Border Run

Border Run is a PvP minigame for 2 to 8 players (or 2 to 8 teams) where everyone starts at different corners of the game with a shrinking world border behind them.

Similar to Minecraft Hunger Games or UHC battles, players must make their way to the center while collecting resources to craft equipment and survive. The last player alive wins!
You can also play it as a solo survival challenge where you have to outrun the shrinking border.

Add this pack during world creation or to a newly created world. After someone wins, you can play another round in the same world using the [​Play Again] button in chat. The center will be placed in a new location so games don't overlap, and you're given a chance to change settings before playing again.

Made for vanilla Minecraft 1.20.2 (probably compatible with 1.20 - 1.20.4)

It should work with all versions from 1.20 to 1.20.4, but I've only tested it with 1.20.2. You can try playing it with other 1.20 versions and let me know if it works. It is not compatible with versions after 1.20.4.

Includes add-ons!

Additional add-on data packs are included inside the data pack .zip file. To use the add-ons, copy them out of the data pack so they're in the same folder as the main .zip file. Once they're there, you can disable and re-enable add-ons in-game using `/datapack disable "file/[​add-on file]"` and `/datapack enable "file/[​add-on file]"`

Kits add-on

Allows each player to choose from one of the starting kits, which provide some items and equipment at the start of the game.

Overpowered Kits add-on

Adds more kits that are a bit overpowered compared to the standard kits.

Loot Chests add-on

Adds loot chests scattered near the center of the game with random loot in them for whoever can get them first.
Number of chests can be configured before starting the game.

Advancement Rewards add-on

Adds some advancements that grant rewards (mostly items) when completed.

Teams add-on

Changes the game from 2-8 players to 2-8 teams, allowing for any number of players to play. Colored team pads (see image 4 above) are added to the center during setup. Look straight down at a pad to join a team. The direction of the pad from the center is the direction the team will be spawned in.

Configurable game settings

Before starting a game, you can use the menu at the center (see images 3 and 4 above) to change various game settings and use add-on features. Players don't need any permissions or cheats to set up and play.

• Click on the (i) next to a setting for more information about it.
  
• You can choose where the center of the game will be.
• Make the game shorter or longer by changing the Starting Radius.
• For a UHC-style game, turn off health regeneration and double the max health.
• For a singleplayer survival challenge, you can increase the border speed to make it more challenging.

If you find yourself lost during setup, use `/kill` or `/trigger border_run_triggers set 3` to return to the center.
If the setup menus get messed up, just move the center.
To manually end a game and set up a new one, use `/function border_run:new_game`.

About

I don't plan to update this data pack. I started working on this pack a few years ago, but I stopped playing Minecraft around 2023. At the time, I didn't feel like it was ready, but I decided to publish what I have since I'm not working on it anymore.

If you encounter any issues, let me know, and I'll see if I can fix it.