Editing a Koth

Last modified: 9 November 2026

You can edit a koth with the GUI editor or in its file plugins/NzKoth/koths/<koth>.yml (run /nzkoth reload after editing the file).

/nzkoth editor <koth>

Modes#

CAPTURE

Stay in the koth zone for the whole capture time without anyone else inside. If another player enters, the koth is contested and the timer pauses. If you leave, the timer resets (see reset-on-leave). The first player to finish the capture time wins.

SCORE

For every second a player is alone in the zone, they gain 1 point. When the zone is contested nobody gets points. If you get knocked out, your points stay. The koth ends when a player reaches the target score or the max time runs out, and the winner is the player with the most points.

GUI editor#

Option	Description	Default
Mode	Switch between `CAPTURE` and `SCORE`	-
Capture time	Seconds a player has to hold the zone to win (`CAPTURE`)	`300`
Target score	Points a player needs to win (`SCORE`)	`300`
Max time	Max duration of the koth in seconds (`SCORE`)	`900`
Boss bar	`show` / `hide`	`show`
Broadcast	`enable` / `disable` the chat messages	`enable`
Hologram	`enable` / `disable` the hologram above the zone	`enable`
View distance	Blocks around the koth where players see the boss bar, scoreboard and messages. `-1` = the whole world	`-1`
Winner crown	`enable` / `disable`	`enable`
Crown model	Item and custom model data of the crown. Press `Q` to reset to the resource pack crown	resource pack
Crown glow	Full bright crown	`enable`
Crown enchant glint	Enchant glint on the crown	`disable`
Crown outline	Glowing outline and its color: `gold`, `yellow`, `red`, `aqua`, `green`, `light_purple`, `white`, `blue`	`enable`, `gold`
Crown height	Blocks above the winner's head	`2.2`
Rewards	Opens the rewards editor	-

File only options#

These options are only in the koth file:

settings:
  display-name: '<red>Castle'  # MiniMessage name used in holograms and placeholders
  reset-on-leave: true         # CAPTURE: reset the timer when the capturer leaves
  team-mode: false             # Show the capturer's team (see Configuration > Teams)
display:
  scoreboard: true
  same-world-only: false       # Only players in the koth world see it
crown:
  spin-ticks: 40               # Ticks for a full spin of the crown

How long the crown stays over the winner is set in config.yml with crown.duration-ticks (default 200 = 10 seconds).