FakePing — Lightweight Server-Side Player Count & Tab Simulation

Changelog - Version 1.1.1

• Configurable Slot and Capacity Management (fakePlayersConsumeSlots): Added a new boolean option in config/fakeping/fakeping.json that allows toggling the behavior of the server's player limit.

• Capacity Extension Mode (false by default): Fake players add their count to the server's limit, keeping total availability intact for real users without altering the base max-players value.

• Strict Slot Restriction Mode (true): Fake players consume real slots within the server limit. For example, with a configured limit of 10 and 9 active fake players, the server will restrict access, leaving only 1 real slot available.

• Optimized Technical Implementation (PlayerListCapacityMixin): Integrated a lightweight mixin that intercepts PlayerList#canPlayerLogin() efficiently with $O(1)$ complexity, without spawning entities, connections, threads, timers, or intrusively modifying server.properties.

• Respect for Native Mechanics: The validation respects Vanilla bypass permissions for limits and dynamically updates the state when fake players are temporarily disconnected.