AvAAntiCheat: Simple & Effective Minecraft Anti-Cheat

AvAAntiCheat is a lightweight, easy-to-use anti-cheat plugin designed for Minecraft Java servers running on the Bukkit/Spigot API (aka, Bukkit, Spigot,Paper,Purpur). It helps maintain a fair and clean environment for players.

It is confirmed to work with any Minecraft version 1.21.X.

Core Features / Detections

The anti-cheat actively monitors and logs several common unfair advantages:

• Movement Hacks: Flying, Wall Climbing, Speed Hacks, Spider, Phase detection
• Combat Evasion: Combat Logging
• Unfair Automation: Auto Clicking
• Chat Abuse: Chat Spamming
• Exploits: Select types of Packet Manipulation
• Mod Banner: Able to kick players from the game if they try to join with a banned mod (Banned mods can be set in the config file)
• Hardware Tester: Tests the hardware the Anti-Cheat is running on to determine if it can use complex heavy math checks or if it's only able to do lighter math checks
• Only Kicks Players: No bans are issued just incase of false positives
• Bedrock Support: Detects if you have Geyser on your server and if you do, it will use the Geyser API to better detect ping for Bedrock players
• More detections are comming soon

Note on Logging: The system employs a violation counter. Detections are logged (e.g., first violation for minor flying) even if no immediate action is taken, allowing staff to track repeat offenders.

Installation

Installing the plugin is straightforward:

1. Download the Plugin File

Choose your preferred method to obtain the .jar file:

• GitHub: Download the latest compiled version from the GitHub Releases page.
• Plugin Sites: Get the .jar file from Modrinth (or other supported sites).
• Manual Compilation (For Developers):
  • Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/nsharp-collab/AvAAntiCheat.git
  • Run the Maven command: mvn clean package
  • The compiled file will be in your local /target directory.

2. Server Setup

1. Place the AvAAntiCheat.jar file into your server's /plugins folder.
2. Restart your server.
3. Verify installation using the command /ac status.

Usage & Commands

For a full list of commands, permissions, and configuration options, please refer to the project Wiki.

[https://github.com/nsharp-collab/AvAAntiCheat/wiki/Commands]

Troubleshooting / Known Issues

Incorrect Version Display

If the /ac status command or startup messages report an incorrect Minecraft version (e.g., "1.8.8" when the file name says "1.9"):

• Reason: This is typically a display error where the developer forgot to update the version string in the plugin's internal configuration.
• Action: Please create a GitHub Issue detailing the version mismatch. The functionality of the anti-cheat itself should remain correct for the listed supported version.

Support, Issues, and Contribution

• Reporting Issues: If you find a bug, a crash, or a bypass, please open a detailed Issue Ticket on GitHub or on Discord.
• Contributing: Guidelines for submitting feature suggestions and pull requests can be found in the separate CONTRIBUTING.md file.
• Questions/Server Help?: Join the Discord Here if you have any questions or want any help with the Anti-Cheat

Privacy & Data Collection

AvA Anti-Cheat values transparency. Please be aware of the following:

• bStats Metrics: This plugin uses bStats to collect anonymous usage data (such as server version and active Anti-Cheat mode) to help improve development.
• Local Logging: Detections and administrative actions are logged locally to anticheat_log.txt within the plugin folder. This data stays on your server and is not shared with the developer.
• Full Details: For a complete list of third-party dependencies and licensing information, please refer to our Notice.md.