What is Grains?
Grains was a plugin for Minecraft that improved on the vanilla game by simplifying some of the game mechanics. It was built using Paper, a high-performance fork of Spigot, which is a modified Minecraft server that allows you to run plugins.
Grains uses ProtocolLib for packet handling, which means it should remain compatible with most client changes across Minecraft versions.
Why did I build it?
I built Grains because I wanted to have a plugin that would simplify some of the game mechanics in Minecraft. I was playing on a server with some friends, and I wanted to make the game more enjoyable for everyone.
Perfect for small private servers where you want quality-of-life improvements without heavy modifications!
Why was it abandoned?
I actually added a dependency called ProtocolLib, which is a library that allows you to modify Minecraft packets. This takes care of the packet handling (used for hand animations, etc.), so Grains should work with most client changes. I haven’t checked the latest versions, but I think the plugin is still working. I might revisit it in the future, but for now, it’s on hold till the next Minecraft session (soon™).