Flow - Reimagining Communication in Minecraft

Elegance in Every Detail

Flow isn't just a chat plugin. It's a completely reimagined way of communicating in Minecraft, where every detail is meticulously crafted. Minimalist. Intuitive. Revolutionary.

✨ The Magic of Simplicity

• Local Chat Communicate naturally with nearby players

• Global Chat Add "!" at the start of your message - and the whole server will hear you

• Smart Tooltips Hover for important information

• Instant Messages Private communication with a single click

🎨 Social Features

• Mentions Tag players with @username for instant notifications

• Emojis Express yourself with built-in emoji support

• Anti-Spam Smart protection against chat abuse

• Chat Filter Keep conversations clean automatically

• Ignore System Control who you interact with

🔧 Player Settings

• Private Messages Control Enable or disable private messages

• AFK System Set your status and custom AFK message

• Personal Settings GUI Easy-to-use interface for all player settings

🎨 Limitless Customization

Customize Flow to your needs:

• Full PlaceholderAPI support
• Flexible message formats
• Interactive tooltips
• LuckPerms integration

⚡️ Performance

Built for speed:

• Asynchronous processing
• Optimized code
• Minimal overhead

🌟 Perfect for Any Server

📝 Configuration Guide

Basic Settings

# Radius for local chat in blocks
local-chat-radius: 100

# Prefix for global messages
global-chat-prefix: '!'

# Time format for timestamps
time-format: 'HH:mm:ss'

Message Formats

Customize how messages appear in different chat types:

format:
  # Local chat format
  local: '%luckperms_prefix%%player_name% &8→ &f%message%'
  
  # Global chat format
  global: '&6[G] %luckperms_prefix%%player_name% &8→ &f%message%'
  
  # Private messages format
  private:
    outgoing: '&d→ &7%recipient%&8: &f%message%'
    incoming: '&dFrom &7%sender%&8: &f%message%'

Player Settings

Configure personal settings for each player:

settings:
  # Default AFK message
  default-afk-message: "I am currently AFK. I will respond when I return."
  
  # Default settings state
  default-settings:
    private-messages-enabled: true
    afk-status: false

Messages Customization

All plugin messages can be customized in messages.yml:

messages:
  private-messages:
    disabled-sender: "&cYou have private messages disabled!"
    disabled-recipient: "&cThis player has private messages disabled!"
    player-afk: "&7%player% is AFK: %message%"
  
  settings:
    private-messages-enabled: "&aPrivate messages enabled!"
    private-messages-disabled: "&cPrivate messages disabled!"
    afk-enabled: "&aAFK status enabled!"
    afk-disabled: "&cAFK status disabled!"

Hover Effects

Configure tooltips that appear when hovering over messages:

hover:
  enabled: true
  format:
    - '&8&m                              '
    - ''
    - '  &fPlayer: &7%player_name%'
    - '  &fRank: &7%luckperms_prefix%'
    - '  &fPing: &7%player_ping%ms'
    - ''
    - '  &fTime: &7%time%'
    - ''
    - '  &7Click to message'
    - ''
    - '&8&m                              '

Anti-Spam Protection

Prevent chat abuse with customizable limits:

anti-spam:
  enabled: true
  cooldown: 2        # Seconds between messages
  max-messages: 5    # Maximum messages
  time-window: 10    # Time window in seconds

Chat Filter

Keep your chat clean with word filtering:

chat-filter:
  enabled: true
  banned-words:
    - "word1"
    - "word2"

Emoji System

Add expressive emojis to your chat:

emojis:
  ':heart:': '❤'
  ':star:': '⭐'
  ':smile:': '☺'
  ':fire:': '🔥'
  ':rainbow:': '🌈'
  # And many more...

Mention System

Configure how player mentions work:

mentions:
  format: '§e@%player%§r'
  sound:
    enabled: true
    type: 'ENTITY_EXPERIENCE_ORB_PICKUP'
    volume: 1.0
    pitch: 1.0
  title:
    enabled: true
    text: '§eMention from %player%'

Color Schemes

Define default colors for chat elements:

colors:
  name: '&7'    # Player names
  arrow: '&8'   # Arrows in format
  message: '&f' # Message text

PlaceholderAPI Integration

Flow supports all PlaceholderAPI expansions:

• %luckperms_prefix% - Player's prefix
• %luckperms_suffix% - Player's suffix
• %player_name% - Player's name
• %player_ping% - Player's ping
• %player_world% - Player's world

Permissions

• flow.reload - Access to /flowreload
• flow.bypass.filter - Bypass chat filter
• flow.bypass.antispam - Bypass anti-spam
• flow.emojis - Use emojis in chat
• flow.color - Use color codes in chat

Color Codes

Flow supports standard Minecraft color codes:

• &0-9, &a-f - Colors
• &k - Magic
• &l - Bold
• &m - Strikethrough
• &n - Underline
• &o - Italic
• &r - Reset

Tips

• Use & for color codes
• Test your formats in-game with /flowreload
• Keep anti-spam values balanced
• Regular expressions are supported in chat filter
• Use hover tooltips to display additional information
• Customize click actions for interactive chat

💫 Commands

/msg Send a private message /r Reply to last message /ignore Ignore/unignore a player /flowreload Reload configuration /settings Open settings menu

📦 Dependencies

Required:

• Paper 1.19+
• PlaceholderAPI

Optional:

• LuckPerms (for ranks and prefixes)

🚀 Installation

1. Place plugin in plugins folder
2. Install PlaceholderAPI
3. Download required expansions:

   /papi ecloud download luckperms
   /papi reload
   

4. Restart server
5. Configure in config.yml

You can find Changelog Here

"Flow - the future of Minecraft communication"