Latest Change

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5.1 Updates

• More frequent animal spawns in the new player area.
• Spawn rate limit for monster grinders (configurable, see config.yml). By default, will not spawn more monsters if there are already 3 or more in the chunk. This will prevent grinders from starving-out the server's spawn limit, which can mean no monsters spawning outside of grinders.

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Recent Changes

5.0 Updates

• Added a /SendRegion command which administrators may use to send a player to his home region or to a specific named region from anywhere in any world. It requires the populationdensity.sendregion permission, which ops have by default.
• Fixed players vandalizing region posts via pistons.
• The help message players get when they punch a region post sign is now more customizable - you may remove the URL if you like.

4.9.4 Updates

• Lag no more! Fixed an issue preventing the entity thinning code from working. If you were lagging before, you won't now. ;)
• Teleport with your pets! Now when you teleport via a region post, any nearby pets tamed by you and anything you have on a leash (even a monster) will teleport with you.
• Reduced logging related to lag reduction.

4.9.3 Updates

• General performance fixes.
• Fixed compat with latest 1.8.3 server builds (Spigot team broke this).

4.9.2 Updates

• Added an advertisement for the new /ListRegions command.
• Fixed a bug where some players would cause some log spam to appear when they respawned.

4.9.1 Updates

• Added /RegionList.
• Major performance update. PD hasn't really been a performance problem for servers, but I streamlined it anyway. The slash commands are now much faster, and you'll find that PD takes up an even tinier slice of your TPS, even when executing its scheduled new player area scans.

4.9 Updates

• Now you can customize all messages displayed by the plugin in a new messages.yml file.
• Monsters with nametags or player gear won't be removed when players teleport in or respawn nearby.

4.8.1 Updates

• Added a config option to disable entity thinning as part of lag reduction.

4.8 Updates

• UUID migration. When your players log in, they'll get new uuid-based player data files. If they haven't changed their names yet, their old data will hop over into the new file. Otherwise if they've already changed names, PD will try to guess their home regions using first their bed spawn location if they have one, or their current location. It's not perfect, but it will work well for most cases. :)

4.7.1 Updates

• Entity thinning for lag reduction now takes sheep and rabbit colors into account.
• Lag reduction will now run automatically when your server lags.

4.7 Updates

• Region post design (block types, not shape) is now customizable.

4.6 Updates

• Reworked anti-lag feature.

4.5 Updates

• /RandomRegion is back. It's not advertised by the plugin. If you want your players to know about it, the easiest option is to use one of the many customizable post signs (see config file).
• Horses and wolves (dogs) now respawn in the new player area in addition to other animal types.
• Posts are built in the wilderness before players get there, to ensure they can find a post when they want one.
• Made animal, villager, and item thinning much less aggressive (monster thinning is unchanged).
• Added an option to adjust the post protection area's size. Beware - if it's larger than the post platform, it's possible new players could be "trapped" if they're up on mountainside or deep in a ravine, because they're unable to build or break their way out.

4.3.2 Updates

• Fixed error messages in log when trying to break a sign in a world which is not the managed world.

4.3.1 Updates

• No functional changes, just necessary compatibility changes for CraftBukkit 1.8.

4.3 Updates

• Players may now build/break much closer to the region post, so they won't be stuck when the post lands in an unlucky spot.
• Made wood and resource score minimums for the new player area configurable.

4.2 Updates

• Fixed a problem with teleporting to and from the city ("spawn") when it's in a different world from the managed world.
• When players teleport to a region post, log into your server for the very first time, or respawn at a region post, nearby monsters will disappear to prevent ambushes.

4.1 Updates

• Added colors to the most common messages.
• Added tutorial video links to some error messages, for new players who don't read signs on posts.
• Players are now allowed to break logs, leaves, and tall grass around region posts for a smoother new player experience.
• Took another shot at fixing the "brand new players sometimes fall out of the world" problem.