VelocityWelcomeX

**VelocityWelcome Overview** VelocityWelcome is a comprehensive Minecraft server welcome system that works across both Velocity proxy and Bukkit/Spigot servers. It provides customizable, colorful welcome messages while eliminating the default vanilla join and quit messages for a cleaner, more professional server experience. **Features** Custom Welcome Messages: Display personalized, randomized welcome messages when players join your network Player Join Counter: Show players their unique join number (e.g., "#42") to create a sense of community and history No Vanilla Messages: Automatically suppresses the default Minecraft join/quit messages Network-Wide Support: Works seamlessly between Velocity proxy and all connected Bukkit/Spigot servers Fully Customizable: Change colors, message formats, and welcome text through a simple configuration Persistent Player Data: Maintains player join rankings across server restarts **Why Choose VelocityWelcome?** Clean Server Experience VelocityWelcome completely eliminates the standard Minecraft join and quit notifications that can clutter your chat, especially on busy servers. Only your custom welcome messages will be displayed, giving your server a professional and polished feel. Enhanced First Impressions First impressions matter. When new players join your server, they'll be greeted with a colorful, personalized welcome message that stands out from the standard Minecraft experience. This small touch can significantly improve how players perceive your server's quality. Community Building The unique join counter feature shows players their position in your server's history (e.g., "Welcome PlayerName! (#137)"). This creates a sense of belonging and community, making players feel like they're part of something established and significant. Network Efficiency VelocityWelcome is designed specifically for proxy-based server networks. It efficiently communicates between your Velocity proxy and backend servers to ensure consistent behavior and prevent duplicate welcome messages when players move between servers in your network. Technical Excellence VelocityWelcome is built with performance in mind: Lightweight with minimal resource usage Uses efficient plugin messaging channels Thread-safe concurrent collections for player tracking Early-priority event handling to prevent conflicts with other plugins **Setup and Installation** **Prerequisites** Velocity proxy server (latest version recommended) Bukkit/Spigot/Paper servers (latest version recommended) Installation Steps **Download the Plugin Files** VelocityWelcome.jar (for Velocity proxy) VelocityWelcomeBukkit.jar (for each Bukkit/Spigot server) Both from here. **Install on Velocity** Place VelocityWelcome.jar in your Velocity plugins folder Restart your proxy server A default configuration will be generated **Install on Backend Servers** Place VelocityWelcomeBukkit.jar in the plugins folder of each backend server Restart each server No additional configuration needed on backend servers ** Configuration (Optional)** Edit the config.json file in the VelocityWelcome folder Customize welcome messages, colors, and other options Save changes and use /velocity reload to apply Configuration The plugin creates a simple JSON configuration file with the following options: