🌌 SMPStart
SMPStart turns the start of your SMP into a full server event instead of just players spawning in.
When you run /smpstart, the server goes through a short cinematic sequence with a countdown, particles, world border changes, and a shared “SMP HAS STARTED” moment for everyone online.
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⚙ What it does
SMPStart is a lightweight but cinematic plugin for Paper servers that handles SMP openings in a more interesting way than just teleporting players into a world.
It includes:
- ⏱ 10-second start countdown with titles
- ✨ Particle effects that scale up during the countdown
- 🌍 World border animation (starts small, then expands at launch)
- 🚀 Player launch into the sky at start
- 🛡 Optional PvP grace period after launch
- 📊 Bossbar showing grace time remaining
- 🎛 GUI panel for controlling everything in-game
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🎨 Themes
You can change the whole atmosphere of the event using built-in themes:
- 🌌 Cosmic
- ⛈ Storm
- 🔥 Inferno
- 🌿 Nature
- 🌑 Void
- ❄ Frost
Each theme changes particles, sounds, and overall feel of the event.
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🌀 Particle system
Instead of random particles, SMPStart uses structured effects like:
- spirals
- orbit rings
- vortex shapes
- helix-style effects
- expanding shockwaves
These get more intense as the countdown reaches zero.
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🌍 World border
Before the SMP starts, the world border is kept tight for effect. When the event hits 0, it expands to full size in a cinematic way.
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🛡 Grace period
After the launch:
- ⚔ PvP can be disabled automatically (configurable)
- 📊 A bossbar shows remaining grace time
- 🔓 After it ends, PvP is enabled again
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🎛 GUI
You can open a control panel with:
/smpstart panel
From there you can:
- start/stop the event
- change theme
- toggle PvP
- adjust timings
- configure rewards
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📜 Commands
- /smpstart — start the event
- /smpstart stop — cancel it
- /smpstart theme — change theme
- /smpstart panel — open GUI
- /smpstart reload — reload config
- /smpspawnset — set center point
Permission: smpstart.admin (default: op)
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⚙ Setup
- Put the jar into /plugins
- Restart the server
- Stand at spawn and run /smpspawnset
- Pick a theme
- Run /smpstart when ready
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🧠 Requirements
- Paper 1.21.1+
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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.
- Ships as smpstart-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 51 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.