
SMP Silk Spawner
Silk Touch spawners implemented in a vanilla/smp friendly way! Fully configurable with different things that could happen with breaking spawners! Available as plugin / mod
About this Mod
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Silk Touch Spawners
This was created for use on my forever world, called "derex smp". Check it out in action, server ip: mc.longhorns.dev
PSA: More changes are coming, i got busy with midterms at school

A balanced, vanilla-friendly alternative to the many overpowered or overly complex Silk Touch spawner plugins. Unlike other plugins that add flashy mechanics/GUI, strange custom items, or ignore game balance, Silk Touch Spawners keeps things simple, configurable, and in line with vanilla Minecraft’s feel. Spawner breaking can have both a risk/reward feel as well as restrictions on their usage
Features
Spawner Connection & Upgrades
- Connect to Existing Spawners: Placed spawners can only be connected to existing ones, preventing scattered overworld placement and encouraging clustered, strategic builds. (Fully configurable and toggleable)
- Lag-Friendly Design: Naturally limited because of vanilla mc mob spawn radius, you can only cram so many spawners into one area
Breaking Spawners (Fully configurable and toggleable)
- Silk Touch Requirement: Spawners can only be mined with a Silk Touch pickaxe.
- Drop Chance: 50% chance to drop the spawner when mined.
- Explosions on Break: (by default)
- 70% chance of a small explosion
- 40% chance of a large explosion
- 10% chance of a massive explosion
- Durability Damage: Pickaxes will lose a huge chunk of durability when attempting to mine a spawner*
- Player Damage: Breaking a spawner can be configured to damage the player (a soul for a soul)
Configuration
Every mechanic is configurable in the plugin’s settings:
- Enable/disable spawner connection rules
- Adjust drop rates and explosion chances
- Modify which mob spawner types can be mined
- Set durability damage values
- Control explosion sizes and effects
Use Cases
- Survival servers looking for balanced spawner mechanics.
- SMPs that want to encourage community mob farms over scattered solo setups.
- Economy servers that want spawner farming to carry risks and costs.
Planned Improvements
- More advanced upgrade tiers for spawners.
- Customizable mob type conversion rules.
- Integration with popular economy and protection plugins.
- Upgrade Mechanics: If the placed spawner matches the mob type of the existing spawner, it can upgrade the existing spawner’s stats.
License: MIT
brought to you by derex_, derexwq derec4, derexXD, dereXD, DereC_, CORRUPT_Greninja, lordnexus123, or whatever iteration of my username we are on at this point.
Approved by fellow dev razboy20 !!!

Available Versions
How to Install SMP Silk Spawner on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set bukkit Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the bukkit loader and matching Minecraft version (26.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "SMP Silk Spawner". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2 (+49 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
SMP Silk Spawner server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong bukkit version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is SMP Silk Spawner compatible with bukkit and fabric and paper and purpur and spigot?
SMP Silk Spawner officially supports bukkit, fabric, paper, purpur, spigot for Minecraft 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with SMP Silk Spawner – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if SMP Silk Spawner consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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