DS-Ads 9.0.1

Released: May 7, 2026

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Velocity — Permission check bypass — The /ads command on Velocity was gating every subcommand behind ads.manage, making ads.reload and ads.send unreachable for players who only held those nodes. Each subcommand now enforces its own permission independently (ads.reload, ads.manage, ads.send).

🔧 Improvements

• Universal JAR — The three platform-specific JARs (spigot, bungee, velocity) have been merged into a single DS-Ads-9.0.1.jar. Drop it on any platform and the correct plugin descriptor (plugin.yml, bungee.yml or velocity-plugin.json) is loaded automatically.
• Java 17 enforced — The Gradle toolchain now pins both the compiler and the daemon to JDK 17, ensuring reproducible builds regardless of the system's JAVA_HOME.

📋 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server or proxy completely.
2. Remove the old DS-Ads .jar file.
3. Place the new DS-Ads-9.0.1.jar in your plugins/ folder.
4. Start your server — no configuration changes required.

✅ Settings.yml from 9.0 is fully compatible. No migration needed.

⚙️ Requirements

DS-Ads 9.0

Released: May 6, 2026

⚠️ BREAKING CHANGE — Complete Rewrite

Version 9.0 is a ground-up rewrite. Configuration files from previous versions are not compatible. Delete your old Settings.yml and let the plugin generate a fresh one on first startup.

✅ What's New

• Tri-Platform Architecture — Three independent JARs: spigot, bungee and velocity. Use whichever fits your network setup.
• MiniMessage Format — All messages use the Adventure MiniMessage standard: gradients, hex colors, bold, italic and more, out of the box.
• Four Ad Types Per Announcement — Each ad can independently enable Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title, all in one pass.
• Welcome Ad — A dedicated first-join announcement system with its own Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title blocks, fully independent from the ad cycle.
• Sound Support (Spigot) — Each Chat ad on Spigot can play a configurable sound to the receiver.
• Server / World Filtering — Target ads to specific worlds (Spigot) or specific backend servers (BungeeCord / Velocity). Leave the list empty to broadcast to everyone.
• Permission Filtering — Optionally gate any ad behind a permission node. Players without it are silently skipped.
• Random Ad Cycle — The scheduler picks one ad at random every Cooldown seconds instead of cycling in order, keeping ads feeling fresh.
• Center Tag in Chat — Wrap any chat line in <center>...</center> to automatically pad it to the middle of the chat window.
• Debug Mode — Set Plugin-Configuration.Debug: true to enable magenta [DEBUG] log lines in the console.
• Granular Permissions — ads.send, ads.manage and ads.reload let you control access to each subcommand independently.
• Outdated Config Detection — If Config-Version doesn't match the plugin version, a clear warning is printed so you know a migration is needed.

🔧 Improvements

• Rewritten /ads command with reload, enable, disable and send <ad> <player|*> subcommands.
• BossBar lifecycle fully managed: timers, player disconnect cleanup and proxy phase-safety (no more CONFIGURATION phase crashes on 1.20.2+).
• Startup banner with version, platform and author info on every boot.
• Built-in update checker notifies ops when a new version is available.

📋 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server or proxy completely.
2. Remove the old DS-Ads .jar file.
3. Place the new platform-specific .jar (spigot, bungee or velocity).
4. Delete your old Settings.yml — it is not compatible with 9.0.
5. Start your server and configure the freshly generated Settings.yml.

⚙️ Requirements

DS-Ads 9.0

Released: May 6, 2026

⚠️ BREAKING CHANGE — Complete Rewrite

Version 9.0 is a ground-up rewrite. Configuration files from previous versions are not compatible. Delete your old Settings.yml and let the plugin generate a fresh one on first startup.

✅ What's New

• Tri-Platform Architecture — Three independent JARs: spigot, bungee and velocity. Use whichever fits your network setup.
• MiniMessage Format — All messages use the Adventure MiniMessage standard: gradients, hex colors, bold, italic and more, out of the box.
• Four Ad Types Per Announcement — Each ad can independently enable Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title, all in one pass.
• Welcome Ad — A dedicated first-join announcement system with its own Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title blocks, fully independent from the ad cycle.
• Sound Support (Spigot) — Each Chat ad on Spigot can play a configurable sound to the receiver.
• Server / World Filtering — Target ads to specific worlds (Spigot) or specific backend servers (BungeeCord / Velocity). Leave the list empty to broadcast to everyone.
• Permission Filtering — Optionally gate any ad behind a permission node. Players without it are silently skipped.
• Random Ad Cycle — The scheduler picks one ad at random every Cooldown seconds instead of cycling in order, keeping ads feeling fresh.
• Center Tag in Chat — Wrap any chat line in <center>...</center> to automatically pad it to the middle of the chat window.
• Debug Mode — Set Plugin-Configuration.Debug: true to enable magenta [DEBUG] log lines in the console.
• Granular Permissions — ads.send, ads.manage and ads.reload let you control access to each subcommand independently.
• Outdated Config Detection — If Config-Version doesn't match the plugin version, a clear warning is printed so you know a migration is needed.

🔧 Improvements

• Rewritten /ads command with reload, enable, disable and send <ad> <player|*> subcommands.
• BossBar lifecycle fully managed: timers, player disconnect cleanup and proxy phase-safety (no more CONFIGURATION phase crashes on 1.20.2+).
• Startup banner with version, platform and author info on every boot.
• Built-in update checker notifies ops when a new version is available.

📋 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server or proxy completely.
2. Remove the old DS-Ads .jar file.
3. Place the new platform-specific .jar (spigot, bungee or velocity).
4. Delete your old Settings.yml — it is not compatible with 9.0.
5. Start your server and configure the freshly generated Settings.yml.

⚙️ Requirements

DS-Ads 9.0

Released: May 6, 2026

⚠️ BREAKING CHANGE — Complete Rewrite

Version 9.0 is a ground-up rewrite. Configuration files from previous versions are not compatible. Delete your old Settings.yml and let the plugin generate a fresh one on first startup.

✅ What's New

• Tri-Platform Architecture — Three independent JARs: spigot, bungee and velocity. Use whichever fits your network setup.
• MiniMessage Format — All messages use the Adventure MiniMessage standard: gradients, hex colors, bold, italic and more, out of the box.
• Four Ad Types Per Announcement — Each ad can independently enable Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title, all in one pass.
• Welcome Ad — A dedicated first-join announcement system with its own Chat, BossBar, ActionBar and Title blocks, fully independent from the ad cycle.
• Sound Support (Spigot) — Each Chat ad on Spigot can play a configurable sound to the receiver.
• Server / World Filtering — Target ads to specific worlds (Spigot) or specific backend servers (BungeeCord / Velocity). Leave the list empty to broadcast to everyone.
• Permission Filtering — Optionally gate any ad behind a permission node. Players without it are silently skipped.
• Random Ad Cycle — The scheduler picks one ad at random every Cooldown seconds instead of cycling in order, keeping ads feeling fresh.
• Center Tag in Chat — Wrap any chat line in <center>...</center> to automatically pad it to the middle of the chat window.
• Debug Mode — Set Plugin-Configuration.Debug: true to enable magenta [DEBUG] log lines in the console.
• Granular Permissions — ads.send, ads.manage and ads.reload let you control access to each subcommand independently.
• Outdated Config Detection — If Config-Version doesn't match the plugin version, a clear warning is printed so you know a migration is needed.

🔧 Improvements

• Rewritten /ads command with reload, enable, disable and send <ad> <player|*> subcommands.
• BossBar lifecycle fully managed: timers, player disconnect cleanup and proxy phase-safety (no more CONFIGURATION phase crashes on 1.20.2+).
• Startup banner with version, platform and author info on every boot.
• Built-in update checker notifies ops when a new version is available.

📋 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server or proxy completely.
2. Remove the old DS-Ads .jar file.
3. Place the new platform-specific .jar (spigot, bungee or velocity).
4. Delete your old Settings.yml — it is not compatible with 9.0.
5. Start your server and configure the freshly generated Settings.yml.

⚙️ Requirements

✅ What's New

• Velocity Support - Finally added support for Velocity proxy
• Minecraft 1.21.8 Support - Full compatibility with the latest Minecraft version

🔧 Improvements

• Updated download links in update notes
• Fixed the version that Bungee mode points to

📥 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server
2. Replace the old .jar file with the new one
3. Start your server

⚠️ Important Notes:

• This update requires a server restart
• Configuration files are compatible with previous versions

✅ What's New

• Minecraft 1.21.7 Support - Full compatibility with the latest Minecraft version

🔧 Improvements

• Restructured our gradle for improved package management
• Updated all dependencies
• Enhanced compatibility from Minecraft 1.13 to 1.21.7 (Spigot and Forks)

📥 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server
2. Replace the old .jar file with the new one
3. Start your server

⚠️ Important Notes:

• This update requires a server restart
• Configuration files are compatible with previous versions

✅ What's New

• Bungee Support Fixed - Full stability restored for BungeeCord servers
• Title Ads on Bungee - Now you can use title advertisements on proxy servers

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed BungeeCord API compatibility issues
• Resolved title display timing on proxy servers
• Corrected message encoding for special characters

📥 Update Instructions

1. Stop your server
2. Replace the old .jar file with the new one
3. Start your server

⚠️ Important Notes:

• This update requires a server restart, please don't use plugin loaders
• Configuration files are compatible with previous versions
• Bungee users should update all backend servers

DS-Ads Ultimate – Update

This update focuses on improving stability and resolving minor issues identified in previous versions.

What’s New:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Fixed cooldowns and permissions that were failing in Spigot support
• Fixed the ad queue and optimized ad delivery
• Performed minor internal adjustments

Thank you for your continued support.

– TeoremalDev