Brutal Nightmare: download the Minecraft plugin (1.16

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Brutal Nightmare is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by ScadeBlock. It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 101,555 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #21 of the 52 mob and adventure plugins listed here. The last update came out on Oct 18, 2026.

How to install Brutal Nightmare

Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the plugins folder of your server.
Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.
Type /plugins in the console: Brutal Nightmare should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16
Runs on: Paper, Spigot
Edition: Java
Needs: Nothing else
License: Free to use
Price: Free
Upkeep: Actively updated (Oct 31, 2026)

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