[Minigame] - Don't be Last

Don't be last is a minigame plugin: every competing player gets one random challenge per round (mining, placing blocks, eating, ...). You have to do this challenge as fast as possible. If you are the last one to complete the challenge you will be eliminated.

Designed for a medium group of friends who want quick, tense challenges against each other.

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Requirements

Server	Paper (or compatible fork) 1.21+
Java	21
Players	At least 2 survival (non-spectator) players to start a session (configurable)
Dependencies	None

Built against Paper 1.21.11; test on the Paper build you run in production.

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How it works

1. An admin runs /lastcall start. Everyone who is in Survival (not Spectator) at that moment is locked into the roster for this match.

2. Each round, the plugin picks a challenge from a large pool. Difficulty is limited by how many players are still competing.

3. While the round is active

   • If exactly one competing player has not completed the challenge, they get a large title + chat message and are eliminated.
   • If two or more players are still incomplete, no elimination countdown runs until someone catches up.

4. If everyone has completed at least once this round:

   • With mercy enabled, and everyone has completed it within time, everyone survives.
   • Without mercy, the last player will be eliminated.

5. Eliminated players become spectators until the match ends or an admin runs.

6. The last competing player wins.

Mid-join: players who were not on the roster when the session started are set to Spectator if they join during a match.

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Commands

Main command: /lastcall — alias /lc.

Command	Who	Permission	Description
/lastcall start	Console / player	lastcall.admin.start	Start a LastCall session (locks roster).
/lastcall stop	Console / player	lastcall.admin.stop	Stop the session; revive spectators.
/lastcall reload	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Reload config.yml from disk.
/lastcall times	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Print loaded timing values (seconds) and YAML keys; use after reload to verify.
/lastcall mercy window <seconds>	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Writes mercy.all-must-complete-within-seconds-from-round-start to config.yml and applies it. 0 = no time limit when everyone finishes.
/lastcall mercy venster …	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Same as mercy window.
/lastcall mercy survive on / off	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Writes mercy.everyone-survives-when-all-completed (must be on for the window rule to apply when all complete).
/lastcall mercy iedereen …	Console / player	lastcall.admin.reload	Same as mercy survive.
/lastcall status	Player only	(none)	Open GUI: who completed this round.
/lastcall gui	Player only	(none)	Same as status.
/lastcall scoreboard	Player only	lastcall.scoreboard	Toggle LastCall sidebar on/off for you.
/lastcall scoreboard on	Player only	lastcall.scoreboard	Force sidebar on (on, true, 1, aan).
/lastcall scoreboard off	Player only	lastcall.scoreboard	Force sidebar off (off, false, 0, uit).
/lastcall sb …	Player only	lastcall.scoreboard	Short alias for scoreboard.
/lastcall help	Anyone	(none)	Full command list, permissions, and how to configure timings.

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Permissions

Permission	Default	Purpose
lastcall.admin.start	op	Start a session
lastcall.admin.stop	op	Stop a session
lastcall.admin.reload	op	Reload config; mercy subcommands also save config.yml
lastcall.scoreboard	true	Toggle the LastCall sidebar

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Configuration (config.yml)

On the server, edit plugins/LastCall/config.yml. The bundled file starts with a comment block listing every time-related key (all in seconds).

After editing by hand, run /lastcall reload (or restart), then /lastcall times to confirm what the server loaded.

game

Key	Default	Meaning
min-players	2	Minimum survival players online to allow /lastcall start.
first-round-delay-seconds	3	Wait after start before the first round begins.

round

Key	Default	Meaning
between-rounds-seconds	4	Pause after a round ends before the next challenge.
last-sole-player-elimination-delay-seconds	3	When only one player has not completed, how long until they are eliminated if they still fail.

mercy

Key	Default	Meaning
everyone-survives-when-all-completed	true	If true and everyone completed, normally nobody dies that round.
all-must-complete-within-seconds-from-round-start	90	If > 0, each first completion must be within this many seconds from round start for full mercy. If everyone finishes but the window is violated, the last player to complete is eliminated. 0 disables this rule.

In-game without editing the file: /lastcall mercy window <seconds> (alias venster) and /lastcall mercy survive on|off (alias iedereen).

season

Key	Default	Meaning
after-winner-delay-seconds	10	After a winner, wait this long before reviving everyone / reset.
auto-start-next-delay-seconds	0	If > 0, after reset automatically start a new match after this many seconds. 0 = require /lastcall start again.

difficulty

Key	Default	Meaning
tier-1-min-alive	10	While at least this many players are alive, only tier 1 challenges.
tier-2-min-alive	7	From this count upward (and below tier-1 threshold), up to tier 2.
tier-3-min-alive	4	From this count upward, up to tier 3.
max-tier-when-few-alive	2	When alive count is below tier-3-min-alive, never pick challenges above this tier (caps brutality for small lobbies).

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HUD (what players see)

• Title (center of the screen) when a new round starts — the task stays visible for several seconds. Competing roster players who join mid-round get the same title.
• Boss bar — the green fill matches completion progress.
• Sidebar scoreboard — task line, progress, and per-player completion. Toggle with /lastcall scoreboard.

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Installation

1. Download lastcall-1.0.1.jar from your build output (build/libs/) or from Modrinth.
2. Place it in the server's plugins folder.
3. Start or restart the server.
4. Edit plugins/LastCall/config.yml if you want non-default timings or difficulty.
5. Run /lastcall start when enough players are online.

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Author

yopshop — plugin metadata in plugin.yml.