PlanetSMP
⚔️ Combat System
During a fight a 10 second timer runs and blocks every escape route.
It tells you exactly when someone may attack you and when they may not.
On this page
How the combat timer works
The timer starts as soon as you hit a player or take a hit yourself. It runs for 10 seconds. Every new hit resets it to 10 seconds. Above your hotbar you can see how much time is left. After that you are free again.
What is blocked during a fight
- Teleports, warps and the way home
- Ender pearls and chorus fruit
- Elytra and wind charges
- The ender chest
- Claims as a refuge: you can no longer get inside
- Logging out: you die instantly and drop everything
Closing the game does not save you. The server kills you and your inventory drops on the ground.
Two newcomer protections
New players get two protection periods, not just one. The first one starts automatically at your first login and lasts 24 hours. You switch the second one on yourself and it lasts 4 hours. While protection is active nobody can attack you. You cannot attack anyone either. You may switch protection off at any time.
/noob protect- Turns your protection on for 4 hours.
/noob- Shows you how much time is left on your protection.
Where PvP is switched off
PvP is off at spawn, at every warp and in the market. Nobody hits you there and you hit nobody. Everywhere else on Earth PvP is on, including inside other people's claims.
On phone and console
On phone and console the server shows the same timer above the hotbar. Set your controls up so you do not open the menu by accident during a fight.
What often goes wrong
Your teleport cancels and you do not know why.
You are in combat. Wait 10 seconds without taking a hit, then the teleport works.
You died even though you only closed the game.
End the fight first. Run away, wait out the timer, then log out.
Your newcomer protection is suddenly gone.
The 24 hours run from your first login, not from your playtime. Use the protection command for another 4 hours.
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