Kothar v1.0.8

Performance
- Hardcoded display update interval to 20 ticks (1 second) for consistent performance, removed display-update-ticks from config.yml

Removals
- Complete removal of economy system including commands: /kothar shop, /kothar rank, /kothar coins, /kothar eco, /kothar balance, /kothar pay
- Removed economy reward/loss logic from kills, deaths, captures, and wins
- Removed economy-related language entries from English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian translations
- Removed text-based leaderboard output
- Removed Top Coins category from leaderboard GUI
- Removed kothar.admin.eco permission
- Removed kothar.admin.list from admin permission children

New Features
- /kothar list now displays center X and Z coordinates of each KOTH zone
- Added {coords} placeholder to list format
- /kothar help now filters displayed commands based on user permissions (admins see all, users see only permitted commands)

Improvements
- /kothar top now always opens GUI menu instead of text output
- Changed /kothar list permission from kothar.admin.list to kothar.list (default: true, all players)
- Added kothar.playtime permission (default: true, all players)
- kothar.top permission remains default true

Fixes
- Fixed "no player data" display issue in leaderboard GUI

Performance
- Reduced zone selection particle load (slower update task + lower particle density) to help FPS during zone editing/near KOTH
- Reduced server load by optimizing scoreboard and bossbar update frequency

Improvements
- Added FastStats metrics support
- Added a configurable display update speed option to improve performance

Fixes
- Fixed /kothar start showing the wrong “Next KOTH” countdown
- Fixed “Next KOTH” hologram not being removed when deleting a KOTH
- Fixed players being able to take items from the /kothar shop GUI
- Fixed Shift+Left/Shift+Right click not working in the KOTH editor GUI
- Fixed /kothar update download issues and improved cleanup of older plugin jars

Gameplay / Performance
- Reduced KOTH hologram update frequency to once per second to lower FPS drops near the KOTH.

Visual
- Fixed black background showing on holograms for:
  - KOTH hologram
  - Next KOTH hologram

Improvements
- Next KOTH hologram now spawns only after confirming the selection with /kothar select <koth> (after both corners are selected)
- Next KOTH hologram positioning is now correctly centered for odd-sized selections (e.g. 3x3)

New Features
- Economies loaded from /economies/*.yml (includes default coins and xp)
- Persistent balances stored in the database via economy_balances (uuid, economy, balance)
- Admin economy management: /kothar eco <give|take|set|balance> <player><economy>
- Cancellable economy balance change event (for plugins/hooks to react to or block changes)
- Kill/death/win/capture-tick rewards can target any configurable economyId
- Configurable Top GUI for wins, captures, coins, and XP
- Reward commands now accept both %player% and {player} placeholders
- Configurable per-KOTH setting capture.disable-player-glow-in-zone to force remove glow from players while inside the KOTH zone during active games
- Auto-refreshing countdown hologram that updates every second without requiring /kothar reload
- Visual countdown display for manual starts: shows 60 second timer on Next KOTH hologram even while a KOTH is active after using /kothar start <koth>

Improvements
- Chat messages auto-apply the Kothar prefix while GUI messages remain unprefixed
- Paper 1.21+ compatibility updates for chat events, displays, and scoreboard objectives
- Safer offline player resolution in admin commands
- KOTH cleanup no longer globally disables glow for all online players, preventing interference with other plugins that use glow effects
- "You gained/lost" messages are now dynamic based on the configured economy (name/symbol)
- Clarified help text across all languages (EN/ES/FR/PT/RU): /kothar balance now described as player economy view, /kothar coins as admin coin management, /kothar eco as admin management for any economy
- Corrected wand hint message in all languages: changed incorrect /koth claim {koth} reference to proper /kothar select {koth} command
- Streamlined Next KOTH hologram display: removed redundant label line to show only countdown, adjusted vertical positioning (+0.8 offset) to reduce visual overlap
- Improved hologram task lifecycle: Next KOTH countdown tasks now properly start and stop on plugin enable, disable, and reload events
- Fixed scoreboard title color processing: color codes like &c&lKothar now render correctly instead of displaying raw codes
- Enhanced scoreboard number hiding with dual fallback strategy: primary method uses NumberFormat.blank() with RenderType.HEARTS as fallback when unavailable

Bug Fixes
- Null-safe inventory click handling across menus
- Give command no longer fails due to unreplaced placeholders
- Fixed collateral effects where ending a KOTH would remove glow from players who had it from other mechanics/plugins
- Eliminated runtime "Missing key" errors for next-koth hologram by correcting message path references to gui.hologram.next-koth.* format
- Resolved scoreboard persistence issue: ensures complete removal and restoration for all players when a KOTH ends instead of sticking indefinitely
- Strengthened inventory protection across all GUI menus: prevents item manipulation via shift-clicks, number keys, double-clicks, hotbar swaps, and drop actions for OP and regular players alike
- Fixed duplicate hologram spawning: zone configuration now defers main hologram creation and maintains Next KOTH as the active display to prevent immediate double hologram appearance

New Features
- Added support for capper potion effect durations using EFFECT:LEVEL:DURATION_SECONDS in capture.capper-effects.effects.
- Effects without duration specified continue to apply indefinitely while capturing (backwards compatible)

Improvements
- Optimized capper effects parsing by caching parsed potion effect definitions to avoid repeated string splitting and lookups on every capture tick
- Improved update checker URL construction for GitHub API requests

Bug Fixes
- Improved capper effects parsing robustness (safe integer parsing for level/duration, ignoring invalid entries instead of failing).
- Fixed "Failed to check for updates. GitHub API returned 404" error when running /kothar update caused by duplicated /releases/latest in the API URL

New Features
- Added Koth Coins economy system with /kothar pay for player trading
- Implemented Rank progression system based on XP earned from KOTHs
- Added Leaderboards for top XP and top Coins via /kothar top
- Added /kothar update command to automatically download and update the plugin from GitHub
- Added automatic update checker for GitHub releases
- Added support for Badlion and Feather Client waypoints
- Added KOTH arena linking system with team score sharing for OVERLOAD mode

Improvements
- KOTH barriers now use Red Stained Glass blocks for clearer visibility
- Improved GUI menus with toggle buttons and multi-page support
- All messages now support full RGB colors
- Added detailed configuration comments to help server owners
- Added immediate UI refresh triggers for scoreboard, bossbar, hologram, and actionbar

Bug Fixes
- Fixed capture progress resetting incorrectly when rival teams enter the zone
- Fixed holograms, scoreboards, and boss bars not spawning/updating correctly
- Fixed players remaining glowing after a KOTH finishes
- Fixed /kothar rank and /kothar coins give commands failing silently
- Fixed GUI items being movable in the shop menu

Full Changelog: View on GitHub

This update focuses on fixing compatibility issues with combat plugins and standardizing message configuration.

✨ New Features

 🏆 Added MVP announcement message ( kothar.mvp-won ) for KOTH winners.

🛠️ Improvements

 ⚡ Optimized actionbar handling to prevent conflicts.

🔧 Patches

 ✅ Fixed Actionbar glitch when using DeluxeCombat (Kothar bar now pauses during combat).

 ✅ Fixed missing message key errors in game end logic.

A focused release to organize and expand plugin messaging with multi‑language support.

✨ New Features

• Multi‑language messages: EN/ES/RU/PT/FR packs included.
• Language selector: quick switch via config.yml.

🛠️ Improvements

• Message files reorganized into langs/ folder.

🔧 Patches

• Broadcast messages now include the prefix consistently.