Animated NPCs

Animated NPCs

Animated NPCs that bring your lobby to life

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🧠 AnimatedNPCs

A powerful Paper 1.20.x plugin that makes your existing NPCs feel truly alive.

Instead of static NPCs, AnimatedNPCs adds animations, reactions, and immersive behavior to your already existing NPC systems – without replacing them.


⚠️ IMPORTANT

This plugin works with:

It does NOT:

  • create its own NPC system
  • replace FancyNPCs or Citizens
  • require ProtocolLib
  • spawn new NPC systems

AnimatedNPCs only enhances existing NPCs.


🎯 WHAT IT DOES

AnimatedNPCs turns static NPCs into immersive world entities.

NPCs move, react to players, and use visual + audio effects to feel naturally alive inside your server world.


✨ FEATURES

🧍 Animations

  • Smooth head tracking toward nearby players
  • Idle animations (breathing, swaying)
  • Waving, nodding, gestures
  • Smooth rotation system
  • Floating & small jumps
  • Random micro-movements for realism

🎆 VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Fully configurable particle system per NPC
    • Aura effects
    • Proximity-based particles
  • Optional glow effect
  • Rainbow name tags
  • Smooth holograms (no flicker)

🔊 SOUNDS

  • Ambient sounds near NPCs
  • Interaction sounds on click
  • Anti-spam cooldown system
  • Fully configurable per NPC

🧠 BEHAVIOR (VISUAL LOGIC)

  • NPCs react to nearby players
  • Random animation intervals
  • Configurable range & probability
  • Cooldown-based movement logic for realism

⚙️ CONFIGURATION

Each NPC is fully individual:

  • Enable/disable animations
  • Particle type & intensity
  • Sound settings
  • Multi-line holograms
  • Glow & name tag effects
  • Trigger ranges
  • Random behavior probabilities

Everything can be changed via commands and reloaded instantly.


📋 COMMANDS

Command Description
/animatednpcs list Show all NPCs
/animatednpcs info <npc> NPC information
/animatednpcs reload Reload config
/animatednpcs animate <npc> <anim> on/off Toggle animations
/animatednpcs particle <npc> Set particles
/animatednpcs hologram <npc> Set hologram
/animatednpcs glow <npc> Toggle glow
/animatednpcs sound <npc> Manage sounds

🔐 PERMISSIONS

  • animatednpcs.admin – full access
  • animatednpcs.reload – reload config
  • animatednpcs.list – list NPCs
  • animatednpcs.info – view NPC info
  • animatednpcs.animate – manage animations
  • animatednpcs.particle – manage particles
  • animatednpcs.hologram – manage holograms
  • animatednpcs.glow – toggle glow
  • animatednpcs.sound – manage sounds

⚡ PERFORMANCE

Built for large servers:

  • No ProtocolLib required
  • Centralized update system
  • NPC caching instead of repeated lookups
  • Optimized for high NPC counts

🌍 LANGUAGES

  • English
  • German
  • Fully configurable
  • Expandable for more languages

📦 COMPATIBILITY

  • Paper 1.20.x
  • Java 21
  • Requires FancyNPCs OR Citizens
  • No ProtocolLib required
  • No custom NPC system included

🚀 GOAL

Make NPCs feel alive instead of decorative – perfect for modern lobby, city, and network servers.


🧠 AnimatedNPCs (Deutsch)

Ein leistungsstarkes Paper 1.20.x Plugin, das bestehende NPCs lebendig macht.

Statt statischer NPCs fügt AnimatedNPCs Animationen, Reaktionen und visuelle Effekte hinzu – ohne das NPC-System zu ersetzen.


⚠️ WICHTIG

Das Plugin funktioniert mit:

Es:

  • erstellt keine eigenen NPCs
  • ersetzt kein NPC-System
  • benötigt kein ProtocolLib

AnimatedNPCs erweitert nur bestehende NPCs.


🎯 FUNKTION

NPCs wirken nicht mehr wie Dekoration, sondern wie Teil der Welt.

Sie bewegen sich, reagieren auf Spieler und nutzen visuelle sowie akustische Effekte.


✨ FEATURES

🧍 Animationen

  • Spieler-Tracking (sanft)
  • Idle Bewegungen (Atmen, Swaying)
  • Winken, Nicken, Gesten
  • Smooth Rotation
  • Floating & kleine Sprünge
  • Zufällige Mikro-Bewegungen

🎆 EFFEKTE

  • Partikel pro NPC konfigurierbar
  • Aura & Nähe-Effekte
  • Optionaler Glow
  • Rainbow Nametags
  • Smooth Hologramme

🔊 SOUNDS

  • Ambient Sounds bei Nähe
  • Klick-Sounds bei Interaktion
  • Cooldown gegen Spam
  • Pro NPC einstellbar

🧠 VERHALTEN

  • NPC reagiert auf Spieler
  • Zufällige Animationen
  • Reichweite & Wahrscheinlichkeit
  • Cooldown-System für Natürlichkeit

⚙️ KONFIGURATION

Jeder NPC ist individuell konfigurierbar:

  • Animationen an/aus
  • Partikel & Intensität
  • Sounds
  • Hologramme (mehrzeilig)
  • Glow & Nametags
  • Trigger & Reichweite
  • Zufallsverhalten

Alles per Command & sofort reloadbar.


📋 BEFEHLE

Befehl Beschreibung
/animatednpcs list NPC Liste
/animatednpcs info <npc> NPC Infos
/animatednpcs reload Config reload
/animatednpcs animate <npc> <anim> on/off Animationen
/animatednpcs particle <npc> Partikel
/animatednpcs hologram <npc> Hologramm
/animatednpcs glow <npc> Glow
/animatednpcs sound <npc> Sounds

🔐 PERMISSIONS

  • animatednpcs.admin – Vollzugriff
  • animatednpcs.reload – Reload
  • animatednpcs.list – NPC Liste
  • animatednpcs.info – Infos
  • animatednpcs.animate – Animationen
  • animatednpcs.particle – Partikel
  • animatednpcs.hologram – Hologramme
  • animatednpcs.glow – Glow
  • animatednpcs.sound – Sounds

⚡ PERFORMANCE

Optimiert für große Server:

  • Kein ProtocolLib
  • Zentrale Update-Logik
  • NPC Caching
  • Skalierbar für viele NPCs

🌍 SPRACHEN

  • Englisch
  • Deutsch
  • Vollständig konfigurierbar
  • Erweiterbar

📦 KOMPATIBILITÄT

  • Paper 1.20.x
  • Java 21
  • FancyNPCs ODER Citizens erforderlich
  • Kein ProtocolLib

🚀 ZIEL

NPCs sollen sich lebendig anfühlen statt statisch – ideal für moderne Server-Netzwerke.

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Animated NPCs 1.3.5

1.3.5

1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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Animated NPCs 1.3.4

1.3.4

1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
paper, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.3

1.3.3

1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2
paper, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.2

1.3.2

1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2
paper, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.4

1.3.4

1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2
paper, purpur, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.3

1.3.3

1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
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Animated NPCs 1.3.2

1.3.2

1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
folia, paper, purpur, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.1

1.3.1

1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
folia, paper, purpur, spigot
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Animated NPCs 1.3.0

1.3.0

1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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Animated NPCs 1.2.9

1.2.9

1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6
folia, paper, purpur, spigot
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Animated Npc´s 1.0.0

1.0.0

1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
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