ArcaneCore

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ENTER THE ARCANE
The old powers are awakening.
ArcaneCore brings a first glimpse of a magical rune system to your Minecraft server. Open the ArcaneCore menu, explore a growing collection of rune concepts, and browse their rarities, descriptions, and categories in the rune encyclopedia.
Whether you are building a fantasy survival server, planning a custom RPG experience, or simply looking for a magical foundation to expand upon, ArcaneCore is designed to grow into a deeper system of discovery and progression.
This is an early foundation build. It currently provides the command menu, rune encyclopedia, and rune definitions. Full gameplay features such as applying runes to equipment, merging, crafting, and activating rune powers are planned but are not yet available in this release.
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FEATURES IN THIS BUILD
A custom ArcaneCore menu
Use /arcane to open the plugin’s main menu and take your first look at the ArcaneCore interface.
Rune encyclopedia
Use /arcane encyclopedia to browse the rune definitions currently included in the plugin. Each rune has its own name, rarity, category, description, and maximum level.
Twelve rune concepts
The current registry includes a selection of rune ideas spanning combat, defense, control, utility, survival, mining, rewards, and support.
Seven rarity tiers
Rune definitions can be organized into the following rarity levels:

• Common
• Uncommon
• Rare
• Epic
• Legendary
• Mythic
• Celestial

Configurable presentation
Customize the menu titles and player-facing messages in the generated config.yml.
A foundation for expansion
ArcaneCore is organized around separate rune definitions, a rune registry, effect registry, and socket-management foundation. These provide structure for future development; they should not be mistaken for completed player-facing gameplay features.
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THE RUNE COLLECTION

• Flame Rune — A fiery combat rune concept associated with igniting targets.
• Frost Rune — A control rune concept inspired by slowing enemies with icy power.
• Guardian Rune — A defensive rune concept centered on protection.
• Vampiric Rune — A combat rune concept themed around draining life.
• Haste Rune — A utility rune concept for speed and efficiency.
• Fortune Rune — A mining rune concept focused on better rewards.
• Phoenix Rune — A legendary survival rune concept inspired by rebirth.
• Shadow Rune — A utility rune concept with a stealthy theme.
• Treasure Rune — A reward rune concept focused on finding valuable things.
• Vitality Rune — A defensive rune concept centered on resilience.
• Momentum Rune — A utility rune concept that celebrates movement.
• Arcane Rune — A mythic support rune concept tied to magical amplification.

Rune names and descriptions in this version describe the planned identity of each rune. The gameplay powers are not yet fully implemented.
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COMMANDS

Command	Description
/arcane	Open the ArcaneCore main menu.
/arcane encyclopedia	Open the rune encyclopedia.
/arcane reload	Reload the plugin configuration. Requires the admin permission and must be run by a player.

PERMISSIONS

Permission	Default	Description
arcanecore.command	Everyone	Allows use of ArcaneCore commands.
arcanecore.admin	Operators	Allows access to the configuration reload command.

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CONFIGURATION
ArcaneCore creates a config.yml file when first started. The current configuration includes presentation settings and groundwork for future rune and socket features.

Setting	Default	Purpose in this build
ui.main-title	ArcaneCore	Sets the title displayed by the main menu.
ui.encyclopedia-title	Rune Encyclopedia	Sets the title displayed by the encyclopedia.
messages.welcome	ArcaneCore welcome message	Sets the message sent to a player when they join.
messages.reload-success	Reload confirmation	Sets the message shown after a successful configuration reload.
messages.no-permission	Permission warning	Sets the message shown when a player lacks the command permission.

Note: Rune-level, discovery, and socket settings are included as early configuration groundwork. They do not currently activate a complete progression or socketing system.
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INSTALLATION

1. Install Java 21 or newer.
2. Use a Paper 1.21.x server.
3. Download the ArcaneCore jar.
4. Place the jar in your server's plugins folder.
5. Restart the server.
6. Join the server and try /arcane.

Built for: Paper 1.21.x
Java version: 21
Plugin version: 1.0.0
This build uses the Paper API. Compatibility with standard Spigot is not guaranteed.
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ROADMAP
ArcaneCore is intended to grow into a complete rune progression plugin. Planned development areas include:

• A complete equipment socketing flow
• Rune application and removal with safe item handling
• Rune merging and level progression
• Cursed runes and risk-versus-reward choices
• Rune crafting and discovery progression
• Interactive menus for managing runes
• More configurable rune definitions and gameplay effects

These items are planned features, not promises about what is currently included. Check the resource updates for progress and release notes.
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