Hub Routing Overhaul
This update fully rewrites and stabilizes the hub routing and fallback system.
Focus: reliability, smooth player flow, and clean messaging.

✨ Improvements
Smart Hub Selection

• Added intelligent hub selection based on player count
  
  
• Automatically routes players to the best available hub
  
  
• Supports soft/hard limits for load balancing
  

Reliable Fallback System

• Players are now correctly routed when any server goes down
  
  
• Behavior:
  
  • → Sends to available hub if one exists
    
    
  • → Sends to fallback only if no hubs are online
    
• Works globally across all servers
  

Continuous Hub Detection

• Fallback server now continuously searches for available hubs
  
  
• Players are automatically moved when a hub becomes available
  
  
• No manual reconnect needed
  

Connection Throttling

• Added randomized delays (100–500ms) for reconnect attempts
  
  
• Added staggered delays (200–1000ms) when many players are waiting
  
  
• Prevents hub flooding during mass reconnects
  

Messaging System

• All routing messages now come from messages.yml
  
  
• Clean and consistent user experience
  

Added messages:

• routing.searching → shown when player enters fallback
  
  
• routing.found → shown when a hub is found
  
  
• Removed redundant message spam from scheduler
  

Internal Changes

• Reworked LimboRouterListener for better tracking and cleanup
  
  
• Improved FallbackListener routing logic
  
  
• Added HubUtil#getBestAvailableHub() for smart selection
  
  
• Added HubUtil#isHub() helper method
  
  
• Fixed initial join handling via ServerConnectBlockerListener
  
  
• Made sendMessage() accessible across components
  

Fixes

• Fixed players not being routed correctly when servers go down
  
  
• Fixed fallback not connecting when hubs are unavailable
  
  
• Fixed hub detection inconsistencies
  
  
• Fixed message duplication issues
  
  
• Fixed improper routing during initial join
  

Result

• Stable server switching
  
  
• Correct fallback behavior
  
  
• Smooth recovery from server downtime
  
  
• Clean, controlled messaging
  
  
• Scalable for large player counts
  

⬇️ Update Notes

• No config changes required
  
  
• Fully backward compatible
  
  
• Restart proxy after update (no reload)

Minor Update

• Fixed and cleaned up information inside configuration YML files
• Removed leftover personal branding
• No functional or behavioral changes

✅ Fully Operational • Production-Ready • Battle-Tested
FlowGate Lite v1.0.2 marks the first fully stable and complete release of the Lite branch.
All core systems are finalized, hardened, and verified in real network conditions.

✨ What’s New in v1.0.2
Reliable Hub Recovery

• Players are automatically routed back to a hub the moment one becomes available
• No reconnect required, no manual commands

Zero Disconnects During Hub Outages

• If all hubs go offline, players are safely moved to the fallback server
• Eliminates “Could not connect to a default or fallback server” kicks

⏳ Smart Fallback Waiting System

• Animated waiting titles while players are in fallback
• Starts and stops automatically, no duplication, no flicker

Improved Hub Commands

• /hub now:
  • Tries all hubs intelligently
  • Sends players to fallback if no hub is available
  • Never kicks players out of the network

Hardened Event Handling

• Proper handling of:
  • Server crashes
  • Mass restarts
  • Runtime disconnects
• Native Bungee logic respected — no forced overrides

Clean & Optimized Core

• Removed duplicated messages
• No ping spam
• Minimal schedulers
• Predictable, readable routing logic

Stability Philosophy
FlowGate Lite does not guess and does not rush connections.

It guarantees:

• No random kicks
• No reconnect loops
• No broken join flow
• No unnecessary background load

Version Info

• Plugin: FlowGate Lite
• Version: 1.0.2
• Status: ✅ Stable / Production Ready
• Proxy: BungeeCord / Waterfall

Recommendation
This version is safe to deploy on live networks.

If you want:

• predictable player flow
• clean fallback handling
• zero chaos during outages

This is the version to use.

‍ Developed by Terona Studios
Built with stability, clarity, and long-term maintainability in mind.

First Version