EssentialsC started as an alternative to EssentialsX, so here is a straight comparison. I appreciate every single one of you using EssentialsC
| Area | EssentialsC | EssentialsX |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla commands | Every command ships at normal priority, so vanilla /gamemode, /give and friends keep working no matter what. You can still reach everything through /essentialsc:<command>, and each command can be turned off, reprioritized, aliased, cooled down or given custom help text in commands.yml |
Takes over vanilla commands by default, and you have to dig through overridden-commands and disabled-commands to stop it |
| Modularity | Almost everything can be switched off completely. Don't use homes, kits, TPA or punishments? Turn them off and they are really gone: no background tasks, no listeners, commands unregistered like the feature never existed | Mostly everything loads whether you use it or not |
| Storage | One SQLite database (or MySQL if you want) holding players, homes, kits, punishments and economy. No pile of per-player files | One YAML file per player on disk |
| Languages & formatting | 29 languages built in, and each player picks their own with /language. Messages use MiniMessage, so gradients, hover text and RGB just work |
One language for the whole server, and old school & color codes |
| Player-facing GUIs | Shop, auction house, kits and RTP open real inventories you can click through. No chat walls, and no extra plugins needed for a shop or an AH | Mostly chat and commands. A shop or an auction house means installing something else |
| Switching over | Coming from EssentialsX? /migration essentialsx pulls over users, homes, warps, bans, mutes and economy, and dry-run mode shows what would happen first |
No importer, you start from zero |
- Older setups. EssentialsX runs on Spigot and on versions going back years. EssentialsC needs Paper and 1.20.6+, so on old setups EssentialsX is your only pick of the two.
- Mail. EssentialsX has
/mail. EssentialsC doesn't, so for offline messages you are stuck with/msghistory or Discord. - Track record. EssentialsX has been around for over a decade and half the plugin world builds on it. EssentialsC is younger, so check the issue tracker before moving a big network over.
EssentialsC is a simple, lightweight, and modern all-in-one plugin made to give your Minecraft server everything it needs.
Click to expand full feature list
- Auction House
- Shop
- Economy
- Homes
- Warps
- Wild Teleport (RTP)
- Moderation Tools
- Scoreboard
- Nicknames
- Discord Notifications
- Kits
- 90+ Commands
...and more!
EssentialsC is built for Bukkit-based servers and supports Minecraft 1.20.6 - 26.2+
Supported Software & System Requirements
| Software | Status |
|---|---|
| Paper | Supported |
| Purpur | Supported |
| Folia | Supported |
| Other Forks | Supported* |
| Spigot | Not Supported |
| Bukkit | Not Supported |
*Forks that do not modify the core Bukkit API are supported.
- Java Version: 21+
- Minecraft Version: 1.20.6+
- Server Platform: A supported server software listed above
Use of AI
I use AI as a tool while developing EssentialsC.
- A small part of the core code was generated with AI, but was reviewed, tested, and adapted by me.
- AI was also used for the language files and a larger part of the configs, mainly the shop sections.
- I still review and handle the final implementation myself.
Contributing
Contributions are always welcome! If you have an idea, find a bug, or want to improve something, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.
Before contributing, please make sure your changes fit the project and are properly tested.
EssentialsC is not affiliated with or endorsed by EssentialsX or Mojang Studios. EssentialsC is developed by me in my free time.
