TimeSteal - A new way to play Minecraft SMPs

Time is the ultimate resource. TimeSteal is a unique Paper/Spigot plugin for Minecraft 1.21.x. Every player starts with a limited amount of time. Run out, and it's game over.

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Core Features

• Time as life: Your remaining time is displayed in-game. When it hits zero, your configured punishment is applied.
• PvP stealing: Defeat other players to steal part of their time.
• Crafting and trading: Collect rare Time Shards to craft Hourglasses, trade time, or store it safely.
• Risk and reward: Infuse swords with shards to steal more time in battle. If you die, your stored Hourglasses are lost.
• Configurable action bar: Show the time display in the action bar, customize the format, disable it in config, or manage it in-game with a command.
• Placeholder support: Use TimeSteal placeholders in supported display plugins via PlaceholderAPI.
• Plugin-owned punishments: Out-of-time and combat-log punishments are stored by TimeSteal itself in the plugin folder.

This creates constant tension, strategy, and unforgettable SMP moments: betrayal, last-second saves, and epic comebacks.

Compatibility

• Built for Paper 1.21.11
• Designed for Paper/Spigot 1.21.x servers
• Java 21 required
• PlaceholderAPI is optional

TimeSteal comes with a flexible TimeStealSMP/config.yml allowing you to adjust starting time, kill rewards, out-of-time behavior, shard drop rates, recipes, action bar display, punishment messages, and more.

Commands

• /timewithdraw <amount> - Withdraw stored time into Hourglasses in your inventory.
• /timestats [player] - View your or another player's remaining time.
• /timeadmin <reset|add|set|pardon> <player> [amount] - Admin command to modify a player's time or clear active TimeSteal punishments.
• /timeactionbar <on|off|toggle|status|reload> - Enable, disable, check, toggle, or reload the action bar display.

Placeholders

When PlaceholderAPI is installed, TimeSteal registers these placeholders:

• %timestealsmp_time% - Formatted remaining time.
• %timestealsmp_remaining_seconds% - Raw remaining seconds.
• %timestealsmp_kills% - Player kill count tracked by TimeSteal.
• %timestealsmp_stolen% - Formatted total stolen time.
• %timestealsmp_stolen_seconds% - Raw total stolen seconds.

The built-in action bar format also supports these local placeholders:

{time}, {remaining_seconds}, {days}, {hours}, {minutes}, {seconds}, {kills}, {stolen}, {stolen_seconds}, {player}