GUI usage
NXGens is managed almost entirely through inventory menus. There are three GUI flows: the player shop, the Chunk Collector panel and the admin visual generator editor.
Generator shop (/genshop)
The menu players use daily:
- Shows every defined generator with its icon, name, tier and price.
- Left click: buys 1 (charges through Vault and hands out the item if there is inventory space).
- If your economy is disabled, it works as a catalog (hands out for free).
- The whole layout (title, size, decoration buttons) is customizable in
menus.yml.
Chunk Collector panel
Interacting with a collector (or /nxgens collector over one) opens its panel:
- Information: owner, level, chunks covered, capacity and current usage, multiplier and auto-sell status.
- Withdrawal: collect items from the virtual storage into your inventory (respecting
trust-can-withdraw). - Auto-sell: toggles the collector's automatic selling.
- Upgrades: level up by paying the corresponding cost (raises capacity, chunk range or multiplier depending on the chosen upgrade).
- Status hologram: the collector shows its {placeholders} in the floating hologram above the block.
See Generator System for the full economic flow.
Visual generator editor (/nxgens editor)
The editor lets you manage the full list of generators without touching files:
Main list
Shows every defined generator with its icon and tier. From here:
- New generator: creates a blank definition.
- Click on one: opens the individual editor.
Individual editor
A screen with buttons to adjust each property of the generator:
| Property | How it's edited |
|---|---|
| Name | Chat input (cancelled by typing cancel) |
| Tier / production interval | +/- buttons with per-click steps; shift for bigger jumps |
| Drops | Add/edit drop entries (item, amount and chance) with chat input |
| Purchase price (frame) | Price +/- buttons |
| Repair price | If malfunctions are enabled, the tier's specific repair cost |
Test
The editor includes a test mode: it generates a sample drop so you can watch the production live without placing any generator in the world (nxgens.admin.test).
Save and export
- Changes apply hot — new generators become available in
/genshopimmediately. /nxgens duplicate <generator>and/nxgens delete <generator>also operate on the editor's definitions./nxgens exportexports the definitions in a portable format./nxgens validatechecks that definitions are not corrupted after hand editing.
Configuration editor (admin)
NXGens also includes in-game editors for the general configuration and the events (nxgens.admin.edit / nxgens.admin.event), following the same buttons + chat-input style as the generator editor. For big edits (long lists, multi-line hologram text) it's still more comfortable to edit config.yml and run /nxgens reload.
Chat inputs
Every GUI flow uses the same mechanism: the plugin opens a chat session and everything you type goes into the corresponding field.
- Type the value and press Enter to confirm.
- Type
cancelto abort with no changes. - When you're done editing,
Esccloses the menu.