NICE PLUGIN! but may i ask? How can i put this on ShopGuiPlus plugin that is buyable cause like on Virtual spawners once i put it on the shop then bought it, it'll automatically be an virtual spawner but here it will become as a Regular spawner not smartspawner can you pls help me about this problem? (Sorry for the grammar)
With each update the plugin is dying. My server is still in the finalization and there are still not a lot of people playing, but what a disappointment was when a new player turned, with a question and what for the unclear messages in the spavner (there were errors), and the spavner was renamed inappropriately. Decided to roll back to the version below (1.2.7), there are fewer bugs, but the description with the mob was not working placeholder %entity%, to look for bugs further no desire. This was the last time using this plugin.
First off I will say this plugin is really good it has a lot of potential but it also has a lot of issues:
1) Support
There is no Discord server nor Guild where you can receive help from shall you have any questions about the config or any errors in console.
2) Lag & Crashes
This plugin works fine on servers where there may only be three or four people afking spawners at one time but if it is going to get anywhere near 30 plus players afking spawners at the same time then you will begin to notice an issue after a while that will randomly drop TPS all the way down to five and it will stay there until you force restart the server which a lot of the time ends up with players mad because they've lost items or progress on their builds it also may randomly cause the server to crash like it has for me several times.
3) Memory Leak!!
This should be #1, but it's not. Anyways, I have a very high quality hosting plan that allows up to 25 GB of RAM, and due to this plugin, 20 minutes after the server would restart, or just start in general, the RAM usage would be completely maxed out at 25 GB. The entire time this plugin has been my server, even before it started to cause lag issues, it has always had a memory leak issue.
I have recently upgraded to a paid version of this plugin with active development and hooks into other plugins. Since switching from this plugin to the new one we use now, we have had zero server lag, TPS always stays at 20, our RAM usage never exceeds 12 GB, no random server crashes, etc..
With that being said, when I first started my server, and we didn't have very many players, this plugin was awesome. All of the new players that we gained, we gained because they loved the way SmartSpawner functions. Unfortunately, now that our community has grown, we simply had no choice but to go with an alternative.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave this detailed review. I appreciate your feedback and would like to respond to a few points you raised:
1) Support
There is a Discord server available for support! You can join it by clicking the "Ask Question / Get Help" button on either the SpigotMC page or the Modrinth page for the plugin.
2) Lag & Crashes
I understand your concerns. While it's possible that certain setups may experience performance issues, it's important to note that according to bStats chart above, as you can see SmartSpawner is currently running on over 500+ servers with more than 1300+ players combined. If large-scale lag or crashes were a widespread issue, I would expect significantly more reports. It's possible that these issues stem from plugin conflicts or server-side optimization settings specific to your environment.
3) Memory Leak
I personally manage a server running SmartSpawner with over 100 concurrent players and have not encountered any memory leak issues. If you'd like to see how it performs, I can provide the IP for testing. That being said, I take reports like this seriously, and if there is a reproducible issue, I’ll absolutely look into it.
4) Active Development
The plugin is under active development, although at the moment I am the sole developer. I recently returned from a short break, so while support may have been slower during that time, I am back and continuing to improve the plugin regularly.
I’m glad to hear that SmartSpawner helped your server grow in its early stages. While it may not have met your needs as your community expanded, I’m committed to continuing to improve it for those who rely on it especially since it’s a free resource.
Version: 1.2.7
Bug in 1.2.7 where you can't open the gui and mobs spawn outside the spawner
It's really good with the GUI design and all its just it doesn't support MV so basically if your spawners aren't in the main world nether or end world after a server restart they reset and have to be activated and also all loot & spawners get reset
This plugin is absolutely amazing, way better than any spawner plugin I've ever used! I hope it continues to develop for a long time and receives a lot of support from the community.
Hi, you can add custom mobs and items to the mob_drops.yml but make sure the name of that mob exist in the language file. ty for the review
Version: 1.2.0
Great plugin it has everything that i needed but theres some problem like sometime spawners changed to an defualt 1 pig spawner and sometimes the spawner disapeared but its so rare only happend once. i can see that there is the spanwer from yml and /smartspawner list but on that location nothing..
Hi, this happen when you shutdown the Server incorrectly. Quick way to fix is to get the spawner id from spawner list then delete that spawner in the data file.
Version: 1.2.0
good plugin! but why my server so lag when place spawner, pls fix this and add sell item to money
This is a great plugin! But there is 1 small problem, the plugin need more customizable, esspecially the GUI and button in GUI (itemStack). I suggest should add more things like item Flags, edit icon positions,...
Insanely good this is the only free one out there that actually works however i have one issue and its that when i upload one of the spawners to economy shopGUI to be able to get purchased and i try buy it it gives me a diffreent spawner the default minecraft one just with the mob inside so i have to place it down and then break it to get the stackable spawner which is really annoying when i want to place down many stacks of spawners
That is not SmartSpawner bug you may want to look into how you config spawner shop in ESGUIShop and thankyou for the review
Version: 1.1.7
This is a great free spawner plugin, but i have a problem where i cant change anything in the config.yml because it resets to default after i change something.
Really like the plugin and the instant updates, keep it on!(can u fix the message when you set the sell all off for default and when u click on sellal it prints a weird message i tried to fix it but i couldnt.)
H,i can you dm or join my discord server to discuss this i need more info to be able to fix it.
Version: 1.1.4
Hi, i really can say that this plugin is very cool, but i have one problem, when i buy spawner from my shop, when i place it it's pig spawner. Understand, it's default spawner in config for pig, but can i somehow disable that?