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rlTrails » Best Trail Plugin ✨ Trails • Footprints • Custom trails • 45+ Trails [FREE] -----

rlTrails is a feature-rich, highly customizable Minecraft plugin



rlTrails - The Ultimate Particle Trail Plugin!
Version 1.0 - Create Your Unique Path!

rlTrails is a feature-rich, highly customizable Minecraft plugin that lets players leave stunning particle trails and unique visual effects wherever they go! With an intuitive in-game GUI, extensive configuration options, and advanced animation types, rlTrails offers an unparalleled cosmetic experience for your server.


✨ Key Features ✨
  • Dynamic Trail Types: Choose from a wide variety of effects including:
    • TRAIL: Classic particle stream behind you.
    • FOOTPRINT: Leave unique marks on the ground (e.g., Stone, Lily Pad, Creeper Heads!).
    • CIRCLE: A captivating, spinning ring of particles at your feet (e.g., Sorcerer's Circle).
    • HELIX: Beautiful particle strands spiraling upwards around you (e.g., DNA Helix).
    • VORTEX: A downward-spiraling double helix, creating a mini-vortex effect (e.g., Void Vortex).
    • WINGS: Elegant, animated wings of particles on your back (e.g., Angel Wings, Rainbow Wings!).
    • SPHERE: A mesmerizing sphere of particles surrounding your body (e.g., Guardian Sphere, Galaxy Sphere).
    • WAVE: An expanding ring of particles that ripples outwards along the ground (e.g., Ground Wave).
  • Ultimate Particle Customization:
    • Any Bukkit Particle: Use any vanilla Minecraft particle.
    • Custom Colors: Define particles with any hex color code (e.g., #FF0000 for red).
    • RGB Rainbow Effect: Set particles to cycle through all colors of the rainbow!
    • Block-Based Particles: Use specific block materials for particles (e.g., BLOCK_CRACK with STONE).
  • Interactive Multi-Page GUI:
    • Players can easily browse and select from an extensive collection of 25+ trails with a user-friendly, paginated menu.
    • "Next" and "Previous" page buttons for seamless navigation.
    • Dedicated "Disable Trail" button.
    • Placeholder support in GUI titles (`{page}/{pages}`).
  • Admin Management Panel:
    • A dedicated `/trails admin` command opens a multi-page GUI listing all online players.
    • Click a player's head to open a custom trail selector specifically for them.
    • Admins can set, change, or clear any online player's trail directly from the GUI.
  • Trail Persistence: Players' selected trails are automatically saved to individual data files and re-activated upon rejoining the server.
  • Extensive Configuration: Customize almost every aspect of the plugin via `config.yml` and `messages.yml`.
    • Adjust particle task update speed for performance or smoothness.
    • Define GUI titles, item display names, lore, materials, and slots.
    • Configure radius, width, speed, strands, and density for advanced trails.
    • Set individual permissions for each trail.
  • Lightweight & Efficient:
    Optimized particle spawning and asynchronous tasks ensure minimal impact on server performance.
  • Custom Messages: Fully customizable `messages.yml` for server localization and branding, with cool symbols and placeholders.
Commands
Code (Text):

/trails                 - Opens your personal trail selection GUI.
/trails off             - Disables your currently active trail.
/trails toggle          - Toggles your current trail ON/OFF (re-activates last used trail).
/trails list            - Shows a list of all trails you have access to.
/trails version         - Displays the plugin version and author.

# --- Admin Commands (Requires 'rltrails.admin' or specific permissions) ---
/trails reload          - Reloads the plugin's configuration files.
/trails set <player> <trail_id|off> - Sets a specific trail for a player, or turns it off.
/trails admin           - Opens the Admin GUI for managing player trails.
/trails forceopen <player> - Forces the trail selection GUI to open for another player.
/trails info <trail_id> - Displays detailed information about a specific trail.
 

Permissions
Code (Text):

rltrails.admin:               # Grants access to all admin commands (default: op)
  - rltrails.command.reload
  - rltrails.command.set
  - rltrails.command.admin
  - rltrails.command.forceopen
  - rltrails.command.info

rltrails.command.open:        # Allows players to open the GUI (default: true)
rltrails.command.off:         # Allows players to turn off their trail (default: true)
rltrails.command.toggle:      # Allows players to use /trails toggle (default: true)
rltrails.command.list:        # Allows players to use /trails list (default: true)
rltrails.command.version:     # Allows viewing plugin version (default: true)

rltrails.trail.*:             # Grants access to ALL trails (default: op)

# Individual trail permissions (defined in config.yml, example below):
rltrails.trail.flame
rltrails.trail.rgb
rltrails.trail.angel_wings
rltrails.trail.creeper_path
# ... and so on for every trail you define!
 

Configuration Examples
rlTrails is incredibly flexible. Here are a few examples from the `config.yml` to show the power of customization. Your plugin automatically generates `config.yml` and `messages.yml` on first run.

1. Basic RGB Trail (TRAIL Type):
Code (Text):

rgb_trail:
  display-name: "&cR&6G&eB &bTrail"
  type: TRAIL
  particle:
    name: REDSTONE # For colored dust, use REDSTONE (DUST in newer MC versions)
    data:
      color: "RGB" # Special keyword for rainbow effect!
      size: 1.1
  permission: "rltrails.trail.rgb"
  gui-item: { material: RED_WOOL, lore: ["&7A vibrant, color-changing trail.", "", "{status}"] }
 
2. Angel Wings (WINGS Type - Advanced):
Code (Text):

angel_wings:
  display-name: "&f&lAngel Wings"
  type: WINGS
  particle: { name: REDSTONE, data: { color: "#FFFFE0", size: 1.0 } } # Light Yellow particles
  permission: "rltrails.trail.angel_wings"
  options:
    width: 1.2    # How wide the wings spread
    speed: 0.8    # How fast the wings flap
    density: 5    # Number of particles per wing section
  gui-item: { material: FEATHER, lore: ["&7Graceful wings of light follow you.", "", "{status}"] }
 
3. Creeper's Path (FOOTPRINT Type - Custom Block):
Code (Text):

creeper_path:
  display-name: "&a&lCreeper's Path"
  type: FOOTPRINT
  particle: BLOCK_CRACK # For block-based particles, use BLOCK_CRACK or BLOCK_DUST
  data: { block-material: CREEPER_HEAD } # Specify the block here!
  permission: "rltrails.trail.creeper_path"
  gui-item: { material: CREEPER_HEAD, lore: ["&7That's a very nice trail you have there...", "", "{status}"] }
 

Installation Guide
  1. Download the `rlTrails-1.0.jar` file.
  2. Place the `.jar` file into your server's `/plugins` folder.
  3. Start or restart your Minecraft server.
  4. The plugin will generate `config.yml` and `messages.yml` in `/plugins/rlTrails/`.
  5. (Optional) Customize the generated configuration files to your liking.
  6. Use the command `/trails reload` (or restart the server) to apply any changes made to the config.
Screenshots
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Developer API
rlTrails provides a simple, accessible API for other plugins to integrate with player trails.
You can easily get the API instance via
Code (Text):
RlTrails.getInstance().getApi()
.

Available API Methods:
  • Code (Text):
    Optional<Trail> getActiveTrail(Player player);
    - Get the currently active trail for a player.
  • Code (Text):
    boolean setTrail(Player player, String trailId);
    - Set a trail for a player by its ID. Returns true if successful.
  • Code (Text):
    void clearTrail(Player player);
    - Clear a player's active trail.
  • Code (Text):
    Set<String> getAvailableTrailIds();
    - Get a set of all loaded trail IDs.
Example Usage:
Code (Text):

// Get the API instance
RlTrailsAPI api = RlTrails.getInstance().getApi();

// Set 'flame' trail for a player
api.setTrail(myPlayer, "flame");

// Check if a player has an active trail
Optional<Trail> currentTrail = api.getActiveTrail(myPlayer);
currentTrail.ifPresent(trail -> {
    Bukkit.getLogger().info(myPlayer.getName() + " has " + trail.getDisplayName() + " active!");
});

// Clear a player's trail
api.clearTrail(myPlayer);
 
Thank you for choosing rlTrails!
Made with passion by Redstone Labs.
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Total Downloads: 10
First Release: Sep 6, 2025
Last Update: Sep 6, 2025
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