FAQ & Troubleshooting

The plugin disabled itself on startup

Check the console banner:

  • LICENSE VERIFICATION FAILED → set a valid license.key (see Licensing).
  • Vault economy not found → install Vault + an economy plugin.
  • Failed to initialise database → check your database settings.

License check fails to connect

The license check needs outbound internet. Make sure the host isn’t firewalled off from the license server.

Players can’t create bounties

  • Check elitebounty.create is granted.
  • They may be on cooldown (bounty.cooldown-minutes) or over the hourly rate-limits.bounty-creation cap. Grant elitebounty.bypass.ratelimit to exempt staff.
  • The chosen bounty type may be disabled under bounty-types.

Money menu options all say “amount too low”

Fixed in 1.0.5 - presets now derive from your [min-amount, max-amount] range. Update to the latest build.

Hex / gradient colors show as raw text

Use the formatting syntax: &#RRGGBB, #{RRGGBB}, or <GRADIENT:FF0000>text</GRADIENT:0000FF>. MiniMessage tags are no longer parsed; old MiniMessage in your files is converted automatically on the first startup after updating to 1.1.0.

Bounties disappeared after a restart

Fixed in 1.0.5 (a timestamp comparison bug dropped expiring bounties on reload). Update the jar.

Do webhooks work?

Not yet - the payload is built but never sent. Webhooks are currently a no-op.

Can each player pick their own language?

Yes. Players run /bounty lang <code> (or /bounty lang list) to set their own language, and the choice is remembered between sessions. The server language.default is the starting point for players who haven’t chosen one. See Languages.