EligiusNametag

⚡ EligiusNametag

The ultimate, zero-lag holographic nametag plugin for modern servers.

🛑 Why another nametag plugin?

Most nametag plugins rely on legacy scoreboards (which conflict with your sidebar) or physical armor stands (which destroy your server's TPS).

EligiusNametag takes a revolutionary approach: It uses Native TextDisplay entities handled purely by the Paper API.

What does this mean for you?

• 📉 Zero Server Lag: No physical entities taking up memory.
• 🛡️ Zero Dependencies: No fragile ProtocolLib packet injections that break every update.
• 🚀 Future-Proof: Runs natively on 1.21 up to 26.1.2+ out of the box.

✨ Features that stand out

🎨 Unlimited Creative Freedom

• Infinite Lines: Add as many lines above or below the player's name as you want.
• MiniMessage & Gradients: Say goodbye to legacy & colors. Enjoy full RGB gradient support! <gradient:blue:aqua>Admin</gradient>.
• ItemsAdder & Oraxen: Display custom emojis and icons natively right inside the nametag.

👑 Hierarchy & Permissions

• 👑 Vault Hierarchy Integration: Automatically assigns nametag formats based on the user's primary Vault rank (e.g., admin, vip, default).
• 🐾 Holographic Pets: Tamed wolves, cats, and parrots inherit their owner's rank formatting!
• 🖼️ ItemsAdder Ready: Fully supports font-images and custom emojis like :rank_dev: rendering flawlessly above players' heads.
• 🌐 Global i18n: In-game messages are completely customizable via language files with hot-swapping support.
• 📊 bStats Integration: Anonymous usage metrics help guide the plugin's development. Opt-out anytime in your global bStats config.

⚡ Enterprise Scalability

• Folia Ready: Built completely asynchronous.
• Multi-Server Database: Connect multiple servers using our highly optimized HikariCP MySQL/MariaDB adapter, or keep it lightweight with SQLite.

🚀 What's New in v1.3.0

• Tactical Invisibility Engine: Eliminated the native Minecraft "fly-in" visual interpolation bug! Now, even if you are flying with Elytras at lightspeed, your nametag will spawn instantly above your head without dragging from behind.
• Zero Ghost Entities: Fixed a critical PaperMC memory leak with non-persistent TextDisplays by implementing explicit chunk unload garbage collection.
• Smart UI Feedback: The /enametag me command now features Minecraft XP Orb audio cues.
• Robust Encoding: Full UTF-8 support across 6 global languages out of the box, with an improved in-game update notifier.

📚 Multi-Language Wiki

We believe in accessible documentation. Our Official Wiki is fully translated into 6 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian) so your entire administration team can configure it without friction.

Requirements: Paper or Folia (1.21 - 26.1.2+) running Java 21 LTS. No third-party APIs required!