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⚔️ Astral Swords v1.2.11 — MAJOR Update! 🌠

Brace yourself, warriors — v1.2.11 delivers massive feature upgrades, ability reworks, and enhanced gameplay mechanics with improved sword balancing and continuous effects! 🚀 Whether you're crafting, fighting, or flexing visuals — this is the update you've been waiting for. Full details below!

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✨ What's New in v1.2.11 ✨

🔧 Technical Enhancements

• feat: ➕ Reduced Warden's Oath ability cooldown from 75s to 25s for faster-paced action!
• feat: 🖼️ Added continuous sword effects system - holding certain swords now grants permanent passive effects
• feat: 🔄 Implemented automatic fire resistance for Phoenix Talon and speed for Windblade while held
• fix: 🛡️ Fixed cooldown timers - they now work properly across all abilities
• fix: 🩹 Updated sword types for SOUL_REAVER and WARDENS_OATH to DUELIST class
• fix: 🔄 Added blindness effect to SHADOWBANE sword lore and mechanics
• feat: 🎨 Enhanced Eclipse Blade with proper blindness, persistent invisibility that stays when switching items

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✨ New Features & Improvements ✨

🔹 Custom Trigger System – Set your own keybind to activate abilities (must already be binded in MC)🔑 🔹 Config Overhaul – Full control over recipes & enchants 🔹 Sword Tracking 2.0 – No more duplicate swords! 🔒 🔹 Global Crafting Announcements – Let the world know a sword has emerged (without exposing the crafter!) 🌍 🔹 Sword Selection GUI – Deciding between two swords? Choose easily via a sleek chat popup menu 🪄 🔹 Disable containers - Swords Can't be put into any container except anvils

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🌟 New Sword Types

Each sword now has a unique playstyle type:

• DUELIST - Focused on one-on-one combat and skilled swordplay
• INITIATOR - Excels at starting fights and creating opportunities
• CONTROLLER - Masters of crowd control and battlefield manipulation
• SENTINEL - Defensive playstyle with sustain and protective abilities

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🌈 Visual Effects & Feedback

• Custom Particles: Each sword has its own stunning visuals when activated! ✨
  • Eclipse Blade → Dark Aura ☁️
  • Phoenix Talon → Fiery Sparks 🔥
  • Windblade → Swift Cloud Trails 🌬️
• Lightning Flashes: Certain swords like Thunderstrike cause real in-game lightning ⚡
• Global Announcements: When a sword is crafted, everyone gets notified — but without revealing who made it 😉

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🔥 Sword Abilities

Activate with F or your off-hand key (configurable)!
Each sword has a unique ability, including:

• 🌌 Skyfall Blade: Launch into the air & create an explosion
• 🐉 Dragon's Wrath: Dragon breath attack
• 🗡 Shadowbane: Apply weakness to nearby enemies
• ⚡ Thunderstrike: Call down thunder
• ☠️ Venom Edge: Poison your foes
• 🌘 Eclipse Blade: Blind others & turn invisible
• ❤️ Soul Reaver: Heal by absorbing souls
• 🔥 Phoenix Talon: Shoot fireballs
• 🌊 Warden's Oath: Sonic boom explosion
• 🌪️ NEW! Windblade: Dash forward with the force of a storm
• 💥 NEW! Power House Sword: Ground slam & send enemies flying with sheer force!

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🌟 Continuous Sword Effects

When certain swords are held in your hand, you gain special passive effects:

• 🔥 Phoenix Talon: Grants permanent Fire Resistance while the sword is held
• 🌪️ Windblade: Grants permanent Speed II while the sword is held

🧪 New Crafting Recipes & GUI

• 🌪 Windblade Recipe available in-game!
• 🧱 Power House Recipe available in-game!
• Use /aswords craftable or /aswords recipes to view all current recipes in a clean GUI format!

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🧰 New Admin & Player Commands

• /aswords recipes – View available sword recipes
• /aswords give materials – Admins can give custom items
• /aswords trigger – Change your sword activation key!
• /aswords reload – Reload the config without restarting
• /aswords update check - Checks & Installs updates without having to go on Modrinths or Spigot!
• /aswords swordannouncemnts - To enable or disable sword crafting announcements
• /aswords craftable - View which legendary blades are still unclaimed
• /aswords announceplayername - To enable or disable the announcing of names in the sword crafting announcements

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✅ Fixes & Tweaks

• 🌪 Windblade now properly grants Speed II when held and removes it when unequipped
• 🔥 Phoenix Talon now properly removes Fire Resistance when dropped or unequipped
• 🫥 Eclipse Blade no longer grants permanent Invisibility after dropping - now properly manages invisibility states
• ⏱ All cooldown timers fixed and now actually work consistently!
• 💨 Better sword mechanics and performance optimization!
• ✨ Enhanced sword descriptions with detailed lore and ability information
• 🌊 Venom Edge now applies both Poison II and Slowness I to nearby enemies

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🔮 Coming Soon

• 🔊 Immersive Sword Sounds (like dragon roars and thunder cracks)
• 📦 Custom Sound Pack for even more immersive vibes!

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🧠 How to Install

1. Download the latest release from Modrinth
2. Drop it into your plugins folder
3. Begin your sword-forging journey! 🌌⚔️

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