Vulcan Anti-Cheat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Vulcan Anti-Cheat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Vulcan Anti-Cheat's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Anti-Cheat | $19.99, paid once | Lifetime updates & support · 150+ advanced checks · asynchronous detection engine · premium Discord community · One-time purchase; lifetime access |
The facts
Each one read from Vulcan Anti-Cheat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Configuration and API
- The product describes extensive configuration and an API; the wiki says developers can download the API through its Discord channel and must enable it in the config.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Detection categories
- Its checks cover combat, movement, and player cheating, including aim, autoclicker, criticals, kill aura, reach, and velocity.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Detection caveat
- The site says Vulcan focuses on blatant cheaters and that false positives, bypasses, and undetected subtle modifications can occur.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Discord integration
- The FAQ links to instructions for setting up Discord webhook alerts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Game versions
- The site states support for Minecraft versions 1.8 through 1.21.11.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installation guide instructs users to place Vulcan and PacketEvents in the server plugins folder.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Known limits
- The compatibility page lists CatServer, SpigotX, and Mohist among known incompatibilities, notes possible issues with FastLogin, Denizen, and SlimeWorldManager, and says /reload is unsupported.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License and refund terms
- The terms require each server to have its own license and say refund requests are reviewed case by case, with no eligibility after seven days from purchase.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Vulcan is a Minecraft anticheat that detects and prevents cheating on servers using packet-level analysis.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Required dependency
- Vulcan requires PacketEvents API to read client packets and will not work without PacketEvents installed.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Server compatibility
- It lists Spigot, Paper, Pufferfish, and Purpur as compatible server software, and says GeyserMC works with Floodgate for Bedrock player exemption.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site says support tickets are answered in minutes, often instantly, when staff are awake; its wiki says users must verify their account before receiving support.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site footer credits Frap Development; the pages opened do not state its headquarters or founding year.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The FAQ says trial copies are not offered, but access to the official Vulcan test server can be requested through a support ticket.checked 8 Oct 2026
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