Changelog - CombatLog [Version 1.17]

✨ New Features

• Subcommand system for /combatlog: reload, status, untag – better plugin management through commands
• Visual WorldGuard safe-zone barrier with fake blocks – players see a clear visual barrier around safe zones

🔧 Improvements

• Separate messages.yml introduced with full colorization support – easier message customization
• Simplified CombatManager – cleaner, more maintainable code without unnecessary complexity
• Optimized PlaceholderAPI integration
• Tab-completion for all subcommands
• Messages now use Adventure Components for better consistency

⚠️ Removed

• Opponent-tracking simplified (no longer stored in data structures)

🐛 Bugfixes & Cleanup

• WorldGuard now properly treated as an optional dependency
• Barriers correctly cleared on untag
• Improved timer cleanup on plugin shutdown

New Features

PlaceholderAPI Integration CombatLog now supports PlaceholderAPI. Use these placeholders in any compatible plugin (scoreboards, TAB, HUDs, etc.):

• %combatlog_in_combat% — true / false
• %combatlog_time_left% — remaining combat seconds
• %combatlog_opponent_name% — name of the current opponent
• %combatlog_opponent_health% — opponent's current HP (00.00 format)

PlaceholderAPI is optional — the plugin loads cleanly without it.

Permission Bypass (combatlog.bypass) Players or groups with the combatlog.bypass permission are fully exempt from CombatLog:

• Will not be tagged into combat
• Are not subject to any in-combat restrictions (elytra, teleport, commands, etc.)
• Disconnecting while in combat produces no broadcast and no punishment
• Default: op

Potion Effects on Combat Tag You can now configure potion effects that are automatically applied when a player enters combat and removed when combat ends. Effects are only applied if the player does not already have that effect active.

Configure in config.yml under combat-log.tag-effects:

tag-effects:
  - type: GLOWING
    duration-seconds: 15
    amplifier: 0
    show-particles: false

Supports any valid Bukkit PotionEffectType. The list in the default config includes GLOWING as an example — remove or comment it out if you don't want any effects.

Improvements

• CombatManager now tracks the current opponent per player, enabling opponent-related placeholders to work correctly
• PotionEffectType lookup updated to use Registry.EFFECT instead of the deprecated getByName() method (Paper 1.20.3+)

Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI: optional (softdepend)
• WorldGuard: optional (unchanged)

Refactor — no functional changes

This release is a pure code refactor. Gameplay behaviour is identical to the previous version.

Package structure

Packages have been renamed to follow Java conventions (lowercase):

What changed

CombatManager (new: combat package)

• Now fully owns combatTimers, activeTimers and bossBars maps
• Listeners no longer touch state directly — all changes go through the public API

PluginConfig (new: config package)

• Centralises every config.getString / getBoolean / getInt call
• Single instance passed to all listeners on startup

Listener split

• CombatTagListener — damage, projectile, explosion and enderpearl tagging
• CombatRestrictionListener — elytra, teleport, command block, mending, riptide
• CombatZoneListener — proximity tagging on join
• CombatLogoutListener — disconnect handling
• AntiKillAbuse — kill-farming detection
• WorldGuardListener — region entry guard (registered only when WorldGuard is present)

CombatLog (main class)

• Reduced to wiring only: config → manager → listeners
• registerListeners() is the single place to see which listeners are active

Migration

No config changes. No permission changes. No command changes. Simply replace the old jar with the new one and restart.

Fixed an issue with the WorldGuard integration where the plugin checked an unused local flag instead of the actual WorldGuardHook status. As a result, the region entry restriction during combat now works correctly.

Additionally, blocked commands are now case-insensitive (/TPA, /Tpa, /tpa are treated the same), making the command restriction system more reliable.

This update introduces a cleaner and fully restructured configuration.

All settings are now logically grouped (timer, restrictions, punishment, triggers, etc.), making the plugin easier to configure and extend. The Anti-Kill-Abuse system has also been adapted to the new structure.

⚠️ Old configs are not compatible. Please replace your existing config.

New Configuration

combat-log:
  timer:
    duration-seconds: 15
    display: actionbar

  restrictions:
    elytra:
      disabled-in-combat: true
    teleporting:
      disabled-in-combat: false
    mending:
      disabled-in-combat: true
    riptide:
      stop: false
      cooldown: 10000
    explosions:
      set-combat-on-explosion: true

  punishment:
    damage: 5.0
    kill-on-logout: false

  triggers:
    enderpearl:
      set-combat-on-land: true
      only-if-already-in-combat: false

  ignored-worlds:
    - "ffa"

  blocked-commands:
    - "tpa"

  combat-zone:
    enabled: true
    radius: 10

  messages:
    combat-log: "&c{player} has combat logged!"
    elytra-use-denied: "&dYou can't use elytra in combat"
    teleporting-denied: "&dYou can't teleport in combat"
    blocked-command: "&cYou can't use this command in combat"
    region-entry-denied: "&cYou can't enter this region in combat"

    timer:
      actionbar: "&c{timeLeft}/{maxTime}"
      bossbar-title: "&cIn Combat: {timeLeft}s"

anti-kill-abuse:
  enabled: true
  limits:
    max-kills: 5
    remove-kill-after-seconds: 60
  punish-commands:
    - "kick {killer} Kill-Abuse detected!"
    - "ban {killer}"