Umbra 🌑 (v1.1)

Your shadow accumulates power while in direct sunlight. When night falls, it detaches from you and hunts you down.

An original psychological survival mechanic:

the player themselves generates their nemesis through their daytime behavior, and the nemesis's strength scales automatically by copying the player's gear.

The Mechanic Solar Charge.

While in direct sunlight (clear skies, skylight level 15), your "shadow charge" increases. You can see this as a bar (e.g., ▮▮▮▯▯) on your action bar. Crouching in darkness (light level < 4) at night reduces it.

Separation.

When the charge reaches 100% and night falls, the Shadow of <your name> appears: a completely silent adult zombie sporting your head and exact copies of your armor and main weapon. The better your gear, the deadlier your shadow becomes—the balance adjusts itself.

The Hunt. The shadow targets only you and cannot harm other players. It emits soul particles; you hear a heartbeat when it gets within 20 blocks, and it occasionally whispers phrases to you in the chat.

Outcomes:

You defeat it → it drops an Umbra Fragment (an Echo Shard with custom name and lore) + Absorption II and Regeneration. Holding the fragment at night grants Night Vision and Speed. (Future update i would add an editable reward)

It kills you → unique death message ("was consumed by his own shadow") and you respawn with 8 seconds of Darkness. Charge resets to zero.

Dawn arrives → daylight sets it on fire wherever it is (even indoors; the plugin ignites it every second). You retain 25% charge: it will return. /umbra displays your current charge and your shadow's status.

Hardcore mode (optional):

Enable by setting `hardcore.activado: true` in `config.yml`.

Changes what happens when your shadow kills you:

It steals a random item (from your drops; or directly from your inventory if the server has keepInventory enabled) and holds it in its hand.

It becomes satiated:

it stops hunting you, loses its speed boost, and wanders the night whispering ("This belongs to me now"). You are notified of its coordinates.

Recovery: the item is never lost silently— if you kill it before dawn: you recover the item + Umbra Fragment + full reward.

if the sun or anything else kills it: the item drops where it died and you receive the coordinates.

if you disconnect or switch worlds: the shadow drops the item on the spot before vanishing

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