From 046d697e45913e815213f8383eec9c71b75ac59f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Richards Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:17:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Clarify miscellaneous entity activation range --- src/config/paper/spigot.yml | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml index e3a40bdfa..8fa3d5ed3 100644 --- a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml +++ b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml @@ -362,7 +362,13 @@ world-settings: misc: vanilla: "0" default: "16" - description: The entity activation range for misc entities. + description: >- + The distance in blocks from a player at which miscellaneous entities, + including dropped items, tick normally. Outside this range, entities tick + less frequently, which can cause dropped items moving through water streams + to appear to lag, rubber-band, or move backward. Set to 0 or less to disable + activation-range throttling for miscellaneous entities, causing loaded + entities in this category to tick normally regardless of player distance. water: vanilla: "0" default: "16" From ccec410c2e4facbfce79e868594cc07ba8f92bcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Richards Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 14:39:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Move general entity activation range docs to parent key --- src/config/paper/spigot.yml | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml index 8fa3d5ed3..9ae0414b4 100644 --- a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml +++ b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml @@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ world-settings: The chance of lightning occurring during a thunderstorm, as a probability of 1/\ per chunk, every tick. entity-activation-range: + description: >- + The distance in blocks from a player at which entities tick normally. + Outside this range, entities tick less frequently. Set to 0 or less to + disable activation-range throttling for loaded entities in that category, + causing them to tick normally regardless of player distance. animals: vanilla: "0" default: "32" @@ -363,12 +368,10 @@ world-settings: vanilla: "0" default: "16" description: >- - The distance in blocks from a player at which miscellaneous entities, - including dropped items, tick normally. Outside this range, entities tick - less frequently, which can cause dropped items moving through water streams - to appear to lag, rubber-band, or move backward. Set to 0 or less to disable - activation-range throttling for miscellaneous entities, causing loaded - entities in this category to tick normally regardless of player distance. + The entity activation range for miscellaneous entities, including + dropped items. Dropped items outside this range may tick less frequently, + which can cause items moving through water streams to appear to lag, + rubber-band, or move backward. water: vanilla: "0" default: "16" From 8ec3b9ea3b14b20a5fd2604ce57c9aaaac16ef97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Strokkur24 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 23:58:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Move header description into header and rephrase misc desc --- src/config/paper/spigot.yml | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml index 9ae0414b4..7e39146d9 100644 --- a/src/config/paper/spigot.yml +++ b/src/config/paper/spigot.yml @@ -347,11 +347,12 @@ world-settings: The chance of lightning occurring during a thunderstorm, as a probability of 1/\ per chunk, every tick. entity-activation-range: - description: >- - The distance in blocks from a player at which entities tick normally. - Outside this range, entities tick less frequently. Set to 0 or less to - disable activation-range throttling for loaded entities in that category, - causing them to tick normally regardless of player distance. + header: + message: >- + The distance in blocks from a player at which entities tick normally. + Outside this range, entities tick less frequently. Set to 0 or less to + disable activation-range throttling for loaded entities in that category, + causing them to tick normally regardless of player distance. animals: vanilla: "0" default: "32" @@ -369,9 +370,8 @@ world-settings: default: "16" description: >- The entity activation range for miscellaneous entities, including - dropped items. Dropped items outside this range may tick less frequently, - which can cause items moving through water streams to appear to lag, - rubber-band, or move backward. + dropped items. Outside of this range, items moving through water + streams may appear to visually lag, rubber-band, or move backward. water: vanilla: "0" default: "16"