PvPIndex Battle

ELO ratings is a competitive PvP plugin for Paper, Folia, Purpur, Spigot, BungeeCord, and Velocity servers. It adds a full ELO ratings with per-mode ELO ratings, persistent global leaderboards, battle replays, and a moderation suite - all synced to ELO ratings so your players' rankings persist across the entire network.

> Supported game modes: Crystal PvP · Sword PvP · Pot PvP · NoDebuff · Soup PvP · Axe PvP · Mace PvP · Boxing · Sumo · UHC

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Features

- Folia compatible - Crystal, Sword, Pot, NoDebuff, Soup, Axe, Mace, Boxing, Sumo, UHC - each with independent ELO ladders and separate leaderboards - Folia compatible - fully configurable 54-slot GUI with per-mode ELO, countdowns, and automatic arena teleportation - Folia compatible - `/battle challenge <player> [mode]` works standalone or routes through a Velocity or BungeeCord proxy - Folia compatible - proxy broadcasts all online players so `/battle challenge <TAB>` shows names from every backend server - Folia compatible - frame-by-frame recording, reviewable in-game with `/pvpmod replay <id>` - Folia compatible - procedural, schematic, and world-copy generation strategies; four bundled schematics included - Folia compatible - player reports, local bans, federated network-wide bans, real-time spectating - Folia compatible - ELO, rank, win/loss, queue state, and active mode placeholders for scoreboards and tab lists - Folia compatible via `messages.yml` - Folia compatible - battles are cryptographically signed before submission; the API rejects anything tampered with - Folia compatible - K=32 trust-weighted implementation published under MIT at Folia compatible - Folia compatible - runs on Folia, Paper, Purpur, Spigot, and Bukkit (1.21+)

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Requirements

| Requirement | Version | |---|---| | Java | 21+ (25+ for Paper API 26.1.x) | | Paper / Folia / Purpur / Spigot | 1.21.x or 1.21.4+ (API 26.1.x) | | Velocity or BungeeCord *(optional)* | Velocity 3.x / BungeeCord 1.21+ | | PlaceholderAPI *(optional)* | 2.11+ | | PvPIndex API key | Free at pvpindex.com |

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Installation

Paper / Folia / Purpur / Spigot

1. Drop `PvPIndexBattles-<version>.jar` into `plugins/`. 2. Start the server, configs are generated automatically. 3. Stop the server, then add your API key to `plugins/PvPIndexBattles/config.yml`:

```yaml api: api_key: "your-api-key-here"

server: id: "my-server" ```

4. Restart and run `/pvpindex` to confirm everything loaded correctly.

Velocity / BungeeCord *(optional)*

Drop `PvPIndexBattles-velocity-<version>.jar` into your proxy `plugins/` folder and configure `plugins/pvpindex-battles/config.properties` with the same API key and shared secret as your backend servers.

→ Full proxy setup guide: docs.pvpindex.com/server_owner/proxy-setup

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Commands

`/battle` Players

| Command | Description | |---|---| | `/battle` | Open the matchmaking mode selection GUI | | `/battle challenge <player> [mode]` | Send a duel challenge | | `/battle accept <id>` | Accept a challenge | | `/battle decline <id>` | Decline a challenge | | `/battle leave` | Leave the queue or forfeit an active battle |

`/pvpindex` Admins

| Command | Permission | Description | |---|---|---| | `/pvpindex reload` | `pvpindex.reload` | Reload plugin config | | `/pvpindex submissions` | `pvpindex.admin` | View pending battle submissions | | `/pvpindex sync` | `pvpindex.admin` | Retry unsubmitted battles | | `/pvpindex retryfailed` | `pvpindex.admin` | Retry failed API submissions |

`/pvpmod` Moderation

| Command | Permission | Description | |---|---|---| | `/pvpmod watch <player>` | `pvpindex.mod` | Spectate a live battle | | `/pvpmod replay <id>` | `pvpindex.mod` | Play back a recorded battle | | `/pvpmod report <player> <reason>` | `pvpindex.mod.report` | Report a player | | `/pvpmod ban <player> <duration> <reason>` | `pvpindex.mod.ban` | Ban a player from battles | | `/pvpmod unban <player>` | `pvpindex.mod.ban` | Unban a player |

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PlaceholderAPI

| Placeholder | Returns | |---|---| | `%pvpindex_elo%` | Overall ELO rating | | `%pvpindex_elo_<mode>%` | ELO for a specific mode | | `%pvpindex_rank%` | Global ladder position | | `%pvpindex_wins%` | Session wins | | `%pvpindex_losses%` | Session losses | | `%pvpindex_kd%` | Win/loss ratio | | `%pvpindex_in_battle%` | `true` / `false` | | `%pvpindex_queued%` | `true` / `false` | | `%pvpindex_queued_mode%` | Current queue mode or `none` | | `%pvpindex_battle_type%` | Display name of the active mode |

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Configuration

```yaml

plugins/PvPIndexBattles/config.yml

api: api_key: "" base_url: "https://api.pvpindex.com/api"

server: id: "my-server" require_signature: false # Recommended: set to true in production debug: false

arena: world_prefix: "pvpindex_arena" cleanup_delay_ticks: 100

queue: max_wait_seconds: 120 ```

→ Full reference: docs.pvpindex.com/server_owner/configuration

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License

The ELO validator is published under MIT. See LICENSE for the plugin itself.