Capture The Wool

This resource is a BlueArcade 3 module and requires the core plugin to run.

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Description

Capture enemy wools from their base and bring them back to yours. First team to capture all wools wins.

Game type notes

This is a Minigame: it is designed for standalone arenas, but it can also be used inside party rotations. Minigames usually provide longer, feature-rich rounds.

What you get with BlueArcade 3 + this module      

• Party system (lobbies, queues, and shared party flow).
• Store-ready menu integration and vote menus.
• Victory effects and end-game celebrations.
• Scoreboards, timers, and game lifecycle management.
• Player stats tracking and placeholders.
• XP system, leaderboards, and achievements.
• Arena management tools and setup commands.

Features

• Team size and team count configuration.
• Owner/capture team mapping per wool.
• Per-player chest duplication (items are never consumed from real chests).
• Block protection on wool locations and player-placed-only breaking.
• Team restricted zones to limit area access per team.
• Respawn on death with configurable delay.

Arena setup

Common steps

Use these steps to register the arena and attach the module:     

1. /baa create [id] — Create a new arena in standalone or party mode.
2. /baa arena [id] setname [name] — Give the arena a friendly display name.
3. /baa arena [id] setlobby — Set the lobby spawn for the arena.
4. /baa arena [id] minplayers [amount] — Define the minimum players required to start.
5. /baa arena [id] maxplayers [amount] — Define the maximum players allowed.
6. /baa game [arena_id] add [minigame] — Attach this minigame module to the arena.
7. /baa stick — Get the setup tool to select regions.
8. /baa game [arena_id] [minigame] bounds set — Save the game bounds for this arena.
9. /baa game [arena_id] [minigame] spawn add — Not used in Capture The Wool. Use /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool team spawn to configure team spawns.
10. /baa game [arena_id] [minigame] time [minutes] — Not used in Capture The Wool. Capture The Wool has no time limit. The match ends when a team captures all enemy wool objectives.

Module-specific steps

Finish the setup with the commands below:

1. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool team count — Set the number of teams (minimum 2).
2. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool team size — Set the players per team (minimum 2).
3. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool team spawn — Set the spawn point for a team at your current location.
4. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool team zone — Add a restricted zone for a team (select region with the setup tool).
5. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool wool create — Create a wool objective with shared ID, material, owner team, and spawn point (select exactly one block with the setup tool).
6. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool wool capture — Set capture point and stealing team for that wool (select exactly one block with the setup tool). The owner team is rejected as capture team.
7. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool wool list — Show all configured wool objectives by owner team.
8. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool region set — Select and save the regeneration region.
9. /baa game [arena_id] capture_the_wool region clear — Clear the regeneration region if needed.

Important: team_id and wool_id are numeric-only values (1, 2, 3, ...). Also, team_id must be between 1 and your configured team count.

Technical details

• Minigame ID: capture_the_wool
• Module Type: MINIGAME

Links & Support

• Website: https://www.blueva.net
• Documentation: https://docs.blueva.net/books/blue-arcade
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