Lifesteal smp

Lifesteal Plugin for Minecraft 1.21.4 (Fabric)

This Lifesteal plugin brings a fully customizable and competitive PvP system to Minecraft 1.21.4 using Fabric. Designed to emulate the intense, high-stakes mechanics of the original Lifesteal SMP servers, this plugin includes heart-stealing PvP, a heart crafting system, unique weapons, and built-in server balance tools.

Core Features

Heart Stealing Mechanic

• When a player kills another player, they gain +1 permanent max heart (up to a cap of 20 hearts).

• The victim loses 1 max heart upon death.

• When a player reaches 0 hearts, they are automatically banned or switched to spectator mode (configurable).

• Deaths by non-player causes (e.g. mobs, lava, fall damage) also reduce max health (optional via config).

Heart Cap System

• The plugin caps the number of max hearts a player can have to 20.

• Hearts above this cap can still be crafted and stored but won’t raise max HP.

Craftable Hearts

• Players can craft hearts using rare resources.

• When used, crafted hearts restore 1 lost max heart.

• Heart crafting recipes can be configured in the mod's settings or turned off completely.

Custom Item: Mace of Slowness

• A special weapon with unique PvP utility.

• Built as a mid-to-late game item.

• Applies Knockback II and Slowness II to enemies on hit.

• Can be crafted or given as a custom loot drop depending on server setup.

• Works best for juggernaut-style PvP builds or combos.

• Optional: Add cooldown or durability balance through config.

Visual & UI Features (Resource Pack Integration)

Potion HUD Display

• Timer shows how long active potion effects will last.

• Numbers turn red when under 10 seconds remaining.

• Styled to be clear and competitive — designed like Wemmbu’s layout.

Armor & Tool Durability HUD

• Shows remaining durability of equipped armor and held tools.

• Simple, clean display — similar to Wemmbu's style.

• Ensures players are always aware of gear integrity during fights.

Custom Particles & Animations

• Purple crit particles with a deep, magical look.

• On slashing attacks, a fiery slash trail appears (inspired by FlameFrags’ style).

• Fully compatible with Fabric and Feather Client.

Animated Fire Cape

• Cosmetic cape included in the pack, animated with a flickering flame effect.

• Designed to give your player a powerful aesthetic presence.

• Optional and non-intrusive — can be toggled in the pack.

Custom Sword and Axe Textures

• Styled after ManepEAR’s 100k PvP pack, but with a fantasy twist.

• Clean, sharp, and visually satisfying weapons for high-PvP environments.

Totem of Undying

• Completely retextured with a surprise design that stands out from vanilla.

• Still functions the same way unless totems are disabled on the server.

Compatibility & Optimization

• Fully built for Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4

• Optimized for Fabric loader

• Designed to work flawlessly with Feather Client

• Lightweight — no external dependencies

• Server-friendly: No performance impact or memory leaks

Server Settings Overview

• No Netherite gear or items (optional config)

• No Ender Pearls (optional config)

• No vanilla Totems of Undying (optional config)

• Clean PvP-centric gameplay loop

• Perfect for public SMPs, private friend servers, or YouTube content

Future Ideas & Expansion (optional)

• Optional party/team system

• Lifesteal leaderboard and stats

• GUI-based heart tracker

• Plugin support for Spigot/Paper in future builds

• More custom items (like ranged weapons or throwable maces)