AllMobsExplode

Turn ordinary Minecraft mobs into walking explosives!

When an eligible mob approaches a player, it primes like a creeper and explodes after a configurable delay. AllMobsExplode also includes optional ranked Ender Dragon speedruns with live timers and local leaderboards.

Features

Nearby mobs automatically prime and explode
Configurable activation radius, fuse time, explosion power, fire, and block damage
Optional line-of-sight requirement
Enable or disable explosions without restarting
Manage excluded mobs using in-game commands
Make normally safe entities—including arrows, boats, and minecarts—explode
Preserve normal mob drops, death events, and player kill credit
Creepers and Ender Dragons remain permanently excluded
Optimized entity scanning with configurable detonation limits
Command suggestions and automatically saved settings
No client-side installation or dependencies required

Compatibility

Choose the file matching your server:

Modern: Paper, Purpur, and Spigot on Minecraft 26.1–26.2
Legacy: Paper, Purpur, and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8.8–1.21.11

Purpur and Spigot servers use the same downloads.

Installation

Stop your Minecraft server.
Download the correct AllMobsExplode JAR.
Place it inside the server's plugins folder.
Start the server.
Use /ame help to view the available commands.

Commands

/ame and /allmobsexplode are equivalent.

Explosion Controls

Command	Description
`/ame start`	Enables mob explosions
`/ame stop`	Disables explosions and clears active fuses
`/ame status`	Displays the plugin's current status
`/ame reload`	Reloads the configuration
`/ame help`	Displays the command menu

Mob Exclusions

Command	Description
`/ame exclude add <mob>`	Prevents a mob type from exploding
`/ame exclude remove <mob>`	Removes a mob exclusion
`/ame exclude list`	Lists excluded mobs
`/ame exclude reset`	Restores the default exclusions

Extra Exploding Entities

Normally safe entities can be enabled individually.

Command	Description
`/ame include add <entity>`	Makes an entity explode
`/ame include remove <entity>`	Removes an included entity
`/ame include list`	Lists included entities
`/ame include reset`	Clears the inclusion list

Examples:

/ame include add arrow
/ame include add oak_boat

Optional Ranked Speedruns

The speedrun system is completely optional. Nobody is timed unless they deliberately start a ranked run.

A ranked run begins with /ame run start and finishes when the player defeats the Ender Dragon.

Command	Description
`/ame run start`	Starts a ranked run
`/ame run reset`	Abandons the current run
`/ame time`	Displays the current time or personal best
`/ame leaderboard`	Displays the fastest local completions

Ranked runs require:

Survival mode
A non-Peaceful difficulty
A fresh, unused world
No operator or administrative powers
Only one player online
Explosions and speedruns enabled

Starting a run clears the player's inventory, armor, Ender Chest, experience, effects, and previous survival progress.

A run is invalidated by administrative assistance, Creative or Spectator mode, relevant configuration changes, gameplay-changing commands, reused worlds, or another player joining.

Completion records include the player, completion time, seed, difficulty, Minecraft version, server platform, explosion settings, and completion date. Records are signed and tamper-evident.

Operators can manage speedruns using:

/ame speedrun
/ame speedrun status
/ame speedrun toggle

Operators must de-op before participating in a ranked run.

Fabric and Quilt

A separate Fabric/Quilt edition for Minecraft 26.2 is available through the AllMobsExplode mod listing.

Support

When reporting a reproducible bug, please include:

Minecraft version
Server platform
AllMobsExplode version
Relevant console errors

Created and maintained by DawsonCodes.

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