ElytraEssentials

• Added PacketEvents as a soft dependency and refactored jump charge animation in order to not break existing world blocks as seen here.
• Implemented connection pooling with HikariCP to enhance performance and resolve long idle MySQL connection timeout errors (wait_timeout / autoReconnect issue). Also, new properties were added to the database section in the config.yml file.
• Added configurable upgrades via upgrades.yml. This allows you to customize settings regarding each upgrade.
• Fixed money not being deducted from players during forging or reverting.
• Added configurable table prefix for database tables to avoid interfering with other plugin's tables.
• Updated Paper API to 1.21.10.

Important:

• It is recommended to install the PacketEvents plugin if you haven't got it yet. Otherwise, the jump charge animation will not work.

Thanks to @tuanzisama for contributing to this release!

• Added a new configuration option allow-liquid-glide to control whether players can continue gliding when touching liquids (water or lava). By default, this option is set to true, reflecting Minecraft’s default behavior.

• Added a full upgrade system for Armored Elytras via the new /ee upgrade command. Features over 7 unique upgrade paths, including Max Velocity, Flight Efficiency, Boost Power, and Armor Durability, each with multiple levels to progress through. You need to have an armored elytra to be able to interact with this!
• Added new permissions for using the /ee upgrade command, elytraessentials.command.upgrade. By default is only available for OP players.
• For more info about all the upgrades, check the plugin documentation here
• Improved Armored Elytra lore and /ee armor command to contain more valuable information about the item.
• Reworked the in-air boost to make it feel similar to a firework rocket when used.
• Small update to the forge GUI, adding the player's head, which states the money they have, and a close button.
• Fixed a critical issue where armor attributes were not being correctly removed and re-applied when changing equipment.
• Items left in the forge GUI are now correctly returned to the player if they close the menu.

Note:

• Hey everyone, my focus for this project will now shift to maintenance, which means I'll be providing critical bug fixes and updating the plugin for new Minecraft versions as they are released. I'm going to move to new plugin ideas I have in mind. Thanks for your support!

• New Tandem Flight System!!. You can now invite another player to be your passenger with the new /ee tandem command. The system allows you to fly with your friends and explore together. Includes a configurable flight time cost for the driver and more features.

  tandem:
    # Set to true to enable the tandem flight (passenger system) feature.
    enabled: true # [Default: true]

    # How many seconds a player has to accept a /tandem invite before it expires.
    invite-timeout: 30 # [Default: 30 seconds]

    # Multiplier for flight time cost when carrying a passenger.
    # 2.0 means the driver consumes flight time twice as fast.
    # 1.0 means no extra cost (minimum value).
    flight-time-cost-multiplier: 2.0 # [Default: 2.0]

    # Protect passengers from fall damage when they are dismounted mid-air.
    protect-passenger-fall-damage: true # [Default: true]

    # How many seconds to count down before mounting a passenger after they accept.
    # Set to 0 to disable the countdown and mount instantly.
    mount-countdown: 3 # [Default: 3]

Check the documentation for the new commands and permissions.

• The charged jump now features a dynamic and configurable "shockwave" animation, launching the blocks beneath you into the air for a more impactful feel. By default, this is enabled but you can disable it in the config file.

# Set to true to enable a visual animation where blocks jump up when a player launches.
enable-launch-animation: true # [Default: true]

• Added two settings on config to disable vanilla firework boosting and Riptide trident.

  # Set to true to prevent players from using firework rockets to boost while gliding.
  disable-firework-boosting: false # [Default: false]

  # Set to true to prevent players from launching themselves with Riptide tridents
  # while they are wearing an elytra. This does not affect normal, ground-based
  # Riptide movement when an elytra is not equipped.
  disable-riptide-launch: false # [Default: false]

• A new API has been introduced, allowing other plugin developers to easily integrate their creations with ElytraEssentials features. For more info, check this.
• Fixed a bug where players were not being correctly charged money when purchasing cosmetic effects from the /ee shop.
• The boost and charged jump systems have been optimized to be more efficient by checking for the required item earlier, reducing unnecessary server load.
• New messages were added to the messages.yml file.

• Added new settings to config.yml to enable/disable, configure the time interval, and max backups for automatic SQLite database backups.

  auto-backup:
    # Set to true to enable automatic backups of the database.
    enabled: true # [Default: true]

    # The interval (in minutes) at which to perform backups.
    interval: 60 # [Default: 60 minutes]

    # The maximum number of backup files to keep.
    max-backups: 24 # [Default: 24 backups]

• Added a new admin command

/ee stats reset <player> --confirm

• Fixed an issue where the charged jump mechanic would sometimes fail to correctly activate the player's glide state.
• Improved support for older server versions (1.18+) by adding fallbacks for modern Paper API methods.
• Streamlined the /ee importdb command and player data saving processes to be more robust.
• The plugin's release process is now fully automated using GitHub Actions
• Updated documentation