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MCPvPBanAnimation brings back the classic MCPvP ban animation. It isn't a ban plugin: it works on top of the ban plugin you already use, and your staff keep using their usual commands.
When a player is banned, the ban goes through instantly and the player is gone. Then everyone nearby sees:
- A frozen replica of the player, with their skin and gear, looking up with a floating
● {username} BANNED ●label. - A giant enchanted mace falling from the sky and smashing it into the ground.
- Bones, particles, a shockwave and a screen shake bursting out.
The whole thing is over in about 4 seconds, so it's quick enough for practice PvP.
Requirements
- Spigot, Paper, Purpur or Folia, 1.21 or newer (up to 26.x)
- Java 21+ (Java 25+ on 26.x)
- No dependencies
Features
- Bans are never delayed: the plugin only watches bans. It never cancels, holds or re-runs them. If anything goes wrong, you lose the visuals, never the ban.
- Works with any ban plugin: LiteBans, AdvancedBan and LibertyBans are hooked directly for the exact staff, reason and duration. Vanilla, EssentialsX, LightBans, BanManager and every other ban plugin are detected through their ban commands.
- Only bans animate: bans, temp bans and IP bans play the animation. A normal
/kicknever does. - Real player model: on 1.21.9+ the replica is a Mannequin with the player's skin. Older versions use an armor stand with the player's head and dyed armor.
- Silent bans stay silent:
/ban Steve -sdoesn't play the animation. - No chat spam: the plugin never sends a ban message. Your ban plugin already does that.
- Folia support: everything runs on the region thread that owns the area.
- One jar for Spigot, Paper and Folia.
- Leaves nothing behind: every spawned entity is tagged and cleaned up, even after a crash.
- Short config: the MCPvP look is built in. You only set the timing and a few toggles.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/mcpvpban test [player] |
Preview the animation at a player's position. Nobody is banned |
/mcpvpban reload |
Reload config.yml and messages.yml |
/mcpvpban info |
Show the version, server, replica type and connected ban plugins |
Aliases: /mcpvpbananimation, /banimation
Permissions
| Permission | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
mcpvpban.* |
All commands (no bypass included) | OP |
mcpvpban.test |
Use /mcpvpban test |
OP |
mcpvpban.admin |
Use /mcpvpban reload and /mcpvpban info |
OP |
mcpvpban.bypass |
Never play the animation for this player. Their bans still work normally | No one |
Ban plugin support
| Plugin | Detected through |
|---|---|
| LiteBans | API (exact staff, reason, duration) |
| AdvancedBan | API (exact staff, reason, duration) |
| LibertyBans | API (exact staff, reason, duration) |
Vanilla /ban, /ban-ip |
Ban command |
| EssentialsX | Ban command |
| LightBans | Ban command |
| Any other ban plugin | Ban command |
Common ban commands are recognised automatically, also with a plugin prefix like /anyplugin:ban: ban, tempban, ipban, banip, ban-ip, tempipban and similar. If your ban plugin uses an unusual name, add it to detection.extra-commands.
Config
Click to expand config.yml
# ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
# ║ MCPvPBanAnimation · config.yml ║
# ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
#
# A player is banned → the ban goes through instantly → a replica of them is
# smashed by a giant falling mace, and bones fly everywhere.
# Only bans play it (ban, tempban, IP ban). A normal /kick never does.
#
# Text uses MiniMessage. Legacy &c / &#RRGGBB codes also work.
# Placeholders: {username} {reason} {staff} {duration}
# Times are in ticks (20 ticks = 1 second).
#
# /mcpvpban test preview the animation on yourself
# /mcpvpban reload apply changes to this file and messages.yml
# Do not change. Used to upgrade this file automatically.
config-version: 4
# Log why each kick/command was or wasn't treated as a ban.
debug: false
# ── Animation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
animation:
# The mace appears this long after the ban...
mace-spawn-delay: 4
# ...and falls for this long. Defaults: impact at about 1.2 s, all gone after about 4 s.
mace-fall-ticks: 20
# How high above the replica the mace starts, in blocks.
mace-height: 12.0
# Enchantment shimmer on the mace.
enchanted-mace: true
# How far the replica looks up at the mace, in degrees (0 = straight ahead).
look-up: 75
# Shake the screen of nearby players on impact.
camera-shake: true
# auto = real player model on 1.21.9+ (Mannequin), armor stand on older versions.
# Or force: mannequin / armorstand
replica: auto
# Floating text above the replica.
label: "<red>● <dark_red><bold>{username} BANNED</bold> <red>●"
# ── Ban plugins ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Works with every ban plugin. Their ban commands (/ban, /tempban, /ipban, /banip, /tempipban...)
# are watched automatically, also namespaced ones like /anyplugin:ban.
# These plugins are hooked directly for exact staff / reason / duration:
# LiteBans, AdvancedBan, LibertyBans. You normally don't need to touch this.
# API the plugin's own events (most accurate)
# COMMAND watch its ban commands + the kick that follows
# KICK only count kicks the server itself reports as bans
# OFF never animate this plugin's bans
hooks:
vanilla: COMMAND
essentials: COMMAND
litebans: API
advancedban: API
libertybans: API
lightbans: COMMAND
# Every other ban plugin (BanManager, MaxBans, ...).
other: COMMAND
detection:
# Don't animate silent bans (/ban Steve -s).
skip-silent-bans: true
# Only needed if your ban plugin uses an unusual command name, e.g. [ "punish", "gban" ].
# The target player must be the first argument.
extra-commands: []
# Last resort for unsupported ban plugins: count a kick as a ban if its message says
# "you have been banned". Off by default, a normal kick message could say that too.
match-kick-message: false
Building
Requires JDK 21+.
./gradlew shadowJar # Linux / macOS
gradlew.bat shadowJar # Windows
The jar is written to build/libs/.
Statistics
Support
Found a bug or have a question? Ask on Discord or open an issue on GitHub.
Banned in style.
| Version | Minecraft | Loader | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
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MCPvP Ban Animation 1.1.3 1.1.3 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3
|
bukkit, folia, paper, purpur, spigot
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