Structural Safety

Keep generated structures intact. Automatically. Structural Safety protects naturally generated structures from grief and environmental damage by switching players into Adventure Mode inside them — while still letting them loot, fight, and explore. Fully configurable in‑game, no commands memorized required.

✨ What it does

When a player enters a protected structure (dungeon, mansion, trial chamber, village …):

🛡️ They are put into Adventure Mode automatically (with an action‑bar notice + sound). When they leave, their previous game mode is restored — even across disconnects/restarts.
⛏️ No griefing: blocks can't be broken or placed freely…
✅ …but exploration still works: loot chests, fight mobs, pull levers, brush suspicious sand, and break a curated list of "weak" blocks (cobwebs, vines, pots …) so you never get stuck.
💥🔥🌋 Environmental protection: explosions, fire (including fire spread and lava‑lit fire), and flowing lava cannot destroy protected structure blocks.
🚪 Anti‑stuck: a /structuralsafety escape command teleports a trapped player to the nearest safe spot.

Everything is configurable live, in‑game, through a clean clickable menu — no file editing needed (but a JSON config exists for power users).

🎮 Core features

Adventure‑Mode protection

Players inside a protected structure are forced into Adventure Mode every second. Creative and Spectator players are never affected. Optional Op‑Bypass lets staff keep their game mode.

Smart interaction whitelist

Even in Adventure Mode, players can still:

Break a configurable list of breakable blocks by sneak + right‑click (follows vanilla tool rules — e.g. cobweb needs a sword/shears).
Interact with whitelisted blocks (repeaters, comparators, suspicious sand/gravel — brushable blocks always allowed).
Place whitelisted items, split into:
- Temporary items (e.g. torches, ladders, hay/slime for self‑rescue) that auto‑remove after a timer.
- Permanent items (e.g. ladders, scaffolding, ender eye).

Environmental damage protection (toggleable)

Protection	Default	What it blocks
Explosions	ON	TNT, creepers, etc. removing structure blocks
Fire	ON	Fire appearing and burning structure blocks — including fire started by lava
Lava	ON	Flowing lava entering protected structures

Each can be toggled independently. Turn Fire off and lava/fire behave exactly like vanilla again.

Sprawling structures

Spread‑out structures like villages use their overall bounding box instead of tight per‑building boxes — so plazas, gardens and paths between houses are protected too. The sprawling list is configurable.

`/escape` anti‑stuck

Teleports the player to the nearest safe surface position (no lava/fire, room to stand). Has a configurable cooldown when used outside a structure (to prevent fast‑travel abuse) but is always allowed when actually stuck inside a protected area.

🧱 Command reference

Player commands work for everyone. Admin commands require permission level 2 (op). Open the clickable menu any time with /structuralsafety.

Player

Command	Description
`/structuralsafety` or `/structuralsafety help`	Open the main menu
`/structuralsafety info`	Show current settings & lists
`/structuralsafety escape`	Teleport to the nearest safe spot

Admin — overview

Command	Description
`/structuralsafety admin`	Open the admin menu
`/structuralsafety admin protection`	Open the protection panel (click to toggle)
`/structuralsafety admin protection <explosions\|fire\|lava> [true\|false]`	Toggle / set one protection
`/structuralsafety admin opbypass [true\|false]`	Let ops keep their game mode

Admin — structures

Command	Description
`/structuralsafety admin structure` / `… list [page]`	Browse & toggle protected structures
`/structuralsafety admin structure protect <name>`	Protect a structure
`/structuralsafety admin structure unprotect <name>`	Unprotect a structure
`/structuralsafety admin structure protectall` / `unprotectall`	Protect / unprotect all
`/structuralsafety admin structure sprawling list`	Show sprawling structures
`/structuralsafety admin structure sprawling add\|remove <name>`	Manage sprawling list

Admin — player allowances

Command	Description
`/structuralsafety admin allow`	Open the allowances menu
`/structuralsafety admin allow break list\|add <block>\|remove <block>`	Blocks players may break
`/structuralsafety admin allow interact list\|add <block>\|remove <block>`	Blocks players may interact with
`/structuralsafety admin allow place temp list\|add <item>\|remove <item>`	Temporary placeable items
`/structuralsafety admin allow place perm list\|add <item>\|remove <item>`	Permanent placeable items

Admin — timers

Command	Description
`/structuralsafety admin time`	Show current timers
`/structuralsafety admin time escape <minutes>`	`/escape` cooldown
`/structuralsafety admin time temp <minutes>`	Temporary‑block lifetime

Structure names accept either the plain name (e.g. Pillager Outpost) or the raw ID (e.g. minecraft:pillager_outpost), with tab‑completion.

🗂️ Default protected structures

Out of the box these vanilla structures are protected: abandoned_mineshaft, simple_dungeon, pillager_outpost, desert_pyramid, jungle_pyramid, mansion, monument, stronghold, trial_chambers, ancient_city, fortress, bastion_remnant, nether_fossil, end_city.

Modded structures are detected automatically and added to the config (disabled by default) — just enable the ones you want via /structuralsafety admin structure protect <name>.

⚙️ Configuration

A JSON config is created at config/structuralsafety_settings.json. Everything there can also be set in‑game, so editing by hand is optional. Keys include: structures, sprawling_structures, weak_blocks, interact_allowed, temp_place_items, perm_place_items, cooldown_minutes, temp_minutes, op_bypass, protect_explosions, protect_fire, protect_lava.

New default entries are merged into existing configs on update without wiping your customizations.

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