This update is a large internal refactor focused on NPC AI, escort behavior, dialogs, and holograms.
Many systems were rewritten to improve stability, flexibility, and performance.
⚠️ IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ BEFORE UPDATING
This update contains major internal changes.
All users are strongly advised to make a full backup before updating.
NPC AI & Pathfinding

• ✨ Added full NPC AI pathfinding system
  
  
• Escort system rewritten from scratch
  
  • Per-player escort sessions
    
    
  • Smooth movement (ProtocolLib supported)
    
    
  • Route chaining (NPC can continue from current position)
    
    
  • Arrival handling with timeout logic
    
• Improved NPC visibility handling (real NPC vs escort clone)
  
  
• Fixed multiple edge cases with escort cancelation & disconnects
  

Dialogue System Improvements

• Expanded dialogue system with multiple state nodes
  
  
• NPCs can now switch between multiple dialog trees (states)
  
  
• Arrival dialogs, walking dialogs, and follow-up dialogs are now cleaner and more reliable
  
  
• ❌ Removed hardcoded NPC logic (e.g. priest-only behavior)
  
  
• Cleaner separation between dialog parsing and execution logic
  

Hologram System (IMPORTANT)

• ❌ FancyHolograms is NO LONGER a required dependency
  
  
• Hologram handling was fully reworked
  
  
• Fixed holograms not following NPCs during escort
  
  
• Unified hologram ID logic across:
  
  • spawn
    
    
  • movement
    
    
  • removal
    
• Removed legacy / duplicated hologram code paths
  
  
• ⚙️ Holograms now correctly follow escort clones per player
  

Internal Refactors & Fixes

• ♻️ Large parts of the plugin were recoded
  
  
• NPC AI, escort logic, dialog flow, and holograms were decoupled
  
  
• Fixed multiple bugs related to:
  
  • dialog state desync
    
    
  • escort cleanup
    
    
  • NPC visibility
    
    
  • hologram duplication
    
• Improved performance and reliability under heavy NPC usage
  

⚠️ Important Notes

• This update changes internal systems — custom setups should be tested
  
  
• FancyHolograms can still be used if installed, but is no longer required
  
  
• YAML dialog files remain compatible, but new features are available