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  • Minecraft
  • 262,765 Monthly Downloads
  • Supports: CB 1.4.7-R1.0
  • 2,896,456 Total Downloads
  • Updated 05/22/2013
  • Created 08/25/2011
  • 171 Favorites
  • Project Site
  • Release Type: Mature
  • License: GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
  • Newest File: Essentials-2.10.1
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About Essentials

Essentials

Essentials offers over 100 commands and features useful on just about every server, from kits to mob spawning.

Essentials

The Essentials plugin is available in a number of different bundles, and the various modules can be configured to give a unique server experience, tailored to your server and your players.

We recommend visiting the wiki links below to find out more about the different packages, commands and permissions available.

Due to the restraints of DBO, we are unable to offer our old download links, including the link for GroupManager.

Visit our wiki to find our CI server and how to become a beta tester.

Infomation

Quote from Essentials:

Essentials is currently developed and maintained by KHobbits and snowleo. Group Manager is maintained by ElgarL.

Many thanks to the other major developers and contributors over the years:
Zenexer, Aelux, Brettflan, KimKandor, ceulemans, necrodoom, ementalo, okamosy, khyperia, Iaccidentally, md_5, GunfighterJ, kukelekuuk00, chrisgward, Skylexia and Andrewkm (EcoCityCraft).
Check the commit list at github for all names.

We have rolling releases, the second number in our version number changes if there is a new Minecraft or major Bukkit update. We only support the recommended versions of Bukkit.

If you have problems, check if you have the newest versions of Bukkit and Essentials first. In many cases the problem has already been fixed.

Over 3.000.000 downloads since May 2011!

Donations

The Essentials project is maintained by a team of developers in their free time. The amount of time we spend improving on this project is down to personal motivation, we do not get paid to keep this updated. If you find Essentials is an essential part of your server, or has made your life easier, please consider giving us a donation to help keep the project alive.

Thanks go to our top 10 donators (£60+):

Learn by example

@Samkio and xTorrent made a great YouTube video explaining what Essentials is, its different parts, and how to install it.

This file is one part of the Essentials suite.
To find out more visit our wiki.

Changes since 2.9.6:

  • Updated for CB 1.4.7
  • New Command - /book - Allows you to re-open a written book for editing
  • New Command - /firework - Lets you add/clear firework effects via command
  • New Command - /recipe - Lets you look up an item's recipe
  • New Feature - Support for 'book:<chapter>' item meta on books. This allows written books to be used in kits.
  • New Feature - Allow unsafe enchantments to be used ingame and on kits, if enabled in the config file.
  • New Feature - Show afk/muted status in /seen lookup when used on online player
  • New Feature - Allow some commands to be used when jailed: essentials.jail.allow.<command>
  • New Feature - Add support for whitelisting commands in /help by permission: essentials.help.<plugin>.<command>
  • New Feature - New config option: cancel-afk-on-interact - when this is false, people will need to manually type /afk to leave afk.
  • Update - Speed tweaks
  • Update - Unregister events if features are disabled
  • Update - Add support for /clear vanilla syntax
  • Update - Add support for /exp vanilla syntax
  • Update - Fix support for /tp vanilla syntax
  • Update - Make /heal remove burning
  • Update - Support for mods which set max health above 20
  • Update - Support for 'name:<name>' and 'lore:<desc>' item meta
  • Update - Support for 'color:<red>,<green>,<blue>' leather armor meta
  • Update - Support for 'player:<name>' skull meta
  • Update - Support for 'author:<name>' and 'title:<title>' book meta
  • Update - Updated kits examples - http://wiki.ess3.net/cfg/
  • Update - Add support '|' as linebreaks in kick/ban messages and item meta
  • Update - Added tempban countdown to connect message
  • Update - Moved /eco reset to /eco set
  • Update - Add server broadcast on /eco wildcard commands
  • Update - Add support for enchanted books to /enchant command
  • Update - Add support for disabling essentials commands in favour for default bukkit commands
  • Update - Improve support for SimplyPerms
  • Update - Notify tpa players when other player aborts teleport
  • Update - Set max time for tempban in config file
  • Update - Items.csv update
  • Bug Fix - Fix /home bed, to deal with bukkit bed changes
  • Bug Fix - Fix /sell to respect item meta
  • Bug Fix - Improved handling async threads
  • Bug Fix - Fix /top command to retain pitch/yaw
  • Bug Fix - Fix /mail sendall from not showing completed message
  • Bug Fix - Fix conflict with Craftbook's custom drops.
  • Bug Fix - Fix /god stopping people healing/eating
  • Bug Fix - Fix /back setting location when logging off in death
  • Bug Fix - Don't disable fly mode when switching worlds, if you have fly permission in both worlds.
  • Bug Fix - Fix /seen location changing for vanished players when teleporting.
  • Bug Fix - Remove a few bukkit api calls from async threads.
  • Permission - essentials.mute.notify - Players with this permission will be notified when a player is muted
  • Permission - essentials.sethome.bed - Players with this permission will be able to use beds to set their home during the day
  • Permission - essentials.fly.safelogin - Players with this permission will be switched to flying if they login in the air
  • Permission - essentials.vanish.effect - Visual invsibility potion effects while vanished.
  • Permission - essentials.tempban.unlimited - Players with this permission can tempban longer than config file limit.
  • GM - Fix op/* on offline mode servers not working
  • GM - Fix commandblock behaviour (toggle in config file)
  • GM - Add support for bukkitforge
  • GM - Updated permissions file example
  • GM - New command /mancheckw <world>
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