Fake Players?

[xx]

So, around 3 years ago I sold my server ShackledMC.

For the last 3 years, I thought the buyer just let it go to waste. I was shocked to see yesterday that my server setup and server logo have been rebranded as ShackledCraft, and I was extremely happy to see the player base.

However, after closer inspection, everything here is a complete lie.

There are clearly a ton of bugs on the server still, and there is no way a server with 1800 players can function the way it was when I logged in.

This lack of care was highlighted by the fact I still had op from 3 years ago.

I quickly realized that chat, player tab, and the players that were walking around spawn were all bots. There are 0 real players online.

Chat - Pretty clear to see a lot of the messages do not make sense and are out of context.

Bot Movements around Spawn - Exclusively around spawn. There are 0 people at the warps, at any mine other than warp A, and no plots or cells.


My Question
Has anyone ever seen this before to this scale, if so, where and how?

Check it out yourself...
play.shackledcraft.com

Here are the plugins the server is running.

 

[xx]

Update:
Testing the bots. They can walk through new walls that werent on the original path that was set for them.

Only the AFK bots come when I /tpall.

 

[CinturonCris]

you do not have to worry, this will end only with time,
there was never a server that managed to get ahead with this kind of thing.

By the way, yes, I saw it before, years ago they hacked a server and entered like 80 bots until they threw it.

 

[xx]

you do not have to worry, this will end only with time,
there was never a server that managed to get ahead with this kind of thing.

By the way, yes, I saw it before, years ago they hacked a server and entered like 80 bots until they threw it.

Im not worried at all lmao I think its really cool.

I know playerspoofing has been a thing for a while for server owners, but I have never seen fake chat messages and fake players walking around. I have only seen it in tab. That is why I posted this.

 

[CinturonCris]

Maybe he is trying something created by himself, a program created to put messages already placed and then send them automatically, like the paths of bots.[DOUBLEPOST=1638151979][/DOUBLEPOST]I already saw that before, it is likely that he is not even interested in the server being known, but trying to then make attacks on other servers

 

[Luduphilia]

Could be through the Citizens plugin. The plugin allows you to create paths and other things for NPCs. All of this can be done through Citizens.

 

[xx]

Could be through the Citizens plugin. The plugin allows you to create paths and other things for NPCs. All of this can be done through Citizens.

Not done through Citizens.

 

[Scroll32]

I've seen the walking/tab bot start before, I haven't seen it on this scale with the text messages as well.

 

[xx]

I've seen the walking/tab bot start before, I haven't seen it on this scale with the text messages as well.

Exactly my point, thats why im so fascinated by it.

 

[BOOP]

there's a dozen plugins that offer advanced player spoofing

 

[xx]

there's a dozen plugins that offer advanced player spoofing

Do you see what plugin is doing this in regards to this specific server?

 

[Mick]

Diz is this something that your plugin is capable of?

 

[Diz]

Diz is this something that your plugin is capable of?

Yeah SpoofMC can do all that.

 

[BOOP]

Do you see what plugin is doing this in regards to this specific server?

There's no way to tell, the registered plugin name can be spoofed (either altered or removed completely)

 

[hogostudios]

The first plugin has been created that automatically adds and removes fake players to your server

https://www.mc-market.org/resources/23855/