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Better plot GUI

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Description

What feature do you want to see added?

The plot component preset GUI is a nice feature, especially for none creative servers.
However there are some points that would improve the overall experience for players and admins.

1. Add optional categories to the component GUI
At the moment the preset categories (floor, wall, all, air, main, middle, outline, border) are mixed together in one inventory. Is really messy if you add a lot of presets. So implementing the option to activate categories within the GUI would be great. If a player would than perform /plot components the player would see floor, wall, all, air, main, middle, outline, border as autonomous category item (if the category contains at least one preset) including some lore text with a little explanation. After clicking on the category item the presets of the given category will be listed as usual.

2. Add biomes as GUI preset type
At the moment players can change plot biomes via commands only. This is indeed a very valuable feature so it would be nice to place it within the GUI (if categories of point 1 exist) so player could easily select a desired biome and admins can easily charge in-game money for changing a biome.

3. Combining the music GUI
At the moment the plot music GUI is separated from the components GUI – why not combining them. Music becomes a category of the GUI (of course you would have to implement point 1 first) and admins could also charge in-game money for setting music to a plot. (optionally make the volume variable).

4. Pagination of the GUI
Allow options to configure pagination for multiple pages within the GUI.

5. If highly motivated: add plot flags (add, set, remove) to a GUI*
Well, a plot flag GUI for all flags a player has the right permission to use them – that would be really nice.

Are there any alternatives?

Not really. You can either program your own menu plug-in or use a existing one and start a painful task to generate a config for it that fits Plotsquared.

Anything else?

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the existing plot component GUI, the /plot components command, and the separate plot music GUI. Review how preset categories, biome changes, music settings, pagination, and plot flags currently work, then define a focused scope before implementation. Done should include a working, navigable GUI for the selected feature set with appropriate permissions and payment behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
design, game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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