[FUN] MobArena v0.96.8 - Become a mob-fighting gladiator! [1.7.x, 1.8.x]

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    MobArena - Become a mob-fighting gladiator!
    [​IMG] Latest build: v0.96.7 (1.7.x)
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    BukkitDev Project Page - Find MobArena on dev.bukkit.org here: LINK.

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    Old description (open)
    If you enjoy fighting monsters for glorious prizes or just the sheer thrill of battle, you and your friends can now join forces against hordes of Minecraft evils in the exciting gladiator-style survival mini-game MobArena!

    Heavily inspired by Deminetix' Fight-plugin, MobArena is a PvE-take on arena-gameplay, with a similar class-based system. Instead of fighting other players, you team up with them to beat oncoming waves of monsters, earning rewards in the process. MobArena can be played alone, or with as many friends as you like!


    Features:
    • Fight oncoming waves of monsters
    • Play alone or team up with friends
    • Earn glorious prizes
    • Customizable classes, rewards and waves
    • Easy to set up
    • Extremely easy to use
    • Very few user commands
    • Supports Permissions and all major economies
    • Supports Spout
    • Supports Heroes
    Note: When you post a bug report, please provide a stacktrace/error from the server log/console window. Post this stacktrace in either a pastebin, a pastie, or a CODE-block! The same applies for config-files, permissions-files, etc! Please don't put them directly in your posts, as they become gigantic and annoying to read. If you don't follow this guideline, I might ignore your post!


    Wiki - Instructions, commands, FAQ, etc.
    I have set up a Wiki for MobArena. It contains a bunch of information and guides on how to set up and customize arenas, an overview of all the commands, how to set up Permissions, as well as frequently asked questions.

    New: MobArena now has its own IRC channel (#mobarena @ EsperNet). Click here for a web-based IRC client. Feel free to stop by to get help setting everything up if you really don't understand the Wiki and the instructional video, or to have a chat about MobArena (or anything else, for that matter) :)

    Relevant links:
    Videos:
    Getting started with MobArena, by Flamers
    Flamers made this really easy-to-follow, simple video of how to get started with MobArena. It covers installing the plugin, defining an arena region and setting up basic leaderboards, as well as a few pointers for arena design.
    Old instructional video (open)
    Instructional video for setting up MobArena:

    Note: This video was made for v0.67, but all the in-game instructions still work the same for the latest versions. The config-file has changed, so make sure to read the Wiki on how to set it up.
    More Videos (open)
    Review of MobArena by plugin reviewer jamescosten (v0.84):

    Note: My nickname "garbagemule" is pronounced "garbage mule", as in "trash donkey" ;)

    Hilarious showcase of MobArena by Daniel James and Daniel Cherry (v0.92.3):


    Delios showing off his beautiful arena setup:


    slowmonkey1227 in his interesting "island" arena: YouTube
    French video by avalondrey (v0.87.3): YouTube
    German video by blutherz and his friends (v0.91.2): YouTube



    Troubleshooting:
    To avoid wasting not only your own time, but mine as well, I expect everyone to do some extensive troubleshooting before posting bug reports. What does this mean?

    Try MobArena on a fresh server.
    MobArena works perfectly fine when I release it. Sure, there are a few bugs, but it works. If it doesn't work for you, something is most likely wrong on your end. Set up a local test-server, and verify that MobArena works before claiming that it doesn't. When you have verified that MobArena does indeed work, you can start adding other plugins and settings until something conflicts.

    Disable other plugins.
    The first thing you need to do is disable all other plugins. If you can't reproduce the bug with other plugins disabled, you know that you have a conflicting plugin. Now perform a binary search on the other plugins, or if you don't know how to do that, just add a couple of plugins back to the plugins-folder, try to reproduce the bug, and if you can't, the conflicting plugin must be in the remaining set of plugins.

    Write down reproduction steps.
    Figure out the exact steps to reproduce/trigger the bug. I need precise steps, and as much information as possible, because there are often many things that could be going on. An example of reproduction steps could be:
    1. Type /ma join
    2. Punch the Archer class sign
    3. Wait for someone else to join
    4. Punch the iron block
    5. Type /ma leave before the other player picks a class

    Check the console window/server.log
    Make sure you check the server.log file for any MobArena errors or exceptions. If you find any, copy the ENTIRE exception (including all the lines that say "at com.garbagemule.MobArena...") and paste it (with the other information) in a CODE-tag here in the thread.


    Donations:
    I develop MobArena for the fun of it and the positive feedback is all it takes to make me happy, but a few people have asked for a link, so if you're one of them, here's a link: Donate - You can donate as much as you want, even down to a few cents! If I get enough donations, I will spend the money on an extra Minecraft account to aid me in developing/testing/debugging MobArena :)


    Changelog:

    Version 0.94.3.24
    • Updated for CB 1337.
    • The repair-delay node is now unused! The reason for this is that it is now possible (with the release of 1317) to cancel block damage in explosions, and still retain the animation and sound! This also means that arenas should be fully pistons-compatible (for arenas that don't use soft-restore or force-restore)! I'm hoping to see some screenshots and videos of shifting arenas! :)
    • You can now right-click signs in the lobby! I finally found a super easy solution to the improperly updating inventory issue with right-clicking class signs. The result is that players can now left- or right-click as they please. This should solve all issues related to players not being able to choose classes, due to spawn region and WorldGuard/Factions/whatever conflicts.
    • It is no longer possible to warp out of the lobby.
    • New per-arena setting: final-wave - Allows for setting a final wave, meaning on that wave, the arena will end, regardless of how many players are alive.
    Version 0.94.3.11 (open)

    • v0.94.3.11 - Updated Register, built against CB 1240.
    • v0.94.3.8 - Added basic leaderboards.
    • v0.94.3.6 - Fixed MagicSpells support - MobArena no longer supports MagicSpells pre-v1.1!
    • v0.94.3.5 - Fixed a bunch of bugs introduced with CB 1185, as well as a couple of minor MobArena bugs.
    • Updated for CraftBukkit #1185
    • Updated economy support (now supports iConomy 6).
    • Added the three new mob types, Enderman/Endermen, CaveSpider/CaveSpiders, Silverfish. They can be used just like the other mob types in the waves.
    • Endermen cannot pick up arena blocks (this is why).
    • Endermen cannot place blocks in arena regions.
    • The per-class permission syntax has been fixed and changed slightly. The Wiki has been updated (clicky).
    • Fixed MagicSpells issues.
    Version 0.94.2 (open)

    • Redstone circuits now work properly in arenas.
    • Lightning now properly strikes on spawnpoints on special waves.
    • Fixed an issue where players somehow warping/cheating out of the arena world get kicked from the server when discovered.
    • Added MagicSpells support. Use the magicspells.yml file to ban certain spells from the arena either for the whole session, or only during boss waves.
    • Fixed the Heroes death conflict. MobArena and Heroes should now play nice together. Further Heroes support is planned for upcoming releases.
    • [COLOR=#1000000]MobArena will no longer support the discontinued Permissions 2.x and 3.x permission systems.[/COLOR] Recommended permissions systems include PermissionsBukkit (defacto standard) or PermissionsEX.
    Version 0.94.1 (open)

    • Added two new boss abilities: 'shuffle-positions' and 'flood'. Try them out!
    • Players disconnecting/crashing during an arena session no longer get corrupted data files due to economy rewards.
    • Weapon durability is now correctly set to "unlimited".
    • Item sub-types (cocoa beans, bonemeal, colored wool, etc.) now work again.
    • Players can no longer join the arena without first picking a class.
    • MobArena now works with spawn-monsters=false again.
    Version 0.94 (open)

    • Completely revamped the waves system! Undeniably the biggest feature in MobArena since multiple arenas in v0.92, the new customizable waves are guaranteed to bring much more awesomeness to your MobArenas. The waves system brings two new wave types, swarm waves and boss waves. The latter is a very elaborate feature, and the whole waves system has been given its own page on the Wiki. Note: MobArena will ignore all old wave settings, but use sane defaults.
    • Revamped the logging system. Instead of logging: true, you can now use logging: yml/xml. The logging system will now keep track of the last session only, but also maintain a collection of 'totals' for each arena. The idea behind these easy-to-parse files is making the stats available on server web pages.
    • Added SuperPerms/PermissionsBukkit support. Note that specifying mobarena.arenas.* and mobarena.classes.* probably won't work, but these nodes are given to everyone by default.
    • Added Spout support. Currently, the only Spouty thing MobArena does is print (some) announcements as notifications/achievements. This should limit the amount of "chat spam" that MobArena produces. Other Spout-features are planned, but don't expect something crazy. Note that MobArena does NOT require Spout!
    • Monsters will no longer target pet wolves. This is a major nerf to pet classes, but they were very overpowered as it was.
    • Fixed item amounts greater than 64 sometimes bugging out. You should now be able to put arrow:1024 for your Archer classes :)
    • Fixed players losing their stored items and/or earned rewards upon disconnecting from the arena.
    • Fixed blocks not restoring when burned by fire.
    • Fixed an issue with entry fees. They should no longer cause any problems.
    • Fixed slimes. That's right! Slimes that spawn as a result of bigger slimes splitting upon death are now considered arena monsters. This also means that Slimes no longer drop slime balls; as intended.
    • Revamped the repairing algorithm. It is now MUCH more sophisticated, and is capable of repairing not only signs and containers, but also torches, doors and beds. Redstone -should- repair properly as well, but it is still slightly buggy.
    • Added support for restorable containers. Registered chests, dispensers, and furnaces will have their contents stored upon arena start, and restored at arena end. This is useful for providing the arena players with chests with e.g. upgrades or food.
    • Added new commands (for the feature above) - /ma addcontainer <name>, /ma delcontainer <name>, /ma containers. These commands work much like the the spawnpoint commands. To add a container, simply look at the container and type /ma addcontainer <name>.
    Changelog (continued)
     
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    ACStache

    the Dev build is working :)
     
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    Tompa266

    No, the plugin isnt working whit a other plugin (Don't remember name...)
     
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    Mozaris

    is binhoster down? i havent been able to download the latest dev. as of last night. Still cant get on
     
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    ACStache

    when I click on the link it asks me if I want to download the MobArena.jar file, so it seems to be working fine. I can download it and it's the latest version (94.4.57)
    if it's not working for you, click on the IRC Channel link, and try the download link from the IRC Channel topic, as I believe that points at github
     
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    noron596

    It doesnt let me and others choose classes in "craftbukkit-1.1-R4" server.(I'm posting the name because I can't remember the build). No errors. My config.yml...
     
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    shanko

    weird when I first loaded up MA the boss abilities all worked and it was great, now they have randomly stopped using magic, even after a server restart =[ the only thing I changed was

    keep-exp: false

    and changing it back wont help either!

    edit: also a weird thing was when the bosses abilities were working, it was announcing the abilities even though ive always had them set to false, now its stopped announcing the abilities. Maybe ill set those to true to try and fix it


    edit: Yup! Setting ability announce to true made them start using their boss abilities again
     
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    MinecraftDODO

    where i became it for 1.2.3 :D this plugin is great :)
     
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    ACStache

    use the link that says "Latest dev build" in the main post
     
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    KingMaga

    This plugin is great to make my players happy :), i am gonna downoald it now, thank you for doing this plugin ;)
     
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    DracoKDS

    The mobs in the arena no longer give xp (thank you)
    Can you set xp as a reward? example.. after every round you get 10 xp.and after every 5 10 more after 20 100xp
    ect
     
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    Zach667711

    Ok I found out that this plugin conflicts with MultiVerse Some how. It doesnt let you spawn monsters or animals not even with commands!!! This is a HUGE problem! :oops:
     
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    ACStache

    there are a couple of settings to look for in the dev build. "monster-exp" and "keep-exp". Make sure both of these are true, and any experience that's gained during the arena they'll keep afterwards.

    I know that if you have it so that monsters and animals can't spawn via Multiverse, it breaks spawns from MobArena. You should change (in multiverse settings) the world's settings to allow monsters and animals to spawn, and reload the multiverse config.
     
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    Lapinnoir

    Yeah you totally can but probably not the way you were thinking, try awarding players XP potions in the waves reward section since those are items and can be given as rewards. normal XP is an entity and cannot be given however the potions spawn those entities so that method should work well, plus it allows players to store their xp in chests until ready to spend it, rather than risk losing it through death.
     
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    dvdnext

    hey,

    i have installed the mobarena dev build on my server and did everything the tutorials said but i have one problem since 1.2.3 when i join my arena everything works fine but when the first wave needs to be started it says "are u leaving already?" wich is wierd becouse i didnt use /ma leave or something. i have read it has conflict with multiverse so i also did what u said with the mob spawn is true. on all my worlds, still same error.
    can anyone help me with this,

    greets.
    dvd
     
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    ACStache

    XP Potions?? :confused: I didn't know they added those. That's pretty cool. Is it the same item number as the rest of the potions and just a different data value?
     
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    ACStache

    interesting... will it actually work if MobArena Dev builds aren't built against 1.2?
    I know there was a similar issue where when it wasn't built against 1.0 you couldn't use the 1.0 mobs in arenas.
     
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    Flamers

    ACStache I am not sure, I would guess it would work as doesn't it access an API in CB to give the item and CB has been updated?
     
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    DracoKDS

    SWEET Thanks for the tip

    do you know the verbiage (what the potions are called) to give as a reward?
    how much are each potion worth?

    Is there a way to shut off the special drops, Kids were crying they didnt get to keep them.. so i thought if they didnt drop i would have no issues.

    EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.
     
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    MarineIguana

    I went to fight with some of my players and I couldn't take any damage I am not sure if there is a setting I have missed out for the config, I was not in creative mode or God mode when I joined.
     
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    KevinEssence

    How come every time I make an arena I can't editing the lobby or things around it anymore. Just disappears. Really ticks me off, I end up having to delete and edit what i wanted done then re add mob arena to plugins. Any way I can edit arena without doing this?
     
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    ACStache

    use the editarena command :)
    "/ma editarena arenaname" toggles it on and off. You should read through the wiki more, as there is a lot of useful information in there :)
     
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    KevinEssence

    Oh
    There we go haha thank you very much appreciate it :p ah yes I glanced quickly through maybe next time i'll pay more attention
     
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    Mozaris

    hmmm.... Im hoping somone could help me with this, but i have the heroes plugin that i just added and all i want to use from the heroes plugin is to use the classes and spells in the mob arena. I dont want it to affect anything outside of mob arena. Has anyone done this? id like to know what my config file for heroes should look like for this to work. Any help is appreciated!
     
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    ACStache

    getting something that mentions pastebin.com in game means there's a nice error stacktrace in your server.log file that you should use pastebin.com to link here :)
    Find that error stacktrace, stick it in pastebin, hit submit, and link it here.
    Also knowing what version of MobArena and Craftbukkit you're running and what you were trying to do at the time of the error are all helpful to know
     
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    D!ceCraft

    Why don't you update this plugin ?!
    i need it !
     
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    ACStache

    use the dev build linked in the main post, it works on 1.1-R(6/7) and 1.2.3-R0.1. However, a lot of things have changed, so check out the change log in the wiki (also linked in the main post)
     
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    kRuemeLx3

    Hi c:
    This Plugin is awesome o:
    But i still have a little problem:
    I'd like to have 2 arenas but how do i change the names?
    Their both named default, so i can just use 1 and then i have to set of the other one ...
    Any suggestions?
     
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    ACStache

    you'll have to edit the config file. You'll see it structured like this: (I'm omitting a lot of settings)
    Code:
    arenas:
        arenanameone:
            #settings are here
        arenanametwo:
            #settings are here
    
    In your case, both will be named default. What you do is edit your config and change one of their names away from default. This will, however, break any leaderboards associated with that arena if you have them set up. After you save the changes, type "/ma config reload" and you should be good to go
     
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