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๐Ÿ“— Introduction

Hey there! Welcome to the CraftEngine docs!

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What is CraftEngineโ€‹

CraftEngine enables you to customize your Minecraft server experience by allowing the creation of new blocks, items, and recipes. All this can be achieved solely through a resource pack and server-side implementation, eliminating the need for any client-side mod installations.

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CraftEngine comes with a full set of block behavior APIs, letting you register custom block behaviors just like in Forge/Fabric. If youโ€™ve ever been a mod developer, youโ€™ll feel right at home with CraftEngineโ€™s registration system! We recommend using PaperWeight as your go-to development dependency.

Obtaining the Pluginโ€‹

  • The Community Edition is available for download on Modrinth
  • The Premium Edition can be purchased on Polymart

Installationโ€‹

CraftEngine requires a Paper based Minecraft server to function. It is compatible with most common forks, including Folia, Pufferfish, Purpur and similar variants. To install the plugin, simply drag and drop the .jar file into your server's /plugins folder.

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CraftEngine requires JDK 21 or later to run. The minimum supported Minecraft version is 1.20, though this may be dropped in future updates depending on NetEase's Minecraft server version support in China.

Obtaining Plugin Supportโ€‹

  • Premium license users can verify via our Discord bot to access exclusive support channels.
  • Developers seeking technical assistance should use the #api-help channel for dedicated support.

Key Differentiatorsโ€‹

CraftEngine's underlying implementation principle is fundamentally different from competing products in the same category. If you're curious about the technical details, you can review our code on GitHub for deeper understanding.

In simpler terms:

  • CraftEngine achieves server-side modding, enabling the creation of new blocks that surpass the current Minecraft version's limitations
  • Using an implementation approach similar to ViaBackwards, it converts these new blocks into legacy block formats that remain visible to players
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You can quickly browse some of CraftEngine's exclusive features on โ˜„๏ธ Exclusive Features

Some features already exist in other plugins โ€“ but CraftEngine does better. Check out the comparison on ๐Ÿฅ• Simply Better