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title: Hytale Plugin Documentation
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  <span>Hytale Server API</span>
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  Build Plugins for Hytale
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  Comprehensive documentation for creating Hytale server plugins.&nbsp;<br class="sm:hx-block hx-hidden" />From your first plugin to advanced features.
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## Explore the Documentation

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    title="Getting Started"
    subtitle="Set up your environment and create your first plugin"
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    title="Core Concepts"
    subtitle="Registries, assets, codecs, commands, events, and tasks"
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    title="Gameplay Systems"
    subtitle="Farming, shops, reputation, memories, and objectives"
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    title="World"
    subtitle="Universes, chunks, blocks, entities, worldgen, and portals"
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    title="UI Systems"
    subtitle="HUD, custom pages, windows, inventory, and permissions"
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    title="Advanced"
    subtitle="Networking, effects, particles, and dynamic lights"
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    title="Reference"
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## Quick Example

Here's a simple plugin that logs a message when a player joins:

```java
public class MyPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
    @Override
    public void start() {
        getEventRegistry().register(PlayerConnectEvent.class, event -> {
            PlayerRef playerRef = event.getPlayerRef();
            getLogger().at(Level.INFO).log("Player connecting: " + playerRef.getUsername());
        });
    }

    @Override
    public void shutdown() {
        getLogger().at(Level.INFO).log("Plugin is shutting down!");
    }
}
```