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MaceControl

Advanced mace management and tracking system for Minecraft servers

PluginsFree1.21
by Zeppy · listed from Hangar
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What it does

Advanced mace management and tracking system for Minecraft servers

MaceControl is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by Zeppy. It supports Minecraft 1.21. It has been downloaded 532 times on Hangar. That puts it at #200 of the 398 admin and permission plugins listed here. The last update came out on Jun 28, 2025.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

MaceControl has had 2 releases on Hangar since Jun 28, 2025. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 0.9.2, released on Jun 28, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.7. It runs on Paper. The download is 31 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
0.9.2Jun 28, 20251.21 – 1.21.7Release
0.9.1Jun 28, 20251.21 – 1.21.6Release

Commands

The commands named on the Hangar page of MaceControl:

/mace/droppedmace/macereload

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

macecontrol.bypassmacecontrol.admin
Description from the author on Hangar

MaceControl

Advanced Mace Management & Tracking System

Version 0.9.2 | MC Version 1.21+ | Platform: Paper

Overview

Limit the max number of maces on the server, prevent the mace from being placed into containers and much more.

Key Features:

  • Mace Limits: Configurable mace count limits (default: 5 total server-wide)
  • Storage Prevention: Prevents placing maces into chests, bundles, and item frames
  • Placement Blocking: Blocks mace storage via armor stands or item display entities
  • Player Tracking: Monitors maces across online/offline players and dropped items
  • Auto-Cleanup: Automatically frees slots when maces are destroyed or lost to void
  • Heavy Core Control: Prevents automation abuse by blocking heavy cores in auto-crafters
  • World Restrictions: Configure crafting permissions per world
  • Permission System: Full admin bypass and control permissions
  • Auto-Save: Configurable automatic data saving
  • Notifications: Optional server broadcast messages for mace events

Commands & Permissions

Commands

  • /mace - View current mace holders (Available to all players)
  • /droppedmace - View all dropped maces on the server (Admin only)
  • /macereload - Reload plugin configuration (Admin only)

Permissions

  • macecontrol.bypass - Bypass all mace restrictions and limits
  • macecontrol.admin - Access to admin commands and dropped mace viewing

Configuration

Click to view config.yml

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MACECONTROL CONFIG

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=== CORE SETTINGS ===

max-mace-count: 5
mace-command-cooldown: 5 # in seconds

=== PERMISSIONS ===

Who can bypass mace limits and restrictions

bypass-permission: "macecontrol.bypass"
admin-permission: "macecontrol.admin"

=== RESTRICTIONS ===

restrictions:

Prevent maces from being put in containers

block-containers: true

Prevent maces from being put on armor stands

block-armor-stands: true

Prevent maces from being put in item frames

block-item-frames: true

Prevent maces from being put in bundles

block-bundles: true

Prevent heavy cores from being put in auto crafters

block-heavy-core-autocrafter: true

Allow maces in ender chests (since they're player-specific)

allow-ender-chest: false

Allow maces in shulker boxes

allow-shulker-boxes: false

=== WORLD SETTINGS ===

worlds:

Worlds where mace crafting is allowed (empty = all worlds)

allowed-craft-worlds: []

Worlds where mace restrictions apply (empty = all worlds)

restricted-worlds: []

=== NOTIFICATIONS ===

messages:

Broadcast when a mace is destroyed/lost

broadcast-destruction: true

Notify when someone crafts a mace

broadcast-craft: true

=== AUTO-SAVE ===

auto-save:
enabled: true
interval: 300 # seconds (5 minutes)

Server Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.21 or higher
  • Paper server software (Bukkit and Spigot also supported)
  • Java 17 or higher

Installation

Download the plugin, drop it in your plugins folder, and restart your server. The plugin will automatically generate its configuration file at plugins/MaceControl/config.yml which you can customize as needed. Use /macereload to apply config changes without restarting.


⚠️ Plugin in BETA ⚠️

Report bugs or suggestions to help improve MaceControl!

Perfect for servers wanting to keep maces rare and valuable!

Written by Zeppy. Read it with pictures on Hangar.

How to install MaceControl

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21.

  2. Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: MaceControl should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Questions

Does MaceControl work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is MaceControl free?

Yes. MaceControl is free to download from Hangar.

Which server software does MaceControl run on?

MaceControl runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is MaceControl still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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