Scale round difficulty over time and add claimable powerups

Reshuffles the floor so the target color's share shrinks each round
(TargetDensityCalculator) instead of always averaging ~1/paletteSize,
making later rounds progressively harder to read.

Adds Super Speed and Air Blast powerups that spawn on the floor each
round, claimable by walking over or left-clicking their marker, expiring
after 2-3 unclaimed rounds. Usage is tracked in player stats.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/BlockPartyPlugin.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import us.tss3.blockparty.jukebox.VoteCodeManager;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.jukebox.VoteManager;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.listener.GameplayRestrictionListener;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.listener.PlayerConnectionListener;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.listener.PowerupListener;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.persistence.StatsManager;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.placeholder.BlockPartyExpansion;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.reward.RewardManager;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class BlockPartyPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
 
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PlayerConnectionListener(this), this);
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new GameplayRestrictionListener(this), this);
+        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PowerupListener(this), this);
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
 
         BlockPartyCommand commandHandler = new BlockPartyCommand(this);

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/arena/Arena.java

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.title.Title;
 import org.bukkit.GameMode;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect;
+import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType;
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitTask;
+import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.BlockPartyPlugin;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.billboard.BillboardManager;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.config.ArenaConfig;
@@ -19,7 +23,11 @@ import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.CountdownLogic;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.EliminationLogic;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.RoundTimeCalculator;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.TargetColorSelector;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.TargetDensityCalculator;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.model.PlayerState;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.powerup.ActivePowerup;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.powerup.PowerupManager;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.powerup.PowerupType;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.session.PlayerSession;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -37,6 +45,7 @@ public class Arena {
     private final ArenaConfig config;
     private final FloorManager floorManager;
     private final BillboardManager billboardManager;
+    private final PowerupManager powerupManager;
     private final ArenaStateMachine stateMachine = new ArenaStateMachine(ArenaPhase.DISABLED);
     private final Random random = new Random();
     private final TargetColorSelector selector = new TargetColorSelector(random::nextInt);
@@ -46,6 +55,12 @@ public class Arena {
 
     private final List<BukkitTask> tasks = new ArrayList<>();
     private BossBar bossBar;
+    /** Runs for the whole match (not just the brief post-floor-removal window) and is never
+     *  cleared by {@link #cancelAllTasks()}, which fires every round on the timer/round-end
+     *  transitions — a player who falls through the floor or lands on bedrock must be caught
+     *  no matter what round phase is active at that instant, otherwise they linger until the
+     *  next round's own check happens to catch them. */
+    private BukkitTask fallWatcherTask;
 
     private int countdownRemaining;
     private int round = 0;
@@ -64,6 +79,7 @@ public class Arena {
         this.config = config;
         this.floorManager = new FloorManager(plugin, config);
         this.billboardManager = new BillboardManager(plugin, config);
+        this.powerupManager = new PowerupManager(plugin.getConfigManager(), floorManager);
         if (config.isEnabled()) {
             stateMachine.transition(ArenaPhase.WAITING);
         }
@@ -117,8 +133,13 @@ public class Arena {
 
     public void disable() {
         cancelAllTasks();
+        stopFallWatcher();
         billboardManager.despawn();
         pauseMusic();
+        World disableWorld = config.getWorld();
+        if (disableWorld != null) {
+            powerupManager.clearAll(disableWorld);
+        }
         plugin.getVoteManager().clear(config.getName());
         // Force reset players out regardless of state
         List<UUID> all = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -152,6 +173,28 @@ public class Arena {
         maybeStartCountdown();
     }
 
+    /** Joins the arena purely as a spectator: not counted against max players, never enters
+     *  the round as a participant, and teleported straight to the spectator spawn. */
+    public void addSpectator(Player player) {
+        PlayerState state = PlayerState.capture(player);
+        PlayerSession session = new PlayerSession(player.getUniqueId(), config.getName(), state);
+        session.setRole(PlayerSession.Role.SPECTATOR);
+        plugin.getSessionManager().add(session);
+        spectators.add(player.getUniqueId());
+        player.getInventory().clear();
+        player.setGameMode(GameMode.ADVENTURE);
+        player.setHealth(20.0);
+        player.setFoodLevel(20);
+        player.setFireTicks(0);
+        Location target = config.getSpectator() != null ? config.getSpectator() : config.getLobby();
+        if (target != null) {
+            player.teleport(target);
+        }
+        if (bossBar != null) {
+            player.showBossBar(bossBar);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void preparePlayerForLobby(Player player) {
         player.getInventory().clear();
         player.setGameMode(GameMode.ADVENTURE);
@@ -254,16 +297,14 @@ public class Arena {
         if (!stateMachine.transition(ArenaPhase.RUNNING)) {
             return;
         }
+        startFallWatcher();
         round = 0;
         soloMode = players.size() == 1;
         previousTarget = null;
         if (!floorManager.hasLayout()) {
             floorManager.generate(random);
         }
-        if (plugin.getConfigManager().isShuffleFloorEachRound()) {
-            floorManager.shuffle(random);
-        }
-        floorManager.restoreFull(plugin.getConfigManager().getFloorBatchBlocksPerTick(), () -> {
+        prepareRoundFloor(() -> {
             Location safeSpawn = safeSpawnLocation();
             for (UUID uuid : players) {
                 Player p = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
@@ -280,13 +321,43 @@ public class Arena {
         });
     }
 
+    /** Picks the next target color and reshuffles/restores the floor around it, so the shuffle
+     *  can be biased toward making that specific color rare (see {@link TargetDensityCalculator})
+     *  instead of picking the target only after the floor is already laid out. Shared by
+     *  {@link #beginMatch()} (round 1) and {@link #finishRoundEvaluation()} (every round after). */
+    private void prepareRoundFloor(Runnable onComplete) {
+        List<Material> available = floorManager.materialsInLayout().stream().distinct().toList();
+        if (available.isEmpty()) {
+            available = config.getFloorMaterials();
+        }
+        currentTarget = selector.selectExcluding(available, previousTarget);
+        previousTarget = currentTarget;
+        if (plugin.getConfigManager().isShuffleFloorEachRound()) {
+            double fraction = TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(
+                    plugin.getConfigManager().getStartingTargetBlockFraction(),
+                    plugin.getConfigManager().getMinimumTargetBlockFraction(),
+                    plugin.getConfigManager().getTargetBlockFractionReductionPerRound(),
+                    round + 1);
+            floorManager.shuffle(random, currentTarget, fraction);
+        }
+        floorManager.restoreFull(plugin.getConfigManager().getFloorBatchBlocksPerTick(), () -> {
+            World world = config.getWorld();
+            if (world != null) {
+                powerupManager.expireOld(world, round + 1);
+                powerupManager.maybeSpawn(world, random, round + 1);
+                powerupManager.applyMarkers(world);
+            }
+            onComplete.run();
+        });
+    }
+
     private void startNextRound() {
         if (players.isEmpty()) {
             endMatch(null);
             return;
         }
         // In solo mode the match only ends when the lone player is actually eliminated (see
-        // evaluateEliminations) or leaves (players.isEmpty() above) — "one player remaining"
+        // finishRoundEvaluation) or leaves (players.isEmpty() above) — "one player remaining"
         // is the expected steady state, not a win condition, so round count keeps climbing.
         // In normal multiplayer, only treat "down to one player" as a win once at least one
         // round has actually been played (round > 0); at round 0 that's just the initial join.
@@ -295,12 +366,6 @@ public class Arena {
             return;
         }
         round++;
-        List<Material> available = floorManager.materialsInLayout().stream().distinct().toList();
-        if (available.isEmpty()) {
-            available = config.getFloorMaterials();
-        }
-        currentTarget = selector.selectExcluding(available, previousTarget);
-        previousTarget = currentTarget;
         currentRoundTime = RoundTimeCalculator.timeForRound(
                 config.getStartingRoundTime(), config.getMinimumRoundTime(), config.getRoundTimeReduction(), round);
         roundTimeRemaining = currentRoundTime;
@@ -368,12 +433,129 @@ public class Arena {
         playToParticipants("floor-disappear");
         pauseMusic();
         floorManager.removeNonTarget(currentTarget, plugin.getConfigManager().getFloorBatchBlocksPerTick(), () -> {
-            BukkitTask delay = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskLater(plugin, this::evaluateEliminations,
+            BukkitTask finish = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskLater(plugin, this::finishRoundEvaluation,
                     config.getFloorRemoveDelaySeconds() * 20L);
-            tasks.add(delay);
+            tasks.add(finish);
         });
     }
 
+    /** Starts the match-long watcher that eliminates a player the instant they actually fall
+     *  through the floor (drop below its surface, or land on bedrock), independent of round
+     *  phase. This is deliberately not judged from a single snapshot after a fixed delay — a
+     *  player who merely jumped while standing on the correct color would otherwise be caught
+     *  mid-air by a one-shot check and wrongly eliminated — and deliberately not confined to
+     *  the brief post-floor-removal window, since a slow fall (e.g. onto distant bedrock) can
+     *  easily outlast that window and would otherwise go undetected until the next round's
+     *  window happened to catch it. */
+    private void startFallWatcher() {
+        if (fallWatcherTask != null) {
+            fallWatcherTask.cancel();
+        }
+        fallWatcherTask = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskTimer(plugin, () -> {
+            List<UUID> fallen = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (UUID uuid : players) {
+                Player p = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
+                if (p == null || p.getWorld() == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Location loc = p.getLocation();
+                if (floorManager.hasFallenThrough(p.getWorld(), loc.getX(), loc.getY(), loc.getZ())) {
+                    fallen.add(uuid);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                checkPowerupClaim(p, loc);
+            }
+            for (UUID uuid : fallen) {
+                eliminatePlayer(uuid);
+            }
+        }, 1L, 2L);
+    }
+
+    /** Checks whether a participant is standing on an unclaimed powerup marker and, if so,
+     *  claims it for them. Used both by the walk-over poll above and by left-click claiming
+     *  (see PowerupListener), so a player standing still and clicking still works even between
+     *  poll ticks. */
+    private void checkPowerupClaim(Player player, Location loc) {
+        if (getPhase() != ArenaPhase.RUNNING) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // the powerup marker floats in the player's own foot space, one block above the floor
+        String key = (int) Math.floor(loc.getX()) + "," + (int) Math.floor(loc.getY()) + "," + (int) Math.floor(loc.getZ());
+        if (!powerupManager.hasActiveAt(key)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        claimPowerup(player, key);
+    }
+
+    /** Attempts to claim a powerup at a world position for a participant; safe to call from a
+     *  listener even if nothing is actually there. */
+    public void claimPowerupAt(Player player, Location blockLocation) {
+        if (!players.contains(player.getUniqueId())) {
+            return;
+        }
+        String key = blockLocation.getBlockX() + "," + blockLocation.getBlockY() + "," + blockLocation.getBlockZ();
+        claimPowerup(player, key);
+    }
+
+    private void claimPowerup(Player player, String key) {
+        ActivePowerup powerup = powerupManager.claim(key);
+        if (powerup == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        powerupManager.clearMarkerBlock(config.getWorld(), key);
+        applyPowerupEffect(player, powerup.getType());
+        plugin.getStatsManager().recordPowerupUse(player.getUniqueId());
+        Map<String, String> ph = Map.of("type", powerup.getType().displayName(), "player", player.getName());
+        player.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("powerup.claimed-self", ph));
+        for (UUID uuid : players) {
+            if (uuid.equals(player.getUniqueId())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            Player other = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
+            if (other != null) {
+                other.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("powerup.claimed-other", ph));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void applyPowerupEffect(Player player, PowerupType type) {
+        switch (type) {
+            case SUPER_SPEED -> {
+                int durationTicks = plugin.getConfigManager().getSuperSpeedDurationSeconds() * 20;
+                int amplifier = plugin.getConfigManager().getSuperSpeedAmplifier();
+                player.addPotionEffect(new PotionEffect(PotionEffectType.SPEED, durationTicks, amplifier, false, true));
+            }
+            case AIR_BLAST -> {
+                double radius = plugin.getConfigManager().getAirBlastRadius();
+                double strength = plugin.getConfigManager().getAirBlastStrength();
+                for (UUID uuid : players) {
+                    if (uuid.equals(player.getUniqueId())) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Player other = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
+                    if (other == null || !other.getWorld().equals(player.getWorld())) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    double distance = other.getLocation().distance(player.getLocation());
+                    if (distance > radius || distance < 0.001) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Vector push = other.getLocation().toVector().subtract(player.getLocation().toVector())
+                            .normalize().multiply(strength * (1 - distance / radius));
+                    push.setY(Math.max(push.getY(), 0.35));
+                    other.setVelocity(other.getVelocity().add(push));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void stopFallWatcher() {
+        if (fallWatcherTask != null) {
+            fallWatcherTask.cancel();
+            fallWatcherTask = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Plays a configured sound directly to every current player/spectator (each at their own
      *  location), instead of once at a single world coordinate — Bukkit's location-based
      *  playSound falls off with distance, so anyone far from that one spot would hear nothing. */
@@ -426,23 +608,14 @@ public class Arena {
         }
     }
 
-    private void evaluateEliminations() {
-        List<EliminationLogic.PlayerFloorState<UUID, Material>> states = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (UUID uuid : players) {
-            Player p = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
-            Material standing = null;
-            if (p != null && p.getWorld() != null) {
-                standing = floorManager.materialAtLocation(p.getWorld(), p.getLocation().getX(), p.getLocation().getY(), p.getLocation().getZ());
-            }
-            states.add(new EliminationLogic.PlayerFloorState<>(uuid, standing));
-        }
-        List<UUID> eliminated = EliminationLogic.determineEliminated(states, currentTarget);
-        for (UUID uuid : eliminated) {
-            eliminatePlayer(uuid);
-        }
+    /** Called once the post-floor-removal fall window has elapsed. By this point, every
+     *  player who fell through the floor (or hit bedrock) has already been eliminated in
+     *  real time by {@link #monitorFalls}, so whoever remains in {@code players} survived
+     *  the round outright. */
+    private void finishRoundEvaluation() {
         for (UUID uuid : players) {
             PlayerSession session = plugin.getSessionManager().get(uuid);
-            if (session != null && !eliminated.contains(uuid)) {
+            if (session != null) {
                 session.incrementRoundsSurvived();
             }
         }
@@ -466,10 +639,7 @@ public class Arena {
         }
 
         BukkitTask restoreDelay = plugin.getServer().getScheduler().runTaskLater(plugin, () -> {
-                    if (plugin.getConfigManager().isShuffleFloorEachRound()) {
-                        floorManager.shuffle(random);
-                    }
-                    floorManager.restoreFull(plugin.getConfigManager().getFloorBatchBlocksPerTick(), () -> {
+                    prepareRoundFloor(() -> {
                         playToParticipants("round-complete");
                         startMusic();
                         startNextRound();
@@ -509,6 +679,7 @@ public class Arena {
     private void endMatch(UUID winner) {
         stateMachine.transition(ArenaPhase.ENDING);
         cancelAllTasks();
+        stopFallWatcher();
         pauseMusic();
         if (winner != null) {
             Player winnerPlayer = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(winner);
@@ -582,6 +753,10 @@ public class Arena {
         }
         floorManager.cancelActiveTask();
         cancelAllTasks();
+        World resetWorld = config.getWorld();
+        if (resetWorld != null) {
+            powerupManager.clearAll(resetWorld);
+        }
         round = 0;
         currentMusicTrack = null;
         plugin.getVoteManager().clear(config.getName());
@@ -592,7 +767,7 @@ public class Arena {
     private void checkForWinner() {
         if (getPhase() == ArenaPhase.RUNNING && EliminationLogic.isMatchOver(players.size())) {
             cancelAllTasks();
-            evaluateEliminations();
+            finishRoundEvaluation();
         }
     }
 
@@ -611,6 +786,10 @@ public class Arena {
         cancelAllTasks();
         billboardManager.despawn();
         pauseMusic();
+        World shutdownWorld = config.getWorld();
+        if (shutdownWorld != null) {
+            powerupManager.clearAll(shutdownWorld);
+        }
         List<UUID> all = allParticipants();
         for (UUID uuid : all) {
             Player p = plugin.getServer().getPlayer(uuid);
@@ -645,6 +824,10 @@ public class Arena {
         return billboardManager;
     }
 
+    public PowerupManager getPowerupManager() {
+        return powerupManager;
+    }
+
     private String formatMaterial(Material material) {
         String name = material.name().replace("_CONCRETE", "").replace("_", " ").toLowerCase();
         return name.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1);

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/command/BlockPartyCommand.java

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
             case "list" -> list(sender);
             case "reload" -> reload(sender);
             case "join" -> join(sender, args);
+            case "spectate" -> spectate(sender, args);
             case "leave" -> leave(sender);
             case "arenas" -> list(sender);
             case "stats" -> stats(sender, args);
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         List<String> lines = List.of(
                 "/blockparty help",
                 "/blockparty join <arena>",
+                "/blockparty spectate <arena>",
                 "/blockparty leave",
                 "/blockparty arenas",
                 "/blockparty stats [player]",
@@ -432,6 +434,36 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("player.joined", Map.of("arena", name)));
     }
 
+    private void spectate(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
+        if (!requirePlayer(sender)) return;
+        if (!sender.hasPermission("blockparty.spectate") && !sender.hasPermission("blockparty.play")) {
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("errors.no-permission"));
+            return;
+        }
+        Player player = (Player) sender;
+        String name = argOrCurrentArenaless(args);
+        if (name == null) {
+            sender.sendMessage("Usage: /blockparty spectate <arena>");
+            return;
+        }
+        var opt = plugin.getArenaManager().get(name);
+        if (opt.isEmpty()) {
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("errors.unknown-arena", Map.of("arena", name)));
+            return;
+        }
+        Arena arena = opt.get();
+        if (plugin.getSessionManager().isInSession(player.getUniqueId())) {
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("errors.already-in-arena"));
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!arena.isEnabled()) {
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("errors.arena-disabled", Map.of("arena", name)));
+            return;
+        }
+        arena.addSpectator(player);
+        sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("player.spectating", Map.of("arena", name)));
+    }
+
     private void leave(CommandSender sender) {
         if (!requirePlayer(sender)) return;
         Player player = (Player) sender;
@@ -481,6 +513,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         sender.sendMessage("§7Eliminations: §f" + stats.getEliminations());
         sender.sendMessage("§7Best round: §f" + stats.getBestRound());
         sender.sendMessage("§7Total rounds survived: §f" + stats.getTotalRoundsSurvived());
+        sender.sendMessage("§7Powerups used: §f" + stats.getPowerupsUsed());
     }
 
     private void withArena(CommandSender sender, String[] args, java.util.function.Consumer<Arena> consumer) {
@@ -500,7 +533,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
     @Override
     public List<String> onTabComplete(CommandSender sender, Command command, String alias, String[] args) {
         if (args.length == 1) {
-            return List.of("help", "join", "leave", "arenas", "stats", "musicvote", "create", "delete", "enable", "disable",
+            return List.of("help", "join", "spectate", "leave", "arenas", "stats", "musicvote", "create", "delete", "enable", "disable",
                             "setlobby", "setspawn", "setspectator", "setbillboard", "delbillboard", "billboards", "pos1", "pos2", "setfloor", "generate", "info", "list", "reload")
                     .stream().filter(s -> s.startsWith(args[0].toLowerCase())).collect(Collectors.toList());
         }

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/config/ConfigManager.java

@@ -97,6 +97,71 @@ public class ConfigManager {
         return config.getBoolean("floor.shuffle-each-round", true);
     }
 
+    /** Fraction of the floor made of the target color on round 1 (0-1). Below the natural
+     *  1/paletteSize average so even the first round is harder than a plain uniform shuffle. */
+    public double getStartingTargetBlockFraction() {
+        return config.getDouble("floor.starting-target-fraction", 0.5);
+    }
+
+    /** Fraction of the floor made of the target color on the hardest (late-game) rounds. */
+    public double getMinimumTargetBlockFraction() {
+        return config.getDouble("floor.minimum-target-fraction", 0.06);
+    }
+
+    /** How much the target color's share of the floor shrinks per round after the first. */
+    public double getTargetBlockFractionReductionPerRound() {
+        return config.getDouble("floor.target-fraction-reduction-per-round", 0.04);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isPowerupsEnabled() {
+        return config.getBoolean("powerups.enabled", true);
+    }
+
+    /** Chance (0-1), rolled once per round, that a new powerup spawns on the floor. */
+    public double getPowerupSpawnChance() {
+        return config.getDouble("powerups.spawn-chance-per-round", 0.35);
+    }
+
+    /** Cap on how many unclaimed powerups can sit on the floor at once. */
+    public int getPowerupMaxActive() {
+        return config.getInt("powerups.max-active", 1);
+    }
+
+    /** Minimum number of rounds an unclaimed powerup lingers before disappearing. */
+    public int getPowerupMinLifetimeRounds() {
+        return config.getInt("powerups.min-lifetime-rounds", 2);
+    }
+
+    /** Maximum number of rounds an unclaimed powerup lingers before disappearing. */
+    public int getPowerupMaxLifetimeRounds() {
+        return config.getInt("powerups.max-lifetime-rounds", 3);
+    }
+
+    public org.bukkit.Material getPowerupMarkerMaterial(String typeKey) {
+        String name = config.getString("powerups.types." + typeKey + ".marker-block", "TORCH");
+        org.bukkit.Material material = org.bukkit.Material.matchMaterial(name);
+        return material != null ? material : org.bukkit.Material.TORCH;
+    }
+
+    public int getSuperSpeedDurationSeconds() {
+        return config.getInt("powerups.types.super-speed.duration-seconds", 8);
+    }
+
+    /** Potion effect amplifier, i.e. Speed (amplifier + 1) - amplifier 1 = Speed II. */
+    public int getSuperSpeedAmplifier() {
+        return config.getInt("powerups.types.super-speed.amplifier", 1);
+    }
+
+    /** Radius, in blocks, that Air Blast pushes other nearby players within. */
+    public double getAirBlastRadius() {
+        return config.getDouble("powerups.types.air-blast.radius", 4.0);
+    }
+
+    /** Horizontal+vertical knockback strength applied to players caught in an Air Blast. */
+    public double getAirBlastStrength() {
+        return config.getDouble("powerups.types.air-blast.strength", 1.4);
+    }
+
     public boolean isMusicEnabled() {
         return config.getBoolean("music.enabled", false);
     }

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/floor/FloorManager.java

@@ -90,23 +90,40 @@ public class FloorManager {
         return new ArrayList<>(layout.values());
     }
 
+    /** All position keys ("x,y,z") currently in the layout, e.g. so a powerup spawner can pick
+     *  a random floor cell to hover a marker above. */
+    public List<String> layoutKeys() {
+        return new ArrayList<>(layout.keySet());
+    }
+
     /**
-     * Randomly permutes which material sits at which position, without changing the set of
-     * positions or how many blocks of each material exist (so target-color counts/fairness
-     * from {@link #generate} are preserved) — used so the board looks different each round
-     * instead of always restoring to the exact same static pattern. Purely in-memory: the
-     * arena's persisted {@code generated-layout} is left untouched, so a restart or
-     * `/bp generate` still starts from the original saved layout.
+     * Reassigns every position's material at random, biased so that only {@code targetFraction}
+     * of the floor ends up as {@code target} — the rest is spread evenly across the other colors
+     * already present in the layout. Used so the board looks different each round instead of
+     * always restoring to the exact same static pattern, and so later rounds (a smaller
+     * {@code targetFraction}) make the target color progressively rarer and harder to spot
+     * rather than always averaging ~1/(palette size) of the floor. Purely in-memory: the arena's
+     * persisted {@code generated-layout} is left untouched, so a restart or `/bp generate` still
+     * starts from the original saved layout.
+     *
+     * @param targetFraction desired share (0-1] of the floor that should be {@code target};
+     *                       clamped so at least one block of the target and one non-target
+     *                       block remain when both are possible
      */
-    public void shuffle(Random random) {
+    public void shuffle(Random random, Material target, double targetFraction) {
         if (layout.size() < 2) {
             return;
         }
-        List<Material> materials = new ArrayList<>(layout.values());
-        Collections.shuffle(materials, random);
+        List<Material> otherPalette = layout.values().stream().distinct()
+                .filter(m -> m != target).toList();
         List<String> keys = new ArrayList<>(layout.keySet());
-        for (int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++) {
-            layout.put(keys.get(i), materials.get(i));
+        Collections.shuffle(keys, random);
+        int total = keys.size();
+        int targetCount = otherPalette.isEmpty() ? total
+                : Math.max(1, Math.min(total - 1, (int) Math.round(total * targetFraction)));
+        for (int i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+            Material mat = i < targetCount ? target : otherPalette.get(random.nextInt(otherPalette.size()));
+            layout.put(keys.get(i), mat);
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,6 +212,35 @@ public class FloorManager {
         return layout.get(x + "," + y + "," + z);
     }
 
+    /** Lowest Y coordinate spanned by the floor layout, i.e. the surface players stand on.
+     *  Used as the threshold below which a player is considered to have fallen through. */
+    public int minLayoutY() {
+        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        for (String key : layout.keySet()) {
+            int y = Integer.parseInt(key.split(",")[1]);
+            if (y < min) {
+                min = y;
+            }
+        }
+        return min == Integer.MAX_VALUE ? 0 : min;
+    }
+
+    /** True once the player has fallen below the floor surface: either they've dropped past the
+     *  layout's Y level entirely, or the block they're standing in/on is bedrock (the arena's
+     *  hard floor beneath any void/gap). Unlike {@link #materialAtLocation}, this only reports
+     *  a problem once a player has actually fallen, so a jump timed at the moment of the check
+     *  never gets mistaken for falling through. */
+    public boolean hasFallenThrough(World world, double x, double y, double z) {
+        if (y < minLayoutY() - 0.5) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        int bx = (int) Math.floor(x);
+        int bz = (int) Math.floor(z);
+        int feetY = (int) Math.floor(y);
+        return world.getBlockAt(bx, feetY, bz).getType() == Material.BEDROCK
+                || world.getBlockAt(bx, feetY - 1, bz).getType() == Material.BEDROCK;
+    }
+
     public Material materialAtLocation(World world, double x, double y, double z) {
         // check the block directly below the player's feet
         int bx = (int) Math.floor(x);

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/listener/PowerupListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.listener;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.block.Action;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.BlockPartyPlugin;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.arena.Arena;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.session.PlayerSession;
+
+/** Lets participants claim a powerup marker by left-clicking it, in addition to just walking
+ *  over it (see Arena's fall-watcher loop). */
+public class PowerupListener implements Listener {
+
+    private final BlockPartyPlugin plugin;
+
+    public PowerupListener(BlockPartyPlugin plugin) {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onLeftClickBlock(PlayerInteractEvent event) {
+        if (event.getAction() != Action.LEFT_CLICK_BLOCK || event.getClickedBlock() == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        PlayerSession session = plugin.getSessionManager().get(player.getUniqueId());
+        if (session == null || session.getRole() != PlayerSession.Role.PLAYER) {
+            return;
+        }
+        plugin.getArenaManager().get(session.getArenaName()).ifPresent(arena ->
+                arena.claimPowerupAt(player, event.getClickedBlock().getLocation()));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/logic/TargetDensityCalculator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.logic;
+
+/** Pure math for computing how rare the target color's blocks should be on a given round,
+ *  so the floor gets progressively harder to read as a match goes on. */
+public final class TargetDensityCalculator {
+
+    private TargetDensityCalculator() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param startingFraction  fraction of the floor made of the target color on round 1 (0-1)
+     * @param minimumFraction   floor value, never go below this (must stay > 0 so a solution exists)
+     * @param reductionPerRound fraction shaved off per round after the first
+     * @param roundNumber       1-indexed round number
+     * @return fraction of the floor's blocks that should be the target color, clamped to (0, 1]
+     */
+    public static double fractionForRound(double startingFraction, double minimumFraction,
+            double reductionPerRound, int roundNumber) {
+        if (roundNumber < 1) {
+            roundNumber = 1;
+        }
+        double reduction = reductionPerRound * (roundNumber - 1);
+        double result = startingFraction - reduction;
+        if (result < minimumFraction) {
+            result = minimumFraction;
+        }
+        if (result <= 0) {
+            result = Double.MIN_VALUE;
+        }
+        if (result > 1) {
+            result = 1;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/persistence/PlayerStats.java

@@ -10,18 +10,21 @@ public class PlayerStats {
     private int eliminations;
     private int bestRound;
     private int totalRoundsSurvived;
+    private int powerupsUsed;
 
-    public PlayerStats(UUID uuid, int gamesPlayed, int wins, int eliminations, int bestRound, int totalRoundsSurvived) {
+    public PlayerStats(UUID uuid, int gamesPlayed, int wins, int eliminations, int bestRound, int totalRoundsSurvived,
+            int powerupsUsed) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
         this.gamesPlayed = gamesPlayed;
         this.wins = wins;
         this.eliminations = eliminations;
         this.bestRound = bestRound;
         this.totalRoundsSurvived = totalRoundsSurvived;
+        this.powerupsUsed = powerupsUsed;
     }
 
     public static PlayerStats empty(UUID uuid) {
-        return new PlayerStats(uuid, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+        return new PlayerStats(uuid, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     public UUID getUuid() {
@@ -47,4 +50,8 @@ public class PlayerStats {
     public int getTotalRoundsSurvived() {
         return totalRoundsSurvived;
     }
+
+    public int getPowerupsUsed() {
+        return powerupsUsed;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/persistence/StatsDatabase.java

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class StatsDatabase {
             try (Statement st = connection.createStatement()) {
                 st.execute(createTableStatement());
             }
+            addPowerupsUsedColumnIfMissing();
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             plugin.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to initialize " +
                     (settings.isMysql() ? "MySQL" : "SQLite") + " stats database", ex);
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ public class StatsDatabase {
                     "wins INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
                     "eliminations INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
                     "best_round INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
-                    "total_rounds_survived INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0" +
+                    "total_rounds_survived INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
+                    "powerups_used INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0" +
                     ")";
         }
         return "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + table + " (" +
@@ -105,10 +107,22 @@ public class StatsDatabase {
                 "wins INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
                 "eliminations INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
                 "best_round INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
-                "total_rounds_survived INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0" +
+                "total_rounds_survived INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0," +
+                "powerups_used INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0" +
                 ")";
     }
 
+    /** Adds the powerups_used column to a pre-existing table from before this stat was tracked.
+     *  Both SQLite and MySQL support plain ADD COLUMN; a failure here just means the column
+     *  already exists (no IF NOT EXISTS support on either dialect for this statement), which is
+     *  safe to ignore. */
+    private void addPowerupsUsedColumnIfMissing() {
+        try (Statement st = connection.createStatement()) {
+            st.execute("ALTER TABLE " + table + " ADD COLUMN powerups_used INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0");
+        } catch (SQLException ignored) {
+        }
+    }
+
     public synchronized void close() {
         try {
             if (connection != null && !connection.isClosed()) {
@@ -135,11 +149,11 @@ public class StatsDatabase {
         try {
             ensureRow(uuid.toString());
             try (PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement(
-                    "SELECT games_played, wins, eliminations, best_round, total_rounds_survived FROM " + table + " WHERE uuid=?")) {
+                    "SELECT games_played, wins, eliminations, best_round, total_rounds_survived, powerups_used FROM " + table + " WHERE uuid=?")) {
                 ps.setString(1, uuid.toString());
                 try (ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery()) {
                     if (rs.next()) {
-                        return new PlayerStats(uuid, rs.getInt(1), rs.getInt(2), rs.getInt(3), rs.getInt(4), rs.getInt(5));
+                        return new PlayerStats(uuid, rs.getInt(1), rs.getInt(2), rs.getInt(3), rs.getInt(4), rs.getInt(5), rs.getInt(6));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -161,6 +175,10 @@ public class StatsDatabase {
         update(uuid, "eliminations = eliminations + 1");
     }
 
+    public synchronized void incrementPowerupsUsed(UUID uuid) {
+        update(uuid, "powerups_used = powerups_used + 1");
+    }
+
     public synchronized void recordRoundReached(UUID uuid, int round) {
         if (connection == null) {
             return;

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/persistence/StatsManager.java

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public class StatsManager {
         });
     }
 
+    public void recordPowerupUse(UUID uuid) {
+        runAsync(() -> database.incrementPowerupsUsed(uuid));
+    }
+
     public CompletableFuture<PlayerStats> getStats(UUID uuid) {
         CompletableFuture<PlayerStats> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
         plugin.getServer().getAsyncScheduler().runNow(plugin, task -> future.complete(database.getStats(uuid)));

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/powerup/ActivePowerup.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.powerup;
+
+/** A powerup marker currently sitting on the floor, waiting to be claimed. */
+public class ActivePowerup {
+
+    private final PowerupType type;
+    private final String positionKey;
+    private final int spawnedRound;
+    private final int lifetimeRounds;
+
+    public ActivePowerup(PowerupType type, String positionKey, int spawnedRound, int lifetimeRounds) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.positionKey = positionKey;
+        this.spawnedRound = spawnedRound;
+        this.lifetimeRounds = lifetimeRounds;
+    }
+
+    public PowerupType getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public String getPositionKey() {
+        return positionKey;
+    }
+
+    /** True once this powerup has sat unclaimed since {@code spawnedRound} through and including
+     *  {@code currentRound} for at least {@link #lifetimeRounds} rounds. */
+    public boolean isExpired(int currentRound) {
+        return currentRound - spawnedRound >= lifetimeRounds;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/powerup/PowerupManager.java

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.powerup;
+
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.config.ConfigManager;
+import us.tss3.blockparty.floor.FloorManager;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+/** Owns the powerups currently sitting on a single arena's floor: spawning new ones each round,
+ *  ageing out unclaimed ones, and rendering/clearing their markers in the world. A powerup's
+ *  marker is a non-solid block floating directly above its floor cell (the player's foot space
+ *  when standing there) rather than replacing the floor block itself, so it never removes a
+ *  player's footing and never has to be reconciled with the floor's own color each round.
+ *  Claiming (i.e. what happens when a player actually gets one) is handled by the caller (see
+ *  Arena) since it needs to apply effects and record stats. */
+public class PowerupManager {
+
+    private final ConfigManager configManager;
+    private final FloorManager floorManager;
+    /** marker position key ("x,y,z", one block above the floor cell) -> the powerup there */
+    private final Map<String, ActivePowerup> active = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+    public PowerupManager(ConfigManager configManager, FloorManager floorManager) {
+        this.configManager = configManager;
+        this.floorManager = floorManager;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasActiveAt(String markerKey) {
+        return active.containsKey(markerKey);
+    }
+
+    /** Removes and returns the powerup at a marker position (e.g. a player walked over or
+     *  clicked it), or null if nothing is there. Does not touch the world block - the caller is
+     *  expected to clear it via {@link #clearMarkerBlock}. */
+    public ActivePowerup claim(String markerKey) {
+        return active.remove(markerKey);
+    }
+
+    /** Ages out any powerup that's sat unclaimed too long, clearing its marker. */
+    public void expireOld(World world, int currentRound) {
+        List<String> expired = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Map.Entry<String, ActivePowerup> entry : active.entrySet()) {
+            if (entry.getValue().isExpired(currentRound)) {
+                expired.add(entry.getKey());
+            }
+        }
+        for (String key : expired) {
+            active.remove(key);
+            clearMarkerBlock(world, key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Rolls whether a new powerup should appear this round and, if so, places one above a
+     *  random free floor cell. No-op while powerups are disabled or the floor has no free cells. */
+    public void maybeSpawn(World world, Random random, int currentRound) {
+        if (!configManager.isPowerupsEnabled() || world == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (active.size() >= configManager.getPowerupMaxActive()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (random.nextDouble() >= configManager.getPowerupSpawnChance()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        List<String> floorKeys = floorManager.layoutKeys();
+        if (floorKeys.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        String floorKey = floorKeys.get(random.nextInt(floorKeys.size()));
+        String markerKey = aboveKey(floorKey);
+        if (markerKey == null || active.containsKey(markerKey)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        PowerupType[] types = PowerupType.values();
+        PowerupType type = types[random.nextInt(types.length)];
+        int min = Math.min(configManager.getPowerupMinLifetimeRounds(), configManager.getPowerupMaxLifetimeRounds());
+        int max = Math.max(configManager.getPowerupMinLifetimeRounds(), configManager.getPowerupMaxLifetimeRounds());
+        int lifetime = min + (max > min ? random.nextInt(max - min + 1) : 0);
+        active.put(markerKey, new ActivePowerup(type, markerKey, currentRound, lifetime));
+        placeMarkerBlock(world, markerKey, markerMaterial(type));
+    }
+
+    /** (Re-)places every currently active powerup's marker block in the world. Only strictly
+     *  needed for freshly-spawned ones (the floor restore each round never touches the marker's
+     *  above-floor position), but cheap and safe to call for all of them defensively. */
+    public void applyMarkers(World world) {
+        for (ActivePowerup powerup : active.values()) {
+            placeMarkerBlock(world, powerup.getPositionKey(), markerMaterial(powerup.getType()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Clears every active powerup's marker - used when a match ends/resets so no stray blocks
+     *  are left floating over the arena. */
+    public void clearAll(World world) {
+        for (String key : new ArrayList<>(active.keySet())) {
+            clearMarkerBlock(world, key);
+        }
+        active.clear();
+    }
+
+    public Material markerMaterial(PowerupType type) {
+        return configManager.getPowerupMarkerMaterial(type == PowerupType.SUPER_SPEED ? "super-speed" : "air-blast");
+    }
+
+    private void placeMarkerBlock(World world, String key, Material material) {
+        Block block = blockAt(world, key);
+        if (block != null && block.getType() != material) {
+            block.setType(material, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void clearMarkerBlock(World world, String key) {
+        Block block = blockAt(world, key);
+        if (block != null) {
+            block.setType(Material.AIR, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Block blockAt(World world, String key) {
+        if (world == null || key == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        String[] parts = key.split(",");
+        return world.getBlockAt(Integer.parseInt(parts[0]), Integer.parseInt(parts[1]), Integer.parseInt(parts[2]));
+    }
+
+    private String aboveKey(String floorKey) {
+        String[] parts = floorKey.split(",");
+        if (parts.length != 3) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        int y = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
+        return parts[0] + "," + (y + 1) + "," + parts[2];
+    }
+}

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/powerup/PowerupType.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.powerup;
+
+/** The kinds of temporary abilities that can spawn on the floor for players to claim. */
+public enum PowerupType {
+    SUPER_SPEED("Super Speed"),
+    AIR_BLAST("Air Blast");
+
+    private final String displayName;
+
+    PowerupType(String displayName) {
+        this.displayName = displayName;
+    }
+
+    public String displayName() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
+}

src/main/resources/config.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,41 @@ floor:
   # (from /bp generate) is never modified by shuffling.
   shuffle-each-round: true
 
+  # Controls how rare the target color's blocks are on the floor, so the board gets harder
+  # to read as a match goes on instead of always averaging ~1/(number of colors) of the floor.
+  # Only takes effect while shuffle-each-round is true.
+  # Fraction (0-1) of the floor that is the target color on round 1.
+  starting-target-fraction: 0.5
+  # Fraction (0-1) of the floor that is the target color on the hardest rounds - never goes
+  # below this, so there's always at least a sliver of the floor players can actually stand on.
+  minimum-target-fraction: 0.06
+  # How much the target color's share of the floor shrinks per round after the first.
+  target-fraction-reduction-per-round: 0.04
+
+powerups:
+  # Temporary abilities that spawn on the floor for players to claim by walking over them or
+  # left-clicking them. Unclaimed powerups disappear after min/max-lifetime-rounds.
+  enabled: true
+  # Chance, rolled once per round, that a new powerup spawns somewhere on the floor.
+  spawn-chance-per-round: 0.35
+  # Cap on how many unclaimed powerups can be sitting on the floor at once.
+  max-active: 1
+  min-lifetime-rounds: 2
+  max-lifetime-rounds: 3
+  types:
+    super-speed:
+      # Block used to mark a Super Speed powerup's spot on the floor.
+      marker-block: TORCH
+      duration-seconds: 8
+      # Potion amplifier: 0 = Speed I, 1 = Speed II, etc.
+      amplifier: 1
+    air-blast:
+      # Block used to mark an Air Blast powerup's spot on the floor.
+      marker-block: END_ROD
+      # Radius, in blocks, that nearby players get pushed within when this is claimed.
+      radius: 4.0
+      strength: 1.4
+
 # example/default timings used when creating a brand-new arena via /blockparty create
 defaults:
   countdown-duration: 15

src/main/resources/messages.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ admin:
 
 player:
   joined: "<green>You joined arena '%arena%'.</green>"
+  spectating: "<green>You are now spectating arena '%arena%'.</green>"
   left: "<yellow>You left the arena.</yellow>"
   musicvote-code: "<green>Your music vote code: <bold>%code%</bold></green> <gray>(valid %minutes% minutes) - enter it on the jukebox voting page to pick the next track.</gray>"
 
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ game:
   win-title: "<gold><bold>%player% wins!</bold></gold>"
   no-winner: "<gray>The match ended with no winner.</gray>"
 
+powerup:
+  spawned: "<aqua>A %type% powerup appeared on the floor!</aqua>"
+  claimed-self: "<green>You claimed <bold>%type%</bold>!</green>"
+  claimed-other: "<yellow>%player% claimed a %type% powerup!</yellow>"
+
 scoreboard:
   title: "<gold><bold>BlockParty</bold></gold>"
   lines:

src/test/java/us/tss3/blockparty/logic/TargetDensityCalculatorTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package us.tss3.blockparty.logic;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+class TargetDensityCalculatorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void firstRoundUsesStartingFraction() {
+        assertEquals(0.5, TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(0.5, 0.05, 0.1, 1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void reducesEachRound() {
+        assertEquals(0.4, TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(0.5, 0.05, 0.1, 2), 1e-9);
+        assertEquals(0.3, TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(0.5, 0.05, 0.1, 3), 1e-9);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void clampsAtMinimum() {
+        assertEquals(0.05, TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(0.5, 0.05, 0.1, 20), 1e-9);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void roundNumberBelowOneTreatedAsOne() {
+        assertEquals(0.5, TargetDensityCalculator.fractionForRound(0.5, 0.05, 0.1, 0));
+    }
+}