PerfectHolograms

The most advanced hologram plugin for Hytale servers. Rich text with hex colors, gradients, bold/italic/underline, 8 fonts, image support, dynamic placeholders, and a full interactive GUI editor.

Version	2.0.1
Platform	Hytale Server Plugin
Java	21+
Dependencies	None
Languages	EN, FR, ES, DE, IT, PT

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Installation

Drop PerfectHolograms-1.3.jar in mods/
Start the server
Use /ph create myhologram or /ph menu

Rich Text Formatting

Holograms support rich text markup for stunning visuals:

Syntax	Effect
`<#FF6B00>text</>`	Hex color
`<gradient:#FF0000,#0000FF>text</>`	Color gradient
`<rainbow>text</rainbow>`	Rainbow effect
`<b>text</b>`	Bold
`<i>text</i>`	Italic
`<u>text</u>`	Underline

Fonts (8)

Default -- Standard Hytale font
Sans -- Clean sans-serif
Serif -- Classic serif
Thin -- Lightweight
Cursive -- Handwritten style
Impact -- Bold display
Comic -- Casual
Mono -- Monospaced / code

Image Support

Place a PNG file in the images/ folder inside the plugin data
Use /ph addimage <name> <file.png> [width]
Restart the server for assets to load

Images render as pixel art using colored block characters. Scale is adjustable independently from text.

Dynamic Placeholders

Auto-updated every 30 seconds:

Placeholder	Value
`{online}`	Players in world
`{time}`	Server time (HH:mm)
`{date}`	Server date (yyyy-MM-dd)
`{world}`	World name

Commands

Command	Description
`/ph create <name>`	Create hologram at your position
`/ph delete <name>`	Delete hologram
`/ph addline <name> <text>`	Add a line
`/ph setline <name> <#> <text>`	Replace a line
`/ph removeline <name> <#>`	Remove a line
`/ph clearlines <name>`	Clear all lines
`/ph move <name> <x> <y> <z>`	Move to coordinates
`/ph movehere <name>`	Move to your position
`/ph adjust <name> <dx> <dy> <dz>`	Adjust by offset
`/ph spacing <name> <value>`	Set line spacing
`/ph addimage <name> <file> [width]`	Add image
`/ph copy <src> <new>`	Duplicate hologram
`/ph near [radius]`	List nearby holograms
`/ph list`	List all holograms
`/ph info <name>`	Show details
`/ph menu`	Open GUI editor
`/ph reload`	Reload from disk

Interactive GUI Editor

Open with /ph menu. The GUI provides:

Hologram list with pagination (5 per page)
Position editor with move/adjust controls
Rotation editor (yaw + "Face Me" mode)
Scale adjustment (text: 1-20x, image: independent)
Line spacing tuning
Font selector (8 options, instant switch)
Rich text line editor
Image insertion
Copy and delete operations

FAQ

Image not showing?

Images require a server restart after placing the PNG in the images/ folder. The asset pack is generated at boot.

How many characters per hologram?

Each character is an individual ECS entity. Very long holograms (100+ characters) may impact performance.