VelocityUtilsPlus

Introduces a feature to announce bans of 30 minutes or longer to all players, configurable via the new 'announce_bans' option in config.toml. Updates documentation and example config, enhances DatabaseBanCommand to broadcast ban messages, and adds supporting methods in ProxyConfig. Also updates the build system for dynamic versioning, plugin metadata generation, and switches to the Shadow plugin for fat JAR creation. Project version is incremented to 1.2 across documentation.

Database integration with MySQL/MariaDB support
Player playtime tracking with per-server statistics
Global ban system with offline support via database
Statistics tracking for custom achievements
Leaderboard system for playtime rankings
Smart lobby balancing with offline detection
Premium player routing to dedicated servers
Configurable permission system
Server invite system
bStats metrics integration