Frequently asked questions

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What version do I need?

Paper or Folia 26.1.2 on Java 25. Folia is fully supported.

How do players get a shield?

They craft a Shield Core and right-click it to forge one of the eight at random. Admins can also hand out specific shields with /shieldsmp give shield.

How does upgrading work?

An Ascension Shard raises a shield's tier by +1 — boosting radius, damage and special stats, and lowering the ultimate cooldown. Max tier is 5 by default (up to 10 supported).

I forged the wrong shield. Can I change it?

Yes — a Chaos Prism rerolls it into a different random shield while keeping your current tier.

What if a shard hits a max-tier shield?

Nothing happens and the shard isn't consumed — no wasted materials.

Do shields break or drop on death?

They're unbreakable, and by default returned to the player on respawn. Set shield-drop-on-death: true if you want them lootable.

My server has 100+ players — will the particles lag?

Set particle-quality: LOW. The dial goes LOW → MEDIUM → HIGH → ULTRA so you can trade visual richness for performance.

Do players need the resource pack?

No — without it they see a normal shield instead of the custom model, never a broken texture. The pack just adds the custom look.