Quick-House: Instant Shelter and Creative Building in Minecraft
Imagine spawning a fully furnished house with a single command, or cloaking your base so only you can see it. The Quick-house plugin turns that dream into reality, offering a powerful set of tools for players and server admins who want to bypass the grind of block-by-block construction. Whether you need a quick tent for the night, a massive multi-room mansion, or even a TARDIS that hides your valuables in another dimension, Quick-house delivers with style and flexibility.
What Exactly Is Quick-House?
Quick-house is a versatile plugin that lets you generate houses on the fly. It ships with several built-in templates—from a fragile woolen tent to a towering beacon—and allows you to create, save, and share your own custom designs. The plugin integrates seamlessly with economy systems like Vault, respects land protection plugins such as WorldGuard and GriefPrevention, and even supports the famous TARDIS plugin for time-lord-style interiors.
Core Commands and How They Work
Every action revolves around simple chat commands. Here is a breakdown of the essentials:
- /qhouse basic – Instantly places a small, simple house that breaks in one hit. Perfect for a quick safe spot.
- /qhouse tent – Spawns a woolen shelter, equally fragile but great for nomadic playstyles.
- /qhouse beacon <block type> <height> – Generates a beacon with diamond, gold, emerald, or iron base, adjustable height from 0 to 3.
- /qhouse shouse – Builds a large house. Costs iron ingots (or Vault currency) by default.
- /qhouse bhouse – Creates an even bigger double-house structure, costing diamonds or Vault funds.
- /qhouse TARDIS [interior wall block] – Generates a TARDIS seed for the TARDIS plugin, if installed.
- /qhremove <playername> [house type] – Removes a player's houses, optionally filtering by basic, tent, or custom.
- /blueprintcreate <housename> – Saves your selected structure (marked with a gold hoe) as a reusable blueprint.
- /qhcustom <housename> – Spawns one of your saved custom houses.
- /qhgive <filename> [amount] [player] – Distributes custom house items that trigger builds on right-click.
Custom Houses: Your Imagination, Saved Forever
The real magic begins with custom blueprints. Use a gold hoe to select any existing structure, then run /blueprintcreate <name>. The plugin saves the layout in a text file under /plugins/quickhouse/blueprints/. The second line of that file controls the cost—either a material ID and quantity (like 1,12 for 12 stone) or a single number if you use Vault. You can then spawn that house anywhere with /qhcustom <name>. To make things even smoother, you can craft custom items that execute the command on right-click. These recipes are defined in YAML files inside quickhouse/Custom Items/, and they default to a shapeless recipe of a stick, a diamond, and a crafting table. For players who enjoy managing their mods and plugins effortlessly, the foxygame.net launcher provides a modern way to install and keep everything updated right from its built-in menu, making the setup of Quick-house and similar tools a breeze.
Invisible Buildings: Stealth and Security
Quick-house introduces a unique cloaking mechanic. Use /qhccloak <custom house name> to generate a house that becomes completely invisible to everyone else on the server. When you approach it, the blocks turn into red stained glass so you know exactly where your hidden base is. To reveal it to yourself or specific players, use /qhdecloak [playername] (or me for personal visibility). This feature is perfect for secret storage, surprise traps, or simply keeping your creations private without relying on complex permission setups.
TARDIS Houses: Your Pocket Dimension
If you have the TARDIS plugin by eccentricnz, Quick-house can generate a TARDIS seed with /qhouse tardis. But the plugin goes further with its own /qhtardis <custom house name> command. This creates a doorway in front of you. Right-clicking the bottom block transports you to a separate world containing your custom house interior. You then assign a block as the exit door. Other players must request access, and you can allow or deny them with /ht yes or /ht no. It is an elegant way to protect your items and base from griefers, effectively giving every player their own personal dimension.
Configuration and Permissions
The plugin’s config file lets you fine-tune everything. You can set build time windows, toggle block overriding, adjust costs for shouse and bhouse in both items and Vault currency, and even define an expiration time for temporary houses (default 14 days). If your config looks outdated, delete it and let the plugin regenerate a fresh one.
Permissions are granular, allowing server owners to control exactly who can do what:
- quickhouse.qhouse – Access to /qhouse
- quickhouse.qhouse.basic – Use /qhouse basic
- quickhouse.qhouse.tent – Use /qhouse tent
- quickhouse.qhouse.shouse – Use /qhouse shouse
- quickhouse.qhouse.bhouse – Use /qhouse bhouse
- quickhouse.blueprintcreate – Save blueprints
- quickhouse.qhcustom – Spawn custom houses
- quickhouse.qhcustom.<housename> – Access a specific custom house (required for items)
- quickhouse.item – Use custom house items
- quickhouse.qhgive – Give items via command
- quickhouse.ht – Control TARDIS access
Compatibility and Future Plans
Quick-house plays nicely with popular land management plugins. It prevents building inside WorldGuard regions, GriefPrevention claims you do not own, and Factions territories outside your faction. Towny support is in development. The plugin also integrates with Vault for seamless economy transactions.
Looking ahead, the developer plans to add house rotation based on the direction you face, a command to rotate custom blueprint files, and even more flexibility. Suggestions from the community are always welcome to shape the next update.
Conclusion
Quick-house transforms Minecraft building from a tedious chore into an instant, creative playground. With built-in templates, fully customizable blueprints, stealth cloaking, and TARDIS dimension-hopping, it caters to survivalists, builders, and server admins alike. The detailed permission system and economy support make it a perfect fit for any multiplayer environment. Whether you want a quick tent or a hidden mansion that only you can see, this plugin puts the power of architecture at your fingertips—one command at a time.