Changelog

1.1.0 — 2026-03-12

Added

• Multi-language support: messages system now supports English (default) and Español (España). Configure the language in config.yml via the language setting ("en" or "es"). All user-facing text is externalized in messages_en.yml or messages_es.yml (stored in the plugin data folder after first run).
• New community translations: added Traditional Chinese (messages_zh_TW.yml) and Russian (messages_ru.yml) language files. Both include a clear warning that they are unofficial translations and should be reviewed.
• Player-controlled race management: new config option player-actions.allow-player-race-start (default: false) lets non-admin players open, start, force-start and stop races globally. Per-track override available via racing.allow-player-start in tracks/<name>.yml (uses the track config override system to allow selective enablement per track).
• Reward system: fully customizable race completion rewards with support for finishing positions, configurable commands, player messages, and broadcast announcements. Positioned in config.yml under racing.rewards with enable/disable toggle, position-specific settings (1st/2nd/3rd/default), and placeholder support ({player}, {position}, {time}, {track}, {laps}).
• Race performance optimization: PlayerMoveEvent listener now throttles unnecessary checkpoint checks by comparing only when the player moves to a different block (not within the same block).
• Complete i18n infrastructure: MessageManager utility loads language files dynamically; all race, setup, team, and admin commands now use externalized messages. New messages can be added and will merge with defaults on reload without overwriting customizations.

Changed

• Permission flow refinement for race commands: race open/start/force/stop now check track existence and load per-track settings before validating permissions, enabling per-track player-start override checks in a single canManageRace() helper.
• All hardcoded messages across the plugin (BoatRacingPlugin, RaceManager, AdminGUI, AdminRaceGUI, AdminTracksGUI, UpdateNotifier, SetupWizard, TeamGUI, TrackConfig) replaced with i18n msg().get() calls.
• Config option for team actions restructured: moved and renamed from various checks to player-actions section for consistency.

Fixed

• Setup Wizard i18n key mapping: fixed wrong translation key paths in wizard navigation/summary prompts that could show raw keys (for example setup.wizard.nav-label) instead of localized text.

Docs

• CHANGELOG and CHECKLIST updated for 1.1.0 with full feature list and verification steps.
• Version number incremented from 1.0.9 to 1.1.0.