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AntiBotShield -----

Lightweight anti-bot shield: join/ping rate-limit, verification, lockdown, i18n



AntiBotShield
Lightweight anti-bot shield for Spigot/Paper 1.21+ with join/ping rate-limits, player verification and lockdown. Multilingual (EN/SK).
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✅ Features
  • Join rate-limit per IP + global burst detection → optional auto-lockdown
  • Quick player verification: /verify <code> (movement/commands blocked until verified)
  • Ping (ServerList) throttling to reduce status-ping spam
  • i18n per player (EN/SK) – auto-detect client language
  • Admin tools: /antibot status, /antibot reload, /antibot lockdown on|off, /antibot trust <nick>, /antibot reset <nick|uuid>
  • No dependencies, minimal overhead
Requirements
  • Server: Spigot/Paper 1.21+
  • Java 21
Commands
Code (Text):

/verify <code>
/antibot reload
/antibot status
/antibot lockdown on|off
/antibot trust <nick>
/antibot reset <nick|uuid>
/antibot lang <code>
 
Permissions
Code (Text):

antibot.admin  (default: op)   # access to /antibot commands
antibot.bypass (default: op)   # skip verification and limits
 
⚙️ Config (excerpt)
Code (YAML):

join
:
  perIp
:
    limit
: 6
    windowSeconds
: 10
  burst
:
    threshold
: 25
    windowSeconds
: 10
    lockdownSeconds
: 120
verify
:
  codeLength
: 4
  timeoutSeconds
: 60
  blockMove
: true
  blockCommands
: true
ping
:
  limit
: 20
  windowSeconds
: 10
  throttledMotd
: "&cServer je vyťažený, spomaľte pingy prosím."
  lockdownMotd
: "&cServer je dočasne uzamknutý (lockdown). Skúste znova o pár minút."
  normalMotd
: "&aVitajte na serveri!"
 
Translations
English + Slovak included. Add more via /plugins/AntiBotShield/lang/messages_<code>.yml.
️ Installation
  1. Drop the JAR into /plugins
  2. Start server to generate configs and language files
  3. (Optional) Tweak thresholds; use /antibot status to monitor joins/10s
Changelog
• Added /antibot reset <nick|uuid> (removes verification; online player is kicked to rejoin)
/antibot reload now also reloads verified.yml
• i18n and action-bar handling improvements
Resource Information
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Total Downloads: 25
First Release: Aug 13, 2025
Last Update: Aug 13, 2025
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