Horizons Claims

!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/3469d3bfb3a2d39bf91ace998306a9fb4831a21f.png) # HorizonsClaims

A lightweight yet powerful region-based land claim plugin built for modern Paper, Purpur, and Spigot servers. HorizonsClaims gives players an intuitive golden shovel claiming experience with deep protection, a flexible trust system, economy-driven claim blocks, and extensive integration support. Whether you run a small SMP or a large network, HorizonsClaims scales to fit your needs while remaining simple for players to use.

## Features at a Glance

• Golden Shovel claim creation with visual feedback
• Subclaims, merging, naming, and cross-world support
• Comprehensive block, entity, and PvP protection
• Granular trust system with ban/kick/transfer
• Claim block economy with playtime rewards and buy/sell shop
• Automatic claim expiration for inactive players
• Beautiful boundary visualization (particles, ghost blocks, glow entities)
• PvP toggle system with per-claim and wilderness rules
• Teleportation to claims with warmup
• Claim flight for trusted players
• NPC system via Citizens2
• Map integrations (Dynmap, BlueMap)
• Extensive custom item support (ItemsAdder, Oraxen, and more)
• SQLite and MySQL database backends
• PlaceholderAPI, Vault, and multi-currency economy support
• Multilingual (English & German)
• bStats metrics

## Claiming System

### Golden Shovel Tool

Claims are created using a golden shovel (or any configurable material). Right-click two opposite corners to define a rectangular region. The tool can be customized:

• Material -- change from golden shovel to any item
• Display name -- custom name shown on the tool
• Glow effect -- make the claim tool glow with an enchantment shimmer

Obtain the claim tool with `/claim tool` or the shortcut `/claimtool`.

### Claim Size & Limits

Server administrators can configure:

• Minimum claim size -- prevent tiny, cluttered claims
• Maximum claim size -- cap how large a single claim can be
• Maximum claims per player -- limit the number of separate claims a player can own
• Players with `horizonsclaims.unlimited` bypass size and count limits

### Claim Naming

Give your claims meaningful names using the claim settings. Named claims are displayed in enter/leave messages, the claim list, and teleportation menus, making it easy to organize multiple claims.

### Cross-World Claiming

Players can own claims across different worlds. Each claim is world-specific, but the player's total claim block pool is shared globally.

### Subclaim System

Create claims within claims for fine-grained area control. Subclaims are ideal for:

• Designating public areas within a private base
• Giving specific players access to only part of a larger claim
• Creating shop plots inside a town claim

Subclaims can operate with independent flags (their own protection settings) or inherited flags (inheriting from the parent claim). This flexibility lets you build complex permission structures without multiple overlapping claims.

### Claim Merging

Own two adjacent claims? Use `/claim merge` or `/claimmerge` to combine them into a single claim. Merging simplifies management when claims have grown to touch each other. The resulting claim inherits the settings and trust lists that you configure.

### Claim Block Economy

Players need claim blocks to create and expand claims. The system provides multiple ways to earn and manage blocks:

• Starting blocks -- every new player begins with a configurable number of claim blocks
• Playtime rewards -- earn additional blocks automatically for time spent on the server
• Buy blocks -- purchase claim blocks using the server economy
• Sell blocks -- sell unused claim blocks back for money
• Admin grants -- administrators can give or set blocks for any player

### Claim Block Refund

When a player shrinks or deletes a claim, a configurable percentage of the invested claim blocks is refunded. Set it to 100% for full refunds or lower to add an economic cost to restructuring claims.

### Anti-Claim Camping

Prevent players from claiming land directly adjacent to other players' claims. A configurable minimum distance between claims ensures everyone has breathing room. Players with the `horizonsclaims.bypass.distance` permission can ignore this restriction.

## Protection

HorizonsClaims provides comprehensive protection for claimed land. Every protection type is active by default and covers a wide range of grief vectors.

### Block Protection

• Block breaking -- untrusted players cannot break blocks inside a claim
• Block placing -- untrusted players cannot place blocks inside a claim

### Container Protection

• Chests, barrels, shulker boxes and all other container types are locked to untrusted players
• Prevents item theft from any interactable storage block