Changelog

1.1.1 — 2026-03-13

Added

• Registration lobby mechanic (optional): new racing.lobby.* config block to send registered players to a lobby location while registration is open, with optional return to their previous location on leave/cancel.
• Lobby setup command: added /boatracing setup setlobby to save the admin's current position as the registration lobby and enable it instantly.
• Lobby i18n messages: added localized feedback when players are teleported to the race lobby and when they are returned.
• SimpleScore integration hook: when SimpleScore is present, BoatRacing now uses its viewer hide/show flow during races to avoid sidebar ownership conflicts and restore the external scoreboard cleanly after stop/cancel.

Fixed

• Race track selection flow for active track: race open/join/leave/force/start/stop/status no longer force a disk reload when the requested track is already the active one (notably unsaved), preventing stale-state issues.
• Track reload consistency: TrackConfig.load() now clears all in-memory collections (customStartSlots, bestTimes, and others) before reading from disk.
• Registration timer race-loop bug: fixed a state bug where race open timer callbacks could survive manual start/force/stop flows and re-trigger race starts (infinite restart behavior). Registration sessions are now invalidated/cancelled atomically.
• Manual start stale-callback guard: /boatracing race start <track> now closes the registration window first to prevent old registration callbacks from restarting/overlapping race state.
• External sidebar handoff reliability: improved race HUD/sidebar cleanup so external sidebar plugins (notably SimpleScore and TAB) recover cleanly after race stop/cancel without requiring relog.

Changed

• Setup click actions UX: setup wizard and admin setup tips now use suggest-in-chat behavior for commands requiring arguments, so players can tab-complete before executing.
• Compatibility matrix clarified: this plugin jar is intended for Bukkit-family servers (CraftBukkit/Spigot/Paper/Purpur) and now includes Folia-compatible scheduling paths.

Docs

• Platform scope documented: README/CHECKLIST now explicitly state that Sponge requires a separate platform port and that Velocity/BungeeCord (proxy layer) cannot run gameplay logic from this plugin jar.
• Explicit SimpleScore compatibility note: docs now explicitly list compatibility with SimpleScore (GitHub: https://github.com/RuiPereiraDev/SimpleScore, Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/plugin/simplescore).
• Explicit TAB compatibility note: docs now explicitly list compatibility with TAB (GitHub: https://github.com/NEZNAMY/TAB, Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/plugin/tab-was-taken).