0.98.0.0 for MC 1.14.* & 1.15.* & 1.16.* & 1.17.* & 1.18.*

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Towny Advanced 0.98.0.0

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Towny 0.98.0.0
TownyChat 0.95

Welcome to Towny 0.98.0.0.
Towny 0.98.0.0 is the first release in the 0.98.*.* series!
The big new feature this release is Warrior's addition of Custom Townblock/Plot Types! See below for details.
This is also the first Release version to add support for MC 1.18.1. It will also be the last version to support MC 1.14.* and MC 1.15.*.
This Release includes many fixes for things found since 0.97.5.0 was released over 2 months ago, I recommend updating ASAP.
This Release includes a signifcant bump to the version number, it has been 9 months since Towny 0.97.0.0 was released and this bun is done!. Since 0.97.0.0 we've added: Jail Overhaul, Plot and Town trusting, Multi-language support, Removal of FlagWar & EventWar into separate plugins, New Day Overhaul, Status Screen Overhaul, Over 180+ fixes.
This is a drag-and-drop update: just replace your old .jars with the new ones and Towny will take care of the rest of the update by itself.

➕ Added (37)

➕ Added:

• Add town and nation neutrality costs to their respective status screens.
  • Closes Suggestion: neutral/peaceful status cost display #5500.
• Allow economy.new_expand.price_claim_townblock_refund to be negative, meaning towns will be charged money to unclaim land.
  • Closes Suggestion: Allow negative amounts to be used in unclaim-refund. #3650.
• Overhaul of CommentedConfiguration, adding support for old and new versions of Bukkit servers.
  • Servers not running up-to-date MC 1.18.1 implementations might see some multi-lining in their chatconfig.yml, which isn't an actual issue.
• Add child nodes to towny.command.towny.top command.
  • Closes Suggestion: Seperate Balance, Residents & Land into permissions on /towny top #5580.
• Added outlaw message warning cooldown to prevent spam on servers where the outlaw warning message is turned on, and the outlaw teleporting warmup is not set to 0.
  • Closes Suggestion: Make it so outlaws can't spam your chat when the enter and exit repeatedly #5582.
• Add a cooldown on town renaming, to prevent townblocks getting out of sorts.
  • Closes Database issues upon town rename #5600.
• Add Azaleas and Flowering Azaleas to Potted Plants list, to provide protection.
  • Closes Potted Azalea's aren't protected. #5685.
• Switch over to ChatColor's colour-stripping.
  • Closes Exception - Text contains unterminated color string #5680.
• Add possibility for towns to have unlimited claims, by setting town_block_ratio to -1.
  • If you enable this make sure townblocks cost money.
• Make town neutrality cost appear on /towny prices for Suggestion: neutral/peaceful status cost display #5500.
• Add helpful methods to BaseCommand.
• Made it possible for the {townname} placeholder to be used in the wilderness_title and wilderness_subtitle messages.
• Townyperms.yml nations' default rank will automatically be given towny.command.nation.spawn.
• Add INK_SAC and GLOW_INK_SAC to ItemLists list of Dyes, to prevent them being used on Signs.
• Add the ability to make a CommentedConfiguration from a File again.
• Change PlayerCache Map to use UUIDs instead of Names.
• Refactor the SpawnUtil to be more readable.
• Re-add overriding player crop trampling option.

• Added Custom TownBlockTypes, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Custom townblock types #5388.
  • TownBlocks are now able to be created in the config and also via other plugins that use our API.
  • All of the previous townblocktypes will be imported to the new config section.
  • Each TownBlockType has a name, cost, tax, map character, itemuse list, switch list, and allowed blocks list.
• Add some revert ignore blocks, courtesy of Warriorrrr Add some revert ignore blocks. #5735.
  • ,PLAYER_HEAD,PLAYER_WALL_HEAD,SKELETON_SKULL,SKELETON_WALL_SKULL,CREEPER_HEAD,CREEPER_WALL_HEAD,ZOMBIE_HEAD,ZOMBIE_WALL_HEAD,DRAGON_HEAD,DRAGON_WALL_HEAD
  • These will be automatically added to your config and world's block ignore lists.
• Add TOWNYADMIN_RELOAD commandtype, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add TOWNYADMIN_RELOAD commandtype. #5669.
  • Closes Suggestion: add TOWNYADMIN_RELOAD CommandType #5668.
• Remove animal tempt protection, courtesy of Warriorrrr Remove animal tempt protection. #5733.
  • Any place that this would have mattered, an animal could have walked away from naturally/been pushed.
• Add 2 convenience methods to PreNewTownEvent, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add 2 convenience methods to PreNewTownEvent #5504.
• Refactor some listener code, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Refactor some listener code. #5589.
• Deprecate unused parameter in CombatUtil#preventDamageCall(), courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Deprecate unused parameter in CombatUtil#preventDamageCall() #5595.
• Add config option to define what languages are enabled, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add config option to define what languages are enabled. #5590.
• New migration type: Move, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR New migration type: Move #5620.
• Use EnumSet for switch and itemuse materials, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Use EnumSet for switch and itemuse materials. #5664.
• Improve border around townyperms header, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Improve border around townyperms header. #5671.
• Create a new Byte datafield, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Create a new Byte datafield. #5714.
• Protect tnt from being primed with fire arrows, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Protect tnt from being primed with fire arrows. #5723.

• Reorganization and cleanup of Town, Nation, and TownySettings, courtesy of FlagCourier with PR Reorganization and cleanup of Town, Nation, and TownySettings #5493.

• Add component support to Metadata Labels and Values, courtesy of silverwolfg11 with PR Add component support to Metadata Labels and Values #5628.

• Translate Console givebonus warning, courtesy of GNosii with PR Translate Console givebonus warning #5514.
• Add locale info message, courtesy of GNosii with PR Add locale info message #5599.

• New /ta merging commands, courtesy of Gamer153 with PR Add admin merge commands for nations and towns #5491. (First-Time Contributor!)

• Option to show what nation you're joining when you are invited to join a town, courtesy of AlessioGr with PR Option to show what nation you're joining when you are invited to join a town. #5530. (First-Time Contributor!)

• Added forsale placeholder, courtesy of Glare with PR Added forsale placeholder #5603.
  • Closes have a forsale placeholder #5220.

• Add PAPI placeholder for town public/open status, courtesy of benlmyers with PR Add PAPI placeholder for town public/open status #5602. (First-Time Contributor!)

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➕ Automatic Config Edits (2)

➕ Towny will automatically edit the following settings in your config and existing worlds

• RESPAWN_ANCHOR will be added to new_world_settings.plot_management.wild_revert_on_block_explosion.blocks,
  • Their explosions will be reverted in new worlds.
  • Your world files will also have it added, meaning existing worlds with block explosion revert set to on will start reverting Respawn Anchor explosions.
• ,PLAYER_HEAD,PLAYER_WALL_HEAD,SKELETON_SKULL,SKELETON_WALL_SKULL,CREEPER_HEAD,CREEPER_WALL_HEAD,ZOMBIE_HEAD,ZOMBIE_WALL_HEAD,DRAGON_HEAD,DRAGON_WALL_HEAD
  • These will be automatically added to your config and world's block ignore lists.

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✨ Command Changes (9)

✨ New Commands (8)

✨ New Commands:

• /ta town [townname] merge [townname] - Asks the 2nd town if they want to merge with the first.
• /ta town [townname] forcemerge [townname] - Forcefully merges the 2nd town into the first.
• /ta town NAME toggle unlimitedclaims
  • Removes the townblock limit for the given town.
• /ta nation [nationname] merge [nationname] - Asks the 2nd nation if they want to merge with the first.
• /ta nation [nationname] forcemerge [nationname] - Forcefully merges the 2nd nation into the first.
• /ta nation [nationname] transfer [townname]
  • Places the given town into the given nation, removing any old nation if needed.
  • Works toward closing Suggestion: Add the ability for a nation to transfer ownership of a town to another nation #4906.
• /towny allowedblocks
  • Used to display what blocks are permitted to be used on TownBlockTypes.
• /town trust list.
  • Closes Suggestion: trust list of towns for admins /t trust list  #5615.

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❌ Removed Commands (1)

❌ Removed Commands:

• /towny farmblocks
  • Replaced with /towny allowedblocks.

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📕 Config Changes (8)

📕 New Config Options (8)

📕 New Config Options:

These new settings will be added to your config with their default settings.

• global_town_settings.warn_town_on_outlaw_message_cooldown_in_seconds
  • Default: "30",
  • How many seconds in between warning messages, to prevent spam.
• global_town_settings.peaceful_cooldown_time
  • Default: 30
  • Number of seconds that must pass before peacfulness can be toggled by a town or nation.
  • Closes Suggestion: Cooldown on towns running /t toggle peaceful #5716.
• resident_settings.is_showing_locale_message
  • Default: true
  • If true, players who join the server for the first time will be informed about their locale, and about Towny translatable system.
• language.enabled_languages
  • Default: *
  • The languages you wish to have enabled. Set to '*' to use all available languages.
  • If you would like to only allow 4 languages use: en-US,ru-RU,es-ES,fr-FR
• protection.prevent_player_crop_trample
  • Default: true
  • When set to true, players will never trample crops. When false, players will still have to be able to break the crop by hand in order to be able to trample crops.
• economy.daily_taxes.do_nation_capitals_pay_nation_tax
  • Default: false
  • When true, a nation's capital will pay the nation tax from the capital's town bank.
  • This feature is a bit redundant because the king can withdraw from both banks anyways, but it might keep nation's from being deleted for not paying their upkeep.
  • Closes Suggestion: Make nation capitals pay nation tax #5708.
• town.min_distance_between_homeblocks
  • Default: 0
  • Minimum distance between homeblocks.
  • Closes Min Distance Between Homeblocks #5713.
• town_ruining.town_ruins.ruins_become_open
  • Default: false
  • If this is true, when a town becomes a ruin they also become open to join, meaning any townless player could join the town and reclaim it.
  • You should expect this to be abused by players who will reclaim a town to prevent someone else reclaiming it.
  • Closes Suggestion: Add when a town becomes a ruin receive open status #5751.

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❌ Removed Config Options (0)

❌ Removed Config Options:

• None.

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🔑 Permission Node Changes (2)

🔑 New Permission Nodes (2)

🔑 New Permission Nodes:

No change required in townyperms.yml.

• towny.command.nation.default
  • A collection of nation sub commands which are given to everyone by default.
    • Each node doesn't do anything as there are further subcommands with more permission tests.
  • Fixes complicated townyperms setups not handling nation command refactor 0.97.3.2.
• towny.command.towny.top.*
  • Child Node of towny.command.towny.top
  • Children: - towny.command.towny.top.residents
    - towny.command.towny.top.land
    - towny.command.towny.top.balance

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❌ Removed Permission Nodes (0)

❌ Removed Permission Nodes:

• None.

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💻 API Changes (8)

💻 API:

• Added StatusScreenEvent#getCommandSender()
  • It is now possible to learn who is going to view the StatusScreen being made.
• Add tab-completion helper methods to TownyAPI.
• Add TownPreClaimEvent to initial TownBlock claimed during new Town code.
• Deprecated a bunch of abstract TownyDataSource methods that have been pointing to long-deprecated methods.
  • Older plugins might still be using these, instructions for updating are included in the javadocs.
• Add TranslationLoader.
  • An easy to use object, accessible via the API which allows a plugin to inject a map of translations into Towny's translations map.
  • This enables other plugins to use TownyMessaging, Confirmations and other Towny systems' Translatable language methods.
  • Messages will display to the player in their locale if the language strings are available.
• Add PlayerDeniedBedUseEvent.
  • Cancellable Event thrown by Towny when Towny prevents someone from using a bed.
• Add TownPreRemoveResidentEvent.
  • Fires before a resident is removed from a town.
• TownRemoveResidentEvent changed to fire after a resident is removed from a town.
  • Closes Suggestion:  #5630.
• Pre 0.98.0.0 deprecations.
  • All of the getters in the TownyDataSource have been deprecated for removal in 0.99.0.0.
  • Replacements for all of them exist in TownyAPI or in TownyUniverse.
  • Plugins using the API need only check the javadocs for exact replacements.
• Remove all methods deprecated prior to 0.97.0.0.

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🔧 Fixed (76)

🔧 Fixed:

• Fix AreaSelectionUtil treating every selection like it will be for claiming.
  • Fixes resident claim limit not accounting for townblocks already claimed.
  • Fixes /ta unclaim passing in a null TownBlockOwner meaning the available value was left at 0.
  • Closes /ta unclaim rect (#)  #5606.
• Allow lava_cauldrons to kill minecarts.
  • Closes Suggestion: lava cauldrons should break minecarts #5503.
• Fix bonemealing trees and grass not being aware of the player involved, and their permissions.
  • Closes Suggestion: Check the build perms of a player bonemealing a tree at a plot edge on the plot the tree would grow into before cutting the tree off. #5517.
• Fix aborted teleports not refunding the spawn travel cost.
  • Closes Suggestion: Charge for teleports only when being teleported #5526.
• Fix Title/Subtitles not showing when entering/exiting a town.
  • Closes Fix Titles not showing #5532.
• Fix support for spigot 1.18.1 enabling yaml comments by default.
  • Closes Config values converted to !!org.bukkit.configuration.MemorySection #5559.
• Fix switch id lists not accepting item groups in the custom townblocks lists, and some switches not being added.
  • Closes Switch IDs Ignored #5569.
• Fix command blacklists not handling casing well.
  • Closes Suggestion: Remove case sensitive to blacklisted commands for outlaw player #5586.
• Fix /t invite tab completion not handling inviting residents.
  • Closes Improve /town invite tab completion #5533.
• Fix SQL db not always loading a townblock's outpost status properly.
  • Closes Outposts Unclaiming Incorrectly  #5618.
• Fix Towny throwing errors when checking for spawn protection on NPC entities.
  • Closes NPC's attacking other NPC's throws spammy error #5656.
• Fix Cow Milking requiring the ability to break air blocks.
  • Closes Cant milk cows in farm plot #5691.
• Fix legacy status title-maker being terribly dumb.
  • Closes Error command /player #5721.
• Fix regex used to split the townyperms.yml error message.
• Fix expired invite handler not accounting for sent nation ally invites.
• Fix language strings added to Towny via the API throwing errors for players using un-translated locales.
• Fix lang\global.yml files generating empty on new installs.
• Fix lang\override\ folder not being made on new installs.
• Fix nations that change kings setting a null spawn when the new capital has a town spawn.
• Make /ta set mayor TOWNNAME NPC be more careful about setting the NPC-run towns to have no upkeep.
• Fix the default public town setting not being used.
• Fix ChorusFlowers not being protected from projectiles.
• Fix transfering the last plot from a plotgroup into another leaving an empty plotgroup, vulnerable to errors.
• Fix towns.ranks and nations.ranks missing from the Townyperms.yml's vital groups.
• Fix for SQL schema and new townblock type-saving.
• Replace some methods in TownyPerms with clearer method names.
• Fix redundant permission node tests in Towny command.
• Undo change to TownyEconomyHandler which prevented CMI working.
• Suppress deprecated JSONReader stuff, fix javadoc building.
• Fix ArrayIndexOutOfBoundException when using /towny top with no subcommand.
• Fix NPE on /ta town NAME set board.
• Fix regen queue blocking up with unloaded chunks.
• Fix empty named towns being allowed to be made.
• Fix new plot snapshots being made where there are existing plot snapshots.
• Fix ConfigMigrator REPLACE type.
• Fix Towny showing "Error updating {action} permission." messages when EventWar is used.
• Fix /ta set plot {townname} not saving the townblock correctly when the command is changing a townblock from one town to another.
• Fix Town add/remove enemy/ally events being able to be thrown async.
• Fix TownyAPI#isPVP(Location) return the opposite value in Towny-enabled Worlds.
• Remove player crop trampling world setting, in favour of using plot permissions.
• Fix potential NPE in PlayerInteractEvent listener.
• Fix NewDayEvent never firing when servers have daily_taxes disabled.
• Correctly fall back to the en_US when a server is using not-en_US and a plugin is calling for a string which was not translated to that locale.
• Do a better job of catching when Citizens API is unavailable to us, preventing many Towny operations from completing successfully.
• Make /ta town NAME set mayor NAME set hasUpkeep correctly when a mayor is replacing an npc mayor.
• Fix regression in SpawnUtil throwing NPE when using_economy is false.
• Make /town and /nation return the invalid subcommand message when an invalid subcommand is used.
• Make the config's notification.plot.notforsale actually used.
• Fix regression with max-homeblock-distance.
• Send error message when the console tries to use /ta town NAME set spawn|homeblock|outpost|primaryjail.
• Fix comment for player_owned_plot_limited_commands in the config.
• Fix a town with 0 residents being assigned a ruined status.
• Fix safe mode message unable to be shown when a player joins.

• Replace underscores on override lang keys properly, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Replace underscores on override lang keys properly. #5522.
  • Closes Lang keys aren't properly formatted for override files #5521.
• Fix /t trust remove not working, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix /t trust remove not working. #5646.
  • Closes /t trust remove no longer works #5643.
• Fix possible tab completion NPE, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix possible tab completion NPE #5506.
• Call the pre new town event after any confirmations are confirmed, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Call the pre new town event after any confirmations are confirmed. #5508.
• Fix a typo in a lang key use, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix a typo in a lang key use #5540.
• Prevent the theft of axolotls, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Prevent the theft of axolotls #5542.
• Fix minecart names in ItemLists, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix minecart names in ItemLists #5546.
• Only apply the outsiders prevent pvp toggle when enabling pvp, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Only apply the outsiders prevent pvp toggle when enabling pvp. #5560.
• Fix entities being able to steal items from item frames, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix entities being able to steal items from item frames. #5594.
• Fix OOBE in the towny top command, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix OOBE in the towny top command. #5597.
• Fix safe mode messages not appearing in game when the config is the reason for safe mode.
• Fix /plot group toggle mobs message, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix /plot group toggle mobs message. #5612.
• Remove global registration message, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Remove global registration message #5614.
• Fix skeletons not hurting mobs inside claimed areas, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix skeletons not hurting mobs inside claimed areas. #5613.
• Fix typo in material name, add new migrationtype, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix typo in material name, add new migrationtype #5625.
• Make wolves inside towns mortal again, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Make wolves inside towns mortal again. #5622.
• Put town into ruined state when last resident is deleted, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Put town into ruined state when last resident is deleted. #5645.
• Fix newday being scheduled again after running /ta newday, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix newday being scheduled again after running /ta newday #5647.
• Improve /ta town townname kick name feedback, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Improve /ta town townname kick name feedback. #5648.
• Fix mob removal task malfunctioning when using citizens, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix mob removal task malfunctioning when using citizens. #5674.
• Fix translation loader loading global from the wrong location, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix translation loader loading global from the wrong location. #5673.
• Fix command feedback when using trust commands via console, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix command feedback when using trust commands via console. #5724.
• Fix /towny plotclearblocks always saying that towny is disabled, courtesy of Warriorrrr Fix /towny plotclearblocks always saying that towny is disabled. #5734.
• Remove assertions from flatfile source, courtesy of Warriorrrr Remove assertions from flatfile source. #5738.

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🌏 Language Updates (2)

🌏 Language Updates:

• New languages: es-MX, es-EC, es-CL, es-UY, es-VE.
• Bump language files to 0.144.

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👽 Placeholder Updates (4)

👽 Placeholder Updates:

• %townyadvanced_player_location_plotgroup_name%
  • Shows the PlotGroup name if the player location has a PlotGroup.
  • Closes Suggestion: New placeholder %townyadvanced_player_location_group_name% #5539.
• %townyadvanced_player_location_plot_forsale% - Shows For Sale lang string when a plot is for sale.
• %townyadvanced_is_town_public% - Shows (Public) lang string when the player's town is public.
• %townyadvanced_is_town_open% - Shows (Open) lang string when the player's town is open.

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💬 TownyChat Changes (10)

💬 TownyChat Changes:

• Handle channelTag being null.
• Internalize player channel storage.
• Repurpose the display modes on join ChatConfig setting, not displays the channel join message.
• Fix for Spigot 1.18.1 config enabling comments by default.
• Regression: NPE in EssentialsDiscordHookListener.
• Regression: NPE in TownyChatPlayerListener.
• Minimum Towny version set to 0.97.5.0.
• Use Towny's built-in Commented configuration & adapt to use the new width() option supplied by Spigot.
• Remove 2 unused replacers in TownyChatFormatter.
• Switch to using Translatables, so messages appear in the correct Locale for each player.

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