EzFlyTime - Flight Vouchers & Bossbar for Spigot/Paper servers

EzFlyTime provides a production-ready flight-time system, a customizable voucher shop GUI, and optional bossbar/fuel displays. Built for Vault and PlaceholderAPI compatibility with robust voucher protection (PDC + legacy fallback).

Voucher Shop GUI

Why use EzFlyTime?

Lightweight and configurable (YAML or MySQL storage)
Voucher shop with Vault integration for purchases
Persistent, secure voucher metadata with legacy fallback
Bossbar & particle integrations for a polished player experience

Advanced Particles

Quick Install

Place the EzFlyTime jar into your plugins/ folder and start the server.
Review plugins/EzFlyTime/config.yml and adjust vouchers: and bossbar:.
(Optional) Install Vault plus an economy plugin (e.g., EzEconomy to enable /flyvoucher buy and economy features.
Run /flytime reload after edits or restart the server.

Commands

/fly — Toggle flight (players).
/flytime — Show remaining time; run with no args to open the voucher shop GUI (players with ezflytime.buy).
/flytime reload — Reload configuration and recreate managers.
/flyvoucher gui — Open the voucher shop GUI.
/flyvoucher give <player> <voucherId> [amount] — Give vouchers.
/flyvoucher buy <voucherId> [amount] — Buy vouchers via economy.

Permissions

ezflytime.fly — Toggle flight (default: true)
ezflytime.flytime — View remaining time (default: true)
ezflytime.buy — Access purchases & GUI (default: true)
ezflytime.give — Admin: give vouchers (default: OP)
ezflytime.reload — Admin: reload config (default: OP)

Configuration Highlights

Vouchers live under the vouchers: section in config.yml.

Example voucher:

vouchers:
  basic:
    material: PAPER
    name: '&aBasic Fly Voucher'
    lore:
      - '&7Redeem for 5 minutes of flight.'
    duration-seconds: 300
    price: 1000

voucher-gui.yml controls the shop layout and materials. EzFlyTime uses a resolver to support both legacy and modern Material names, but verify after major server updates.

Bossbar example:

bossbar:
  enabled: true
  title: '&aFlight Time: {time}'
  color: GREEN
  style: SEGMENTED_10

PlaceholderAPI

%ezflytime_time_remaining% / %ezflytime_formatted% — formatted time
%ezflytime_time_remaining_raw% / %ezflytime_seconds% — raw seconds
%ezflytime_minutes% — whole minutes

Integrations

EzFlyTime integrates with several common server plugins to provide economy, placeholders and optional compatibility features:

Vault — economy & permissions abstraction. Install Vault to enable economy-based voucher purchases and broad compatibility with economy plugins.
EzEconomy — lightweight economy plugin tested with EzFlyTime: EzEconomy on Modrinth
PlaceholderAPI — register placeholders to expose flight time and formatted values to chat, scoreboards and GUIs. PlaceholderAPI on Modrinth
mcMMO — supported as a soft-dependency for servers using mcMMO mechanics.

Tips:

Install Vault and an economy plugin (EzEconomy or another supported provider) to enable purchase flows and price/cost features.
PlaceholderAPI placeholders require the PAPI plugin and the EzFlyTime expansion (if available) to be registered.
Integrations are optional; EzFlyTime runs in a degraded mode if external plugins are absent.

Troubleshooting & Best Practices

Enable debug in config.yml to log voucher item meta and PDC reads if vouchers fail to redeem.
Test vouchers on a clean server when using anti-dupe or serialization plugins — some external plugins strip metadata; EzFlyTime falls back to legacy lore.
After editing voucher-gui.yml or particles.yml, run /flytime reload to apply changes. The reload flow disposes previous managers and clears bossbars to avoid duplicates.
If bossbar duplicates after reload, update to the latest jar — recent versions include cleanup logic on reload.

Particles configuration

EzFlyTime supports built-in particle effects for flight visuals. There is a companion EzFlyTimeAnimations module mentioned historically, however that module is not released and will not be released. Use the built-in particle configuration below or request example templates. Particle effects are configured in particles.yml (in the plugin resources or plugins/EzFlyTime/ after first run). Below are the supported keys and a complete example.

Configuration reference (keys and descriptions):

enabled (boolean): globally enable/disable all plugin particle effects.
mode (string): where particles appear; common values: trail, wing, ambient, on-toggle.
particle (string): the Particle enum name used by the server (e.g., REDSTONE, CLOUD, SPELL, FLAME, TOTEM, SMOKE_NORMAL). Use names available for your Minecraft server version.
count (int): number of particles spawned per spawn event. Lower values are cheaper.
speed (float): particle speed parameter passed to the server API.
offset (map): { x: 0.1, y: 0.2, z: 0.1 } — positional random offset.
color (map or single value): for colored particles (e.g., REDSTONE/DUST) provide { r: 1.0, g: 0.2, b: 0.2 } or an integer RGB in 0-255 depending on server mappings.
frequency (int): ticks between each particle spawn (20 ticks = 1 second). Increase this value to lower CPU usage.
radius (double): distance from player center to spawn particles (for ring/wing modes).
perPlayer (boolean): whether particles are spawned per-player (true) or globally (false). Per-player is more private but more CPU intensive.
onlyWhenFlying (boolean): spawn effects only while the player is flying.
distanceLimit (double): do not spawn for players farther than this value from viewers (saves performance on large servers).
sound (map): optional sound to play with particle; keys: name (Sound enum), volume, pitch.

Example particles.yml:

enabled: true
default:
  mode: trail
  particle: REDSTONE
  count: 6
  speed: 0.02
  offset:
    x: 0.05
    y: 0.1
    z: 0.05
  color:
    r: 0.1
    g: 0.8
    b: 1.0
  frequency: 4            # spawn every 4 ticks (5 times per second)
  perPlayer: true
  onlyWhenFlying: true
  distanceLimit: 48.0
  sound:
    name: ENTITY_PLAYER_LEVELUP
    volume: 0.5
    pitch: 1.0

wing-effect:
  mode: wing
  particle: CLOUD
  count: 3
  speed: 0.01
  radius: 0.7
  frequency: 6
  perPlayer: true
  onlyWhenFlying: true

ambient:
  enabled: false
  mode: ambient
  particle: SPELL_WITCH
  count: 1
  frequency: 40

Notes & best practices:

Particle names and parameters are server-version dependent. If the configured particle is invalid on your server version the plugin will log a warning and skip that effect. Use the built-in resolver or consult your server's org.bukkit.Particle for valid names.
For large servers prefer perPlayer: false, higher frequency and lower count values. Example low-cost settings: count: 1, frequency: 20.
Use distanceLimit to reduce client-side spam for viewers far away. -- Colored REDSTONE particles require the server to accept dust/colour parameters; if color is ignored on your server, switch to simpler particle types (e.g., SPELL, FLAME). The previously referenced EzFlyTimeAnimations module is not released and will not be released.
If you rely on advanced animations (wing shapes, lerped trails), test on a staging server first and enable debug to log spawn-frequency and any color-mapping fallbacks.

Troubleshooting particles:

No particles visible: check enabled, onlyWhenFlying, and the player's client settings (particles reduced/ambient settings). Also confirm server and client versions are compatible with the particle type.
High CPU or lag: reduce count, increase frequency, disable perPlayer or lower distanceLimit.
Color not applied for REDSTONE: your server version may require a different dust/color format; try using normalized 0–1 floats or integer RGB depending on server logs.

For advanced custom effects, request an example wing/trail pattern and I'll add ready-to-copy templates for particles.yml.

Full configuration checklist

config.yml: vouchers, bossbar, storage, debug and dupe-detection toggles.
voucher-gui.yml: GUI layout, materials, slots, close/confirm buttons.
particles.yml: particle effects for flights and cosmetics (see above).
messages_*.yml: translation files for messages; edit safely and run /flytime reload.

Contact & support

For support and feature requests join the official Discord: https://discord.gg/yWP95XfmBS

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Minecraft: Java Edition

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