New stuff:
- Added kit selector for FFA arenas with multiple kits. Add with /arena kits
- Added support for specifying kit name in FFA join command as /<ffa arena> [kit] or /ffaarena <arena> [kit]
- (BETA) Added FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) support for arena resets, significantly improving performance
- Added placeholder <ffa_players_arenaname> to display player count in specific FFA arenas
- Added support for HikariCP for database connections, improving performance
- Added top wins statistics and placeholders, see /sprac placeholders
- Added enderpearl-cooldown.change-item-name configuration option to not change the item name during cooldown
- Added tnt.source-damage-multiplier option for /battlekit fireball gamemode, (0 by default)
- Improved Discord webhooks to include /duel too in "duel" webhook (copy "unranked" as "duel" in its config)
- Improved spectator features to not show non-StrikePractice NPCs in spectator menu

Fixes:
- Fixed FFA arena placeholders and player count when using copied arenas
- Fixed players getting stuck in blocks during FFA arena resets (at least attempted this fix)
- Fixed insta void to only apply to started fights, not during countdown
- Fixed spawnitems not supporting hex colors
- Fixed waiting-for-duel and start messages being sent in wrong order
- Fixed an issue with top stats cache not loading properly
- Fixed sound issues with Minecraft 1.20.3+ by implementing XSound
- Fixed some arena rollback issues (also see FAWE support, beta)
- Fixed surrender command
- Fixed issues with bedwars rounds
- Fixed projectile explosion errors

Performance improvements:
- Fixed spectator issues and optimized inside arena checks
- Significantly optimized can-build checks (much faster than before)
- Improved item/entity clearing
- Added automatic removal of projectiles and falling blocks when resetting arenas
- Optimized performance by avoiding unnecessary ItemMeta checks
- Simplified some placeholders for better performance
- Improved arena reset system

Other:
- Removed 1.7.10 support
- Improved build system and CI workflow
- Upgraded our development related systems to Java 21 (the plugin still works even with Java 8!)
- Better error logging and clarifications
- Refactored arena reset system for better extensibility

Thanks to iiAhmedYT for his changes here !