WelcomeMessages

v1.3.6 - Full 1.21.x Compatibility & Enhanced Support

• ** ENHANCED: Full 1.21.x Support** - Now compatible with all Minecraft 1.21.x versions (1.21 through 1.21.9)
• ** IMPROVED: Spigot & Paper Compatibility** - Enhanced support for both Spigot and Paper servers across all 1.21.x versions
• ** UPDATED: Dependencies** - Updated to latest Paper API 1.21.9 and Spigot API for maximum compatibility
• ** ENHANCED: Version Detection** - Better server version detection and compatibility handling
• ** UPDATED: Documentation** - Updated compatibility information and installation instructions

🎉 What's New in v1.3.5

🔧 Critical Bug Fixes & Formatting Improvements

WelcomeMessages v1.3.5 focuses on fixing critical issues and improving message formatting:

• 🔧 Title Display Fixes - Welcome titles now show consistently on player join with proper timing and online checks
• 🎨 Message Formatting - Resolved HTML entity corruption that was causing mp:8 instead of &8 color codes
• 🛡️ Division by Zero Protection - Added safety checks to prevent crashes when animation duration is set to 0
• 💾 Memory Leak Fixes - Proper cleanup of firework tasks and animation resources when plugin disables
• 🔍 HTML Entity Handling - Added automatic cleanup of HTML entities in messages
• ⚡ Resource Management - Better cleanup system for all plugin resources
• 🔧 Code Quality - Fixed deprecated method usage and improved error handling

🎆 Firework Safety & Theme System Improvements

WelcomeMessages v1.3.4 focuses on making your server experience safer and more reliable:

• 🎆 Firework Safety - Fixed critical issue where welcome fireworks were causing damage to players
• 🎨 Theme System Enhancement - Completely overhauled theme conflict detection and resolution
• ⏰ Time Range Fixes - Resolved overlapping time-based theme conflicts for smoother transitions
• 📅 Date Logic Improvements - Better handling of seasonal themes that cross year boundaries
• 🔍 Automatic Validation - Plugin now detects and reports theme configuration conflicts on startup
• 🛡️ Enhanced Error Handling - Comprehensive validation for all date and time parsing
• ⚡ Memory Management - Improved cleanup system for firework effects to prevent memory leaks
• 🔧 Code Quality - Zero linter errors, improved documentation and code structure

Just small fixes

v1.3.0 - Security & Performance Improvements

• NEW: Security Improvements - Fixed various security issues and improved code safety
• NEW: Rate Limiting System - Built-in command cooldowns to prevent spam and abuse
• NEW: Input Sanitization - Protection against malicious input and injection attacks
• NEW: Memory Management - Automatic cleanup system to prevent memory leaks
• NEW: Thread Safety - All operations are now fully thread-safe
• FIXED: Integer Overflow - Prevented potential crashes from large configuration values
• FIXED: Division by Zero - Added safety checks in animation system
• FIXED: Null Pointer Exceptions - Comprehensive null checks throughout codebase
• FIXED: Resource Leaks - Proper cleanup of animation tasks and file handles
• IMPROVED: Performance - Replaced Random with ThreadLocalRandom for better performance
• IMPROVED: Error Handling - Better logging and error recovery
• IMPROVED: Code Quality - Zero linter errors, perfect code quality

v1.2.5 - Animation System & Bug Fixes

• NEW: 12 Text Animations - Added typing, fade, slide, wave, rainbow, glitch, typewriter, bounce, shake, pulse, matrix, and scramble animations
• NEW: Action Bar Display - Animations are private to target player (no chat spam!)
• NEW: Animation Commands - /welcome testall and /welcome testanim <type> for testing
• FIXED: Typing Animations - Character-by-character reveal now works perfectly with color codes
• FIXED: Typewriter Animation - Added blinking cursor and proper character handling
• FIXED: All Linter Errors - Zero errors, zero warnings, perfect code quality
• IMPROVED: Performance - Optimized animation rendering and fallback compatibility
• IMPROVED: Documentation - Updated README with comprehensive animation guide

v1.2.0 - Custom Rank System

• Added unlimited custom rank support
• Define your own ranks in config.yml
• Perfect for multiple VIP tiers or custom server ranks
• Works with any permission plugin
• Updated testall command to showcase custom ranks

v1.1.9 - Spigot Compatibility Fix

• Fixed all compatibility issues with Spigot servers
• Reverted to deprecated but stable API methods for maximum compatibility
• Plugin now works perfectly on both Spigot and Paper
• No more runtime errors or crashes