ChronoSteal completely revolutionizes server survival mechanics by replacing traditional health with a ticking clock. Every player has a “Life Clock” that counts down every second they are online. If their time reaches zero, they are instantly banished to Spectator mode!<\/p>\n
To survive, players must hunt each other down. When you kill another player, you steal a configurable percentage of their remaining time. Want to trade time for gear? Players can extract their own time into physical, unforgeable Chrono Gems to trade with others or hoard safely in their enderchests.<\/p>\n
Built entirely from scratch for modern 1.21+ servers, ChronoSteal uses 100% asynchronous database processing and Folia-compatible schedulers to ensure zero TPS drops, even with 100+ concurrent players.<\/p>\n
Key Features:<\/p>\n
\u23f1\ufe0f Tick-Perfect Asynchronous Logic: No main-thread lag. All time ticking and database saving runs on asynchronous Folia\/Paper schedulers.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc8e Chrono Gems: Extract time into physical items using modern, unforgeable PersistentDataContainers (PDC).<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfa8 Full MiniMessage Support: Say goodbye to legacy & colors. Use RGB, gradients, and hex codes for all messages.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcbe Dual-Database Support: Out-of-the-box support for both local SQLite and cross-server MySQL using HikariCP pooling.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcbb Commands
\n\/timecheck – Check your own remaining time.<\/p>\n
\/timecheck \/timepay \/timeextract \/chrono \ud83d\udd11 Permissions chronosteal.command.timepay – Allows transferring time. (Default: true)<\/p>\n chronosteal.command.timeextract – Allows creating Chrono Gems. (Default: true)<\/p>\n chronosteal.admin – Grants access to the \/chrono admin modification tools. (Default: OP)<\/p>\n \u2699\ufe0f Setup & Configuration Ensure you have the required dependencies installed (see below).<\/p>\n Start your server to generate the default configuration files.<\/p>\n Open plugins\/ChronoSteal\/config.yml to customize:<\/p>\n Default Starting Time: How much time new players get (Default is 86400 seconds \/ 24 hours).<\/p>\n Kill Steal Percentage: The fraction of a victim’s time stolen upon death (Default is 1.0, meaning 100% of their time).<\/p>\n Database Settings: Switch between sqlite and mysql.<\/p>\n All Text & UI: Customize Action Bars, Chat Messages, and Item Lore using the modern Placeholders: \ud83d\udce6 Requirements Java Version: Java 21 is strictly required.<\/p>\n Server Software: PaperMC, Purpur, or Folia (1.21+) is required. This plugin will NOT work on standard Spigot\/CraftBukkit due to the usage of modern Paper-exclusive Component and Scheduler APIs.<\/p>\n Hard Dependency: PlaceholderAPI – Must be installed for the plugin to enable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ChronoSteal is a high-performance SMP plugin that replaces traditional health with a ticking clock, where running out of time means instant banishment to spectator mode. To survive, players must hunt each other down to steal their remaining time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40033,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"chronosteal","_minecraft_project_id":"ahvEsdsm","_minecraft_author":"tfw_basu.og","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":4,"_minecraft_follows":1,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"chronosteal.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":229463,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T12:26:12.412164Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-04-25T21:22:31.093452Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-14T06:37:53.090025Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/chronosteal","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":40033,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T21:21:21+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"6e11b751b89ed81b5c7545640e468001","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,124,844,89,127,128,129,92],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-40032","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-economy","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nchronosteal.command.timecheck – Allows checking time. (Default: true)<\/p>\n
\nDownload the ChronoSteal.jar and drop it into your plugins folder.<\/p>\n
\nYou can use %chronosteal_time_left% in any PlaceholderAPI-supported plugin (like TAB, Scoreboards, or Chat formatting) to display a player’s formatted remaining time (e.g., “1d 4h 30m”).<\/p>\n
\nPlease note that because ChronoSteal is highly optimized, it relies on modern APIs.<\/p>\n