0.97.0.16 for MC 1.14.*/1.15.*/1.16.*/1.17.*

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• es-419 translation update, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR es-419 translation update #5101.
  • Updates from 0.111 to 0.114.
• Protect weatherable blocks from having their oxidation scraped off with an axe.
  • Considered a destroy test.
• Fix canBlockMove always allowing wilderness, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix canBlockMove always allowing wilderness #5105.
  • Closes Sticky Pistons pull blocks from claimed areas #5104.
• Add a tutorial book for the plot perm GUI, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add a tutorial book for the plot perm GUI #5103.
• Add town&nation rank luckperms contexts, courtesy of illumeleet with PR Add town&nation rank luckperms contexts #5102.
• Remove "/t list"'s root permission granting access to all listing options, courtesy of 0xBit-MC with PR Remove "/t list"`s root permission granting access to all listing options. #5099.
  • towny.command.town.list used to have the childnode towny.command.town.list.*.
  • Now it only has towny.command.town.list.resident, making it possible to allow the usage of the /t list command, without giving out all of the nodes.

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Cumulative changes since 0.97.0.0

0.97.0.15

• Fix new townyperms ConfigMigrator using key where it should use value.
• Implemented basic configuration format for audit history, courtesy of Glare with PR Implemented basic configuration format for audit history #5095.
• New Config Option: bank_history.book
  • {time}\n\n{type} of {amount} {to-from} {name}\n\nReason: {reason}\n\nBalance: {amount}
  • This allows you to modify the style displayed via bankhistory commands.
• Added /ta townyperms command.
  • Edit the townyperms file from in game.
• New Permission Node: towny.command.townyadmin.townyperms
  • Child node of towny.command.townyadmin.*
  • No required townyperms.yml change.
• New Commands:
  • /ta townyperms grouplist : Lists all of the groups in the townyperms.yml.
  • /ta townyperms group [groupname] : lists the nodes held by a group.
  • /ta townyperms group [groupname] addperm|removeperm [node] : adds or removes a node to/from a group.
  • /ta townyperms townrank addrank|removerank [rank] : adds or removes a town rank.
  • /ta townyperms nationrank addrank|removerank [rank] : adds or removes a nation rank.
• Bump Language Files to 0.114.
• Add a block whitelist to wilderness explosion regeneration, courtesy of NigelTicknor with PR Add a block whitelist to wilderness explosion regeneration #5091. (First-Time Contributor!)
  • World files have: PlotManagementWildRegenBlockWhitelist="";
  • Config contains the default which will be applied to new worlds only: new_world_settings.plot_management.wild_revert_on_explosion_block_whitelist
  • When these are empty the whitelist is not used, and instead the older way is done: everything reverts except the plotManagementIgnoreIds list.
  • When the list is not empty, only the blocks in the list will regenerate.
  • Pull Request also fixed a couple bugs that were spotted in testing.
• New Config Option: new_world_settings.plot_management.wild_revert_on_explosion_block_whitelist
  • Default: ''
  • New worlds will use the list to populate their PlotManagementWildRegenBlockWhitelist lists.
• Fix /ta nation [nation] rank command being able to give nation ranks to a non-nation-having-resident.
• Remove a ton of possible NotRegisteredExceptions that could be thrown using methods added since 0.97.0.0.

0.97.0.14

• Add Trusted to TownBlocks and Towns, PermOverrides to TownBlocks, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Suggestion: Make res toggle plotborder show smoke on the tops of all blocks in the plot (not just the surface) #5085.
  • Use /town trust add|remove NAME or /plot trust add|remove NAME to give people full build/destroy/switch/itemuse permissions in the given town or plot.
  • Use /plot perm add|remove NAME to add a player to a plot's permission overrides.
  • Use /plot perm GUI to open the plot permission editor.
    • Hover over the player's head who you've added to the plot to see their BDSI settings.
    • Click their head to edit the individual build/destroy/switch/itemuse settings.
  • PlotGroups also have the same ability to have trusted|permission overrides applied to players for the entire plotgroup.
    • Use the same /plot group trust|perm commands.
  • New Commands:
    • /town trust add|remove NAME
    • /plot trust add|remove NAME
    • /plot perm add|remove NAME
    • /plot perm gui
    • /plot group trust add|remove NAME
    • /plot group perm add|remove NAME
    • /plot group perm gui
  • New Permission Nodes:
    • These are all child nodes of towny.command.plot.perm (which is already in townyperms.yml) no editing required.
    • towny.command.plot.perm.*
    • towny.command.plot.perm.gui
    • towny.command.plot.perm.add
    • towny.command.plot.perm.remove
    • Mayors are already given this via towny.command.town.*
    • towny.command.town.trust
  • New Permission Nodes which will automatically be given to the nomad rank:
    • towny.command.plot.trust
    • towny.command.plot.group.*
      • towny.command.plot.group.trust
      • towny.command.plot.group.perm
• Remove Integrated FlagWar, courtesy of TheFlagCourier with PR Remove Integrated FlagWar (Admins: use the add-on going forward) #5081.
  • Completes the separation of FlagWar into a standalone .jar available here: https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/FlagWar
  • This new jar has already had a couple new features added which were not available in Towny's version of FlagWar.
  • There could be some bugs still in the standalone version so if you see something, say something.
    • Bugs can be reported on the issue tracker: https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/FlagWar/issues
• API: DisplayedNationsListSortEvent added courtesy of Goosius with PR SW-310: Added event for custom ordering of displayed nations list #5084.
  • Allows for a plugin to alter how nations are listed on /n list.
• Bump Language Files to 0.113.
• Townyperms.yml now receives automatic updates (like the config and world files.)
  • This was last thing which sometimes required admin intervention.
  • Enjoy even more drag-and-drop Towny updates.
• Add config option for limiting ally amounts, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add config option for limiting ally amounts #5082.
  • Closes Suggestion: Optional Nation Ally Cap. #5064.
• New Config Option: global_nation_settings.max_allies
  • Default: -1
  • The maximum amount of allies that a nation can have, set to -1 to have no limit.
• Fix /town unclaim throwing Index out of bounds error, courtesy of Silverwolfg11 with PR Fix index out of bounds for /t unclaim. #5088.

0.97.0.13

• Fix /town claim throwing Index 0 out of bounds for length 0 error.

0.97.0.12

• Fix placeholders starting with %townyadvanced_player_ not working.
• Version checker, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR New version checker #5016.
  • Automatically checks for updates on startup, and notifies players with the update notifications permission node when logging in (if enabled).
  • Servers can choose to be notified of Release versions.
  • If a server is using a pre-release version, and they have the checker enabled, they will be notified of new pre-releases (ignoring the release-versions-only option.)
  • Presents a download link.
• New permission node: towny.admin.updatealerts
  • Child node of towny.admin.
• New config node: plugin.update_notifications.alerts
  • Default: true
  • If enabled, players with the towny.admin.updatealerts permission will receive an update notification upon logging in.
• New config node: plugin.update_notifications.major_only
  • Default: true
  • If enabled, only full releases will trigger notifications if you are running a full release, unless you're using a pre-release version.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_plot_owner_name%
  • Displays the name of the resident who owns the plot, or blank if no one personally owns it.
  • Closes Suggestion: Add a plot owner name placeholder #4916.
• Allow for plots to be claimed by clicking the $ on the ascii map.
  • Closes Suggestion: Finding forsale plots in all towns. #4020.
• Add ability for a nomad to be prompted to a join a town when they /plot claim, if the town is open and the townblock is not an embassy plot.
  • Closes Suggestion: Let player join town when doing /plot claim #4019.

0.97.0.11

• Add WildernessMapEvent awareness to the /towny map hud.
  • Other plugins like TownyCamps, TownyHistories now appear on the /towny map hud.
• Fix footer of the /town jail list output.
• Alter non-player vs non-player combat:
  • In the wilderness it is allowed.
  • If it is a tamed wolf, and the owner is online, and the owner can destroy in the plot where the defender non-player is, and the non-player is a protected entity, the wolf murdering other non-players is allowed.
  • Closes Axolotls / Wolves cannot damage fish or enemies at all when Towny is present on 1.17 server #5059.
• Make applicable placeholders available when a player is offline, courtesy of BlakeStevenson with PR Make applicable placeholders available when a player is offline #4962.
  • All except for player_plot_* and player_location_* placeholders should function for offline players.
• Update Spanish file and fix type in English file, courtesy of ElMoha943 with PR Update lang files #5070. (First-Time Contributor!)
• Fix ChunkNotifications not correctly handling not-for-sale plotgroups.
  • Closes Plot group action bar not showing correctly #5069.
• Fix ChunkNotifications creating an error when a forsale plot is entered into where the economy is not active.
• Plot Group Overhaul
  • Adds ability to transfer a townblock from one group to another using /plot group add NAME.
    • Closes Suggestion: Make a PlotGroup's plot easier to move to a different PlotGroup. #5050.
  • Removes the plotgroups.txt file.
  • All files in the plotgroups folder will be loaded.
  • Plot Groups now keep a uniform perm line.
  • PlotGroups which are for sale will show a $ symbol on the ascii and hud maps.
  • PlotGroups now have their own hovertext when viewed in the /towny map.
  • Fix empty plotgroups not being deleted.
  • Rewrite of the SQL saving/loading for plotgroups is done as well.
    • Fixes delete code which would never work.
    • Removes a redundant SQLSource method loadJail(Jail).
  • Properly PlotGroup.setResident(Resident) where it was not.
• New Command: /plot group delete
  • Deletes a plot group entirely, requested in Suggestion: Make a PlotGroup's plot easier to move to a different PlotGroup. #5050.
• New Command: /town plotgrouplist (townname) (page)
  • Lists a town's plotgroups with forsale and price indicated.
  • Closes Suggestion: Add a /town plotgroup list page with groups, prices. #4431.
• New Permission Node: towny.command.plot.group.delete
  • Child node of towny.command.plot.group.*
  • Not needed to be added to townyperms.yml.
• New Permission Node: towny.command.town.plotgrouplist
  • Child node of towny.command.town.*
  • Not needed to be added to townyperms.yml.

0.97.0.10

• Fix force-explosion world setting not forcing explosions in towns.
• API: Add WildernessMapEvent
  • Event which allows third-party plugins to change what is show on the ASCII map, in the wilderness.
• Fix /tw toggle plotcleardelete toggling the wrong feature.
• New Command: /tw toggle unclaimblockdelete {on|off}
  • Turns on/off the delete-blocks-on-unclaim feature in the world.
• Fix Tamed Wolfs being attackable where PVP is off.
• Fix SQL code loading new Jails.
• Prevent commas being used in plot group names.
  • Closes Server random safemode after restart #5049.
• Creates a cache of sorts for the wilderness coords on the Towny ASCII map.

0.97.0.9

• Fix a NoSuchMethodError that can occur on 1.15, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix a NoSuchMethodError that can occur on 1.15 #5030.
  • Closes 1.15 Entity Interaction Console Error #5029.
• Improve safe mode messages in-game, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR Improve safe mode messages in-game #5013.
• Bump language files to 0.110.
• Fix Warzone Listener Able to Query null PlayerCache.
• Allow ruined towns to be made public.
  • Closes Suggestion: Ability to automatically set 'Ruined' towns to 'public' #4959.
• New Config Option: town_ruining.town_ruins.ruins_become_public
  • Default: false
  • If this is true, when a town becomes a ruin they also receive public status, meaning anyone can use /t spawn NAME to teleport to that town.
• Change max-hours for Town Ruins from 1000 to 8760 (one year.)
  • Closes Suggestion: Allow Town Ruins to persist indefinitely. #4970.
• Add ability to teleport newly-outlawed players who are within the town's borders.
  • Closes Suggestion: Teleport outlaws away (when it is set in the config) right after getting outlawed #4944.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.outlaw_teleport_away_on_becoming_outlawed
  • Default: false
  • If set to true, when a player is made into an outlaw using /t outlaw add NAME, and that new outlaw is within the town's borders, the new outlaw will be teleported away using the outlaw_teleport_warmup.
• Add ability to limit how far away an outpost can be made from a town's existing claims.
  • Closes Suggestion: Add an outpost range limit #3065.
• New Config Option: town.max_distance_for_outpost_from_town_plot
  • Default: 0
  • Set to 0 to disable. When above 0 an outpost may only be claimed within the given number of townblocks from a townblock owned by the town.
  • Setting this to any value above 0 will stop outposts being made off-world from the town's homeworld.
  • Do not set lower than min_distance_for_outpost_from_plot above.
• Adds limits to how often and how far a town can move their homeblock.
  • Closes Suggestion: Homeblock Movement Limitations requring distance. #4957.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.homeblock_movement_cooldown_hours
  • Default: 0
  • When set above 0, the amount of hours a town must wait after setting their homeblock, in order to move it again.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.homeblock_movement_distance_limit
  • Default: 0
  • When set above 0, the furthest number of townblocks a homeblock can be moved by.
  • Example: setting it to 3 would mean the player can only move their homeblock over by 3 townblocks at a time.
  • Useful when used with the above homeblock_movement_cooldown_hours setting.
• Handle dispenser damage correctly, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Handle dispenser damage correctly #5039.
  • Finishes some ancient TODOs that meant Dispensers weren't really tested against PVP.
• API: TownyDispenserDamageEntityEvent a TownyDamageEvent.
• Send a warning if /tw toggle is used when usingtowny is false, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Send a warning if /tw toggle is used when usingtowny is false. #5040.
• es-419.yml update, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR es-419.yml update #5042.

0.97.0.8

• Allow ruined towns' residents to be able to use /town spawn.
• Fix loading residents who have friended themselves.
• Add ability to prevent outlaws from teleporting or using certain commands while in a town, courtesy of drewdorris with PR Add ability to prevent outlaws from teleporting or using certain commands while in a town #5012 (First-Time Contributor!)
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.allow_outlaws_to_teleport_out_of_town
  • Default: true
  • Prevents outlawed users teleport commands while located in a town they're outlawed in.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.allow_outlaws_use_teleport_items
  • Default: true
  • If false, outlawed players in towns cannot use items that teleport the player, ie: Ender Pearls & Chorus Fruit.
  • Setting this to false requires allow_outlaws_to_teleport_out_of_town to also be false.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.outlaw_blacklisted_commands
  • Default: somecommandhere,othercommandhere
  • Commands outlawed users can't use while inside that town.

0.97.0.7

• New Command: /town purge {days}
  • Kicks residents from the town who have been inactive for the given number of days.
  • NPCs and mayors are exempt.
• New Permission Node: towny.command.town.purge
  • Child node of towny.command.town.*
  • Not required to be added to the townyperms.yml.
• Fix wilderness entity explosions' reverting being mucked with by the EventWar.
  • Closes During and after a war event wilderness regeneration is not working #5014.
• Fix towny.bypass_death_costs node not working in all situations.
• Fix players res friending themselves or NPCs, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix players res friending themselves or NPCs #5017.
• Fix building w/o github-actions maven profile; Ensure JVM 8 compatiblity with JDK9+, courtesy of FlagCourier with PR Fix building w/o github-actions maven profile; Ensure JVM 8 compatiblity with JDK9+ #5019.
• Fix ExceptionInInitializerError preventing Towny from starting up.

0.97.0.6

• Add upkeep costs for Towns to toggle and remain neutral.
  • Similar to nation peaceful costs.
  • Closes Suggestion: Add peaceful tax to towns #5003.
• Fix nations not paying peaceful upkeep if their nation upkeep was 0.
• New Config Option: economy.price_town_neutrality
  • Default: 25.0
  • The daily upkeep to remain neutral, paid by the Town bank. If unable to pay, neutral/peaceful status is lost.
• Language files bumped to 0.108.
• Improve message shown to towns which are invited to a nation.
  • Closes Suggestion: Different messages for Town and Nation invites. #4998.
• Give Glowing Item Frames the same protections we give to the differently-abled Item Frames.

0.97.0.5

• Fix Bonemeal usage not working.
• Add candles to the bypass for flint & steel.
• Protect candles from being placed on cakes.
• Switch over to using new cancelling for PojectileHitEvents.

0.97.0.4

• Fix tree/mushroom structure growth on plot borders not being tested correctly.
• Update to add compatibility for MC 1.17, courtesy of Warriorrrr and LlmDL with PR 1.17 #5001.
  • Should account for most of the changes so far. More to come as the API is fleshed out by Spigot.
  • Revert on unclaim feature will probably not like servers using the World Height data pack.
  • Config and world files will update their lists of blocks-ignored-from-regeneration automatically.

0.97.0.3

• Fix SQL resident loading new jail properties hitting NPEs
  • Closes NPE on startup com.palmergames.bukkit.towny.object.Resident.setJailCell(Resident.java:131) #4990.
• Translate es-419 strings (0.107), courtesy of EuGNosii with PR Translate es-419 strings (0.107) #4983.
• Update zh-TW.yml, courtesy of shou692199 with PR Update zh-TW.yml #4992.
• Town and Nation lists are now cached, able to be updated after 10 minutes.
• Add LuckPerms Contexts, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add luckperms contexts #4966.
  • Adds towny contexts to LuckPerms. At the moment this is very similar to our townyperms.yml, but the difference is that these can be used together with other contexts (per world permissions for example).
  • Includes Resident, Mayor, King, InsideTown, InsideOwnTown, InsideOwnPlot.
• New Config Option: plugin.interfacing.luckperms_contexts
  • Default: true
  • If enabled, Towny contexts will be available in LuckPerms.
• Map HUD, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Map HUD #4996.
• New Command: /towny map hud
  • Activates the map in the player's scoreboard.

0.97.0.2

• Validate /plot group fs input, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Validate /plot group fs input #4968.
  • Closes Input Validation /plot group fs  #4960.
• Fix addon api exception in the towny command, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix addon api exception in the towny command #4967.
  • Closes CommandException error while using TownyCommandAddonAPI #4965.
• Shade in slf4j, fixing ClassNotFoundException: org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
  • Closes Updated towny not loading + econ issue previous build #4950.
• Update es-419, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR Translate es-419 #4964.
• Fix towns that already have a nation being able to be sent nation invites.
  • Closes Nation invite towns that are already in a nation #4963.
• Fix nations not losing their spawn point.
  • Closes Nation spawn remains after being unclaimed #4961.
• Fix command always being null, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix command always being null #4974.
  • Closes Message after running added subcommand #4971.
• Add /ta command for getting exact claimedat time, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add /ta command for getting exact claimedat time #4911.
• New Command: /ta plot claimedat
  • Shows when the plot was claimed.
• Automatically clean up unused NPC residents, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Automatically clean up unused NPC residents #4972.
• Parse hex colours in resident titles in the status screens.
  • Closes Suggestion: Format titles to appear colored in ./t when passing an RGB value for title.  #4977.
• Jail Overhaul Project (Begun in January 2021):
  • New Jail Object and JailUtil.
    • Jails are stored in the database in the towny\data\jails\ folder.
    • Towns no longer stores a list of jailspawns.
    • Old town jailspawns will be converted into new Jail objects on first load.
      • Jailed residents will not keep their jailed status, getting a clean slate to start from.
    • Jailing and unjailing code is much better than it used to be.
    • The jailing system is very much the same still, but there are many new nice things.
  • Add Jail Book.
    • The book is given to players when they are jailed.
    • It explains to the jailed player what they can do to get out of jail, based on how jails have been configured on the server.
    • Closes Suggestion: Easier Jail info #4686.
  • Jail plots can now have more than one "cell" or spawn location.
    • SpawnPoints particles are used to show the jail cell spawns.
    • Cells are added/removed using /plot jailcell add|remove
    • Closes Suggestion: Jail cells per jail plot #3106.
  • The jailed message now includes who ran the jail command.
    • Closes Suggestion: Player sent to jail message. #4096.
  • Jail plots can now have PVP disabled in them (configurable.)
    • Closes Suggestion: Jail - Non-PvP Zones #4659.
  • Chorus Fruit are now lumped in with the Ender Pearl in a new config option for whether teleport items can be used by jailed players.
    • Closes Suggestion: jail_allows_ender_pearls setting should also allow chorus fruit #4903.
  • Add optional logout protection for newly-jailed players.
    • Newly jailed players that logout before they are teleported to jail will be killed, when the feature is activated.
    • The player is warned of this to prevent surprises.
    • Similar to combat-logging plugins.
  • Add new-player jail-immunity.
    • Players who first joined the server cannot be jailed for their first hour of playtime (configurable.)
  • Add Town PrimaryJail.
    • The PrimaryJail is the default jail for a town.
    • It is used when the /t jail NAME command is used (with no jail/cell/hours specified.)
    • It is used when outlaw and enemies are jailed by being killed.
    • PrimaryJail is set using /t set primaryjail.
  • New Permission Nodes:
    • towny.command.plot.jailcell - allows for adding/removing of jail cells in a jail plot.
    • towny.command.town.jail
    • towny.command.town.jail.list
    • towny.command.town.unjail
    • towny.command.town.set.primaryjail
    • towny.command.plot.jailcell
  • Removed Permission Node: - towny.command.town.toggle.jail
  • New Commands:
    • /plot jailcell add - Adds a jail cell to a jail plot, where the player is stood.
    • /plot jailcell remove - Removes a jail cell from a jail plot, where the player is stood.
    • /town jail list - Shows jail number, name, coord, cellcount and which jail is the primary jail.
    • /town jail {name} - Jails the given player for 1 hour, must be a resident of your own town.
    • /town jail {name} {hours} - Jails the given player for the given hours.
    • /town jail {name} {hours} {jail} - Jails the given player for the given hours, in the given jail plot (which is a number.)
    • /town jail {name} {hours} {jail} {cell} - Jails the given player for the given hours, in the given jail plot and jail cell (which are both numbers.)
    • /town unjail {name} - Unjails someone in your town's jail.
    • /town set primaryjail - Sets your town's primary jail.
  • Removed Command: /town toggle jail
  • New Config Options:
    • jail.outlaw_jail_hours
      • Default: 5
      • How many hours an attacking outlaw will be jailed for.
    • jail.do_jail_plots_deny_pvp
      • Default: false
      • When true, jail plots will prevent any PVP from occuring. Applies to jailed residents only.
    • jail.prevent_newly_jailed_players_logging_out
      • Default: false
      • When true, Towny will prevent a person who has been jailed by their mayor/town from logging out if they do log out they will be killed first, ensuring they respawn in the jail.
    • jail.new_player_immunity
      • Default: 1h
      • How long do new players have to be on the server before they can be jailed?
    • jail.jail_allows_teleport_items
      • Default: false
      • If true jailed players can use items that teleport, ie: Ender Pearls & Chorus Fruit, but are still barred from using other methods of teleporting.
      • Closes Suggestion: jail_allows_ender_pearls setting should also allow chorus fruit #4903
  • Removed Config Option: jail.outlaw_jail_days
• Bump Language Files to 0.107.

0.97.0.1

• Fix german.yml, courtesy of relkai with PR Update german.yml #4924.
• API: Add TownyAPI.getResidentOrNull(TownBlock).
  • Gets the resident who owns the townblock or null if unowned.
  • Best used after TownBlock.hasResident();
• API: Add TownyAPI.getTownOrNull(TownBlock).
  • Gets the town who owns the townblock or null if wilderness.
  • Best used after TownBlock.hasTown();
• Fix /n set king declaring that the capital has too many residents.
• Fix potential console spam from adventure, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix potential console spam from adventure #4939.
• bStats to 2.2.1 (was 1.x), Shade it; make isSpigot() private, rename it. Courtesy of TheFlagCourier with PR bStats to 2.2.1 (was 1.x), Shade it; make isSpigot() private, rename it. #4934.
• Replace deprecated methods on TownyLogger, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR Replace deprecated methods on TownyLogger #4933.
• Update language file es-419.yml, courtesy ofBlock commands from being ran by outsiders Block commands from being ran by outsiders #4953#4910.
• Add Command Addon API, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add command addon API #4886.
  • Adds a new command addon API, that allows plugin developers to add their own sub commands to Towny's existing commands.
• Replace player.sendMessage() with TownyMessaging.sendMessage().
• Undo PR Replace deprecated methods on TownyLogger #4933 to retain backwards compatibility.
• Fix no feedback when using a /plot command in the wilderness.
• Fix regression: null message shown from /t spawn and /n spawn when used from the wilderness.
• API: Add WorldCoord.getTownOrNull().
  • Gets the town at that WorldCoord or null if it is in the wilderness.
  • Best used after WorldCoord.hasTownBlock();
• Fix long town/nation names being able to break the TownyFormatter/ChatTools.
  • Closes Town name too long #4942.
• Fix sheep being protected from shearing in the wilderness.
• Improve /town claim auto, works again but doesn't always claim everything it could in one use.
• Fix tamed dogs not being hittable inside towns, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix tamed dogs not being hittable inside towns. #4955.
  • Closes Other player's dogs are not killable in claimed area with PVP enabled #4954.
• Fix a few tab completion issues with the addon API, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix a few tab completion issues with the addon API #4943.
• Add commands from being ran by outsiders, courtesy of EuGNosii with PR Block commands from being ran by outsiders #4953.
  • Closes Suggestion: Ability to set commands that are only blocked in other towns, not in the wild or in your town. #4951.
• New Config Option: global_town_settings.town_command_blacklisting.own_town_and_wilderness_limited_commands
  • Default: sethome,home
  • This allows the usage of blacklisted commands only in the player's town and the wilderness (essentially blocking commands from being ran by tourists/visitors.)
  • Players with the towny.globally_welcome permission node are not going to be limited by this list.
  • Commands have to be on town_command_blacklisting.town_blacklisted_commands, else this is not going to be checked.
• Include tb_prefix in column drop check, courtesy of Parsonswy with PR Include tb_prefix in column drop check (Closes #4935) #4952 (First-Time Contributor!)
  • For the mysql servers that could never get the old columns dropped, this will fix that, and prevent the massive error logs that resulted from it.
  • Closes [Some?] Database Migrations Failing to run [0.96.1.0 -> 0.97.0.0] #4935.
• Bump language files to 0.106.

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