SmartPets v1.9.5 - Bug Fix & Enhancement Release
Release Date: October 12, 2025 Type: Maintenance & Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes

Critical Fixes
1. Fixed Pet Name Not Appearing in Messages

• Problem: Pet names were not displaying correctly in various plugin messages and GUIs. Messages showed placeholder text like "arg0" instead of the actual pet name.
• Solution: Corrected the translation system to properly replace placeholders with actual pet names.
• Impact: All messages now display pet names correctly, improving user experience and message clarity.

2. Fixed Shop Permission Bypass

• Problem: Players could access and purchase from the pet shop even without proper permissions, breaking permission-based access control.
• Solution: Added proper permission checks for both opening the shop and purchasing pets.
• Impact: Server administrators can now properly control shop access using LuckPerms or other permission plugins:
  • smartpets.shop.use - Required to open the shop
  • smartpets.shop.buy - Required to purchase pets

3. Fixed Console Spam from Pet Self-Attack Bug

• Problem: When pets accidentally targeted their owners (a known bug), error messages flooded the console and player chat every tick, causing server lag and chat spam.
• Solution: Implemented a cooldown system that limits warning messages to once every 5 seconds.
• Impact: Cleaner console logs and chat, reduced server performance impact from excessive logging, while still alerting administrators to issues.

4. Fixed Pets Invisible After Server Restart

• Problem: When players logged back in after a server restart or reconnection, their active pets would not re-appear, requiring manual re-summoning.
• Solution: Added automatic pet re-spawning system that activates when players join the server.
• Impact: Pets now automatically appear when you log in, maintaining a seamless gameplay experience across server restarts.

✨ Enhancements
Multi-line Skill Descriptions

• Feature: Skills now support multi-line descriptions in skills.yml for better readability.
• Benefit: Create more detailed and visually appealing skill descriptions with proper formatting.
• Backward Compatible: Existing single-line descriptions continue to work without changes.

Example Usage:
Technical Improvements

• Improved thread-safety for concurrent operations
• Enhanced error handling and validation
• Better code documentation for future maintenance
• Optimized permission checking system

Upgrade Instructions

1. Backup your data (always recommended before updates)
2. Stop your server
3. Replace the old SmartPets JAR with v1.9.5
4. Start your server
5. Verify the new permissions work correctly:
   • Test smartpets.shop.use permission
   • Test smartpets.shop.buy permission

Note: Existing configurations are fully compatible. No manual changes required.