
EonIceAge
EonIceAge plugin Cold, winter & survival mechanics

❄️ EonIceAge
EonIceAge is a hardcore survival plugin for Minecraft that introduces a realistic cold and temperature system, fully compatible with versions 1.18.2 up to the latest release.
The plugin transforms your world into a permanent icy age, where players must manage warmth, shelter, and environment conditions to survive. Cold is no longer cosmetic — it directly affects gameplay, farming, and exploration.
Perfect for Hardcore Survival, Realism, RPG, and Challenging SMP servers.
✨ Features
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🌡 Advanced temperature system
- dynamic day/night temperature changes
- depth-based cold (deeper = colder)
- extra cold from water, rain, and hunger
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❄️ Freezing & hypothermia mechanics
- freeze damage when body temperature is too low
- slowness, mining fatigue, and weakness effects
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💧 Wetness system
- rain and water make players wet
- wet players freeze faster and warm up slower
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🔥 Heat sources system
- torches, campfires, furnaces, lava, lanterns, and more
- distance-based heat calculation
- configurable warmth values
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🏠 Shelter & room detection
- roof detection up to 7 blocks above
- walls required to count as a room
- leaves and natural blocks are ignored
- indoor warmth and drying bonuses
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🌱 Farming restrictions
- saplings will not grow without a proper room
- requires roof, walls, and nearby heat
- bonemeal respects the same rules
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🌨 Permanent winter world
- automatic winter biome enforcement
- snow stays on the ground
- water freezes naturally
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❄️ Winter accelerator
- snow and ice spread faster near players during storms
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🌬 Cold breath visual effects
- visible breath in cold temperatures
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🍲 Warm food buffs
- certain foods provide temporary warmth bonuses
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📊 Clean action bar display
- current temperature
- nearby heat amount
- nearest heat source
- fully customizable format and units (°C / °F)
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📝 Fully customizable
config.yml– gameplay, units, action barmessages.yml– all chat messages & heat source translations
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♻ Reload support
- reload configuration without restarting the server
🧠 Gameplay Philosophy
EonIceAge is designed to slow down early-game progression and reward:
- smart base building
- proper shelter design
- heat management
- strategic exploration
Surviving the cold becomes just as important as food and tools.
⚙ Configuration Highlights
- Toggle Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Customize action bar format and symbols
- Translate heat source names
- Adjust freezing speed, wetness effects, and warmth bonuses
- Control sapling growth rules
🎯 Best Use Cases
✔ Hardcore Survival ✔ Realism SMP ✔ RPG worlds ✔ Winter-themed servers ✔ Challenge-based gameplay