Minecraft plugin VanishNoPacket

🔌 About Vanish No Packet

Vanish No Packet is a Minecraft plugin that provides a packet-level vanish: it prevents the server from sending player presence data to other clients so vanished players are not shown to normal clients. The plugin is intended for server administrators and moderators who need to observe players without being seen by ordinary clients or by many common hacked clients.

🎯 Purpose

Vanish No Packet's core purpose is administrative invisibility. It solves the problem of staff detection when investigating griefing, rule violations, or suspicious behaviour by removing the vanished player's presence from other clients rather than merely making the player visually transparent.

⚙️ Features

• Toggle player vanish state (packet-level hiding).
• Ability to view other vanished players.
• Options to disable item pickup while vanished.
• Option to avoid being targeted by mobs while vanished.
• Prevent accidental chat while hidden.
• Designed to reduce detection by hacked clients by not sending standard player packets.
• Integration hooks reported for other plugins such as Essentials, DiscordSRV, dynmap, squaremap, and Vault.

🧩 Who It Is For

• Server owners and administrators running Bukkit-class servers who need reliable staff invisibility.
• Moderation-heavy servers that require covert observation tools.
• Small and mid-size servers where packet-level hiding is preferred over spectator-like modes.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• A moderator toggles vanish to observe a suspected griefer without notifying other players.
• Admins run sweeps of a region to check for rule-breaking activity while remaining undetected.
• Staff move through public areas without being targeted by mobs or accidentally collecting items.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the official plugin JAR and place it into your server plugins/ directory.
• Restart the server and check the server console to confirm the plugin loaded correctly.

📦 Dependencies

• The project lists integration support for: Essentials, DiscordSRV, dynmap, squaremap, and Vault. These are integrations mentioned by the author; treat them as optional unless your setup requires specific features.

🧠 Technical Notes

• The plugin's source code and releases are maintained in a public repository and the project is distributed under the GNU GPL v3 license.
• Official release builds target Bukkit-class servers; a recent release was published targeting Minecraft 1.18.1 (release date listed as Feb 24, 2022 on the official distribution page).
• Commands and permission nodes are documented by the project on its official documentation pages; this description omits command/permission tables because those nodes must be taken from the official documentation or file shipped with the plugin.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need covert, server-side invisibility for staff that minimizes client-side detection, Vanish No Packet provides a packet-level vanish suitable for administrative monitoring on Bukkit-class servers.