{"id":122717,"date":"2026-06-07T08:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/playerhunt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T08:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:12:07","slug":"playerhunt","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/playerhunt\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayerHunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

# PlayerHunt<\/p>\n

PlayerHunt is an engaging Minecraft plugin that allows players to engage in a thrilling hunt game. Hunters must track down and eliminate runners, while runners must avoid hunters and try to defeat the Ender Dragon to win the game.<\/p>\n

## Features
\n– **Team Management:** Add and manage players in hunter and runner teams.
\n– **Compass for Hunters:** Hunters receive a compass that points to the nearest runner.
\n– **Countdown Timer:** A configurable countdown timer before the game starts.
\n– **Language Support:** Customizable language messages to tailor the game experience.<\/p>\n

## Commands<\/p>\n

### \/playerhunt
\nThe main command to manage the PlayerHunt game. Subcommands include:
\n– **\/playerhunt start:** Starts the game with a countdown timer.
\n– **\/playerhunt stop:** Stops the game immediately.
\n– **\/playerhunt reload:** Reloads the plugin configuration and language files.
\n– **\/playerhunt team:** Manages team-related actions. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

### \/playerhunt team
\nSubcommands for team management:
\n– **\/playerhunt team add hunter ``:** Adds a player to the hunter team.
\n– **\/playerhunt team add runner ``:** Adds a player to the runner team.
\n– **\/playerhunt team remove ``:** Removes a player from the game.
\n– **\/playerhunt team view:** Views the current teams.
\n– **\/playerhunt team clear:** Clears all players from the game.
\n– **\/playerhunt team last:** Sets the game players to the last game’s players. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

## Configuration
\nThe plugin uses a `config.yml` file to manage settings. Key configuration options include:
\n– **countdown:** The countdown time before the game starts.
\n– **compass:** Settings related to the hunter’s compass, including cooldown and display options.<\/p>\n

\nconfig.yml<\/code><\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n # Countdown to game start in seconds
\ncountdown: 20
\n# Whether the plugin should use a custom tablist when the game is progressing.
\nenableTablist: true
\ncompass:
\n enabled: true
\n # Seconds for which the player can’t use the compass after using it once
\n cooldown: 10
\n name: ‘Runner Compass<\/b> (Right-Click)’
\n lore:
\n – ‘Shows you the direction to the nearest runner.’
\n – ‘Right-click to update direction’
\n droppable: false
\n showEnchanted: true
\ndeathMessages:
\n enableRunner: true
\n enableHunter: true
\n“`
\n<\/details>\n

## Language
\nCustomizable messages are stored in `language` folder. Key messages include:
\n– **deathMessages:** Messages for player deaths, differentiated by whether they are hunters or runners.
\n– **commands:** Messages for various plugin commands.
\n– **countdown:** Messages shown during the countdown before the game starts.
\n– **titles:** Titles displayed to players at key points in the game.<\/p>\n

\nen_us.lang.yml<\/code><\/summary>\n

“`yml
\n# Prefix which will be shown before all the messages.
\nprefix: “PlayerHunt \u00bb”<\/p>\n

deathMessages:
\n # Runner dies, but not to a hunter (e.g., fall damage, killed by other players not included in the game, etc.). PlaceholderAPI parsed for runner
\n runnerDied: “Runner %player%<\/aqua> has died! There are %runners%<\/aqua> runners left.”
\n # A hunter kills runner. PlaceholderAPI parsed for runner
\n runnerKilled: “Runner %runner%<\/aqua> has been killed by the hunter %hunter%<\/aqua>. There are %runners%<\/aqua> runners left.”
\n # Hunter dies to anything that is not a player
\n hunterDied: “Hunter %hunter%<\/aqua> has died!”
\n # Hunter dies to a runner
\n hunterKilled: “Hunter %hunter%<\/aqua> has been killed by the runner %runner%<\/aqua>”
\nhelpHeader: “Help: %command%”
\ncommands:
\n # \/playerhunt reload
\n reload: “Configurations and languages reloaded.”
\n # \/playerhunt start
\n start:
\n # Player executes the command
\n starting: “Countdown has been initiated and the game will start in %time%s<\/aqua>.”
\n # There are not enough players (one hunter and one runner) to start the game
\n notEnoughPlayers: “Not enough players to start a player hunt.”
\n # Player tries to execute this command while a game is already running
\n gameAlreadyStarted: “Game already started. If you want to stop it, you can use \/playerhunt stop<\/aqua>.”
\n # \/playerhunt stop
\n stop:
\n # Player forcefully stops the game by using this command
\n # Note: This message will be sent instead of game-end.message in case the stop command was used.
\n gameStopped: “The game was forcefully stopped.”
\n # Player tries to execute this command while a game isn’t already running
\n gameNotStarted: “Game not started. If you want to start it, you can use \/playerhunt start<\/aqua>.”
\n # \/playerhunt add
\n add:
\n hunter: “Added %player%<\/aqua> as hunter<\/aqua>.”
\n runner: “Added %player%<\/aqua> as runner<\/aqua>.”
\n # Player tries to add an offline player
\n notFound: “A player with that name is not online!”
\n # Player tries to add a player that already is in a team
\n alreadyInTeam: “The player is already in a team! Remove the player using \/playerhunt remove<\/aqua>.”
\n # \/playerhunt add [hunter\/runner]
\n help: |-
\n \/playerhunt team add hunter – Add a player to the hunter team
\n \/playerhunt team add runner – Add a player to the runner team
\n # \/playerhunt team
\n team:
\n # \/playerhunt team view
\n view: |-
\n Hunters:<\/i>
\n %hunters%
\n Runners:<\/i>
\n %runners%
\n # \/playerhunt team remove
\n remove:
\n success: “Removed %player%<\/aqua> from the game.”
\n # Player tries to remove an offline player
\n notFound: “A player with that name is not online!”
\n # Player tries to remove while the countdown is progressing
\n inCountdown: “You can’t remove players during countdown!”
\n help: “\/playerhunt team remove – Remove a player from the game”
\n # \/playerhunt team clear
\n clear: “Cleared all players from game.”
\n # \/playerhunt team last
\n last: “Set game players to the last game’s players.”
\n # \/playerhunt team
\n help: |-
\n \/playerhunt team add hunter – Add a player to the hunter team
\n \/playerhunt team add runner – Add a player to the runner team<\/p>\n

\/playerhunt team remove – Remove a player from the game<\/p>\n

\/playerhunt team last – Set current team to players from previous game
\n \/playerhunt team clear – Remove all players
\n \/playerhunt team view – See the current teams
\n help: |-
\n \/playerhunt team – Commands to manage teams (add or remove players)
\n \/playerhunt start – Start the game
\n \/playerhunt stop – Stop the game<\/p>\n

\/playerhunt reload – Reload configuration and languages
\ncountdown:
\n # Countdown to the start of the game in chat
\n message: “Game starts in %time%s<\/aqua>…”
\ntitles:
\n # 1; To disable any titles, remove their title and subtitle
\n # 2; fade-in, stay, and fade-out are in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second)<\/p>\n

# Title to show as countdown
\n countdown:
\n title: “%time%”
\n subtitle: “seconds left”
\n fade-in: 3
\n stay: 20
\n fade-out: 3
\n gameStarted:
\n title: “Player Hunt Started!”
\n subtitle: “You are a %team%<\/b>.”
\n fade-in: 10
\n stay: 80
\n fade-out: 10
\n gameEnded:
\n title: “Player Hunt Ended!”
\n subtitle: “The winner team was %team%<\/b>.”
\n gameEndedAbrupt:
\n title: “Player Hunt Ended!”
\n subtitle: “The game was forcefully ended.”
\ncompass:
\n # 1; type can be ACTION_BAR, CHAT, and anything else.
\n # ACTION_BAR: Message shows up in action bar
\n # CHAT: Message shows up in chat
\n # Something else: Disables the message<\/p>\n

# Player tries to interact with compass, but there are no runners in their world
\n noRunners:
\n type: ACTION_BAR
\n content: “There are no runners in your current world.”
\n # The compass is in cooldown
\n cooldownMessage:
\n type: ACTION_BAR
\n content: “Compass in cooldown! Cannot use for %time%s<\/aqua>.”
\n # The Compass is successfully used, and the direction updated
\n message:
\n type: ACTION_BAR
\n content: “X: %x%<\/aqua>, Z: %z%<\/aqua>”
\ngameStarted: |-<\/p>\n

<\/st>Player Hunt<\/b> <\/st><\/gold><\/p>\n

Hunters:<\/i>
\n %hunters%<\/white>
\n Runners:<\/i><\/red>
\n %runners%<\/white><\/p>\n

Hunters have to try to kill the runners as fast as possible,
\n while the runners try their best to
\n win the game by defeating the Ender Dragon.
\ngameEnded: |-
\n The player hunt game has ended. The %team%<\/aqua> have won!<\/p>\n

Winners:<\/i>
\n %winners%<\/white>
\n Losers:<\/i><\/red>
\n %losers%<\/white>
\n“`
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