FeatherMorph

Please note that stepping on players disguised as Happy Ghasts for a while might result in being kicked by the server for flying. Enabling allow-flight in the server.properties might help resolve the issue.

You might need the latest 2.9.0 PacketEvents development build, which can be found on their description page.

New Feature

• Implemented Disguise Waypoint feature
  • This will replace the player's waypoint while they are disguising themselves
• Added support for Ghastling variant for Happy Ghast

Bug Fix

• Zombie villager watcher using the wrong value set when applying the villager type and profession

Changelog translated via DeepSeek, with some manual proofreading

New Features

• Implemented new mod communication protocol
  • V2 (1.21.3 ~1.21.4) and V1 (1.21.3-) are still supported by the plugin
• Added Magic Bottle
  • Can collect disguises of friendly mobs and other players
  • Can be crafted using Redstone and Glass Bottle, sneak and interact an entity to collect
  • Corresponding permission nodes: Use (feathermorph.magic_bottle.use) and Exclude(feathermorph.magic_bottle.exclude)
    • "Use" node determines if a player can use the Magic Bottle functionality
    • "Exclude" node determines if a player can be targeted for form collection
• Particle effects now appear when players unlock new disguises
• Added mod/resource pack localization support for new plugin items
• Added variant support for Pigs, Cows, and Chickens in 1.21.5
• Added aggressive animation for the evoker skill
• Added experimental interaction mirror controller BY_RANGE
  • For players using client integration, we recommend installing the latest 1.21.5 mod version (≥ 0.11.2) to avoid potential issues
  • When enabled, actions will sync to both the original target and nearby players disguised as that target
    • If a player isn't disguised, actions will sync to nearby players disguised as them
• /fm stat command now displays the current player data backend

Bug Fixes

• Evoker ability fixes:
  • Fixed Fangs not spawning on slabs or spawning at incorrect positions
  • Fang spawning is no longer affected by player pitch/yaw
• Quick disguise can be attempted on non-LivingEntity entities
• Fixed console command autocomplete spamming This command is currently only available to players.

Miscellaneous

• Migrated from ProtocolLib to PacketEvents
  • Now FeatherMorph requires PacketEvents 2.8.0 or later to use the Server Renderer!
• Removed ModelEngine support
• Changed behavior for Instance Network
  • Notice! Version 2.x instance networks are INCOMPATIBLE with 1.x versions!
  • Sub-instance servers will now sync player data from the main server upon connection, rather than reading from local plugin directories
• Moved API events to xyz.nifeather.morph.api.events
  • API version is now 3
• Added new API event DataStoreSwitchEvent
  • Triggers when MorphManager sets a new data storage backend
• Added some workarounds for Towny integration issues on Folia
• Plugin will now attempt to revert changes made to the player when they leave the server
• Attempted fix for java.net.BindException: Address already in use during instance network restarts on Linux
• Tweaked Evoker ability implementation:
  • The plugin will now attempt to keep vexes summoned near the summoner
  • Summoned vexes will now attempt to attack the target more aggressively
  • Players can always summon Vexes by sneaking when the server difficulty is Peaceful
  • A maximum of 6 Vexes can be summoned per player
  • Summoned Vexes are removed when the player undisguises
• Removed player list modification functionality
• Adjusted attack animation trigger conditions
• Improved implementation of the Disguise Selection server GUI
• Player head disguise no longer includes cancel-disguise behavior
• Bumped Java-WebSocket from 1.5.7 to 1.6.0
• Re-migrate attribute modifiers in skill configurations to resolve Windows migration bugs
• Update checks now return more detailed results

This release fixes a critical bug that may occur on Folia and causes invisible disguises in the previous 2.0.0 beta/rc releases.

Glad we caught this before the final 2.0.0/2.1.0 release :v

New Feature

• Current player datastore is now included in /fm stat output

Bug Fix

• Server Renderer throws NullPointerException upon shutdown if there's any offline player registered

Other

• Attempt to fix java.net.BindException: Address already in use from throwing when restarting Instance Network on Linux
• Migrate attribute modifier abilities again in order to solve the failure from previous releases happened on Windows

Bug Fix

• When using Instance Network, host server throws java.lang.IllegalStateException: A master server should have both master and slave instances active! when player unlocks or lost disguise

Other

• Plugin will now attempt to undo changes made to player when they leave the server
• Added use (feathermorph.magic_bottle.use) and exclude (feathermorph.magic_bottle.exclude) permission for Magic Bottle
  • "use" controls whether a player can use the feature
  • "exclude" controls whether a player's disguise can be collected using the bottle
• Bump Java-Websocket from 1.5.7 to 1.6.0

Notice! This Release comes with API and major Instance Network changes!

Bug Fix

• Sometimes FeatherMorph will process its own WrapperPlayServerEntityEquipment packet

Other

• Added some workarounds for the Towny Integration on Folia servers
  • Currently, it resolves the problem where the fly ability's state is not updated when the player being teleported to/from a town
• Changed behavior for Instance Network
  • Please note that this change makes this and future 2.x releases INCOMPATIBLE with 1.x!
  • Now "Client" servers will no longer use their local player data once they finish the setup successfully
• Improved implementation of the Disguise Selection server GUI
• Headmorph for player heads now no longer undisguise the player when the skin is equal between current disguise and the item

API Changes

• Moved API events to xyz.nifeather.morph.api.events package
• Added DataStoreSwitchEvent
  • Called when MorphManager's data storage is being switched
• Added events about the Magic Bottle
  • PlayerCollectMagicBottleEvent and PlayerConsumeMagicBottleEvent
• FeatherMorph API version has bumped to 3

Things that may not work: Cross-Server data sync (Instance Service)

Starting from 2.0.0, FeatherMorph will require PacketEvents 2.8.0 or later to enable Server Renderer! You can download here

New Features

• Added Magic Bottle that can be used to collect disguise from other players or friendly mobs
  • Yes, it's acturally called Magic Bottle
  • Can be crafted using Redstone and Glass Bottle, sneak and interact an entity to collect
  • For recipe configuration, see recipe.yml
• Added experimental Interaction Mirror Controller BY_RANGE
  • Notice! If player has installed client integration, we suggest using the latest 1.21.5 release ( ≥ 0.11.2 ), otherwise something might go weird...
  • Once enabled, interactions will be mirrored to the target and nearby players disguised as the target
    • If the player is not disguised, interactions will still be mirrored to nearby players disguise as the player

Bug Fixes

• Cannot register channel. Too many channels registered! is thrown when a player join the server (#37)
• Console logs This command is currently only available to players. when completing commands

Others

• We now spawn particles nearby the player when they unlocked disguises
• Added Mod/Resourcepack i18n support for Disguise Tool and Magic Bottle for new plugin installations
  • If you wish to use this feature on an existing installation, remove/move away the old recipe configuration (recipe.yml) to let the plugin generate a new one, and it should good to go!

Starting from 2.0.0, FeatherMorph will require PacketEvents 2.8.0 or later to enable Server Renderer! You can download here

New Feature

• Implement mod protocol V3
  • V2 (1.21.3 ~ 1.21.4) and V1 (1.21.3-) is still supported meanwhile
• Added aggressive animation for the evoker skill

Bug Fixes

• Bug fixes for the evoker skill
  • Fixes fangs not spawning on slabs or spawns at the wrong location
  • Fangs are no longer affected by player pitch
• After 2.1.0.beta1, players can reset their Mob Reveal by re-joining the server
• Trying to activate quick disguise for non-living entities is allowed

Other

• Tweaked the evoker skill
  • The plugin will now attempt to keep vexes summoned near the summoner
  • Summoned vexes will now attempt to attack the target as soon as possible
  • When the server difficulty is not Peaceful, players can now always summon vexes by sneaking
  • Players can now only have up to 6 vexes summoned at once
  • Summoned vexes will now get cleared once the summoner is undisguised
• Removed player list modification feature
• Tweaked trigger condition for attack animation

Starting from 2.0.0, FeatherMorph will require PacketEvents 2.8.0 or later to enable Server Renderer! You can download here

New Feature

• Added support for Pig, Cow, and Chicken variants

Bug Fix

• Trying to fix UpdateHandler again

Other

• Migrate from ProtocolLib to PacketEvents
  • So now FeatherMorph requires PacketEvents 2.8.0 or later to use the Server Renderer
  • But they haven't released 2.8.0 yet, so here comes the beta build
• Removed ModelEngine support
• Tweaked the behavior of Mob Revealing
• Plugin will now attempt to filter players' attribute packets to prevent log spam on clients
• Checking updates via the command will now display more check status, rather than only notify about new updates/already the latest

Bug Fixes

• The riding workaround for the Creaking disguise doesn't work on Folia and causes error spam
• Migrating attributes for skills throw errors on Windows
  • Obviously, I forgot to test it on Windows :>

A hotfix release to fix some client integration issues.

Attention! 1.5.8 now requires the latest Paper build, which you can download at https://papermc.io/downloads/paper

Bug Fixes

• 1.21.1 FMC clients are unable to activate the client integration
• Plugin throws Plugin must be enabled to send messages error on shutdown

Other

• Can't use client integration on recent versions of Paper

A hotfix release to fix some client integration issues.

Bug Fixes

• 1.21.1 FMC clients are unable to activate the client integration
• Plugin throws Plugin must be enabled to send messages error on shutdown

This release backported some changes from the 1.21.4 branch

New Feature

• Added experimental FeatherMorphAPI
  • Currently, we only have a few utilities, and a FeatherMorphDirectAccess to allow people to access the plugin's internal components...
• Added new Towny integration command town_morph_flags, which can be used for setting town settings about morphs
  • Notice! This replaces the original toggle-town-morph-flight command and its settings, also now residents and trusted players can always fly in the town.
  • Currently, there are two flags available for tweak
    • allow_outsiders_flight: Whether to allow outsiders to fly in town
    • allow_outsiders_use_skill: Whether to allow outsiders to activate skills in town
  • Abilities currently are not controlled by the flags, but they will be in the future

Bug Fixes

• Some management commands don't filter disguises using the input ID correctly
• Disabling client integration when running causes all 1.21.4 players using FMC to disconnect
• Sometimes the plugin doesn't process new players' data correctly, and java.lang.IllegalStateException is thrown.
• HealsFromEntityAbility throws Accessing LegacyRandomSource from multiple threads on recent versions of Folia
• Player's max health not scaling when switched from one disguise to another
• Admins' client integration isn't aware when a player rejoins the server with disguise

Other

• Update PluginBase
  • Attempt to patch a possible memory leak
• When Headmorph is disabled, trying to activate this feature will no longer receive the feedback about it being disabled
• Tweaked the implementation of Interaction Mirror
• Some minor performance optimize
• The plugin will now attempt to align the disguise's facing direction along with the bed when the "Lay" action is played