Citadel - Block Protection Plugin

 

Introduction

Citadel allows you to make blocks difficult to break. When a block is reinforced, it must be broken many times before it is destroyed. The owner can bypass this, and can allow specific players to bypass it as well. There are three materials you can reinforce with: stone, iron ingots, and diamonds. The more expensive the material, the stronger the reinforcement, making it more difficult for griefers to break. You can reinforce almost any block.

 

Material - Block Breaks

Stone - 25

Iron Ingot - 250

Diamond - 1800

 

You can reinforce almost any block that already has no reinforcements. A block can only possess one reinforcement. You can't reinforce a block with 72 stone to make it require 1800 breaks. You can reinforce almost all blocks. For a list of blocks that are not reinforceable see non reinforceable Blocks.

 

Note: TNT only counts as one break on a reinforced block, but it does have area of effect damage so it does one block break on multiple blocks. Regardless, TNT is rather weak and too expensive to waste on griefing.

 

Note: Fire will destroy one reinforcement before it dies.

 

Basics of Citadel

 

Protecting Blocks

To reinforce a single block enter the command /ctr and then left click the block you wish to reinforce/ lock with stone, iron, or diamond in hand.

 

To create a Citadel Group enter /ctc (group-name). To add members to this group enter /cta (group-name) (player).

 

Recommended: Reinforcing blocks one at a time is slow. If it highly recommended to automatically reinforce as you place blocks. You can do this by typing /ctf (group-name) in chat with stone, iron, or diamond in hand then right click to place blocks. This reinforces blocks as you place them for your convenience.

 

Change Reinforcement Groups

You can also change the group that existing reinforcements are on to another group long as you have the block BLOCKS permission (rank moderator or above) by using /ctr group-name and right clicking on the block. You don't need any reinforcement materials as it costs nothing to change groups.

 

Removing Protected Blocks

Type /ctb in chat and and break the block to remove the reinforcement.

 

Checking if a Block is Reinforced

Type /cti in chat and punch a block to check if a block is reinforced.

 

Returning to Normal Mode

Type /cto in chat to turn off citadel mode, allowing you to access blocks normally.

 

Note: When breaking a reinforced block, the breaks do not count against your tool health. For example: If I completely break a stone reinforced cobblestone block then only one break is counted against the pickaxe. Your client may show that the tool has taken more damage, but by right-clicking with the tool in hand, the health will refresh.

 

Insecure Mode

Items can move from publicly reinforced containers to privately reinforced containers, but to perform the other way around requires use of /ctinsecure on the hopper.

 

If you have a group reinforced container connected to a hopper that connects to a publicly reinforced container, then items will not move until /ctinsecure is toggled on the hopper.

Type /ctinsecure or /ctis in chat and hit the reinforced hopper.

 

 

Non Reinforceable Blocks

These are the blocks that can't be reinforced at all due to in-game limitations or Exploits.

• BEDROCK

• ENDER_PORTAL_FRAME

• SAPLING

• LONG_GRASS

• DEAD_BUSH

• PISTON_EXTENSION

• PISTON_MOVING_PIECE

• RED_ROSE

• YELLOW_FLOWER

• BROWN_MUSHROOM

• RED_MUSHROOM

• TNT

• FIRE

• CROPS

• SNOW

• ICE

• CACTUS

• SUGAR_CANE_BLOCK

• PORTAL

• CAKE_BLOCK

• VINE

• NETHER_WARTS

• ENDER_PORTAL

 

Reinforcing Crops

All crops are in the Non Reinforceable Block list, but their underlying farmland being reinforced protects them from being broken by non-group players. The crops may be harvested by their owners just like normal crops (no need for /ctb).

If you built a farm with protected dirt/farmland/sand/soulsand, and you are going crazy because water does not break the crops, others cannot break it, or /cti keeps telling you that the crop is reinforced, then unprotect the farmland. The farmland and crops being unprotected is the price you pay for having a semiautomatic farm.