AwesomeArmorStandEditor

AwesomeArmorStandEditor

A friendly armor stand and display entity scene editor for survival and creative servers.

Pick a pose from a menu, click, and you are done.

✦ What it does

Pose armor stands and item, block, or text display entities through a hybrid GUI and in-world editing tool.

Save your work as a portable scene, share it using a copy-and-paste code, animate it with keyframes, or export it as a /summon command or an mcfunction datapack for your own map or server.

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✦ Features

• Preset library, no posing experience required Open the graphical preset menu and apply poses such as wave, cheer, or sit instantly. Mirror poses with one click, apply particle effect presets, and save your own poses into the shared library.

• Unified editing Edit armor stands and item, block, or text display entities through the same workflow. Adjust poses, transforms, scale, rotation, equipment, and entity flags.

• Hybrid interaction Use the GUI control panel or a handheld tool for direct in-world adjustments, with a live action bar readout.

• Particle effects Particle emitters use configurable budgets, only run near players in loaded chunks, and never scan the entire world.

• Keyframe animation Build animations with a timeline, keyframes, and live preview playback. Display entities use client-side interpolation for minimal server cost. Armor stands animate tick by tick during editing.

• Save, share, and export Every scene is stored as a portable JSON blueprint that can be placed multiple times. Generate a share code that another player can import with one command. Export either a copyable /summon command or an animation-driven mcfunction datapack that runs without the plugin.

• Equipment menu Click an item onto an equipment slot to equip it. Click with an empty cursor to remove it. Player items are never consumed or duplicated.

• Survival-safe design Components have ownership tags, configurable per-player, per-chunk, and global limits, plus automatic awareness of region protection plugins such as GriefPrevention, WorldGuard, Towny, and Lands.

• Protected cleanup tools Claim owners and trusted players can remove foreign AASE components from areas where they have build permission. Administrators also receive dedicated inspection and cleanup commands.

• Zero hard dependencies Runs on Spigot or Paper without requiring any other plugin.

⚙ Compatibility

• Minecraft, Paper, and Spigot 26.2
• Java 25
• Uses the Bukkit and Spigot API surface
• Runs on plain Spigot as well as Paper
• Region protection is detected through an event probe, with no hard dependency required

▶ Quick start

/aase new MyBuild
/aase addstand
/aase presets
/aase save

Suggested workflow:

1. Run /aase new MyBuild to create a scene.
2. Run /aase addstand to spawn an armor stand.
3. Right-click the component to select it.
4. Run /aase presets.
5. Choose a pose or particle effect.
6. Run /aase save.

You never need to enter an angle manually when using presets.

⌨ Commands

Main interface

Scene creation

Animation

Scene management

Cleanup

Export

Export commands are restricted to administrators or builders by default.

For the complete command and permission reference, see the project Wiki.

🔐 Permissions

Granted to players by default

Administrator and builder permissions

Commands that write server files or modify shared data are restricted by default.

🌐 Languages

AwesomeArmorStandEditor includes:

• English
• Traditional Chinese, zh_TW

Set the server-wide language in config.yml:

language: auto

Available values:

auto
en
zh_TW

Custom language files are stored in:

plugins/AwesomeArmorStandEditor/lang/

Missing translation keys automatically fall back to the bundled language file.

🛡 Region protection

AASE directly creates and teleports entities through the server API. Because these operations do not trigger normal block placement events, the plugin actively checks whether the player may build at every location where a component can appear.

Region checks cover:

• Individual component placement
• Saved scene loading
• Share code imports
• Tool movement across block boundaries
• Particle emitters
• Animation keyframe destinations

Supported region plugins include GriefPrevention, WorldGuard, Towny, Lands, and other plugins that respond to the build permission probe.

📖 Documentation and links

• Full manual: See the project Wiki linked from the resource page
• Source code: Use the Source Code link on the resource page
• Issue tracker: Available through the source repository

The documentation is available in English and Traditional Chinese.

📜 License

AwesomeArmorStandEditor is licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0.

It is free to use, including on commercial servers.

Running the original plugin on a server, including a commercial server, does not require you to publish your server configuration or unrelated source code.

If you modify the plugin and make that modified version available for users to interact with over a network, the AGPL requires you to make the corresponding modified source code available under the same license.

❓ FAQ

I do not want to learn angles. Can I still use this?

Yes. Run:

/aase presets

Choose a pose, click it, and it will be applied immediately.

Does this require Paper?

No. The plugin uses the Bukkit and Spigot API surface and runs on plain Spigot as well as Paper.

Will the plugin fail without other plugins installed?

No. There are no hard dependencies.

Region protection integration and the optional LycoLib audit log integration activate only when compatible plugins are available.

Can players grief each other's builds?

AASE components contain ownership information. Only their owner can edit them through the normal editor workflow.

Placement respects region build permissions, and configurable per-player, per-chunk, and global limits help prevent entity spam.

Claim owners and trusted players can use /aase clear <radius> to remove foreign AASE components from areas where they are allowed to build.

Can components be destroyed by explosions or accidental attacks?

Normal damage is blocked for AASE-managed components. This protects detailed scenes from creepers, projectiles, sweeping attacks, and accidental punches.

Components should be removed through the editor or the dedicated cleanup commands.