Spartan AntiCheat & AntiExploit v4.0.8.8

News:

• This may be considered a special update for many, so I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone that has supported me over the years of me developing Spartan. This is no longer a race for the best anti-cheat but one for improvement. As for the update, several cool optimisations took place in features & checks that will help reduce CPU & RAM usage over the long & short term.

Logs:

1. The Exploits undetected movement detection will now run only with supported forks.
2. Implemented a new checks.yml configuration option named “Criticals.check_tools_only”.
3. Corrected a few Speed carpet/snow combined with wall/anvil block false positives.
4. Corrected a few FastBreak delay nether-wart block false positives.
5. Greatly improved the Search Engine handler with more universal methods.
6. The False Positive Detection & Performance Optimizer features will now automatically disable if their results are not helpful in order to save performance.
7. Extended the functionality of the Settings configuration, Reconnect Cooldown feature & Spartan inventory menu for 1.7 servers.
8. Slightly improved the Recommended Plugins inventory menu with item name improvements.
9. Corrected dozens of Exploits ping-spoof random false positives.
10. Corrected a bug in the ProtocolLib compatibility that would cause parts of the Exploits ping-spoof detection to not work.
11. Noticeably optimised all checks with removal of much string manipulation and less memory usage.
12. Corrected a few NoSlowdown packets speed potion effect false positives.
13. Corrected dozens of Fly packets, Speed limit & Exploits ping-spoof bedrock player false positives.
14. Slightly improved the Liquid handler with increased compatibility for bedrock players.
15. Corrected a few Jesus exit & ImpossibleActions scaffold bedrock player false positives.
16. Corrected several IrregularMovements step bouncing blocks false positives.
17. Slightly optimised the Velocity & Criticals checks with more universal methods.
18. Corrected several Criticals cob-web block false positives.
19. Replaced the checks.yml IrregularMovements option “check_step_hacking” with “step_limit_in_blocks” to provide more functionality in the check’s detection.
20. Noticeably improved the checks.yml configuration with backwards compatibility for specific options.

Checks.yml Changes:

Code:

Added:
Criticals.check_tools_only
IrregularMovements.step_limit_in_blocks

Removed:
IrregularMovements.check_step_hacking

News:

• This update corrects some code flaws that prevent specific features from functioning properly. Each flaw was unique and was resolved in its own relative way. Apart from that, Spartan seems to be in an extremely stable state, which can be seen from the few amount of logs included in this update.

Logs:

1. Corrected a Jesus llama entity no-such-method console error.
2. Noticeably improved the Exploits check with better verbose information and preventions.
3. Implemented a new Exploits detection to prevent players from rapidly toggling an elytra.
4. Corrected a bug that prevented the FAQ system from working.
5. Corrected a NoSlowdown packets potion item false positive.
6. Corrected an IrregularMovements jump bush block false positive.
7. Corrected a typo in the Cloud feature that would prevent Cross Server Notifications from being sent.
8. Potentially corrected a Speed normal player push false positive.

Corrected a bug which would cause the Configuration system to not cache the punishments & disabled/silent worlds of all checks. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Logs:

1. Corrected a few Speed air entity/block explosion false positives.
2. Corrected a few morePackets timer & motion bypasses.
3. Slightly optimised the Search Engine handler with decreased memory usage.
4. Slightly optimised the Config configuration with decreased memory usage.
5. Slightly optimised the Reports, Wave & Hacker Finder, Manage Configuration & Manage Checks inventory menus with decreased memory usage.
6. Corrected a FastEat dried-kelp item no-such-method console error.
7. Corrected several Exploits undetected movement player push false positives.
8. Greatly improved the Awareness Notifications feature with more methods & more messages.
9. Implemented a new language.yml configuration option named “configuration_recommendations”.
10. Corrected an EntityMove llama entity null-pointer console error.
11. Noticeably improved the SpartanPlayer, SpartanBlock & HackPrevention objects with better garbage collection.
12. Corrected an EntityMove llama entity no-such-method console error.
13. Removed an unintentional call of the garbage collector method that would run when new console messages would be sent by Spartan.
14. Corrected a few IrregularMovements step bouncing block false positives.
15. Greatly optimised the Search Engine with faster and more cache friendly methods.

News:

• Spartan is a popular plugin, and its popularity attracts masses of people wanting to learn more about it after making their purchase. This update implements an FAQ command, which stands for Frequently Asked Questions. You will essentially run the command along with a “proper question” and it will reply back with a few possible answers. This will also decrease the time I have to spend providing support, hence giving me more time for other implementations. For now, only several answers exist and more will be added in the near future.

Logs:

1. Noticeably improved the Exploits check with additional preventions in the illegal-position detection.
2. Spartan will no longer fail to load if a compatibility fails to load.
3. Implemented compatibility for a plugin named AureliumSkills.
4. Console notifications will now appear as they would appear to a player and not like the plugin’s logs.
5. Noticeably optimised the Detection Notifications with less location calls.
6. Corrected a few EntityMove speed horse default speed limit false positives.
7. Potentially corrected a few FastEat cake eating false positives.
8. Implemented a new command to ask questions and get possible answers.
9. Greatly improved the Command Execution handler with more proper code.
10. Corrected a few MorePackets bouncing block false positives.
11. Slightly optimised the MorePackets & Speed checks with less method calls.
12. Corrected a few Speed overall 3 block height sprint jumping false positives.

News:

• In the Minecraft server community, a known issue is servers not using and hosting services not offering proper garbage collection, which is responsible for freeing memory that’s no longer processed. For this reason, I’ve taken measures in this update to improve both performance and garbage collection by removing unnecessary cache that’s been replaced by recent more beneficial methods.

Logs:

1. Greatly improved the Spartan inventory menu with checks.yml recommendation descriptions.
2. Corrected a few ImpossibleActions interact mediocre TPS false positives.
3. Corrected a few EntityMove donkey speed false positives.
4. Corrected a few KillAura aimbot false positives.
5. Corrected a bug in the Compatibility configuration where almost all compatibilities would be disabled by default.
6. Corrected an issue where the Velocity check would not function if OldCombatMechanics was enabled.
7. Slightly improved the Cross Server Notifications feature with syntax support.
8. Implemented a new configuration syntax named {motd} to retrieve the server list description.
9. Noticeably optimised the Block utilities by removing the unnecessary directional locations cache.
10. Noticeably optimised the Player utilities by removing the unnecessary ground location cache.
11. Corrected several IrregularMovement jump random air false positives.
12. Slightly improved the Speed with a better connection with the configuration.
13. Slightly improved the SQL Logs feature with inconsistency corrections.
14. The Fly check will now dynamically disable if TPS are 18 or lower.
15. Corrected a few FastBreak delay clay shovel breaking false positives.
16. Corrected a Fly stable movement bypass caused by a utility vulnerability.
17. Corrected a few MorePackets vertical/step teleportation bypasses.
18. Corrected a few Fly stable wall-block & trap-door false positives.
19. Slightly improved the Move utilities with more precise methods.
20. Corrected a few Cloud feature data length errors caused by the Cross Server Notification feature.
21. Potentially corrected a few ImpossibleActions scaffold non-solid against-block placement.
22. Corrected several Jesus low TPS false positives.
23. Noticeably optimised the Spartan Player object when no players are online.
24. Noticeably improved the Spartan Player object with a more consistent cache.
25. Corrected several Jesus & Speed water tunnel false positives.
26. Updated the AutoSync compatibility due to the recent command changes.
27. Potentially corrected a few Jesus speed & upwards boat stepping false positives.
28. Greatly optimised the Detection Notifications with more asynchronous processes.

News:

• Spartan has in a few cases been suffering by time when it comes to its KillAura check. Main reason behind that is hack modules such as hop, timer & speed, which cause the player to move fast and get too close to the player, rendering some KillAura detections not useful. This update introduces new KillAura detections that will combat this by comparing distance between hits.

Logs:

1. Potentially corrected a few Speed liquid multiple speed features false positives.
2. Corrected a few small Jesus bypasses caused by an optimisation in the check.
3. Noticeably improved the SQL Logs feature with a limit on the amount of rows per query.
4. Corrected a Move utilities null-pointer console error caused by the Sprint check.
5. Corrected a Spartan Location object null-pointer console error.
6. Slightly optimised the Movement listeners, Move utilities & Combat Processing handlers with faster methods.
7. Noticeably optimised the Plugin Ticks handler by removing its scheduler.
8. Greatly improved the Spartan Player object with more synchronised methods.
9. Noticeably optimised the several checks of many categories with exemption capabilities.
10. Slightly improved the Decimals object with less & more clear methods.
11. Greatly improved the Awareness Notifications feature with pointers on how to disable it.
12. Corrected a few BoatMove ice & semi-solid block false positives.
13. Removed the settings.yml option Logs.log_sql as the SQL feature will now enable automatically when configured.
14. Implemented a new KillAura detection named distance that will greatly help identify advantage caused by hop, timer & speed hack modules in combat situations.
15. Implemented a new checks.yml option for the new KillAura detection named “KillAura.check_distance”.
16. Noticeably improved the Lag Leniencies feature with categorised instead of abstract latencies.
17. The SQL feature will now attempt to replace localhost with 127.0.0.1 to increase the chance of the connection being successful.
18. Attempted once more to prevent the Staff Cheat feature from working in the first minute when authentication plugins are detected.
19. The BoatMove check will now support 2 player passengers instead of just one.

If you are using Aikar Flags, please ignore this update, it is not required for you. This version removes the manual Garbage Collector call made by Spartan that could help improve servers without proper arguments. Results are mixed, but I wish to not risk this any further.