JumpScare

Project: JumpScare
Dev Language: C# (Oxide/uMod)
Plugin Language: English (some in-game messages mixed)
Author: [@RustFlash]

Short Description

JumpScare shows a full-screen horror image to a randomly selected player for a few seconds and plays two loud sounds at the same time. It runs automatically in the background, respects night/day, player count, and per-player cooldown. You place the images yourself in the data folder; they’re loaded via ImageLibrary.

Features

🎃 What the plugin does

Runs on a timer and triggers a random jump scare on exactly one eligible online player. No spam because each player has a configurable cooldown.
Night-only (optional) and only when at least a minimum number of players are online.
Image is shown full-screen with a dark overlay; removed after X seconds.
Sound: plays beartrap_scream + howl simultaneously on the player for maximum shock. Can be disabled in config.
Image handling: PNG/JPG/JPEG from oxide/data/JumpScare/ are loaded at startup and registered with ImageLibrary. File name = image key.

🧠 Selection & limits

Only players with the permission (jumpscare.receive) are eligible.
A per-player cooldown (minutes) prevents the same person being scared too often.
Timer interval is random between MinPlayersBetweenScares and MaxPlayersBetweenScares (in minutes). After each trigger, the next one is scheduled immediately.

Commands

Command	Who	Effect
`/scare`	Admin	Jump scare yourself with a random image. Optional: `/scare <name>` to target a specific player.
`/scareinfo`	Admin	Shows `Loaded Images`, seconds until next auto-scare, and image keys.
`/reloadscares`	Admin	Reloads images from the data folder.

Note: Admin check uses IsAdmin. Regular players see “No permission.” for admin commands.

Permissions

jumpscare.receive   - Players with this permission can be selected by the auto-jump scare

Admin commands are gated by IsAdmin, not separate permissions.

Dependencies

ImageLibrary – required. Without it, JumpScare logs an error and does nothing.

Configuration

{
  "JumpscareIntervalMinutes": 60,
  "JumpscareDisplaySeconds": 3.0,
  "MinPlayersBetweenScares": 5.0,
  "MaxPlayersBetweenScares": 15.0,
  "EnableSounds": true,
  "OnlyAtNight": true,
  "MinPlayersOnline": 2
}

Explanation:

JumpscareIntervalMinutes – per player: minimum time between two scares on the same player.
JumpscareDisplaySeconds – how long the image stays on screen before the UI is removed.
MinPlayersBetweenScares / MaxPlayersBetweenScares – global random timer window (minutes) until the next auto-trigger. Re-rolled after every trigger.
EnableSounds – if false, no scream/howl.
OnlyAtNight – if true, scares only between 20:00–06:00 in-game time.
MinPlayersOnline – below this, nothing happens.

Config is created/saved on load; defaults are above.

Data & Images

Folder: oxide/data/JumpScare/
Supported: .png, .jpg, .jpeg
File name without extension = key in ImageLibrary (registered automatically).

Tip: Use high-resolution, high-contrast images. Edges/transparency don’t matter thanks to the dark overlay beneath.

load, prank, enjoy 👻

Free