DuelsFlexParty v1.4.5.4

Social Groups + Inventory Save/Restore

_{Combined 1.4.5.2 + 1.4.5.3 + 1.4.5.4 drop, the full Social Groups system with inventory fixes in one release.}

✦ New Feature: Social Groups

A persistent group system, form a squad once and queue together every match without re-inviting.

Invites & Joining

• /group invite <player> send an invite
• /group accept <player> accept (player must be in the spawn area if WorldGuard region is set)
• /group deny <player> deny
• Invites expire after 60 seconds (configurable)

Queueing Together

• Group leader runs /flexparty create like normal, the whole group is pulled into the queue automatically
• If anyone leaves the queue, the whole group is pulled out too
• The group itself stays intact, just queue again, no re-inviting needed
• Only the leader can create or join games, everyone else follows along

Teams Mode Priority

• Group members get priority placement on the same team
• Queue up 2v2 with a friend, you'll be on the same side
• Uses a greedy largest-group-first assignment so bigger groups stay together
• When a group is too large for one side (e.g. 4-player group in 2v2 or 3v3), members are split across teams using balance logic instead of all dumped on one team

Group Command Blocking

• Separate blacklist/whitelist for group-only contexts
• Trigger on group join, or only when entering a queue, your choice

Disconnect Handling

• Disconnecting removes the player from the group, everyone gets notified
• If the leader disconnects, leadership passes to the next member automatically
• Groups auto-disband when they drop to 1 person

✦ Risk-Inventory Save Option

• New config: risk-inventory.save-inventory: false (default off)
• When enabled, the original inventory is saved before the match and restored on all exits
• Disconnects skip item drops while this is on, items are restored on rejoin instead
• Lets you offer "soft" risk-inventory rounds where players don't actually lose their gear

✦ Bug Fixes

• Kit-mode inventory save/restore beginMatch() was clearing inventory to equip kits but never saving the original, players ended up with an empty inventory after match end or death. Now saved before match start and restored on all exit paths: match end (winner + spectators), death elimination (non-spectating), /spec leave, disconnect and rejoin. Restore logic simplified, if a saved inventory exists it's restored, otherwise falls back to old behavior
• Slot count in announcement the player count in the party announcement was hardcoded to 1, now uses %count% placeholder and reflects group auto-joins
• Usage messages now respect command alias typing /group invite no longer shows "Usage: /socialgroup invite <player>", it shows the alias you actually used

✦ Commands

• /group invite <player> send an invite
• /group accept <player> accept an invite
• /group deny <player> deny an invite
• /group leave leave your current group
• /group disband leader only, dissolve the group
• /group kick <player> leader only
• /group info view current group details
• Aliases: /sgroup, /socialgroup, /socialg

✦ Config

save-inventory: true                 # kit mode (default on)
risk-inventory:
  save-inventory: false              # risk mode (default off)
social-groups:
  enabled: false                     # off by default

• Social Groups feature is off by default, enable with social-groups.enabled: true
• Configurable: max group size, invite expiry, cooldowns, command blocking rules
• ~40 new group-related messages for full customization
• All config keys are auto-migrated on reload, no manual edits required

_{Swap the jar and restart. Set social-groups.enabled: true to turn on groups, all other keys are added automatically.}