency registration and provider options.
• No official documentation mentions built-in MySQL/SQLite persistence for nightcore itself — it is provided as a library and currency/provider details are handled via adapters. If a consumer plugin requires a database, consult that plugin's docs. ()

🧠 Additional information

• Known conflicts: official docs do not list specific plugin conflicts. Because nightcore exposes generic hooks (messages, currencies, placeholders), ensure consumer plugins use compatible nightcore versions to avoid API mismatches. ()
• Limitations: nightcore is a library — it does not provide gameplay features on its own. Functionality depends on consumer plugins that call nightcore APIs.

FAQ

Q: Is nightcore a gameplay plugin? A: No — nightcore is a utility/library used by other plugins to handle messages, languages and economy adapters. ()

Q: Does nightcore need Vault? A: For economy adapters you will need a Vault-compatible economy plugin; nightcore supports multiple providers but Vault-compatible economies are required for some integrations. ()

Q: Does nightcore expose commands I must configure permissions for? A: Official docs indicate nightcore itself does not add user-facing commands; permissions (if any) are usually defined by consumer plugins. ()

Q: Where can I get support? A: The project's documentation references a Support Discord and GitHub links on the docs site for issues and source code pointers. ()

• Telemetry / bStats: not documented in official pages reviewed.
• Official Support: documentation pages include a support Discord reference and GitHub references in headers. ()

When to choose nightcore

Choose nightcore when you run or develop Spigot/Paper plugins that need shared language/message handling, economy providers and PlaceholderAPI integration. nightcore reduces repeated work and centralizes integrations for multiple consumer plugins.

(Primary sources: official NightCore documentation and project pages; see documentation for exact installation artifacts and provider lists.) ()