Make Console Make Sense (MCMS)

Your server console is a dumpster fire of Java exceptions and cryptic warnings. MCMS fixes that.

Every error message gets translated into plain English (with a bit of sarcasm). No more googling java.net.SocketException: Connection reset at 2am. No more staring at a 40-line stack trace trying to find what actually went wrong.

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Before vs After

Before:

After:

Same information. Actually readable. Slightly sarcastic.

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What gets transformed?

• Network errors — SocketException, timeout, broken pipe → plain disconnect messages
• Server lag — "Can't keep up!" with exact ms and tick count
• Plugin errors — enable/disable failures, deprecated API, wrong-thread calls
• Java exceptions — NullPointerException, StackOverflow, ClassCast, OutOfMemory, and 20+ more
• World/Chunks — unknown block entities, duplicate UUIDs, chunk failures
• Player events — joins, disconnects, illegal movement, unknown commands
• Mojang auth — authentication failures, session servers down
• YAML/config errors — parse errors with line numbers
• Startup/shutdown — version info, world loading, save messages

70+ patterns total. And for exceptions, instead of the full stack trace flooding your console, you get:

The full trace still follows — nothing is hidden. You just get the important part first.

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Features

• Drop-in install — zero configuration required
• Colored startup banner (on supported terminals)
• Update checker — notifies you in the console when a new version is out, with a link
• /mcms stats — see how many messages have been transformed this session
• Works on Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Bukkit, Folia, and all Paper forks

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Installation

1. Download MCMS.jar
2. Drop it in your plugins/ folder
3. Restart
4. That's it

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Commands

Command	Permission	Description
/mcms stats	mcms.use	Show transformation stats
/mcms update	mcms.admin	Manually check for updates
/mcms reload	mcms.admin	Reload config
/mcms help	mcms.use	Show help

All permissions default to OP only.

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Requirements

• Minecraft: 1.18 or newer
• Java: 25 or newer
• Server: Bukkit / Spigot / Paper / Purpur / Folia (any Bukkit-based server)