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DualHandGlow



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DualHandGlow (Block Light Edition)
A Minecraft plugin providing portable dynamic lighting and a real offhand item display using invisible Light Blocks and Armor Stands.

Plugin Description
DualHandGlow is a lightweight plugin for Bukkit/Spigot/Paper servers that introduces an essential quality-of-life feature: Portable Lighting. This allows players to automatically illuminate their surroundings simply by holding a light source item in their offhand.

⚡️ Core Mechanics
When a player holds a recognized light-emitting item in their Offhand, the plugin performs two main functions:

  • Dynamic Light Generation: It automatically places an invisible Light Block (Level 15) near the player's head area.
  • Real-time Tracking: This Light Block is constantly updated and moved with the player (every 10 ticks), creating a seamless, dynamic light source as they explore.
  • Offhand Item Display: It spawns an invisible, marker Armor Stand at the player's hand position, equipping it with the held item. This ensures that other players can properly see the item you are holding in your offhand, which is not standard Minecraft behavior.
  • Automatic Cleanup: The plugin meticulously removes the Light Block and the Armor Stand as soon as the player switches the item, disconnects, or when the plugin is disabled, ensuring zero block clutter or entity lag.
✨ Supported Light Items
  • The dynamic lighting is triggered by placing any of the following items in your Offhand:
  • * TORCH
  • * LANTERN
  • * SOUL_TORCH
  • * SOUL_LANTERN
  • * GLOWSTONE
  • * SEA_LANTERN
  • * SHROOMLIGHT
  • * JACK_O_LANTERN
  • * REDSTONE_TORCH
Supported Versions
This plugin relies on the Light Block (minecraft:light) and modern Spigot API features for Block Data.
  • * Recommended Versions: Minecraft Server 1.21+
  • * Environment: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper
️ Installation and Configuration
Installation Steps
  • * Download the DualHandGlow.jar file.
  • * Place the .jar file into your server's plugins folder.
  • * Restart your server or use a plugin manager command to load it.
⚙️ Language Configuration
The plugin supports localization. You can set the language for in-game messages in the config.yml file. By default, it supports English (en) and Thai (th).
# plugins/DualHandGlow/config.yml

# Set the desired language key (e.g., en or th)
language: en

The corresponding message files (en.yml, th.yml) are located in the plugins/DualHandGlow/lang/ folder.

️ Commands

The plugin includes one simple utility command:
| /offhand | /ofh | Instantly swaps the item between your Main Hand and Offhand. | None (Player Only) |


Lighting Feature Usage

The main lighting feature requires no commands. Simply place a supported light-emitting item into your Offhand slot, and t
he dynamic light will activate automatically.
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Total Downloads: 9
First Release: Oct 20, 2025
Last Update: Oct 20, 2025
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