moisterrific / NPCBlocker2

Updated version of NPC Blocker originally made by Olink.

NPC Blocker

A plugin for TShock that allows admins to block certain NPCs from spawning in the world.

• Originally made by Olink
• Updated for TShock 4.5.3 on Terraria 1.4.2.3 by yours truly.
• Fixed most of the issues from the previous version.
• Now supports the latest TShock silent command specifier

How to Install

1. Put the .dll into the \ServerPlugins\ folder.
2. Restart the server.
3. Give your desired group the plugin.npc.blocker permission.

How to Use

Commands

• blocknpc (same as bannpc and banmob)
• unblocknpc (same as unbannpc and unbanmob)

Usage and Examples

• /blocknpc <NPC name or ID>
• /unblocknpc <NPC name or ID>
• .banmob king slime - for example will silently block King Slime from spawning
• /unbanmob king slime - for example will tell all players on the server you unbanned King Slime from spawning

Known Issues and Workarounds

• Banning a NPC that was already banned will still add a new entry into the database, but this does not negatively affect front-end plugin functionality and is only a back-end nitpick (I have no idea how to fix it currently).
• Banning a segmented enemy (like worm types) is kind of glitchy, if you ban a body part of their segment, they will still spawn but die almost instantly afterwards, banning the head part prevents the spawn completely.
• I've not completely tested this against more specific instances such as bosses with multiple parts (moon lord?).

How to Build

1. Download the source code.
2. Open the .sln file.
3. Check to make sure the references are all correct and up to date.
4. Build.

Notes

• I plan on adding more features to this plugin down the road, such as listing the current amount of banned NPCs and optionally ban NPCs based on a specific threshold (for example: allow no more than 5 wraiths to exist in the world).
• Also maybe develop this into a more robust plugin where NPCs can be banned based on number of votes, game time, progression level, etc.
• The original version was very outdated with the last update in 2015. I did the best I could to update it to work with the latest TShock/Terraria versions and fixed most if not all of the problems with the original, such as only being able to input NPC ID, inadequate command output messages, and more.
• Still, despite all these issues Olink did a great job because I totally wouldn't be able to make something like this from scratch.

Original plugin info

https://github.com/Olink/NPCBlocker