XPProtection

Chunk-based land protection, paid for with XP levels. No currency, no dependencies and no complicated setup: stand in a chunk, type /claim, and the land is yours.

Built for Paper.

Features

• Chunk claims with a single command: /claim.
• XP level cost that you can configure (4 levels by default). If the player does not have enough levels, no claim is created and nothing is deducted.
• Trusted players: the owner can grant or remove access for other players.
• 8 flags per claim to control PvP, mobs, explosions, fire, Elytra and entry.
• Real world protection: building, chests, furnaces, doors, buttons, levers, item frames, armor stands, buckets, boats and more.
• Full claim visualization with particles: outlines all of your connected chunks.
• Bedrock support: /claim chunk shows the borders of the current chunk using fake blocks, which are visible through Geyser.
• Enter and leave notice in the action bar, fully editable.
• Safe persistence: claims and flags are saved immediately and survive restarts and shutdowns.
• Configurable messages using MiniMessage formatting.
• No dependencies: it does not need Vault, an economy plugin or a database.

Commands

Permissions

There is no permission to claim: any player can use /claim as long as they have enough XP levels.

Flags

Claiming a chunk does not turn off spawning, so animal and villager farms work from the start. Spawn eggs, commands and breeding are never blocked.

Installation

1. Make sure you have a compatible Paper.
2. Download XPProtection.jar from the Versions tab.
3. Place it in your server's plugins/ folder.
4. Restart the server (do not use /reload).

Configuration

plugins/XPProtection/config.yml:

claim:
  # XP levels that each chunk costs
  xp-level-cost: 4

messages:
  prefix: "<gold>[XPProtection]</gold> "
  enter-claim: "<gray>Tierra de <yellow>{owner}</yellow>.</gray>"
  leave-claim: "<gray>Saliste de la tierra de <yellow>{owner}</yellow>.</gray>"
  # ... and the rest of the messages

The default messages are written in Spanish. You can translate or restyle any of them in config.yml. If a message is missing from the file, the plugin falls back to a built-in text and never errors.

After editing the file, run /claim reload.

Compatibility

Not supported: Spigot and CraftBukkit (the plugin uses the Paper API) and Folia (it is not adapted to its task scheduler).

FAQ

Do I get my XP back if I remove a claim? No. /claim unclaim does not refund levels.

Can I change the cost? Yes, with claim.xp-level-cost in config.yml, then /claim reload.

What happens to my claims when I update the plugin? They are kept. They are stored in plugins/XPProtection/claims.yml.

Are administrators affected by the protections? No. Anyone with xpprotection.admin can build, interact and enter in any claim.

How can I see where my land ends? Use /claim view for the full outline.

Known limitations

• Pistons and liquids that cross the border between a claim and the outside are not blocked yet.
• There is no limit on the number of claims per player.
• There is no command to list all of your claims.

Support and bug reports

If you find a bug, open an issue using the Issues link on this page and include:

• Via Discord Server TheCatsGC.

• Your Paper and XPProtection versions.
• The steps to reproduce the problem.
• The server log if any error appears.