CactusFFA

CactusFFA is a configurable Paper free-for-all plugin built for production Minecraft servers.

This plugin was used on play.cactusmc.xyz.

It includes:

• kit categories and direct kit joining
• per-kit arenas
• arena creation in any world
• GUI-based kit selection
• combat-lock duels
• per-kit combat options
• kill rewards and configurable drops
• scoreboard override while players are in FFA
• admin commands for arenas, kits, categories, and lobby setup

Requirements

• Paper 1.21.11+
• Java 21

Build

mvn clean package

Output jar:

• target/CactusFFA-*.jar

Installation

1. Download the release jar.
2. Put CactusFFA-*.jar into your server plugins folder.
3. Start the server once.
4. Stop the server and review the generated config files in plugins/CactusFFA/.
5. Start the server again and begin setup.

First Setup

1. Go to the world and location where you want an arena.
2. Create arenas directly at your current position:

/cacffa arena create nethop
/cacffa arena create sword-beast
/cacffa arena create sword-speed

1. Set the main server lobby location players should return to when leaving FFA:

/cacffa setlobby

1. Edit your kits in plugins/CactusFFA/kits.yml.
2. Reload the plugin:

/cacffa reload

Player Commands

/ffa
/ffa <category>
/ffa <kit>
/ffa <category> <kit>
/leave

Admin Commands

/cacffa
/cacffa reload
/cacffa setlobby
/cacffa arena create <id>
/cacffa arena setspawn <id>
/cacffa arena tp <id>
/cacffa arena delete <id>
/cacffa kitcategory create <id>
/cacffa kitcategory delete <id>
/cacffa kit create <id> <arena> [category|none]
/cacffa kit setinventory <id>
/cacffa kit delete <id>

Config Notes

Important files:

• plugins/CactusFFA/config.yml
• plugins/CactusFFA/messages.yml
• plugins/CactusFFA/menus.yml
• plugins/CactusFFA/kits.yml
• plugins/CactusFFA/arenas.yml

Production Notes

• Review kits.yml carefully before launch.
• Confirm every kit points to a valid arena.
• Create arenas in whichever worlds fit your server design. A dedicated FFA world is not required.
• Test /leave, respawn, kill rewards, combat-locking, and lobby teleporting before public release.

Credits

Developed for the CactusMC network at play.cactusmc.xyz.