pTweaks
Hello,
Unfortunately, I have long lost interest in Minecraft and have no plans to update this plugin any further, so I highly suggest finding a replacement. It was a good run, but I think it's time to call it quits. We appreciate all the support over the years, and are truly grateful for it. Best of luck,
Cheers.
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pTweaks is a server optimization tool. This plugin will redefine how your server loads, stores and manages chunks. pTweaks will prioritize chunk loading so the ones that need loaded get done first. When a large number of chunks are being loaded consecutively the plugin will start to unload unused chunks at a higher rate to keep performance on the server higher. pTweaks has a smart chunk loading algorithm so that chunks in a players surroundings stay loaded while under normal use so never again will you take a few steps and all the chunks start to unload behind you. pTweaks stops your server from using resources it doesn't have to use. pTweaks also adds mob handling. You are able to set limits of Monsters and Animals in each world. When things get out of hand pTweaks also offers a kill command to kill all living entities. pTweaks also offers a command to check your ram limits, performance, and allocations. pTweaks is an anti lag plugin.
Your server will be able to run longer, and smoother without the need of a restart. This being pTweaks already clears all unused data that would normally be removed with a server restart. Java dumps are already cleared and Chunks have a longer life span, meaning ram usage and CPU intensity will drop. Mob handling is now a possibility, enable or set the amount of mobs/animals spawning in your world(s) to massively drop resource usage, Limiting mobs is like turning down view distance improvement wise. Helps reduce performance therefor stopping lag.
The lifetime is how long the chunk is loaded into memory, and the prune is the cycle rate. Depending on your server size and CPU power you may want to customize these settings. Larger servers with more free ram may want to make prune higher to keep chunk loading and unloading from happening less often, while smaller servers may want to keep the default settings or make prune lower. The prune is the cycle of when all the unused chunks get unloaded. So having this higher makes more chunks stay loaded longer, while having it lower makes them unload faster. Both have benefits but generally i don't suggest editing it. SpawnChunkRadius is the static (initial) loading of chunks when a player joins your server, so the amount of chunks loaded around him, don't suggest editing this.
ChunkEdits:
ChunkEdits is a 100% customized chunk loading algorithm to enable quicker loading of chunks, and priority packets. So chunks load in a fashion better fitted for the player and the server. This algorithm isn't perfect, and currently being recoded.
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Monster Limiter:
This is a fully custom feature. You can enable or disable this in the config. Limit the amount of Mobs or Animals spawning in your world, or disable spawning all together. Change if you want spawning in one world and not the other, you can also simply use the kill command to butcher all living mobs/animals in the current or all worlds. You can see all commands by typing /pTweaks in game.
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Chunk Persistance:
This is a fully custom feature, that can be turned off in the config. This does a whole lot and is the main backbone of the plugin. Change how many chunks are loaded on player join or how long chunks stay loaded after people leave them. Makes chunks with no activity loaded at certain intervals to save tons of CPU power. The clear cycle is changed to make less disc writing. Chunks with lots of visitors will stay loaded longer, and not have to render again and again. This adding lots of performance to your server.
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Ram Check:
Check the amount of ram being used, the free ram, and currently loaded ram. This gives you the ability to check server performance and debug bad plugins by seeing which are taking up the most resources by adding one and testing, adding another and using the command again. This command will soon also have TPS and other performance tracking abilities.
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Packet Auto Save:
Instead of writing every chunk to the disc every 2 seconds. This changes it to a custom time that you want, Default is 50ms This saves the server from writing about 14KBps to the disc (10 writes, 3 reads per chunk, on a 3 person server). As well as saves about 2 calls to deflate every 2 seconds. (per chunk)
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TNT Edit: (Suggested)
Basically all this does is after the first explosion, shadows the rest of them by duplicating the same explosion so the effects of say 500 TNT are the same as the effects of a single tnt block going off. This is not bullet proof, and it will still be possible to cause server lag by making the server render too many packets, but this is not possible unless doing thousands of blocks with a plugin like WorldEdit.
- Download pTweaks
- Stop your server
- Put pTweaks.jar in your Plugins directory
- Start Your Server
- Edit Config's to your liking or leave default
- Reload
- Done!
/pTweaks
Permission: pTweaks.pTweaks
This command will bring up most ingame settings, and information. You can also enable or disable mob spawning from ingame.
/ram
Permission: pTweaks.ram
This will show current ram usable, and information
VIDEOS:
Thanks too @Torrent for the video
Thanks too @BrandonHopkins for the video
Lag Test 3,000 TNT / With and Without pTweaks (356MB server)
Please consider donating to help support development of this plugin!
Everything helps.
1) Cyberpwn $5
release the update allready
@minecraft_pro_demon
That thread is really really old. The plugins are a lot different now then back then. Testing is your best bet, but most PTweaks users are here because NoLagg dont' work well for them, including on my server.
@darkvergus
This is not really true as stated earlier. In the past this was more true but not anymore. My earlier statement goes over this. Generally one of them is what you need.
@minecraft_pro_demon
NoLagg works better for CPU, Ptweaks works better for ram, however using both is the best option :p
Latest dev link down. Also, i tried searching some NoLagg vs pTweaks threads, and i seemed to end up with the answer "The one decreases CPU, the other RAM". Do you know wich would be best for a bad CPU?
I want this so bad, is it done yet? ^^
@FuZeEclipse
Yes you can. I have just tested everything i could think of. There are no issues picking up any items. However make sure you are on 1.4.6R0.3 at least. I haven't tested with older versions then that however they should also be fine too.
Edit: You are totally right. After a couple of minutes you can't pickup items. Really strange.
Update postponed!
@mrchasez
Cant pick up items with ptweaks 6.0
I hope you can add the new version by tomorrow, i would really appreciate if you did :D. This is really important for my server!! Thanks in advance.
@zag09
92% done
Looking forward to the new update :D and hey I played on kingscraft for a great big while sup chasez
I'm really looking forward to the new update. Can't wait to use this on my server again!
i just recently was made aware of this plugin and can't wait to try it on my server. we have some odd lag spikes and i have a feeling its from all the loaded chunks in my survival world. thank you for making this! looking forward to a 1.4.6-1.4.7 compatible release!
@mrchasez
Thank you for the work you are doing for free! I just hope you will be able to solve that problem!
For the rest, thank you very much!
@Maghetto92
i wait to in post it this page for add his plugin =)
@GumbyDammit
The update is finished (well.... 80% done). An issue with chunk unloading needs resolved then a few updates like commands and permissions needs reworked. A config reset will be required for the next update.
@mrchasez
Just ignore the shitheads. You *know* that most of them are self-absorbed teens with their heads wedged firmly up their own asses. Ignore them. They are not worthy of your anger or response.
Please mrchasez, I need this plugin! is the best of all plugin! Release the update for 1.4.6! 1.4.5 miracle for my server!
Please! :)
@DarkSkript
I don't know if you were trolling, or just not paying attention. The last update was less then 20 days ago, and has a build on the latest recommended bukkit build. Nothing dead about it. Also its extremely disrespectful to advertise another plugin on someone else's thread.
@Everyone Else
I am sorry for all the delays, when you see the newest update you will know it was worth while though. More changes in this update then the last 10 combined.
Would love to test this plugin but it isnt updated ?
This plugin also reduce CPU ?