https://github.com/inventivetalentdev/tessera

Tessera replaces the vanilla block-breaking animation with a 3D voxel-shatter effect - entirely server-side, with no client mods or resource packs required.
https://github.com/inventivetalentdev/tessera

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Tessera replaces the vanilla block-breaking animation with a 3D voxel-shatter effect - entirely server-side, with no client mods or resource packs required.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/inventivetalentdev/tessera
• Owner: InventivetalentDev
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-04-26T06:36:12.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-05-21T15:36:58.000Z (14 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-05-21T19:53:51.779Z (13 days ago)
• Language: Java
• Homepage: https://tessera.inventivetalent.org
• Size: 9.46 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 17
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Tessera  

**Tessera** replaces the vanilla block-breaking animation with a 3D voxel-shatter effect - **entirely server-side, with no client mods or resource packs required**.

![Example of breaking oak planks](https://imagedelivery.net/3uwxrP7hx2SHdBFF5lTuXg/d191cbd1-138f-4a8f-7a64-7e20f9134800/w=800)

 

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[![modrinth](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/compact/available/modrinth_vector.svg)](https://modrinth.com/plugin/tessera)

[![spigot](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/compact/supported/spigot_vector.svg)](https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/tessera.135452/)

[![mineskin](https://imagedelivery.net/3uwxrP7hx2SHdBFF5lTuXg/1c2fff3d-819a-41c2-5c56-c6bf09670000/w=800)](https://mineskin.org)

## Features

- Per-block direction-aware shrink animation based on the player's view

- Customizable detail level - voxel grid density can be adjusted between 1 - 16 voxels (default 4 - note: higher values may cause performance issues for players)

- Highly optimized for server performance and player experience 

- Powered by [MineSkin](https://mineskin.org) 

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**Important Note:** This plugin requires a **MineSkin API key**. A paid subscription is **strongly recommended** to reduce the time it takes to set up new blocks.  

> Disclosure: I (inventivetalent) own and manage both this plugin and MineSkin.

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![Example of breaking oak planks, different angle](https://imagedelivery.net/3uwxrP7hx2SHdBFF5lTuXg/54eeaf2d-6a49-440d-c911-40bb8cb4ec00/w=800)

## Getting Started

*Please see the docs for a full [Getting Started guide](https://tessera.inventivetalent.org/getting-started)*

- Download the .jar and drop it into your plugins folder

- Restart the server

- Get an API key from MineSkin

- Edit the plugin config.yml, and set the API key

- Restart/reload the server

- Use `/tessera test ` to try it out or just start breaking blocks! 

 ### Limitations

 - Only supports vanilla block textures from [mcasset.cloud](https://mcasset.cloud)

	 - Players using custom resource packs will see the default texture while breaking blocks

 - Generating the skin signatures for player heads takes time. Paid MineSkin plans make this much faster, but will still take somewhere between a few seconds to a couple of minutes.

 - The plugin ships with a handful of pre-baked skin signatures for the most common blocks (at default grid size 4) - everything else will have to go through MineSkin first.

 - Block break sounds may sound off due to the block being replaced with a barrier while breaking.

 - Currently only supports cube-blocks - support for e.g. stairs, slabs and other block shapes may be added in the future.

> Creation of this plugin was heavily AI-assisted.

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This plugin collects anonymous usage statistics via [bStats](https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/Tessera/31093). You can disable this by setting `metrics: false` in `config.yml`.