Expendable Backpacks

[1.0.0] - 2025-11-14

🎉 Initial Release

✨ Added

• 8 Backpack Tiers: Dirt, Leather, Copper, Iron, Gold, Diamond, Netherite, Enderpack
• Upgrade System: Surround backpacks with materials to upgrade
  • Leather → Copper → Iron → Gold → Diamond → Netherite progression
  • Items and UUID preserved during upgrades
• Enderpack System: Special tier with shared storage functionality
  • All Enderpacks with same ID share the same inventory
  • Cloning recipe: 1 Enderpack + 1 Ender Pearl = 2 Enderpacks (same ID)
  • Stackable clones for easy management
• Interactive GUI Guide:
  • Main menu showing all 8 tiers
  • Detail views with visual crafting recipes
  • Click-based navigation with back buttons
  • Sound effects for better UX
• Crafting Recipes:
  • Leather Backpack base recipe
  • Dirt Backpack downgrade
  • Enderpack special crafting
  • All upgrade patterns
  • Smithing Table for Netherite upgrade
• Admin Commands:
  • /backpack give <player> <tier> - Give backpacks
  • /backpack open <uuid> - Open any backpack
  • /backpack clear <uuid> - Clear backpack contents
  • /backpack clone <uuid> - Clone an Enderpack
• Storage System:
  • YAML-based persistent storage
  • Unique UUID for each backpack
  • Automatic saving on inventory changes
  • In-memory caching for performance
  • Tab completion for backpack UUIDs
• Protection Features:
  • Inception protection (can't put backpacks inside backpacks)
  • Title-based inventory detection
  • Prevents shift-clicking backpacks into backpacks
  • Prevents dragging backpacks into backpacks
• Custom Textures: Beautiful player head textures for all 8 tiers
• Permission System: 7 permissions (backpack.use, backpack.give, backpack.openOthers, backpack.clear, backpack.clone, backpack.admin)

🔧 Technical Details

• Built for Paper/Spigot 1.21.1+
• Java 21+ required
• No external dependencies
• Event-driven architecture
• PersistentDataContainer for NBT data
• Optimized inventory resizing on upgrades

📚 Documentation

• Comprehensive README.md
• Modrinth description
• In-game interactive guide
• Code comments and JavaDocs

[Unreleased]

🚀 Planned Features

• Configurable tier sizes
• Custom recipe configuration
• Per-tier permissions
• Statistics tracking
• Multi-language support
• Texture pack customization

🐛 Known Issues

None currently reported

Version History

• 1.0.0 - Initial Release (2025-01-14)

Note: This is the first public release of Expendable Backpacks. Please report any bugs or suggestions on our GitHub Issues page!