About FastLeafDecay
From SpigotMCSpeed up the decay of leaves / leaf blocks
FastLeafDecay
Speed up leaf decay in Minecraft
Purpose
Leaves in Minecraft will decay when they are not connected to a log block directly or via other leaves by a distance of 6 blocks or less. The game will udpate their distance very quickly, but only gradually and very slowly arrange for their decay. This is where the FastLeafDecay plugin comes in. It will realize whenever a leaves block gets disconnected from any nearby logs keeping it alive, and schedule a prompt decay. A variety of configuration options are included.
Features
FastLeafDecay works automatically on all leaves which are not player placed and does not require any permissions or configuration, although configuration is provided, see below.
- Leaves decay quickly after the tree stem was cut.
- Leaves decay quickly around natural decay events.
- Natural drops, such as saplings and apples, are unaffected.
- Player placed leaves (with the persistent flag) are unaffected.
- Limit decay to certain worlds or blacklist worlds in the configuration.
- Play a sound and animation for better player feedback. This can be disabled in the config.
- Devs: This plugin calls LeavesDecayEvent before taking action and respects its cancellation state.
FastLeafDecay uses Spigot's modern BlockData and Tag frameworks and will therefore only work on Bukkit or Spigot 1.13or above. Builds compatible with Bukkit 1.12 or 1.8 can be found in the Links section below.
Installation
- Drop the FastLeafDecay.jar into your plugins folder and restart the server or load the plugin manually.
- (Optional) Edit the plugins/FastLeafDecay/config.yml file and restart the server or reload the plugin manually.
Many features of FastLeafDecay can be configured in the config.yml file. To apply your changes, either restart your server or reload the plugin manually. To revert to the plugin defaults, delete the file and a new one will be created next time the plugin gets loaded.
OnlyInWorlds: []
# List worlds you wish to exclude from sped up leaves decay.
ExcludeWorlds: []
# Delay in ticks to check around broken blocks.
# Must be at least 5 to guarantee proper function.
BreakDelay: 5
# Delay in ticks to check around decaying leaves.
DecayDelay: 2
# Play additional effects
SpawnParticles: true
PlaySound: true
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 3 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.13.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
FastLeafDecay on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Spigot, Paper
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.13-1.0, released 2018-10-08
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 1.13 (3 versions) | 1.13 |
| Spigot | 1.8 to 1.13 (3 versions) | 1.13 |
From 4 recorded builds of FastLeafDecay.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13-1.0 | 2018-10-08 | 1.8 to 1.13 (3 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.8-compat-1.0 | 2018-10-08 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.12-compat-1.0 | 2018-10-08 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.0 | 2018-08-25 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run FastLeafDecay on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists FastLeafDecay as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- SpigotPaper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.13 and 2 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorStarTux, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
