Ninefold Yuletide Arena

Quickstart

1. Ask a Game Maker (a player with permission level 2) to run /yuletide start in the Overworld. This builds the arena automatically if needed. A match requires at least two tribute players.
2. You’ll be teleported to a drop sector and given a Candycane Cutlass, bow, arrows, snowballs, Yuletide Rations, cooked beef, and leather armor. Use the 20-second countdown to look around.
3. When the match begins, watch for hostile Ninefold Sentinels. Cross the arena, use your sector’s rule to your advantage, and survive until you’re the last tribute standing.

There are no crafting recipes for the mod’s items. In a world where you have permission to use commands, /yuletide kit gives you the arena loadout. You can also use /give @s ninefold-yuletide-arena-axvmjdur:candycane_cutlass or /give @s ninefold-yuletide-arena-axvmjdur:yuletide_ration to try either item.

Overview

Ninefold Yuletide Arena is a multiplayer survival match set on a built 3×3 Christmas-themed map. Players start in outer sectors, then fight and navigate between regions with different terrain and effects. The match ends when one tribute remains or the 20-minute match timer expires.

What It Adds

The arena has nine regions, arranged in three rows:

The arena also places a barrel in the cabin and lanterns along the center paths. Containers are not prefilled by the arena, so rely on your match loadout for guaranteed supplies.

Two custom items come with the arena:

• Candycane Cutlass: A melee weapon for close fights.
• Yuletide Ration: Eat it to restore 5 health points, gain Speed for 12 seconds, and gain Regeneration for 4 seconds. It stacks to 16.

How To Use

Game Makers can use these commands:

Valid rules are swift, frost, leap, strength, center, haste, ember, guard, and night. Sector numbers follow the table’s row-by-row order, starting in the northwest. Rule settings persist with the world.

Abilities And Mechanics

While you’re in a sector, its rule periodically refreshes a status effect:

When the countdown ends, eight hostile Strays called Ninefold Sentinels appear around the outer sectors. The match tracks living tributes; death or becoming a spectator removes you from the survivor count. If one tribute remains, that player wins and receives 8 gold ingots and 4 Yuletide Rations. If the timer runs out without a sole survivor, the match ends without a winner.

Progression And Strategy

Use your countdown to learn the nearby terrain and plan a route. The regions are connected by traversable gates, so you can move between sectors to trade a useful effect for a different one. The center offers Resistance, while outer regions provide effects suited to movement, combat, or visibility. Keep an eye out for Sentinels as you cross the map, and save your ration for a moment when its healing and brief boosts can help you escape or recover.