Looking for a dev that can help me create some mods for my server (Fabric 1.20.1)

[hard thunder]

Good Morning, looking for a dev that can help me create some mods for my Srv.

thanks

[pine nebula]

1. #moderator-messages message
2. what mods?

[hard thunder]

😦 i need someone that can create some server-sided mods for my minecraft server

i will discuss the ideas in private in casa since it's not allowed here

so how do i look for a freelancer here? that can help me

if it's not allowed

[pine nebula]

You can still ask, but you just can’t offer money for it

[hard thunder]

But no one does things for free

[pine nebula]

That’s not true

Look at a lot of the posts here

Describe what you need and maybe someone will find it interesting and take it on

[hard thunder]

Referral System

• Fabric 1.20.1 (server sided mod)
• Italian language

1. Automatic Referral Code System

   • Generate unique 5-character alphanumeric codes (e.g., X83K9) for each player on first join
   • Store codes persistently (survives server restarts)
   • No duplicate codes allowed

2. Commands:

   • /codice → Shows the player's own referral code ("Il tuo codice: X83K9")
   • /amico <CODICE> → Links player to a referrer (usable only once per account)
   • /amico list → Shows all players who used your code ("Giocatori invitati: Player1, Player2")

3. Technical Requirements:

   • Server-side only (no client requirements)
   • Prevents:
     • Self-referral (can't use own code)
     • Multiple referrals (one-time use only)
     • Invalid codes (must be 5 chars, existing code)

4. Error Handling:

   • Clear messages for:
     • Already used command ("Hai già usato questo comando")
     • Invalid code ("Codice non valido")
     • Self-referral ("Non puoi usare il tuo codice")

[frank crescent]

what purpose shall this serve?

[hard thunder]

For our server

so we can have ambassadors inviting people

and we have a CONFIRMATION that X player got invited by X player and uses that code

just a Referral System, nothing more nothing less

[frank crescent]

i mean what you currently describe is just

people having codes associated with them

[hard thunder]

Not only that

[frank crescent]

and nothing else is done with the codes

[hard thunder]

read again please :3

[frank crescent]

i know you can show who referred whom. but is that really it?

[pine nebula]

So as someone who doesn’t spean Italian, I think we could easily do the command feedback through language files

*speak

[frank crescent]

my beloved en_us.json

and it-IT.json

[pine nebula]

Also can’t we just use player uuid instead of code

||Why make a new system when the existing one works fine||

[hard thunder]

imagine doing /amico f3d3381e-09bd-46e2-aa39-ead72a0e3340

XD

it's better just /amico ABC12

Referral System - Fabric 1.20.1 (Server-Side Mod)

Language: Italian

1. Automatic Referral Code System

• Each player receives a unique 5-character alphanumeric referral code (e.g., X83K9) upon first join.
• Codes are persistently stored (survive server restarts).
• No duplicate codes allowed.

2. Commands

• /codice → Shows the player's own referral code (e.g., "Il tuo codice: X83K9").
• /amico <CODICE> → Links the player to a referrer (can be used only once per account).
• /amico list → Displays all players who used your code (e.g., "Giocatori invitati: Player1, Player2").
• /amico list * → Shows a full server-wide list of all players and their number of invites.
• /amico list @nome → Shows the number and names of invitees for a specific player. (For admin verification purposes.)

3. Referral Flow

1. A player invites a friend via Facebook, Discord, or any other platform.
2. The new player joins the server and is immediately asked:

"Inserisci il codice della persona che ti ha invitato su questo server (OPZIONALE)"

3. If the player enters a referral code, they are permanently linked to the referrer.
4. The server owner can track referrals using admin commands (/amico list * and /amico list @nome).
5. Ambassadors (referrers) earn rewards and claim them via Discord (they open a ticket and ask for the reward)

4. Technical Requirements

• Server-side only (no client modifications required).
• The system prevents:
  • Self-referral (players cannot use their own code).
  • Multiple referrals (code can be used only once per player).
  • Invalid codes (must be exactly 5 characters and exist in the system).

5. Error Handling

• Already used command: "Hai già usato questo comando"
• Invalid code: "Codice non valido"
• Self-referral attempt: "Non puoi usare il tuo codice"

[pine nebula]

1. Command suggestions
2. Easy to make the argument take in a playername instead. See the data merge and whitelist commands

[hard thunder]

idk, what's better im not an expert, so you decide

but if someone can do it, and in italian (i can do the translations) i'd be HAPPY ❤️

[pine nebula]

You might need to provide the translations

[hard thunder]

Ok tell me what you need

and i'll send now ahahah

i really need this mod, as well as other things, that's why i was "hiring" someone

but if you really want to do it for free and share for everyone it's ok for me, im still happy

[pine nebula]

I don’t know what I need yet, and I’m also probably not taking this one ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[frank crescent]

i can take a look

[hard thunder]

thanks ❤️ a lot

tell me what you need, images, translations, whatever, documentation

i'll do it

actually i was about to TRY to code it, but idk what to exactly use, IntelliJ with the java jdk or MC Creator

[frank crescent]

mc creator got me feeling like

https://tenor.com/view/skeleton-banging-fist-on-ground-agony-anguish-pain-suffering-gif-10047053495593873096

[hard thunder]

[pine nebula]

I doubt mcreator can effectively pull this off

[hard thunder]

the problem i had with IntelliJ is the fabric thing

i created a boilerplate here https://fabricmc.net/develop/template/

using 1.20.1 (the ver i need)

and i opened it in intellij, but i never used intellij, i'm used to VSCode and Visual studio

[pine nebula]

How well do you know java

[hard thunder]

im a web fullstack developer, so java is not my thing

[hard thunder]

less then 0 ?

i studied it at school, and that was LOTS of years ago

https://tenor.com/view/old-woman-im-old-freaky-friday-body-switch-old-gif-7577078

[pine nebula]

That’s still a decent start

I would recommend following the fabric wiki / docs for setup

!!docs

[crimson shadow]

You can find information about how to setup Fabric, troubleshooting and more on the official documentation page

[hard thunder]

honestly, i have no time for this but thanks for the tips

i would love someone to take this and make ithappen

[pine nebula]

If video tutorial is more your thing, I would recommend kaupenjoe on youtube

[hard thunder]

i hate platforms like Fiverr and so, but if no one wil ltake this here that's the place im going

[hard thunder]

thanks

[hard thunder]

https://www.youtube.com/@ModdingByKaupenjoe

[pine nebula]

Yep

[hard thunder]

So just in case i want to give it a shot alone (on free time, so never...) IntelliJ, + Java JDK 17 to develop for 1.20.1

can i use the boilerplate generated from https://fabricmc.net/develop/template/ ?

so it has the build.gradle already setup

[pine nebula]

Yep, but I would hold off on starting until zOnlyKroks gets back to you (unless you really want to learn fabric)

[hard thunder]

i mean, i want to learn it meanwhile

he can take care of the mod while i learn something about fabric

last time i did something (development) on minecraft was 1.5.2

[pine nebula]

Awesome, then have fun! If you have any questions just ask in the mod deb channels ;)

[hard thunder]

and i used Spigot or Bukkit, can't even remember

[pine nebula]

wow

[hard thunder]

i developed some plugins for a server

[pine nebula]

*dev

[frank crescent]

@hard thunder i will push smth to github shortly

absolutely rough draft, no translations yet

but maybe with a tad of luck it works, i dont really know as i cant test it rn

[pine nebula]

Wow that was fast

[frank crescent]

well i cant test it

so it may aswell just, implode

https://github.com/zOnlyKroks/PlayerReferall

and if you are too lazy to compile it yourself and trust a random stranger too much, here´s a compiled jar

[hard thunder]

i can

[frank crescent]

i mean, maybe it does all you ask

maybe i forgot something

you´ll see ig

[hard thunder]

AI?

[frank crescent]

?

for the translations? hell yea

[hard thunder]

is the code written with ai?

looks exactly like the one Claude Sonnet 3.5 made for me before ahahha same classes also and comments

i mean, i don't really care if it work AHAHHA

[frank crescent]

yea

because why bother writing it by hand if claude does it 5 times faster than me

for something so basic, this is a task ai can and should be used imo

[hard thunder]

let's see if it work...

so how it work in facts

i join and it generated a code for me, where is this code stored?

a file or .db ?

[frank crescent]

the code isnt actually generated when you join

its generated as you execute the command for showing the code itself

functionally no difference for the user

[hard thunder]

dispatcher.register(CommandManager.literal("codice")
.executes(context -> showReferralCode(context.getSource()))
);

ok i see

[frank crescent]

and yes, its saved in a simple gson file

as why bother with a whole ass database

[hard thunder]

ok where is this json stored?

in the config folder of the srv?

[pine nebula]

….does it ever even save it lmao

[hard thunder]

IDK ahahha

[frank crescent]

i dont know XD

i multitask the hell at work rn

4 different projects open

[hard thunder]

i mean, i could do this too with ai, using cursor or the intellij ai integrated

only thing is that i don't know nothing about fabric and how to set it up on intellij that's why i folded

[frank crescent]

maybe i do need to malloc(braincell)

but yea, it is saved

[hard thunder]

where?

oh here private static final File REFERRAL_DATA_FILE = new File(FabricLoaderImpl.INSTANCE.getConfigDir() + "/player_referrals.json");

[pine nebula]

Yeah I see no join event/prompt ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[hard thunder]

src/main/java/de/zonlykroks/playerreferal/ReferralDataSerializer.java

[frank crescent]

well i mean, why do you need to save it there?

its saved whenever generated / assigned to someone

[pine nebula]

Save method looks like it’s never called

Because it never seems to be assigned? I don’t know the code is weird

[frank crescent]

yea, maybe i recode it later

[hard thunder]

It's simply not revisioned AI generated code, it's ok

but needs to be revisioned

[frank crescent]

have you tried it yet

[hard thunder]

if he's at work and just prompted in my request it makes sense that it's not done

[hard thunder]

no not yet i will for sure

i have that 1 fckin player on the srv now ahaha

[frank crescent]

i am yet to see a thing why it shouldnt work

[hard thunder]

i cannot restart

[pine nebula]

I know, just be warned that it probably won’t work outofthebox

[frank crescent]

yea, my mac is weird

[hard thunder]

I know it

i code with ai sometimes,

[frank crescent]

whenever i launch 1.16.5 and above

it just

[hard thunder]

used Cursor, Copilot, Aide

[pine nebula]

Run it in a new client instance and hope it doesn’t crash, that can be the preliminary testing

[hard thunder]

so i know how these fuckers work

[frank crescent]

implodes when trying to render anything

[hard thunder]

80% you have to review it

[pine nebula]

oof

[hard thunder]

java update prolly?

[frank crescent]

running it clientside will do shit unless you somehow start a server

[frank crescent]

no, some weird ass libraries missing. i need to reset this mac someday

[pine nebula]

Just to make sure the ai didn’t make anything weird

[hard thunder]

as soon as this lil guy leaves i'm restarting and giving you feedback

[frank crescent]

no, i´ve checked it that far

its code that looks functional to the 1 braincell allocated to it

i am just not a jvm runtime that can run code in my head

and the server runs, doesnt crash. i can execute the commands

to the point where it tells me to f off because i am not a player executing the command

[frank crescent]

mind you it tells me this in a language i dont understand lol

[hard thunder]

im kicking this dude at 11 ahahah

he won't log out

grinder

BTW @frank crescent is there the feature for admins to check referrals for other players

or how can i confirm someone used a code

[frank crescent]

Look in the file ig

[hard thunder]

mod starts

and "LOOKS" like it's working

need a mate to try it out

[hard thunder]

I have so much ideas about this

@frank crescent a GUI along with this should be amazing

Actually how can i edit this thing you made and compile the jar again?

[frank crescent]

Yea well, that will need a good ol recode by hand this time

[frank crescent]

Import in intellij

[hard thunder]

And then

How do i save or compile to a .jar?

[frank crescent]

run the build task in intellij / on the gradle side bar

[hard thunder]

@frank crescent can you share the boilerplate for the mod you made?

for fabric 1.20.1 with gradle, like the one u shared?

[frank crescent]

https://fabricmc.net/develop/

[hard thunder]

TF is Minecraft YARN version? u put 1.20.1 in there?

what u used?

[hard thunder]

@frank crescent

[frank crescent]

yarn is the mappings version