BladeBind
BladeBind introduces a tactical PvP mechanic where players can throw their sword by dropping it while sneaking. The sword plants into the ground and creates a small territorial zone.
Mechanics
Planted Blade Zone
- Affects all players not on the same team
- 5-block radius of effect
- Continuous damage based on sword material:
- Wooden sword: 0.5 hearts per second
- Netherite sword: 2 hearts per second
- Other materials scale between these values
- Duration: 60 seconds before despawning
- Sword returns to owner's inventory if space is available
- Only one active blade per player at a time
- Subtle redstone particles mark the blade's range
Usage
- Sneak and drop your sword to activate
- No commands required
- No permissions required
- Works with vanilla teams
Technical Details
Uses scoreboard tracking for ownership and team detection. Execute commands handle damage pulses. Server operators can adjust duration by modifying the bladebind.duration scoreboard objective.
