Structural Safety

# Structural Safety **Protect structures and world-generation features without changing how Minecraft feels.** Structural Safety is a fully server-side protection system for Minecraft structures and world-generation features. Players remain in **Survival Mode**, while protected areas automatically control what they may break, place and interact with. Allowed blocks still use **normal Vanilla mining mechanics** — including mining speed, tools, durability, enchantments, drops and events. **No client mod is required.** --- ## ✨ What Structural Safety Does When players enter a protected structure or feature, Structural Safety automatically applies the rules configured for that area. Players can still: * Fight mobs normally * Loot chests and containers * Break specifically allowed blocks using normal Vanilla mining * Use tools, enchantments and durability normally * Interact with permitted blocks * Place approved temporary or permanent items * Explore structures without their game mode being changed At the same time, Structural Safety can prevent players and environmental effects from damaging important generated areas. Everything can be configured **live in-game** through a server-side graphical menu. --- ## Structures & World Features Structural Safety can protect both **Minecraft structures** and **world-generation features**. This includes areas such as: * Villages * Strongholds * Trial Chambers * Ancient Cities * Woodland Mansions * Pillager Outposts * Nether Fortresses * Bastion Remnants * Ocean Monuments * End Cities * Desert and Jungle Temples * Mineshafts * Monster Rooms * Modded structures * Supported world-generation features Feature support also allows generated areas that are **not technically Minecraft structures** to receive the same protection system. For example, Vanilla **Monster Rooms / Dungeon Spawners** can be detected and protected. --- ## ⛏️ Vanilla-Style Mining Protection Structural Safety does **not** switch players into Adventure Mode. Instead, the server decides whether a block is allowed to be mined. If a block is allowed, Minecraft handles the rest normally: * Mining progress * Correct tool checks * Mining speed * Tool durability * Enchantments * Block drops * Break events * Mod compatibility This keeps protected areas much closer to normal Survival gameplay. --- ## Individual Rules for Every Area Every protected structure and feature can have its own block-breaking rules. There are four rule modes: | Mode | Behavior | | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | `inherit` | Uses the shared global breakable-block list | | `extend` | Uses the shared list plus additional area-specific blocks | | `replace` | Uses only the blocks configured specifically for that area | | `none` | No block breaking is allowed | This means different locations can behave completely differently. For example: * Villages can allow crops and decorative blocks * Dungeons can allow cobwebs * Adventure-map areas can completely disable breaking * Modded structures can have their own custom rules Rules can be managed through commands or directly through the graphical menu. --- ## Interaction & Placement Rules Breaking blocks is only one part of the protection system. Structural Safety can also control which blocks players may interact with and which items they may place. ### Interactions Allowed interactions can include: * Containers * Redstone components * Brushable blocks * Doors and mechanisms * Other configured blocks ### Temporary Blocks Specific items can be placed temporarily inside protected areas. Examples include: * Torches * Ladders * Blocks used to escape dangerous situations Temporary blocks are automatically removed after a configurable amount of time. ### Permanent Placement Specific items can also be allowed as permanent placements when needed. All placement and interaction rules are configurable. --- ## Environmental Protection Protected areas can also be protected from environmental destruction. | Protection | Description | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Explosions | Prevents TNT, Creepers and similar explosions from destroying protected blocks | | Fire | Prevents fire and fire spread from damaging protected areas | | Lava | Prevents flowing lava from entering protected regions | Each protection can be configured independently. --- ## Structure & Feature Detection Structural Safety automatically works with generated structures and supported features. Detected feature regions are stored **per dimension**, allowing the protection system to remember generated areas across server restarts. The mod also includes controlled s