!LifeSteal Lite Banner

LifeSteal Lite is a lightweight, performance-focused plugin designed for SMP servers. It brings the popular "steal hearts on kill" mechanic without the bloat of databases or complex setups.

⚡ Features

• Performance First: Zero database requirements. Uses native Minecraft files for maximum speed.
• ❤️ LifeSteal Mechanics: Kill players to gain hearts, lose hearts on death.
• 🛠️ Custom Crafting: Fully configurable crafting recipes for Heart Capsules (via config.yml).
• 🚫 Native Ban System: Automatically bans players when they run out of hearts using the vanilla ban system.
• ⏱️ Ban Timer: Configurable ban duration with live countdown timer on login attempt.
• 🛡️ Anti-Abuse: Farming prevention system to stop players from exploiting kills.

📜 Commands

📸 Preview

!commands-preview

🔧 Config

Everything is customizable! You can change:

• Starting hearts & Max hearts.
• Ban duration & Ban messages.
• Crafting recipe shape & ingredients.
• Heart item name & material.

Ready to start your SMP? Download LifeSteal Lite now!

!Ban Screen Example

📜 Default Config

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# LifeSteal Lite - Configuration File
# A lightweight, performance-focused heart system designed to preserve the vanilla feel.
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settings:
  # The number of hearts a new player starts with. (1 Heart = 2 HP)
  starting-hearts: 10

  # The maximum number of hearts a player can achieve.
  # Players cannot use heart items if they reach this limit.
  max-hearts: 20

  # The minimum number of hearts a player can drop to.
  # Players cannot withdraw hearts if it would put them below this limit.
  min-hearts: 1

  # What action should be taken when a player loses all their hearts (or reaches the min limit)?
  # Options:
  #   NONE      - Nothing happens (Vanilla behavior).
  #   BAN       - The player is banned for the duration specified below.
  #   SPECTATOR - The player is put into spectator mode.
  min-health-action: NONE

  # If 'BAN' is selected above, how many minutes should the ban last?
  ban-duration-minutes: 60

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# Crafting System (Dynamic)
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recipe:
  # Enable or disable the crafting recipe for Heart Capsules.
  enabled: true

The crafting shape (3 lines).

Use characters to represent items defined in the 'ingredients' section below.

Space " " counts as an empty slot.

shape: - "DGD" - "GTG" - "DGD"

Define what item each character represents.

Use valid Bukkit Material names (e.g., DIAMOND_BLOCK, TOTEM_OF_UNDYING, NETHERITE_INGOT).

ingredients: T: TOTEM_OF_UNDYING D: DIAMOND_BLOCK G: GOLD_BLOCK

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Gameplay Mechanics

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gameplay:

If true, players will lose a heart from environmental deaths (lava, fall damage, drowning).

If false, players only lose hearts when killed by another player (PvP).

environment-heart-loss: false

If true, players drop their inventory when they die (Vanilla style).

If false, keep-inventory is enabled for deaths.

drop-items-on-death: true

Security measure to prevent players from killing the same player repeatedly to farm hearts.

prevent-farming: true

The cooldown time (in seconds) before a player can gain a heart from the same victim again.

farm-cooldown-seconds: 300

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Item Customization

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item:

The display name of the heart item. Supports color codes (&).

heart-item-name: "&c&lHeart Capsule"

The material of the heart item. (e.g., RED_DYE, NETHER_STAR, APPLE)

heart-item-material: RED_DYE

Should the item have an enchantment glow effect?

heart-item-glow: true

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Language & Messages

Supports legacy color codes (&a, &c, &l, etc.)

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messages:

Gameplay Messages

heart-gained: "&a[+1 Heart] &7You defeated an opponent!" heart-lost: "&c[-1 Heart] &7You lost a heart..." withdraw-success: "&aHeart withdrawn successfully!" withdraw-fail: "&cYou do not have enough health to withdraw!" max-hearts-reached: "&eYou have reached the maximum heart limit."

BAN Messages

ban-reason: "&c&lGAME OVER\n\n&7Your final heartbeat has faded into the void.\nThe LifeSteal curse has consumed your soul.\n\n&cYou are no longer welcome among the living." ban-remaining: "&e&lRemaining Time: &f{time}"

Admin & Error Messages

no-permission: "&cYou don't have permission to do this." player-not-found: "&cPlayer not found." reload-success: "&aConfiguration reloaded successfully!" reset-success: "&aPlayer's health has been reset to default." give-success: "&aYou gave {amount} heart(s) to {player}." give-received: "&aYou received {amount} heart(s) from an admin!"

Unban & Purge Messages

unban-success: "&aPlayer {player} has been unbanned." unban-fail: "&cCould not unban {player}. Are they banned?" purge-success: "&aAll bans have been purged! Everyone can join."

Recipe Toggle Messages

recipe-enabled: "&aHeart crafting recipe has been ENABLED!" recipe-disabled: "&cHeart crafting recipe has been DISABLED!"

Help Menu

help-header: "&8&m--------&c LifeSteal Lite &8&m--------" help-withdraw: "&7/ls withdraw &8- &fWithdraw hearts." help-give: "&7/ls give &8- &fGive heart items (Admin)." help-reset: "&7/ls reset &8- &fReset player's health (Admin)." help-unban: "&7/ls unban &8- &fUnban a specific player (Admin)." help-purgebans: "&7/ls purgebans &8- &fUnban everyone (Admin)." help-recipe: "&7/ls recipe &8- &fToggle crafting recipe (Admin)." help-reload: "&7/ls reload &8- &fReload config (Admin)."