v5.14 Nov 2026
ImprovedChanges:
Messages
- Rewrote all 1,634 messages in a clearer, friendlier and more consistent tone.
- Updated for EssentialsX 2.22. Every key now matches the latest EssentialsX language file.
- Added 14 messages that were missing, including /jailedplayers, /powertoollist,
unmute notifications, chat questions, the page limit and the snapshot server warning.
- Fixed the /exp help lines. They used old key names, so EssentialsX never showed them.
- Redesigned the kick, ban, temp-ban, IP-ban, whitelist and full-server screens.
They now show the reason, who issued it, when it expires and where to appeal.
Colors
- New, softer color palette across every message.
- Colors are now set in one place (Lightning sparks) instead of being hard-coded
into each message. Change a color once and every message updates.
- Separate styles for normal text, highlights, muted text, success, warnings and errors.
- New [Essentials] and error prefixes.
Hovers and clickable messages
- Clickable messages went from 4 to 30, each with a hover tooltip that says what it does.
- New buttons include: accept/decline teleport requests, cancel your request,
return after death, view homes, view warps, read mail, reply to messages,
open links, next page, and fill in confirm commands.
- Click to copy coordinates, UUIDs, IP addresses, Discord link codes and dump keys.
Sounds
- Sounds are now part of the messages themselves (493 messages), instead of
being tied to commands. You hear the right sound for what actually happened.
- Different sounds for success, errors, denied permissions, payments,
teleports, homes, kits, toggles and warnings.
- Lower, balanced volumes so sounds never overwhelm players.
Action bar and titles
- 34 short, frequent messages now show in the action bar instead of chat,
such as cooldowns, teleport countdowns, healing, feeding, depth, compass,
AFK status and build protection.
- On-screen titles when a player is jailed or released.
Lightning
- Updated for the latest Lightning release (https://modrinth.com/plugin/lightning-was-taken).
- Lightning is now required, because messages use its colors and sounds.
- New sparks/essentials.yml palette file replaces the old actions/essentials.yml.
- Updated custom commands (Discord, store, links and socials) with clickable links.
German (de_DE)
- New German translation written from scratch, matching the English file key for key.
Fixes
- Fixed a message line that could swallow the [Spy] chat tag.
- Fixed apostrophes that could break messages with placeholders.
- Fixed several color mismatches and leftover default colors.
