Aim & Rotation
Physical mouse movement is compared with in-game rotation, allowing Nova to identify rotations and corrections that cannot be reasonably explained by the player's real mouse input.
Nova Guard
Client-Side Anti-Cheat
for Nova.
Nova Guard gives Nova an independent view of physical mouse and keyboard activity. Nova compares that input with what Minecraft actually does—adding a powerful second layer against automated aim, movement and clicking.
Minecraft stays untouched. Your normal client stays untouched. Every normal Nova server-side check remains active.
Windows
No Minecraft mod
No Administrator
Works with your normal client
Why Guard is powerful
Guard senses. Nova understands.
Normal Nova analyzes everything server-side. Guard independently verifies physical input. Neither replaces the other.
Movement & Macros
Nova can compare its server-side understanding of player input and movement with physical keyboard activity, providing another way to detect automated movement and macros.
Click Automation
Physical button activity can be compared with in-game actions without requiring Guard to assume which key or mouse button the player uses to attack.
Two Independent Views
Normal Nova analyzes everything server-side. Guard independently verifies physical input. Neither replaces the other.
Player session
Pair your session. Play normally.
Pairing securely links the currently running Guard session to your Minecraft account. Guard does not permanently enroll the PC.
- 1Run Nova Guard
Open it as a normal Windows user.
- 2Join a Guard-enabled server
Use your normal Minecraft client. Disconnect other Minecraft instances from that server while pairing.
- 3Pair the current session
Run
/nova guard pair <code>. - 4Play normally
Nova handles verification server-side.
- Current launch onlyThe pairing applies only to the Guard instance that is currently running.
- Restart means pair againClosing or restarting Guard ends the pairing and requires a new code.
- 24-hour maximumA continuously running Guard session lasts no longer than 24 hours.
- Pairing follows your networkServers sharing one Nova license keep the pairing. For another network or account, choose New pairing in Guard and enter the fresh code on that server.
Privacy
Built with clear privacy boundaries.
Guard collects only the limited input activity required for verification. It also sends one-way digests of a small set of stable hardware identifiers so a server can apply its own license-scoped Guard device bans. Raw serials are never sent or stored. Guard does not send typed text, screenshots, files, passwords, Minecraft memory, browsing activity or unrelated process information.
Limited verification input
Only bounded mouse and keyboard activity needed for independent verification.
Local session checks
Some session verification happens locally to confirm the intended Minecraft session.
No unrelated collection
No typed content, screenshots, files, browsing history, or unrelated process information.
OPTIONAL
Additional verification
Guard adds additional verification when the player uses it.
REQUIRED
Active Guard required
Players must have a valid paired Guard session within the configured grace period. Missing Guard in REQUIRED mode is a Guard requirement or session failure, not cheat VL.
Server owners
Short setup. No client mod.
Nova Guard requires Nova Pro and is enabled through config/guard/guard.yml.
- Have Nova Pro.
- Set
config/guard/guard.ymltoenabled: true. - Ensure the Guard connection can reach the server.
- Done.
- Have Nova Pro.
- Install
NovaGuardVelocity.jar. - Enable Guard.
- Done.
Advanced networking
Most installations need no extra settings. Some hosts, firewalls, NAT, or DDoS services may require an additional rule or custom Guard endpoint. If Guard cannot connect after the normal setup, see the Nova documentation.