Cosmetic companions that follow players, built from vanilla blocks and heads with no resource pack, with outfits, particles, buffs, decorations, and progression.
- Minecraft 26.1 through 26.3 on Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Leaf, Folia, or Canvas.
- Java 25 or newer.
- Network access for dependency downloads on the first start.
- Stop the server and back up its worlds and plugin data.
- Place the ByteCompanions distribution jar in
plugins/, replacing the previous jar. - Start the server, check
/bc status, and open/bc configto review the settings.
See the wiki, configuration reference, and commands and permissions.
Use Java 25. The Spigot adapters need the 26.1.2, 26.2, and 26.3 Spigot artifacts in the local Maven repository, installed with BuildTools. From the ByteCompanions repository:
.\gradlew.bat build buildSwiftSwampThe build resolves local VolmLib automatically and stages the verified distribution as ../BUILDS/ByteCompanions.jar. Override the staging directory with -PbuildsDirectory=<path>.