Prison Vaults

Here is the changelog for version 1.0.8 of PrisonVaults.

PrisonVaults v1.0.8 Changelog

New Features:

• Staff Management System:

  • Added /staff command (OP only) to open a GUI for managing staff members (Promote, Demote, Kick, Ban, Warn).

  • Added /setstaff <player> <rank> command for setting staff ranks directly.

  • Added RankManager to handle staff ranks (Owner, Co-Owner, Admin, Moderator, Helper, Member) separately from Prison Ranks.

  • Implemented GUI protections: Owner and Co-Owner cannot be kicked, banned, or warned via the GUI.

• Staff Mail System:

  • Added Global Staff Mail: /mail staff <message> sends a message to all staff.

  • Online staff receive immediate notifications with sound.

  • Offline staff are notified of unread messages upon joining.

  • Added /staffmail read and /staffmail clear commands.

• Advanced Kits & Abilities:

  • Combat Abilities:

    • Shivs: Deal 4 hearts of damage + Bleed effect.

    • Cleavers: Always deal Critical Hits.

  • Tool Abilities:

    • Digging Shovels: Mine a 3x3 area instantly.

  • Consumables:

    • MedKits: Right-click to heal.

    • SwiftFeet: Right-click for a speed boost.

  • Auto-Equip: Armor from kits now automatically equips if slots are empty.

  • Procedural Generation: /createkit now generates kits with these new item types and abilities automatically.

• Gang Updates:

  • Added Gang Descriptions: Leaders can set a description via the Gang Manager GUI.

  • Added /gang invite <player> support for Gang invites.

  • Added /mail gang <message> to mail your own gang.

  • Added /mail <gangName> <message> to mail a specific gang.

  • Gang Descriptions now appear on the Scoreboard and in Player Profiles.

• Visual & Quality of Life:

  • Chat Formatting: Updated chat format to display [StaffRank] [GangTag] [PrisonRank] Name: Message.

  • Scoreboard: Added Staff Rank and Gang Description to the sidebar.

  • Profiles: Updated /myprofile and /whois to show Staff Rank, Gang Description, Health, K/D, and Playtime.

  • BlueCrew Gradient: Added a new animated gradient preset (BlueCrew) cycling between Pure Blue and Deep Sky Blue.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Async Scoreboard Crash: Fixed java.lang.IllegalStateException caused by updating scoreboards directly from the chat event.

• Fixed Rank Conflicts: Staff Ranks are now stored separately from Prison Ranks, resolving the issue where [Owner] would overwrite [A].

• Fixed Mail Commands: Resolved errors where /mail could not find gangs or offline players.

• Fixed Inbox Errors: Fixed MailManager crashing when loading inbox data types.

Configuration Changes:

• Added staff-mail.yml for storing global staff messages.

• Updated plugin.yml with new commands and permissions.

Upgrading from v1.0.7:

1. Replace your old JAR with the new v1.0.8 JAR.

2. Restart your server (do not reload).

3. Note: If you previously had the "Rank Conflict" bug, you may need to manually reset your Prison Rank in your data/uuid.yml file from OWNER back to A (or your current rank).