PlsNoLag

Now Packet-Based

The old version of PlsNoLag leaned entirely on Bukkit API calls — checking, scanning, and removing entities server-side. Under heavy load, that overhead could end up costing almost as much as the lag it was trying to fix. It worked, but it wasn't far off from being a lag machine itself. This version flips that approach. Most of the heavy lifting now happens at the packet level instead of the server level: - Stationary minecarts and boats stop sending velocity/sound packets entirely — same result on screen, far less traffic - Excess dropped items are hidden from clients, not deleted — they still exist and tick normally, just aren't rendered - Excess XP orbs get the same treatment, plus fast force-merging that goes well beyond vanilla - Duplicate sound packets (villager spam, note-block clocks) are deduplicated before they ever reach a player The entity caps are still there for genuine excess — but now they're paired with client-side tricks that cut network and rendering load without the server doing extra work to enforce them. Net result: the plugin no longer fights lag by creating more of it.