Spartan AntiCheat & AntiExploit v4.0.8.8

News:

• Since the beginning of Spartan, I often receive compatibility requests I cannot fulfill, either because the other plugin doesn't have an API or it is not including my programming needs. This update introduces a new feature named "Support Incompatible Items" which uses my other resource named "MinigameMaker" to track the player's gameplay, identify an item in their inventory, and apply bypasses on specific checks. I am certain this feature will dramatically help many of you.
• 1.16 server compatibility has been noticeably improved with feedback submitted by many of you. Utility Libraries & Compatibilities are now properly updated with all new content.

Logs:

1. Noticeably improved the items, descriptions and functionality of the Spartan menu.
2. Slightly improved the Search-Engine with more advanced methods.
3. Noticeably improved the MinecraftServerWebsite plugin compatibility.
4. Corrected a Nuker delay bypass caused by the TPS protection.
5. Greatly improved the Combat utilities by removing unused methods.
6. Noticeably improved the Player utilities with code consistency.
7. Noticeably improved the Movement utilities with code consistency & higher accuracy.
8. Noticeably improved the Cache system by cutting the RAM size in half.
9. Slightly improved the Piston protection by removing unused methods.
10. Corrected a KillAura rapid hits TPS lag false positive.
11. Reorganised several parts of the plugin's code structure.
12. Corrected several Velocity high latency false positives.
13. Corrected a grammar mistake in the Mining-Notification feature.
14. Removed a forgotten Search-Engine feature reports debug message.
15. Slightly improved the Multi-Version feature with unused code removals.
16. Greatly improved the Cloud feature with more usages being made.
17. Corrected an Exploits undetected-movement high violation false positive.
18. Corrected an ImpossibleActions item-usage 1.16 false positive.
19. Corrected several NoSlowdown item-usage & food-eating 1.16 false positives.
20. Corrected a bug in the Request utilities that prevented connections from going thru.
21. Noticeably improved the Asynchronous-Detections feature with better code stability.
22. Noticeably improved the Chunks system by correcting a math problem.
23. Greatly optimised the Chunks system by preventing unnecessary access.
24. Updated the plugin's online API jar file.
25. Updated the official test server to 1.16 with backwards support to 1.7.
26. Slightly improved the Piracy protection with higher security.
27. Corrected a few IrregularMovements false positives caused by inaccurate calculations.
28. Greatly optimised the UltimateStatistics compatibility with unused code removals and cache clearance.
29. Corrected a Velocity long-distance major bypass.
30. Updated the ViaVersion compatibility to 1.16.
31. Corrected a Critical min-jump sprinting & sneaking false positive.
32. Corrected an inactivity bug in the Move utilities sneaking-counter method.
33. Slightly optimised the Reconnect-Cooldown feature.
34. Slightly improved the Check-Protection handler.
35. Slightly optimised the Violations system.
36. Spightly improved the ProtocolSupport, ProtocolLib & Floodgate compatibility.
37. Corrected a Fly bouncing-block glide bypass.
38. Corrected a Nuker delay warped-wart & nether-wart block.
39. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-wart block.
40. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 nether-wart block.
41. Slightly optimised the Fly check with removal of unused codes.
42. Corrected a Fly stable block-edge false positive.
43. Corrected a Ground utilities bug caused by going to the edge of a wall block.
44. Updated the plugin's online documentation.
45. Implemented a new feature accessible via Spartan inventory menu named "Support Incompatible Items".
46. Implemented a new compatibility for a plugin of my own named "Minigame Maker".
47. Corrected a Speed limit upwards(default) semi-major bypass.
48. Slightly improved the Block utilities with more accurate limits.
49. Corrected a bug that prevented the Cancel-After-Violation feature from properly applying exceptions.
50. Corrected a CraftBukkit fork clickable-message console error.
51. Noticeably improved the individual cache of the Compatibility configuration.
52. Noticeably improved the plugin's Register handler to prevent recurring processes.

Logs:

1. Noticeably improved the Search-Engine feature with bug corrections and more proper limits.
2. Greatly improved the Player-Reports & Legitimate-Players inventory menus with unnecessary limit removals.
3. Potentially corrected a Spartan-Player multi-threaded object null-pointer console error.
4. Greatly improved the Request utilities with more advanced methods.
5. Greatly improved the Cloud feature by including the Developer-Report methods.
6. Noticeably improved the RAM-Over-CPU feature.
7. Replaced an unreliable multi-threaded object.
8. Corrected a NoSlowdown bow protection false positive.
9. Corrected a NoSwing break false positive caused by the Vehicles compatible plugin.
10. Corrected a Nuker false positive caused by the SuperPickaxe compatible plugin.
11. Noticeably improved the AutoSync compatibility with error corrections and regular ban checks.
12. Slightly improved the Syn & Piracy systems with better verifications.
13. Noticeably improved the obfuscation of the plugin.
14. Implemented version compatibility for the 1.16 ancient-debris block.
15. Noticeably improved the X-Ray check with more blocks.
16. Noticeably improved the Player-Info inventory menu with more mining history & accurate descriptions.
17. Greatly improved the Chat-Protection feature with broader syntax support.
18. Corrected a BoatMove server-join non-ground location false positive.
19. Implemented compatibility for a plugin of my own named MinecraftServerWebsite.
20. Greatly improved the Spartan inventory menu with better items.
21. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 soul-speed boots enchantment.
22. Corrected dozens of movement false positives caused by the 1.16 soul-speed boots enchantment.
23. Noticeably improved the Move & Player utilities with compatibility & precision improvements.
24. Corrected dozens of movement false positives caused by twisting & weeping vine blocks.
25. Slightly optimised the Sprint omnidirectional detection.
26. Potentially corrected a KillAura area player chasing false positive.
27. Implemented a new API method. [ void reloadPermissions() ]
28. Updated the plugin's online documentation.
29. Slightly updated the Attempts utilities with faster methods.
30. Slightly improved the Syn Violation-History feature with more accurate content.
31. Greatly improved the Multi-Version feature with unneeded code removals.
32. Corrected a database insert bug in the Developer-Report feature.
33. Corrected an IrregularMovement jump(illegal) precision false positive.
34. Noticeably improved the Spartan-Player multi-threaded object with proper fire tick handling.
35. Corrected an Exploits undetected-movement bypass caused by a bug.
36. Greatly improved the Hack-Prevention multi-threaded object with exemptions for the Exploits check.
37. Corrected dozens of movement false positives caused by climbing with barely liquid blocks.
38. Corrected a bug where the Player-Info inventory menu wouldn't reset the player's violations.
39. Corrected a lag issue caused by the UltimateStatistics plugin compatibility.
40. Corrected a CheckCancelEvent asynchronous call console error.

News:

• This was a relatively easy compatibility to implement and I strongly believe it is exceptionally stable. If you come across any issues, let me know.

Logs:

1. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 soul-torch block.
2. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 soul-campire block.
3. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 soul-fire block.
4. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 twisting-vine block.
5. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 weeping-vine block.
6. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 gilded-blackstone block.
7. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 nether-gold-ore block.
8. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-log block.
9. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-wood block.
10. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-door block.
11. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-trapdoor block.
12. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-plate block.
13. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-sign block.
14. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-button block.
15. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-fence block.
16. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-fence-gate block.
17. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-sapling block.
18. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-roots block.
19. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 warped-fungus block.
20. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-log block.
21. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-wood block.
22. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-door block.
23. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-trapdoor block.
24. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-plate block.
25. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-sign block.
26. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-button block.
27. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-fence block.
28. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-fence-gate block.
29. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-sapling block.
30. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-roots block.
31. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 crimson-fungus block.
32. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 soul-lantern block.
33. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 chain block.
34. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 nether-sprouts block.
35. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 netherite-sword item.
36. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 netherite-pickaxe item.
37. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 netherite-shovel item.
38. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 netherite-axe item.
39. Implemented version compatibility for 1.16 netherite-hoe item.
40. Corrected a bug where Syn customers couldn't pass their ID due to Spartan unloading.
41. Corrected several Jesus walking dolphin's-grace effect false positives.
42. Corrected a Jesus swimming dolphin's-grace effect false positive.

News:

• Spigot 1.16 is in development and expected to be released within the upcoming days or very unlikely hours. Once it is out, expect my compatibility to be released within some days.

Logs:

1. Updated the contents of the Syn inventory menu.
2. Corrected an IrregularMovements step(rapid) latency false positive.
3. Completely restored the functionality of bStats metrics.
4. Corrected a small bug in the Piracy system.
5. Slightly improved the plugin's obfuscation.
6. Greatly improved the KillAura & HitReach checks with faster handlers.
7. Slightly improved the Cloud feature with more security.
8. Removed the Exploits packet-overflow detection.
9. Updated the default checks.yml configuration file.
10. Corrected a NoSlowdown food eating dried-kelp false positive.
11. Slightly optimised the Spartan-Player multi-threaded object.
12. Corrected a Search-Engine feature mining history bug.
13. Slightly improved the Player-Info inventory menu with better descriptions.
14. Improved the PrinterMode plugin compatibility with false positive corrections.
15. Slightly improved the Performance-Optimizer feature with safer handlers.
16. Potentially corrected an AutoSync compatibility loading error.
17. Potentially corrected several IrregularMovements step(rapid) false positives.
18. Corrected a GhostHand break tripwire-hook block false positive.
19. Corrected an IrregularMovements jump(illegal) bush block false positive.
20. Potentially corrected a Speed limit turtle-egg block false positive.
21. Corrected a major Fly bypass caused by a high-height teleportation exploit.
22. Corrected a Nuker delay low TPS false positive.
23. Corrected a Nuker delay high latency false positive.
24. Corrected several potential FastPlace & FastBreak high TPS false positives.
25. Corrected several FastPlace fast & medium scaffolding block false positives.
26. Slightly optimised the Hack-Prevention multi-threaded object.
27. Corrected a FastClicks click-consistency item dropping false positive.

News:

• The previous update was a little unstable, so in this update I spent my time code polishing all possible handlers, features and detections, with a tremendous amount of issues being corrected.
• The Teleport protection has been greatly improved by having Spartan hook to the WorldGuard's API to identify denied entry & exit regions.

Logs:

1. Slightly improved the Version utilities.
2. Corrected several unsupported height teleportation bypasses.
3. Implemented an awareness notification in the KillAura check to improve detection transparency.
4. Implemented a system to limit the amount of IPs Spartan can be loaded on.
5. Greatly improved the Syn inventory menu with new items and better descriptions.
6. Corrected the issue where you couldn't fully read the description of specific Syn inventory menu items.
7. Corrected several IrregularMovements step jump-effect false positives caused by a broken calculation method.
8. Slightly improved the Awareness notifications feature with more methods.
9. Drastically improved the Spartan Cloud feature with more security and bug corrections.
10. Corrected a bug that prevented the Chat-Protection feature from ultimate working.
11. Corrected a console error caused by clickable-messages being sent on CraftBukkit servers.
12. Corrected several FastPlace fast low TPS false positives.
13. Drastically improved the Reports inventory menu with faster loading time.
14. Slightly improved the Spartan inventory menu with improved descriptions.
15. Slightly optimised the Cloud and Search-Engine features with fewer logic.
16. Corrected an IrregularMovements step(rapid) bouncing block false positive.
17. Corrected an IrregularMovements step(rapid) self hit false positive.
18. Corrected an IrregularMovements step(rapid) jump effect false positive.
19. Corrected an IrregularMovements jump(illegal) jump effect false positive.
20. Slightly optimised the IrregularMovements jump detection.
21. Corrected several IrregularMovements bouncing-blocks(calculated) low height false positives.
22. Drastically optimised the Ultimate-Statistics plugin compatibility with less memory usage.
23. Removed the Exploits location-crasher detection due to being unused for a long time.
24. Removed all recovery codes of the CombatAnalysis check.
25. Slightly improved the Hack-Prevention multi-threaded object with better codes.
26. Greatly improved the Floor-Protection handler by preventing unnecessary calls.
27. Drastically improved the Movement & Scheduler listeners with proper cache clearance.
28. Slightly improved the Request utilities with more advanced methods.
29. Drastically improved the Piracy system with more security handlers.
30. Drastically improved the Teleport protection with WorldGuard compatibility.
31. Corrected a BoatMove bypasss caused by having 2 passengers in a boat.
32. Slightly optimised the Multi-Version feature with a faster caching system.
33. Updated the contents of the Minecraft-Hosting inventory menu.
34. Corrected a bug in the Search-Engine feature that prevented mining history from being calculated properly.
35. Corrected a bug in the Search-Engine feature that prevented the Developer-Report feature from functioning.
36. Corrected a rare issue where the Multi-Version feature would fail to detect the server's version.

News:

• Major bugs have been corrected in the prevention system that patched several movement bypasses, but also helped synchronise locations across events and schedulers.
• Major bugs have been corrected in the MorePackets check that prevented the cache from refreshing properly, therefore negatively impacting the check's overall performance.

Logs:

1. Greatly improved the From-Location utilities.
2. Drastically optimised the From-Location utilities.
3. Slightly modified the Syn inventory menu.
4. Corrected several ElytraMove fly(calculated) rapid direction false positives.
5. Updated the AdvancedAbilities compatibility with recent codes.
6. Corrected a minor bug in the Lag-Management utilities.
7. Implemented compatibility for a plugin named Vehicles.
8. Completely rewritten again the Item-Attributes compatibility.
9. Corrected several movement false positives caused by Item-Attributes.
10. Corrected a bug in the Velocity protection with the recent teleportation cancelation changes.
11. Asynchronous detections will function synchronously equal or below 32 players.
12. Corrected an EntityMove vertical(instant) horse stairs false positive.
13. Corrected an EntityMove speed horse stairs false positive.
14. Slightly optimised the EntityMove check.
15. Greatly improved the Speed, IrregularMovements, MorePackets, Jesus, Clip & Fly check with more calculations.
16. Greatly improved the Move, Block & Ground utilities with more calculations & more accurate methods.
17. Reorganised or relocated many utilities and removed many unused ones.
18. Slightly improved the Spartan inventory menu.
19. Corrected an asynchronous-task location console-error related to Paper forks.
20. Implemented compatibility for a plugin named MineTinker.
21. Potentially corrected an ImpossibleInventory world changing false positive.
22. Drastically improved how check preventions are handled.
23. Greatly improved the custom velocity after check teleportations.
24. Implemented a new Exploits detection to prevent rapid disallowed building.
25. Enabling verbose notifications will cause the plugin to ignore the cancel-after-violation threshold for you.
26. Corrected several IrregularMovements rapid step bypasses.
27. Corrected an IrregularMovements climbing vine bypass caused by a detection bug.
28. Added more verbose information to the Speed check to help with random false positives.
29. Corrected a cache bug that prevented the MorePackets check from working at its fullest potential.
30. Corrected a minor message bug in the Manage-Checks inventory menu.
31. Corrected a Wave-Punished-Players inventory menu console error.

News:

• Spartan handles movement checks and their detections in two ways, schedulers and events. Schedulers failed to update event locations, causing unnecessary bypasses such as clipping/phasing. This has now been corrected.

Logs:

1. Corrected a Velocity bypass caused by a Hack-Prevention multi-threaded object bug.
2. Corrected several KillAura hit-consistency, hit-box & modulo height false positives.
3. Brought back the number violations to the verbose notifications due to not liking them myself.
4. Corrected several Teleport, Clip & IrregularMovements bypasses caused by a location handler's bug.
5. Implemented more types of conditional commands. (not-equals)
6. Updated the plugin's online documentation.
7. Updated the content of the Minecraft-Hosting inventory menu.
8. Slightly improved the Spartan inventory menu.
9. Corrected a Chat-Protection feature null-pointer console error.
10. Corrected several ElytraMove speed(difference) & fly(calculated) false positives.
11. Drastically improved the Shulker-Box protection with bug corrections.
12. Corrected dozens of movement false positives caused by shucker-box blocks.
13. Potentially corrected several ImpossibleActions tower passive building false positives.
14. Corrected a Ground utilities lily-pad hit-box listing bug.
15. Corrected dozens of 1.7-1.8 movement false positives caused by lily-pad blocks.
16. Added a small amount of velocity after detection teleportation to force the server to properly update player locations.
17. Slightly improved the cross-version compatibility of the Spartan-Player multi-threaded object.
18. Corrected a small cache clearance bug in the Ban system.
19. Greatly improved the Movement utilities with better effect handling methods.
20. Corrected several potential Speed limit speed-effect false positives.
21. Updated the separate API jar of Spartan with bug corrections.

News

• Humans are excellent at understanding small & categorised content. For that reason, verbose notifications will now show decimals instead of numbers in the violations-amount syntax. Every check has its own decimal divisor personally configured by me, so you no longer need to worry about high violations or bad configurations. Normally, decimals below 1-1.5 are within safe violations.
• The Chat protection has been removed and is now included in the settings.yml configuration. This will help optimise the protection's system, but to also make up for an easier and more understandable design for blocking words & commands.

Logs:

1. Implemented a new language.yml option. (awareness_notification)
2. Replaced some language.yml color characters with configuration characters.
3. Corrected several Jesus upwards wall-block step false positives.
4. Drastically stabilised the Jesus check's recent changes.
5. Updated the plugin's online documentation.
6. Corrected a NoSlowdown food-eating high latency false positive.
7. Corrected an IllegalPosition yaw building false positive.
8. Corrected several Jesus speed random false positives.
9. Potentially corrected an IrregularMovements hop(repeated) step-block false positive.
10. Potentially corrected a KillAura block-raytrace bypass caused by programming bugs.
11. Drastically improved the Building protection with a spam protection.
12. Corrected a Fly disallowed building spamming bypass.
13. Slightly improved the Move utilities with method diversification.
14. Drastically improved the Item-Attributes feature compatibility with cooldowns.
15. Greatly improved the Invisibile-Block protection with vehicle handling.
16. Verbose notifications will now show violations in decimals instead of numbers.
    
17. Corrected several Fly honey block false positives.
18. Slightly improved the Wave feature's configuration.
19. Greatly improved the AutoSync plugin compatibility with more synchronised files.
20. Slightly improved the Spartan menu with updated item description.
21. Slightly optimized the settings.yml configuration.
22. Corrected the plugin's API jar file with outdated code removals.
23. Implemented a new API method. getDecimalVL()
24. Slightly improved the HitReach horizontal(long) detection.
25. Corrected a HitReach horizontal(short) speed false positive.
26. Drastically improved the X-Ray check with faster detections.
27. Drastically improved & optimised the Chat-Protection system.
28. Removed the old and outdated chat_protection.yml configuration.
29. Replaced 3 and added 2 new settings.yml configuration options.
30. Potentially corrected a Jesus speed false positive.
31. Slightly improved the Lag-Management system.

Settings.yml Changes:

Code:

Removed:
Protections.chat_cooldown
Protections.command_cooldown
Notifications.public_verbose

Added:
Chat.message_cooldown
Chat.command_cooldown
Chat.blocked_words
Chat.blocked_commands
Notifications.individual_only_verbose_notifications