NormalTreeCapitator

Chop one log. The whole tree comes down.

Tired of punching the same oak for five minutes? NormalTreeCapitator is a Minecraft tree capitator / tree feller (yeah — timber vibes) for survival servers. Grab an axe, break one log, and the rest of the tree follows: logs, leaves, nether wood, huge mushrooms — whatever you set up.

And here’s the best part: all the drops land where you first chopped. No scavenger hunt across the canopy. Walk up to the stump, scoop the loot, move on.

Works on Paper, Folia, Spigot, and Bukkit. Easy for players. Plenty for admins to tweak.

By Agentsix1 · GitHub · Modrinth · Discord
Originally based on Cristichi’s Tree Capitator

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Why people pick it

• One swing, whole tree — classic tree capitator feel without the busywork
• Drops at the stump — everything piles where you started chopping, so pickup is easy
• Folia-friendly — runs on Folia, not only Paper/Spigot/Bukkit
• Big trees, chill server — huge ones break in waves so TPS doesn’t throw a tantrum
• Your trees, your rules — mix oak with VIP axes, mushrooms, bamboo… all in YAML
• Optional replant — saplings/fungus can grow back after the tree’s done
• Fair on axes — leaves can cost zero durability; turn break-tool off and your axe won’t snap mid-tree
• Plays nice with claims — WorldGuard, GriefPrevention, Lands, CoreProtect, and friends still get a say per block
• Languages — bundled EN-us, EN-gb, EN-sg, DE-de, ES-es, PT-br (or drop in your own file). Non-English wording isn’t all native-speaker perfect — edit freely if something sounds weird.
• You’re in control — /tc toggle if you’re not feeling it; staff can peek with /tc <player>; /tc status shows progress while a giant is falling

Full nerdy docs: GitHub README · What’s new: 1.0.6

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Works with

Minecraft	1.20+
Servers	Paper · Folia · Spigot · Bukkit
Java	17+

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Install

1. Grab it from Modrinth
2. Drop the jar in plugins/
3. Restart the server
4. Poke at plugins/NormalTreeCapitator/config.yml if you want
5. /tc reload after YAML edits (restart when you swap jars)

Done. Go hit a tree.

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For players

Do this	What happens
Break a log with an axe	Connected tree comes down
Watch the ground	Loot shows up at the block you first broke
/tc	Check if tree cap is on for you
/tc toggle	Flip it on/off for yourself
/tc status	See how far a big break has gotten (+ rough wait time)
/tc cancel / /tc stop	Bail mid-break — loot already collected drops now; axe stops taking hits
/tc help	Commands you actually have access to
/tc language <code>	Set your own chat language (only if the server grants it)

Many servers make you sneak to tree-cap (must-sneak: true). Admins can flip that so standing tree-caps and sneak is a normal single break.

Tall trees might say “Processing…” for a sec. That’s normal — it’s clearing the canopy without lagging everyone.

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For server owners

Commands: /tc · aliases /treecap, /treecapitator, /normaltreecap

Default player pack (normaltreecapitator.user)

Each one has its own permission. Give the whole pack, or pick and choose.

Command / feature	Permission	Default
Actually tree-capping	normaltreecapitator.use	true
/tc	normaltreecapitator.status	true
/tc status	normaltreecapitator.progress	true
/tc cancel / /tc stop	normaltreecapitator.cancel	true
/tc help	normaltreecapitator.help	true
/tc toggle	normaltreecapitator.toggle	true

Staff / optional

Command	Permission	Default
/tc <player>	normaltreecapitator.admin.state	op
/tc toggle <player>	normaltreecapitator.admin.toggle.others	op
/tc reload	normaltreecapitator.admin.reload	op
/tc version	normaltreecapitator.version	op
/tc language server <code>	normaltreecapitator.admin.language	op
/tc language <code>	normaltreecapitator.language	false (not in user)

Packs: normaltreecapitator.user (everyone by default) · normaltreecapitator.admin · normaltreecapitator.* (includes optional language)
Extra gates from config: normaltreecapitator.group.<name> · normaltreecapitator.damage.<name>

File	Job
config.yml	Trees, axes, limits, server language, replant, sneak, drops, async, VIP stuff
languages/*.yml	Chat text & colors (server default + optional personal override)
playerdata/<uuid>.yml	Per-player toggle, personal language

Groups — trees vs mushrooms vs custom junk, each with their own blocks/tools (and optional permission). Same log can sit in more than one group for tool tiers.

Handy settings

Setting	Vibe
language	Server default — EN-us, EN-gb, EN-sg, DE-de, ES-es, PT-br (or your own file in languages/). Bundled translations aren’t all native-speaker perfect.
merge-item-drops	On by default — all loot piles at the first chop spot
must-sneak	Sneak to cap, or stand to cap
replant / replant-consume-saplings	Grow something back; optionally spend real sapling drops
break-tool / block-damages	How hard axes take a beating
async-start / blocks-per-tick / async-delay	How chunky big trees feel
debug	Loud [TreeCap] console logs when something’s weird

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What’s new in 1.0.6

• /tc cancel / /tc stop — stop a mid-tree break, dump collected drops, no more axe damage
• Permission normaltreecapitator.cancel (in the default user pack)

What’s new in 1.0.5

• /tc, /tc <player>, live /tc status, smarter /tc help
• Separate permission per player command
• /tc version is admin-only now
• Languages folder with EN-us, EN-gb, EN-sg, DE-de, ES-es, PT-br
• Server default via language: or /tc language server <code>
• Optional personal /tc language <code> (grant normaltreecapitator.language — not in user)
• admin.state (renamed from admin.status)
• Update checks that don’t spam every second
• Low-durability axes no longer strip leaves off leftover trunks

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Comes with

• Overworld logs & leaves (cherry, mangrove, pale oak when the server has them)
• Nether stems, hyphae, wart blocks, shroomlight
• Huge mushrooms (their own group)
• Replant + optional sapling protection
• Unbreaking / unbreakable tools handled
• Trunks eat durability before free leaves
• Staff update link when a new build drops

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Links

• Download: /plugins/normal-tree-capitator/versions
• Guide: https://github.com/agentsix1/NormalTreeCapitator
• Discord: https://discord.normalsurvival.com
• Bugs & source: https://github.com/agentsix1/NormalTreeCapitator/issues

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Uses bStats for anonymous stats. No player data.