
Item Hunt
One item. One chest. Everyone at once.
Item Hunt is a drop-in race minigame: the server picks a target item, scatters every player into a fresh survival world, and the first one to get that item into the central locked chest wins on the spot. No arena building, no world setup, no config required — install the jar and start a game with one command.
How a round works
- A void lobby is generated automatically on first start; players always spawn there.
- An admin runs
/itemhunt autogame— fresh survival arena, random target item, everyone plays. (Or pick the item yourself: hold it and run/itemhunt setup.) - A delivery chest appears on a glowstone-marked platform at the centre, players scatter onto solid ground across the map, a countdown runs, then GO!
- Hunt however you like — mine it, craft it, loot it, or take it off another player. A compass always points back to the chest, and the action bar shows time left and distance.
- The chest only accepts the target item — the moment someone puts it in, they win. Instantly, and credited to the right player. Everyone gets a GG and returns to the lobby.
Why it's easy to run
- Zero setup — the lobby and arena worlds generate themselves.
- One-command games —
/itemhunt autogamedoes everything. - Fresh terrain every time —
/itemhunt newgameregenerates the arena with a new seed and its own world border. - Fair scatters — players land on real ground (never treetops, water, or lava), clamped inside the border.
- Grief-proof delivery point — the platform around the chest can't be built on, broken, or lava'd, and junk items are rejected from the chest.
- No strands — portals are blocked in arena worlds; dead players respawn back into the hunt with a fresh compass.
- Players can bail —
/itemhunt leaveforfeits cleanly; the round ends itself if everyone leaves. - Lightweight — no dependencies, no database, one small jar.
Versions
| File | Minecraft | Java |
|---|---|---|
ItemHuntLite-1.0.1.jar |
1.21.1 – 1.21.11 (Paper/Purpur) | 21 |
ItemHuntLite-1.0.1-mc26.jar |
26.1+ (Paper/Purpur) | 25 |
Commands (/itemhunt, aliases /ihl, /ih)
| Command | What it does | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/itemhunt autogame |
Instant full game — fresh world, random item | itemhunt.admin (op) |
/itemhunt newgame |
Generate a fresh arena world | itemhunt.admin |
/itemhunt setup |
Start a round; target = your held item | itemhunt.admin |
/itemhunt stop |
End the current round | itemhunt.admin |
/itemhunt leave |
Forfeit the game you're in | (all) |
/itemhunt lobby |
Teleport to the lobby | itemhunt.play (all) |
/itemhunt reload |
Reload the config | itemhunt.admin |
Configuration
config.yml controls the countdown, round time limit, arena border size, scatter radius, and the random item pool /itemhunt autogame picks from.
Try the full version
Item Hunt Lite is the standalone edition of the Item Hunt server. The full experience — auto-queue (games start themselves, no admin needed), per-round item/map/time votes, ranks, achievements, parties and duos — runs on our official server:
→ Play at itemhunt.lol (Java 1.21.1 and up)
Ченджлог
1.0.2-mc26Релиз26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 · 3 июля 2026 г.
Usage stats + update notifier.
Added
- bStats metrics — anonymous server-count/version stats plus a "games started" chart. Nothing personal is collected; opt out any time in
plugins/bStats/config.yml. - Update notifier — admins (
itemhunt.admin) get a message on join when a new version is out on Modrinth, with a clickable link. Checked quietly in the background on startup and every 12 hours. Turn off withupdate-check: falsein the config.
Want the full experience (auto-queue, item votes, ranks, parties)? Join itemhunt.lol.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 26.1 – 26.2 (Paper / Purpur)
- Requires Java 25
1.0.2Релиз1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 · 3 июля 2026 г.
Usage stats + update notifier.
Added
- bStats metrics — anonymous server-count/version stats plus a "games started" chart. Nothing personal is collected; opt out any time in
plugins/bStats/config.yml. - Update notifier — admins (
itemhunt.admin) get a message on join when a new version is out on Modrinth, with a clickable link. Checked quietly in the background on startup and every 12 hours. Turn off withupdate-check: falsein the config.
Want the full experience (auto-queue, item votes, ranks, parties)? Join itemhunt.lol.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.11 (Paper / Purpur)
- Requires Java 21
1.0.1-mc26Релиз26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 · 1 июля 2026 г.
Item Hunt Lite — v1.0.1-mc26
First release for Minecraft 26.1 and newer. Same gameplay and same fixes as 1.0.1, ported to the new Paper API:
- Built against Paper 26.1 (
api-version: 26.1), requires Java 25. - Migrated off APIs deprecated for removal: game rules now use the renamed
GameRulesregistry (ADVANCE_TIME,ADVANCE_WEATHER,SPAWN_MOBS,SHOW_ADVANCEMENT_MESSAGES) — no deprecation warnings, safe for future 26.x releases. - Verified on Paper 26.1.2: clean enable, lobby + arena world generation, command registration.
Includes everything from 1.0.1: instant location-based win detection credited to the placer,
post-win race fix, border-clamped scatter, compass on respawn, delivery-platform grief
protection, /itemhunt leave + /itemhunt reload.
Compatibility
- Minecraft 26.1+ (Paper / Purpur)
- Requires Java 25
1.0.1Релиз1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 · 1 июля 2026 г.
Item Hunt Lite — v1.0.1
Bug-fix + polish release.
Fixed
- Win detection is now rock-solid. Delivery is detected by the chest's location instead of comparing inventory objects (which could silently fail), and the win now fires the moment the target item is placed in the chest — credited to the player who put it in, not whoever closed the chest first (no more win-stealing by closing someone else's delivery).
- Starting a new game right after a win no longer gets cut short by the previous round's delayed cleanup.
- Scatter is clamped to the world border — players can no longer be scattered outside the
border when
scatter-radiusis larger than half ofborder-size. - Dead players get a fresh compass on respawn (the old one dropped with their items).
Added
- Delivery platform protection — no placing, breaking, or lava/water dumping around the chest (also prevents a second chest merging into the delivery chest and breaking detection).
/itemhunt leave— forfeit a running game and return to the lobby./itemhunt reload— reload the config without a restart (admin).- Round state resets your health/food when a game ends.
Want the full experience (auto-queue, item votes, ranks, parties)? Join itemhunt.lol.
1.0.0Релиз1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 · 30 июня 2026 г.
Item Hunt Lite — v1.0.0
Initial release.
A drop-in minigame: race to find a target item somewhere in the world and deliver it to the locked chest — first to deliver wins.
Features
- Race-to-deliver gameplay — find the target item, bring it to the locked chest, first one wins
- Auto-generated void lobby — players always spawn there, zero world setup
- One-command games —
/itemhunt setup(your held item) or/itemhunt autogame(random item from the pool) - Fresh arenas —
/itemhunt newgameregenerates real survival terrain with its own world border - Fair & guided — players scatter onto safe ground, get a compass to the chest, and a round timer
- Locked chest — only the target item can be delivered
- No dependencies
Compatibility
- Minecraft 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 (Paper / Spigot / Purpur)
- Requires Java 21
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