zack_bounty

The ultimate bounty hunting plugin for Paper servers.

Transform your Minecraft server into a thrilling manhunt experience with zack_bounty, a modern, highly configurable bounty plugin designed for Paper 1.21.x. Whether you're running an SMP, Lifesteal server, PvP network, or survival community, zack_bounty creates exciting player-versus-player gameplay by placing a live bounty on a target and keeping every hunter informed of their whereabouts.

Unlike simple bounty plugins that only reward kills, zack_bounty turns every bounty into a dynamic server-wide event. Players receive regular location updates, live countdowns, compass tracking, configurable announcements, and immersive visual effects, ensuring that every hunt feels intense and engaging.

Features

• Place a bounty on any online player for a configurable amount of time.

• Automatic server-wide announcements when a bounty starts and ends.

• Configurable coordinate broadcasts that reveal the target's live location at regular intervals.

• Displays the target's:

  • World
  • Dimension
  • X, Y and Z coordinates
  • Remaining bounty time

• Live Boss Bar countdown visible to all online players.

• Optional compass tracking that guides hunters directly toward the bounty target.

• Action Bar reminders to keep everyone informed.

• Configurable reward commands for economy plugins such as Vault.

• Full MiniMessage support for beautiful messages and colors.

• Configurable sounds, titles, broadcasts, and prefixes.

• Tab completion for all commands.

• Automatic restoration of active bounties after a server restart.

• Clean permissions system.

• Modern Paper API implementation.

• Built with Java 21 for performance and future compatibility.

Why Choose zack_bounty?

Many bounty plugins simply mark a player and wait for someone to eliminate them. zack_bounty is designed to make every bounty feel like a server event.

Instead of players forgetting about the target, the plugin keeps everyone engaged with live coordinate announcements, countdown timers, and optional compass tracking. Every hunt becomes a race against time as players attempt to locate and defeat the target before the bounty expires.

Everything is configurable, allowing server owners to create anything from casual weekly hunts to high-intensity PvP events.

The plugin has been designed with performance and stability in mind. Scheduler tasks are efficient, configuration files are well organised, and the codebase follows modern Paper development practices to minimise server impact while remaining easy to maintain and extend.

Perfect For

• SMP Servers
• Lifesteal Servers
• Hardcore Servers
• PvP Servers
• Survival Servers
• Community Events
• Streamer Challenges
• Manhunt-style Gameplay

Configuration

Every aspect of the plugin is configurable, including:

• Announcement intervals
• Reward commands
• Boss Bar appearance
• Sounds
• Titles
• Broadcast messages
• Action Bar messages
• World restrictions
• End conditions
• Prefixes
• Permissions

No hardcoded messages are used, making the plugin easy to customise for any server.

Goal

The goal of zack_bounty is to provide a professional-quality bounty system that is exciting for players, simple for administrators to configure, lightweight on server resources, and flexible enough to fit almost any style of Minecraft server.