
playerswap
Playerswap teleports you into another player's shoes at regular intervals.
About this Mod
Playerswap is an extra difficulty you can add to Minecraft to confuse your friends.
When enabled, all players take on the position, health, hunger, inventory and pretty much anything else of the next player in alphabetial order. It even works while sleeping and riding!
This was inspired by players sending each other their save to continue where the previous player left, and works basically the same - just that you're still in the world together!
Commands can be used to control the mod (it is turned off by default).
All commands are available in "/playerswap".
start [time]
starts the timer and swapping functionality. Optionally, a time can be provided to initialize the timer to a predefined value. The setTime functionality used here works as follows
(value entered into [time] -> time value displayed):
- 1y 1w 1d 1h 1m 1s -> 1 year, 1 week, 1 day, 1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second
(these are all possible units, others won't work) - 300s -> 5 minutes
units are converted automatically - -5m -3s -> -5 minutes, -3 seconds
negative values work too - 1m -1s -> 59 seconds
converted values stack - -1m 5s -> -55 seconds
stacking also works with negative values 5m3s 1d 3m -> 1 day, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
specifically when setting the time, only the last found value for any duplicate unit it actually used. Unit order is arbitrary.
stop
stops the timer and deletes stored time value (proceed with caution if your time is important to you)
pause / resume
safely pauses the timer or resumes from paused state
add
adds the specified time to the existing game timer. The added time here is slightly different from the time syntax used in start, as here duplicate units will stack:
8d 1s 5s 2s -> 1 week, 1 day, 8 seconds
swap
sets the time interval between swaps to the given time. Duplicate units stack like in the add command.
IMPORTANT: swapping is based on modular arythmetic, which means swapping will take place when the selected interval perfectly fits into the current time value by a whole number amount. When the timer is at 2 minutes and the interval is 60s, a swap will happen. If you then set the interval to 90s (1m 30s), you will get swapped at 3 minutes, no matter when you entered the command.
Available Versions
How to Install playerswap on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "playerswap". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
playerswap server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is playerswap compatible with fabric?
playerswap officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with playerswap – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if playerswap consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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