It is with great pleasure that I present the most long-awaited update to MultiChat yet...

This version of MultiChat goes beyond the capabilities of any * bungeecord chat management plugin to date. ( *As far as I have ever seen) Version 1.7 adds compatibility for local spigot chat formatting plugins. This means that MultiChat now supports the following:

• PlaceholderAPI
  
• DiscordSRV
• Most factions/clans plugins
• Towny prefixesMessage translation plugins
• MultiVerse chat functionality
• VanishNoPacket chat functionality
• EssentialsChat functionality
• And more...

This solves the long standing issue with bungeecord chatting plugins where they would cancel the chat event, preventing the messages ever reaching spigot plugins. For MultiChat, this is no longer the case. Messages are formatted by all your local plugins in addition to by MultiChat, resulting in a huge range of new opportunities.

In addition to this, there are other new features. Please read this post very carefully to ensure your update process goes smoothly!

Full Changelog:
https://github.com/MultiChat/Development/wiki/Changelog

1. Backup your plugin files carefully
2. Make sure MultiChat 1.7 is installed on ALL your servers
   
3. Remove your current config files so that the newest versions can be generated
4. If you use spigot, copy the nicknames data file from the MultiChatBridge folder to a new folder called MultiChatSpigot. MultiChatBridge is no longer used and can be deleted.
5. Replace all permissions starting with "multichatbridge" with "multichatspigot".

Ensure all your permissions are up-to-date using the latest information: https://github.com/MultiChat/Development/wiki/Permissions

Ensure your configuration files are up-to-date using the latest information:
https://github.com/MultiChat/Development/wiki/Configuration

Most notable changes include:

• Player meta updates immediately (i.e. when you update a players prefix)
• Local chat has been completely re-designed! See: https://github.com/MultiChat/Development/wiki/Global-Chat for the latest information.
• Added a "first-join" welcome message
• Added channel command to manage chat channels (local and global channels)

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Despite all these new features, there is ONE major feature which is missing. Many people have requested support for SQLite and MySQL databases. This is 100% something I agree with, and it WILL be coming soon. They are likely to be the focus point of Multichat v1.8. It is not a trivial change and will take time. It unlocks new opportunities for the plugin so I need to decide that best way to implement the change.

The reason it was not the focus for 1.7 is that I believe supporting local chat plugins is far more important and will let people use the plugin for a whole new range of use cases. 1.8 will be used to refine the functionality developed so far, and if all goes to plan make sure that data is stored in databases efficiently so your files do not get too large.

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Thank you all for your continued support to the plugin. I have invested MANY hours into this update. I am a busy university student so cannot always make time to work on MultiChat as much as I'd like. If you ever have any issues with the plugin just let me know in the discussion here, on the github issues pages, or in our discord. DO NOT USE THE REVIEWS FOR BUG REPORTS, that is not what they are for and it doesn't help anyone!

That said, if you do like the plugin please leave us a review! Additionally, there is a donations link for the plugin if anyone ever wishes to make a contribution. I don't like to push for donations, but even the smallest amount will buy me a coffee to help me get through late night development! ( https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P3YFE76932TXJ) ( https://www.patreon.com/multichat)

I am excited to push the bounds of bungeecord plugins and hope that you all enjoy using the new update.

Revilo410 - Author of MultiChat