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DropHeads

Let the head hunt begin!
DropHeads v3.6 logo (showing mobs up to 1.17)
Using high quality textures 85% supplied by Minecraft-Heads.com ❤️

Highlights

Super configurable
Heads as a loot drop, or with a command
Huge variety (e.g., snow fox, lime sheep, zombified swamp farmer villager, …)
Behead messages and translation support
Regularly updated heads from the latest Minecraft snapshots
Complete API for other developers to hook into

Configuration

Default values picked to fit well on most servers,
However, if you like getting into configuration, here's just a taste of what you can do:

Adjust drop rates based on mob type
Adjust drop rates based on ticks-lived
Adjust drop rates based on what weapon is used
Adjust drop rates based on spawn conditions (Breeding, Spawners, /summon, ...)
Require using specific weapon(s) to get heads to drop
Enabling charged creeper head drops
Change any head textures, or add your own
Optionally require killed by a player (configurable what counts as 'killed by a player')
Opt-in automatic updates
...and more! Check out config files in the GitHub repository

Permissions

For an always update-to-date list, check here.

dropheads.canlosehead: Can drop a head upon death
dropheads.canbehead.<mob_type>: Can get heads from killing the given mob
dropheads.alwaysbehead.<mob_type>: Get heads for 100% of kills (unless canlosehead is false)
dropheads.silentbehead: Avoid triggering a global behead message in chat *

dropheads.canplacehead: Can place a head as a block
dropheads.clickinfo: Can see the name of a head by clicking it *
dropheads.spawn: Can get heads with a command *
dropheads.droprate: Can check head drop rates with a command

* = has sub-permissions

Troubleshooting / F.A.Q.

Q: Heads are not dropping!
A: There a many possible causes; here is a quick checklist of things you should try:
* Check if another plugin is causing the issue (compatibility)
* Check if you have the dropheads.canbehead permission
* Check head-drop-rates and spawn-cause-modifiers configs (e.g. spawn egg rates are nerfed!)
* Keep in mind the time-alive, weapon-used, and looting modifiers.
* If killing a player, check if they have the dropheads.canlosehead permission
* If you have modified your config files, check them carefully for other causes

Q: Does this plugin cause lag?
A: It shouldn't! I hear it is much faster than Xisumavoid's datapack :)

Q: Can I edit the head textures (i.e., to match a resource pack)?
A: Yes! Look in the head-textures.txt file

Q: Migrating from another heads plugin?
A: It should be an easy drag-n-drop replacement, but if you have any issues let me know!

Q: How do I install on Forge/Fabric/Singleplayer?
A: DropHeads currently only works on Bukkit and its forks (Spigot, etc); try the MMH-Nano datapack

Q: Where do I get help / report a bug?
A: You can post a comment below, create a bug report, or DM me :)

Q: Older versions of Minecraft?
A: Currently, DropHeads runs on 1.13+. You can find older DropHead jars for 1.12 in the Files tab, otherwise seek out a plugin with support for legacy versions, such as PlayerHeads.

Planned

Fabric support
Improve existing textures
Tropical Fish heads (have the 22 common ones, still need the 3104 rare varieties ☹️)
Horse variants (for the different patterns)
Carpeted llamas

Please reach out if you find bugs or have a texture suggestions!

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Posted Dec 22, 2020
In reply to BlackSnowLeopard:

Most likely it's due to permissions, can you check to see if you have the "dropheads.alwaysbehead" permission, and remove it from yourself?

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#267 Posted Dec 21, 2020

hello! So i was wondering what setting or what can I do to remove the spam i get on my console with the following messages:

>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:50 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:51 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null
>.... [17:11:51 INFO]: [DropHeads] dropheads.canbehead=false: null

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Posted Dec 21, 2020
In reply to akatsuukii_1:

There should be a setting called "debug-mode: true" in the config file, setting it to false should hide these messages.

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Posted Dec 21, 2020
Is there a way to disable Wither Skeleton drop heads so then only vanilla heads drop I believe my server is dropping mob_head wither_skeleton the dropheads head. Not the vanilla Wither_skeleton_skull so cannot be used to summon wither. ???

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Posted Dec 21, 2020
In reply to MamaQueenBee:

Make sure 'prefer-vanilla-heads:true' in the config, other than that it should never drop player_head type skulls for wither skeletons.

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Posted Dec 24, 2020
In reply to forgot2fletch:

That’s set already still only getting wither skeleton heads not skulls. So cannot be used for wither spawning

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Posted Dec 21, 2020
Wither skeletons dont seem to be dropping heads and those that do drop cannot be used to spawn the WITHER?

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Posted Dec 21, 2020
In reply to ossie_ostler:

Try the setting 'prefer-vanilla-heads:true' i mentioned in MamaQueenBee's comment above..

If the skull type looks like wither skeleton, then maybe see if you have a protection plugin like WorldGuard that is blocking the wither spawn?

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Posted Dec 20, 2020
Hello , The drop of the head on the wither still does not work

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Posted Dec 11, 2020
Heads arent dropping how do I change perms? Im currently using spigot so idk if that affects anything. Im playing vanilla as well

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Posted Dec 11, 2020
In reply to sebvex07:

Bukkit/Spigot/Paperspigot should all work fine :)

I recommend checking the top F.A.Q. (higher up on this page), and maybe running /droprate while looking at a mob to see a breakdown of what affect its head drop chance. If there are still issues feel free to PM me and we can work it out

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Posted Dec 9, 2020
0 head of wither drop with dogs, yet modifying wither vanillia is true , I spawn them from a spawner

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Posted Dec 9, 2020
In reply to benji77x:

For dogs in vanilla it should be a 2.5% drop chance.
Have you tried looking at one of these wither skeletons and running /droprate? Also, check in spawn-cause-modifiers.txt and consider setting the "SPAWNER" modifier to 1. You're running the v3.5.1 jar, right? If the drop chance is still 0 or lower than expected, send me a private message with your config files and I can help figure out what might be causing the issue :)

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Posted Dec 11, 2020
In reply to forgot2fletch:

it still doesn't

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Posted Dec 8, 2020
Hello your pluging should not be out this weekend?

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Posted Dec 8, 2020
In reply to benji77x:

I uploaded it 5 days ago, but Bukkit is taking an unusually long time to review and process the file; maybe the staff are already on holiday, lol. I've actually already started a v3.5.1 candidate, so for anyone who doesn't want to wait you can grab it off of GitHub here:

https://github.com/EvModder/DropHeads/blob/master/DropHeads_v3.5.1.jar

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Posted Dec 9, 2020
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Nice boy <3

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Posted Dec 11, 2020
In reply to forgot2fletch:

does the 3.5.1 help with the deadchest/drophead clash. where if you kill a player they drop a chest but not the head? think you mentioned was going to add that player that died head would be added to killers inventory?

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Posted Dec 11, 2020
In reply to ossie_ostler:

Yeah! There is a new config setting for it (called 'head-item-drop-mode'), but you will need to enable it. If you don't see it in your config file, you may need to delete it so the plugin will re-generate it (maybe keep a backup so you can move any of your custom settings over). I think the mode you will want to set it to will be 'GIVE' which puts it directly in the killer's inventory or 'SPAWN' which drops the item in a special way (using summon) so that it isn't combined with the rest of the mob/player loot.

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Posted Dec 15, 2020
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Still doesn't work,

# How the head item from a beheading should be handled, options are:
# EVENT - add the head to normally dropped loot,
# SPAWN - spawn the head separately from the event,
# PLACE - place the head on the ground if spot is available (within 3 blocks)
# GIVE_NEVER_DROP - try to put the head directly into the killer's inventory
# GIVE - same as above, but drops the head on the ground if it fails
head-item-drop-mode: ['GIVE', 'SPAWN', 'PLACE', EVENT']

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