Backbone
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Backbone is a minigame which combines Guns with Swords and Teams along with Points and Upgrades! Not only do you get a minigame which your server will love, but you get a minigame which uses Custom Maps! Using 3 simple commands, you can turn your Pvp Map into a Battlefield! Players get specialized weapons and their goal is to wipe out the other team. Each kill they make adds 100 points to their bank and 1 point to their team. The team with the most points at the end of the 5 minute game wins! Players love it - Add some fun to your server and install Backbone today! You can also optionally install TagAPI for in-game colored nametags!
"...Its honestly the biggest hit that I have on my server" - ADVscout
"[Backbone] is by far my FAVORITE minigame I've ever played." - HGW1117
" I would recommend this plugin to anyone ... THANK YOU BACKBONE!" - CjkMinecraft
"Sound's amazing! ... I chose Backbone!" - Cjk25
"Such a cool plugin. I added it to my server and i love it!" - jmikulicz
"MAN BACKBONE ROXX!!!!!" - RealmOfAtlanta
How the game works
Players join your arena using commands or signs. When 2 or more players are queue'd up and ready to fight, a 20-second timer starts. After the 20 seconds, the queued players are sent to the arena to fight! Players get a Snowball Gun and a Diamond Sword as weapons. The goal of the game is to kill players on the opposing team as many times as possible. Each kill earns your team 1 point. Also, each kill you make gets you 100 killpoints which can be spent on Upgrades at the Backbone Store. The game lasts 5 minutes, and when the time is up all the players are teleported out of the arena.
Backbone guarantees your server an endlessly addicting minigame your players will adore. With support for up to 5 different Backbone arenas, the game won't ever get dull. Plus, Backbone updates will assure that you have the latest-and-greatest features and fun! So install Backbone today and see just how fun it can be!
DISCLAIMER: Be sure to set your arena, end, and lobbies in the SAME WORLD, otherwise you may get inventory storage problems!
/bb help - Get plugin help
/bb setend - Set the game's end (lobby)
/bb bspawn (arena) - Set the Blue team's spawn for an arena
/bb rspawn (arena) - Set the Red team's spawn for an arena
/bb setreload (arena) - Set the Ammo Reloader for an arena
/bb store - Buy Upgrades
/bb join (arena) - Join the game
/bb leave - Leave the game
backbone.player - Default, all permissions needed to play the game
backbone.admin - OP Default, all permissions
Individual Permissions:
backbone.setend - Use /bb setend
backbone.store - Use /bb store
backbone.setreload - Use /bb setreload
backbone.bspawn - Use /bb bspawn
backbone.rspawn - Use /bb rspawn
backbone.sign - Can create Join Signs
If you would instead like to use Join Signs instead of commands, it's really simple to do! First, you must have permission backbone.sign (OP default). Then simply place a sign and follow this format:
Line1: [Backbone]
Line2: Join
Line3: Arena#
Line4: (leave this line empty)
Line3 is the arena number you want players to join when they click your sign. "1" (without quotes) is what you'd use to join arena 1. Using a Join Sign is a great alternative to using the boring join commands!
What is Backbone?
Look at the Backbone Setup WikiBackbone is a minigame which combines Guns with Swords and Teams along with Points and Upgrades! Not only do you get a minigame which your server will love, but you get a minigame which uses Custom Maps! Using 3 simple commands, you can turn your Pvp Map into a Battlefield! Players get specialized weapons and their goal is to wipe out the other team. Each kill they make adds 100 points to their bank and 1 point to their team. The team with the most points at the end of the 5 minute game wins! Players love it - Add some fun to your server and install Backbone today! You can also optionally install TagAPI for in-game colored nametags!
Praise and Testimonials
"...Its honestly the biggest hit that I have on my server" - ADVscout
"[Backbone] is by far my FAVORITE minigame I've ever played." - HGW1117
" I would recommend this plugin to anyone ... THANK YOU BACKBONE!" - CjkMinecraft
"Sound's amazing! ... I chose Backbone!" - Cjk25
"Such a cool plugin. I added it to my server and i love it!" - jmikulicz
"MAN BACKBONE ROXX!!!!!" - RealmOfAtlanta
Minigame Details
How the game works
Players join your arena using commands or signs. When 2 or more players are queue'd up and ready to fight, a 20-second timer starts. After the 20 seconds, the queued players are sent to the arena to fight! Players get a Snowball Gun and a Diamond Sword as weapons. The goal of the game is to kill players on the opposing team as many times as possible. Each kill earns your team 1 point. Also, each kill you make gets you 100 killpoints which can be spent on Upgrades at the Backbone Store. The game lasts 5 minutes, and when the time is up all the players are teleported out of the arena.
Backbone guarantees your server an endlessly addicting minigame your players will adore. With support for up to 5 different Backbone arenas, the game won't ever get dull. Plus, Backbone updates will assure that you have the latest-and-greatest features and fun! So install Backbone today and see just how fun it can be!
DISCLAIMER: Be sure to set your arena, end, and lobbies in the SAME WORLD, otherwise you may get inventory storage problems!
Commands
/bb help - Get plugin help
/bb setend - Set the game's end (lobby)
/bb bspawn (arena) - Set the Blue team's spawn for an arena
/bb rspawn (arena) - Set the Red team's spawn for an arena
/bb setreload (arena) - Set the Ammo Reloader for an arena
/bb store - Buy Upgrades
/bb join (arena) - Join the game
/bb leave - Leave the game
Permissions
backbone.player - Default, all permissions needed to play the game
backbone.admin - OP Default, all permissions
Individual Permissions:
backbone.setend - Use /bb setend
backbone.store - Use /bb store
backbone.setreload - Use /bb setreload
backbone.bspawn - Use /bb bspawn
backbone.rspawn - Use /bb rspawn
backbone.sign - Can create Join Signs
Join Signs
If you would instead like to use Join Signs instead of commands, it's really simple to do! First, you must have permission backbone.sign (OP default). Then simply place a sign and follow this format:
Line1: [Backbone]
Line2: Join
Line3: Arena#
Line4: (leave this line empty)
Line3 is the arena number you want players to join when they click your sign. "1" (without quotes) is what you'd use to join arena 1. Using a Join Sign is a great alternative to using the boring join commands!
@Rmarmorstein
I know - I use Spigot for my server. I don't make my plugins Bungee-compatable, so you'll just have to run a separate world/server for the plugin. Because this is on BukkitDev (and was born here) I probably won't add BungeeCord support. There isn't anything "wrong with it", I just don't use the B/C API's.
@Lunamode
what is wrong with it that makes it non-bungee compatible? Bungee is just a link between servers?
@FireBreath15 Spigot runs bukkit plugins.
This plugin is truly amazing, I so love BackBone :D
@Lunamode
This is geared toward Bukkit users, and BungeeCord only works with Spigot, so probably not. Besides, I haven't ever used BC before lol!
If anything can you make this bungee compatible? I'd love to use this if you add that feature
@Sarham
Okay sounds awesome - thanks so much for helping :D
I'll see you on your server later
We have beat the heck out of it for the last 6 hours or so and no problems. Also during that time I added a lot of upgrades to the Decisive Knights Arena. Because my arena builds are so large, I have started adding portal shortcuts, hidden passages, and launch pads which hurl your through the air. Looking forward to playing FireBreath15 again, but on this upgraded map.
http://teabbs.com/images/2014-02-12_01.24.34.png
Okay version 7.5.8 has been released. It may take a while to get approved, but it's queued to be. It fixes lots of problems with the lobby and lock-outs. I have our tester Yamatsan working on other possible bug-finding.
Just checking for any updates yet... You people with real lives and all.. sheez! :) Just moved my game server to a fully dedicated card in my rack. I will set up the Arenas for BackBone using the older version and have them ready for testing the next time you pop on my Bungee servers. Sorry that you caught me in the middle of my file move.
As for me, my real life is playing MineCraft, so if you or anyone else pops by, I should be around.
On a side note: I am perhaps looking for some good server admins that perhaps do not have the funds to pay for their own servers, but would love to run one. This offer is for someone that can set up PEX, understands LogBock and or Prism, knows how to install a plugin and make sure it does not screw up any of the others and can add a plugin to an SQL server without asking me 200 questions about how to do it.
I figure if you are looking at installing this plugin yourself, you might be the kind of person I am looking for. :)
This bug spray I've been using DOESN'T WORK! I found a bunch of bugs and I've already corrected them. I'll do a little testing and then get an update out ASAP. Thanks to @Sarham for bringing these to my attention!
@Sarham
Haha yeah, sorry! Although, I could think about adding maybe a second one. So that way both teams could have a private reloader. We will have to see!
@FireBreath15
Thanks... I will have to rethink about how to redo all my maps with a limitation of only one reload block. Especially for my multi level maps. I guess I missed that notation of there only being one reload block for the entire map.
@Sarham
Yes,
Your problem is, you're using too many reload blocks. See, Backbone only has support for one. I imagined all the players trying to get to the center of the arena to restock. What you're doing, only the last block added would work.
Sorry about the confusion!
Can you please explain how the reload block are supposed to work? Is there a timer? Does it require you to be totally out ammo and or almost dead to work? Can there be only one block? is there a limit to how many reload blocks are in an Arena? Like I said, that is the one problem we have. In our large arena there are 10 reload blocks. 5 per side. and for some reason the do not work most of the time.
How about a plugin reload command to clear a stuck game with no one in it? I am still trying to figure out when and how the Healing blocks work.. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.
I've taken note of some bugs and will try to put out an update soon. Thanks for telling me!
Everything seems to be all set up and running. Except whoever joins the Arena Lobby first joins the game in armor and with weapons. Everyone else just sits in the Lobby. Anyone know what I missed?
Update: Well it started working... but whatever block I set for the Reload block fails.. Anyone know what I missed? LOL....
Updated update. I have to click the block with my weapon. :) Having a blast!! Want to test out my Arena? dc.thewebgamer.net:25565 Open your book and click on the compass for the Games Server then click on the Arena 1 sign. :)
Another Bug, R: Backbone v7.5.6 for 1.7.4 Jan 27, 2014
When you join game with anything in your iventory or on you as in gear. Then you type /bb leave you lose all the gear and its not restored to you.
@MaybeOneDayiCan
Exact Same Problem.
How do we fix this? Restarting the server really isn't an option.
@CeramicTitan
Yes, and I plan to do so :). HashMaps work wonders :p