FasterPlace v1.1

What's New

Intuitive Chain Direction

• Look-to-place - The chain now follows your crosshair. Look up = build up. Look forward = build forward. No more guessing which face you clicked.
• Sneak = down - Hold Shift and right-click to place chains downward. Perfect for pillars and digging.
• Horizontal by default - Looking at the ground no longer sends chains into the dirt. Your chain always goes where you intend.

Ghost Block Preview

• Animated preview - Ghost blocks now appear one by one with a smooth flow effect before you commit.
• Brightness fade-in - Each ghost fades from dim to full brightness for a polished, professional feel.
• Per-ghost tick sound - Subtle audio feedback as preview flows across the chain.
• Orientation matching - Ghost preview shows exactly how logs, pillars, and directional blocks will orient.
• Item count awareness - Preview only shows as many ghosts as you have items in your hand. No misleading previews.
• Ghost dissolve - Each ghost disappears as the real block is placed, creating a seamless transition.

Block Orientation

• Smart log placement - Logs, pillars, basalt, and other Orientable blocks now align with the chain direction automatically.
• Observer facing - Directional blocks like observers and pistons face correctly relative to the clicked surface.
• Preview matches reality - What you see in the preview is exactly what gets placed. No surprises.

Animation & Feedback

• Configurable block delay - New block-delay-ms option controls how fast blocks snap into place. Default 80ms for a smooth domino effect.
• Per-block sound with rising pitch - Each block plays its own sound with a subtle pitch increase, building rhythm as the chain grows.
• Chain-end burst - The last block gets a louder sound and particle burst for satisfying completion feedback.
• Stop-point highlight - When the chain stops early (invalid soil, region, height limit), a flame particle marks the exact spot.
• Actionbar counter - Live [+1, +2, +3...] counter during chain placement.

New Commands

• /fp swap - Toggle between your two most recent chain lengths. Perfect for switching between walls (32) and details (5).
• /fp stats - View your total blocks placed with FastPlace. A little dopamine hit every time you check.

Quality of Life

• 7 languages - English, Polish, German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese. Switch with one config line: language: pl
• Player data persistence - Chain length and stats survive server restarts and plugin updates. Auto-saves every 3 minutes.
• Soft cooldown - Prevents accidental double-chain activation. Feels natural, not punishing.
• Idle timeout - Optional auto-disable after inactivity. Configurable, off by default for gameplay.
• New PlaceholderAPI placeholders - %fastplace_total%, %fastplace_cooldown%, %fastplace_max% added.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed block physics - Blocks now place with a single atomic update. No more double-physics glitches.
• Height limit awareness - Chain automatically stops at Y=319 and Y=-64 with a clear message.
• Anti-lag throttling - Chains longer than 32 blocks automatically slow down to protect server TPS.
• ChainPreview uses BlockDisplay - Zero-lag ghost blocks via native Display entities. No falling blocks, no physics overhead.

Configuration Changes

# New in v1.1.0
chain-preview:
  enabled: true
  duration-ms: 800
  animation-delay-ms: 60
  max-blocks: 32
  color: "#00FFAA"

particles:
  block-delay-ms: 80  # Was 40ms, now smoother

sounds:
  per-block: BLOCK_STONE_PLACE      # Per-block sound (new)
  per-block-volume: 0.3             # (new)
  chain-end: BLOCK_STONE_PLACE      # End burst (new)
  chain-end-volume: 0.8             # (new)
  chain-end-pitch: 1.4              # (new)

Full Changelog

+ Added

• Chain preview with animated ghost blocks (BlockDisplay entities)
• Preview orientation matching for logs, pillars, directional blocks
• Preview item-count awareness (survival mode)
• Ghost dissolve effect during chain placement
• Brightness fade-in animation per ghost
• Per-ghost tick sound effect
• Look-direction chain placement (UP, DOWN, horizontal)
• Sneak = vertical down mode
• /fp swap command
• /fp stats command
• Block orientation for Orientable blocks (logs, pillars)
• Block orientation for Directional blocks (observers, pistons)
• Per-block placement sound with rising pitch
• Chain-end sound burst
• Stop-point flame particle highlight
• Actionbar block counter during chain
• Player data persistence (auto-save YAML)
• Soft cooldown system
• 5 new languages: German, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese
• 3 new PlaceholderAPI placeholders: total, cooldown, max
• chain-preview config section with animation-delay-ms
• block-delay-ms now controls chain pacing (was fixed 1 tick)

~ Changed

• Config redesigned for clarity (flattened, grouped, 35 lines)
• Messages shortened for cleaner chat
• Default block delay increased from 40ms to 80ms (smoother)
• Tab-complete suggests powers of two: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
• Command alias /fp is now primary (shorter, faster)
• Idle timeout no longer blocks active gameplay

- Fixed

• Block placement physics (double-update eliminated)
• End location particle playing one block early
• Height limit not checked during chain
• Ghost preview showing unoriented blocks
• Preview lingering after chain completion
• Entity cleanup on plugin reload/disable
• Unused code cleanup (dead classes removed)