EzBoost

Added

• Guardian preset boost (guardian): built-in totem-style defensive boost with default effects (DAMAGE_RESISTANCE, HEALTH_BOOST) and preconfigured GUI slot.
• Per-boost revive options in boosts.yml:
  • revive-enabled (default false)
  • revive-hearts (default 4.0, clamped to safe bounds)
• Lethal-hit interception for revive-enabled boosts: when incoming damage would be fatal, death is prevented, configured health is restored, and the active boost is consumed immediately (single-use per activation).
• Guardian hover preview screenshot: /boost GUI hover state for Guardian added to release/listing visuals.

Added

• Folia compatibility: EzBoost now supports Folia servers via a FoliaScheduler abstraction that routes task scheduling through Folia's GlobalRegionScheduler / entity schedulers when the Folia runtime is detected.
• Boost top leaderboard (/boosttop): tracks and displays the top boost buyers using a Jaloquent-backed persistent storage layer.
• Jaloquent storage backend: replaced the previous BoostStorage abstraction with a fully Jaloquent-backed EzBoostRepository for consistent flat-file persistence across all storage operations.
• storage.debug-logging option (storage.yml, default false): suppresses verbose Jaloquent console output (Queried X rows, Saved model…). Set to true to re-enable for debugging.
• Paper 1.21 smoke-test: CI matrix now includes Paper 1.21.11 alongside Paper 26.1.2, Folia, Spigot, and Bukkit.

Changed

• api-version lowered from 26.1.2 to 1.13 so the plugin loads on any Spigot/Paper 1.13+ server without an api-version warning or rejection.
• Java compiler target lowered from 25 to 17 for wider JDK compatibility.
• AsyncChatEvent (Paper-only) replaced with AsyncPlayerChatEvent for Spigot compatibility.
• Plugin version lookup changed from getPluginMeta().getVersion() to getDescription().getVersion() for broader server compatibility.
• CI smoke-test pass condition now also verifies Enabling EzBoost appears in the server log, preventing a false pass when the server starts but rejects the plugin due to an incompatible api-version.

Fixed

• YamlDataStore.query() corrected to handle Jaloquent's flat key format.
• storage.yml added to pom.xml resource includes so it is correctly packaged.
• Vault is now fully optional: economy class access and listener registration are guarded so the plugin loads cleanly without Vault present.

Minecraft 26.1.2 & Java 25

The plugin has been updated to Minecraft 26.1.2 and Java 25

Placeholders & Messages

New internal message tags (no PlaceholderAPI required)

Boost-context messages in messages.yml now support additional tags automatically. You can use these in any message that relates to a specific boost:

Available in: boost-activated, boost-expired, boost-cooldown, boost-effect-cooldown, insufficient-funds, cost-charged, token-used.

Bug fix: <boost> now shows display name everywhere

Previously boost-expired, cost-charged, and token-used showed the internal config key (e.g. speed) instead of the configured display name (e.g. Speed Boost). This is now fixed. Use <boost_key> if you specifically need the raw config key.

9 new PlaceholderAPI placeholders

Requires PlaceholderAPI to be installed.

Example uses:

• Scoreboard line: Boost: %ezboost_active_boost_display% (%ezboost_active_boost_time_remaining_formatted%)
• Condition check: show a button only when %ezboost_has_active_boost% equals false
• XP display: XP rate: %ezboost_xp_multiplier%x

New Boosts

11 new preset boosts have been added and are available out of the box:

All new boosts are disabled by default. Enable them in boosts.yml and assign slots in gui.yml. Each boost requires the corresponding permission node, e.g. ezboost.boost.waterbreathing.

Notes

• The XP Boost uses a custom effect (xpboost) that multiplies experience gained. Amplifier 0 = 2× XP, amplifier 1 = 3× XP, and so on.
• The Miner, Warrior, Farmer, Explorer, and Diver boosts are combo boosts that apply multiple effects simultaneously.

• Fixed optional Placeholder registration, plugin did not start up when PlaceholderAPI was missing
• Fixed autocomplete of the /boost command

What's Changed

• Added money formatting (1k, 2b, 3t) by @ez-plugins in https://github.com/ez-plugins/EzBoost/pull/27
• Added /ezboost about subcommand by @ez-plugins in https://github.com/ez-plugins/EzBoost/pull/29
• feat: added PlaceholderAPI expansion by @ez-plugins in https://github.com/ez-plugins/EzBoost/pull/28

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ez-plugins/EzBoost/compare/1.5.4...1.5.5

• Added show-effects option (default false) to hide potion effects

• Removed parent from pom.xml
• Removed debug messages when no effects applied to custom effect

• Fixed issue loading custom effects that weren't registered yet.
• Added EzShops as softdepend

• Improved /ezboost command autocomplete to not display subcommands you do not have permission for
• Improved BoostEffect class by adding the name to the object class for better reusage and later expension

• Added admin GUIs to create new boosts and add them to the boost selection GUI more easily

• Added /ezboost create subcommand to open the GUI
• Added /ezboost create continue subcommand