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⚔️ Astral Swords v1.2.12 — Stability Update! 🛠️

Brace yourself, warriors — v1.2.12 delivers critical fixes, enhanced Eclipse Blade mechanics, and improved gameplay stability with refined sword balancing and continuous effects! 🚀 Whether you're crafting, fighting, or flexing visuals — this is the most stable and polished version yet. Full details below!

✨ What's New in v1.2.12 ✨

🔧 Critical Fixes & Stability Improvements

fix: 🚨 FIXED CONSOLE SPAM - Eliminated "Plugin cannot be null" error flooding server console
fix: 🛠️ Corrected MaceEffectListener scheduler - Fixed plugin reference causing EntityDamageEvent errors
refactor: 🌘 Enhanced Eclipse Blade invisibility - Invisibility now persists across item switches until ability ends
fix: 🔄 Improved invisibility logic - Simplified item switching behavior for Eclipse Blade ability
fix: 🧹 Code cleanup - Removed unused imports and optimized listener performance
fix: 📊 Enhanced error handling - Better scheduler validation and null-pointer prevention
feat: 🎯 Improved stability - No more console errors during fall damage events
fix: ⚡ Performance boost - Eliminated unnecessary error processing overhead

Previous v1.2.11 Features Still Included:

feat: ➕ Reduced Warden's Oath ability cooldown from 75s to 25s for faster-paced action!
feat: 🖼️ Added continuous sword effects system - holding certain swords now grants permanent passive effects
feat: 🔄 Implemented automatic fire resistance for Phoenix Talon and speed for Windblade while held
fix: 🛡️ Fixed cooldown timers - they now work properly across all abilities

✨ New Features & Improvements ✨

🔹 Custom Trigger System – Set your own keybind to activate abilities (must already be binded in MC)🔑 🔹 Config Overhaul – Full control over recipes & enchants 🔹 Sword Tracking 2.0 – No more duplicate swords! 🔒 🔹 Global Crafting Announcements – Let the world know a sword has emerged (without exposing the crafter!) 🌍 🔹 Sword Selection GUI – Deciding between two swords? Choose easily via a sleek chat popup menu 🪄 🔹 Container Protection - Swords can't be stored in containers except anvils (prevents duplication) 🔹 Enhanced Eclipse Blade - Invisibility persists across item switches for true stealth gameplay

🌟 New Sword Types

Each sword now has a unique playstyle type:

DUELIST - Focused on one-on-one combat and skilled swordplay
INITIATOR - Excels at starting fights and creating opportunities
CONTROLLER - Masters of crowd control and battlefield manipulation
SENTINEL - Defensive playstyle with sustain and protective abilities

🌈 Visual Effects & Feedback

Custom Particles: Each sword has its own stunning visuals when activated! ✨
- Eclipse Blade → Dark Aura ☁️
- Phoenix Talon → Fiery Sparks 🔥
- Windblade → Swift Cloud Trails 🌬️
Lightning Flashes: Certain swords like Thunderstrike cause real in-game lightning ⚡
Global Announcements: When a sword is crafted, everyone gets notified — but without revealing who made it 😉

🔥 Sword Abilities

Activate with F or your off-hand key (configurable)!
Each sword has a unique ability, including:

🌌 Skyfall Blade: Launch into the air & create an explosion
🐉 Dragon's Wrath: Dragon breath attack
🗡 Shadowbane: Apply weakness to nearby enemies
⚡ Thunderstrike: Call down thunder
☠️ Venom Edge: Poison your foes
🌘 Eclipse Blade: Blind others & turn invisible (persists across item switches!)
❤️ Soul Reaver: Heal by absorbing souls
🔥 Phoenix Talon: Shoot fireballs
🌊 Warden's Oath: Sonic boom explosion
🌪️ NEW! Windblade: Dash forward with the force of a storm
💥 NEW! Power House Sword: Ground slam & send enemies flying with sheer force!

🌟 Continuous Sword Effects

When certain swords are held in your hand, you gain special passive effects:

🔥 Phoenix Talon: Grants permanent Fire Resistance while the sword is held
🌪️ Windblade: Grants permanent Speed II while the sword is held

🧪 New Crafting Recipes & GUI

🌪 Windblade Recipe available in-game!
🧱 Power House Recipe available in-game!
Use /aswords craftable or /aswords recipes to view all current recipes in a clean GUI format!

🧰 New Admin & Player Commands

/aswords recipes – View available sword recipes
/aswords give materials – Admins can give custom items
/aswords trigger – Change your sword activation key!
/aswords reload – Reload the config without restarting
/aswords update check - Checks & Installs updates without having to go on Modrinths or Spigot!
/aswords swordannouncemnts - To enable or disable sword crafting announcements
/aswords craftable - View which legendary blades are still unclaimed
/aswords announceplayername - To enable or disable the announcing of names in the sword crafting announcements

✅ Critical Fixes in v1.2.12

🚨 MAJOR: Fixed console spam - Eliminated "Plugin cannot be null" errors that flooded server logs
🛠️ Fixed MaceEffectListener - Corrected plugin reference in scheduler causing EntityDamageEvent crashes
🌘 Enhanced Eclipse Blade - Invisibility now persists when switching items until ability duration ends
🔄 Improved invisibility mechanics - Simplified logic prevents premature invisibility removal
🧹 Code optimization - Removed unused imports and improved listener efficiency
📊 Enhanced error handling - Better validation prevents null pointer exceptions
⚡ Performance improvement - Eliminated error processing overhead for smoother gameplay

Previous v1.2.11 Fixes Still Active:

🌪 Windblade properly grants Speed II when held and removes it when unequipped
🔥 Phoenix Talon properly removes Fire Resistance when dropped or unequipped
🫥 Eclipse Blade enhanced invisibility - Now persists across item switches until ability ends
⏱ All cooldown timers work consistently
🌊 Venom Edge applies both Poison II and Slowness I to nearby enemies

🔮 Coming Soon

🔊 Immersive Sword Sounds (like dragon roars and thunder cracks)
📦 Custom Sound Pack for even more immersive vibes!

🧠 How to Install

Download v1.2.12 from Modrinth or Spigot
Drop the .jar file into your server's plugins folder
Restart your server (recommended) or use /reload
Enjoy spam-free console logs! 🎉
Begin your legendary sword-forging journey! 🌌⚔️

Requirements: Paper 1.21+ (Java 21+ recommended)
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Update from v1.2.11 to stop console error spam!

🎯 Why Update to v1.2.12?

If you're experiencing console spam with errors like:

Could not pass event EntityDamageEvent to AstralSwords v1.2.11
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Plugin cannot be null

v1.2.12 completely eliminates this issue! Your server logs will be clean and performance will be improved.

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Jump into #『💡』suggestions or #『🐛』bug-reports on Discord and let me know!
Let's keep making this plugin better — together!

Happy crafting, legends! 🗡️🔥🌠

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