Is it hard to create a BedWars plugin, how to shortcut then?

I thought what you need for a BedWars/Rush plugin:
- 4 bed variables for each game
- 4 Team name variables, who show up grey after destroy for each game
- 4 arrays for teams for each game
- 4 arrays to save the players names for the games
- 4 variables to hold each games team spawns

Are there any ways to get it not so complicated? Shortcutting ect.?

That's very bad because arrays means not compatible with multiarena. => Get that idea out of your head. :3
You actually only need a config, no arrays(in the plugin) at all

So whats the difference between saving the playernames in a config instead of saving them into an array?

Config just makes everything more user friendly, editable etc. And: It saves everything after a restart. Arrays would need you to set up everything in the plugin itself: New Map -> You need to update the Plugin, instead of just having to update the config.
I would recommend you to take a look at my TNTRun Plugin, as that uses a Multiarena System (Config)

Why not?
Did you try using a multidimensional array?

Did you try saving the array so it's still there after a restart? Dif you try to make a user friendly multiarena system with plugin build-in-arrays?

Why do you need keep any on array? It's totally unnecesary.

I am talking about the multiarena system, not about players.

Link pls? : D

*facepalm* I forgot it hasn't been accepted yet. Well, take a look at my twitter Account, it's on there.(You should know it, we've been writing in PM.)

It is definitely better to use objects of your own classes rather than associative arrays ($array["attribute name"]) to handle data in memory.

Um... Classes > config > ARRAY.

http://bit.ly/22E0uMz this is what makes the difference.

you should create and arena instance => main arena file so for each arena you should create new instance and there you can create listeners etc. for teams im using Team object, so i have array $teams with 4 instances of Team class. in bedwars i have all players data saved in arrays. but in annihilation i have a PlayerData object where is team, kit, if is in lobby, ender furnace inventory, ender chest inventory etc.

my Team class (from annihilation, but for bedwars it is similar) :

PHP:

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<?php

namespace Annihilation\Arena\Object;

use Annihilation\Arena\Arena;
use pocketmine\item\Item;
use pocketmine\level\Position;
use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
use pocketmine\nbt\tag\Compound;
use pocketmine\nbt\tag\Enum;
use pocketmine\nbt\tag\Int;
use pocketmine\nbt\tag\String;
use pocketmine\Player;
use pocketmine\tile\Chest;
use pocketmine\tile\Tile;
use pocketmine\utils\TextFormat;

class Team{

    private $name;
    private $color;
    private $id;

    /** @var Player[] */
    private $players = [];

    private $nexus;

    /** @var Vector3[] */
    private $data = [];

    private $plugin;

    /** @var  Position $spawn */
    private $spawn;

    /** @var  Chest */
    private $brewingShop;
    /** @var  Chest */
    private $weaponsShop;

    /** @var  Chest */
    private $kitWindow;

    public function __construct($id, $name, $color, Arena $plugin){
        $this->id = $id;
        $this->name = $name;
        $this->color = $color;
        $this->plugin = $plugin;
    }

    /**
     * @param Vector3[] $data
     */
    public function setData(array $data, Arena $plugin){
        $this->data = $data;
        $this->nexus = new Nexus($this, new Position($this->data["nexus"]->x, $this->data["nexus"]->y, $this->data["nexus"]->z, $plugin->level));
        $this->spawn = new Position($this->data["spawn"]->x, $this->data["spawn"]->y, $this->data["spawn"]->z, $plugin->level);

        $nbt = new Compound("", [
            new Enum("Items", []),
            new String("id", Tile::CHEST),
            new Int("x", $this->data["chest"]->x),
            new Int("y", $this->data["chest"]->y),
            new Int("z", $this->data["chest"]->z),
            //new String("CustomName", "Brewing Shop")
        ]);
        $chest = Tile::createTile("Chest", $this->plugin->level->getChunk($this->data["chest"]->x >> 4, $this->data["chest"]->z >> 4), $nbt);
        $this->brewingShop = $chest;
        $chest->setName("Brewing Shop");

        $items = [[Item::get(Item::BREWING_STAND), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 10)], [Item::get(374, 0, 3), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 1)], [Item::get(372), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 5)], [Item::get(331), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 3)], [Item::get(376), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 3)], [Item::get(378), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 2)], [Item::get(353), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 2)], [Item::get(382), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 2)], [Item::get(370), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 15)], [Item::get(396), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 2)], [Item::get(375), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 2)], [Item::get(377), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 15)], [Item::get(Item::GUNPOWDER), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 30)]];
        //$items = [[Item::get(Item::POTION, 33, 1), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 22)]];

        $slot = 0;
        foreach($items as $array){
            $this->brewingShop->getInventory()->setItem($slot, $array[0]);
            $slot++;
            $this->brewingShop->getInventory()->setItem($slot, $array[1]);
            $slot++;
        }

        $chest2 = Tile::createTile("Chest", $this->plugin->level->getChunk($this->data["chest"]->x >> 4, $this->data["chest"]->z >> 4), $nbt);
        $chest2->setName("Weapons Shop");
        $this->weaponsShop = $chest2;

        $items = [[Item::get(Item::IRON_HELMET), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 10)], [Item::get(Item::IRON_CHESTPLATE), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 18)], [Item::get(Item::IRON_LEGGINGS), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 14)], [Item::get(Item::IRON_BOOTS), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 8)], [Item::get(Item::IRON_SWORD), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 5)], [Item::get(Item::BOW), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 5)], [Item::get(Item::ARROW, 0, 16), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 5)], [Item::get(Item::CAKE), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 5)], [Item::get(Item::MELON, 0, 16), Item::get(Item::GOLD_INGOT, 0, 1)]];

        $slot = 0;
        foreach($items as $array){
            $this->weaponsShop->getInventory()->setItem($slot, $array[0]);
            $slot++;
            $this->weaponsShop->getInventory()->setItem($slot, $array[1]);
            $slot++;
        }
    }

    public function getId(){
        return $this->id;
    }

    public function addPlayer(Player $p){
        $this->players[strtolower($p->getName())] = $p;
        $p->setNameTag($this->getColor().$p->getName().TextFormat::WHITE);
        $p->setDisplayName($this->plugin->mtcore->getDisplayRank($p)." ".$this->getColor().$p->getName().TextFormat::WHITE);
    }

    public function removePlayer(Player $p){
        unset($this->players[strtolower($p->getName())]);
    }

    public function getName(){
        return $this->name;
    }

    public function getColor(){
        return $this->color;
    }

    /**
     * @return Nexus
     */
    public function getNexus(){
        return $this->nexus;
    }

    public function isAlive(){
        return count($this->players) > 0 ? true : false;
    }

    public function getPlayers(){
        return $this->players;
    }

    public function message($message, Player $player = null){
        if($player === null){
            foreach($this->getPlayers() as $p) {
                $p->sendMessage($message);
            }
            return;
        }
        foreach($this->getPlayers() as $p) {
            $color = $this->getColor();
            $p->sendMessage(TextFormat::GRAY . "[{$color}Team" . TextFormat::GRAY . "]   " . $player->getDisplayName() . TextFormat::DARK_AQUA . " > " . $message);
        }
    }

    public function getSpawnLocation(){
        return $this->spawn;
    }

    public function getBrewingShop(){
        return $this->brewingShop;
    }

    public function getWeaponsShop(){
        return $this->weaponsShop;
    }

    public function getKitWindow(){
        return $this->kitWindow->getInventory();
    }
}

code is not the best (such as players > 4 : true ? false ) but i began with annihilation development 6 months ago and i could not php very well

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Thats a good way to script, in my the walls plugin everything was in just one Main file, when I wanted to add a new game I had to add everything new on hooks, function ect.. Thx

Cool

Why are you commenting on such an old thread just to say 'cool'?

anyways, @MyNameIsTriXz a good way to create a minigame is to create an arena class, containing class properties of: An array of players in the arena, arrays of teams(if any), arena ID(each arena should have a different ID so you can get each arena without any confusion), and any other details the arena would require. Then you can add methods like getPlayers(), which should return the player array. This way you can create as many arenas as you want(by simply creating a new Arena instance) without being limited to a certain amount. Once you have an arena class, the rest is up to you on how you want the game to work.
Not saying its the best way, but its the way that works the best for me, and a lot of people do it that way. There are no shortcuts.

Cool

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Ah thanks, a class way is also good, but I prefer my way, and it works good, I save things like team in the nametag of the players.

Whether you use configs don't really affect. You can just read config values into arrays when the server starts.