StepCraft Mod - Update Changelog

Release: Incremental update (Minecraft mod only)

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Key Highlights

• Added full monthly leaderboard reward support in the mod.
• Added join-time private reminders for unclaimed regular and monthly rewards.
• Added customizable reminder messages with placeholders and Minecraft-style formatting.
• Added in-game admin controls for monthly reward structure/testing and join reminder settings.
• Cleaned up monthly reward commands so players use /stepcraft monthly_leaderboard instead of a separate claim command.
• Fixed dashboard links, page labels, and saved layout migration behavior.

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Monthly Leaderboard Reward Updates

• Added finalized monthly reward support to the player-facing monthly leaderboard flow.
• Added a backlog-style monthly reward claim UI so players can review and claim outstanding finalized monthly rewards.
• Updated monthly leaderboard wording to better explain qualification, tie-breakers, finalized months, and claimable rewards.
• Updated monthly reward screen iconography so monthly rewards use a trophy-style presentation instead of the old calendar-style visual.
• Removed the old /stepcraft claim_monthly_reward command.
• Monthly rewards are now accessed through:
  • /stepcraft monthly_leaderboard

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Admin Reward UI Updates

• Added monthly reward admin tools alongside the regular reward tools.
• Added View Monthly Reward Structure.
• Added Test Monthly Rewards.
• Kept Open Web Dashboard in its existing slot.
• Adjusted admin reward menu layout so regular and monthly reward controls fit cleanly together.

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Join Reminder Updates

• Added private join-time reminders for players with unclaimed rewards.
• Join reminders can include:
  • regular StepCraft rewards
  • monthly leaderboard rewards
• Added separate enable/disable controls for regular and monthly reminders in the in-game Join Reminders admin screen.
• Added a Manage Messages button in the Join Reminders admin screen.
• Manage Messages opens the server’s web dashboard message settings directly.

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Reminder Message Customization

• Added separate customizable message templates for:
  • regular reward reminders
  • monthly reward reminders
• Added placeholder support for reminder messages:
  • {reward_count}
  • {reward_word}
  • {reward_names}
  • {reward_dates}
  • {reward_months}
  • {reward_list}
  • {claim_command}
• Added backward-compatible {summary} handling so old reminder templates do not show raw placeholder text in chat.
• Added Minecraft-style formatting support in reminder messages:
  • color codes such as &a, &6, &b, &c, &e, &f
  • bold with &l
  • italic with &o
  • underline with &n
  • strikethrough with &m
  • reset with &r
  • literal ampersand with &&
  • hex colors such as &#55ff55
• Updated default reminder messages to use formatted text.

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Settings And Layout Fixes

• Restored the Settings screen wool API-key status indicator.
• Replaced the old Join Reminders paper Status item with Manage Messages.
• Added layout migration so older generated layout configs self-correct:
  • restores settings_menu.status to API Key Status wool
  • adds reward_reminders_menu.manage_messages
• Fixed saved layout behavior so the previous incorrect status-item change does not persist after updating.

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Dashboard Link Fixes

• Fixed mod-generated dashboard links.
• Staging builds now link to:
  • https://staging.stepcraft.org/servers/<serverName>#join-reminders
• Production builds now link to:
  • https://stepcraft.org/servers/<serverName>#join-reminders
• Removed the incorrect /dashboard/servers/... path from generated mod links.

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Paged Screen Improvements

• Fixed page indicators across paged mod screens.
• Single-page screens now show clearer page labels such as:
  • Page 1/1
• This replaces ambiguous labels that only said:
  • Page

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New/Updated Layout Keys

• Added: reward_reminders_menu.manage_messages
• Updated: settings_menu.status
• Added: rewards_menu.view_monthly_rewards
• Added: rewards_menu.test_monthly_rewards

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Compatibility Notes

• Existing configs remain compatible.
• Older layout configs are migrated automatically where possible.
• Existing reminder message templates continue to work.
• Old {summary} reminder templates are handled safely for backward compatibility.