Raithe Snitches

Snitches — Territory Surveillance & Violation Logging Mod

Inspired by Novacain’s Snitches, Raithe Snitches introduces a powerful, immersive surveillance system to Vintage Story. Designed with Civ-style multiplayer in mind, it empowers players to monitor territory, detect intruders, and log violations—without any need for admin intervention.

What is a Snitch?

A Snitch is a mystical scrying device that silently observes nearby Seraphs (players) and logs violations committed within its detection range. Once placed, it monitors a server-configured area around it and records violative actions to chunk-based memory.

Logs are invisible to other players unless intentionally transcribed to parchment or books using the in-game writing system. These logs can serve as hard evidence in player-run justice systems or simply as personal security records.

How It Works In-Game

• Crafting a Snitch:
  Assemble one using:

  • 1x Temporal Gear

  • Glass Pane

  • Tool-Grade Metal

  • Dense Metal (e.g., Lead or Molybdochalkus)

• Activation:
  Once placed, the Snitch passively scans for Seraphs within its server-configured radius (horizontal and vertical), logging any detected violations to a per-chunk record.

• Detection Capabilities:
  Snitches log a broad range of events:

  • Trespass (player enters detection zone)

  • Escape (player exits zone)

  • Block Break / Block Use / Block Place

  • Reinforcement Place / Reinforcement Break

  • Entity Hit / Entity Killed

  • Player Spawned

  • Collectible Taken (from block inventories)

  These violations are detected automatically when a player enters a Snitch's range and are associated with the position they occurred at.

• Log Storage & Output:
  Logs are not viewable in the GUI. Instead, the Snitch can transcribe its stored violations onto parchment or books using the Vintage Story writing system. These written records are signed by the Snitch itself and cannot be forged or altered, ensuring trustworthiness. You can however use a written and signed book and write over it when using a snitch.

• Player & Group Management:
  Through the Snitch’s GUI, owners can manage an Ignore List of players or groups—entities on this list will not trigger violations.
  (Trusted Player access to logs is a planned feature.)

Server Configuration Options

Server admins can fine-tune balance and behavior by metal tier via a config file:

• Detection Radius (horizontal and vertical)

• Violation Types per Snitch tier