Keep Me Growing

# KeepMeGrowing (https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.0-blue.svg)](#readme) (https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Paper%20%7C%20Spigot-green.svg)](https://papermc.io/) (https://img.shields.io/badge/bStats-metrics-00ADB5.svg)](https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/keepmegrowing/31246) Crops and passive mobs keep maturing while chunks are unloaded: when someone loads the area again, the plugin applies the “missing” progress in one shot so growth feels natural instead of time-gated by online players. (https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join%20Server-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/WpYZkrdNVe) --- ## Summary KeepMeGrowing tracks when plant blocks and supported animals were last persisted for a chunk. On **chunk load**, it looks at **wall-clock time since last unload**, applies your configured pacing, and advances growth (crops, stems, saplings, vines, etc.) plus passive mob ageing where enabled. **Requires Spigot/Paper 1.13+** (API); passive mob simulation needs **Minecraft 1.10+**. WorldGuard is optional via the `offline-growth` flag. Drop your marketing screenshots into `assets/` as **`crops.png`** and **`animals.png`** so the images below render on GitHub. --- ## Showcase ### Supported crops !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vanillaxtra/keepmegrowing/refs/heads/main/assets/allcrops.png) ### Supported animals !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vanillaxtra/keepmegrowing/refs/heads/main/assets/allmobs.png) --- ## How it works When a chunk that contains tracked plants or eligible animals is loaded, the plugin knows roughly **how long that chunk (or its saved state) sat unloaded**. It does **not** simulate every tick in real time; instead it **fast-forwards** growth using that elapsed time and your `config.yml` pacing so players see crops and mobs “catch up” as if they had been progressing the whole time. Here is a concrete example using the **default** pacing for carrots in `config.yml` (**20 minutes** ≈ “full maturity” for pacing purposes — you can change this per crop): - If the chunk was away for **≥ 20 minutes**, carrots advance as if a full growth window elapsed (they can reach full stage from an empty field, subject to how the growth logic applies that time). - If it was away for **10 minutes**, carrots get about **half** that pacing budget applied. - If it was away for **10 minutes** **and** the carrots were already **half-grown when the chunk unloaded**, the remaining progress stacks with what was saved — they can reach **full stage** after load. Exact behaviour depends on crop type, block state, modifiers (`/growth rate`, sprint, freeze), and WorldGuard `offline-growth`. Tune every crop in **`plants-minutes-to-full-growth`** and mobs in **`mobs-minutes-to-full-growth`** to match your server. --- ## Crops & plants These are handled with offline-style progression (names match common Bukkit materials / farm blocks): - Carrots - Potatoes - Wheat - Beetroots - Nether wart - Cocoa - Sweet berry bush - **Saplings:** oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, dark oak, cherry — including **2×2 mega tree** setups (e.g. four spruce, jungle, or dark oak saplings) - Cactus - Sugar cane - Melon (stem **and** melon blocks) - Pumpkin (stem **and** pumpkin blocks) - Kelp - Weeping vines - Twisting vines - Bamboo - Cave vines - Mangrove propagules - Torchflower - Pitcher crop --- ## Supported passive mobs If the server version allows mob tracking, these types can receive offline-style ageing / special cases (e.g. baby → adult pacing, sheep wool regrowth where implemented): - Chicken - Pig - Cow - Sheep (including wool regrowth timing) - Mooshroom - Rabbit - Wolf - Ocelot - Horse - Villager - Polar bear - Mule - Donkey - Llama - Turtle - Trader llama - Fox - Cat - Bee - Panda - Strider - Goat - Axolotl - Frog - Tadpole - Sniffer - Camel - Armadillo --- ## Features - **Offline crop growth** when chunks reload, driven by configurable “minutes to full growth” per plant type - **Optional offline passive mob progression** on supported versions - **Loaded-chunk bonus ticks** so farms still respect `/growth` multipliers when players are nearby - **WorldGuard** integration: `offline-growth` flag (DENY blocks simulation in that region) - **Persistence** via JSON or external databases (see `config.yml`) - **Admin commands** for reload, debug, sprint / freeze / base rate --- ## Installation 1. Build or download the **shadow** JAR `keepmegrowing-2.0.jar` (or `keepmegrowing-bundled-2.0.jar` if you need all DB drivers in one file). 2. Place it in the server `plugins` folder. 3. Start the server; config is created under **`plugins/KeepMeGrowing/`**. 4. Edit `config.yml`, then `/growth reload` or `/keepmegrowing reload` (same permission). **Upgrading from older “OfflineGrowthPro” folders:** r