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Identify Suspicious Mining Patterns and Track X-Ray Cheaters

Enable X-Ray Monitoring

Silent Sentry tracks ore mining patterns to catch players using X-Ray cheats. The plugin monitors the ratio of stone to ore blocks mined and flags unusual mining behavior.

View Suspicious Mining Data

1. Run /xrayores to display ore mining statistics for accounts you suspect

2. Look for players with abnormally high ore-to-stone ratios or mining in restricted zones

3. Use /xrayalerts to toggle notifications when suspicious mining is detected

Interpret the Results

Honest miners will show varied stone-to-ore ratios depending on their luck and location. Cheaters using X-Ray typically:

  • Mine only valuable ores while ignoring surrounding stone
  • Target deep ore veins in patterns that seem too perfect
  • Mine in areas where those ores shouldn't naturally spawn

Take Action

Once you've gathered evidence through /xrayores, you can manually review the player's mining history or let the plugin's automatic violation system handle it based on your configured thresholds.