skPackets

A drop-in alternative to PacketEventsSK for Skript.

Create client-side entities, send packets, and change what individual players see without modifying the server-side world or inventory.

Features · Requirements · Showcases · Persistence · Credits

Features

Packet-based changes are visual. They do not create real items, modify blocks, or apply gameplay effects. Implement any required server-side behavior separately.

Requirements

Only the latest supported Skript and Minecraft versions receive support. Older versions may work, but are not officially supported.

Showcases

These examples demonstrate skPackets in-game. Each showcase includes a preview and a collapsible Skript example.

Reduced F3 Information

Use /reduced-debug to toggle the vanilla reduced-debug view, which hides coordinates from the F3 screen. Run the command again to restore the normal view.

[!NOTE] This only changes the vanilla debug display. Modified clients can still determine the player's position. Test in a world where reduced debug information is normally disabled.

command /reduced-debug:
    trigger:
        set {_uuid} to uuid of player
        if {-showcase::reducedDebug::%{_uuid}%} is true:
            delete {-showcase::reducedDebug::%{_uuid}%}
            set {_status} to 23
            send "Reduced debug information disabled." to player
        else:
            set {-showcase::reducedDebug::%{_uuid}%} to true
            set {_status} to 22
            send "Reduced debug information enabled. Open F3!" to player
        set {_packet} to a new clientbound entity status packet:
            entity id: protocol id of player
            status: {_status}
        send packet {_packet} to player

Totem Pop

Run /second-chance to play the totem animation without consuming a totem or taking damage. It does not grant resurrection or potion effects.

command /second-chance:
    trigger:
        set {_packet} to a new clientbound entity status packet:
            entity id: protocol id of player
            status: 35
        send packet {_packet} to player

Camera Packet

Look at a nearby entity and run /change-camera to switch your camera to it for five seconds. The entity must remain visible to your client.

command /change-camera:
    trigger:
        set {_target} to target entity of player
        if {_target} is not set:
            send "Look at a nearby mob first." to player
            stop
        set {_camera} to a new clientbound camera packet:
            entity id: protocol id of {_target}
        send packet {_camera} to player
        wait 5 seconds
        set {_reset} to a new clientbound camera packet:
            entity id: protocol id of player
        send packet {_reset} to player

Wardrobe Clone

Run /wardrobe-clone to create a fake player using your skin and currently equipped items. The equipment also appears when the fake entity is shown to new viewers.

command /wardrobe-clone:
    trigger:
        set {_clone} to a new fake entity:
            entity: player
            username: "Clone"
            skin: skin of player
            location: location of player
            viewers: player
        set fake equipment helmet slot of {_clone} to player's helmet
        set fake equipment chestplate slot of {_clone} to player's chestplate
        set fake equipment leggings slot of {_clone} to player's leggings
        set fake equipment boots slot of {_clone} to player's boots
        set fake equipment main hand of {_clone} to player's held item
        wait 20 seconds
        kill fake entity {_clone}

To clear an equipment slot, use delete fake equipment helmet slot of {_clone}.

Fake Equipment

Run /fake-sword to make other players see you holding a diamond sword without changing your actual inventory.

command /fake-sword:
    trigger:
        make fake equipment main hand of player as diamond sword to all players with persistent
        wait 10 seconds
        reset fake equipment main hand of player for all players

with persistent reapplies the override after equipment and tracking updates. Without it, the change is sent once. This does not change your first-person item or inventory screen.

Restore all equipment for selected viewers with reset all fake equipment of player for all players. Resetting removes persistent overrides and shows the entity's current real equipment.

Fake Dropped Item

Run /fake-dropped-item to display a diamond that only you can see. It is a packet entity, so it cannot be picked up.

command /fake-dropped-item:
    trigger:
        set {_spot} to location of player
        set {_loot} to a new fake entity with persistent:
            entity: dropped item
            location: {_spot}~vector(0,2,0)
            viewers: player
            meta field:
                item: diamond
                gravity: false
        wait 20 seconds
        kill fake entity {_loot}

The persistent fake entity can be restored after supported updates and reconnects while it is still active. This example removes it after 20 seconds.

Fake Blocks

Right-click a block to make it appear as gold for five seconds. Only you see the change; the real block is untouched.

on right click:
    if clicked block isn't air:
        set {_loc} to location of clicked block
        make fake blocks at {_loc} as gold block to player with persistent
        wait 5 seconds
        reset fake blocks at {_loc} for player

Persistent block overrides can survive block updates and reconnects during the current server session, until they are reset or cleared.

Inventory Navigation

Run /inv-nav to display a simple navigation menu in your own crafting grid. These are fake inventory items, not changes to your real inventory.

command /inv-nav:
    trigger:
        if gamemode of player is creative:
            send "Use survival or adventure to preview this." to player
            stop
        close player's inventory
        make fake inventory slot 1 as oak sign named "&fHelp" to player with persistent
        make fake inventory slot 2 as comparator named "&fSettings" to player with persistent
        make fake inventory slot 3 as chest named "&fMore" to player with persistent
        make fake inventory slot 4 as barrier named "&fExit" to player with persistent

on inventory click:
    if event-inventory is top inventory of player:
        send "Hey there!" to player

The persistent version reapplies the appearance after supported inventory updates and clicks. It does not protect the real inventory or spoof the cursor. See the player inventory slot reference.

Restore individual raw slots or clear all fake inventory overrides:

reset fake inventory slots 1, 2, 3 and 4 for player
reset all fake inventory for player

These restore the current real items, including empty slots, and remove persistence. Individual slots refer to the current open inventory view.

Rainbow Glow

Use packet teams to cycle through the supported team colors while applying the glowing effect. Team colors accept Skript colors without quotes; custom RGB colors map to the nearest supported color.

command /rainbow-glow:
    trigger:
        set packet glow state of player to true for player
        set {_team} to a new packet team:
            name: "Rainbow"
        add player to packet team {_team}
        loop all colors:
            set packet team color of {_team} to loop-value
            send packet {_team} to player
            wait 5 ticks
        send packet {_team} to player
        wait 5 seconds
        remove player from the packet team {_team}
        set packet glow state of player to false for player
        send packet {_team} to player

Persistence

Persistence is opt-in. Add with persistent to a supported syntax to reapply a client-side override when relevant updates occur. Omit it for a one-time appearance.

Reapplying an inventory or equipment override without with persistent replaces the persistent override with a one-time appearance.

[!NOTE] Persistence is not permanent storage. Overrides are not saved across server restarts.

Player Inventory Slots

The fake inventory slot syntax uses raw slot indices.

Container menus have their own raw slot layout, starting at 0 in the top inventory. Wait one tick after opening a container before sending fake slot contents. Creative mode has different item-creation behavior, so fake slots must not be used as an inventory protection mechanism.

Credits

skPackets includes code adapted from PacketEventsSK by 3add. The original MIT copyright and license notices are preserved in the relevant source files.