Grass Spreader

This plugin is no longer being updated as the feature has been added to the game.

Thank you everyone for your support :)

Grass Spreader is a plugin that automatically spreads grass blocks to adjacent dirt blocks. Now configurable!

Automatic Grass Spreading

• Periodic Spreading: Grass blocks automatically spread to adjacent dirt blocks every 60 seconds
• Multi-Type Support: Supports all Hytale grass and dirt variants:
  • Grass Types: Soil_Grass, Soil_Grass_Burnt, Soil_Grass_Cold, Soil_Grass_Deep, Soil_Grass_Full, Soil_Grass_Wet, Soil_Grass_Sunny, Soil_Grass_Dry, Soil_Needles
  • Dirt Types: Soil_Dirt, Soil_Dirt_Cold, Soil_Dirt_Burnt, Soil_Dirt_Dry
• Type Matching: Grass spreads to dirt while maintaining the same grass type (e.g., Cold Grass spreads to Cold Dirt)

Smart Spreading Logic

• Horizontal Spreading: Grass spreads to the four horizontal adjacent blocks (north, south, east, west)
• Vertical Spreading: Also checks one block above and below adjacent positions for natural terrain coverage
• Light Requirements: Only spreads to dirt blocks that have no solid blocks directly above them (allows grass to grow naturally)

Installation

1. Download the latest grassspreader.jar from the Files tab
2. Place the JAR file in your Hytale server's mods directory
3. Restart your server
4. Done! The plugin will automatically register when the first player joins.

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How It Works

1. Player Detection: The plugin monitors all online players
2. Area Scanning: Every 60 seconds, it scans a 30-block radius around each player
3. Grass Detection: Finds all grass blocks in the scanned area
4. Spreading: For each grass block found, checks adjacent positions for dirt blocks
5. Conversion: Converts eligible dirt blocks to the same type of grass ##

Commands

All commands use the base /grassspreader prefix.

Horizontal Check Radius

Controls how far horizontally the plugin checks for grass blocks around players.

• /grassspreader radiusx set <number> - Set the horizontal check radius (default: 30)
• /grassspreader radiusx reset - Reset to default (30)

Vertical Check Radius

Controls how far vertically (above and below) the plugin checks for grass blocks.

• /grassspreader radiusy set <number> - Set the vertical check radius (default: 20)
• /grassspreader radiusy reset - Reset to default (20)

Maximum Checks Per Player

Limits how many grass blocks are checked per player per tick to prevent performance issues.

• /grassspreader maxChecksPerPlayer set <number> - Set the maximum checks (default: 10000)
• /grassspreader maxChecksPerPlayer reset - Reset to default (10000)

Cooldown

Sets the time between grass spread checks.

• /grassspreader cooldown set <seconds> - Set cooldown in seconds (default: 60.0)
• /grassspreader cooldown reset - Reset to default (60 seconds)
• /grassspreader cooldown get - Display current cooldown value