SwiftCore - Modern Practice Core v4.5.9

## Fixes
- Fixed trails showing during matches and spectator mode
- Trails now disable correctly in duels, FFA, party games, and spectating

- Fixed clan color system issues:
- Removed clan color command support
- Clan placeholders now return clean formatting
- Clan chat no longer applies saved colors

- Fixed HP indicators not working correctly in party modes and FFA
- Now supports FFA, Party FFA, Split, and VS Party modes
- Proper cleanup on death, leave, surrender, and game end

- Fixed lose sound not playing on round defeat
- match.sounds.lose now works for round losses too

- Fixed party broadcasts not sending correctly
- Broadcasts now reach players outside the party, including other parties
- Party members and owners no longer receive their own broadcast

## New Features
- Added highest kit rank placeholders:
- %swiftcore_highest_tier_rank%
- %swiftcore_best_tier_rank%
- %swiftcore_highest_tier_points%
- %swiftcore_best_tier_points%

## Notes
- Improved gameplay consistency and placeholder support

## New Features
- Added match-start Arena Elevator system:
- Players rise into the arena on a moving platform before fights begin
- Includes sounds, levitation, and animated platform movement
- Supports normal, ranked, and custom-kit matches

## Improvements
- Added automatic elevator schematic generation:
- /arena pos1 <arena>
- /arena pos2 <arena>
- /arena update <arena>

- Match flow now waits for elevator animation to complete before countdown and kits begin

## Configuration

• Fully configurable in config.yml
• Supports:

- Platform material
- Height/depth
- Duration
- Radius
- Sound settings
- Levitation strength

## Notes

• Falls back to normal teleport if disabled or unavailable
• Elevator schematics are saved automatically per arena

## New Features
- Added Round Rewind system:
- Players now smoothly return to their arena spawn between rounds
- Configurable rewind/fly-back effect
- Falls back to instant teleport if disabled

- Added Placement Matches for ranked:
- First 5 ranked matches are treated as placements
- Uses stronger ELO adjustments for faster calibration

## Ranked Improvements
- Added smarter ELO system:
- Proper expected-score calculation
- Configurable gain/loss limits
- More accurate rank progression

- Added smarter matchmaking:
- Matches players based on closest ELO
- Search range expands over time
- High vs low ELO matches are now much rarer

- Added per-kit ELO:
- Each kit now has its own independent rating
- Ranked stats are more accurate per kit

- Ranked result messages now show real ELO changes

- Added new ranked placeholders:
- %placements_remaining%
- %placement_matches%

## Improvements

• Kits and countdown now begin only after players fully return to position
• Improved round transition flow and overall match experience

## Fixes
- Fixed tablist formatting inconsistencies
- Tab list now correctly uses player-format
- Nametags continue using tag-format independently

• Fixed random player/viewer tab name mismatches
• Fixed stale tab display names after updates
• Improved tablist synchronization and refresh handling

## Notes
- Fully configurable via config.yml and tab.yml

## Fixes
- Fixed kit editor items sometimes not movable
- Resolved issue where spawn items could override the editor
- Players can now move and edit kit items normally

- Fixed players unable to move items during matches
- Resolved issue where players were incorrectly treated as spectators
- Inventory clicks now work correctly for active players

## Improvements

• Improved handling of spectator state during matches
• System now automatically corrects invalid spectator states

## Notes

• Improved stability for both kit editor and in-match inventory usage
• Fix includes self-healing logic to prevent similar issues in future

## Fixes
- Fixed spectator stats changing (health, hunger, etc.)
- Spectators now have fully locked stats

- Fixed spectators picking up EXP
- EXP gain is now fully blocked in spectator mode

• Fixed /spectate not working for tournament fights
• Fixed spectate GUI not showing tournament fighters

- Fixed players sometimes teleporting into void after matches
- Teleport now completes before arena reset
- Added fallback teleport for reliability

- Fixed /sc reload menus not reloading Shield Editor menus

- Fixed nametag prefix appearing in tablist
- Rank/tier tags now stay only on nametags
- Tablist correctly uses player-format without mixing formats

## Improvements
- Spectators now only cycle between active fighters
- No more switching to waiting players

- Improved tournament ending experience:
- Added title messages for winner/no winner
- Added configurable win sound
- Added delay before teleporting players back

• Added /sc reload shieldeditor command
• Shield Editor menus now reload correctly with /sc reload menus
• Updated reload help and tab completion

## New Features

• Added better spectator support for tournaments
• Improved overall tournament flow and experience

## Notes

• Fully configurable via config.yml and messages.yml
• No restart required for shield editor menu changes

## Fixes
- Fixed surrender not properly ending party matches
- Matches now end correctly when a team is eliminated

- Fixed surrender removing players from their party
- Players now stay in party and return with correct items

- Fixed party games breaking when the owner leaves
- Ownership now transfers correctly to another player

- Fixed players not seeing each other in party games
- All participants are now always visible

- Fixed incomplete cleanup on surrender
- Player state now resets correctly

## Improvements
- Improved overall party game stability and flow

## New Features
- Added auto-spectate on party join:
- Joining a party mid-match puts you into spectator mode
- Automatically watches an active player
- Includes configurable message

## Notes
- Better consistency across all party game modes

## Fixes
- Fixed glow colors showing incorrectly in matches
- Players and spectators now see correct team colors

- Fixed spectator teleport loop in party matches
- Spectate menu now only shows valid players
- Prevents infinite teleport issues

- Fixed tab name color not applying on join
- Player rank colors now load correctly after joining

## Improvements

• Improved spectator system stability and accuracy
• Improved tablist synchronization with player data

## Notes
- Overall UI and gameplay experience improved (may be now stable tab colours )

so just update some api