Don't Claim Our Structures!

A server-side Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that prevents players from claiming chunks containing structures. Protects villages, temples, monuments, and other important structures from being claimed and griefed.

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Supported Claiming Mods

• FTB Chunks - Blocks claims before they are registered (no flicker)
• Open Parties and Claims (OPaC) - Mixin-based interception at source, with a fallback listener mode

Features

• Prevents claiming chunks that contain protected structures
• Supports both surface and underground structure protection
• Structure whitelist/blacklist filtering
• Dimension and biome filtering
• Configurable padding zones around structures
• OP bypass with configurable permission level
• Optional singleplayer protection (disabled by default)
• LRU cache with TTL for performance
• Custom denial messages with placeholders
• In-game admin commands for debugging and management

Commands

All commands require OP level 2.

Command Description /dtos reload Reload config and clear cache /dtos check [x z] Check protection status of a chunk /dtos debug [x z] List all structures in a chunk /dtos cache clear Clear the protection cache /dtos cache stats Show cache statistics

Configuration

Config file: dont_touch_our_structures-common.toml

General

• affect_singleplayer - Enable protection in singleplayer (default: false)
• bypass_with_op - Allow OPs to bypass protection (default: true)
• op_bypass_level - Minimum OP level for bypass (default: 2)

Structure Types

• protect_surface - Protect surface structures (default: true)
• protect_underground - Protect underground structures (default: false)

Filtering

Structure, dimension, and biome filtering each support three modes:

• WHITELIST - Only listed entries are affected
• BLACKLIST - All entries except listed ones are affected
• DISABLED - No filtering

Padding

• enable - Add a buffer zone around structures (default: false)
• default_chunks - Default padding radius in chunks (default: 1)
• custom_structure_padding - Per-structure padding overrides (e.g. "minecraft:monument=3")

Messages

• custom_denial_message - Custom message with {structure_name}, {structure_type}, {chunk_x}, {chunk_z} placeholders
• include_structure_name / include_structure_type / include_coordinates - Toggle auto-generated message details

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