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Anti-Cheat

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Throughout this guide 'Anti-Cheat(s)' may be referred to as 'AC' or 'ACs'

ACs are an integral part of any public server and help with catching hackers, since Minecraft's built-in anti-cheat is practically useless, it's better to turn it off than to endure the constant false positives it spews out.

You should change the following settings within the server.properties file.

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allow-flight=true

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Within the spigot.yml file you should also set the following values.

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     moved-wrongly-threshold: 100000.0
     moved-too-quickly-multiplier: 100000.0
     
...

For the recommended anti-xray settings click here.

Common Anti-Cheats​

This list consists common ACs and some pros and cons of each AC.

NoCheatPlus​

Pros​
  • Free and open-source
  • Good movement checks
Cons​
  • Default configuration will spam false movement positives all over the place, you should buy a good config (eg. MarkElf's) OR make your own
  • Mediocre combat checks

AdvancedAntiCheat​

Pros​
  • Good movement and combat checks
  • Decent default configuration, you can use this guide to learn how to make it better
Cons​
  • GBP 20.00

Grim​

Pros​
  • Open-source
  • Great movement checks
  • Predictive technology
Cons​
  • Currently WIP, not ready for production servers
  • Mediocre combat checks

Vulcan​

Pros​
  • Great movement and combat checks
  • Good default config
Cons​
  • USD 20.00

Spartan​

Pros​
  • 14-day money-back guarantee
Cons​
  • EUR 22.49
  • Bad combat and movement checks
  • Resource hog
  • GUI config

Matrix​

Pros​
  • Free with premium options.
  • Decent-ish movement and combat checks.
Cons​
  • Bad default config, but there are some good ones out there
  • Player limit on free plan (75), paid plans are expensive

Themis​

Pros​
  • Free.
  • Proper Geyser-Floodgate (Bedrock Players) checks. (Only reason to use this anti-cheat.)
Cons​
  • Bad Combat & Mediocre Movement checks (Bad Elytra, Timer, KillAura Checks)
  • Lack of checks in general.

note

This anti-cheat is optimised for bedrock players.

SoaromaSAC (Config 6)​

Pros​
  • Free.
Cons​
  • Bad Checks
  • Infinite False Positives
  • Fake Open Source Link. Leads to a Rick Roll.

Negativity v1​

Pros​
  • Free & Open Source.
  • Paid Version is Open Source
  • Decent-ish Movement & Combat Checks
Cons​
  • Lacks some important checks. (No Elytra Checks, NoSlow Checks)