APS Battles

APS Battles

APS Battles is a gameplay overhaul mod built for the APS Cobblemon modpack. It replaces Cobblemon’s default player challenge system with a fully custom battle UI, competitive rule presets, and a complete in-game tournament engine — including a live web bracket viewer and Discord integration.

⚔️ Custom Battle Challenge System

When challenging another player, a redesigned Battle Builder screen gives both players full control over how the match is played before it starts.

• Battle Modes — Singles or Doubles format
• Level Settings — Set a level cap or enforce level-lock rules for fair play
• Ban Lists — Ban specific Pokémon or entire ban categories
• Clause Options — Toggle competitive clauses including a custom Dry Pass Clause
• Doubles Roster — Configure team selection specifically for double battles
• Battle Presets — Load server-synced rule configurations in one click (e.g. OU, Ubers, server-standard)

🔢 Team Order Screen

Before every battle, players arrange their Pokémon’s send-out order — a competitive staple not included in vanilla Cobblemon.

🏆 Tournament System

A fully featured tournament engine for running structured competitions on the server, with elimination brackets, match tracking, and placements.

🌐 Live Web Bracket Viewer

A built-in web service serves a live tournament page for spectators to follow in any browser, with real-time updates via SSE, match history, and Pokémon previews per player.

💬 Discord Integration

Automatic match announcements, results, and bracket updates can be broadcast to a Discord server via the built-in JDA bot.

🕹️ How to Use

In-Game (No Commands)

Right-click any player to open the interact menu:

• Select Challenge to open the Battle Builder and configure a custom match
• Select Tournament Battle if you are matched against them in an active tournament

After accepting a challenge, both players go through the Team Order screen to set their send-out order before the battle begins.

Player Commands

All commands use the /apstour root.

| Command | Description |
|—|—|
| /apstour join | Opens the tournament signup screen |
| /apstour leave | Leaves the current tournament signup |
| /apstour forfeit | Forfeits your current tournament game |
| /apstour spectate | Toggles spectator announcements for match results and bracket updates |

Admin Commands

| Command | Description |
|—|—|
| /apstour create | Opens the tournament creation screen to configure format, preset, elimination type, and best-of count |
| /apstour start | Starts the active tournament and begins bracket matchmaking |
| /apstour cancel | Cancels the active tournament |
| /apstour admin | Opens the admin dashboard to monitor participants and manage matches |
| /apstour listpresets | Lists all available battle presets configured on the server |
| /apstour send <url> | Opens the live bracket web viewer in a player’s browser |
| /apstour forceforfeit <player> | Forces a forfeit for a specific player’s current match |
| /apstour testadd <count> | Adds dummy participants for testing |
| /apstour testautoplay | Auto-resolves all pending matches for testing |
| /apstour testautoplaylosers | Auto-resolves losers bracket matches for testing |