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What is ExtendedHorizons?

ExtendedHorizons is a high-performance view-distance extension plugin for modern Paper/Folia servers.
It renders distant terrain using optimized fake chunks and optional far-player sync, so players can see farther than vanilla without the usual server overhead.

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Dependencies

• PacketEvents
• PlaceholderAPI (optional)
• TheWinterFramework (shaded in artifact)

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How to build

Build this project with this command:

./gradlew shadowJar

The artifact will be generated in build/libs/ExtendedHorizons-{version}.jar ready to use!

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For developers

ExtendedHorizons exposes a stable API through Bukkit ServicesManager.

Add this to your plugin.yml:

softdepend: [ExtendedHorizons]

Use the API like this:

import me.mapacheee.extendedhorizons.api.ExtendedHorizonsApi;
import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredServiceProvider;

RegisteredServiceProvider<ExtendedHorizonsApi> provider =
    Bukkit.getServicesManager().getRegistration(ExtendedHorizonsApi.class);
if (provider != null) {
  ExtendedHorizonsApi api = provider.getProvider();
}

Available methods:

• getPlayerViewDistance(Player player)
• setPlayerViewDistance(Player player, int viewDistance)
• resetPlayerViewDistance(Player player)
• getServerMaxViewDistance()
• isFakeChunksEnabled(String worldName)
• isFarPlayersEnabled()

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Contribute

To contribute to this project, just follow this steps:

• Fork repository.
• Make ur changes.
• Make sure your changes work.
• Create a pull request explaining what you've done!

Every contribution is welcome and appreciated!

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Support

• Report issues and suggestions in the repository’s issues section.
• Join our Discord: discord.gg/yA3vD2S8Zj
• Consider donate: PayPal