FAQ and troubleshooting

"The game can't start"

The message tells why:

• only X of Y players are there – wait for more players, or test with /sg game <arena> start --force (one player is enough then).
• the game has already started – a Varo goes on until it is over or reset (/sg game <arena> reset).

The game of an arena can't be created

/sg arena <arena> creategame tells why: the map is missing in maps/, the arena is being edited (/sg arena save first), it already has a game or the server is the lobby server of a network (no games there).

A player can't join

• Survival Games: the game is full or already running – they can watch with /sg spectate (spectators).
• Varo: their play time for today is over (the message tells when they can play again), they are out and spectators is false, or the game is running and they aren't part of it.
• On a game server of a network the same checks happen before they connect – see Network.

Does the plugin change my normal world?

No. Every game plays in a copy of its map (Survival Games: a new copy every round, Varo: one copy for the whole game). The inventory, location, health, ... of a player are saved when they join a game and given back when they leave – also after a crash of the server.

When does a new Varo day start?

At varo.day-start-hour (server time, default 0 = midnight). Restarting the server doesn't change anything – the play time is saved per day.

A player died by mistake (lag, bug, ...)

/sg game <arena> revive <player> brings them back into the game. Their items are gone – give them back with /give if needed.

Can I change the settings during the game?

Yes: change config.yml and run /sg reload. Arenas can't be changed while they have a game (/sg arena <arena> removegame first).

I want to play Varo again

/sg game <arena> reset --confirm starts again from the lobby with a fresh world, everybody is alive again (the teams stay). To start with new teams: /sg game <arena> reset --teams --confirm.

Bounties and sponsors say they need an economy plugin

Install Vault (or VaultUnlocked) and an economy plugin (e.g. EssentialsX). Free items of the sponsors (price: 0) and the reward commands work without one.

A player left the server during a fight in a Varo

A villager with their name stands in for them for varo.offline-npc-seconds. If an enemy kills it, the player is out and their items drop – see the optional rules. 0 turns it off.

An item, potion or enchantment is too strong for our Varo

Ban it: modules.restrictions in config.yml, see banned items.

How do I go back to yesterday in a Varo?

Every day the world and the game are saved as a zip file – see backups.

The leaderboard hologram or sign is empty

The top lists are updated every minute and need stats.enabled: true. The rating is only counted in the game types of stats.rating.games.

Does it run on Folia?

No. Every game plays in its own copy of the map, and Folia can't load or unload worlds while the server runs; its scoreboards (sidebar, team colors) don't work either. Use Paper or Purpur – with one game per server in a network the load is spread over several servers as well.