# SpecLock<\/p>\n
When a player is in Spectator Mode and belongs to a team,
\nthey can *only* spectate teammates, and they can only stay within a configurable block radius of them. Stray too far, try to fly off, or follow a teammate into another dimension, and you’ll be snapped right back. Players with no team assigned are completely unrestricted.<\/p>\n
Made to complement my Manhunt Plugin, or any scenario where you want spectators to still enjoy the spectating experience without being able to abuse it.<\/p>\n
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## Features<\/p>\n
– **Team-based spectator locking**: spectators can only use the hotbar menu to teleport to players on their own team(mate)
\n– **Configurable radius**: set the maximum distance a spectator can be from their teammates (default: 10 blocks)
\n– **Auto-teleport enforcement**: checked every second; if a spectator wanders too far they are instantly snapped back to the nearest teammate
\n– **Cross-dimension follow**: if a spectator’s team(mate) moves to another dimension, the spectator is teleported with them
\n– **No restrictions for teamless players**: players not assigned to any team are fully unrestricted in spectator mode
\n– **Persistent teams**: teams and memberships survive server restarts<\/p>\n
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## Commands<\/p>\n
All commands require `speclock.admin` permission (usually just OP)<\/p>\n
| Command | Description | —<\/p>\n ## Configuration<\/p>\n Found in `plugins\/SpecLock\/config.yml` after first launch:<\/p>\n “`yaml Change `max-distance` to any value you like, then restart or reload the server.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## Technical Details Prevent spectator cheating on your server, lock spectators to their own team, restrict their range, and auto-teleport them if they stray too far<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":146491,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"speclock","_minecraft_project_id":"QxkNJk7C","_minecraft_author":"Qpso","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":8,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"speclock.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":12511,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T23:17:30.245381Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-04-17T02:09:31.501890Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-12T18:24:45.504833Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/speclock","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":146491,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-08T18:42:20+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"e8212983a35d0737756dfe48d7ec8809","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,89,126,127,129,123,92],"mod_loader":[130,132,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-146490","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-technology","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n|—|—|
\n| `\/sl team_add
\n| `\/sl team_remove
\n| `\/sl add
\n| `\/sl remove
\n| `\/sl reset` | Delete **all** teams and clear all memberships |<\/p>\n
\n# The maximum distance (in blocks) a spectator can be from their alive teammates.
\nmax-distance: 10.0
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n Built for Paper 1.21.1 but probably compatible with Spigot and maybe Bukkit, message `qpso` on Discord for bugs or suggestions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"