Find slime chunks instantly with a custom finder item.
Supports Minecraft 1.8 → 26.1+
Overview
SlimeChunk Lite is a lightweight slime chunk detection plugin for Spigot servers, allowing players to quickly determine whether a chunk can spawn slimes using a custom finder item.
Designed to remain simple, fast, and cross-version compatible.
Custom Slime Chunk Finder item
NBT/PDC protected item handling
19 languages included
Cross-version compatibility
ActionBar or chat detection messages
Lightweight and server friendly
Gameplay Preview
What To Expect In-Game
Use the finder item and click in a chunk
Receive immediate feedback:
Green message when in a slime chunk
Red message when not in a slime chunk
Fast chunk checks without external tools
Simple and intuitive player experience
Features
Cross-Version Support
Minecraft 1.8
Minecraft 1.9–1.16
Minecraft 1.17–26.1+
Custom Slime Chunk Finder
Dedicated slime chunk detection item
Fast chunk detection without external tools
Simple player-friendly usage
Protected Item Identification
NBT support for legacy versions
PersistentDataContainer support for modern versions
Prevents spoofed detector items
19 Included Languages
Player language selection support
Automatic language detection support
Localized messages and configuration files
Player Language System
/slimechunk language
/slimechunk lang
Per-player language preferences
ActionBar Messaging
Modern ActionBar support
Legacy compatible fallback handling
Optional chat message fallback
Cross-Version Compatibility Framework
Legacy server support
Modern server support
Version-specific compatibility handling
Update Checker
Spigot update notifications
Console notifications
Player notifications with permission
bStats Metrics Support
Anonymous usage statistics
Detection metrics tracking
Performance-friendly reporting
Lightweight & Server Friendly
Minimal performance impact
Simple setup
Designed for survival servers
Commands
Code (Text):
/slimechunk
/slimechunk help
/slimechunk language
/slimechunk language <locale|auto>
/slimechunk lang <locale|auto>
/slimechunk give [player] [amount]
/slimechunk reload
Alias:
/sc
/slimechunk — Shows available commands based on permission
/slimechunk help — Shows available commands based on permission
/slimechunk language — Shows language usage for player language selection
/slimechunk language <locale|auto> — Sets or clears the player's selected language
/slimechunk lang <locale|auto> — Alias for /slimechunk language
/slimechunk give [player] [amount] — Gives Slime Chunk Finder items
/slimechunk reload — Reloads config and language files
slimechunk.reload — reload config and language files
slimechunk.actionmessage — use ActionBar messages
slimechunk.slimeball — use finder item detection
slimechunk.detector — detector permission node
slimechunk.give — give finder items
Configuration Highlights
Language selection
Update checker toggle
ActionBar enable/disable
Permissionless slimeball mode option
Console color settings
19 Included Languages
Core Languages
✔ English (United States)
✔ Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
✔ Danish (Denmark)
✔ German (Germany)
✔ Italian (Italy)
✔ Dutch (Netherlands)
✔ Polish (Poland)
✔ Russian (Russia)
Spanish Variants
✔ Spanish (Spain)
✔ Spanish (Mexico)
✔ Spanish (Cuba)
✔ Spanish (United States)
✔ Spanish (Venezuela)
French Variants
✔ French (France)
✔ French (Canada)
Portuguese Variants
✔ Portuguese (Brazil)
✔ Portuguese (Portugal)
Additional Support
✔ Filipino (Philippines)
✔ Irish (Ireland)
✔ Scottish Gaelic (United Kingdom)
Installation
Place the jar in your plugins folder
Start or restart the server
Adjust configuration if desired
Use:
Code (Text):
/slimechunk reload
after config changes
Version History
1.4.4 — Portuguese & Command Completion Fixes
Fixed Portuguese language selection so pt_br and pt_pt apply and display the correct Portuguese locale
Fixed Lite tab completion so Premium-only commands are never suggested in Lite
Lite tab completion now only suggests Lite commands based on permission
Updated shared language handling to use the supported locale list in a stable order
Updated bundled language file version to 1.0.46
Code cleanup and stability improvements
1.4.3 — Maintenance & Version Alignment
Shared command cleanup
Shared metrics cleanup
Project maintenance improvements
Version alignment updates
1.4.2 — Player Language Commands
Added /slimechunk language
Added /slimechunk language <locale|auto>
Added lang alias support
Added tab completion for language selection
Updated command and permission documentation
1.4.1 — Portuguese Language Expansion
Added Portuguese (Brazil) language support
Added Portuguese (Portugal) language support
Updated shared language file version to 1.0.45
Updated command tab completion cleanup
Shared command framework maintenance updates
1.4.0 — Portuguese Language Support
Added Portuguese (Brazil) language support
Added Portuguese (Portugal) language support
Added Portuguese language registration to the shared language system
Updated language support documentation
Expanded supported language coverage to 19 languages
1.3.9 — Lite Command Completion Cleanup
Updated Lite SCCommand tab completion handling
Improved Lite command completion behavior
Kept Premium-only command completions out of Lite
Shared command framework cleanup and compatibility updates
Version alignment updates
1.3.8 — Code Cleanup and Compatibility Alignment
[]Code cleanup and shared compatibility alignment []Shared framework maintenance from the SlimeChunkFamily hotfix cycle []No Premium visualizer feature notes added to Lite
1.3.7 — Code Cleanup and Compatibility Alignment
[]Code cleanup and shared compatibility alignment []Shared framework maintenance from the SlimeChunkFamily update cycle []No Premium visualizer feature notes added to Lite
1.3.6 — Metrics Framework Cleanup
[]Moved SlimeChunk metrics chart registration into shared SlimeChunkMetrics []Added shared persistent MetricsCounter using metrics.yml []Added persistent detected_chunks_total metrics support through the shared framework []Removed unused update_channel custom chart []Kept official bStats Metrics.java untouched except package relocation []Code cleanup and general stability improvements
1.3.5 — bStats Framework Restoration
[]Replaced the modified Metrics implementation with the official bStats Bukkit Metrics class []Relocated only the package to net.endcoder.slimechunk.shared.Metrics []Restored official bStats submission timing and request format []Code cleanup and general stability improvements
1.3.3 — Metrics Submission Fix
[]Fixed bStats submission flow so Lite reports metrics directly and reliably []Normalized bStats submit URL casing []Reduced first metrics submit delay for easier startup verification []Code cleanup and general stability improvements
1.3.2 — Stability Update
[]Code cleanup []General stability improvements
1.3.1 — General Stability Update
[]Code cleanup and general stability updates
1.3.0 — Command Tab Completion
[]Added tab completion for the main command and /sc alias []Added permission-aware subcommand completions []Added player-name and amount completions for give []Reflected compatible command cleanup from Premium into Lite
1.2.2 — Legacy Compatibility and UTF-8 Language Fixes
[]Reflected shared legacy-safe text/title handling cleanup for Spigot 1.8 compatibility []Kept language output using friendly ASCII locale names []Cleaned UTF-8 language YAML handling
Reflected shared language formatting and stability fixes from Premium into Lite
1.2.1 — Locale Display and Version Alignment
[]Updated locale display formatting to show friendly ASCII locale names []Reflected legacy-safe text/title handling cleanup for Spigot 1.8 compatibility []Locale codes such as en_us now resolve to English United States
Reflected shared language formatting cleanup from Premium into Lite
1.2.0 — Runtime Language Cache Fix
[]Fixed player language changes applying only after a plugin reload []Improved immediate language switching for player-selected locales []Improved default user language handling []General Updates
1.0.42 — Language Runtime and Console Locale Fix
Improved player message locale resolution so selected languages are used during gameplay
Improved console locale handling for translated console messages
Improved language fallback behavior when a selected locale is unavailable
General Updates
1.0.41 — Language, Metrics, and Locale Fixes
Improved player locale loading from saved user settings
Improved metrics startup messaging
Completed additional language file corrections
General Updates
1.0.40 — Language Confirmation and README Cleanup
Fixed language change confirmation messages so they use the newly selected language immediately
Updated language selection output to show full language names instead of locale codes
Restored full Lite version history for forum and marketplace use
General Updates
1.0.39 — Language Key Compile Fix
Added missing language key constants used by the language system
Added missing default language values used by runtime fallback handling
General Updates
1.0.38 — Language Translation Cleanup
Completed translations for all bundled Lite language files
Completed localized Lite configuration templates
Improved displayed language names
General Updates
1.0.37 — Language Compatibility Cleanup
Completed language file coverage for all bundled locales
Improved modern Minecraft compatibility handling
General Updates
1.0.36 — Item Creation Stability
Improved Slime Finder item creation fallback handling
Improved compatibility on legacy server versions
General Updates
1.0.35 — General Stability Updates
Runtime Stability Improvements
Language Improvements
General Updates
1.0.34 — Language Runtime Repair
Improved language fallback behavior
Improved runtime stability for language lookups
General Updates
1.0.33 — Build and Dependency Cleanup
Improved project build handling
Improved plugin dependency handling
General Updates
1.0.32 — Eclipse Project Cleanup
Improved Eclipse project compatibility
General Updates
1.0.31 — Build Path Cleanup
Improved IDE import compatibility
General Updates
1.0.30 — Language and Config Coverage
Added bundled locale coverage
Added localized Lite configuration templates
General Updates
1.0.29 — Maintenance Update
Improved project maintainability
General Updates
1.0.28 — Metrics Language Cleanup
Moved remaining Metrics/bStats human-readable strings into the language system
Added translated metrics.* entries to every bundled language file
Kept en_us.yml as the default fallback language
1.0.27 — Language Translation Correction
Translated newly added plugin, server compatibility, and updater language keys in every non-English language file
Kept en_us.yml as the default fallback language
Preserved existing multilingual SlimeChunk command and item strings
1.0.26 — Language System Cleanup
Added missing hard-coded Java messages to the multilingual language system
Added default en_us.yml entries for plugin status, updater, and compatibility messages
Updated command usage and Slime Chunk Finder item naming to use language keys
1.0.25 — Cross-Version Compile Fix
Fixed compile error caused by the ServerVersion field shadowing the ServerVersion utility class
Preserved cross-version detection for legacy CraftBukkit package tokens and modern 26.1+ Bukkit version strings
1.0.24 — 26.1+ Compatibility Fix
Fixed startup crash on 26.1+ caused by hard-coded CraftBukkit package substring parsing
Added safe server version detection for modern flattened CraftBukkit packages
Routed 26.1+ servers through the modern listener and ActionBar handlers
Changed plugin.yml to use ${project.version} with Maven resource filtering
Updated compatibility text from 1.21.11/latest to 26.1+