🌟 AsLeaderBoard v4.0 - The 3D Animated Leaderboards Update!

We are excited to bring you v4.0, one of the biggest updates to AsLeaderBoard! This version introduces complete 3D Animated Floating Leaderboards powered by native Minecraft Display entities, rich visual customizations, and player head integration.

🎬 What's New:

• 3D Animated Billboard Displays (/leaderboard animated):

  • Spawn an interactive floating 3D leaderboard right inside your server world.
  • Powered by native Minecraft BlockDisplay & TextDisplay entities with zero client-side mods needed.
  • Smooth cubic slide-in & slide-out row animations.
  • Real-time rotating progress bar at the top indicating remaining rotation time.
  • Dynamic typewriter effect for category titles with subtle pop animations.

• 👤 In-Row Player Head Avatars:

  • Each ranking row now displays the player's textured head sprite right beside their rank badge (① [Head] PlayerName).
  • Full support for Adventure native player head sprites with clean fallback support across Paper & Spigot versions.

• 🔄 All 7 Leaderboard Categories in Rotation:

  • Seamlessly cycles through:
    • 💰 Top Balance (Money)
    • ⚔ Top PvP Kills
    • 💀 Top Deaths
    • ⏱ Top PlayTime
    • 🧱 Top Blocks Placed
    • ⛏ Top Blocks Mined
    • 🧟 Top Mob Kills

• ⚙️ Dedicated animatedLB.yml Configuration:

  • Full control over billboard background and border blocks (concrete, glass, etc.).
  • Customizable dimensions (width, height, offsets, border thickness).
  • Configure custom title colors, value colors, icons, and rotation durations per category.
  • Persistent chunk-ticket loading so animations never freeze when players are away.

• ⏩ Interactive In-Game Admin Controls:

  • /leaderboard animated [spawn] - Place/move the display at your location.
  • /leaderboard animated remove - Stop and clean up the display.
  • /leaderboard animated skip - Instantly skip to the next category in rotation.
  • /leaderboard animated reload - Hot-reload animatedLB.yml settings.

🛠️ Improvements & Fixes:

• Title Sizing & Positioning: Clamped title scale and repositioned rows so text never overflows billboard boundaries.
• Category Color Lookups: Fixed color lookups so each category renders with its vibrant assigned theme instead of plain white.
• Async Engine: 100% asynchronous SQLite cache ensures zero main-thread lag even during live rotations.

Full Commit / File: AsLeaderBoard-4.0.jar
Compatibility: Minecraft 1.21.x / 26.x+ (Paper, Purpur, Spigot) | Java 21+