Protect the VIP
Defend your team's VIP while killing the others. If your VIP dies, your team is eliminated.
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About this Mod
Play a classic, protect the VIP. Everyone is split into teams, with each team being assigned one VIP. Their goal is to defend and keep their VIP alive, while going for and killing off other team's VIPs. If your VIP dies, your team is eliminated. The last team remaining wins.
Once the game begins you are put in the grace period. After 15 minutes of preparation, one random player is selected from each team to be their VIP.
Your VIP is displayed on all other team member's actionbar along with a permanent glowing effect. VIPs also have permanent health boost giving them an extra row of hearts, but slowness 1 to balance out.
Installation
By using this datapack, your world will be permanently changed. For this reason, do not apply this datapack on an existing world you care for - especially if it modifies terrain.
Once installed, you will be presented with a "setup flow" in the chat, use this to configure in-game options. Once you're ready, hit the start button!
Available Versions
How to Install Protect the VIP on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.19.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Protect the VIP". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1 (+4 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Protect the VIP server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.19.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Protect the VIP compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and quilt?
Protect the VIP officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, quilt for Minecraft 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.19.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Protect the VIP – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Protect the VIP 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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