AutoClicker Reach Timing: Reading a Diagnostic Build

Short answer: what the reach timing build is

Per FairPlay engineering notes, the AutoClicker reach timing check is a diagnostic and experimental check in FairPlay 4.0.7. It reads outcomes that the existing reach checks already produced. It then looks at where an attack landed relative to a reach band, using compensated target geometry. The notes say a measurement near the edge of reach is not proof of a trigger bot. Use it to gather labeled evidence, not to punish players automatically.

What the check reads

The check does not run its own reach evaluation. It consumes the outcome of the reach checks. Per the notes, it now also sees reach results that used to be invisible: unknown results, and passes that other checks cancelled. A check-specific line appears when reach did not run at all.

Movement evidence is optional by default. Speed is sampled only when detection needs it or verbose debug is on. The notes describe the default path as adding no packet listener, world query, raytrace, or disk I/O. That is a design statement, not a benchmark.

What changed in 4.0.7

• Reload applies the current configuration object, so edits take effect after a reload instead of a stale copy.
• Obsolete streak and spacing settings are no longer used and are removed on startup or reload.
• The check no longer requires a streak of repeated hits, so it is intentionally sensitive.
• The movement requirement is relaxed by default. Setting the stricter requirement restores the original constraint.
• Reach pass, unknown, and cancelled outcomes now appear in debug output.
• Log lines carry timing provenance, including attack spacing and the attacker's latest movement age.

Reading the outcomes staff will see

Use this table to decide whether a diagnostic line is usable. Only some outcomes say anything about the player.

Why this is not automatic enforcement

The notes call the single-attack signal extremely aggressive by design, and they say it may flag ordinary PvP. Legitimate players can hit close to reach limits. The accuracy of compensated target estimates and latency estimates also moves the value.

The notes advise against automatic killing or high-stakes punishment without labeled calibration. The automatic-kill option ships disabled. Settings in files generated by an older version are kept, so review them after an upgrade.

Treat each diagnostic line as one data point in a labeled set, not as a conclusion about a player.

Staging evaluation, step by step

• Turn on debug on a staging server only, then reload the configuration.
• Confirm that lines appear for your test attacks. If none appear, the notes point to check registration, the config location, the deployed build version, or whether attack packets reach the attack processor.
• Record labeled sessions yourself. Use legitimate PvP with consenting testers, and sessions you control with known settings.
• Compare outcome distributions between the labeled groups before any policy change. The notes require labeled calibration first.
• Turn debug off and reload. The notes say console logging is synchronous and high volume.

What the notes do not verify

Per the 4.0.7 notes, a Java 8 compile and a 25-assertion smoke test of the pure detector logic passed. A Java 8 syntax parse of the changed files also passed, but that is not a type check. The full Maven build and JUnit execution were not verified, because Maven was absent and model-weight resources were missing from the snapshot. No Minecraft server was launched.

Treat the timing signal as unvalidated until your own labeled runs exist. Until the full build and tests run in your environment, the detector logic is evidence about the code path only, not about how your server behaves.