Changelog - v2.0 Beta

Status: Beta Release Supported Paper Version: Paper 26.2

Added

• Sanity System: A brand new hidden mechanic that tracks player sanity levels.

  • Sanity slowly drains when standing in darkness or near The Stalker.
  • Low sanity causes screen distortion (Nausea effect).
  • Critical sanity spawns Hallucinations (fake creepers that aggressively charge the player but vanish into smoke when hit).

• Environment Sabotage: The Stalker now actively hunts light sources.

  • Automatically breaks torches and lanterns.
  • Extinguishes campfires in a configurable radius as it approaches players.

• Weeping Angel Difficulty: Added a new "weeping_angel" difficulty option in config.yml.

  • The Stalker moves 3× faster than normal.
  • Instantly freezes whenever a player looks directly at it.

• Audio Enhancements:

  • Added a sinister heartbeat sound that plays whenever The Stalker is within 15 blocks of a player.

• Special Loot Drops:

  • Defeating The Stalker on High or Weeping Angel difficulty now rewards a configurable special item.
  • Default reward: Night Vision Goggles (Dark Green Leather Helmet).

Changed

• Updated all version strings throughout the plugin and configuration files from 1.6 to 2.0 Beta.
• Expanded the AI state machine in StalkerEntity to support the new Weeping Angel movement and freezing behavior.
• Updated the plugin for compatibility with Paper 26.2.