RealMail
- Tested Minecraft Versions:
- 1.7
- 1.8
- 1.10
- Contributors:
- ha1fBit
What does it do?
Plain and simple, it replaces conventional chat-based mailing systems with something real, books and mailboxes.
I'm really glad to finally get this plugin updated and I hope everyone else will be just as excited as I am. The plugin is incompatible with 1.9 servers due to the omission of an event necessary for the signing of letters when the version was released. However, the plugin has been tested and confirmed to work in versions 1.8 and 1.10.
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Features
How does it work?
- Physical mailboxes using Dinnerbone's playerhead snapshots
- 4 custom-made mailbox textures and more to come
- Attachments
- No need to ever run a single command (ignore command heading directly below...)
*If the recipient's mailbox is full, the book won't be sent and the sender will be notified.
- Craft a mailbox. The recipe is like an iron helmet in the lower-half with a chest in the center of the helmet and a piece of wool in the top-right.
- Craft some stationery. The recipe is shapless, just a feather and a piece of paper. If the server enables it, you can also use /mail new to spawn in some free stationery.
- Write a letter on the stationery. Stationery is just a cheap Book and Quill that cannot be traded with villagers. If the first line is in the format of [Subject:my subject] , the letter's name will include the subject after being signed.
- Attach an item to the stationery if you like. Just click the item you want to attach in your inventory and click the stationery with it. If you want to take it back off, click the stationery and right-click any empty slot.
- Sign the book with the recipient's name.
- Right-click any mailbox with that signed stationery (now a letter or package depending on if you attached items).
- The recipient will then receive the letter/package in his/her mailbox either immediately or at the time of day specified in the config. Please note that only the owner of a mailbox can open his/her own mailbox unless the other player is an op, has the correct permissions to bypass the lock, or the lock_mailboxes option in the config is changed to false. Also, breaking the mailbox will not drop the letters it holds; it acts like more of an enderchest for letters.
- The recipient can then read the letter and detach the contents if there are any.
*Attachments are pretty buggy in creative, so I recommend going survival when detaching items.
Videos
CommandsLtJim007
Wukkit
cobwebster
Permissions
- /mail [page-number] - explains how to use RealMail
- /mail version - displays RealMail version
- /mail new - give the player one free stationery if enabled in config
- /mail send - (default: op) send a letter from anywhere without a mailbox
- /mail bulksend - (default: op) send a letter to everyone who has logged on since installing RealMail
- /mail spawn <mailbox|stationery> - (default: op) spawn in a mailbox or some stationery quickly
- /mail open [player] - (default: op) open your mailbox or another player's
All permission nodes are listed on a separate page.
Configuration
Configuration options are listed on a separate page.
Language Support
All language files are listed on a separate page.
Downloads
v0.3.2 - 11/7/15
v0.3.1 - 11/5/15
v0.3.0 - 4/25/15
View Older Versions
RealMail on GitHub
Change-log
v0.3.2 - 11/7/15
*Fixed issue #5: now checks if recipient exists on signing
*Fixed issue #6: mail.mailboxPlaced language node corrected
*Fixed issue #2: can now send mail through any mailbox when universal
v0.3.1 - 11/5/15
*Issue #3: Misspelling of stationery fixed
*Issue #4: References to admin commands without perms fixed
v0.3.0 - 4/25/15
*Fixed compatibility issue with CommandBook which broke exchanging recipes for mailboxes, found with the help of doitliketyler
View Older Changes
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RealMail 0.3.2
Replaces conventional chat-based mailing systems with books and physical mailboxes
Recent Updates
- Stationery not Stationary Nov 8, 2015
- CommandBook Compatibility Apr 26, 2015
Recent Reviews
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Leo_Craf3er
- 2/5,
language support useless because u cant change all messages ...........................
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Finelarme9
- 5/5,
Hello. Any plan to update the plugin to 1.12 please ? I love the concept. There is no alternative (or well I didn't find).
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Dingg
- 5/5,
update plugin
lulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll -
Puddlejumper
- 4/5,
The best Plugin ! ist it somehow possible to update it to 1.12.1 or does it work ? i will donate if its needed because this mod is essential to my server thanks :)
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DLAfvr
- 5/5,
Amazing plugin!
My server uses it until I update to the new version...
Update to 1.11 please! -
DeadX
- 5/5,
Really great mail plugin!
It works perfect and is fun to use. Best one I have found since... ever :D -
jessepm123
- 5/5,
Works like a charm! This plugin adds a whole other world to your minecraft server, and it is so much better than the regular boring /mail.
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AccioJennifer
- 3/5,
This plugin would be SO cool if it worked. Setting up a mailbox and spawning in stationary works like a charm. However, when I'm trying to right click the mailbox with the signed stationary, it just opens up the book and it doesn't actually send it. If the creator of the plugin has any suggestions on how to fix this problem, that would be AMAZING! Also, I am unable to attach any items or send packages. Hopefully this all gets fixed soon. :)
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silverforte
- 5/5,
REALLY hope this gets picked up and updated to 1.9. It's clearly dead but the plugin offers such a flavorful way to get mail as opposed to some boring command.
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HERB_YELIAB
- 4/5,
I love it, as long as I never stop the server. When I stop and start the server the mailbox heads no longer are mailboxes, but are merely a head. Could it be that another plugin is interfering?
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Author's Response
Hmm, that's definitely a problem. Do you think you could PM me your server settings and plugin list?