AlphaGraves
High-performance grave management — up to 4 permission-gated grave slots per player, physical PvP and fallback graves so items are never truly lost, auto-claim, reminders, and fully custom holograms.
Start here if this is your first time on this wiki, or jump straight to Commands or Mechanics if you already know what you're looking for.
Requirements & soft-dependencies
Runs standalone with zero extra plugins — both integrations below are entirely optional.
| Plugin | Required? | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| — | Always | The full grave system: slots, PvP graves, fallback graves, auto-claim, holograms, GUIs. |
PlaceholderAPI | Optional | Registers %alphagraves_*% placeholders for scoreboards/menus/TAB plugins. |
Vault | Optional | Required only if any grave slot's claim_cost.type is set to money — without it, money-type costs are silently ignored (the grave stays free). |
folia-supported: true — safe to run on a Folia server, not just Paper.Quick start
- Drop the jar in
plugins/and start the server once to generate the default config files. - Open
config.yml— review the 4 defaultgrave-slotsentries and adjust claim delays/cooldowns/costs to taste. - Decide whether
pvp-graveandfallback-graveshould stay enabled (both are on by default) — see Mechanics → PvP Grave. - Customize
grave-hologram.lines/pvp-linesandmessages.yml— both reload with/agraves reload, no restart needed. - Run
/agraves menuin-game to open the admin GUI and confirm everything looks right.
Feature map
Grave Slots
Up to 4 independent, permission-gated slots per player, each with its own claim delay, reuse cooldown, and optional claim cost.
Mechanics →PvP Graves
A direct melee kill bypasses the slot system entirely — a physical, lootable grave spawns right at the death location instead.
Mechanics →Fallback Graves
When every slot is on cooldown, a physical grave spawns automatically so items are never simply lost.
Mechanics →Auto-Claim & Reminders
Opt-in automatic item return the moment a grave becomes claimable, plus a one-time chat reminder.
Mechanics →Custom Visuals
Floating grave markers (including custom BASEHead skull textures), full hologram control, and per-cause death messages.
Mechanics →Per-World Control
Fully disable graves in specific worlds, or keep the slot system while turning off physical graves elsewhere.
Configuration →What's already built
The complete death-protection loop: slot-based graves, PvP graves, fallback graves, auto-claim, reminders, explosion protection, holograms, custom skull textures, an admin GUI, and per-world overrides. See Commands and Mechanics for the exhaustive list.