Lobby4PvP [1.18-26.1+] ⚔️ Interactive lobby PvP system ✅

Update v1.8.5 — Hotfix • Hotfix Update: focused on stability, compatibility, and final release polish without changing the core gameplay flow. • Better Plugin Compatibility: improved coexistence with DeluxeHub, WorldGuard, PvPManager, CombatLogX, Essentials, CMI, Multiverse-Core, Citizens, Duels, and major anti-cheats such as GrimAC, Vulcan, and Matrix. • Smarter PvP Handling: refined damage override behavior, external protection checks, and managed-state cleanup for safer lobby combat. • Multiworld Reliability: better handling when entering, leaving, or teleporting across managed and unmanaged worlds. • Inventory & State Safety: improved sword, armor, and external takeover handling to avoid stuck states or incorrect restores. • Config Auto-Repair: missing config paths are restored automatically with console warnings. • Config Validation: invalid values now warn clearly in console and use safe runtime fallbacks. • False Positive Cleanup: reduced unnecessary config warnings, including support for valid empty lore lines and cross-version particle aliases. • Safer Knockback Compatibility: more conservative compatibility knockback when strict anti-cheats are present. • Better Console Guidance: improved conflict-scan messages to help server owners configure common lobby plugin combinations correctly.

Update v1.8 — Compatibility, Polish & Message Modernization • Compatibility Expansion: full build support across Paper/Spigot 1.18-1.21.11 with a safer Java 17 baseline. • PvP Flow Polish: join, death, respawn, teleport, reload, and world-change handling refined for more consistent end-to-end behavior. • Inventory & Armor Safety: lobby sword and PvP armor handling hardened to prevent overwrites, bad restores, and state leaks. • Combat Accuracy: kills, deaths, hits, fireworks, and keep-inventory logic now apply only to valid Lobby4PvP combat. • Firework Fix: kill fireworks now launch upward correctly before detonating instead of exploding instantly on the victim. • Performance Hardening: reduced unnecessary inventory updates and moved stats saving to safer batched disk writes for busy servers. • Plugin Compatibility: improved coexistence with WorldGuard, PvPManager, CombatLogX, Essentials, and Duels-style plugins. • Smarter State Ownership: Lobby4PvP now yields managed lobby loadout state more safely when another plugin clearly takes control. • Update Checker Fix: version comparison is now accurate, and update notices are shown as warning-level console messages. • MiniMessage Support: configurable texts now support MiniMessage, hex colors, and legacy '&' formatting without breaking old configs. • Config Polish: BossBar is now disabled by default, and formatting support is documented more clearly in the config.

Update v1.7 — Stability & Safety Hardening • VIP Sword Fix: players can no longer keep both normal and VIP swords — inventory state is always correct. • Anti-Duplication Hardening: full protection against item duplication via containers, hoppers, creative mode, crafting stations, armor stands, and pickups. • Reload Stability: /lobby4pvp reload is now fully safe — no ghost PvP states, no stuck BossBars, no orphaned tasks. • Timer & State Reliability: activation, deactivation, and cooldown logic refined for maximum consistency under heavy event spam. • Compatibility Expansion: improved coexistence with major protection and PvP plugins across large and small lobby servers. • Full support for Java 21 and Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+.

Update v1.6.7 — Stable Override & Cooldown Fixes • Cooldown Fix: cooldowns no longer reset when hitting or switching slots — fully stable timers. • Improved PvP Override: stronger and faster control over WorldGuard, Essentials, PvPManager, and CombatLogX. • Conflict Detection 3.0: clearer console logs for PvP plugin conflicts. • Polish: smoother activation/deactivation flow, cleaner debug output, and full Java 21 optimization. • Full support for Java 21 and Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+.

Update v1.6.6 — Persistent Stats & Safer Reload • Persistent stats: players’ kills, deaths, hits, and KDR are now saved in stats.yml and kept after restarts. • Improved /reload: no more item duplication — all config values, slots, and timers reload safely. • Reinforced PvP override: stronger control against WorldGuard/Essentials/PvPManager/CombatLogX. • BossBar refresh: colors & styles update live; bars auto-clean on quit. • Conflict detection 2.0: clearer console tips for known PvP plugins. • Polish: safer cooldowns, cleaner logs, optimized timers. • Full support for Java 21 and Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+

Update v1.6.5 — True PvP Override & Better UX · True PvP override: Lobby4PvP can now un-cancel other plugins’ PvP blocks when both players opted-in (pvp.override-others: true). · BossBar progress for activation/deactivation (consistent with ActionBar/Chat). · Safer reload: /lobby4pvp reload reapplies all changes live (items, slots, timers, worlds, messages). · Smarter item handling: sword is preserved on death; auto-removes plugin armor on death/disable. · World scoping: apply rules to all worlds or a custom list (pvp.worlds). · Clear policy feedback: customizable blocked message when PvP is denied. · Conflict awareness: console hints when WorldGuard/Essentials/PvPManager/CombatLogX are present. · PlaceholderAPI kept up-to-date (status, kills, deaths, hits, kdr, vip, cooldown, version). [BETA] · Java 21 & Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+ fully supported.

Update v1.6.3 — Stability & Compatibility • Fixed armor duplication & logout bug • Added cooldown and improved PvP timers • Improved VIP system (custom sword & armor) • Enhanced anti-duplication protection • New configurable sounds, particles & kill fireworks • PlaceholderAPI fully supported (status, kills, deaths, hits, kdr, vip, cooldown, version) • Safe /lobby4pvp reload command • Added update checker • Full support for Java 21 and Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+

Update v1.6.3 — Stability & Compatibility • Fixed armor duplication & logout bug • Added cooldown and improved PvP timers • Improved VIP system (custom sword & armor) • Enhanced anti-duplication protection • New configurable sounds, particles & kill fireworks • PlaceholderAPI fully supported (status, kills, deaths, hits, kdr, vip, cooldown, version) • Safe /lobby4pvp reload command • Added update checker • Full support for Java 21 and Paper/Spigot 1.20.6–1.21+