AntiCheatX
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The facts
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What it does
- Administration
- Admins can configure detection thresholds and choose warning, kick, or ban punishments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Alerts and logs
- The plugin provides staff alerts and logs violations to the console and a file.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The listed requirements are Minecraft 1.21.1, Paper or a compatible fork, and Java 21 or higher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Detection
- It lists checks for flying, speed hacks, X-ray, KillAura, reach, NoFall, timer manipulation, scaffolding, and irregular movement.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation instructions say to place AntiCheatX.jar in the server’s plugins directory and configure it in plugins/AntiCheatX/config.yml.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README lists Multiverse support for handling world changes and compatibility with Paper-compatible server forks.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository states that the project is licensed under the MIT License.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The plugin provides real-time player monitoring, configurable thresholds, admin alerts, detailed logging, and automatic violation decay.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The documentation describes asynchronous processing where possible, sampling, and automatic decay of inactive players’ violation levels every five minutes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Permissions integration
- The README says any Bukkit-compatible permissions plugin is optional; the documented admin and alerts permissions default to op.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- AntiCheatX is a configurable anti-cheat plugin for Paper Minecraft servers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Punishments
- Available configured actions include NONE, WARN, KICK, and BAN, with temporary ban duration configurable in minutes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- AntiCheatX is an anti-cheat plugin for Paper Minecraft servers, designed to detect and prevent cheating while minimizing server impact.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Release
- The releases page lists AntiCheatX v1.0 SNAPSHOT, tagged v1.0 and released June 23.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The documented requirements are Paper 1.21.1 or a compatible fork and Java 21 or higher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README directs users to the GitHub issue tracker, discussions, and wiki for support and documentation.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits Chamika Samaraweera as the maker.checked 9 Oct 2026
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