Protect the VIP
by kate
Protect the VIP is a minigame mod in which each team defends one randomly chosen VIP, and the last team with a living VIP wins.
What it does
Players split into teams, and each team receives one VIP. After a fifteen minute preparation period a random player on each team is selected as that team's VIP, and a grace period applies once the game begins. The goal is to keep the team's VIP alive while eliminating the other teams' VIPs, and a team is eliminated when its VIP dies. The last team remaining wins.
The VIP is shown to the other members of the team through the actionbar and carries a permanent glowing effect, so the team can always tell who is protected. The VIP also receives a permanent health boost, which adds an extra row of hearts, paired with a permanent slowness effect to balance it out.
The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out and join without installing anything. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, with public links to the source code and issue tracker. It is published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, with files for 1.18 – 1.19.3, and also works as a data pack.
Key features
Team and VIP assignment
Everyone is split into teams, and each team is assigned one VIP at random after the preparation phase.
Elimination by VIP death
A team is removed from the match when its VIP dies, and the last team left alive takes the win.
VIP visibility
Team members see their VIP on the actionbar, and the VIP keeps a permanent glowing effect.
Guided setup
After installation, a setup flow in chat walks the server owner through configuring the in-game options, ending with a start button.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Classic protect the VIP matches
Groups can play the classic protect the VIP format, with each team guarding one player and hunting the others' VIPs.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a team minigame with elimination rules and players who want a round built around defending a single protected player.
Questions
Does a player need Protect the VIP installed to join a server running it?
Which loaders can run Protect the VIP?
How does a server owner start a match?
In the catalog
Protect the VIP is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 7,205 mods support Minecraft 1.19.3.
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What the author says
Play a classic, protect the VIP. Everyone is split into teams, with each team being assigned one VIP. Their goal is to defend and keep their VIP alive, while going for and killing off other team's VIPs. If your VIP dies, your team is eliminated. The last team remaining wins. Once the game begins you are put in the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vip
- Owner
- kate
- Published
- 2022-12-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-01-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15