Paper Server Plugin Change Log

This changelog documents serverside Paper/Spigot plugin updates introduced in the 1.1.0.

1. Refactor: Networking & Code Consolidation

• Consolidated Server Networking: Simplified ServerPacketHandler structure and centralized raw byte channel processing.
• VarInt Serialization Compliance: Standardized message serialization to write string lengths as VarInts, matching Fabric client expectation.
• Cleaner Persistence Core: Refactored PathDataManager to remove legacy properties and simplify path file creation logic.
• Gradle Shading Upgrade: Updated com.gradleup.shadow to version 8.3.6 and adjusted library shading coordinates.
• Java 25 Upgrade: Bumped compiler toolchain target to Java 25.

2. Chore: Dependencies Update

• Paper API Update: Upgraded development dependency coordinates for io.papermc.paper:paper-api to 26.2.build.+.

3. Feat: Robust Path Sharing Logic

• Authoritative Sharing Handling: Enhanced PathDataManager and /trailblazer share commands to persist shared copies of trails properly.
• Vanilla Fallback Rendering: Configured the server particle renderer to generate trailing particle effects for players who don't have the mod installed.
• Reliable Handshakes: Improved reliability when syncing database states with modded clients during handshake events.