VanguardClans | Advanced Clan System
A complete Minecraft clan system for Spigot/Paper servers focused on scalability, privacy, progression, stats, and competitive gameplay.
Minecraft Clan Plugin • Spigot & Paper • YAML / SQLite / MariaDB • Multilingual • PlaceholderAPI • Alliances • Clan Economy • Leaderboards
A complete Minecraft clan system for Spigot/Paper servers focused on scalability, privacy, progression, stats, and competitive gameplay.
Minecraft Clan Plugin • Spigot & Paper • YAML / SQLite / MariaDB • Multilingual • PlaceholderAPI • Alliances • Clan Economy • Leaderboards
Overview
VanguardClans is a full-featured Minecraft clan plugin designed for Spigot and Paper.
It provides everything needed to create, manage, and scale clans in Survival, SMP, RPG, BoxPvP, and FullPvP servers.
Main goals:
• Structured clan management (roles, invites, privacy)
• Competitive systems (KDA, points, leaderboards)
• Growth & progression (slots, upgrades, economy)
• Privacy and anti-abuse tools (nametags, anti-multiaccount)
• Server-friendly performance (async operations, caching, database support)
Core Systems (What the plugin offers)
Clan Management
• Public/private clans with invite-only access for private clans
• Member management (invite, kick, leave, resign, disband)
• Clan home system (set, teleport, remove) with configurable cooldowns/delays
• Clan chat (toggle or send direct messages)
Alliances & Friendly Fire
• Alliance request/accept/decline/remove flow
• Friendly fire toggle inside the clan
• Friendly fire toggle with allied clans
• Auto-expiring invites (default: 5 minutes)
Progression, Slots & Economy
• Clan slot caps and slot upgrade system
• Costs configurable (points/economy-based)
• Clan bank: deposit & withdraw with leader restriction
• Progress designed for long-term server engagement
Stats, KDA & Leaderboards
• Tracks kills, deaths, KDA, points, balance, and members
• Top command for KDA/points/money/members (paginated)
• Placeholder-ready leaderboard output for scoreboards, TAB lists, and GUIs
Nametag Privacy
• Internal scoreboard-based nametags
• Optional integrations: TAB / UnlimitedNametags
• Privacy modes (hide/obfuscate/reset) + bypass permissions
Anti-Multiaccount
• IP-based limits to mitigate clan creation abuse
• Configurable thresholds and bypass controls
• Intended for public servers with heavy join traffic
Localization
• Fully editable language files
• Unlimited languages
• Default English and Spanish
• Live switching via admin command (no restart required)
Storage & Performance
• YAML for small servers/testing
• SQLite for single-server setups
• MariaDB + HikariCP for large servers/networks
• Storage-agnostic design with migrations/repairs and cache tools
Installation
- Download the latest build of VanguardClans.
- Place
VanguardClans.jarinto/plugins. - Start the server once to generate configs.
- Configure
config.yml(storage, nametag provider, webhook options, anti-multiaccount). - Restart or run
/clanadmin reload. - Optional: install PlaceholderAPI and TAB / UnlimitedNametags.
- Choose language:
/clanadmin lang select <code>
Requirements & Compatibility
• Paper or Spigot 1.20+ (Bukkit forks supported)
• Java 17+
• Optional: PlaceholderAPI, TAB / UnlimitedNametags
Player Commands
/clan help [page] — open GUI or command help/clan info [clan] — view members, ranks, KDA, points, vault, relations/clan create <name> — create a clan/clan invite <player> — invite a player/clan join <clan> — join a clan (invite required if private)/clan leave — leave your clan/clan kick <player> — kick a member (leader)/clan resign — step down as leader (promote or delete if empty rules apply)/clan disband — disband a clan (leader)/clan edit name <newname> — rename clan (leader)/clan edit privacy <public|private> — set privacy (leader)/clan sethome — set clan home (leader)/clan home — teleport to clan home/clan delhome — remove clan home (leader)/clan chat <message> — send to clan chat/clan chat — toggle clan chat mode/clan stats [clan] — show stats/clan list — list clans/clan top <kda|points|money|members> [page] — leaderboard/clan ff <on|off> — friendly fire inside clan (leader)/clan ally request <clan>/clan ally accept <clan>/clan ally decline <clan>/clan ally remove <clan>/clan ally ff <on|off> — friendly fire with allies (leader)/clan slots — slot usage, points, next upgrade/clan slots buy — buy next slot upgrade (leader)/clan economy — clan balance/clan economy deposit <amount> — deposit/clan economy withdraw <amount> — withdraw (leader)/clan report <clan> <reason> — report a clanAdmin Commands
/clanadmin reload — reload config/lang/clanadmin reports — view active clan reports/clanadmin tickets — manage report tickets (if enabled)/clanadmin ban <clan> [reason] — ban a clan/clanadmin unban <clan> — unban/clanadmin delete <clan> — delete clan data/clanadmin clear — wipe all clan data (dangerous)/clanadmin forcejoin <clan> <player> — force-add player/clanadmin forceleave <player> — force-remove player/clanadmin points <clan> <amount> — set/add points/clanadmin slots reset <clan> — reset clan slot upgrades/clanadmin history <player|clan> — view stored history/audit data/clanadmin fix confirm — fix stored formatting/color issues/clanadmin repair confirm — repair missing leaders/invalid states/clanadmin sqlstatus — database pool status/clanadmin lang — open language GUI/clanadmin lang select <code> — force language/clanadmin webhook test — test webhook deliveryPermissions
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Support, updates, and feature requests:
discord.gg/PinkyCore
Credits
EnttbotX (Fork of ClansX)
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Modified version by PinkyCore Studio.
Distributed for free / non-commercial use.
Build clans, protect privacy, and drive competition with VanguardClans.
