For more recent updates and support, visit
http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/backbone/

YOUTUBE VIDEO (demonstration & setup): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7wHxQifQHE

What is Backbone?

Look at the Backbone Setup Wiki




Backbone is a minigame which combines Guns with Swords and Teams along with Points and Upgrades! Not only do you get a minigame which your server will love, but you get a minigame which uses Custom Maps! Using 3 simple commands, you can turn your Pvp Map into a Battlefield! Players get specialized weapons and their goal is to wipe out the other team. Each kill they make adds 100 points to their bank and 1 point to their team. The team with the most points at the end of the 5 minute game wins! Players love it - Add some fun to your server and install Backbone today! You can also optionally install TagAPI for in-game colored nametags!

Praise and Testimonials

"...Its honestly the biggest hit that I have on my server" - ADVscout
"[Backbone] is by far my FAVORITE minigame I've ever played." - HGW1117
" I would recommend this plugin to anyone ... THANK YOU BACKBONE!" - CjkMinecraft
"Sound's amazing! ... I chose Backbone!" - Cjk25
"Such a cool plugin. I added it to my server and i love it!" - jmikulicz
"MAN BACKBONE ROXX!!!!!" - RealmOfAtlanta

Minigame Details

How the game works


Players join your arena using commands or signs. When 2 or more players
are queue'd up and ready to fight, a 20-second timer starts. After the
20 seconds, the queued players are sent to the arena to fight! Players
get a Snowball Gun and a Diamond Sword as weapons.
The goal of the game is to kill players on the opposing team as many times as possible. Each kill earns your team 1 point. Also, each kill you make gets you 100 killpoints which can be spent on Upgrades at the Backbone Store. The game lasts 5 minutes, and when the time is up all the players are teleported out of the arena.




Backbone guarantees your server an endlessly addicting minigame your
players will adore. With support for up to 5 different Backbone arenas,
the game won't ever get dull. Plus, Backbone updates will assure
that you have the latest-and-greatest features and fun! So install
Backbone today and see just how fun it can be!




DISCLAIMER: Be sure to set your arena, end, and lobbies in the SAME WORLD, otherwise you may get inventory storage problems!

Commands

/bb help - Get plugin help
/bb setend - Set the game's end (lobby)
/bb bspawn (arena) - Set the Blue team's spawn for an arena
/bb rspawn (arena) - Set the Red team's spawn for an arena
/bb setreload (arena) - Set the Ammo Reloader for an arena
/bb store - Buy Upgrades
/bb join (arena) - Join the game
/bb leave - Leave the game

Permissions

backbone.player - Default, all permissions needed to play the game
backbone.admin - OP Default, all permissions

Individual Permissions:

backbone.setend - Use /bb setend
backbone.store - Use /bb store
backbone.setreload - Use /bb setreload
backbone.bspawn - Use /bb bspawn
backbone.rspawn - Use /bb rspawn
backbone.sign - Can create Join Signs

Join Signs

If you would instead like to use Join Signs instead of commands, it's really simple to do! First, you must have permission backbone.sign (OP default). Then simply place a sign and follow this format:




Line1: [Backbone]


Line2: Join


Line3: Arena#


Line4: (leave this line empty)




Line3 is the arena number you want players to join when they click your
sign. "1" (without quotes) is what you'd use to join arena 1. Using a
Join Sign is a great alternative to using the boring join commands!