Hello everyone,
Thank you for your incredible feedback and patience. This is not just an update; it's a complete evolution of the plugin, rebuilt from the ground up to be the most stable, performant, and feature-rich freeze management tool available. We've tackled every reported bug and added a suite of powerful new features requested by the community.

✨ New Features

• Flexible Dual Storage: You can now choose between using a powerful MySQL database (perfect for server networks) or simple local YAML files (zero setup required). This is fully configurable in the `config.yml`.
• Temporary Freezing: The new `/tempfreeze <player> <duration> [reason]` command allows you to freeze players for a specific duration (e.g., `5m`, `1h`).
• Freeze & Unfreeze Reasons: You can now add a reason to all freeze, temp-freeze, and unfreeze commands for better staff accountability.
• Complete Player History: The `/freezehistory <player>` command allows you to view a detailed log of all actions taken against a player (requires database).
• Configurable Unfreeze on Kick: You can now configure whether a player should be automatically unfrozen if they are kicked from the server.
• Dual GUI System: The plugin now uses two separate, fully customizable GUI menus for permanent and temporary freezes, providing clearer information to the player.

Critical Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

• The "Smart Timer" is here!: The entire timing system has been rewritten. Timers now intelligently pause when a player disconnects and resume exactly where they left off upon rejoining.
• FIXED: This new architecture 100% resolves the persistent bug where players would remain with blindness or a stuck GUI after being unfrozen while offline. All unfreeze actions now happen reliably while the player is online.
• FIXED: Resolved all known compilation issues and dependency conflicts. The plugin is now built against a stable Java 8 target for maximum compatibility (1.16.5+).
• FIXED: Resolved an issue where players could interact with the freeze GUI immediately after being frozen before protections were active.

⚙️ Architectural & Performance Improvements

• The entire data layer has been refactored to be cleaner and more efficient.
• All database and file operations are now fully asynchronous to ensure the plugin never causes server lag.
• bStats integration has been updated to the official and modern Maven dependency method.