HomeLimiter

v2.0 — Compatibility & Modernisation

Compatibility

• Raised minimum supported server version from 1.20 to 1.21
• Added support for MC 26.1 (Tiny Takeover) and newer year-based releases
• Raised minimum Java version from 17 to 21
  • Java 25 (required by MC 26.1) runs Java 21 bytecode without issues

Code

• Replaced deprecated ChatColor API with Paper's Adventure API (LegacyComponentSerializer)
  • formatMessage() now returns Component instead of String
  • All sendMessage(String) calls updated to sendMessage(Component)
  • Added SECTION serializer for §-coded inline messages
  • Added AMPERSAND serializer for &-coded config messages
  • Added msg() helper for clean inline message construction

Build

• Updated Paper API dependency: 1.20.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT → 1.21.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
• Updated SQLite JDBC: 3.45.1.0 → 3.47.1.0
• Updated maven-compiler-plugin: 3.11.0 → 3.13.0
• Fixed malformed <n> tag in pom.xml (should have been <name>)

Docs

• Updated plugin description to accurately reflect locking behaviour (homes are locked and restored, not permanently deleted)
• Corrected description: oldest homes are locked, not newest
• Clarified that limits are read from EssentialsX's config, not HomeLimiter's own
• Updated requirements to reflect Java 21+ and Paper 1.21–26.1+