Fuel-based chunkloader with levels for Paper servers
FuelChunkLoader is a lightweight and stable chunkloader plugin for Paper servers. It keeps chunks fully simulated using real simulation tickets, allowing farms, redstone, crops, furnaces, and mob spawning to continue working even when no players are nearby.
The plugin uses a fuel system based on vanilla furnace mechanics and introduces progression through multiple chunkloader levels.
Main Features
Real simulation tickets (full chunk activity)
Fuel system based on vanilla furnace values
Three chunkloader tiers with different areas and fuel usage
One chunkloader per player (server-friendly design)
Persistent across server restarts
Visual particle preview of the loaded area
Optimized fuel calculations (low CPU usage)
Simple and intuitive in-game interaction
Chunkloader Levels Level Block Area Fuel Usage Iron Iron Block 1×1 chunk Normal Gold Gold Block 3×3 chunks 2× consumption Diamond Diamond Block 5×5 chunks 4× consumption Fuel System
The plugin uses the same fuel logic as the vanilla furnace. Stronger chunkloaders consume fuel faster depending on their level.
Fuel Iron => Stick= 30s/Wood=1m 30s/Coal+Charcoal=8 min/Blaze Rod=12 min/Coal Block=1h 20min/Lava Bucket=1h 40min
Gold => Stick=15s/Wood=4 min/Coal+Charcoal=4 min/Blaze Rod=6 min/Coal Block=40 min/Lava Bucket=50 min
Diamond => Stick=7s/Wood=22s/Coal+Charcoal=2 min/Blaze Rod=3 min/Coal Block=20 min/Lava Bucket=25 min
Place a block:
Iron block → 1×1 chunkloader
Gold block → 3×3 chunkloader
Diamond block → 5×5 chunkloader
Right-click the block with a feather to activate it.
Right-click the block with furnace fuel to add fuel.
Right-click with an empty hand to check remaining time.
Break the block to remove the chunkloader.
Each player can have only one active chunkloader at a time.
Requirements
Paper 1.21+
No external dependencies
Language Notice
The plugin’s in-game messages are currently only in English(default) and Portuguese(ativa automatico ao jogar o jogo em portugues).
Future versions may include:
Credits
This plugin was created with ChatGPT to design, implement, and refine the features and code. I'm not a programmer or anything, I just liked the result and wanted to share it. If you have any problems, it's best to ask chatgpt or another AI; I won't know how to solve them, I will only update it according to what I think is cool to add with CHATGPT, But feel free to modify it however you like, if possible give initial credit to the CHATGPT hahaha
