KS Nameplates

KS Nameplates is a fully-featured nameplate and tag system for Hytale servers. Players can unlock and display tags/badges above their heads and as chat prefixes. Admins can create, manage and assign tags through an in-game UI or commands.

Main Command: /ksnameplate (aliases: /nameplate, /np, /tag, /tags)

Features at a Glance

• Tag System — Define tags with display text, color, permission and priority
• Tag Types — PREFIX (before name), SUFFIX (after name), ABOVE (on separate line)
• Tag Groups — Group tags together with optional exclusive selection (e.g., only one rank active)
• Nameplate Display — Tags shown above player heads (plain text, configurable format)
• Chat Formatting — Colored tag prefixes in chat messages via Message API
• Image Tags — PNG badges for visual tags (shown in UI preview)
• Player UI — Browse available tags, toggle active/inactive, live preview
• Admin UI — Create, edit and delete tags via in-game panel
• Permissions — Per-tag permission nodes, default-active tags
• Persistence — SQLite database for player tag selections
• API — Cross-mod integration via NameplatesAPI
• Localization — English and German included

Quick Start

1. Install KyuubiSoftNameplates.jar in your server's mods/ folder
2. Start the server — default tags and config are auto-generated
3. Players open the tag browser with /ksnameplate or /np open
4. Admins manage tags with /ksnameplate admin panel

Default Tags

The mod ships with example tags:

Tag	Display	Color	Group	Permission
Owner	[Owner]	Red	Ranks	nameplates.tag.owner
Admin	[Admin]	Red	Ranks	nameplates.tag.admin
Mod	[Mod]	Cyan	Ranks	nameplates.tag.mod
VIP	[VIP]	Gold	Ranks	nameplates.tag.vip
Builder	★	Green	Badges	nameplates.tag.builder

Limitations

• Nameplate text is plain text only — Hytale does not support colors in the Nameplate component. Colored tags are only visible in chat.
• Image tags are shown as their display text in the nameplate. The image is visible in the Tag Browser UI.