RustMC is a Minecraft plugin for Paper 1.21.11 that adds a Rust-inspired survival system with thirst management, water bottle recovery, dehydration damage, survival status messages, and commands for checking player thirst.
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Build the plugin with Java 21 and Maven:
mvn clean package
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Copy the generated
target/plugin.jarfile into your Paper server'spluginsdirectory. -
Start or restart the server.
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Confirm that the server is running Paper 1.21.11 or a compatible 1.21 server version.
- Join the server. Your thirst starts at 100/100 and is stored with your player data.
- Use
/rustmcto view RustMC survival information. - Use
/thirstto view your current thirst level and recovery instructions. - Drink a regular Minecraft water bottle to restore 35 thirst points.
- Thirst decreases by 5 points every 60 seconds for each online player.
- When thirst reaches 20 or less, the plugin sends critical thirst warnings.
- When thirst reaches 0, the player takes damage and receives dehydration warnings.
- Thirst and food levels are shown in the action bar during each thirst update.
- Player thirst is preserved through the Persistent Data Container and initialized when the player first joins.
More Minecraft plugin projects by EnderDevelopment: https://github.com/EnderDevelopment