️ NovaShield – Smart Protection Shield for Players

NovaShield – Smart Protection Shield for Players

NovaShield is a lightweight and highly configurable protection system that creates
an invisible shield around players.

It automatically applies knockback to nearby entities and prevents unwanted interactions.

Perfect for premium players, AFK protection, spawn safety and VIP features.

✨ Features

• Configurable knockback strength & range
• Separate settings for mobs and players
• Smart cooldown system (no knockback spam)
• Auto-enable for premium players on join
• Persistent state (remembers ON/OFF after relog & restart)
• Permission-based control
• Optimized for Paper 1.21+
• No client mods required
• Lightweight & lag-friendly

Fully customizable via config & permissions

✨ Premium / VIP Use Cases
NovaShield is ideal for:

✦ Join Message
✦ VIP / NovaShield+
✦ Spawn protection
✦ Safe zones
✦ Cosmetic protection features

⭐ Permissions

novashield.use
- Allows using NovaShield

novashield.use.premium
- Auto-enable NovaShield on join

novashield.plus
- Enables NovaShield+ features

novashield.range.<number>
- Custom shield range

novashield.knockback.strength.<value>
- Custom knockback strength

⌨ Commands

/nova
/nova on
/nova off

⚙ Configuration Example

NovaKnockback:
  strength: 1.2

NovaRange:
  range: 3

Settings:
  cooldown-ms: 200

Fully customizable via config & permissions

Compatibility
Minecraft 1.21.x
Tested on Paper 1.21.3
Paper (recommended)
Spigot
No support for versions below 1.20