A Minecraft plugin that automatically saves mob data and allows recovery of dead mobs with comprehensive entity information preservation.

Features

• Automatic Mob Saving: Saves all mobs in loaded chunks at configurable intervals
• World-Specific Files: Each world gets its own JSON file (e.g., world_mobs.json, the_end_mobs.json)
• Whitelist/Blacklist System: Configure which mobs to save or exclude
• Individual Mob Recovery: Each mob gets a unique ID for selective spawning
• Multiple Recovery Commands:
  • /recovermobs - Recover all mobs in a world
  • /recovermob spawn <ID> [x] [y] [z] [world] - Spawn specific mob by ID at custom location
  • /recovermob recover <ID> - Recover specific mob to original location
  • /recovermob listmobs - List all saved mobs with IDs
  • /recovermob reload - Reload plugin configuration and mob data
• Permission System: Control who can use the recovery commands
• Enhanced Mob Data: Saves and restores comprehensive mob information, including:
  • Equipment: Armor, weapons, and items with enchantments and metadata
  • Entity Properties: Health, custom names, glowing effects, etc.
  • Villager Data: Profession, level, and experience
  • NBT Data: Persistent data container information

Requirements

• JAR: Java 21 or newer
• Version: 1.19.4 or newer

Installation

1. Download the plugin JAR file
2. Place it in your server's plugins folder
3. Restart your server
4. Configure the plugin in plugins/RecoverMobs/config.yml

Commands
/recovermobs [world]
Recovers all saved mobs for a specific world.

Usage:

• /recovermobs - Shows available worlds with saved data
• /recovermobs <world> - Recovers mobs in the specified world

Examples:

• /recovermobs world - Recovers mobs in the "world" dimension
• /recovermobs the_end - Recovers mobs in the End dimension
• /recovermobs world_nether - Recovers mobs in the Nether dimension

/recovermob <subcommand>
Manages individual mobs with various subcommands.

/recovermob spawn <ID> [x] [y] [z] [world]
Spawns a specific mob by its unique ID at a custom location.

Usage:

• /recovermob spawn <ID> - Spawns a mob at your current location
• /recovermob spawn <ID> <x> <y> <z> - Spawns mob at specified coordinates
• /recovermob spawn <ID> <x> <y> <z> <world> - Spawns mob at coordinates in specific world

Examples:

• /recovermob spawn abc123-def456 - Spawns a mob at your location
• /recovermob spawn abc123-def456 100 64 -200 - Spawns mob at coordinates
• /recovermob spawn abc123-def456 100 64 -200 world_nether - Spawns in Nether

/recovermob recover <ID>
Recovers a specific mob to its original saved location.

Usage:

• /recovermob recover <ID> - Recovers mob to its original location

Examples:

• /recovermob recover abc123-def456 - Recovers mob to where it was originally saved

/recovermob listmobs [page]
Lists all saved mobs with their IDs and information.

Usage:

• /recovermob listmobs - Shows first page of saved mobs
• /recovermob listmobs <page> - Shows specific page of saved mobs

Examples:

• /recovermob listmobs - Shows first 10 mobs
• /recovermob listmobs 2 - Shows mobs 11-20

/recovermob reload <type>
Reloads plugin configuration and/or mob data without restarting the server.

Usage:

• /recovermob reload config - Reloads only the configuration file
• /recovermob reload mobsdata - Reloads only the saved mob data from files
• /recovermob reload all - Reloads both configuration and mob data

Examples:

• /recovermob reload config - Reloads config.yml changes
• /recovermob reload mobsdata - Reloads mob data if files were modified externally
• /recovermob reload all - Reloads everything

Permissions

• recovermobs.recover - Allows players to use the /recovermobs command (default: op)
• recovermobs.spawn - Allows players to use the /recovermob command (default: op)
• recovermobs.list - Allows players to use the /recovermob listmobs subcommand (default: op)
• recovermobs.reload - Allows players to use the /recovermob reload subcommand (default: op)