TrueClumps
If you have ever built a high-throughput mob farm in Minecraft, you know the frustration of watching experience orbs scatter everywhere, only to disappear before you can collect them. This is a common bottleneck for players pushing the limits of server performance, especially on Paper-based servers. Enter TrueClumps, a specialized plugin designed to revolutionize how experience points are handled in your world. By intelligently packing clusters of small orbs into larger, vanilla-tier entities, this tool ensures that your hard-earned XP is collected quickly without causing entity lag or despawn losses.
The Problem with Vanilla XP Collection
In the standard game mechanics, players can only pick up one experience orb every two ticks. This limitation means you can collect a maximum of ten orbs per second. While this sounds reasonable for casual play, high-yield farms produce far more than that. When a farm generates hundreds of orbs simultaneously, the excess entities sit around waiting to be picked up. Sadly, many of these orbs despawn after five minutes, resulting in a significant loss of potential experience. Furthermore, having hundreds of floating entities on the ground creates unnecessary strain on the server tick rate, leading to lag.
You might think that Paper's native orb merging feature solves this issue, but it often falls short. The default system stacks orbs by increasing their count property rather than their actual XP value. Consequently, even a merged orb with a high count still triggers the same two-tick pickup delay per count. Collecting a large merged stack takes just as long as picking up individual orbs one by one, failing to address the core throughput problem.
How TrueClumps Changes the Game
TrueClumps for Minecraft approaches the issue differently by replacing batches of small orbs with real, higher-tier vanilla orbs. Instead of stacking counts, it converts clusters into single entities worth 1, 3, 7, 17, 37, or even 73 XP. The total experience value is preserved exactly, but the number of entities on the ground drops drastically. This allows players to scoop up massive amounts of XP in seconds rather than minutes.
The plugin works seamlessly out of the box, requiring no complex configuration edits to get started. It monitors orbs below a specific threshold (defaulting to 11 XP) that drop within a set radius of each other. These orbs are collected into a "wave." Once the wave flushes—either because no new orbs arrive for a few ticks or it reaches a maximum size—the total XP is calculated and spawned as the smallest possible set of high-value vanilla tiers. To prevent infinite loops, these output orbs are tagged so they are never repacked, and Paper's native merging is cancelled for them to keep them in single-count form.
For players looking to streamline their setup process, the foxygame.net launcher offers a fantastic solution by including TrueClumps directly in its extensive add-on catalog, allowing for one-click installation that automatically handles version compatibility checks so you never have to worry about mismatched files breaking your farm. This level of integration makes managing complex server plugins feel effortless compared to manual file transfers.
Configuration and Customization
While TrueClumps works perfectly with default settings, advanced server administrators can tweak the config.yml to suit specific farm designs. You can adjust the window-ticks to determine how long the plugin waits for silence before repacking a wave, or change the radius to define how far apart orbs can be while still joining a cluster. There is also a max-wave-orbs setting to force a flush if too many orbs accumulate at once.
- merge.below: Sets the maximum XP value for orbs that participate in merging (default is 11).
- max-tier: Defines the largest result orb value, capping at 73 XP to maintain vanilla compatibility.
- debug: Enables console logging for troubleshooting orb packing events.
Installation and Compatibility
Installing this plugin is straightforward for anyone running a Paper or Purpur server. If you are wondering how to install TrueClumps, simply download the latest JAR file compatible with your server version and place it in your plugins folder. After a restart, the plugin generates its configuration file automatically. It is crucial to ensure you are running a supported version of Minecraft, typically ranging from 1.16 up to the latest releases, as the underlying code relies on specific Paper API features.
When you download TrueClumps, you are investing in a smoother, more efficient farming experience. No more chasing stray orbs or worrying about entity limits crashing your server. By optimizing how experience is aggregated, this tool allows your mob farms to operate at peak theoretical efficiency. Whether you are running a massive iron farm or an Enderman grinder, TrueClumps ensures that every drop of experience counts, turning chaotic clouds of particles into tidy, high-value rewards.
In conclusion, TrueClumps is an essential addition for any serious Minecraft server focused on automation and performance. It solves a longstanding mechanical flaw in how XP is processed, offering a clean, lag-free solution that respects vanilla gameplay mechanics while enhancing usability. Install it today and watch your experience bars fill faster than ever before.