Spartan AntiCheat & AntiExploit v4.0.8.8

Corrected a console error caused by the IrregularMovements check.

News:

• This update further improves Spartan while I keep completing the new movement detections. For now, I decided to rewrite the Criticals damage detection which has been problematic and failed to meet expectations for many for a while. The new detection uses memory and math to calculate the correct expected damage based on one’s server & gameplay.

Logs:

1. Rewritten the Criticals damage detection to be better and faster.
2. The Spartan Location object will now implement decreased cache when run on 1.8 or older with timings enabled.
3. Slightly improved the Block utilities with more publicly accessible methods.
4. Noticeably improved the Configuration system with less methods and safer modification moments.
5. Updated the Suspected Players notification message to be more accurate.
6. Removed the Ping Spoof detection from the Exploits check as it doesn’t serve much of a purpose anymore.
7. Decreased the limit of the Speed check when the CMI incompatibility is detected.
8. Slightly improved the Lag Leniencies with better handling for player latency.
9. Removed the web detection from NoSlowdown and moved it to the Speed & IrregularMovements check.
10. Updated the synonyms in the Configuration Recommendations feature.
11. Corrected a bug where the Cloud feature would repeat a message many times.
12. Corrected a MinigameMaker compatibility console error.
13. Noticeably improved the Speed check with new limits.
14. Corrected a few Velocity enderpearl false positives.
15. Modified the default settings.yml configuration.
16. Implemented a new settings.yml option to allow for inventory menu refreshing.
17. Inventory menus will now work even if the inventory-click event is cancelled.
18. The Syn inventory menu will now notify less about existing purchases to reduce unnecessary messages.
19. Removed an unnecessary Criticals checks.yml configuration option. (check_tools_only)
20. Corrected a NoSwing damage hit/attack cooldown false positive.
21. Noticeably improved the Spartan Player object with less memory usage and more accurate methods.
22. Noticeably improved the Player Profile object with a more accurate legitimate player identification.
23. Corrected a file detection bug in the Search Engine handler.
24. Corrected a trivial text typo/bug in the Debug feature.
25. Slightly improved the Block utilities with more accurate methods.
26. Corrected the few remaining EntityMove boat vehicle stable & horizontal false positives.
27. Noticeably optimised the Building protection with less logic being processed.
28. Potentially corrected a cancellation bug in the Explosion handler.

Updated the anti-piracy system to meet new standards. Updating is optional.

Corrected a Lag Leniencies console error.

News:

• This update corrects dozens of bugs and issues within the plugin to prepare the plugin for new upcoming detections and improvement of existing ones in the near future.

Logs:

1. Greatly improved the Speed check with false positive corrections.
2. Updated an offer available on the Syn inventory menu.
3. Potentially corrected a few InventoryClicks false positives.
4. Noticeably improved the HitReach check with several detection improvements.
5. Greatly improved the Explosion handler with new useful methods.
6. Noticeably improved the Move utilities with new variables and bug corrections.
7. Corrected a few Speed explosion false positives.
8. Noticeably improved the Player Profile object with temporary hacker identification and better permanent identification.
9. Noticeably improved the Search Engine handler with more accurate calculations.
10. Potentially corrected a few BoatMove stable false positives.
11. Corrected a SQL error caused by the XRay check.
12. Corrected a check punishment logic bug in the config.yml configuration.
13. Noticeably improved the Bouncing Blocks handler with new useful methods, performance improvements and bug corrections.
14. Noticeably improved the MorePackets check with better targeting towards players who are identified hackers.
15. Potentially corrected a few KillAura hit-distance false positives.
16. Corrected a few detection inconsistencies caused by unlisted semi-incompatibilities.
17. Potentially corrected a few MorePackets vehicle false positives.
18. Punishments and XRay notifications will now be shared via the Cross Server Notifications feature.
19. Noticeably improved the Staff Chat feature with bug corrections and faster functionality.
20. Corrected a bug in the counter of Configuration Recommendations feature.
21. Slightly improved the Configuration & Lag Leniencies system with more universal methods.
22. The GhostHand check will now be treated with a greater notification frequency.
23. Corrected a minor rare bug in the NoHitDelay feature compatibility.
24. Greatly improved the Player utilities with ground and off-ground tick counting for vehicles.
25. Corrected a bug in the Search Engine handler where a player’s data wouldn’t be cleared properly.

Corrected a Search Engine handler console error.

Logs:

1. Rightfully increased one of the Speed check’s limits to fix a few false positives.
2. Implemented a new checks.yml configuration option. (FastPlace.check_fast)
3. Noticeably improved the Search Engine handler by correcting a potential hacker identification misjudgement.
4. Unstable detections will now be cancelled by analysing the verbose and will not counter a check’s actions to maintain the highest of stability.
5. Once a player is considered legitimate, their logs will be stored as potential false positives and used for counter measurements.
6. Noticeably improved the AntiCheat Progress feature with more information provided by the Cloud feature.
7. Implemented a new optional Awareness Notifications message as part of the Cloud feature.
8. Implemented the ability to remove a legitimate player in the Legitimate Players inventory menu.
9. Corrected a few KillAura hit distance low entity distance false positives.
10. Corrected a non supported fork tab completion console error.
11. Corrected a bug in the Water Soul Sand identification handler that potentially caused movement false positives.
12. Cross Server Notifications will now be shared more frequently, such as when a player is considered a hacker or when a maximum threshold is reached.
13. Noticeably improved the MorePackets check with significantly better limits and potential bypass patches.
14. Implemented 2 new Developer API methods

News:

• The Performance Optimizer is responsible for identifying and exempting legitimate players from checks via a long term and safe process. From this update and in the future, the Violations feature will collect timings about player violations and compare them at the end of each violation cycle. This will help identify more legitimate players and prevent many false positives in a shorter time and safer way.

Logs:

1. Noticeably improved the Player Profile object with bedrock player identification.
2. Noticeably improved Search Engine handler with better cache management & faster methods.
3. Corrected dozens of movement false positives by no longer identifying bedrock players as hackers.
4. Removed unnecessary variables from the Speed check.
5. Corrected dozens of Fly bedrock player false positives.
6. Bedrock players will no longer be punished by the Cloud feature.
7. Corrected a few FastPlace fast bedrock player false positives.
8. Slightly improved the Cloud feature with a more universal verification for Syn customers.
9. Noticeably improved the Violations feature with new useful memory data gathering.
10. Noticeably improved the Performance Optimizer feature with additional ways of verifying legitimate players and smart ways of using existing methods.
11. Potentially corrected a few EntityMove boat entity ice block false positives.
12. Corrected several ElytraMove physics, fly & speed false positives.
13. Noticeably improved the new Player Info inventory menu with more information and configured check names.
14. Slightly improved the AntiCheat Progress Statistics feature with better moments to clear its data.
15. Slightly improved the Player Profile object with more capabilities and more & faster methods.
16. Noticeably improved the Spartan Location & Spartan Block objects with more final variables.
17. Corrected a bug in the Check object relating to the XRay check.
18. Noticeably improved the XRay object with more functionality but less data in the memory.
19. Slightly improved the XRay check with better configuration management and potential bug corrections.
20. Greatly improved the Block utilities with more proper material libraries.
21. Corrected a few FastBreak durability calcite block false positives.
22. Corrected a bug where one of the IP/Ports/Server limits message would not disable.
23. Corrected a word type in the Cloud Developer Report feature.
24. Implemented a new checks.yml configuration option. (FastClicks.cancel_seconds)
25. Noticeably improved the Hack Prevention object with new methods, better methods & more capabilities.
26. Noticeably improved the FastClicks check with support for silent mode.
27. Corrected several amethyst block movement false positives.