Hot Potato V3

A high-performance Hot Potato minigame mod for Minecraft Fabric 1.21.11

Overview

Pass the potato before the time runs out! This mod implements a fully functional Hot Potato gamemode designed for high-speed 1v1 duels. It features custom boss bars, dynamic spawning, inventory management, and multiple game modes to keep the chaos fresh.

Features

🥔 The Game Loop

• Tag System: A custom Boss Bar at the top of the screen displays critical game info:
  • Game Starting / Pre-game status.
  • Current Potato Holder: Clearly displayed with their username.
  • Visual alerts in chat when the potato is passed.
• Performance Optimized: Designed to handle rapid-fire passing between two players without lag.
• Timer: Games default to 3 minutes. At the end of the timer, the player holding the potato dies. The survivor is crowned the victor.
• Spawn Logic:
  • Randomly selects a safe location (valid ground, no void/underground).
  • Generates a 5x5 platform at the spawn point to ensure a clean fighting arena.
  • Both players are teleported immediately to the center.

🎮 Commands

/startgame <gamemode> [time]

Starts the game.

• gamemode: default, swapsies, farm, hell (see below).
• time: (Optional) Duration of the game in minutes. Defaults to 3 minutes if left blank.

Examples:

• /startgame default (Starts a standard 3-minute game)
• /startgame default 5 (Starts a 5-minute standard game)

/saveinv

Saves your current inventory layout (hotbar, armor, offhand, golden apples, blocks, etc.).

• Each player has their own unique tagged save slot.
• This specific layout is automatically loaded for the respective player at the start of every game.

/loaninv

Force loads your saved inventory immediately (useful for resetting without starting a game).

🕹️ Gamemodes

1. Default

   • Standard Hot Potato. Pass it or explode.

2. Swapsies

   • Standard rules with a twist.
   • At 1 minute 30 seconds remaining, the hot potato randomly swaps owners. Stay on your toes!

3. Farm

   • Mob Chaos.
   • Every 15 seconds, a random mob spawns at one of the players' locations.
   • Note: Withers and Ender Dragons are excluded.

4. Hell

   • Hardcore Survival.
   • Both players are set to 2 Hearts (4 HP) max health.
   • No Regeneration.
   • Food/Saturation is locked at max to allow sprinting, but players cannot heal.

🏆 Stats & Tracking

• Tracks total wins for each player persistently.
• Custom Player Colors:
  • Starbug10: Light Blue
  • Umfhero: Pink

Installation

1. Install Minecraft 1.21.1.
2. Install Fabric Loader.
3. Drop the Hot_Potato_Plugin jar into your mods folder.
4. Run the client/server.

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Created for Starbug10 & Umfhero.