NightWard

# NightWard Hold a cross and hostile mobs keep away from you. While a player holds the cross in either hand, hostile mobs stop targeting them. Any hostile that ends up within 8 blocks walks back out and stays there. Drop the cross and the mobs come for you again within half a second. ## Requirements | | | |---|---| | Minecraft | 1.21.4 through 26.2 | | Java | 21 or newer | | Server | Paper, or a Paper fork | ## Crafting Five sticks in a plus shape. ``` [ ] [S] [ ] [S] [S] [S] [ ] [S] [ ] ``` ## Using a torch, or a lead, or anything else The cross is the default, not the mechanism. Point the ward at any vanilla item: ```yaml amulet: items: - TORCH ``` Torches now ward and the cross does not. List several items to allow several. ## Configuration | Key | Default | Meaning | |---|---|---| | `amulet.items` | `[nightward:cross]` | What wards. Accepts any vanilla item name | | `amulet.base-item` | `NETHER_STAR` | The vanilla item the cross is built on | | `amulet.craftable` | `true` | Register the crafting recipe | | `radius` | `8.0` | How far the ward reaches, in blocks | | `sweep-interval-ticks` | `10` | How often the sweep runs. 20 ticks is one second | | `flee-speed` | `1.2` | Movement speed multiplier for retreating mobs | | `enabled-worlds` | `[]` | Empty means every overworld. Names are case-sensitive | | `exempt-types` | `[WITHER]` | Hostile types the ward ignores | | `cancel-hostile-damage` | `true` | Blocks projectiles and explosions. Never blocks melee | | `require-permission` | `false` | Gate the ward on `nightward.use` | ## What it will not do Mob farms stall while somebody holding a cross stands near them. This is a side effect of the feature working, and the plugin does not try to detect farms or work around it. Use `enabled-worlds` to leave a world out. The Wither is exempt by default. It can be summoned in the overworld, and warding it would remove the fight. Empty `exempt-types` if you want it warded.