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# Nicked<\/p>\n
**Packet-level nickname plugin with skin changing, a full developer API, and PlaceholderAPI support.**<\/p>\n
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Nicked lets operators and players adopt a completely different identity \u2014 a different **name** *and* a different **skin** \u2014 without the real player ever being exposed to others. Everything is handled at the packet level, so the illusion is seamless and requires no client-side mods.<\/p>\n
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## Features<\/p>\n
– **Packet-level nicking** \u2014 Names are rewritten inside `PLAYER_INFO_UPDATE` packets before they reach any client. No client mods needed. Compatible with Paper, Spigot, Purpur, Folia, and Bukkit 1.20+.
\n– **Skin changing** \u2014 When a nick is applied, Nicked fetches the corresponding Mojang skin asynchronously and injects it into the same packet. The nicked player even sees their own new skin in first-person (configurable).
\n– **Random nicking** \u2014 Run `\/nick` with no arguments to be assigned a name at random from your configured name pool.
\n– **Persistence** \u2014 Nicks survive player disconnects and full server restarts. Persistent data is stored in `plugins\/Nicked\/nicks.yml` and restored automatically on join.
\n– **Developer API** \u2014 A clean, well-documented Java API lets other plugins check nick state, apply or remove nicks programmatically, and listen to five purpose-built events (`NickApplyEvent`, `NickRemoveEvent`, `NickChangeEvent`, `NickRandomSelectEvent`, `NickResolveEvent`).
\n– **PlaceholderAPI support** \u2014 Three placeholders integrate with any chat, scoreboard, or tab-list plugin:
\n – `%nicked_displayname%` \u2014 The player’s current display name (nick or real name)
\n – `%nicked_is_nicked%` \u2014 `true` \/ `false`
\n – `%nicked_real_name%` \u2014 The player’s actual username
\n– **Fully customisable messages** \u2014 Every message is defined in `messages.yml` using MiniMessage. Gradients, hex colours, hover events \u2014 anything MiniMessage supports is fair game.<\/p>\n
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## Compatibility<\/p>\n
| Platform | Supported |
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\n| Paper 1.20+ | \u2705 |
\n| Spigot 1.20+ | \u2705 |
\n| Purpur 1.20+ | \u2705 |
\n| Folia 1.20+ | \u2705 |
\n| Bukkit 1.20+ | \u2705 |
\n| Java | 21+ required |<\/p>\n
**Optional soft dependency:** PlaceholderAPI \u2014 enables `%nicked_*%` placeholders.<\/p>\n
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## Commands<\/p>\n
| Command | Description | Permission | The `nicked.admin` permission grants access to all commands and is assigned to OPs by default.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## Quick Start<\/p>\n 1. Drop `Nicked.jar` into your server’s `plugins\/` folder. —<\/p>\n ## Developer API<\/p>\n Add Nicked as a compile-only dependency via JitPack:<\/p>\n **Gradle (Groovy)** **Maven** Replace `VERSION` with the latest release tag (e.g. `v1.0.0`). See the API documentation for the full reference.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## Links<\/p>\n | Resource | URL | —<\/p>\n ## License<\/p>\n Nicked is licensed under the MIT License.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lightweight, packet-level nick plugin \u2014 change player names and skins on the fly without touching server data. Includes a developer API, PlaceholderAPI support, and per-player skin fetching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":110851,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"nicked","_minecraft_project_id":"hkZDBTGD","_minecraft_author":"TheOriginalAse","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":376,"_minecraft_follows":3,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"nicked.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":4191294,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T11:10:33.085375Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-04T21:18:30.008079Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-02-27T20:43:34.958100Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/nicked","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":110851,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-06T12:26:10+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"9ad894a42a9eff7cccf1ce3b5e01d141","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,156,125,126,127,128,867,129,92],"mod_loader":[130,131,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-110850","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-decoration","mod_category-folia","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-social","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-folia","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n| `\/nick [name]` | Nick yourself (random if no name given); toggle off if already nicked | `nicked.command.nick` |
\n| `\/unnick` | Remove your own nick | `nicked.command.unnick` |
\n| `\/nickother
\n| `\/nickall` | Randomly nick all online players | `nicked.command.nickall` |
\n| `\/realname
\n2. Restart the server \u2014 `plugins\/Nicked\/config.yml` and `messages.yml` will be generated.
\n3. Grant `nicked.admin` to trusted staff (OPs already have it).
\n4. Run `\/nick Dream` \u2014 your name and skin change instantly.
\n5. Run `\/nick` again with no arguments, or `\/unnick`, to revert.<\/p>\n
\n“`groovy
\nrepositories {
\n maven { url ‘https:\/\/jitpack.io’ }
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\ndependencies {
\n compileOnly ‘net.pharogames:Nicked:VERSION:api’
\n}
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\n| \ud83d\udcd6 Documentation | nicked-docs.vercel.app |
\n| \ud83d\udcac Discord | discord.gg\/7eQt8sQ8at |
\n| \ud83d\udc1b Issues | GitHub Issues |
\n| \ud83d\udca1 Feature Requests | GitHub Issues |
\n| \ud83d\udd27 Source Code | github.com\/PharoGames\/Nicked |
\n| \ud83d\udce6 Developer API | API Docs |<\/p>\n