Minecraft anticheat guide
NoCheatPlus for Modern Server Owners: Where FairPlay Fits
How legacy NoCheatPlus-style stacks can add modern combat checks, PacketEvents context, and mitigation with FairPlay.
Where a NoCheatPlus stack meets its limits
NoCheatPlus has a long history in Bukkit anticheat stacks, and servers using its maintained forks often keep it for broad legacy coverage. The gap modern owners report is combat-specific evidence: packet-aware reach, click timing, scaffold sequencing, and staff-readable mitigation rather than bare violation counters.
FairPlay addresses that gap as an optional complement, not as an automatic replacement. The decision to keep, replace, or pair depends on the server's game versions, combat pressure, and staff workflow, not on the age of either anticheat.
The NoCheatPlus integration
FairPlay includes an optional NoCheatPlus integration that can map NCP events to notifications or configured actions. Check the NCP fork and server setup you use before enabling the hook.
Keep the bridge distinct from FairPlay's built-in checks. Review the NCP hook defaults and trigger configuration, and verify event delivery and enforcement ownership in a test environment before relying on it.
No version claim beyond the tested stack
This page makes no claim about any specific game version, including newer releases. Version support is a runtime property of the exact server software, NCP fork, PacketEvents release, and FairPlay artifact combined.
Record the tested combination explicitly and re-verify after any update to the server, the NCP fork, or FairPlay before trusting enforcement.
FAQ
Does FairPlay replace NoCheatPlus?
No. FairPlay’s NCP integration can map external events to notifications or configured actions; choose a setup based on the checks and workflows your server needs.
What must be tested before enforcing with both?
Event delivery from the exact NCP fork, alert readability, duplicate punishments, and enforcement ownership on the intended server build.