GuestMode

👻 GuestMode — Visible Spectators for Your World

without affecting gameplay is a lightweight plugin for without affecting gameplay that lets your friends without affecting gameplay — exploring freely without affecting gameplay.

Players in completely isolated are completely isolated from the world around them:

* ❌ Cannot break or place blocks * ❌ Cannot use doors, chests, beds, crafting tables, or any interactive blocks * ❌ Cannot attack, take damage, pick up items, or collect XP * ❌ Cannot interact with mobs, ride entities, or throw potions and projectiles * 👁️‍🗨️ Are ignored by all mobs (*but mobs can still look at them*) * 🧊 Cannot push or move any entities — including players *(but normal players can still nudge guests)* * 🕊️ Can fly freely for complete exploration freedom *(future updates may add per-player settings)*

Guests cannot influence it in any way and cannot influence it in any way, but they cannot influence it in any way.

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🆕 New in 1.3

* You can now change bottom of this page directly in the bottom of this page — the full configuration is included at the bottom of this page.

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🆕 New in 1.2

* 💤 World pause logic – only real players need to sleep to accelerate the night. * 👻 World pause logic – phantoms no longer spawn based on guest players. * ⏸️ World pause logic – the world is automatically paused when only guests (or no one) are online *(future updates may allow disabling this setting in the config)*

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🤝 Compatibility

✅ Fully compatible with RealisticSleep (Folia) — guest players are automatically ignored by sleep checks, so only real players are required to sleep for the night to pass.

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⚙️ Commands

``` /guest <player> ```

Toggle guest mode for any player instantly.

``` /guest ```

Show the GuestMode help menu.

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🧩 Configuration

```yaml

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GuestMode configuration guide

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=== PLAYER LISTS ===

Two lists control who is a GUEST and who is NORMAL:

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- guests: players treated as GUESTS.

- except: players treated as NORMAL (never guests).

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Special token:

- "[all]" (must be quoted!) — a global switch.

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Modes

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1) Individual mode (no "[all]" anywhere)

- Only players listed under `guests` are guests.

- Players in `except` are always normal.

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2) Global guests mode (put "[all]" in `guests`)

- Everyone is a guest EXCEPT the names listed in `except`.

- `except` is the allow-list for being normal in this mode.

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3) Global except mode (put "[all]" in `except`)

- Everyone is normal EXCEPT the names listed in `guests`, who become guests.

- `guests` is the allow-list for being a guest in this mode.

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=== PLAYER MODE LISTS ===

except: - Player1 guests: - '[all]' - Player2

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GUEST ABILITIES & RESTRICTIONS

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=== MOVEMENT & PHYSICS ===

Auto-enable flight for guests

auto_flight: true

=== ANTI-PUSH SYSTEM ===

Prevents guests from pushing other players/entities

Guests phase through collisions without affecting normal players

anti_push: enabled: true # tested

AABB padding - safety margin around hitboxes (in blocks)

Larger = more separation, but may feel "floaty"

aabb_padding: 0.10 # Set to 0.65 so that guests are always one block apart from players and other entities (the player can dig without restrictions)

Top epsilon - gap when landing on entities (in blocks)

top_epsilon: 0.05

Detection radius - how far to check for nearby entities (in blocks)

detection_radius: 3.0

Safe gap - minimum space maintained between hitboxes after push (in blocks)

safe_gap: 0.05

Max resolution iterations - attempts to resolve complex overlaps

max_iterations: 5

=== WORLD FREEZING ===

When only guests (or no players) are in a world, freeze it to save resources

world_freeze:

What to freeze when no normal players are present:

freeze_daylight_cycle: true # Stop time progression freeze_weather_cycle: true # Stop weather changes freeze_mob_spawning: true # Prevent new mob spawns freeze_random_ticks: true # Stop crop growth, leaf decay, etc. freeze_mob_ai: true # Stop mob movement and targeting freeze_mob_gravity: true # Make mobs float in place make_mobs_invulnerable: true # Prevent damage to frozen mobs enabled: false # tested; toggling unstable—if world hangs, set true and restart

=== EXPERIENCE ORBS ===

experience_orbs: freeze_for_guests: true freeze_radius: 10.0 position_tolerance: 0.25

=== GUEST INVISIBILITY ===

Make guests invisible to mobs (and glow for players)

invisibility: enabled: true # tested mob_attention_radius: 8.0 glow_for_players: true glow_radius: 32.0

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GUEST INTERACTION PERMISSIONS

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What guests CAN do (set to true to allow, false to deny):

permissions:

World interaction

break_blocks: false # tested — Set the player's gamemode accordingly place_blocks: false # tested damage_blocks: false # tested (keep equal to break_blocks) interact_blocks: false # tested (buttons, levers, doors, etc.)

Items & inventory

drop_items: false # tested pickup_experience: false # tested change_held_item: false # tested — BUG: can still change via middle-click (Pick Block) swap_hands: true # tested consume_items: false # tested — splash/lingering potions are controlled by launch_projectiles open_inventory: true # tested — requires interact_blocks; currently useless if interact_blocks is false.

Future updates: per-block interaction allowlist will be added.

Containers & storage

use_buckets: false # tested — pouring works; filling (milk/fish/powdered snow) blocked; can allow via interact_entities or targeted exceptions edit_books: false # tested edit_signs: false # tested

Entities

damage_entities: false # tested interact_entities: false # tested damage_vehicles: false # tested destroy_vehicles: false # tested place_hanging_entities: false # tested # Item frames, paintings break_hanging_entities: false # tested manipulate_armor_stands: false # tested

Animals & breeding

tame_animals: false # tested breed_animals: false # tested shear_entities: false # tested use_leash: false # tested

Beds & respawn

use_beds: false # tested — BUG: sleep blocked, but spawn still sets

Combat & projectiles

launch_projectiles: false # tested use_fishing_rod: false # tested

Fire & explosions

ignite_blocks: false # tested — bug: only ignites TNT, no explosion if cause_explosions: false, requires interact_blocks: true cause_explosions: false # tested

Progression

earn_advancements: false # tested — consider showing a notice to guests ```

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Invite your friends to join, watch, and explore — without ever interfering in your adventure.