FastMOTD
A MOTD plugin for Velocity that caches network packets. This helps it be the fastest one of the MOTD plugins.
Test server: ely.su
Features
- Fake online (percent + static sum)
- Multiple descriptions/favicons support
- Set information (custom text in the player list)
- Caching of network packets
- Max count "just add up" support
- PNG built-in compression
Comparison with other MOTD plugins
Intel Core i9-9700K, DDR4 (a server that is not running any programs):
| Plugin | Pings per second count |
|---|---|
| FastMOTD | 1 700 000 - 2 000 000 pings per second |
| Without MOTD plugins | 900 000 - 1 100 000 pings per second |
| MiniMOTD | 480 000 - 580 000 pings per second |
Intel Xeon E3-1270, DDR3 (a PC with several applications running):
| Plugin | Pings per second count |
|---|---|
| FastMOTD | 840 000 - 1 000 000 pings per second |
| Without MOTD plugins | 330 000 - 430 000 pings per second |
| MiniMOTD | 150 000 - 200 000 pings per second |
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.7.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as FastMOTD-1.0.10.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.2 MB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.