Changes in Version 2.9.2

Notes:

• DecentHolograms 2.9 is now considered stable with this release.
• Version 2.9.2 should now be available on JitPack unlike 2.9.0 and 2.9.1.
• :warning: Custom NBT on items may not function correctly in this version, as item-nbt-api has not yet been updated for Minecraft 1.21.6.

New features / Improvements:

• Added support for Minecraft 1.21.6 (v1_21_R5).
• Fixed a bug where entities were not being destroyed correctly on 1.17.
• Fixed runtime errors being thrown by outdated item-nbt-api.
• Improved internal handling of entity types.
• Updated some dependencies.

Have you found any bugs or mistakes? Please, report them on our Discord server.

Changes in Version 2.9.1

Notes:

• This release is marked experimental. It is safe to use on your server, but unexpected bugs or version‑specific quirks may occur.
• If you encounter any issues (holograms not showing, errors, etc.), please report them on our Discord server, so we can fix quickly them.

New features / Improvements:

• Added configurable new_version_available message.
• Updated item-nbt-api to 2.15.0
• Fixed support for 1.21.5.
• Removed some unused/unnecessary code.

Have you found any bugs or mistakes? Please, report them on our Discord server.

Changes in Version 2.9.0

Notes:

• This release is marked experimental. It is safe to use on your server, but unexpected bugs or version‑specific quirks may occur.
• If you encounter any issues (holograms not showing, errors, etc.), please report them on our Discord server, so we can fix quickly them.

New features / Improvements:

• Rewritten NMS integration: Completely replaced the old, reflection-heavy code with separate modules for each supported Minecraft version.
• Improved performance: Plugin now interacts directly with NMS classes, removing reflection overhead.
• Modular version support: Each Minecraft version is isolated in its own module, making future updates safer.
• New features are now possible: The old system made adding anything new virtually impossible—this rewrite fixes that.

Have you found any bugs or mistakes? Please, report them on our Discord server.

Changes in Version 2.8.17

New features:

• Added a config option to set the timeout for loading skull textures (Thanks Andre601)

Bugfixes:

• Updated item-nbt-api to 2.15.0
• Fixed connection issues when loading skull textures (Thanks Andre601)

Changes in Version 2.8.16

New features:

• Added support for 1.21.5 (v1_21_R4)

Bugfixes:

• Fixed wrong view angles of entities

Changes in Version 2.8.15

New features:

• Updated dependencies

Bugfixes:

• Fixed (hopefully) the "Failed to modify player's pipeline" error. (Thanks Dymeth)
• Fixed mixed-up config options in damage & healing displays.
• Fixed Holograms, that failed to load, not being destroyed properly and staying in the cache.

Changes in Version 2.8.14

Bugfixes:

• Fixed a bug that caused non-persistent holograms to create a file.

Changes in Version 2.8.13

New features:

• Added support for 1.21.4. (Thanks mickas)
• Added '--center' option to hologram create command. (Thanks Andre601)

Bugfixes:

• Fixed an exception being logged wrongfully.
• Improved some parts of the codebase. (Thanks NonSwag)

Changes in Version 2.8.12

New features:

• Added support for 1.21.2 and 1.21.3. (Thanks shaijana)
• Added holograms-eye-level-positioning config option

Bugfixes:

• Fixed skull textures on 1.21.1. (Thanks Olzie-12)
• Fixed loading worlds after their worlds not supporting UUID world identifiers.
• Fixed exception being thrown then adding an action with invalid type.
• Improved some parts of the codebase.

Changes in Version 2.8.11

New features:

• Added support for 1.21.1.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed getting of worlds when loading holograms. (Thanks Andre_601)
• Removed soft-depend on ProtocolLib.

Changes in Version 2.8.10

New features:

• Added support for Item NBT in 1.20.5+. (Thanks Andre_601)

Bugfixes:

• Fixed the description of removeaction subcommand. (Thanks postyizhan)
• Minor improvements.

Changes in Version 2.8.9

New features:

• Added support for 1.21. (Thanks resi23)
• Added a config option for resetting hologram visibility on player teleport.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed check for incompatible server version throwing exceptions.
• Fixed items not updating when setting lines.
• Fixed GHolo converter. (Thanks Andre_601)
• Optimized some parts of the code.

Changes in Version 2.8.8

Bugfixes:

• Update NBTAPI to support Paper 1.20.6.

Have you found any bugs or mistakes? Please, report them on our Discord server.