Bukkit

Version 3.0.0 🎉

Spigot compatibility: from Spigot 1.8.4 to 1.18.2

Holographic Displays v3 includes new features, a new developer API, extensive code refactoring and internal optimizations. Some configuration files have changed, a backup folder will be created (named "old-files") and they will be automatically updated to the new format.

This is a beta release, the plugin has been tested, but bugs are expected. Please report them on the issue tracker.

Changes since v3.0.0 beta 2

• + Added support for Minecraft 1.18.2.
• * Increased maximum text length of hologram lines.

Changes since v3.0.0 beta 1

• + Added backslash (\) as escape to allow using curly braces ({ and }) inside placeholders, needed for complex placeholders. Example:  {papi: math_\{bungee_lobby1\}+\{bungee_lobby2\}}.
• * Changed format for PlaceholderAPI to {papi: placeholder} (previously was %placeholder%).
• * Improved performance.
• * Fixed colors and custom placeholders inside animations.
• * Smaller bug fixes.

Changes in 3.0.0

• + Now uses packets instead of real entities. ProtocolLib is no longer required for individual placeholders (such as {player}) and the VisibilityManager API.
• + PlaceholderAPI support (e.g.: {papi: player_name}).
• + Added support for Minecraft 1.18.
• + Holograms can now be in unloaded worlds, they are loaded dynamically with the worlds.
• + Added new developer API (beta, for testing only):
  • The new API is under a beta package, which will change once a stable version is released: only use it for testing.
  • For now, please keep using the v2 API for public plugin releases. The v2 API will be maintained for a few years.
  • The new API is still being worked on.
• * Changed permissions:
  • Commands now require the permission holographicdisplays.command.<subCommandName> (previously holograms.<subCommandName>).
  • Update notification now requires the permission holographicdisplays.update (previously holograms.update).
• * The rainbow color &u has been replaced with {rainbow} (the old format is still working for now).
• * Files format changes (files are updated automatically and a backup folder named "old-files" is generated):
  • In config.yml, the section images and its values have been renamed and combined.
  • symbols.yml has been converted to custom-placeholders.yml and uses a different format.
  • Animations are now YAML files and use a different format.
  • database.yml format has been changed.
• - Removed support for some outdated minor versions:
  • Spigot 1.8 to 1.8.3 (supported versions: 1.8.4 to 1.8.9)
  • Spigot 1.9 to 1.9.3 (supported version: 1.9.4)
  • Spigot 1.13 (supported version: 1.13.1)
• - Disabled v1 API (deprecated since 2014): plugins still using it will encounter errors.

Known issues:

• When using a low view distance (4 chunks or less), holograms may disappear under certain conditions.
• PlaceholderAPI's placeholders are refreshed every tick (configurable in the future) and they are not optimized yet. Performance may be affected especially if there are slow placeholders.

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