The crown

Claiming the plate, the claim cooldown, how a reign ends, the ring over the king, and the push off a protected plate.

Each arena has one crown. It belongs to the player whose feet are in the plate block, and it is what every board counts.

Claiming

A claim happens when a player in the arena moves into the plate block. Standing still on it does nothing new; moving within the block does not claim again.

The plate is	What happens
Free	The player is king at once. The `crowned` moment runs and the claim reward is paid
Held by this player	Nothing
Held by another king, inside the protection	Refused. The `claim-blocked` moment runs with the time left; with `plate.repel` on, the player is pushed off
Held by another king, after the protection	The player is king. The old king's reign ends and `dethroned` runs for them

The protection is crown.claim-cooldown-ms, 1500 by default, counted from the sitting king's claim. It guards a sitting king only: a free plate is always claimed at once, so a player who waits for the king to step off does not wait again. Without it, two players standing in one block would trade the crown on every step, and the record would fill with reigns a moment long.

How a reign ends

Event	`dethroned` runs	Notes
The king steps off the plate, still inside the box	yes
The king steps out of the box	yes	Then `left`
`/kotl leave`	yes	Then `left`
Another player claims after the protection	yes, for the old king	The new king's `crowned` runs too
The king dies	no	The `fell` moment runs instead
The king quits	no

When a reign ends, its length is added to the king's time held, and it becomes their longest reign if it beats the one before. dethroned fills <time> with the length, such as 1m 12s. A reign still running when the server stops is not added.

The ring

While a player is king, a ring of dust particles circles above their head. It is set under crown.ring in config.conf:

Key	Default	Meaning
`enabled`	`true`	`false` draws no ring
`colour`	`"#FFE66D"`	The colour of the dust
`radius`	`0.32`	How far from the middle of the head, in blocks. Above `0.5` it reads as a circle on the floor around the player
`height`	`0.45`	How far above the eyes
`points`	`12`	How many particles make the ring
`size`	`0.7`	How large one particle is drawn
`period-ms`	`250`	How often it is drawn again

The ring is drawn for the arenas that were on at the last start or reload; an arena switched on after that gets its ring at the next /uxmkotl reload.

The push off a protected plate

plate {
  repel {
    enabled  = false
    strength = 0.6
    upward   = 0.35
  }
}

With enabled = true, a player whose claim was refused is pushed away from the middle of the plate with strength sideways and upward up. A player exactly on the middle is pushed backwards from where they face. Off by default: a refused player can then stand in the plate block without the crown until the protection runs out and they step into it again.

Notes

The plate is a position. A pressure plate, a gold block or air: the plugin reads where the player's feet are, not what is there. A pressure plate also sends a redstone signal, which nothing here uses.
Crowns count claims. Every successful claim is one crown on the record and on the claims board, however long the reign lasted.

Related: Fights, Rewards, Moments

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