Ages

Ages bring civilization-building, progression, economics, politics, and player-driven development to your server.

Players work together to establish and grow civilizations, advance through different ages, construct specialized buildings, develop production chains, manage resources, and decide how their society will function.

But Ages isn't designed to force every civilization down the same path.

The server provides the framework and systems. The players decide what to do with them.

Will a civilization focus on industry and trade? Build a powerful military? Develop its infrastructure? Establish a strong government? Pursue diplomacy, expand its influence, or wage war against its rivals?

Those decisions belong to the players.



Ages currently feature five stages of civilization progression:

• Neolithic
• Tribal
• Village
• Medieval
• Industrial

Each age introduces new opportunities for development, with progression tied to the systems and requirements configured by the server.

With 63 default building definitions currently available, civilizations have plenty of ways to develop their settlements and establish their infrastructure.


Civilization Building and Progression

• Develop civilizations through multiple ages.
• Construct buildings with configurable requirements and progression restrictions.
• Upgrade buildings and unlock new capabilities.
• Create settlements with distinct purposes and specializations.

Production and Economy

• Configurable production recipes with inputs, outputs, and production times.
• Buildings can produce and process resources.
• Manage a shared civilization treasury.
• Configure building costs, upgrades, economic systems, and policies.

Government and Politics

• Different government types.
• Government roles, permissions, and responsibilities.
• Leadership selection and voting systems.
• Official appointments and configurable policies.
• Give players the ability to shape how their civilization is governed.

Diplomacy and Warfare

• Establish diplomatic relationships with other civilizations.
• Create alliances and negotiate truces.
• Declare wars and establish war goals.
• Experience internal conflict, revolts, and revolutions.
• Use cannon-based sieges as part of warfare.

Infrastructure and Logistics

• Route resources between input and output containers.
• Use storage hubs and transportation infrastructure.
• Develop logistics networks to support production and expansion.
• Build infrastructure that supports the needs of your civilization.

This is what makes Ages different.

Ages provides the systems, but it doesn't dictate how players must use them.

One civilization might become an industrial powerhouse built around production and trade. Another might prioritize military strength and territorial expansion. A third might develop a stable government, focus on infrastructure, and pursue peaceful relationships with its neighbors.

Even on the same server, civilizations can develop different identities, priorities, political structures, economies, and histories.

The direction of each civilization is determined by the people playing it.



Servers can customize the systems that shape their world without being locked into a single progression path or predefined civilization structure.

A large part of Ages is controlled through editable YAML configuration files, allowing you to customize things such as:

• Age progression and requirements.
• Building definitions and construction requirements.
• Production recipes, resources, and production times.
• Building upgrades and associated costs.
• Government types, roles, and permissions.
• Economic systems and policies.

Whether you want a carefully balanced civilization experience or a heavily customized world with its own rules, Ages gives you the tools to shape that experience.



Ages is currently in early alpha.

The plugin is actively being developed, and features, configurations, and balance may change between releases. Feedback from server owners and players is extremely valuable during this stage.

If you decide to help test Ages, please make backups of your server and plugin data before updating between versions.

• Server software: Paper
• Minecraft version: 1.21.x
• Java: 21
• Integrations: Vault, WorldGuard, Dynmap, and PlaceholderAPI support.
• Configuration: Editable YAML configuration files.

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