ExplosionProtector addon for CoreProtect
Protect your players’ builds from unwanted explosions
A lightweight Spigot/Paper plugin that uses CoreProtect to prevent explosions from destroying blocks placed by players.
Description
ExplosionProtector hooks into all types of explosions (TNT, creeper, ender crystal, bed/respawn-anchor explosions, etc.) and checks each affected block’s origin via the CoreProtect API.
- Player-placed blocks are protected and remain intact.
- All other blocks (natural terrain, plugin-placed, etc.) are destroyed as normal.
- TNT chain reactions are still allowed: TNT will break TNT and natural blocks, but any player-placed block in the blast radius remains safe.
This is ideal for:
- PvE or Creative servers where you want to preserve player builds.
- Minigame or adventure maps that use TNT but need to protect certain structures.
- Any world where accidental or malicious explosions should not ruin player work.
⚙️ Installation
- Download the latest ExplosionProtector.jar.
- Place it into your server’s plugins/ directory.
- Ensure you have CoreProtect v10+ installed and enabled.
- Start or reload your server. You should see in console:
[ExplosionProtector] Plugin enabled: protecting player-placed blocks from explosions.
Configuration
All settings are in plugins/ExplosionProtector/.
1. config.yml
config.yml
Supported language codes: en, ru, es, zh, hi, ar, fr, de, ja, pt
language: en
2. Message files
On first run the plugin extracts:
- messages.yml (default English)
- messages_ru.yml
- messages_es.yml
- messages_zh.yml
- messages_hi.yml
- messages_ar.yml
- messages_fr.yml
- messages_de.yml
- messages_ja.yml
- messages_pt.yml
Each contains all user-facing strings. To add or adjust translations, edit the corresponding file in the plugin’s folder.
Commands
All commands require the explosionprotector.info permission (default OP-only).
Command
Description
/ep status or /ep info Show plugin status and number of blocks protected in the last explosion.
/ep language <code> (Admin) Change plugin language at runtime. Valid codes: en, ru, es, zh, hi, ar, fr, de, ja, pt.
Examples
/ep status
# Status: enabled
# Blocks protected in last operation: 17
/ep language ru
# Language set to 'ru'.
Dependencies
- [✅] Spigot / Paper (1.13+)
- [✅] CoreProtect (v10 or higher)