SocialCredit | Server Reputation System & Social Experiment (v1.6)
Turn your Minecraft server into a chaotic reputation-driven social experiment.

SocialCredit is not designed to sit quietly in the background.
It is a gameplay system that changes how players behave toward each other.

Every player has a persistent Social Credit score.

Behave well, contribute to the State, and your score rises.
Cause chaos… and the Ministry will notice.

Over time servers naturally develop rivalries, alliances, informants, and propaganda as players try to protect their reputation — or destroy someone else’s.

The result is a server that slowly evolves into its own political ecosystem.

Core Gameplay Concept
SocialCredit introduces a persistent reputation system that tracks how players behave.

Players quickly begin to:

• Compete for the highest Social Credit
• Sabotage rival players
• Donate resources to the State
• Attempt to avoid suspicion
• Build reputations as heroes… or notorious criminals

Servers often develop unexpected player politics and social dynamics, which is exactly the point.

This plugin intentionally creates emergent gameplay.

Core Features
Global Social Credit Score
Every player on the server has a persistent Social Credit score.

Scores can increase or decrease depending on behaviour, server systems, or administrative decisions.

The entire server begins to react to reputation.

State Resource Department
The State requires resources.

Players can donate materials to the government and receive State Credits in return.

These credits can then be used for rewards configured by the server owner.

This creates a simple but effective gameplay loop:

• Donate resources
• Earn State Credits
• Buy rewards
• Compete to become the most valuable citizen

All items, exchange rates, and rewards are fully configurable via YAML.

Daily Join Rewards
Players receive a Social Credit reward once every 24 hours when joining the server.

This encourages server activity and gives new players a starting boost.

Administrative Controls
Server operators can directly modify Social Credit using commands.

Examples:


/socialcredit add <player> <amount>
/socialcredit remove <player> <amount>
/socialcredit check <player>

Moderators can reward positive behaviour or punish chaos.

Advanced Systems (v1.6)
Heat System
Suspicious behaviour now generates Heat.

Players who accumulate too much Heat may attract the attention of the State.

High Heat can lead to:

• inspections
• investigations
• raids
• imprisonment

Heat is fully configurable and exposed through the plugin API.

Jail System
Uncooperative citizens may enjoy temporary state accommodation.

Server owners can configure:

• jail duration
• penalties
• enforcement behaviour

Inspection & Raid Infrastructure
The Ministry now has the ability to investigate suspicious activity.

These systems are designed as framework hooks that server owners and addons can expand.

PlaceholderAPI Support
SocialCredit integrates with PlaceholderAPI so scores and status can be used in:

• scoreboards
• chat formatting
• holograms
• GUIs
• tab lists

Example placeholders:


%socialcredit_score%
%socialcredit_rank%
%socialcredit_state_credits%
%socialcredit_status%

Configurable Feature System
Most gameplay systems can be toggled in config.yml.

Server owners can make SocialCredit:

• a light reputation system
• or a full chaotic political simulation

Built for Expansion
SocialCredit is designed as a framework plugin.

The core system intentionally stays lightweight while allowing the ecosystem to grow through addons.

Example addon:

SocialCredit: BlackMarket

Adds:

• illegal player shops
• contraband trading
• inspections and informants
• underground economies
• propaganda announcements
• Discord broadcasts

This creates a dynamic political economy layered on top of the SocialCredit system.

Performance
• asynchronous operations where possible
• lightweight core framework
• modular systems
• safe config handling

Designed for Paper / Spigot 1.20+ servers.

Support & Community
Join the official SocialCredit Discord:

https://discord.gg/jaMGPKfGx7

Share server stories, suggest features, and report bugs.

The Ministry appreciates your cooperation.

Final Message from the State
Remember:

Compliance is voluntary.
Participation is mandatory.