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This blog is to teach you how to make the holographics in your minecraft server look awesome!

please follow the information below and check the screenshots for some tips and tricks.

Plugin: dev.bukkit.org/projects/holographic-displays
Latest version is for 1.13 and above



IMPORTANT:
Always think about the holographics background, light colors will be hard to see or read on light backgrounds

This blog is made in minecraft 1.8. somethings in the plugin have changed. Some of my info might be outdated
- Usefull for 1.13 and above: https://filoghost.me/docs/holographic-displays/basics

I try to reply to everyone's comments, feel free to comment or ask questions



There are much more awesome plugins available but i personally really like this plugin and i think it can add a much more mature and professional look to your server.

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Color Codes

&1 : Blue

&2 : Green

&3 : Aqua

&4 : Red

&5 : Purple

&6 : Orange/Gold

&7 : Light Grey

&8 : Dark Grey

&9 : Light Blue

&0 : Black
&a : Lime
&b : Light Aqua
&c : Light Red
&d : Pink
&e : Yellow
&f : White

&k : Magic
&o : Italic
&m : Strikethrough
&n : Underlined
&l : Fat

This plugin adds a new colorcode : &u = Rainbow

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How to start with holographic displays
Download > [url=dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/holographic-displays/files/67-holographic-displays-v2-1-10/
]dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/holographic-displays/files/67-holographic-displays-v2-1-10/
[/url]Variables > https://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/holographic-displays/pages/variables/

To create a hd stand at the place where you want your hd to be, keep in mind that if you stand on Y 70, the hd will generate at Y 70. Stand on blocks or slabs to gain the prevered hight. The lines will always go down so if you intend to create a large one then
try placing it a bit higher. Use /hd create to start, this will give you a message displaying how to create a holographic.

Creating & Changing : Example : /hd create Spawn1 yourtexthere
you can change it by using : /hd setline spawn1 linenumber yourteksthere

Moving : you can move holographics by standing on a different spot and typ : /hd movehere spawn1
this will place the HD beneath you, so stand 1 or 2 blocks higher

Copying : If you want to copy your hd : Spawn1, then first create a new holographic like spawn2, use /hd copy spawn1 spawn2 to
change spawn2 into spawn1

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Simple tips
1) Do not make a difference between colors to often, this will confuse players.
2) Use symbols, animation, variables and diffirent lines to make your holographics look more awesome
3) Do not add to much text, otherwise player wont read it
4) Place the HD's in spots where they cant be missed

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Default symbols

• [​x] = █
• [/] = ▌
• [.] = ░
• [..] = ▒
• [...] = ▓
• [​p] = •
• [|] = ⎹ (thin vertical bar)

How to add custom symbols

Open the file "placeholders.yml". Each line associates a placeholder with one or more symbols.
1) Choose a symbol (this is a really good website)
2) Find its code. For example, the hex code of this symbol is U+2588.
3) Format the hex code like so: \u2588 (This is how java is able to see the symbol)
4) Add it to the file and reload the plugin.

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Animations
Make you animations even crazier by adding custom animations.
Go to your servers plugin folder, click on holographic displays and go ''Animations''
Create a new empty file and name it, for example : animation1.txt
Dont forget the .txt
Once you have created your file add this line of text on the first line of your animation
Speed: 0.5
You can change the speed by going up or down, going up will make the animation change faster
Now you can Start typing your animation from the second line.

Animation Example :

Speed: 0.5
&fWarning PVP Ahead
&7Warning PVP Ahead
&cWarning PVP Ahead
&4Warning PVP Ahead
&cWarning PVP Ahead
&7Warning PVP Ahead

This one Changes from white to dark red as a warning that you are entering a pvp area
You can also create colors that move from directions

Animation Example :

Speed: 0.2
&fWarning
&cW&7arning
&4W&ca&frning
&cW&4a&cr&fning
&fW&ca&4r&cn&fing
&fWa&cr&4n&ci&fng
&fWar&cn&4i&cn&fg
&cW&farn&ci&4n&cg
&4W&ca&frni&cn&4g
&cW&4a&cr&fnin&cg
&fW&ca&4r&cn&fing
&fWa&cr&4n&ci&fng
&fWar&cn&4i&cn&fg
&fWarn&ci&4n&cg
&fWarni&cn&4g
&fWarnin&cg
&fWarning
&4Warning

Add your animation to a line by creating a new line, than change it using
/hd setline hdname linenumber {animation: animationname.txt}
Finish the animation then use /hd reload

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UPDATE

For playernames and variables. it was already here but hard to find.

Just add {playername} in the specific spot if you want their name to show.
Add {displayname} if you want their nickname to show.

Use {online} to show the amount of online players on each specific server.
Use {online: servername} if you have multiple servers connected for example a bungeecord.

all playernames and servernames have to be typed correctly to work. Dont forget capitals if used.

If you want a line saying how many players there are just add this: Online: {online}/100
The number ''100'' can be changed manually depending on the amount. Just type a different number on the spot.

To have working playernames you need an extra plugin called Protocollib
dev.bukkit.org/projects/protocollib

You can find all the other variables such as online players on this link.
https://dev.bukkit.org/projects/holographic-displays/pages/variables
Try Online: {online}/25
This will show the amount of players online with a maximum of 25. (just an example)


- Floating text lines
- Floating items
- Fast and easy to use
- Simple API for dev's
- Transform images into holograms with just one command
- Create animations or animated text
- Includes rainbow text (&u)
- Supports any unicode symbol
- Supports bungeecord and works between servers
- Display every awesome thing such as time, status, playername, amount of players etc
- For spigot 1.8 up to 1.15





Thanks, please let me know if you liked this, if this helped you in anyway or if i should improve things :)

PS: Id love to see your awesome holographics, send me some screenshots :)!


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