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An arena will not start. Why?The arena needs enough players and a complete setup. Run
/hotpotato arena save <arena>, and the message lists anything missing, such as a spawn or a bounds corner. Also check that minimum players is at least the potato count plus the min-players-margin from config.yml.2
My changes to config.yml did nothing.Run
/hotpotato reload. Most settings, including powerup tuning, apply live. A few only take effect for new games. If a setting still seems ignored, check you edited the right key and that the file still parses as valid YAML.3
Players are wandering off as spectators.Set a bounds box for the arena with
setcorner1 and setcorner2. Any spectator who leaves the box is sent back to the spectator spawn. See arena bounds.4
A powerup is showing a plain Steve head.That powerup has no custom head texture set, so it falls back to its icon material. Add a
head-texture for the type in powerups.yml, or leave it on the material icon.5
My placeholders show as raw text.Install PlaceholderAPI. HotPotato’s placeholders are only registered when it is present. See placeholders.
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A picked-up powerup item disappeared.Make sure you are on a current build. The potato slot is set by
potato-item.slot in config.yml. A picked-up item that would land in the potato slot is moved aside, not destroyed.7
How do I turn off the usage metrics?Set
metrics.bstats: false in config.yml. The plugin sends anonymous stats through bStats only when this is on.8
Can I run this on Spigot, or do I need Paper?Either works. HotPotato runs on Spigot and Paper, Minecraft 1.18 and newer, on Java 17 or newer.
Still stuck? Head to Support.