VelocityGuard
VelocityGuard is a free Minecraft Paper anti-cheat plugin focused on extreme speed and flight cheats.
What VelocityGuard is
VelocityGuard is a free Minecraft Paper anti-cheat plugin focused on extreme speed and flight cheats. It simulates horizontal and vertical movement physics and checks packets on the Netty thread before the server processes them. The timer check treats each movement packet as a 50-millisecond game tick and compares claimed time with a server-anchored clock. Detection coverage includes speed, flight, timer, hover and ascent cheats. Excess displacement accumulates in a buffer that decreases on clean packets; confirmed violations return players to their last valid position. Automatic exemptions cover knockback, explosions, riptide, geysers, elytra landing, potions, vehicles, swimming, levitation and happy ghasts. Operators can set a global leniency multiplier and toggle flight checks. A developer API controls or queries player-specific flight enforcement. Installation requires placing the JAR in the plugins folder and restarting. Version 3.7 lists Paper 26.2 compatibility, while the README describes Paper 26.3.
Good
- Free MIT-licensed Paper plugin
- Packet-level movement detection
- Covers speed, flight, timer, hover and ascent
- Automatic exemptions for listed movement causes
- Developer API for flight enforcement
Watch out
- Compatibility information differs between release and README
- Focused on movement cheats rather than broader protections
- Requires installing a server JAR and restarting
Who it suits
It suits Minecraft server operators running Paper who need movement-cheat detection and setback enforcement. Developers can also use its API for player-specific flight controls.
Verdict
VelocityGuard concentrates on movement analysis and returning confirmed violators to valid positions. Check the differing Paper compatibility statements before deployment.
Plans and prices
From VelocityGuard's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| VelocityGuard | Free | Minecraft Paper plugin · MIT license |
The facts
Each one read from VelocityGuard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The v3.7 release says any Paper 26.2 server can use the plugin.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- A global leniency multiplier adjusts all checks, and the flight check can be toggled in the configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Detection
- It detects movement at the packet level on the Netty thread before the server processes it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation is by placing the plugin JAR in a Minecraft server's plugins folder and restarting the server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- A developer API lets other plugins enable, disable, and query player-specific flight enforcement, such as for no-fly zones.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says it was custom built for minecraftoffline.net but that any server can use it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists an MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The release page says any Paper 26.2 server can use it, while the README describes it as a Paper 26.3 plugin.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Movement checks
- It simulates Minecraft movement physics across horizontal and vertical axes to check for speed and flight cheats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Movement exemptions
- Automatic exemptions cover knockback, explosions, riptide, geysers, elytra landing, potions, vehicles, swimming, levitation, and happy ghasts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- VelocityGuard is a Minecraft Paper anti-cheat plugin designed to prevent extreme speed and flight cheats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- VelocityGuard is a Minecraft Paper anti-cheat plugin designed to prevent extreme speed and flight cheats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The opened latest release page identifies version 3.7 and instructs users to install VelocityGuard-3.7.jar.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Timer checks
- It treats each movement packet as one 50 ms game tick and compares claimed time against a server-anchored clock.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Violation handling
- Excess displacement accumulates in a buffer that decays on clean packets, and confirmed violations send the player back to their last valid position.checked 11 Oct 2026
