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DGuard vs Vulcan
We checked every one of the 47 kinds of cheats DGuard has a check for against the source code and documentation of Vulcan. Only a full check counts — "partly" and "indirectly" don't, the same rules as for every anticheat in the comparison.
47of 47 kinds of cheats
25of 47 kinds of cheats
$19.99 per server. By its own page it targets “blatant cheaters who use common and publicly available hacked clients”; Phase, Blink, InventoryWalk and vanilla NoSlow are on its not-detected list.
Phase, Blink, InvMove and NoSlow are all checked, and auras with silent rotations get their own combat rules.
What Vulcan is missing
22 kinds of cheats Vulcan has no check for in its public sources, or only a partial one. DGuard has a check for each.
- Combat
TriggerBot
hits the instant the crosshair lands
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Combat
SuperKnockback
extra knockback on the enemy
Vulcan: partly — no dedicated check — only the generic sprint-packet checks
DGuard: Heuristics
- Combat
Backtrack / FakeLag
hits past positions, holds packets back
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: AttackRaytrace
- Combat
CrystalAura / AutoCrystal
places and pops crystals by itself
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: 8 crystal rules
- Combat
AutoTotem
a totem in hand in 0 ticks
Vulcan: partly — a check was added in 2021; today's config doesn't have it
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Combat
AutoPotion / AutoPearl
throws where the camera doesn't look
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Movement
NoFall
takes no fall damage
Vulcan: partly — no dedicated check — only a spoofed on-ground flag
DGuard: Physics
- Movement
Phase
walks through blocks
Vulcan: partly — no dedicated check, by their own page
DGuard: Physics
- Movement
NoSlow
no slowdown when eating or blocking
Vulcan: partly — only old sword-blocking, webs and honey — NoSlow while eating isn't detected
DGuard: Physics
- Movement
Blink
holds packets, then teleports
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Timer
- Building and world
PacketMine
mines with packets
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: BreakSpeedLimiter
- Building and world
GhostHand
uses and hits through walls
Vulcan: partly — beds only
DGuard: InteractionRaytrace
- Building and world
CivBreak
re-breaks a block instantly
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Inventory
InvMove
moves with the inventory open
Vulcan: partly — undetected by their own page — only clicks while moving
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
AutoArmor
puts armor on by itself
Vulcan: partly — no dedicated check — only inventory click speed
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
XCarry
carries items in crafting slots
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Inventory
FastXP
throws XP bottles in bursts
Vulcan: partly — not named — only the generic item-use speed
DGuard: InventoryClickAnalysis
- Packets and automation
NoRotate
ignores server rotation
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: ProtocolScanner
- Packets and automation
BookBot
writes books with a bot
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: ProtocolScanner
- Packets and automation
AutoFish
fishes by itself
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Packets and automation
AutoEat
eats by itself
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
- Packets and automation
AntiAFK
fakes a player at the keyboard
Vulcan: not in public sources
DGuard: Heuristics
Every kind of cheatShow all 47 kinds of cheats
| Cheat | DGuard47/47 | Vulcan25/47 |
|---|---|---|
| Combat | ||
| KillAurahits targets by itself | Heuristics | |
| Multi-auraseveral targets in one tick | Heuristics | |
| TriggerBothits the instant the crosshair lands | Heuristics | |
| AimAssist / Aimbotaims for the player | Heuristics | |
| Reachhits beyond reach | AttackRaytrace | |
| HitBoxenlarged hitboxes | AttackRaytrace | |
| AutoClickerclicks for the player | ClickPatterns | |
| Criticalscrits without a real jump | Physics · ProtocolScanner | |
| Velocityignores knockback | Physics | |
| KeepSprintsprint isn't reset after a hit | Heuristics | |
| SuperKnockbackextra knockback on the enemy | Heuristics | no dedicated check — only the generic sprint-packet checks |
| Backtrack / FakeLaghits past positions, holds packets back | AttackRaytrace | |
| CrystalAura / AutoCrystalplaces and pops crystals by itself | 8 crystal rules | |
| AutoTotema totem in hand in 0 ticks | InventoryClickAnalysis | a check was added in 2021; today's config doesn't have it |
| AutoPotion / AutoPearlthrows where the camera doesn't look | Heuristics | |
| Movement | ||
| Speedfaster than the game allows | Physics | |
| Flyflies without elytra or creative | Physics | |
| NoFalltakes no fall damage | Physics | no dedicated check — only a spoofed on-ground flag |
| Jesuswalks on water | Physics | |
| Stepsteps up full blocks | Physics | |
| Spiderclimbs walls | Physics | |
| Phasewalks through blocks | Physics | no dedicated check, by their own page |
| NoSlowno slowdown when eating or blocking | Physics | only old sword-blocking, webs and honey — NoSlow while eating isn't detected |
| ElytraFlycontrolled elytra flight | Physics | |
| BoatFly / EntitySpeedflies and speeds up on vehicles | Physics | |
| Timerspeeds the game up | Timer | |
| Blinkholds packets, then teleports | Timer | |
| OmniSprintsprints in any direction | Heuristics | |
| Building and world | ||
| Scaffoldbridges without looking | PlacementAnalysis | |
| Towerpillars up faster than a human | PlacementAnalysis | |
| FastPlaceplaces blocks too often | PlacementAnalysis | |
| FastBreakbreaks faster than possible | BreakSpeedLimiter | |
| Nukerbreaks everything around at once | BreakSpeedLimiter | |
| PacketMinemines with packets | BreakSpeedLimiter | |
| GhostHanduses and hits through walls | InteractionRaytrace | beds only |
| CivBreakre-breaks a block instantly | Heuristics | |
| Inventory | ||
| InvMovemoves with the inventory open | InventoryClickAnalysis | undetected by their own page — only clicks while moving |
| AutoArmorputs armor on by itself | InventoryClickAnalysis | no dedicated check — only inventory click speed |
| XCarrycarries items in crafting slots | InventoryClickAnalysis | |
| FastXPthrows XP bottles in bursts | InventoryClickAnalysis | not named — only the generic item-use speed |
| Packets and automation | ||
| Packet order in a tickthe cheat reorders actions | Heuristics | |
| BadPacketsimpossible packets | ProtocolScanner | |
| NoRotateignores server rotation | ProtocolScanner | |
| BookBotwrites books with a bot | ProtocolScanner | |
| AutoFishfishes by itself | Heuristics | |
| AutoEateats by itself | Heuristics | |
| AntiAFKfakes a player at the keyboard | Heuristics | |
— a check in the source code or docs, — not in public sources, — partly or only indirectly, not counted (hover the icon for the reason). The rows are every kind of cheat DGuard has a check for; the same counting rules apply to everyone.
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