❗️The plugin remains fully compatible with data from version 3.1 and later. Before making any modifications, a backup is automatically created, ensuring a seamless and secure migration to the latest version without data loss. ❗️

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New Features & Improvements

Revamped Goals System with Flexible Scheduling

The goals system has been completely redesigned with individual completion check schedules for each goal:

• Individual scheduling per goal – Each goal now operates independently instead of relying on a single global schedule
• Two scheduling types available:
  • Seconds-based intervals – Traditional timer system (schedules reset on server restart)
  • Cron-based scheduling – Advanced time-based scheduling with automatic restoration after server restarts

Cron scheduling advantages:

• Automatically restored and continue running at defined times after server restarts
• Precise control over when goals are checked (specific times, days, etc.)

Cron scheduling limitations:

• If a scheduled time is missed (due to maintenance or downtime), that execution will be skipped and not retried automatically

Repeatable Goals

Goals can now be set as repeatable, allowing players to:

• Complete the same goal multiple times
• Earn rewards each time the conditions are met

Offline Reward Delivery

Goals now support rewarding players even when they're offline:

• When enabled, players who meet goal requirements while offline automatically receive rewards on their next login
• Current limitation: Only players who were online during the last completion check interval are tracked for reward eligibility
  • Example: If a goal checks daily and a player doesn't join that day, they won't receive rewards for that period—even if conditions were met while offline

New Goal Management Command

Introduced /playtimegoal <goalname> checknow for immediate goal verification:

• Manually trigger a completion check for any goal
• Restarts the goal's check schedule
• Replaces the previous method of using /playtimereload for goal checks

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Enhanced Playtime Format System

Distribute Removed Time Option

Added Distribute Removed Time configuration field to control how omitted time units are handled:

When enabled:

• Time from hidden larger units is converted and added to the next visible unit
• Example: 1 day, 12 hours, 1 minute with format %h%{hours}, %m%{minutes} displays 36h, 1m
  • The 1 day converts to 24 hours and adds to the existing 12 hours

When disabled:

• Hidden units are simply ignored
• Example: Same playtime displays 12h, 1m
  • The day is hidden without conversion

AFK Detection Integration

AntiAFKPlus support – Integrated AntiAFKPlus as an additional AFK detector option alongside EssentialsX and Purpur

Database System Overhaul & Optimizations

Complete rewrite of the database management system:

• Future database support – Architecture now supports different database types (e.g., MySQL) for future releases
• Async data retrieval – Player data is now fetched completely asynchronously. These async improvements ensure smoother gameplay experiences, faster load times, and better scalability across all database operations
• Enhanced caching system – Improved data optimization for better performance

Configuration Reorganization

Relocated common command-related options to commands.yml for better organization:

• prefix
• playtime-message-self
• playtime-message-others
• Added additional translation options for error-related messages in the commands configuration

Join Streak Rewards GUI Enhancements

Expanded placeholder support in the join streak rewards claiming GUI:

• %PLAYER_NAME%, %REQUIRED_JOINS%, and %JOIN_STREAK% are now usable in:
  • reward-message field
  • description field
  • reward-description field

Support for version 3.0.4 dropped

Now it is no longer possible to update from 3.0.4 directly to 3.6 version. A mid update to 3.5.4 is necessary to then update to future versions.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a rare bug where the onlineUser entry was missing during the join event, causing data inconsistency issues.
• Various fixes and improvements all around