💀 Unstable Ban — Minecraft Plugin

Unstable Ban brings true hardcore vibes to your Minecraft server by turning player deaths into bans. Every life counts — one mistake and you're out.

It functions just like the banning system on Unstable SMP, with a few additional features, but it's fully configurable to behave exactly like Unstable SMP if desired.

⚡ Core Idea

Death is no longer just a setback.

• You don't respawn
• You don't keep playing
• You get banned

Whether temporary or permanent — death finally means something.

💬 What Happens When a Player Dies

• The plugin detects the death instantly
• A ban command is sent to LibertyBans
• The player is automatically banned
• A Wither spawn sound plays
• Nearby players see the death message and hear the sound (configurable radius)
• The player sees a custom ban reason (killer or natural cause)

# The radius in which the death message/sound will be seen/heard when someone dies. 1 = 1 Block
death-radius: 1000

# Should the plugin send a death message in the chat and/or play a sound when someone dies ONLY IN THE ASSIGNED RADIUS?
death-message: true
death-sound: true

# Only use sounds that are listed in https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/Sound.html
death-sound-type: ENTITY_WITHER_SPAWN

# The reason the player should see if he dies
# %player% = the name of the player who died
# %killer% = the name of the player who killed the player (if there is one)
# %banCount% = the amount of bans the player has after being killed
ban-reason: "You were killed by %killer%!"

# when there is no killer, the player should see this message
ban-reason-natural-causes: "You died!"

No delays. No loopholes. Just pure consequences.

⏳ Ban Progression System

Unstable Ban supports escalating ban durations, just like on Unstable SMP.

# m = minutes, h = hours, d = days, mo = months
# for permanent bans, delete all durations except the first one and set it to "perm"
ban-durations:
  - "10m"
  - "1h"
  - "6h"
  - "24h"
  - "7d"

# Should a players bans be reset after the last/longest ban time
ban-durations-last-reset: true

Each death increases the punishment. After reaching the longest duration, bans can automatically reset (optional).

Survive longer — or pay the price.

🔄 Earn Your Way Back In

If you're using temporary bans, players can reduce their ban counter in two ways.

⏱️ By Spending Time on the Server

# Should someone lose one ban after a certain time period?
lose-ban-after-time: true

# s = seconds, m = minutes, h = hours, d = days
lose-ban-after-duration: "2h"

# use -1 to remove all bans after the time period
lose-ban-amount: 1

If a player is on ban level 2 and the time passes, they'll drop back to ban level 1 — meaning shorter bans next time.

When they join while this system is active, a boss bar countdown shows the remaining time.

# the color of the countdown boss bar
countdown-bossbar-color: "RED"

# The title on top of the boss bar
# Use %time% to show the remaining time until the next ban is removed
countdown-bossbar-title: "§cYou will lose one ban in %time%"

⚔️ By Killing Other Players

High risk. High reward.

# Should someone lose ban(s) after getting a kill?
lose-ban-after-kill: true

# use -1 to remove all bans after the time period
lose-ban-amount-on-kill: -1

One kill can wipe all previous bans — if you're brave enough.

🧠 Why Unstable Ban Is Different

• Death = Consequence
• Escalating punishments
• Redemption through skill or patience
• Public deaths with sound & messages
• Full logging & moderation transparency
• Fully configurable hardcore experience

It's not just a plugin — it's a ruleset for tension.

📢 Join & Leave Radius Control

Join and leave messages can also be limited to a specific radius.

# Should leave messages only be sent to players in a certain radius around the player who left?
leave-msg-radius-enabled: true
leave-msg-radius: 1000

# Should join messages only be sent to players in a certain radius around the player who joined?
join-msg-radius-enabled: true
join-msg-radius: 1000

🎮 Perfect For

• Hardcore SMPs
• Competitive survival servers
• Events & challenges
• Content creators
• Servers that want real stakes

Every fight matters. Every heart matters. Every decision matters.

📋 Commands — Unstable Ban

📦 Installation

1. Place unstable-ban in your plugins/ folder
2. Make sure LibertyBans is installed
3. Restart your server
4. Deaths now trigger bans automatically

🔗 Dependencies

• LibertyBans

Death finally means something. Every life is precious. Every fight counts.

Unstable Ban turns your server into a true hardcore adventure 💀🔥