Important! I was reported about a bug that encounters only after first server start. So, I recommend to restart server twice after install. This will be fixed in next update.
If you want to know more - read below!
Stages Christmas Tree has 4 different stages.
Each stage has lower gift cooldown.
Stage 1: Sapling
It's looks like a normal one, but there are a bit of magic above it! On this level there are no gifts by default(Configurable) so we need our tree to grow!
Stage 2: Small Tree
From this stage tree starts to spawn gifts! (You can see one on the pic) It's has same ambient effect(but much bigger) and redstone lights!
Stage 3: Big Tree
It's almost final! Leaves are decorated with gold (fire) lights! And It's also has snowy ambient effect!
And here goes the final!
Stage 4: Magic Tree
Final tree stage that decorated with multicolored lights and magic-stars ambient!
Time to open gifts!
How to To spawn Magic Tree you need to craft
Christmas Crystal and than use it on normal spruce sapling!
Crafting
Uprading You can upgrade tree by using required resources on it (Like bonemeal) To see what resources you need to use - right click the tree.
You will see an fancy list like this:
Configuration Resources Each level requires special resources to get it. That can be changed in config file. Also you can change gift-spawning cooldown for each level. Max tree count also can be set on config file.
Drops and gift skins All theese things can easy be edited in config.
Ends of Holidays At the end of holidays (by default 10.01.2014 but can be changed in config) players will get a possibility to ungrow tree to get all resources back (Also configurable)
Locales Plugin support custom translations! (See locales folder) There are 3 locale by default (En, Ru and Ru_Santa)
To define your one - copy the file and set it on main config.
Commands and Permissions The plugin has only one command - /xmas To use it you need xmas.admin permission P.S. There is built-in help you can read by using /xmas help command
Griefing Trees are protected from griefing by water, lava, flint and steel, explosions and pistons.
Videos? Thanks ot all YouTubers, we now have a bunch of reviews and tutorials here!
My own review in russian
Spanish review with beautiful shiny shaders
Spanish review with installation tutorial
If you want to record your own review - you can do it without permission and send me result if you want to see your video uphere
Source Code
Version Support Plugin is developped and tested on 1.7.9 - 1.8 Spigot, but also ported to 1.6.4 1.6.4 version is using name system when 1.7.9 oriented for UUID.
1.6.4 version can be finded on BukkitDev