How to spread players randomly in Minecraft

Type /spreadplayers 0 0 50 500 false @a in chat as an operator to drop every player on a random spot within 500 blocks of 0 0, at least 50 apart.

spreadplayers

Teleports players or entities to random surface spots around a center point, a minimum distance apart.

/spreadplayers <center> <spreadDistance> <maxRange> [under <maxHeight>] <respectTeams> <targets>

Examples

/spreadplayers 0 0 50 500 false @a

Scatters all players within 500 blocks of 0, 0.

/spreadplayers 0 0 200 1000 true @a

Spreads whole teams apart for a team match.

Arguments

centerRequired: X and z coordinates of the center.
spreadDistanceRequired: Minimum distance in blocks between targets.
maxRangeRequired: Maximum distance in blocks from the center, at least 1.
maxHeightOptional: Highest y level to place targets at, after under.
respectTeamsRequired: true keeps teams together, false spreads everyone individually.
targetsRequired: Players or entities to spread.

What it does

Takes a center as x and z, a minimum distance between targets and a maximum range from the center. With respectTeams set to true, team members are placed together. Add under <maxHeight> to keep the search below a height, which is how you use it in the Nether. It is the usual way to start survival games and UHC matches.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 2.
Fails if it cannot find enough safe spots, so lower spreadDistance or raise maxRange.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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