EventPractice | Next-Level Practice Core v2.3.3

Minecraft 26.1.2 Support​

• Fixed compatibility issues that could occur with PacketEvents and the modern metadata/glow flow on Paper 26.1.2.

Folia Support​

• When a Folia runtime is detected, the plugin now prepares the region-aware scheduler path.

Leaf Support​

• Added Leaf runtime detection.
• Updated the platform initialization flow to work correctly with Leaf through the standard Bukkit scheduler path.

Team Glow Fix​

• Updated the team glow system to prioritize PacketEvents.
• If PacketEvents is unavailable, incompatible, or encounters an error, a version-aware NMS fallback is now used automatically.

NMS Fallback Improvements​

• Added separate version detection paths for:
  • 26.1.x
  • 1.21.x
  • Unknown modern versions
• Isolated reflection-based logic under ReflectionNmsGlowAdapter for improved maintainability.

EventPractice — Update Notes v2.3.2​

Minecraft 26.1.2 Support​

• Added full compatibility with Minecraft 26.1.2.
• Optimized the plugin to run smoothly on 26.1.2 server environments.

Advanced Event Replay System​

• Added a feature-rich replay system for reviewing completed matches.
• Added Rewind (10s) and Forward (10s) controls for quickly navigating between key moments.
• Added adjustable playback speed controls:
  • Speed Up
  • Slow Down
  • Reset to Normal (1x)
• Added the ability to pause and resume replays at any time.

Dynamic Camera Modes​

• Follow Mode: Automatically tracks a selected participant.
• POV Mode: Shows the match directly from a selected player's perspective.
• Free Camera: Allows you to move freely around the arena and watch the replay from any angle.

Replay Information​

• Added detailed replay statistics to the replay menu.
• You can now view technical data such as:
  • Frame count
  • Replay duration
  • Block changes (block_deltas)

Replay Storage GUI​

• Added a dedicated interface for managing stored replay files.
• Stored replays can now be watched or deleted directly from the menu.

• Added /event border <radius> <delaySeconds> command for event owners to move the arena world border over time.
• Added /event dropdown <targetY> command to clear blocks above a selected Y level inside the arena.
• Improved automated duel and queue safety by removing players from queues when they enter arenas, cancelling pre-live duels when someone leaves, and cleaning up offline players.

New Features

• Introduced bot duel support with TrainingBot integration, allowing players to practice against bots through a dedicated bot command and menu.
• Introduced ranked queue as a separate playlist with its own command, menu, permission and lobby item.
• Introduced shared FFA as a separate practice flow, with its own command and menu plus per-mode FFA enable toggles and FFA-specific arena pools.
• Added kill cosmetics support, including selectable kill messages and kill effects through new profile submenus.
• Introduced tablist support with separate layouts for lobby, queue, ranked, FFA, in-game and spectator states, along with a player-side toggle in settings.

Matchmaking and Competitive Systems

• Brought in a kit-based ELO system for ranked matches, including configurable default rating, K-factor, minimum rating, ranked win/loss tracking and peak ELO history.
• Added ELO-aware matchmaking for ranked, with the allowed rating difference widening over time to reduce long queue waits.
• Added ping-range based matchmaking for unranked and ranked queues, letting players limit matches to opponents within their selected ping difference.
• Added new PlaceholderAPI values for ranked ELO per mode and player queue ping range.

Mode and Queue Management

• Reworked match modes so each mode can now be managed separately for unranked, ranked, FFA and bot playlists instead of relying on a single on/off setup.
• Expanded the queue editor with controls for ranked, FFA and bot visibility, plus separate ranked and FFA map selection for each mode.
• Reworked menu syncing so queue, ranked, FFA and bot menus stay aligned with match mode data more reliably.

Profile and Player Experience

• Extended the profile menu with a ranked ELO overview item and a ping range setting, both backed by persistent player preferences.
• Improved scoreboard and placeholder support so queue type, ELO and newer playlist states are exposed more clearly across menus and UI.
• Moved newer player-facing texts into YAML-backed configs and menus so UI text can be customized without touching code.

Configuration and Infrastructure

• Added automatic YAML completion/sync for managed config and menu files, restoring missing sections, nested keys and menu item blocks while preserving existing custom values.
• Refreshed documentation and resource files to reflect the newer ranked, FFA, tablist, cosmetics and matchmaking systems.

Bot Duel Improvements

• Expanded the bot duel system with per-mode bot availability, selectable bot profiles, better arena handling and safer startup flow while arenas are being generated.
• Fixed the bot duel arena generation flow so players are no longer teleported before a newly created arena is fully ready.

Improvements

• Improved arena setup system with new precise configuration commands: /arena setcenter, /arena setspawn1, /arena setspawn2
• Optimized scoreboard system by fully migrating to FastBoard API, resulting in smoother updates, zero flickering, and reduced server performance impact.
• Added many other things (messages, menus etc.)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed void world generation issue causing instability during events.
• Fixed teleportation bug in auto arena generation system.

Queue System:​

• Implemented /queue command and GUI.
• Added /queue add <name> to automatically generate queue entries in the config.
• Added /queue remove <name> to delete existing queues.
• Added a Queue Editor menu for managing match modes.

Duel System:​

• Implemented /duel command and GUI with kit and arena selection.
• Added a Duel Request system with clickable invite messages.
• Implemented ranked and unranked duel logic via different match modes. Added post-match inventory view.
• Added winner announcement system.

Profile & Settings:​

• Added /profile menu for player statistics and settings.
• Added toggleable settings (scoreboard, duel requests, etc.).
• Fixed critical bugs in profile configuration loading.

Arena Management:​

• Refactored arena system with ArenaManager.
• Added /arena save <category> <radius> for defining custom-sized arenas.
• Implemented arena pre-generation system (/arena pregen) for performance optimization.
• Added support for multiple arena categories and automated instantiation.

Spawn & Items:​

• Added new spawn items (e.g., Profile Menu item).
• Fixed interaction and functionality issues of existing items (e.g., Events item).
• Made all systems configurable via config.yml.

Other:​

• Fixed team glow, menu and messages bugs
• Added hard-coded texts into messages.yml
• Optimized the code

• Added MiniMessage support! You can now use modern styling (gradients, hex colors, tags) in most plugin messages and menus.
• Added Enderpearl Cooldown system. You can now set cooldowns for enderpearls globally or customize them per event via the rules menu.
• Added MySQL support! We implemented the Spigot Libraries feature to load the MySQL driver efficiently, reducing the plugin size significantly (from ~5.8MB to ~1.5MB) while ensuring optimal database performance.

• The bug that caused void world not to generate properly has been fixed.
• The code has been optimized.
• Some hard-coded messages have been added to messages.yml.