ProNewbie

ProNewbie is a lightweight newbie protection plugin for Paper 1.20.1+ (also compatible with Spigot 1.20+ and 1.21.x).

Features

• First join protection system
• PvE damage blocking while protected
• Actionbar countdown timer
• WorldGuard region blocking support (optional)
• Fully customizable messages (MiniMessage + legacy support)
• PlaceholderAPI support (optional)
• Lightweight and optimized

Requirements

• Java 17+
• Paper 1.20.1+ (Spigot supported)

Commands
/newbie reload - Reload configuration
/newbie disable - Disable protection (with confirmation)

Permissions
pronewbie.admin - Access to admin commands

Configuration
All settings are located in config.yml and messages.yml.

Key options:

• protection.duration-minutes: 120
• protection.block-pve-damage: true
• actionbar.enabled: true
• worldguard.enabled: true
• metrics.enabled: true

Installation

1. Put the jar into plugins folder
2. Restart server
3. Edit config.yml and messages.yml
4. Use /newbie reload

Support
Use the Discussion tab for help and bug reports.