✅AFKPond [1.21-26.2]

AFKPOND
Persistent WorldGuard AFK timers, configurable rewards and personal placeholders
Paper 1.21.x • WorldGuard 7 • PlaceholderAPI Support
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ABOUT AFKPOND
AFKPond turns any WorldGuard region into a persistent AFK reward area. Every player receives an individual timer saved by UUID. Progress pauses when the player leaves or disconnects and resumes the next time they enter.
The plugin does not replace your AFK-kick system. If a player is kicked for inactivity, their exact progress is saved and continues after they rejoin.
FEATURES

• Persistent per-player AFK progress saved by UUID
• Time counts only inside one configured WorldGuard region
• Progress survives region exit, logout, kick and server restart
• Two independent recurring reward intervals
• Reward commands, intervals and messages are fully configurable
• Optional one-time commands on a player's first pond entry
• Personal PlaceholderAPI countdowns for holograms, scoreboards and menus
• Simple in-game region selection with /afkpond set
• Admin status lookup and player reset commands
• Atomic storage, autosaving and reward-cycle safety protection

REQUIREMENTS

• Paper 1.21.x — tested on Paper 1.21.11
• WorldEdit — required to select the area
• WorldGuard 7 — required
• PlaceholderAPI — optional, required only for placeholders
• DecentHolograms — optional, only for the hologram example

QUICK INSTALLATION

1. Stop the server completely.
2. Install WorldEdit and WorldGuard.
3. Put AFKPond-1.0.0.jar in the plugins folder.
4. Start the server normally. Do not use /reload.
5. Create a WorldGuard region around the AFK pond.
6. Stand inside it and use /afkpond set afkpond.

WORLDGUARD SETUP — RECTANGULAR POND
Get the WorldEdit wand:
Left-click the lowest corner and right-click the opposite upper corner. Include the water and enough height for the player's body. Then create and connect the region:
WORLDGUARD SETUP — IRREGULAR POND
For a pond with several corners, use a polygon selection:
Left-click the first point. Walk around the shoreline and right-click each additional corner. Add more points where the shoreline bends, then give the region enough height:
AFKPond counts time anywhere inside the WorldGuard region, not only while touching water. Make the polygon follow the water if nearby land should not count.
If the region already exists, update it with:
If multiple regions overlap, select the intended one explicitly:
CLEAN DEFAULT REWARDS
The public release contains no server, world, region or player data. It starts with vanilla-compatible example rewards:

• Every 15 minutes: 2 Emeralds
• Every 60 minutes: 1 Diamond

Both rewards are due at the 60-minute point. Replace the console commands with rewards from any economy, crate, rank or voucher plugin:
Available command values:

• %player% — current player name
• %uuid% — player UUID
• %total_time% — formatted total AFK time

COMMANDS

Command	Description
/afkpond	View your personal progress
/afkpond status	View your personal progress
/afkpond status <player>	View stored progress as an admin
/afkpond set [region]	Use a region at your location
/afkpond unset	Clear the selected pond and keep player data
/afkpond reset <player>	Reset a player's timers and first-entry state
/afkpond reload	Reload config and saved progress

PERMISSIONS

• afkpond.status — default: everyone
• afkpond.admin — default: server operators

PERSONAL PLACEHOLDERS
The expansion is built into AFKPond. You do not need to download anything through the PlaceholderAPI eCloud.
Test it after a full restart:
Each player sees their own countdown when the display plugin parses PlaceholderAPI per viewer.
DECENTHOLOGRAMS EXAMPLE
STORAGE
Player progress is stored in plugins/AFKPond/player-data.properties. The file contains UUID, last known name, timer progress and first-entry state. Keep the AFKPond folder when updating the JAR.

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