DeathBan

💀 DeathBan

A lightweight and simple plugin that bans players when they die. Perfect for hardcore survival servers!

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✨ Features

• 🎮 Simple & Lightweight - Minimal resource usage
• 🔥 Folia Support - Works on modern Folia servers
• ⚔️ PvP Mode - Ban only when killed by other players
• 🎨 Colorful Ban Messages - Support for Adventure API with colors and formatting
• ⏱️ Flexible Timing - Customizable ban delay and duration
• 👁️ Spectator Mode - Optional spectator mode after death
• 🔐 IP Banning - Choose between player or IP bans

📋 Configuration

settings:
  banreason: "<bold><red>Game Over!</red></bold>\n\n<gray>You were banned for dying in combat.</gray>"
  ban-delay: 3                # Seconds after death until ban
  spectator-after-death: true # Enable spectator mode after death
  ban-time: 30                # Ban duration in minutes (0 = permanent)
  ban-ip: false               # Ban IP address instead of player name
  ignore-permission: false    # Ignore deathban.immune permission
  player-kill-only: false     # Only ban when killed by other players
  debug: false                # Enable debug logging

Color & Format Support

The banreason field supports Adventure API MiniMessage formatting:

Colors: <red>, <blue>, <green>, <yellow>, <aqua>, <light_purple>, <gold>, <gray>

Formatting: <bold>, <italic>, <underlined>, <strikethrough>

Example:

banreason: "<bold><red>BANNED!</red></bold>\n<yellow>Reason: <gray>Died in combat</gray></yellow>"

🔑 Permissions

📝 Changelog

Version 1.3.1

• ✅ Colored Ban Messages on Rejoin
• ✅ Custom PlayerLoginEvent Handler for formatted ban messages
• ✅ Improved ban message storage and display

Version 1.3.0

• ✅ Folia Support
• ✅ Player-Kill-Only Mode
• ✅ Better Ban Messages (Adventure API)
• ✅ Debug Mode
• ✅ Ban Timing Fixed
• ✅ Safer Teleportation

🚀 Installation

1. Download the latest DeathBan.jar
2. Place it in your plugins folder
3. Restart your server
4. Configure plugins/DeathBan/config.yml to your needs

Enjoy! 💀