CustomDeathMessages

📜 CHANGELOG - CustomDeathMessages v1.1

⚠️ A Sincere Apology
We sincerely apologize for any instability or missing features in v1.0. This major update introduces a complete architectural redesign to enhance reliability, maintainability, and future extensibility. Thank you for your patience and invaluable feedback.

🗑️ Removed Features

• ❌ Removed: In-Game Configuration Editor (/cdm editor)
  The in-game editor has been completely removed from the plugin. This decision was made to streamline development, improve stability, and focus resources on core features like the new broadcast system. All configuration must now be managed by directly editing the config.yml and messages.yml files.

🌟 Major New Features

• ✅ Added: Advanced Broadcast System
  Introduce fine-grained control over who sees death effects (messages, sounds, particles, titles, action bars) with four new broadcast modes:

  • GLOBAL: All online players on the server
  • WORLD: All players in the same world
  • RADIUS: Players within a configurable distance
  • VICTIM_ONLY: Only the dying player
    Configurable globally and per-effect type directly in config.yml.

• ✅ Added: Powerful /cdm broadcast Command Suite
  A new admin command to test and trigger broadcast effects manually:

  • /cdm broadcast sound <mode> [radius] [sound]
  • /cdm broadcast particle <mode> [radius] [particle]
  • /cdm broadcast message <mode> <message>
  • /cdm broadcast test – Simulates all broadcast modes
  • /cdm broadcast global <type> – Send an effect to all players instantly.

• ✅ Added: Full Support for Minecraft 1.21.11
  The plugin has been updated and thoroughly tested to be fully compatible with Minecraft 1.21.11, including all new sounds, particles, biome names, and API changes introduced in this version. Configuration defaults and validation now reflect 1.21.11 standards.

🐛 Critical Bug Fixes

• ✅ Fixed: Inaccurate Killer & Source Identification
  The system for determining {killer_name} (the responsible entity) and {killer_source} (the direct damage source, like an arrow or TNT) has been completely rewritten. It now correctly handles:

  • Projectiles (arrows, fireballs) from players, mobs, and dispensers.
  • Direct entity attacks (players, zombies, creepers).
  • Edge cases where the default game API returns incomplete data.

• ✅ Fixed: Server Startup Crash on Invalid Configuration
  In v1.0, certain misconfigurations could cause the plugin to crash during server startup. This has been resolved with a safer, staged initialization process that guarantees all internal systems load in the correct order.

• ✅ Fixed: Incorrect Placeholder Values
  Placeholders like {distance}, {biome}, and {victim_effects} now display accurate, properly formatted values (e.g., "nether_wastes" is now shown as "Nether Wastes").

🛠️ Significant Refinements & Improvements

• ✅ Refined: Configuration & Messages Structure

  • config.yml now includes new, intuitive settings for the broadcast system (sound-broadcast-mode, particle-broadcast-mode, and a unified effects-broadcast section).
  • messages.yml is now on version 1.1 and includes a new broadcast-system section with fully configurable messages for all new /cdm broadcast commands.

• ✅ Enhanced: Configuration Validation
  The /cdm config validate command now checks the new broadcast settings for validity, preventing misconfiguration and providing clearer, more actionable feedback.

• ✅ Plugin Version Bump
  The plugin’s version has been officially updated to 1.1 to reflect this major feature release.