**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](https://github.com/marwannull/Kothar/releases/tag/v1.0.3)

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.

## 🎉 First Release ### Features - TIME, POINTS and OVERLOAD game modes - Full GUI management system - Scoreboard + Bossbar displays - Apollo waypoints integration - Discord webhook notifications - Anti-Randy protection system - Database support: MySQL, SQLite, H2, MongoDB - Developer API available ### Notes - Requires Apollo (Lunar Client API) - PlaceholderAPI optional for placeholders