Friend

Fixes

• Friend chat now reaches your friends on other servers - not just the server you're on.
• Messages, friend requests, mail alerts, and party invites now go through across servers.
• Switching servers no longer leaves you showing offline to some friends and online to others.
• Disabling gifts in the config now also blocks sending them from the menu.
• Turning off best friends, friend groups, teleport, or jump now actually disables them.
• /friend jump now connects you to your friend's server properly.
• Gifts are fully safe from duplication or loss when sending or claiming them.

Improvements

• Cross-server messaging now uses proper proxy forwarding - works on BungeeCord and Velocity with no extra proxy plugin.
• Faster database performance and smoother logins on busy/larger networks.

Fixes

• Friends no longer disappear after a server restart.
• Friends now show as offline the moment they leave - no more players stuck showing "online."
• Your friends list no longer randomly empties out while you're playing.
• Gifts can no longer be duplicated or lost when sending or claiming them.
• Mail now respects your block list - blocked players can't mail you.
• Privacy toggles (like private messages) now apply instantly instead of after a relog.

New Feature – Friendship Levels

• Friendship Levels – Friends now level up together the more you play. Levels build from messaging, gifting, streaks, and time spent online together, and reward both friends when they level up.
• /friend level <player> shows your level with a progress bar, also displayed in the friend profile menu.
• Fully configurable in the new levels.yml – level curve, max level, and per-level rewards.

Fixes

• Friend heads now show each player's real skin in every menu instead of a blank/Steve head.
• Party menu: promoting or kicking a member now always targets the player you clicked.
• Daily streaks now complete correctly for both players when sent back on the same day.

New Placeholders

• %friends_top_level% – Your highest friendship level
• %friends_level_with_<player>% – Friendship level with a specific friend
• %friends_favorites% – Favorite friends count
• %friends_slots% – Remaining friend slots
• %friends_current_streak% – Your highest active streak
• %friends_party_online%, %friends_wishlist_count%, %friends_gifts_total% and more
• Placeholders now refresh in the background for smoother performance.

New Command

• /friend level <player> – View your friendship level with a friend

Auto Config Updates

• The new levels.yml is written on first boot, and new keys merge into your existing configs automatically – no need to delete anything.

• Fixed: friends on other servers now correctly show as online in your friend list after switching servers on a network (previously they showed as offline/unknown).

• Fixed: MySQL/MariaDB database connections now work correctly (previous versions always fell back to SQLite).
• Fixed: SQLite fallback now works correctly when MySQL is unavailable.

New Features

• Friend Streaks – Daily streaks between friends, /friend streak <player>. Both sides send daily to keep it going. Auto-warns before expiry, auto-resets when broken, caps at 1000. Milestone rewards at 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 100, 365, 500, 1000 days.
• Trust Levels – 6 tiers (Acquaintance, Buddy, Pal, Close Friend, Best Friend, Bestie). Points earned from messages, gifts, and streak days. /friend trust <player> to view, /friend trust tiers for the full list.
• Gift Wishlists – /friend wishlist add <material> [amount] [note] or /friend wishlist addhand to use the held item. /friend wishlist <player> to see a friend's list before gifting.
• Rock Paper Scissors Gambling – /friend rps <player> <bet> to challenge a friend with Vault money. Configurable min/max bet and house cut. Clickable accept/deny and move buttons in chat.
• LuckPerms Per-Rank Friend Limits – Set different max-friends per group. Supports the unlimited keyword.
• Two New Config Files – streaks.yml and trust.yml are fully customizable (rewards, tiers, perks, sounds).

Interactive Chat

• RPS challenges, move picks, streak replies, and wishlist removes are now clickable buttons in chat.
• Streak warning notifications include a one-click "send back" button.

Bug Fixes

• Players with 0 friends or 0 requests no longer re-hit the database on every check (empty list now treated as a real cache hit).
• Fixed NPE risk when a mail sender's name could not be resolved.
• Fixed thread race in friend-request cancellation.
• Removed the startup preload of the entire player_settings table – now lazy-loaded per player on join.
• Improved tab completion – now lists reload, menu, streak, trust, wishlist, rps and pulls emote names dynamically.
• Declared the missing friends.limit.* permissions in plugin.yml so admins can see and grant them.

Auto Config Updates

• Existing servers get new keys merged into config.yml automatically on startup – no need to delete your old config.
• New streaks.yml and trust.yml are written on first boot.
• Help text auto-refreshes when help-version bumps.

New Commands

• /friend streak <player> – Send a daily streak
• /friend streak list – View your active streaks
• /friend trust <player> – View trust level with a friend
• /friend trust tiers – List all tier thresholds and perks
• /friend wishlist – View your wishlist
• /friend wishlist add <material> [amount] [note]
• /friend wishlist addhand [amount] [note] – Add held item
• /friend wishlist remove <material>
• /friend wishlist clear
• /friend rps <player> <bet> – Challenge to RPS
• /friend rps accept | deny – Respond to a challenge
• /friend rps rock | paper | scissors – Pick a move

New Placeholders

• %friends_chat_enabled% – Friend chat receive toggle
• %friends_in_friendchat% – Friend chat mode active
• %friends_streak_count% – Number of active streaks
• %friends_longest_streak% – Your longest streak ever

New Permissions

• friends.limit.<number> – Sets the friend cap to any number. friends.limit.15, friends.limit.250, friends.limit.9999 all work. Highest match wins if multiple are granted.
• friends.limit.unlimited – Removes the cap entirely (overrides any number).