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Editions and licence

What’s the difference between Lite and PRO?

Lite is free and has the Storm and Inferno relics with the full hunt: altars, boss bars, reveals, death drops, offline escrow and the no-stash rules. PRO adds Void, Gravity, Blood and Orbital, Relic Rain, the WorldEvents PRO hook, seasons, PlaceholderAPI, admin give and spawn, and custom relics from 1.1.0. See Lite vs PRO.

Can I move from Lite to PRO?

Yes. Swap the jar, add your licence key and restart. Storm and Inferno keep their altars and state. See Upgrading.

How do I get my licence key?

Join the Discord, run /verify, then /claim RELICS_SMP. Paste the key into license_key in plugins/RelicsSMP/config.yml and restart.

PRO disabled itself on startup. Why?

Check the console:
  • No licence key found. means license_key is empty or still YOUR_KEY_HERE
  • Invalid licence key. means the key is wrong. Copy it again from Discord
  • Unable to verify the licence. means the server couldn’t reach the licence server and has no successful check with this key in the last 72 hours. Allow outbound internet access and restart
/relics admin reload never re-checks the key. Restart after you change it.

Which version has custom relics?

PRO 1.1.0 and newer. Lite ignores custom relics. See Custom relics.

Gameplay

Does keepInventory stop relics dropping?

No. Relics drop where you die even with keepInventory on. The rest of your items follow your normal rules.

Can players hide a relic in an ender chest or shulker box?

No. Containers, bundles, item frames, armor stands and item-holding blocks all refuse relics. A relic that still ends up in a container is removed and sent home. See No stashing.

What if the holder logs out and never comes back?

The relic waits custody.offline-escrow-minutes (default 10), then returns to its altar for the next claim.

Can one player hold more than one relic?

Yes. Every passive they carry applies, and each relic keeps its own cooldown. In PRO, each held relic adds to their season hold time.

Do powers hit mobs?

Yes. Powers hit players and mobs. They never hit the caster, the caster’s own pets, armor stands, creative or spectator players, or players standing where PvP is off.

Do relics break blocks or grief bases?

Not by default. Storm lightning is visual only and never starts fires. Orbital blasts and custom explode steps break blocks only when you set abilities.break-blocks: true.

Do powers work in spawn and safe zones?

No. Powers are blocked where PvP is off: worlds with PvP off, WorldGuard regions with pvp deny, worlds in protection.disabled-worlds and the spawn area. See Where powers work.

Can I turn one of the six relics off?

There’s no switch for the built-ins. A relic with no altar can’t be claimed from an altar. In PRO, Relic Rain and WorldEvents drops can still pick a relic that waits at home. Custom relics take enabled: false.

Does a restart lose relics?

No. Relic state is saved to relics.yml. Dropped relics stay where they were. Altar displays rebuild when their chunk loads. A relic that was held when the server stopped gets a fresh offline window from boot. Cooldowns start fresh after a restart.

Platforms

Does Relics SMP run on Spigot or Folia?

No. It needs Paper. It uses Paper APIs and does not declare Folia support. It’s tested on Paper 1.21.4 and 26.1.

Which Java version do I need?

Java 21 or newer, or whatever your Paper build needs.

Can I use Bukkit /reload?

Avoid it. Use /relics admin reload for config and message changes, or restart.

Does it collect data?

Relics SMP uses bStats for anonymous usage counts. Opt out for every plugin in plugins/bStats/config.yml.

Support

Include your edition and version, server software and version, Java version, plugin list, steps to reproduce and the console log.

Discord support

Licence claims, questions and support.