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    🔮 Creating And Modifying Holograms

    Creating and managing floating text displays and tutorial holograms is straightforward using the built-in hologram command.

    Plugins & Commands Used

    • Skript Holograms: Built-in script command /hologram for managing custom tutorial holograms in the Raid world.

    Step 1: Creating a Hologram

    Go to the location where you want the hologram to appear, then run the command:
    /hologram create <id>

    • Example: /hologram create welcome_banner
      This spawns a new hologram entity containing placeholder text at your exact location.

    Step 2: Modifying Text Lines

    Holograms can display multiple lines of text. To set or edit the text of a specific line (1-indexed), run:
    /hologram edit <id> <line_num> <text>

    • Example: /hologram edit welcome_banner 1 <##00cdf6>&lWelcome to MC-Labs!
    • Example: /hologram edit welcome_banner 2 &7Click to open the Raid Shop.
      You can use standard Minecraft color codes (&7, &a, etc.) or Hex color tags (<##00cdf6>) to style your text.

    Step 3: Adjusting Alignment (Billboard Mode)

    Holograms rotate depending on how players view them. You can configure this alignment mode:
    /hologram billboard <id> <fixed|vertical|horizontal|center>

    • center: Automatically rotates on all axes to face the player (default).
    • fixed: Remains static in a fixed direction regardless of player movement.
    • vertical: Rotates vertically to face the player.
    • horizontal: Rotates horizontally to face the player.

    Step 4: Configuring Visual Styling

    You can change the background, size, and drop shadows of the hologram to make it stand out:

    Set Scale/Size

    Resizes the text display scale:
    /hologram scale <id> <scale>

    • Example: /hologram scale welcome_banner 1.5

    Toggle Drop Shadows

    Enables or disables shadow formatting on the text:
    /hologram dropShadow <id> <true|false>

    Set Background Color

    Configures the RGBA background color for the text box:
    /hologram backgroundColorRGBA <id> <rgba>

    • Example: /hologram backgroundColorRGBA welcome_banner 0;0;0;100 (adds a semi-transparent black background)

    Step 5: Positioning & Teleportation

    If you need to adjust the position of an existing hologram:

    Move Hologram Here

    Moves the hologram to your current location:
    /hologram setLocation <id>

    Teleport To Hologram

    Teleports yourself to the hologram's location:
    /hologram teleportTo <id>

    Teleport Hologram Here

    Teleports the hologram entity directly to you:
    /hologram teleportHere <id>

    Step 6: Exporting & Reloading

    • Export Data: To output all active hologram coordinates and configurations to a server log file for backup or migration, run:
      /hologram export
    • Reload Config: To reload all saved hologram configuration files from the disk, run:
      /hologram reload

    Step 7: Deleting a Hologram

    If a hologram is no longer needed, remove it using:
    /hologram delete <id>

    [!TIP]
    To quickly find a hologram's ID in a crowded area, stand near it and run /hologram getClosest <id> to check the ID of the closest hologram.