Block4Block 3.1 Patch Notes:
Features:
- Cats now prevent Creepers from exploding within 32 blocks and will hiss at the creeper letting the player know it's not a bug.
- List for blocks that should be explodable by intended game mechanics including beds and respawn anchors. All blocks not on this list will be immune to these kinds of explosions. List of affected blocks at the bottom.
Balance:
- Phantom Elytra drop chance increased tenfold.
- Improved Iron Golem's aggression towards intruders + removed conflict with anti-cheat checks.
Minor Improvements and Bugfixes:
- Coordinates in boss bar are now instantly updated when using /coords [on|off] command
- Named mobs will no longer despawn, even if the name comes from an anvil-renamed spawn egg
- Added String as alternative for breaking TRIPWIRE.
- Added missing spawn eggs and updated /chickenbonus command message
B4Block.org:
- Crops now have a chance to spread every time they grow. Released as its own plugin: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/crops-spread-naturally.114288/

explodable-by-intended-game-mechanics list:
DIRT
STONE
DEEPSLATE
GRANITE
DIORITE
CALCITE
NETHERRACK
BASALT
SOUL_SAND
SOUL_SOIL
MAGMA_BLOCK
BLACKSTONE

Block4Block 3.0 Patch Notes:
This major update makes a huge change in a core feature, claiming land. Now the effort put into protecting your claim is much more in line with the effort to remove and grief it. We have also been finishing up many improvements to the early game experienced and we are now switching to the midgame and have opened up The Nether and added a bit of fun to discover.
4 Directional Lectern Protection:

• Before intruders can steal the book from, or break; the lectern, any blocks in direct contact with the lectern has to be removed first. Bottom and Top are excluded. A protected lectern can't be broken with explosions.
• A message will appear in your actionbar when attempting to break a protected lectern: "Lectern is still protected from 1-4 side(s)."
• The blocks protecting a claim lectern in its 4 directions are protected against explosions.
• You have the option to create defensive pillars around the lectern by stacking falling blocks like gravel, sand, and concrete powder (16 color variations) atop of the protecting blocks.
• These changes lets you protect your lectern with a 1-to-1 ratio for placing protective blocks the intruder now have to break. Only limited to 4 solid blocks and thousands of falling blocks and this is without considering the potential applications of redstone.
• This is configurable and the host can choose what sides to enable, all 6 directions are accounted for.

The Nether:

• Midgame: Overhauled The Nether interactions and balance. All blocks in The Nether should now be obtainable.
• When Magma Cube Spawners are placed in the overworld they turn into Slime Spawners and vice versa.
• Blaze Spawners can only be placed in The Nether. (Plan to convert to Breeze in Overworld from 1.21)
• Lava Source flows at any height in The Nether.

Block for Block changes:

• CAVE_VINES substitute break with GLOW_BERRIES
• AZALEA_LEAVES and FLOWERING_AZALEA_LEAVES are now free to break.
• ROOTED_DIRT now drops and can be broken with DIRT.
• Added all oxidizable copper variants, including waxed, to free to break inside claims.
• CALCITE can now be earned with TNT.

Loot Adjustments:

• Zombies now drop 0-3 charcoal when dying by direct damage from a player.
• Creepers now always drop 1 gunpowder when dying by exploding themselves. Gunpowder has been entirely removed from their regular loot table.

Help & Hints:

• Added 5 new Hints and updated /b4bhelp.
• Updated the message for unsuccessfully breaking blocks (requiring blocks), so now it indicates if its free to break inside a claim.
• Whenever a player transitions between dimensions, they are promptly reminded whether fire spread is enabled or disabled within the respective dimension.
• Should a player place a lava source above the height specified in the configuration file for lava spread, they will receive a notification explaining the situation, along with precise information about the applicable height.
• A sound effect now triggers when placing a claim book in a claim lectern. The sound is played on the Jukebox/Note Blocks channel.

Dependencies:

• The Mineable Spawners plugin is now replaced with our own script integrated into Block4Block. so we are no longer dependent on this plugin.

Advancements:

• 9 new Advancements.

Block4Block 2.6 Patch Notes:
This update is preparing us for a major change, the next update is expected to be 3.0 which will significantly change how Lecterns are protected.

Features:

• Added a boss bar informing you if you are inside a claim and whether you own it, as well as the coordinates (configurable).
• Moved failed block break attempt message from chat into actionbar, freeing chat.
• Improved Nylium spread when bonemealing.

Bugs:

• IRON_BARS add to no-loot-on-break list
• Make POWDER_SNOW breakable with POWDER_SNOW_BUCKET
• DIRT_PATH can be broken with DIRT.
• Added TARGET block to free to break inside claims.
• All Concrete colors can now be broken inside your claim. (not concrete powders)

Loot:

• Witch loot table: Removed gunpowder and replaced it with Rockets.
• Significantly increased rocket drop chance for Creepers and further decreased gunpowder drop rate.

Block4Block 2.5 Patch Notes:

• Lavacast deterent/limiter through Lava source not flowing above y72. Configurable. (for reference: Ocean level height is 61)

Bug Fixes:

• Attachables such as torches, signs and ladders now drop when you break a no-loot-on-break block they are attached to.
• Piston no longer drops when broken through breaking the piston head outside claim.

(we are aware of a bug that lets you break sticky pistons outside claims by spending a regular piston, while breaking it from the piston head. We consider it a feature.)

Block4Block 2.4.1 patch notes:
(datapack only)

• Added various stone recipes to Blast Furnace.
• Significantly increased Polar Bear's Ice drop rate.

Block4Block 2.4 patch notes:
1.20 support:

Block for Block (no-loot-on-break list)
Block of Bamboo
Block of Stripped Bamboo
Bamboo Planks
Bamboo Mosaic
Bamboo Stairs
Bamboo Mosaic Stairs
Bamboo Slab
Bamboo Mosaic Slab
Bamboo Fence
Bamboo Fence Gate
Bamboo Door
Bamboo Trapdoor
Cherry Wood
Stripped Cherry Wood
Cherry Planks
Cherry Stairs
Cherry Slab
Cherry Fence
Cherry Fence Gate
Cherry Door
Cherry Trapdoor
Pink Petals
Pitcher Plant
Potted Pitcher Plant
Sniffer Egg
Suspicious Gravel
Suspicious Sand
Torchflower
Potted Torchflower
Bamboo Pressure Plate
Bamboo Button
Bamboo Sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign
Calibrated Sculk Sensor
Cherry Pressure Plate
Cherry Button
Cherry Sign
Cherry Hanging Sign
Chiseled Bookshelf


Free to Break
Cherry Log
Stripped Cherry Log
Cherry Leaves
Cherry Sapling
torchflower_crop
pitcher_crop


Free in Claim
Bamboo Pressure Plate
Bamboo Button
Bamboo Sign
Bamboo Hanging Sign
Calibrated Sculk Sensor
Cherry Pressure Plate
Cherry Button
Cherry Sign
Cherry Hanging Sign
Chiseled Bookshelf

Block4Block 2.3 patch notes:
- Now is native to Minecraft 1.19.4
- PISTON_HEAD is now breakable by spending a PISTON for b4b interactions.
- Fixed bugs that could cause a player's name to be listed multiple times under one claim.
- Phantoms now drop Phantom Elytras instead of regular Elytras. Phantom Elytras can only glide for one second at a time.
- Phantom Elytras drop more frequently than Elytras did and the drop rate of Firework Rockets from Creepers has been reduced by the same factor.
- Fixed bug introduced in v2.1 that caused copies of books to be opened and corrupted when placed on a lectern.
- Added config option to make anti freecam interact only apply to lecterns: disable-freecam-interactions-only-for-lecterns
- Grace periods for paths made with shovels can now be disabled by setting enable-path-grace-period to false.
- Added config option to hide coordinates in all messages for all players: hide-coords-globally

1.19 support:
Block for Block (no-loot-on-break list)
Frogspawn
Mangrove Wood
Mangrove Planks
Mangrove / Stairs / Slab/ Fence / Fence Gate / Door / Trapdoor
Muddy Mangrove Roots
Mud Bricks
Mud Brick / Stairs / Slab / Wall
Packed Mud
- Removed Stripped variants from no-loot-on-break so they can drop again.

Free to Break
Sculk Vein
Sculk
Mangrove Leaves
Mangrove Log
Mangrove Propagule
Mud
Mangrove Roots

Free inside Claim
Reinforced Deepslate
Sculk Catalyst
Sculk Sensor
Sculk Shrieker
Pearlescent Froglight
Verdant Froglight
Ochre Froglight
Mangrove Pressure Plate / Button / Sign

Spawn Eggs added to chicken's eggs:
Tadpole
Frog
Warden
Allay

Sculk
- Sculk cannot spread in claims.

Block4Block 2.1 patch notes:
- Claim Width config, a lectern claim can now claim multiple chunks.
-Added null-checking in isMemberOfClaim()
- Added config options (none, xyz vs xz, chunk coords vs exact coords) for the message intruders get when entering a claim: lectern-message-settings
- Added command to toggle coords in system messages on/off: /coords
- Added config option to only apply B4B to intruders: only-apply-b4b-to-intruders
- Fixed bug that caused blocks with inventories (e.g., chests) to not drop their contents when B4B was applied.
- Fixed "unknown player" problem when players join after changing their name.

Datapack changes to make flight more accessible (necessary now that claim-width is configurable:
- Phantoms now have a small chance to drop Elytras.
- Creepers can now drop Firework Rockets.


B4Block.org changes:
- Raised /gamerule playersSleepingPercentage 0 to 30
- Removed defunct 1 player sleep datapack

Block4Block 2.0 patch notes:
- Now is native to Minecraft 1.18
- Tuff now drops on explosion like Granite and Diorite.
- Wet sponges are free to break, while (dry) sponges are claim specific.
- Woods (not logs) can now be used to break Stripped Woods.
- 78 blocks from blacklisted-claim-blocks added to no-loot-on-break.
- Changed wording in message that appears when failing to break a block, that requires a block, from "quick-slots" to "hotbar".

Breaking changes
- The /bed, /ignore and /claimcontest commands now use currentTimeMillis() instead of nanoTime() to track elapsed time, since the latter is not guaranteed to work for that purpose across updates. We highly recommend ending all claim contests and deleting bedcommandusage.yml and ignorelists.yml before updating.

Block4Block 1.9 patch notes:
- Added advancements for Block4Block features through a separate plugin: B4BAdvancements.
- All crafting stations (enchanting table, furnace, loom, etc.) are now free to break inside your claims. Crafting Table is free to break anywhere.
- Every new Book & Quill now has a claim template with instructions on how to claim chunks.
- Players can now plant wheat, potatoes, carrots, beetroots, sugar cane, cocoa, and nether warts in claims they aren't part of.
- Grass blocks that have been turned into dirt paths now have a grace period, giving players five seconds to turn them back into grass blocks (or dirt, if using a Golden Shovel).
- Added config option to prevent Endermen from placing certain blocks (e.g., grass blocks) inside claims.
- Blocks exploded by TNT now no longer drop by default. Added config option to re-enable drops for specific blocks when exploded by TNT.
- Cave vines with glow berries now have a 30% chance to also give glow lichen when harvested.
- Grace periods now correctly applies to waterlogged blocks and a few other edge cases.
- Fixed visual bug when disguising.
- Added /chickenbonus command to show bonuses from nearby named chickens.

Block4Block 1.8 patch notes:
- Claim Maps: Right-click a lectern with a map in your main-hand to turn it into a Claim Map that shows your claims (green) and others' (red) as well as intruders.
- Alternative game mode: Killing a player replaces the victim's name in claim books with the killer's.
- Intruder Alerts, Claim Lost notifications, etc. now specify the dimension (Overworld, Nether, End).
- Players in Creative mode can now place blocks in others' claims.
- Added /claimloc command (op only) to help debug when something inevitably goes wrong.
- AFI: no longer prevents players from placing boats on water.
- Fixed bug that affected claims made through master books and added /claimfix command to remove invalid claims.

Block4Block 1.7 patch notes:

• Added disguise feature: Player heads can now be consumed by dropping them on the helmet slot to disguise the player for 5 seconds, allowing them to wear another player's skin and be recognized as them in their claims.
• Player heads can still be equipped by shift-clicking them in your inventory or hotbar.
• Emptying of buckets in others' claims has been disabled for all types.
• Filling of buckets in others' claims has been disabled for all types except milk.
• Added config option for andesite splash durability loss: 1 total vs 1 for each block broken.
• Added more config options for spawn eggs: spawn-egg-chance, named-chicken-radius, and spawn-egg-weights.
• Added config option for alternative blocks required to certain break blocks: b4b-substitutions.
• Added config option: sand-drops-when-exploded
• Now handles a few freecam interactions that were missed previously.
• Now, when a master book is saved, only members that were removed will be notified.

Block4Block 1.6 patch notes:
- AFI (freecam anti-cheat) has been expanded to prevent players from breaking blocks they can't see.
- Configurable explosion immunity for claims.
- Grace period can no longer be triggered by changing a block, such as changing a grassblock to farmland or a dirt path.
- Fixed a bug that prevented players inside their claim from placing buckets with tropical fish, axolotl, cod, salmon, pufferfish or powder snow.

Default config changes
Explosions config:
The following explosives do not break blocks inside claims:
overworld:
TNT, Minecart TNT, Fireballs from Ghasts, Wither attacks and Ender crystals.
the nether:
TNT, Minecart TNT, Wither attacks and Ender crystals.
the end:
TNT, Minecart TNT, Fireballs from Ghasts and Wither attacks.

Claim blacklist:
- iron blocks

No loot on break:
- added gold, diamond and emerald blocks.
- removed magma cream, melon slice, mushroom stew, mushroom, blaze rod, debug stick and honeycomb from the list as they are not blocks.

Update 1.5 patch notes:
- Harmless Lava for Itemless Players
- Notifications for lost claims both for while online and when claims have changed while offline.
- More config options

Harmless Lava for itemless Players:
I am sure we all have tried dipping our toes in boiling hot lava resulting in an untimely death.
It is unforgiving and leaves nothing (but netherite) behind.
We say no more!
You can now take a cozy dip in your lava-pond with only mild burns!
Just make sure to not bring anything with you, as items still get melting hot and hurt your delicate skin!

Players:
- Lava does not hurt players with an empty inventory (empty armour slots, inventory, hotbar and off-hand)
- Itemless players still get the burning effect after stepping out of the lava, making them take damage.

Owners:
- A spawn area filled with lava no longer makes it impossible for newcomers to play.

This change opens up for a lot of creativity, you can for example:

• Make a right of passage by having players leave their items behind and walk through a pool of lava to get to your base.
• Make a base deep under lava, using an ender chest to get materials into your base while having players swim through lava to get there.
• Use a hidden dropper to fill a player's inventory with items as he swim through your protective wall of lava. Push it to the limit by arming it with indestructible netherite!

Patch-notes for v1.4 release:
- Compatibility with Minecraft 1.17
- Deepslate acts like Stone with an increased chance of double drop of the cobble.
- Flint can now drop when gravel is broken through falling.
- Iron golems now get aggressive, if they are inside a claimed chunk and a player outside the memberlist enters it. Players on the memberlist are safe. (as long as they don't attack the golems.)
- Claim owners will receive notice, with coordinates, if an intruder is inside their claim. Claim alerts will only be reported once a minute.
- "Master Book", Original Signed books can still be edited,
- Fixed so andesite appears instead of stone when lavacasting.
- Anti Freecam Interactions - players can no longer interact with chests etc. through walls.
- Endermen can no longer pick up Nylium blocks (Datapack)
- Claims are now lifted, if the lectern is broken by burning.
- Various tweaks and fixes.

Patch-notes for v1.3 release:
- When a player opens a book while having no claim in their name, helpful messages are written in chat with a link to the claim format.
- The relevant items in /b4bhelp now gives a link in chat when clicked.
- Added a once-a-day command /bed that adds a bed to your inventory.
- Fishing: treasure loot table changed to contain only Tropical Fish Spawn Egg and very rarely a Name Tag, Nautilus Shell, or Saddle.
- Fishing rod always breaks when catching a Name Tag or Saddle.
- Flint can now be obtained by breaking gravel. (which requires gravel)
- Short 5 sec. period after placing a b4b block, where all players can break it for free and it drops normal loot.



*** $10 CHUNK CLAIM CONTEST***
Ends June 6th. 1 AM GMT (exact time in-game)
How to enter and win:
1. Join Discord
2. Open Minecraft and join the server: b4block.org
3. Acquire a lectern and a writable book.
4. Use the lectern and writable book to claim the contest chunk.
5. Protect it until the end of the contest.
The winner will be announced in-game once the timer runs out. The winner may contact Skell on Discord to receive the $10 prize through PayPal or Ko-Fi.
If the contest ends while no one owns the claim, the prize will be added to the next contest's prize pool.

Patch-notes for v1.2 release:
- Balance Chicken Spawn Egg rarity. Some spawn eggs are now much rarer than others, You may get something really special.
- Named Chicken Buff. Having named chickens in the vicinity of your chickens will increase drop-rate and possibly the chance for certain spawn eggs to drop. Named chickens have to occupy separate blocks to stack their buff. Only one buff is counted when multiple named chickens are on one block.
- Chunk Claim Contest feature.
Operators can now start a Chunk Claim Contest with the /claimcontest command. Each contest can last from minutes to days and the winner is whoever owns a specific claim when the time runs out. All players can see the location of the contest chunk, the countdown, the prize, and the current claimant of the chunk.
- /b4bhelp command which will open an inventory, that answer beginner questions. If you can't read the text, change your guiscale to 2.
- You can now easily ignore players with /ignore username. We will later add the ability to set a time for this.
- Some doofus made claims apply to all three dimensions. This has been fixed such that claims in Overworld, Nether, and End are distinct. This is a breaking change; to keep old claims, add NORMAL, NETHER, or THE_END followed by pipe "|" as a prefix to all chunk coordinates in claimdata.yml (e.g., 52,-60: -> THE_END|52,-60: ).
- Beetroot and Carrots can now be broken normally.
- Various tweaks and fixes..

More to come..

• Chickens have a chance to lay spawn eggs in the same way they lay normal eggs.
• Pillagers and other mobs associated with pillager raids drop clay. (excluding witch)
• Players can enable/disable hints with "/hints on/off". Default is on.
• Server owners can disable/enable hints in config.
• Server owners can change hint frequency in config.
• Hints have been color-coded.
• Check for nearby bedrock when placing claim book in lectern and deny if detected.
  - We found that it was possible to place claims inside small nooks in the bedrock and determined it would be too difficult for invaders to steal it.
• Welcome message when joining for the first time informing players of the basics of B4B.
• On TAB it now displays how many claims each player has under their name.