Introduction

Crucible is a Thermos fork with several improvements. Where Thermos is a Forge+Bukkit hybrid, aiming to bring the Bukkit API for forge servers.

We aim to close the gaps left by Thermos and extend the support for those still on 1.7.10 by adding support for long broken mods and plugins and fix serious bugs as they appear. Developed by server owners for server owners, with experience from our personal servers to deliver an (almost*) stable software capable of handling populated servers.

* due to the nature of Bukkit API and how forge works, true stability is virtually impossible, see Things That May Concern You

Getting Started

Crucible is a forge jar replacement and not a mod, its installation and execution method is similar to standalone Bukkit jars, see Server Setup and Configuration for detailed instructions on setting up your Crucible server.

Crucible - Basics should cover all your needs for your first time using Crucible, if you still need help we recommend you joining our Discord server (you can find a link on the navigation bar).

Things That May Concern You

Hybrids have a bad reputation due to the required amount of internal forge changes to add Bukkit support, those changes may and will break certain mods and plugins, while some may be fixed by forks it's always a trial and error to get something working.

Crucible, therefore Thermos and Cauldron are not a fully compliant bukkit implementation, most simple plugins that relies only on the Bukkit API may work fine however there are no guarantees a plugin using internal craftbukkit/minecraft classes will work, and they may need explicit Crucible support

Bukkit API is not flexible, and a lot of plugins are not designed to handle modded content and may behave unexpectedly.

For a list of mod compatibility status, you can click here.