PVP Arena

The mod adds an arena that players enter after a short countdown, in which fights are scored by damage. A victim loses score for health lost, while the attacker gains points for each health point the victim lost, so aggressive play is rewarded and taking damage is penalized. Once time is up, the highest positive score takes the win and everyone else is eliminated. A single damage dealt in a tied match ends in a draw. After each match players see a Victory, Defeat or Draw message with damage dealt and taken, and they are teleported back to the start.

The arena is built by placing a frame and entering a command where the arena should stand. Particles then mark its location in the settings screen, and large numeric settings let server owners tune the fight so it resembles real combat. The game is designed for two to four players, and the mod is meant for practice with friends. Server owners should start with a fresh world, since the arena can damage what is already built; using an existing world means re-entering it before use.

PVP Arena is server required and client optional: the server needs it, and players may add it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 12 release versions, 1.21.5 – 26.3, including snapshot builds, under the MIT License, which is not open source.