King of the Hill events your players fight over
A King of the Hill plugin for Paper 1.21: classic, pause and points capture modes, a schedule in your time zone, winner/second/third rewards with any console command, team play, a live boss bar, stats, PlaceholderAPI and an API. Full source with tests included.
Knollwren vs the alternatives
Published prices, each checked on the date shown; prices change, so confirm on each site.
| Product | Price | Free | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knollwren | $8 once | engine source sampler + recorded event on the plugin page | live |
| UltimateKoth (voxel.shop) | $12.00 | – | 2026-10-11 |
| AxKoth (voxel.shop; also on BuiltByBit) | $10.99 | – | 2026-10-11 |
| zKoth - King of the Hill (voxel.shop) | $9.20 | – | 2026-10-11 |
| Ultimate Outpost, capture-point events (voxel.shop) | $11.00 | – | 2026-10-11 |
Why teams pick Knollwren
- $8 once for a full King of the Hill plugin: 3 modes, schedule, rewards, teams, stats, boss bar, PlaceholderAPI, API.
- KOTH plugins on voxel.shop (prices seen 11 Oct 2026): UltimateKoth $12.00, Ultimate Outpost $11.00, AxKoth $10.99, zKoth $9.20.
- Free sampler: the capture engine source; 14-day fix-or-refund.
FAQ
Why not a $10.99-$12 KOTH plugin?
They are established and some run on older versions; Knollwren is $8, Paper-native, and ships its source with 32 tests.
Why not a free KOTH plugin?
Free ones exist; Knollwren adds points mode with prizes for 2nd and 3rd, schedules in your time zone, teams and a reload that reports every config mistake.
Which servers does it run on?
Paper 1.21.x with Java 21 or newer (built against the Paper 1.21.11 API, tested on MockBukkit). Spigot and Folia are not supported.