Hello everyone,

this update includes changes to ItemAdder-Plugin and Migration fixes.

Bug fixes
- Fixed that player data was not updated successfully
- Fixed ItemAdder Listener error
- Fixed missing config informations for languages

Your XMC-Team

Hello everyone,

Today we will release a very big update for the plugin.
Version 4.0.0 will include MySQL, SQLite features, client side hiding for disabled collections and much more!

The plugin has been compleatly rewritten and does now have a very stable version to work with and add many new things to it more easier.

New features and Improvements
- Improved performance (Been tested with 2 players and over 1,000 -treasures and locally 1 player with 10,000 treasures)SQLITE & MySQL support!
- Added hiding treasures when collection is not available
- More particle customisability
- New memory hint mini-gameMessage rewards typeSerialised Item reward type
- Custom message upon specific reward
- 1.8.8-1.21.x Minecraft support
- Bedrock comparability support
- Rename collection support
- Removed required default collection
- Command to migrate between the new supported data types
- View and edit rewards from the list command menu
- Regex support for blacklisted commands
- Improved particle performance
- Reload command, works for almost everything now
- Command blacklist now supports Regex,
- Visual Hint particles


Changes
- GUI menus have been redesigned
- All translation messages are now in a single file
- Reset collection schedule now uses Quartz Cron format
- Collection active window has changed
- Show Sub-command now uses PacketEvents API to only show to the command executor

Deprecated / Removed Features
- The following features have been deprecated or removed as part of the rewrite:
- Selected collection (no reason to keep this with new implementation)
- Default collection completion preset
- Rewards rarity system (still can give rewards chance and new message on reward command)
- Setting menu (everything is now setable in config)
- Item to /give command (replaced by item serialisation)

Please note that by upgrading from your old version to the new, bugs accure. If you encounter any of these please contact the support. A backup will be taken!

Thanks
Your XMC-Team

Hello, today were just releasing a beta update for AdvancedHunt with some important bug fixes!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed saving wrong preset commands when preset name was 2 characters or lower
• Fixed missing text in DE language
• Fixed day in the reset not working
• Fixed bugged anvil GUIs
• Fixed not being able to switch between global and individual
• Fixed next and previous page not working in global and individual reward menu
• Fixed when changing language that pages not working right

Changes

• Changed the barrier item to an player head
• Remove the BETA tag from the reset system

XMC-Plugins

Hello everyone,

today we are finally releasing v3.1.3.
The last update was a long time ago, but we're back.


Update Log

Bug Fixes

- Fixed the reset command
- Fixed plugin downloader bug
- Added date translation
- Fixed pistons breaking bug
- Fixed hint menu when hint count is less than 1
- Fixed showing cancel message when hint count is below 1
- Fixed some spelling issues
- Fixed place menu not scrollable
- Fixed item names and lore of treasures in the place menu
- Fixed dates not working
- Fixed some performance issues
- Fixed player head skulls not showing
- Fixed being able to take out barriers from menus

Changes
- Rarity messages can now be send with non give commands
- Settings PlayerFoundOneEggReward and PlayerFoundAllEggsReward has been removed
- Added console command Support
- Added ItemAdder support
- Allowing opening the reward menu in place mode
- Changed the settings menu items position
- Added a dot to all places in the leaderboard
- When creating a collection you now select it
- Added a view for required Requirements when you can't access the treasure
- Added support up to version 1.21.10



Future plans
We got a ton of suggestions what to add next. Sadly we the dev team currently don't have enough time for this project.

Plans we have to add are:
- MySQL support
- Hiding tresure for the players client-side after finding them

Theres features require a lot of code remake and a lot of time.
This is why they aren't released now.
For now we will try our best to add them but we don't think they will release in near future.

Thanks for your understanding
XMC-Team

Fixes
- Updated missed config versions
- Fixed bug in plugin downloader
- Fixed bug with treasure on walls causing issues
- Fixed very rare bug in the inventory GUI menus
- Fixed bug with reset command
- Fix bug in player_name\_[rank] placeholder

Improvements/Changes
- Beta change to allow rarity for non give commands
- Dependencies are now disabled by default for auto updating
- All methods use same colour method now
- Using AsyncPlayerChatEvent now
- Better random values due to single random instance
- Added Placeholder remaining_treasures\_[Collection Name]
- Added Placeholder max_treasures\_[Collection Name]
- Added Placeholder found_treasures\_[Collection Name]

Migration Changes (Placeholders)
- found_eggs to found_treasures
- max_eggs to max_treasures
- remaining_eggs to remaining_treasures

Thanks to GrafterCrafter

Updates

Update for Versions
The plugin can now be run from 1.9 to latest (currently: 1.21.1)
We might incounter some issues, if you find any please report them to us!

Chances and Raritys
All rewards have now chances and raritys so player need to have luck to recive items.
The raritys can be configured in the config.

Auto Downloader
The plugin will now download all required plugins itself and automaticly update them if a newer version that is older than 3 day comes out.
It will also update itself if a new update comes out.
Old plugins will be moved to a new folder OLD_PLUGINS.


Menus and Messages
We translated all menus and fixed missing messages.
They can now be changed in the menu and messages file.

Placeholders
Added new Placeholders
%advancedhunt_player_name_{ID}_{COLLECTION}% => Replece {ID} with any leaderboard place to show the name of that player. Replace {COLLECTION} with the collection you want the leaderboard showing.
%advancedhunt_player_count_{ID}_{COLLECTION}% => Replece {ID} with any leaderboard place to show the count of that player. Replace {COLLECTION} with the collection you want the leaderboard showing.

Command changes
The command /eggHunt placeEggs was changed to /eggHunt place.
All Permissions got changed as well.
/eggHunt is now the default command it can be changed in the config to your custom commands.
This only works if the server reloads or restarts not on plugin reload!!

Requirements
Added dates to requirements.
Added support for the Requirements Order -> Can now select between OR or AND.

Bug fixed
Fixed a line that was double in the config.yml file.
Fixed that firework did damage to player or entitys.
Fixed that when a collection is disabled it nevertheless shows the actionbar title and particle.

Name change
The plugin is now called AdvancedHunt because of a new feature.
You can now change the current placeholder 'egg' or 'eggs' to what ever you want. For example for christmas like 'present' or 'presents'.
This feature is not 100% compleate so feel free to suggest stuff or report stuff.

Other
Added a permission to finding eggs.
Added a back button when going back from the collection menu.
Added a collection to select in the /eggs reset [player | all] [collection | all] command.
The eggs in the menu progress and list are now synchronized with the placed eggs.
You now dont take damage or loose hunger in place mode.

IMPORTANT
PLEASE DO A BACKUP IF THE PLUGIN FAILES.
IF IT FAILS PLEASE REPORT IT ON THE DISCORD!


Special Thanks
A special thanks goes to all of our translators - Auracio -> France - ThuongTr -> Vietnamese - Udoyy -> Bangla - CJYKK -> Simply Chinese.
And a big thanks goes to GrafterCrafter who helped me so much with the plugin.
Also thank you, the community that you support us so much and come up with new ideas. This means a lot to us!

Your XMC-TEAM

Bug fixes:

• Fix /eggs leaderboard bug
• Fix PlaceholderAPI leaderboard bug
• Update language files

Information:
The next big update 3.1.0 is in work.
Only game breaking bugs will be fixes until then.

Your XMC-Team

Hint Menu:

• HintMenu now does not cause issues when closed before failing or succeeding
  
• HintMenu now has more messages, so you can understand if you failed because of time or clicking the wrong slot
  
• HintMenu now improved in functionality

Bug Fixes:

• Leaderboard not loading fixed
  
• Final rewards of a collection now given in correct order
• Fixed config upgrade system
• Update lang files
• Other minor improvements
• Removed AdvancedEggHunt.IgnoreCooldown from AdvancedEggHunt.group.admin

Thanks to all the people who are reporting bugs to fix the plugin

Also a very big thank to GrafterCrafter to improve the plugin.

Change Log

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed inventory interaction bug from 3.0.0
• Fixed missing permission check for /eggs reset
• Fixed not recieving individual egg reward on final egg of collection
• Fixed 1.14.4 not stopping water from breaking eggs when placed directly on top

Changes:

• BlockedCommand list only stops commands from being entered in game, now allows execution of blocked commands if manually edited in config
• Default value of downloader is now false

Other:

• All dependencies are updated

Change Log

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed inventory interaction bug from 3.0.0
• Fixed missing permission check for /eggs reset
• Fixed not recieving individual egg reward on final egg of collection
• Fixed 1.14.4 not stopping water from breaking eggs when placed directly on top

Changes:

• BlockedCommand list only stops commands from being entered in game, now allows execution of blocked commands if manually edited in config
• Default value of downloader is now false

Other:

• All dependencies are updated

Secure Update:

• You can now add commands to a blacklist in the config.yml file that the plugin will not execute

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the bug that the anvil gui doesn't work in version 1.20.3 or higher

Extras:

• You can now download the plugin on Modrinth

Hello everyone,

Today we are releasing version 3.0.0
This update is one of the biggest yet.
We have major bug fixes, new content, code refactor, new permission system, new command system and more

Code Refactor:

• Converted most config interactions to use abstract Configuration class to keep interactions in one place for possible future interchangeability with SQL config storage
• Code is now more easy to read and maintain, after consolidating code into abstract classes and cleaning up variable names and spacing between lines of code
• Removed unnecessary registering of the same event listener to improve performance

Permission System Overhaul:

• All commands and actions within the plugin now
  have their own permissions
• There are 2 permission groups which are auto applied to players.
  • advancedegghunt.group.admin - Applied to OP players
  • advancedegghunt.group.default - Applied to all players by default

Reward System Overhaul:

• All eggs can have individual rewards set
• New presets, that you can create and apply
• Can now easily create commands for custom items by clicking the item while in the reward menu

Spoiler: Pictures

Bug Fixes:

• Reload command now reloading more config files
• Players can no longer access any GUI inventory by renaming a inventory container.
• Hex codes now work for Plugin Prefix
• Performance bugs
• Exception when using /eggs show now fixed
• Egg Hint no longer gives duplicate locations to click causing to fail
• Other bugs that got fixed during the refactor/code changes that were either missed or fixed unknowingly
• Fixed that the selected section resets on every rejoin
• The /reload command should now work flawless

New Functionality:

• /eggs eggImport command - Will import any egg(Player head) you hold in your hand into the plugin
• PlaceEgg menu can now add playerHeads as well
• Commands now filter
• Config files now automatically update themselves where possible without losing any values you previously set
• Forced CommandFeedback gamerule changing now toggleable in config and disabled by default (Remove "minecraft.admin.command_feedback" permission is advised instead)

Spoiler: Pictures

Placeholders:

• We changed and created new placeholders all placeholders can be viewed in the github wiki
• You can change what should pop up if a placeholder is null

If you found any bug please report them on the discord

Thanks to everyone to helped on this update.

Performance Issues:

• Changed the data from files to hashmaps
• Period from the egg particle spawning changed. 3 -> 15 ticks
• Code optimizations
• more...
• Thanks to GrafterCrafter and Lumpi_2 for helping to release this update as fast as possible

NOTE:
Since we are a small developer group we cant test the plugin for many people so if there are performance issues please report it on the discord. It can take some time but we will try to find a solution.
Please do not create any pressure

Water Flow:

• Eggs are now immune to water and water flow

We are a small team so updates or issues can take a while to solve we excuse when this happens. Please dont judes us because of that.
WE DOING THIS FOR FREE!

Converted version 2.2.5 to 2.2.4 back now as version 2.2.6 known

The performance changes will be done soon after much testing

Sorry for the issues

Performance Issue

• PlayerData and EggData manager hade some issues with loading the data. They loaded it every second if a player was near an egg.
• SavedEggFiles are now comming from an hashmap
• and more...
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that the egg particle show for everyone and not only for the player

Language

• Language bn (Bangla, Bengali) can now be selected in the config.yml file
  Thanks to Udoyy

Bug Fixes

• Fixed that true or false get brodcasted if a player clicks an egg

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that you cant click eggs on sunday
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error message when no player data was
  available
  (Plugin AdvancedEggHunt v2.2 generated an exception while executing task 107)

Automatic Reset (BETA)
You can now select if the eggs should automaticly reset after time.
Youn can configure this time yourself.





New Language
Added language Vietnamese to the options.
You can now select 4 different languages. (de | en | fr | vn)
Thanks to ThuongTr for translating.


Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that the timesfound count does not change after reseting the egg collection of a player.
• Fixed bug that /eggs reset all command does not work
• Fixed information about the found egg not show up
• Fixed the go back button in the information menu

Other
If the default collection gets created. All requirements are now deafult true that before false.

Found any other bugs or want new features?
Join the discord.

You can now select the language france in the config.yml

Thanks to auracio

Collections:

You can now add/create and edit collections.
The collections use requirements like Seasons, Hours or Weekdays.
Use /egghunt collection to view them





Message Config:

All messages are now in new messages files.
There are currently 2 different languages de | en you can change these in the config.yml file.
The files can be found in AdvancedEggHunt/messages/messages-en.ym or messages-de.yml.

Bug Fixes:

- Fixed Hint inventory bug that a brodcast will be send
- Fixed some Materials to XMaterials
- Fixed that data sometimes isnt read correctly
- Fixed some Inventory bugs.
- and more...

If the plugin does not work properly please reinstall all files!

Since the plugin was often reported as tps disruptive, a performance error was fixed. the plugin should now run smoothly

Tanks to ThuongTr

File update:

File Transfer:
The data of the eggs will now get saved plugins/AdvancedEggHunt/eggs/placedEggs.yml under and the data of the players will be saved under plugins/AdvancedEggHunt/playerdata/UUID.yml

The data is automatically transferred when the server starts. This can take different amounts of time depending on the file size.

Hex Support:
The plugin allows you now to convert hex colors in the messages.yml file into messages in game.

XSeries:
The plugin now useses XSeries to work after the next updates in lower versions.

All messages got checked.

THE HINT UPDATE

Players can now find eggs easier by typing /eggHunt hint in the chat
Then a inventory will open where the player can click to get after a few clicks a hint for an egg.

1.20.2 Support:
- You can now use the plugin in the version 1.20.2
- The plugin works now in version 1.13.x to 1.20.2

Fireworks:
- You can now configure if a firework will spawn after finding an egg.
- This fearure got also added to the settings inventory (/eggs settings)

Pages:
- You can now see on with page you are in the scrollable inventorys
Note: This featrure is not testet much so please report any bugs on the discord

Your XMC-Plugins Team

You can now reset the eggs of players or of all of them

/egghunt reset <Player>
/egghunt reset all

Have fun

You can now change in the config if the player can interact with left or right click or both

have fun
thanks to Domzzo

EggFoundParticle and EggFound particle were switched -> now fixed

You can now change the particle and enable or disable it for all players

Small changes for bstats

You can now see the plugin stats on bstats

You can now add any block in your inventory while the place eggs menu where you can get the eggs is open to add the block into the list.

Now every easter egg has a cool animation

Plugin in now avaible for 1.20

Every player can now see the leaderboard by /eggs leaderboard.
Also added placeholder for the top 3 players

Bug fixing by not breaking egg

Layout changes

Added PlaceholderAPI

Avaible Placeholders:

• %advancedegghunt_max_eggs% => Shows the max number of eggs placed.
• %advancedegghunt_found_eggs% => Shows the number of eggs that the player has found.
• %advancedegghunt_remaining_eggs% => Shows the number of eggs that the player has not found.

You can now change the radius of the egg found title

New Egg placemode layout.
You are now able to add your own egg textures
Information how to do in the discord post.

Few bugs fixed

You are now able to change or create commands for the plugin with the command /egghunt commands.

- Eggs can now not longer be destroyed by explosions!

If you now type in /egghunt show at all easter will spawn an glowing armorstand with the id of the egg. This makes it easy to find all eggs!

Operators can now right click an egg in the list inventory to get all players that found this egg!

Small changes:

• Bug fixed that in progress inventory are shown the times found information
• Sound updates

• Bug fixed that the egg time found was saved in config

Addon

• Added that in the actionbar shows an title if an player is nearby an egg

Progress inventory added

• All players can now do /advancedegghunt progress to get a progress inventory.
• You can toggle if the players can see the coordinates if the egg was found by them
• You can see how many player have found this egg.
• You can see if you found the egg

Settings change

• You can now set the sound volume of all the sound in the egghunt settings inventory.