0.97.1.8 for MC 1.14.* & 1.15.* & 1.16.* & 1.17.*

[LlmDl]

• Raise language level to 16 using jabel, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Raise language level to 16 using jabel #5259.
• Fix bankhistory books not showing correct final balance.
  • Closes Town/Nation bankhistory lacks {balance} placeholder; displays transaction amount instead of the town/nation balance #5269.
• Fix typos in TownyFormatter, courtesy of LudwigHornslied with PR Fix typos #5270.
• Fix missing tabcomplete for /res jail paybail.
• Fix nation merging not performing optional proximity test.
• Add Resident#isOnline, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add Resident#isOnline #5273.
• Prevent empty messages from being sent, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Prevent empty messages from being sent #5272.
• Bump language files to 0.122.
• New Language added to Crowdin: Vietnamese.
• Update maven-shade-plugin to a version which supports Java 16.
• Fix /res jail paybail command not sending confirmation when bail costs are more than 0.
  • Closes Paybail command dont work #5265.
• Fix jails not loading correctly.
• Remove physical-player-interactions from automatically being treated as switch actions.
  • Pressure plates are already included in the switch_id list by default and should cause no issue to existing servers.
  • Closes Blocks not in switch_ids still count as switching #5140.
• Fix /tw toggle revertunclaim not stopping reverts in progress.

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Cumulative changes since 0.97.1.0

0.97.1.7

• Fix ChatTools formatTitle not handling some languages properly on startup.

0.97.1.6

• Fix lang file fallback, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix fallback language not being en_US #5230.
  • Custom language files that pre-date multi language support, which do not conform to a locale code (ie: en_CA, pt_BR) will not generate an NPE.
  • en_US will be loaded instead.
• Fix some of the /ta town {townname} set commands being locked behind a permission test.
• Fix NPE preventing null mayors from being replaced when /ta set mayor is used, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Fix NPE preventing null mayors from being replaced. #5235.
• Make context calculation faster, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Make context calculation faster #5244.
• Check if resident is friended before sending removal message, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Check if resident is friended before sending removal message. #5253.
• Fix AlreadyRegisteredException when accepting two invites or more, courtesy of 0xBit-MC Fix AlreadyRegisteredException when accepting two invites or more #5254.
• Add prompts for Add Player to PermissionGUI, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Add prompts #5248.
• Prevent chickens being spawned without permission, courtesy of Warriorrrr with PR Prevent chickens being spawned without permission #5237.
  • An egg that lands in a plot will test if the egg-thrower can item_use in that location, when eggs are in the item_use list.
  • Eggs will automatically be added to the config.yml's item_use list with this update.
• API: add TownyFriendlyFireTestEvent, courtesy of LudwigHornslied with PR Add Friendly fire test event #5246.
• Allow the notification.town_names_are_verbose setting to affect the {townname} placeholder usable in the titles/substitles notifications.
• Fix Axolotl thieving.
• Bump language files to 0.120.

0.97.1.5

• Add bypass for campfires being unable to be lit.
• Bump language files to 0.121.
• Add missing owner test, courtesy of Warriorrrr.
• StatusScreen overhaul!
  • StatusScreens for townblocks, residents, towns, nations and worlds have had a facelift.
  • Screens now include hoverable and clickable componenents to them.
  • Screen components will word-wrap efficiently.
  • StatusScreens are now colourable using only 12 language strings, found in the towny\settings\lang\override\global.yml file.
  • You can even re-colour the title bar.
  • StatusScreenEvents now have the ability to remove components and add components.
    • API-Usage:
      • The existing StatusScreenEvents thrown by Towny will now include their getStatusScreen() method, from which the StatusScreen is accessible and modifiable.
      • ex: event.getStatusScreen().removeStatusComponent(String name); - To remove a StatusComponent from the StatusScreen.
      • ex: event.getStatusScreen().addComponentOf(String name, String text, HoverEvent hover, ClickEvent click); - To add a new StatusComponent to the StatusScreen.
      • ex: event.getStatusScreen().replaceComponent(String name, TextComponent component); - To replace an already existing component with something else.
• New Command: /n ranklist {nationname}
  • View the ranklist of another nation.
• New Command: /t ranklist {townname}
  • View the ranklist of another town.
• New Command: /res tax {resname}
  • View the tax requirements of another resident.

0.97.1.4

• Placeholder change: %townyadvanced_player_location_pvp% now shows (No PVP) where PVP is disabled.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_resident_count%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the number representing the number of residents that town has.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_mayor_name%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the name of that town's mayor.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_nation_name%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the name of the nation, if the town has one.
• Language file bumped to 0.118
• Fix DailyTimerTasks not checking if some lists are empty.
• Solve potential NPE when residents' jail cells are loaded.
• Replace deprecated mysql driver.
• Fix sending correct helpmessage to ops/admins who log in while safemode is active.
• Actually fix database.yml not being converted to correctly for servers using mysql.

0.97.1.3

• Placeholder change: %townyadvanced_player_location_pvp% now shows (No PVP) where PVP is disabled.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_resident_count%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the number representing the number of residents that town has.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_mayor_name%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the name of that town's mayor.
• New Placeholder: %townyadvanced_player_location_town_nation_name%
  • If there is a town present where the player stands, it will return the name of the nation, if the town has one.
• Language file bumped to 0.118
• Fix DailyTimerTasks not checking if some lists are empty.
• Solve potential NPE when residents' jail cells are loaded.
• Replace deprecated mysql driver.
• Fix sending correct helpmessage to ops/admins who log in while safemode is active.
• Actually fix database.yml not being converted to correctly for servers using mysql.

0.97.1.2

• Fix database.yml not being converted to the correct loading setting.

0.97.1.1

• Fix %townyadvanced_player_status% placeholder.
• New Command: /ta purge [days] {townname}
  • Deletes the players from the given town, who haven't logged in in the given days.
  • Closes Suggestion: /ta purge with specific town #5125.
• Fix /n set capital not checking the correct number for max-residents-per-town.
• Fix towns and nations being able to use the economy prefixes as town and nation names.
  • Closes Townname containig economy.town_prefix #5196.
• Update list of banned names to include new /town subcommands.
• Create database.yml file.
  • Your Towny database settings will be migrated to a new database.yml file.
  • This allows us to be shown the config file without mysql servers having to go to the trouble of removing their passwords.
• Automatic town and nation name renaming for FlatFile database.
  • If a town or nation would be loaded with an invalid name, which would cause Towny to enter into safemode, Towny will rename that town or nation.
  • Solves for the most common sort of SafeMode in modern Towny.

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