AtlasLobby

AtlasLobby is a free, modern lobby-core plugin for Java 21 servers. It combines the features commonly spread across several lobby plugins into one configurable package.

Alpha notice: AtlasLobby is currently in active alpha development. Bugs, incomplete behavior, and breaking configuration changes may occur. Please report any problems you encounter and keep backups before updating.

Features

• Configurable lobby spawn and teleportation
• Teleport on join, respawn, or void fall
• Server-wide or per-world lobby protection
• Locked and configurable hotbar items
• Live, automatically refreshing chest menus
• Server and activity selector
• Player profile and settings menus
• Daily rewards with persistent cooldowns and streaks
• Player visibility modes
• Optional resource-pack delivery and status tracking
• Persistent player preferences
• Configurable announcements
• Particle cosmetics with multiple animations
• Optional cosmetic prices through Vault
• PlaceholderAPI support
• Configurable scoreboard
• Configurable sounds, messages, permissions, cooldowns, titles, lore, and actions

Particle Cosmetics

AtlasLobby includes particle cosmetics as a completely free feature. Available effects include:

• Auras
• Rings and orbits
• Spirals
• Double helixes
• Trails
• Bursts
• Crowns
• Spheres
• Vortexes
• Glyphs
• Rainbow effects
• Additional configurable animations

Cosmetics can use individual permissions, prices, world restrictions, particle limits, custom menu icons, and persistent selections.

Configurable Menus

Menus are configured through YAML and support:

• Custom titles and inventory sizes
• Materials and CustomModelData
• Names and lore
• Permission-based visibility
• Locked and dynamic item states
• Live placeholder updates
• Left, right, shift-left, and shift-right actions
• Per-menu and per-item click behavior
• Configurable automatic closing
• Open and close sounds
• Custom menu creation

The rewards interface updates its countdown while the player keeps the menu open.

Actions

Menu and lobby items can perform configurable actions, including:

• Run player or console commands
• Send messages or broadcasts
• Display titles and action bars
• Play sounds
• Open or close menus
• Teleport to the lobby spawn
• Connect to configured proxy servers
• Claim rewards
• Toggle visibility
• Select, preview, or clear cosmetics
• Send the configured resource pack

Protection and Inventory Control

AtlasLobby can protect the entire server or selected worlds. Protection includes block interaction, damage, hunger, item dropping, item pickup, explosions, weather, fire, mob spawning, buckets, armor stands, item frames, projectiles, portals, and more.

Strict lobby inventory control can clear inventories on join, provide only configured items, prevent movement or dropping, and remove unauthorized items.

Integrations

All integrations are optional:

• PlaceholderAPI
• Vault and compatible economy plugins
• LuckPerms
• WorldGuard
• BungeeCord-compatible plugin messaging

AtlasLobby starts and remains usable without any optional dependency.

Requirements

• Java 21
• Paper 1.21 recommended
• Spigot compatibility where supported
• No NMS
• No required resource pack

Main Commands

• /al
• /atlaslobby
• /setspawn
• /spawn
• /lobby
• /hub
• /profile
• /rewards
• /serverselector
• /cosmetics

Installation

1. Download the AtlasLobby jar.
2. Place it inside your server's plugins directory.
3. Start the server.
4. Run /setspawn.
5. Edit the generated YAML files.
6. Apply configuration changes with /al reload.

Free and Open Development

AtlasLobby has no premium or Pro edition. All included features, including particle cosmetics and Vault integration, are free.

No AI-generated assets are included. AtlasLobby works without a resource pack, although server owners may provide their own properly licensed assets.

Alpha Disclaimer

This release is intended for testing and early adoption. Some bugs are expected, and configuration formats may change between alpha releases. Test updates before deploying them to a production server and keep backups of your configuration and player data.