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MCRealistic

Cold? Thirst? Old Adventure Mode? Falling trees? The possibilities are endless!

PluginsFree1.17 – 1.20
by SamB440 · listed from SpigotMC · ★★★★★ 4.6
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What it does

MCRealistic is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by SamB440. Cold? Thirst? Old Adventure Mode? Falling trees? The possibilities are endless!

It supports Minecraft 1.17 – 1.20. It has been downloaded 98,899 times on SpigotMC. 65 people rated it 4.6 out of 5. The last update came out on Aug 3, 2023.

Supported versions

1.201.191.181.17

Release history

MCRealistic has had 78 releases on SpigotMC since Apr 11, 2016. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 3.1.7, released on Aug 3, 2023.

VersionReleasedType
3.1.7Aug 3, 2023Release
3.1.6Jul 1, 2022Release
3.1.5Jun 9, 2022Release
3.1.4Apr 14, 2022Release
3.1.3Mar 12, 2022Release

Commands

The commands named on the SpigotMC page of MCRealistic:

/mcrealistic/mcr/fatigue/thirst
Description from the author on SpigotMC

Requires Java 17 and Spigot 1.17+.
1.16 Java 8+ (outdated) version here: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/mcrealistic.21628/download?version=401205

markrasher123 is the original creator. Thanks for the brilliant idea! (https://www.curseforge.com/members/markrasher123)

Have you ever been tired of minecraft not being realistic enough? Well, then this is the plugin for you! This plugin makes Minecraft much more realistic and adds a lot of features!

Note:

You can disable / enable most, if not all these features in the config.yml, so if you want only one of those features, be welcome.

Features:

  • Realistic Building:
  • The blocks you build will fall down.
  • Blocks can be supported by logs, or by using fences. The building support shown below is no longer used, instead a list of blocks, such as fences, are now used by default as supports.

If you place the building support it will not fall down, and then you can place regular blocks on the building support, and break the building support, and the blocks will not fall down.

This feature is used to create more "realistic" or RPG houses that look better. It also stops floating platforms!

  • Immune system - completely configurable!
  • If there is a certain amount of players online, the immune system will pick a player at random and give them a cold.
  • If you have a cold or disease, you can make medicine to cure your cold.

Medicine recipe:

  • Weather affects player:
  • If it is raining/snowing in the minecraft world and the player doesn't have any clothes on them (armour) or is not near a torch then he will begin to freeze using the powdered snow effect.
  • If a player is standing near a heat-emitting block such as campfires when it's raining, he will feel cosy.
  • Player gets thirsty:

If you don't drink, you will get thirsty, and when you are really thirsty you will start to take damage every couple of minutes, you can drink from a bottle you get when you spawn. You can refill that bottle.
Note that water needs to be purified in a furnace. Can be toggled in the config.

  • Chopping down trees is now more realistic:
  • This plugin disables chopping down trees with your bare hands (you can disable this in the config).
  • Logs will fall down as you chop the tree.
  • When you chop down a tree without an axe, you will only get 1 wood.
  • If you chop down a tree with an axe you have a chance to get 3 wood/2 wood/1 wood/or nothing.
  • Fatigue system:

When the players mine blocks, break blocks, and does certain actions, his fatigue goes up. The limit is 250. When a player's fatigue reaches 250, the player can't perform certain actions, like breaking a block or placing a block.... Until he gets some sleep in a nice and comfortable bed!

  • Armour weight system:

Your speed is set by the amount of armour you have, so if you have all diamond armour you will move really slow, and if you have all leather armour you will move at a regular speed.

  • Broken Bones:

If you fall from a high place you will probably break your bones. When your bones are broken, you will move slower, until they are healed again. The time it takes for the bones to heal depends on how high the fall was. You can instantly heal your bones by using a bandage you can create like this:

Right click to use.

  • Trails:
  • When you walk you will leave a trail behind you, it works like this: when you stand on a block you have a 1/4 chance on turning that block into dirt if it's grass, and sandstone if it's sand...
  • Enchanted arrows light a fire:
  • When you shoot an arrow with an enchantment of fire, the arrow will light a fire where it hits:

*
New Gamemodes:

https://fortitude.islandearth.net/en/mcrealistic/old-adventure-mode

  • A gamemode was added recently, which is a throwback to pre-1.8 adventure mode. It should be used in moderation as it is in alpha and is difficult for new player's. You can find information below:
  • To enable, set GameMode in config to PRE_ADVENTURE.
  • This gamemode is essentially the pre-1.8 adventure mode.
  • In this mode, you can only break blocks with the required tool, e.g you cannot break grass with a pickaxe but you can only with a shovel.
  • To get started, mine some leaves. These will now drop sticks. You will only need one stick.
  • Once you have this, find some gravel and mine 2 flint. Now you can create a hatchet:
  • The block outline will appear if the block can be mined with your selected hotbar item, and will disappear if not.
  • Be aware that gamemode is overriden between survival and adventure!
  • Be aware that this mode should be used in moderation. It is currently in alpha and it is hard for new players.
  • BetterBlockBreaking has been tested with this, and is currently recommended.

More features to come....

Commands:

https://fortitude.islandearth.net/en/mcrealistic/commands

  • /mcrealistic === Description: Default command.
  • /mcrealistic info === Description: Display info about the plugin.
  • /mcrealistic items === Description: Opens a GUI of all available items
  • /mcrealistic item <item> <amount> [player] === Description: Give yourself (or another player) an item with a set amount. Example: /mcr medicine 2.
  • /fatigue === Description: View your fatigue.
  • /thirst === Description: View your thirst.

Permission:
https://fortitude.islandearth.net/en/mcrealistic/commands

  • mcr.fatigue === Description: Permission for the command /fatigue.
  • mcr.thirst === Description: Permission for the command /thirst.
  • mcr.items === Description: Permission for the command /mcrealistic items/item.
  • mcr.getcolds === Description: Permission to get a cold.
  • MCRealistic.gravity === Description: Allow a player to be effected by block gravity.

PlaceholderAPI:

https://fortitude.islandearth.net/en/mcrealistic/variables

  • %mcrealistic_thirst% - Player's current thirst
  • %mcrealistic_fatigue% - Player's current fatigue
  • %mcrealistic_infected% - Returns true if player is infected with a cold/disease. False otherwise.

Config.yml

The plugin is very customisable, here is the config.yml:

Code (Text):

MCRealistic-2 Properties:

#

Worlds

  Here you define which worlds you enable.

#

WeatherAffectsPlayer

  This option defines whether the player should be affected by the weather. Default true.

#

Thirst

  This option defines whether thirst is enabled. Default true.

#

DisplayHungerMessage

  Whether the hunger message should be shown. Default true.

#

Cosy

  DisplayMessage

  Whether the cozy message should be shown. Default true.

#

  CallInterval

    Must be greater than 0

    A value of 1 = 30 seconds, 2 = 60 seconds, ect...

#

  FoodLevelForRegeneration

    Minimum food level to regenerate health. 0 - 20

#

  FoodUseToRecoverHealth

    Food consumed in recovering heart 0 - 20

#

  TorchRadius

    Distance from torch to feel "Cosy"

#

  TorchDuration

    1 = 1/2 a heart recovery

#

  FurnaceRadius

    Distance from furnace to feel "Cosy"

#

  FurnaceDuration

    2 = 1 heart recovery

#

  FurnaceMustBeLit

    The furnace has to be lit to feel "Cosy"

#

  InclementWeatherHeatReduction

    % of distance to heat to feel "Cosy" in rain/snow. 0.0 - 1.0

    0.3 = 30% of TorchRadius/FurnaceRadius

#

DisplayHurtMessage

  Whether the hurt message would be shown. Default true.

#

Weight

  This option defines whether the player should be affected by weight.

#

Realistic_Building

  This option defines whether blocks will fall.

#

Messages.Type

  MESSAGE, ACTIONBAR, TITLE

developer:

  debug: false

settings:

  integration:

    name: Default

Worlds:

  • world

Server:

  Weather:

    WeatherAffectsPlayer: true

  Player:

    Wind:

      Enabled: true

      Minimum Y: 150

      Push: true

    DisplayHungerMessage: true

    Cosy:

      DisplayMessage: true

      CallInterval: 1

      FoodLevelForRegeneration: 19

      FoodUseToRecoverHealth: 3

      TorchRadius: 1.75

      TorchDuration: 1

      CampfireRadius: 12

      CampfireDuration: 4

      CampfireMustBeLit: true

      FurnaceRadius: 4

      FurnaceDuration: 2

      FurnaceMustBeLit: true

      InclementWeatherHeatReduction: 0.5

      Holding Torch: true

    DisplayHurtMessage: true

    Weight:

      Enabled: true

      Netherite: 3

      Diamond: 3

      Leather: 0

      Chainmail: 1

      Iron: 2

      Gold: 1

    Broken_Bones:

      Enabled: true

    Trail:

      Grass_Blocks:

      - DIRT

      Sand_Blocks:

      - SANDSTONE

      Dirt_Blocks:

      - DIRT_PATH

      Path_Blocks:

      - COBBLESTONE

      Enabled: true

    Allow Fatigue: false

    Max Fatigue: 240

    Max Thirst: 200

    Fatigue Tired Range Min: 150

    Fatigue Tired Range Max: 200

    Allow Chop Down Trees With Hands: false

    Chop With Hands Damage: 0

    Trees have random number of drops: true

    Allow /fatigue: true

    Allow /thirst: true

    Spawn with items: true

    Allow Enchanted Arrow: true

    Torch_Burn: true

    Raw_Food_Illness: true

    Thirst:

      Interval: 6000

      Enabled: true

      Require_Purify: true

    Immune_System:

      Interval: 6000

      Enabled: true

      Req_Players: 2

  World:

    Falling_Trees: true

  Stamina:

    Enabled: true

  Building:

    Realistic_Building: true

    Ignored_Blocks:

    - TORCH

    - WALL_TORCH

    - REDSTONE_WALL_TORCH

    - REDSTONE_TORCH

    - MANGROVE_SIGN

    - BIRCH_WALL_SIGN

    - SPRUCE_SIGN

    - CRIMSON_WALL_SIGN

    - ACACIA_WALL_SIGN

    - JUNGLE_SIGN

    - WARPED_SIGN

    - DARK_OAK_SIGN

    - JUNGLE_WALL_SIGN

    - BIRCH_SIGN

    - ACACIA_SIGN

    - WARPED_WALL_SIGN

    - DARK_OAK_WALL_SIGN

    - SPRUCE_WALL_SIGN

    - CRIMSON_SIGN

    - OAK_SIGN

    - OAK_WALL_SIGN

    - MANGROVE_WALL_SIGN

    - WARPED_SIGN

    - JUNGLE_SIGN

    - DARK_OAK_SIGN

    - BIRCH_SIGN

    - ACACIA_SIGN

    - MANGROVE_SIGN

    - SPRUCE_SIGN

    - CRIMSON_SIGN

    - OAK_SIGN

    - ACACIA_WALL_SIGN

    - OAK_WALL_SIGN

    - MANGROVE_WALL_SIGN

    - WARPED_WALL_SIGN

    - DARK_OAK_WALL_SIGN

    - BIRCH_WALL_SIGN

    - JUNGLE_WALL_SIGN

    - SPRUCE_WALL_SIGN

    - CRIMSON_WALL_SIGN

    - BIRCH_BUTTON

    - POLISHED_BLACKSTONE_BUTTON

    - DARK_OAK_BUTTON

    - ACACIA_BUTTON

    - OAK_BUTTON

    - JUNGLE_BUTTON

    - SPRUCE_BUTTON

    - CRIMSON_BUTTON

    - STONE_BUTTON

    - WARPED_BUTTON

    - MANGROVE_BUTTON

    - NETHER_BRICK_FENCE

    - MANGROVE_FENCE

    - DARK_OAK_FENCE

    - ACACIA_FENCE

    - BIRCH_FENCE

    - WARPED_FENCE

    - OAK_FENCE

    - CRIMSON_FENCE

    - JUNGLE_FENCE

    - SPRUCE_FENCE

    - DARK_OAK_FENCE_GATE

    - JUNGLE_FENCE_GATE

    - SPRUCE_FENCE_GATE

    - ACACIA_FENCE_GATE

    - OAK_FENCE_GATE

    - BIRCH_FENCE_GATE

    - MANGROVE_FENCE_GATE

    - WARPED_FENCE_GATE

    - CRIMSON_FENCE_GATE

    - POLISHED_BLACKSTONE_BRICK_SLAB

    - PURPUR_SLAB

    - OXIDIZED_CUT_COPPER_SLAB

    - NETHER_BRICK_SLAB

    - PETRIFIED_OAK_SLAB

    - CRIMSON_SLAB

    - CUT_SANDSTONE_SLAB

    - DIORITE_SLAB

    - BLACKSTONE_SLAB

    - RED_NETHER_BRICK_SLAB

    - QUARTZ_SLAB

    - ANDESITE_SLAB

    - STONE_SLAB

    - MANGROVE_SLAB

    - POLISHED_BLACKSTONE_SLAB

    - POLISHED_DEEPSLATE_SLAB

    - DEEPSLATE_BRICK_SLAB

    - DARK_PRISMARINE_SLAB

    - SMOOTH_STONE_SLAB

    - ACACIA_SLAB

    - WAXED_CUT_COPPER_SLAB

    - COBBLESTONE_SLAB

    - POLISHED_DIORITE_SLAB

    - JUNGLE_SLAB

    - CUT_COPPER_SLAB

    - DARK_OAK_SLAB

    - MOSSY_COBBLESTONE_SLAB

    - SANDSTONE_SLAB

    - DEEPSLATE_TILE_SLAB

Written by SamB440. Read it with pictures on SpigotMC.

How to install MCRealistic

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.17 – 1.20.

  2. Download the .jar file from SpigotMC 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: MCRealistic should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

Questions

Does MCRealistic work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.20.

Is MCRealistic free?

Yes. MCRealistic is free to download from SpigotMC.

Which server software does MCRealistic run on?

MCRealistic runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is MCRealistic still updated?

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

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