CustomDeathMessages

Legacy build for Minecraft 1.8 - 1.20.x (Java 8+). Use the Modern build for Minecraft 1.21 - 26.3.

This is the first release that loads on Minecraft 1.20.x and older. It is built from the same code base and uses the same configuration files, commands and features as the Modern build.

Added

• Legacy build without api-version, compiled for Java 8.
• Runtime compatibility layer for sounds, particles, titles, action bars, biomes, potion effects, item-in-hand checks and hex colors.
• Legacy Effect particles on 1.8, plus Particle names when the server provides them.
• Cross-version sound aliases in both directions, including chains such as ENTITY_LIGHTNING_BOLT_THUNDER -> ENTITY_LIGHTNING_THUNDER -> AMBIENCE_THUNDER.
• Cross-version particle aliases in both directions (EXPLOSION <-> EXPLOSION_LARGE, EXPLOSION_EMITTER <-> EXPLOSION_HUGE, SMOKE <-> SMOKE_NORMAL, and more).
• Hex color fallback: on servers without ChatColor#of the closest legacy color is used.
• 1.8-compatible titles and action bars.

Fixed

• Epic thunder sound rejected on Minecraft 1.9 - 1.12.
• 1.16.5 particles rejected because 1.17 names were validated literally.
• /cdmreload aborted even when validation passed, due to a mis-encoded error check.
• /cdmconfig validate could report the wrong issue count.
• /cdmbroadcast particle printed a raw enum name instead of the configured name.
• Default particles no longer depend on Effect.CLOUD, which is missing from newer APIs.

Compatibility

Tested on Paper 1.8.8, 1.12.2, 1.16.5 and 1.20.6 with real deaths and epic effects. No configuration keys changed.