ManHunt

Turn Minecraft Manhunt into a fully automated server minigame.

ManHunt brings the classic Speedrunner vs. Hunter experience to modern Paper servers with matchmaking, arena worlds, safe spawning, parties, airdrops, animated scoreboards, and automatic cleanup.

No manual setup. No messy resets. No staff babysitting every round. Players queue, spawn, hunt, survive, and jump straight into the next match.

Overview

ManHunt is built for server owners who want a polished Manhunt experience that feels ready to play from the moment players join.

Instead of manually creating worlds, teleporting players, assigning teams, giving tracking items, and resetting arenas, ManHunt handles the full match lifecycle automatically.

Players can join your server, open the ManHunt menu, queue for a game, and start playing with almost no staff involvement.

Features

Queue

Players receive a custom Create ManHunt item when they join the server. This opens a modern menu where they can create or join games.

ManHunt supports:

Public solo queue
Party-based games
Clean lobby flow
MiniMessage styling
Custom player heads
Simple player onboarding

This makes ManHunt easy to use for both private friend groups and public servers.

Arenas

ManHunt integrates with My_Worlds to manage arena worlds automatically.

The plugin can:

Generate arena worlds
Load game worlds
Prepare fresh arenas
Clean up old match worlds
Delete unused worlds after games

This keeps your server clean and prevents old Manhunt worlds from filling up storage.

Spawns

ManHunt uses an intelligent spawning system designed to avoid unfair or broken starts.

The plugin searches for safe ground before placing players into the arena, helping prevent spawns in oceans, lava, trees, caves, or suffocation spots.

Start

Every match begins with a dramatic Hunter setup.

The Speedrunner spawns safely in the arena while Hunters are placed in a calculated circle around them. Hunters are frozen in place until the Speedrunner punches one of them to begin the hunt.

This creates a fair, cinematic, and exciting start to every game.

Events

ManHunt keeps matches intense with automatic mid-game events.

Airdrops bring supply crates into the match, marked by visual lightning, sounds, and holograms.

Catch-up boosts help Hunters stay dangerous if they fall too far behind.

Reveal fireworks prevent endless hiding by periodically exposing the Speedrunner’s position.

These systems keep games moving and make every round feel unpredictable.

Interface

ManHunt includes a clean animated scoreboard that changes depending on the game state.

In the lobby, players can see useful information such as:

Online players
Ping
Server TPS
Queue status

During matches, the scoreboard switches to game information such as:

Alive Hunters
Alive Speedrunners
Ping
Server TPS
Match state

The interface is designed to look modern without cluttering the screen.

Deaths

ManHunt replaces standard vanilla death messages during matches with configurable custom messages.

When a Speedrunner kills a Hunter, the server can broadcast funny modern roast messages that make the moment feel more memorable.

This gives every match more personality and makes big plays stand out in chat.

Benefits

ManHunt saves server owners time and gives players a smoother experience.

Without ManHunt, hosting Manhunt usually means manually preparing worlds, assigning roles, teleporting players, giving items, resetting arenas, and cleaning files after every game.

ManHunt automates that entire process.

It is made for servers that want a plug-and-play Manhunt minigame with a premium feel, strong replay value, and enough polish to keep players coming back for one more round.

Requirements

Java: Java 25 or newer
Minecraft: 1.26.x or newer
Server: Paper 1.26.x or compatible forks
Required: My_Worlds

ManHunt is compiled for Java 25 using class file version 69.0.

It will not run on Java 21, Java 17, or older versions.

Dependencies

Required:

My_Worlds
Used for arena world generation, loading, management, and cleanup.

Recommended:

WorldGuard
Useful for protected regions and server control.
WorldEdit
Useful for advanced world and region management.
Parties
Used for Party Mode support.

Version

1.0.0

Initial public release.

Includes:

Automated Manhunt game flow
Lobby GUI
Solo queue
Party mode support
My_Worlds arena integration
Safe spawning system
Hunter circle spawning
Frozen Hunter start mechanic
Airdrops
Catch-up boosts
Reveal fireworks
Animated scoreboard
Custom death messages
Automatic world cleanup

Screenshots

Recommended screenshots:

Lobby menu
Create ManHunt menu
In-game scoreboard
Airdrop event
Hunter start circle
Victory screen

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request?

Please report it on the project page or through the listed support channels.

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