SeeMoreNext

Fork of SeeMore for Paper 1.19 → 26.2 and Folia.

Sets each player's server-side view distance to match their client-side render distance, optionally clamped per world. Players who render fewer chunks save server resources; players who render more still get the full experience.

Install

1. Drop SeeMoreNext-*.jar into plugins/.
2. Restart the server.
3. Edit plugins/SeeMoreNext/config.yml if needed, then /smn reload.

Config example

# Delay (ticks) before lowering view distance after a client change.
update-delay: 600

# Log level: off | minimal | all
log-changes: minimal

# Apply view distance on join before client sends its settings.
wait-for-client-settings: true

# Check all players' view distance every N ticks. -1 to disable.
polling-interval: 200

# Re-check delays (ticks) after PlayerClientOptionsChangeEvent.
options-change-retries: [20, 60]

world-settings:
  default:
    maximum-view-distance: -1   # -1 = server's world view distance
    # minimum-view-distance: 2  # optional floor

Per-world example

world-settings:
  default:
    maximum-view-distance: 12
  creative:
    maximum-view-distance: 6
  survival:
    minimum-view-distance: 4
    maximum-view-distance: 16

Commands & Permissions

Command	Permission	Who	Description
/smn	seemorenext.command.seemore	op	Show help
/smn reload	seemorenext.command.reload	op	Reload config
/smn update	seemorenext.command.update	op	Force update all players
/smn refresh	seemorenext.command.refresh	all	Refresh your own view distance
/smn average	seemorenext.command.average	op	Effective average view distance + histogram
/smn players	seemorenext.command.players	op	Players grouped by view distance
/smn status	seemorenext.command.status	all	Plugin status overview
/smn debug-info	seemorenext.command.debug-info	op	Config values + your view distance

seemorenext.bypass — players with this permission are not clamped (ops, builders, etc).

Compatibility

• Paper 1.19.4 / 1.20.x / 1.21.x / 26.x
• Folia (regionised scheduler)
• Single universal JAR compiled against Paper API 1.19.4

Credits

• Original: froobynooby / SeeMore — MIT
• Maintainer: MisterFenek