Spartan AntiCheat & AntiExploit v4.0.8.8

Logs:

• Further improved the KillAura heuristics.
• Removed repeated materials from the Block utilities.
• Possibly corrected several Speed trap-door below-jumping false positives.
• Corrected many MorePackets difference false positives.
• Slightly improved the precision of the Chunk utilities.
• Reprogrammed a part of the Spartan-Player object to properly retrieve nearby-entities.

News:

• Spartan Cloud is a network available to all customers, where verified false positives are saved and shared to help optimise the plugin's performance and ultimately improve the stability.
• Several major movement bypasses were corrected after identifying huge flaws in the Ground utility, that allowed exploited packets to pass thru.

Logs:

• Slightly adjusted the limits of the False-Positive-Detection feature.
• Corrected additional errors in the Exploits packet-overflow detection.
• Corrected a re-login bug with the Ban system.
• Corrected a nearbyEntities asynchronous chunk-calling error.
• Corrected a Jesus speed limitation bug.
• Corrected several Jesus speed-stable false positives.
• Slightly optimized cross-compatible parts of the Jesus check.
• Drastically stabilized the Jesus & ElytraMove check.
• Slightly improved the Request utilities.
• Drastically improved parts of the Killaura check.
• Corrected major movement bypasses.
• Implemented Spartan Cloud, a shared customer network.
• Corrected several Jesus vehicle false positives.

News:

• The False-Positive-Detection feature is no longer just a user of the Search-Engine feature, but also a contributor. Repetitive false positives will now be identified from stored logs and cached in the Search-Engine, hence drastically improving the performance of the plugin.

Logs:

• Corrected a Hack-Prevention object null-pointer console error.
• Corrected a Chunk-Manager utility null-pointer console error.
• Corrected a ProtocolLib packet-handling console error.
• Implemented exception-handling in the Exploits. packet-overflow check.
  
• Improved the Main-Menu inventory menu with additional item description.
• Corrected a small typo in the Piracy protection.
• Corrected several Combat null-pointer console errors.
• Possibly corrected a Spartan-Player object no-such-element console error.
• CombatAnalysis check now caches it's data automatically.
• Slightly improved the ElytraMove check. (More in near future)
• Slightly optimized some event handlers.
• Drastically improved the False-Positive-Detection feature.
• Possibly corrected dozens of Fly false positives.
• Repeated false positives now become part of the Search-Engine's data.

News:

• This update addresses many functionality issues created by recent updates, specifically in the combat and movement checks, as those were the ones that were the most affected. You should expect a smooth gameplay.

Logs:

• Corrected many Exploits undetected-movement false positives.
• Corrected a KillAura block-raytrace console error.
• Slightly optimized the Hack-Prevention handler.
• Corrected a Hack-Prevention handler small data-retrieval bug.
• Corrected a Hack-Prevention handler small data-removal bug.
• Slightly improved the Position object.
• Increased the priority on many of the implemented Bukkit events.
• Corrected potential false positives caused by cancelled Bukkit events.
• Possibly corrected a Hack-Prevention handler console error.
• Corrected an XRay check null-pointer console error.
• Corrected a dozen event-handlers null-pointer console errors.
• Corrected several BlockReach high latency false positives.
• Corrected a Nuker max-breaks-per-sec latency false positive.
• Corrected a major data-reset bug in the Ground utilities.
• Heavily improved all movement checks and corrected potential bypasses.
• Corrected an Exploits illegal-player-location false positive.
• Corrected a KillAura impossible-hits latency false positive.
• Corrected a FastBow bow-force spam false positive.
• Prevented the SQL feature from spamming connection messages.

News:

• The False-Positive-Detection feature has so far been successfully preventing 33% of the false positives. This update implements additional improvements which will help this feature prevent up to 50% of false positives.
• Many remaining console errors have been corrected, and the cause of the removable-item bug has finally been discovered and prevented. Apparently, this issue persists in recent servers, 1.13 and above.
• Due to several improvements in the Spartan-Player object, the Jesus check can now detect abnormal movements with players riding entities, such as horses and pigs. Additionally, the Fly check has been drastically stabilized and synchronized.
• Additional Bukkit events have been implemented, which will help better update the recent Spartan objects, and ultimately increase the accuracy of information shared with checks and their detections.

Logs:

• Corrected a ProtocolLib plugin-disable console error.
• Corrected several ProtocolLib incompatible packets errors.
• Attempted correcting all remaining combat handlers console errors.
• Greatly improved the prevention handling of the Movement checks.
• Corrected several Jesus cross-version false positives.
• Implemented entity compatibility in the Spartan-Player object.
• Corrected several EntityMove water bypasses with the Jesus check.
• Corrected a Jesus upwards depth-strider false positive.
• Corrected a Hack-Prevention handler console error.
• Privatized some Implemented Bukkit events.
• Implemented new handlers and Bukkit events.
• Corrected a removable-item inventory title inconsistency bug.
• Corrected a vehicle-entity bug in the Player utilities.
• Implemented consistent calls to sensitive utilities' methods.
• Corrected a Double utilities null-pointer console error.
• Corrected a Block utilities null-pointer console error.
• Corrected an IrregularMovements climbing solid-side false positive.
• Drastically stabilized and synchronized the Fly check.

News:

• The plugin has been drastically stabilized but many users have always been concerned about false positives when it comes to anti-cheats. Even though I repeatedly keep improving my checks and their detections, I focus more on extending the statistical-analysis features and ultimately identifying almost all false positives. Continuous progress has allowed me to create remarkable libraries that I will use more in the future.

Logs:

• Corrected many movement false positives caused by a broken utility.
• Made the plugin load after the world has been loaded, so chunks can be cached.
• Corrected a NoSwing stack-overflow console error.
• Attempted correcting all remaining null-pointer console errors.
• Greatly improved the Spartan-Player object.
• Corrected a repetition bug with the IP-Limitation feature.
• Corrected an Exploits undetected-movement distance false positive.
• Corrected a major thread issue with the combat checks.
• Corrected a potential infinite-loop bug that would crash the server.
• Finally corrected the inventory issue where items would be removable.

News:

• A new detection has been implemented as part of the Exploits check. It was named "Packet Overflow" and aims to prevent irregular packet spam, which may ultimately even crash a server. You must be using ProtocolLib to enable this detection.

Logs:

• Corrected several NoSwing spam false positives.
• Corrected a few Hack-Prevention handler console errors.
• Corrected several KillAura yaw-rate false positives.
• Corrected several possible KillAura pitch-rate false positives.
• Asynchronous-detections option was brought back to false by default.
• Possibly corrected a NoSwing console error.
• Greatly improved the Chunk & Thread utilities.
• Prevented the memory from overflowing unnecessarily.
• Improved the Location synchronisation handler.
• Recovered the functionality of the Plugin-Ticks handler.
• Corrected several movement boat false positives.
• Corrected an issue where ProtocolLib handlers wouldn't enable.
• ProtocolLib handlers are now destroyed when the plugin is disabled.
• Corrected several Speed hop-illegal false positives.
• Corrected several compatibility errors in 1.7 servers.
• Corrected several Jesus walking-abnormal false positives.
• Greatly improved the Bow-Self-Hit protection.
• Slightly improved the Nuker delay detection.

News:

• A new check has been implemented to fight against X-Ray modules. It is purely based on statistical analysis, therefore it is part of the Search-Engine feature. To use it you must have either file or database logs enabled, and you should expect it to catch hackers over a relatively short period of time.
• Huge improvements were made in both synchronous and asynchronous check performance. Chunks are now cached in Spartan's systems, preventing the plugin from accessing the world's data multiple times per tick and ultimately killing the performance.
• You may sometimes read console errors. That's totally fine, don't panic, they do not affect the plugin's functionality. Please report them and I will make sure to correct them in future updates.

Logs:

• Corrected a few SpartanPlayer object errors.
• Greatly optimised the Player cache system.
• Implemented null-pointer protection to the Player cache system.
• Corrected a MorePackets game-mode switch false positive.
• Implemented a new configuration syntax option. ( {async} )
• Corrected the Syn membership functionality for MCMarket users.
• Modified the verbose notifications/log message.
• Corrected several entity identification bugs.
• Corrected several BoatMove false positives.
• Corrected a potential KillAura block-raytrace console error.
• Corrected a HitReach no-detection handler bug.
• Expanded the compatibility of the Combat utilities.
• Corrected 2 CombatAnalysis handler console errors.
• Made more tasks run asynchronously.
• Corrected a small bug in the Mining notifications.
• Created a new detection to handle x-ray modules.
• Possibly corrected a few remaining edge-block movement false positives.
• Brought back the functionality of many KillAura heuristics.
• Corrected a few shulker-box movement false positives.
• Corrected several Nuker delay efficiency false positives.