AnimatedBans

AnimatedBans is a lightweight Paper 1.21.x plugin that plays a configurable ban animation (freeze + lift + visual effect + title/subtitle) and then executes a server command.

It does not implement bans by itself — instead, it can work with any punishment plugin (LiteBans, AdvancedBan, LibertyBans, Vanilla /ban, custom commands, etc.) by changing the command template in the configuration.

Features

• Paper 1.21.x support (Java 21)
• MiniMessage for titles and messages
• Animation flow:
  • freezes the target (movement + interactions)
  • lifts the target upwards
  • plays a particle animation (“Rune Cage”)
  • shows title/subtitle from the beginning and every interval
  • optional small end explosion
  • optional kill target before the ban command
  • executes configured ban command

Requirements

• Paper 1.21.x
• Java 21

Commands

Main

• /animatedbans ban <player> <time> <reason...>
• /animatedbans reload

Examples

• /animatedbans ban Notch 7d Cheating (KillAura)
• /animatedbans ban Steve 30m Xray

Permissions

• animatedbans.ban — allows running the animation ban command (default: op)
• animatedbans.reload — allows reloading configuration (default: op)

Compatibility with any ban/punishment plugin

AnimatedBans only executes a command after the animation ends.

You can use any ban plugin or even custom commands by editing:

banCommand:
  template: "tempban {player} {time} {reason}"