How to set up a Bedwars map on your server

Step by step

1. Load the map as its own world

   Bedwars plugins reset the map after every game, so the map lives in its own world, not your lobby world. Upload the folder and load it the way your plugin asks: some copy worlds from their own folder, others use a world you load with Multiverse. See adding a map to your server.

2. Write down the points first

   Before you start the setup mode, walk the map once and note each point. A good map download lists them for you. Per team you need:

   • the team spawn
   • the bed (both halves placed)
   • the iron and gold generator
   • the item shop NPC spot
   • the upgrades NPC spot

   For the map you need the diamond generators, the emerald generators, the waiting lobby spawn and the map edges.

3. Run the plugin's setup

   Start the setup mode on the map world, then stand on each point and run the matching command. Do one team at a time in the same order, so you never miss a point. Set the generators by standing on the centre block of each pad.

4. Set the build limits

   Most plugins ask for a height limit and the map edges. Keep the build height a few blocks above the highest island, so players cannot tower over the whole map, and set the void kill height below the lowest island.

5. Save and test with two players

   Save the arena and play one game with two accounts. Check that each team spawns on its island, each bed breaks and ends that team, the generators drop at the right speed, and both NPCs open their menus.

What makes a Bedwars map play well

• Fair islands. Every team island is the same, turned to face the middle. The same distance to the nearest diamond island for every team.
• A clear bed spot. The bed sits where it can be defended from more than one side, not in a corner that is impossible to reach.
• Bridging distance. Gaps of 20 to 30 blocks between islands give players time to react without turning every game into a long bridge race.
• Nothing to stand on by accident. No floating decor that lets players skip a bridge.

Keep the map as built

Turn off things that change the map between resets: /gamerule random_tick_speed 0 (or randomTickSpeed before 1.21.11), and turn off mob spawning in the map world. Your plugin may already do this for its arena worlds.

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