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Code:

22:06:49 [SEVERE] Cannot load plugins\Hungergames\config.yml
org.bukkit.configuration.InvalidConfigurationException: while scanning an anchor

 in "<string>", line 45, column 16:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                   ^
expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found !(33)
 in "<string>", line 45, column 18:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                     ^

        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlCo
nfiguration.java:55)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguratio
n.java:138)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguratio
n.java:105)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(Yam
lConfiguration.java:175)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.reloadConfig(JavaPlugin.java:117)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.getConfig(JavaPlugin.java:111)
        at me.libraryaddict.Hungergames.Hungergames.getInt(Hungergames.java:180)

        at me.libraryaddict.Hungergames.Hungergames.onEnable(Hungergames.java:87
)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:217)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader
.java:374)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManage
r.java:381)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:266)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:248
)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.i(MinecraftServer.java:297)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:276)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:226)
        at net.minecraft.server.DedicatedServer.init(DedicatedServer.java:140)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:377)
        at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:539)
Caused by: while scanning an anchor
 in "<string>", line 45, column 16:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                   ^
expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found !(33)
 in "<string>", line 45, column 18:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                     ^

        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.scanAnchor(ScannerImpl.java:11
69)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchAnchor(ScannerImpl.java:7
82)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchMoreTokens(ScannerImpl.ja
va:315)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.checkToken(ScannerImpl.java:17
9)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingValue.produce(P
arserImpl.java:591)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:161)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:146)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:133)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java
:237)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:12
3)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:106)

        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseCons
tructor.java:121)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:480)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:399)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlCo
nfiguration.java:53)
        ... 18 more
22:06:49 [SEVERE] Cannot load configuration from stream
org.bukkit.configuration.InvalidConfigurationException: while scanning an anchor

 in "<string>", line 45, column 16:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                   ^
expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found !(33)
 in "<string>", line 45, column 18:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                     ^

        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlCo
nfiguration.java:55)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration.load(FileConfiguratio
n.java:138)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(Yam
lConfiguration.java:202)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.reloadConfig(JavaPlugin.java:121)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.getConfig(JavaPlugin.java:111)
        at me.libraryaddict.Hungergames.Hungergames.getInt(Hungergames.java:180)

        at me.libraryaddict.Hungergames.Hungergames.onEnable(Hungergames.java:87
)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:217)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader
.java:374)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManage
r.java:381)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:266)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:248
)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.i(MinecraftServer.java:297)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:276)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:226)
        at net.minecraft.server.DedicatedServer.init(DedicatedServer.java:140)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:377)
        at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:539)
Caused by: while scanning an anchor
 in "<string>", line 45, column 16:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                   ^
expected alphabetic or numeric character, but found !(33)
 in "<string>", line 45, column 18:
    WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!
                     ^

        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.scanAnchor(ScannerImpl.java:11
69)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchAnchor(ScannerImpl.java:7
82)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchMoreTokens(ScannerImpl.ja
va:315)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.checkToken(ScannerImpl.java:17
9)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingValue.produce(P
arserImpl.java:591)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:161)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:146)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:133)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java
:237)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:12
3)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:106)

        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseCons
tructor.java:121)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:480)
        at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:399)
        at org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration.loadFromString(YamlCo
nfiguration.java:53)
        ... 17 more

Code:

WinnerMessage: &3!WINNER! won the game!

Any ideas on fixing this?

 

Looks like it doesnt like the exclamation point. Try surrounding it with singlequotes.

Code:

WinnerMessage: '&3!Winner! won the game!'

 

Thanks!