AlphaPractice
A full PvP practice server in one plugin for Paper. Ranked and unranked ladders with ELO and divisions, duels, parties, FFA arenas, events, spectating and a cosmetics shop.
What you get
Everything a practice server needs, from the first queue to the leaderboard hologram.
24 ladders
NoDebuff, Sumo, Bridges, BedWars, SkyWars, Mace, Crystal and more, built on 13 ladder types. Add your own in a YAML file.
LaddersRanked with ELO
Per-ladder ELO, divisions, a ping limit and a queue that widens its search over time.
RankedDuels and parties
Challenge anyone, or play party FFA, split teams and party versus party.
Duels and partiesFFA arenas
Drop-in free-for-all with rollback and its own rules.
FFASeven events
Last man standing, one in the chamber, TNT tag, brackets, sumo, splegg and juggernaut, hosted by staff or on a schedule.
EventsCoins and cosmetics
Players earn coins by playing and spend them on armor trims and more.
CosmeticsQuick start
- Install. Put the jar and PacketEvents in
plugins/and start the server. A new server stays disabled until AlphaStudio approves it, see Server approval. - Build an arena. Create it, mark its corners and spawns, then enable it. See Arenas and ladders.
- Assign ladders. Make sure the arena allows the ladders you want to play.
- Play. Players use
/unrankedand/rankedto queue, or/duelto challenge someone.
Requirements
| Plugin | Required? | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
PacketEvents | Yes | Packet-level features. Install it as its own plugin, never inside this jar. |
PlaceholderAPI | Optional | The placeholders. |
Multiverse-Core, FastAsyncWorldEdit, My_Worlds | Optional | World and arena tooling. |
TAB, FancyNpcs | Optional | Tab list and NPC integration. |
Explore the docs
Every page of the AlphaPractice reference, grouped by what you are trying to do.
Installation
Requirements, PacketEvents, choosing a jar, installing and updating.
OpenServer approval
How the AlphaStudio panel approves a server, and what the plugin sends.
OpenHow it plays
Queues, ranked and ELO, duels, parties, FFA, events and spectating.
OpenArenas and ladders
Build an arena, enable it, and assign ladders.
OpenCosmetics and coins
Coins, the shop, armor trims and kit tags.
OpenCommands
Player and staff commands.
OpenPermissions
The permission groups.
OpenPlaceholders
Every PlaceholderAPI placeholder.
OpenConfiguration
Files, ranked rules, divisions and storage.
OpenTroubleshooting
Console messages and symptoms, with the cause and the fix.
OpenChangelog
What changed in each release.
Open