The Mob

🔧 TheMob v1.7.2 – Hotfix Update

This hotfix focuses on stability, rendering fixes and foundational feature unlocks requested by the community.

No new gameplay systems – only important fixes and integrations.

🧱 NBT & Base64 Item Support (Partial)

Custom items can now be equipped on mobs using:

✔ Raw NBT strings

✔ Base64-encoded items

✔ Custom heads via texture strings

✔ Enchantments & metadata

⚠️ Note: This is a foundation release. Advanced NBT validation & tooling will be expanded in v1.8+.

🧩 PlaceholderAPI & MiniMessage Integration

Text rendering across the plugin now supports:

✔ PlaceholderAPI (optional dependency)

✔ MiniMessage formatting

✔ Dynamic values (mob name, phase, distance, player, etc.)

Used in:

BossBars

Phase titles

HUD elements

Future event & ability messages

🧭 Navigation HUD Reload Fix

Fixed a critical reload issue:

❌ Duplicate HUD boss bars after /mob reload

❌ Orphaned bossbars persisting across reloads

✔ All HUD bars are now:

Properly cleaned up on reload

Safely removed on disable

Re-initialized cleanly after restart

This fixes:

Reload crashes

Ghost HUD bars

ConcurrentModificationExceptions

🧪 Version Status

🟡 STABLE HOTFIX

✔ Safe for live servers

✔ No performance regression

✔ Fully backward compatible

✔ No config changes required

Thanks to everyone reporting issues and testing edge cases. v1.7.2 prepares the ground for v1.8’s equipment, visuals and ability architecture.

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