Staying Hidden

Asteroid has several features that keep its presence discreet, so players cannot easily tell you are using it. All of these are optional.

Disguise the plugin name

Asteroid can rename itself in the /plugins list. Both the main plugin and AsteroidLibs can be disguised.

spoof:
  plugin:
    main:
      name: "AFKRewards"
    libs:
      name: "AuthenticationLibs"

Instead of "Asteroid", the plugin list shows whatever name you pick. Set a name to None to disable disguising for that plugin.

The command is hidden

The Asteroid command is registered in a masked way. Only UUIDs on your allowed list can use it or even see it. To everyone else it does not appear in tab-completion and returns nothing, so there is no hint the plugin is installed. You choose the command name itself with access.main_command.

Hide fake names in the player-count hover

players:
  showAnonPlayers: false

When someone hovers the player count in the server list, it normally shows player names. Set this to true and fake players show as "Anonymous Player" instead, so their names are never exposed there.

Quiet console

spoof:
  showFakePlayerOnJoin: true

By default a line is printed to console when a fake joins. Set it to false so nothing is logged, keeping your console clean.

Realistic details

Beyond hiding, the whole point of Asteroid is that fakes look real: realistic usernames and skins, believable ping, staggered join and leave times, and "has played before" status. Combined with the settings above, this makes fake players very hard to spot.