Mystic Weapons - Next Level Combat v1.8

• Supports Paper 1.21 and newer. The plugin now runs on every Paper version from 1.21 all the way up to the newest releases (26.1 / 26.2). Whether your server is old or freshly updated, it just works.
• Sound effects keep working. Fixed sound handling that newer Paper versions were starting to remove, so all weapon sounds play correctly on every version.

• Thief Sword and Item Stealer protection now actually works. Players with mysticweapons.thief.protected or mysticweapons.stealer.protected are now truly protected from being robbed. Before, these permissions were advertised but did nothing - that is fixed.
• Trap Sword respects protection. Trap Sword can no longer steal armor or totems from protected players. Grant mysticweapons.stealer.protected to stop item and armor theft completely.
• Storm Breaker no longer triggers raids. The "Cursed" effect no longer applies Bad Omen, which could accidentally start a raid when the victim walked into a village.

• Fixed issues when the plugin is disabled or reloaded. Shadow Sword no longer leaves players invisible with a hidden name tag, and Elven Dagger no longer leaves invisible armor stands behind after a plugin reload.
• One background thread instead of many. All background tasks now share a single thread, which is easier on the server and smoother on busy networks.
• Internal cleanup. Removed duplicated and unused code, which makes the plugin faster to load and much easier to keep bug-free in the future.

• Particle toggle now works. Set weapons.particles.enabled: false in config.yml to turn particles off. This setting was listed before but did nothing - now it works.
• Friendlier /mw give. You now get clear messages when a weapon is disabled or when the target player is offline.
• Aetherius combo counter can be turned off. Set abilities.empowerment.show-progress: false in swords.yml to stop the "Combo: x/y" message from showing on every hit.
• Better cooldown handling. Setting a cooldown to 0 or a negative value now correctly disables it instead of misbehaving.

Your existing config.yml, swords.yml, bows.yml, and daggers.yml files are fully compatible. No configuration migration required.

If you want the updated language messages, delete the lang folder inside the plugin folder once (it will regenerate), or set language.force-update: true in config.yml and reload.

Protection permissions changed: the documented mysticweapons.thief.protected and mysticweapons.stealer.protected permissions now actually protect players. The old mysticweapons.theft.exempt permission still works for compatibility, but the new permissions are the recommended way to protect your players.

• New anti-cheat integration. Grim, Vulcan, Matrix, Themis, NoCheatPlus, Spartan, AntiAura and Wraith are now supported. The plugin temporarily exempts players from movement and combat checks while they use weapons, which stops false flags from fast abilities and teleports.
• Fully configurable. Enable anti-cheat.bypass-movement-checks and anti-cheat.bypass-combat-checks in config.yml. You can add custom bypass permissions for any other anti-cheat through the extra lists.
• Staff notifications. Players with the mysticweapons.staff permission get notified when someone uses a bypass, so you can keep an eye on everything.

• Repair Sword Repairs now cost money when Vault is installed. Set cost-per-point for self and ally repair in swords.yml. Players without enough money get a clear message.
• Vampire Sword Blood Rage now gives a real percentage damage boost instead of a Strength potion.
• Aetherius Blade Void Strike stops at walls, works when looking straight up or down, and empowerment settings (hits-required, timeout, duration) now come from swords.yml.
• Elven Dagger Clone Strike damage boost now actually applies. Configure it with damage-boost and damage-boost-duration in daggers.yml.
• Tether Blade Knockback resistance now scales the real knockback instead of acting as full immunity. The value comes from swords.yml.
• Web Bow Webs now restore the original block when removed, and the replace list only replaces configured blocks.
• Freeze Bow The area slowness amplifier is now configurable in bows.yml.
• Lightning Bow Lightning no longer strikes players in protected no-PvP zones.
• Cooldowns on failed use Elven Dagger, Hook Blade, Wound Dagger, Shield Bash, Phase Dagger, Shadow Sword and Trap Sword now set a cooldown even when there is no target. They can no longer be spammed.
• Thief Sword and Item Stealer The protection exemption permission now comes from swords.yml and can be configured per weapon.
• Disabled weapons Setting enabled: false in a weapon config now fully disables that weapon, including passive abilities. Players get a clear "weapon disabled" message.

• Fixed all message placeholders. No more messages showing raw text like {player} or {ability}. Weapon names now appear correctly in WorldGuard block messages.
• Weapon and rune names are localized. Polish servers now see Polish weapon and rune names, English servers see English. Names are managed in the language files.
• Cleaner language files. Removed unused keys and emoji, fixed duplicate and missing keys. New keys are added automatically when the plugin updates.

Your existing config.yml, swords.yml, bows.yml, and daggers.yml files are fully compatible. No configuration migration required.

To get the updated language files, delete the lang folder inside the plugin folder once (it will regenerate), or set language.force-update: true in config.yml and reload. New keys are added automatically, but cleaned messages need the folder refresh to appear.

Anti-cheat support is off by default. If you use Grim, Vulcan, Matrix or another supported anti-cheat, set anti-cheat.bypass-movement-checks and anti-cheat.bypass-combat-checks to true in config.yml.

• Weapons work everywhere again. Many weapons only worked at spawn and were blocked in the overworld. Teleport and shooting abilities are no longer blocked by WorldGuard building restrictions.
• WorldGuard bypass permission now works. The mysticweapons.worldguard.bypass permission is now fully functional. Grant it to players who should use weapons in every region.
• Protection is still respected. Combat abilities still follow no-PvP zones. Web Bow, Freeze Bow, and Trap Sword still follow build protection.

• Elven Bow Slow and poison effects now apply when arrows hit enemies. Custom values from bows.yml now work.
• Executioner Cooldown now applies even when the charged strike misses. You can no longer start multiple charges at once.
• Speed Sword and Energy Sword Boost settings from swords.yml now actually apply. Edits were ignored before.
• Aetherius Blade Empowerment damage from swords.yml now applies correctly.
• Freeze Bow and Web Bow Fixed a missing cooldown message. Players no longer see "Missing message" errors.
• Tether Blade Iron Roots knockback resistance now works. A rooted player no longer gets knocked back.
• Phantom Blade The finisher no longer damages players in protected areas where PvP is disabled.
• Item Stealer Cooldown now applies when your inventory is full, so it can no longer be spammed.

• Fixed background crashes. Trap Sword and Poison Dagger effects no longer run on the wrong thread, which could cause console errors or lag.
• Wound Dagger Fixed a crash risk when custom bleed settings were set too low in daggers.yml.

Your existing config.yml, swords.yml, bows.yml, and daggers.yml files are fully compatible. No configuration migration required.

WorldGuard settings from config.yml are read on every reload, so no extra steps are needed after the update.

Your server deserves better combat.