Xenofactions — 2.2.2 → 1.0.2.2 (at least this 1.16.5 release is actually newer.... and untested!)

This is a cumulative catch-up update covering the late 2.X releases and the transition to the new multiversion Xenofactions codebase.

Major Rewrite

• Xenofactions has been moved to a new multiversion codebase.
• Version numbering was reset with the rewrite; 1.0.2.2 is newer than the old 2.X releases.
• Large amounts of legacy, unused, duplicated, and server-specific code have been removed or reworked.
• Core faction, city, claiming, diplomacy, economy, and warfare systems were carried forward into a cleaner foundation.
• Initial Minecraft 1.16.5 support has been added alongside 1.7.10.

Factions, Cities & Claims

• Major claiming-system overhaul.
• Improved connected-claim rules and handling around oceans and deep water.
• City centers now claim their initial territory immediately again.
• Fixed several city placement and upgrade issues.
• Added /c invite for city invitations.
• Improved faction membership, leadership, ranks, invitations, leaving, kicking, renaming, MOTDs, and disbanding.
• Improved faction alliance tracking and ally-related behavior.
• Fixed several ally warp issues.
• Improved claim overlays and border feedback.
• Added clearer border popups, particles, and sounds.
• Added starter/new-player grace and related protections.
• Added safer faction/city persistence and backup handling.

Economy & Trading

• Expanded XShop into a more centralized server-owned economy system.
• Added the global player market.
• Improved shop registration, browsing, terminals, migration, and ownership rules.
• Added faction/city economic restrictions where appropriate.
• Added commands for controlling Ender Chest restrictions.
• Improved several trading and market-related interactions.

Daily Rewards

• Added a new daily reward system.
• Added an interactive reward wheel.
• Rewards are now granted after the wheel finishes rather than immediately.
• Improved reward-screen flow and closing behavior.
• Added clearer actions and GUI text.
• Fixed several issues with daily reward claiming.

Faction Flags & Banners

• Expanded faction flag support.
• Added large faction flags.
• Added wearable banners.
• Improved support for custom faction images and URLs.
• Fixed custom-image rendering on wearable claim banners.
• Added new icons for flag and banner content.

Achievements

• Added Xenofactions achievements.
• Added additional progression and combat-related achievements.
• Added a 1,000 player kills achievement.
• Fixed achievements incorrectly requiring unrelated prerequisite achievements.

World Maps & Server Maps

• Expanded Earth-map support.
• Added a You Are Here map system.
• Added support for preloading compatible JourneyMap Earth-map data.
• Added real-world/world-height/node mapping work for supported Earth-style worlds.
• Improved Dynmap integration and fixed several Dynmap errors.
• Improved support for GTNH Web Map.
• Removed the abandoned OSM-based road approach in favor of more practical road/world data handling.
• Fixed map rendering and buffer-related crashes.

TDM / Arena Modes

• Major expansion and stabilization of the built-in TDM system.
• Improved Team Deathmatch, Deathmatch/FFA, and Bomb modes.
• Added separate scoring for kills, points, and purchases.
• Added configurable round and map economies.
• Added utility and killstreak purchases.
• Added map voting and skip-map voting.
• Prevented the current map from immediately being selected again where alternatives exist.
• Fixed single-map server rotation.
• Improved kit selection and full kit previews.
• Improved spawn routing, round transitions, respawns, buy periods, inventories, and player restoration.
• Added built-in TDM sounds and improved their configuration.
• Improved bomb planting, custody, detonation, defusing, and result detection.
• Improved support for HBM's CSGO-style bomb system while making HBM itself optional.
• Added additional TDM administrative controls.
• Prevented faction membership systems from interfering with TDM while the mode is active.
• Fixed numerous softlocks, state leaks, cross-mode issues, GUI crashes, and dedicated-server issues.

Chat & Communication

• Reworked several chat paths.
• Improved faction and TDM chat prefixes.
• Fixed filtering behavior.
• Improved optional Nilcord integration.
• Messages blocked by Xenofactions filters are no longer intended to be forwarded through external chat integrations.

Farming & Utility

• Added hopper input support to the Grain Mill.
• Added right-click harvesting for rice.
• Improved several agricultural and utility interactions.

Rendering & Performance

• Major rendering cleanup for Xenofactions structures and models.
• Converted static models to cached VBO rendering where supported.
• Retained a display-list fallback for older hardware.
• Removed the old HFR OBJ rendering path.
• Converted structures including:
  • Temple
  • University
  • Factory
  • Statue
  • Palisades
  • Berlin Wall
  • Great Wall
  • HESCO barriers
  • Sandbags
  • Stone fortifications
  • Brick fortifications
• Reduced unnecessary particle processing.
• Fixed particles being created server-side when they should only exist client-side.
• Fixed several lighting and model-rendering issues.
• Improved flag and structure rendering.

Content Cleanup

• Removed a large amount of old HFR/Xenofactions content that no longer fits the mod's role.
• Vehicle-focused metallurgy was moved out of Xenofactions and into MCHeli Overdrive.
• Removed or retired numerous abandoned machines, materials, equipment systems, production chains, and unfinished mechanics.
• Xenofactions is now more focused on:
  • Factions
  • Cities
  • Claims
  • Diplomacy
  • Economy
  • Warfare
  • Fortifications
  • Faction structures
  • Server utility

Compatibility & Stability

• Made several integrations optional rather than hard dependencies.
• Improved dedicated-server compatibility.
• Fixed world-border handling for exempt entities.
• Fixed numerous synchronization, GUI, packet, persistence, and rendering issues.
• Fixed several crashes involving maps, overlays, TDM, and client/server separation.
• Improved migration from older Xenofactions saves and systems.

Overall, this update represents far more than a normal point release: Xenofactions has been cleaned up, reorganized, expanded, and moved onto a new multiversion foundation while retaining the faction/city systems that define the mod.