After months of work, we are excited to release the fully re-coded and optimized version of UltimateChristmas.
This is not just an update — this is a brand-new plugin built from the ground up, replacing last year’s system with cleaner code, better performance, and tons of new festive features!

✅ Major Highlights
✅ Complete Recode

• Every system from last year has been rewritten for:
  
  • ✔ Higher performance & lower lag
    
    
  • ✔ Modular & clean codebase
    
    
  • ✔ 1.21+ full compatibility
    
    
  • ✔ Better integration with WorldGuard, LibsDisguises, NoteBlockAPI, and Vault
    

Santa System – Fully Reworked

• Santa is now a walking NPC using LibsDisguises player skins (no armor stand body).
  
  
• Spawns inside configurable WorldGuard regions (santa_zone, etc.).
  
  
• Automatically walks around, gives gifts, and despawns after a duration.
  
  
• Anti-sliding logic: Santa now walks properly on snow & ice.
  
  
• Santa footprints no longer disappear after restart.
  
  
• Gifts are dropped on the ground or obtained by right-clicking Santa.
  
  
• Rewards are now fully weight-based, configurable in santa.yml.
  

❄️ Dynamic Snow System

• Players generate realistic falling snow around them.
  
  
• Ground becomes covered by thin snow layers or ice-snow blend.
  
  
• Configuration now includes:
  
  • ✅ respect-roof – do not place snow under ceilings or caves
    
    
  • ✅ blocked-wg-regions – no snow inside specific WorldGuard regions
    
    
  • ✅ Automatic cleanup / persistence options
    
    
  • ✅ Fully toggleable with /snowify
    

Daily Gifts & Advent Calendar Overhaul

• Better data saving & dupe protection.
  
  
• Gifts now persist after server restart.
  
  
• Fully YAML customizable item rewards, commands, and messages.
  

Shard Economy Rework

• New ShardManager system with improved memory handling.
  
  
• /shards give/set/balance rewritten.
  
  
• Works with Santa gifts, Grinch boss rewards, shops, etc.
  

Music System Improvements

• Plays .nbs songs using NoteBlockAPI.
  
  
• /playchristmas command now supports:
  
  • ✅ Play / stop individual songs
    
    
  • ✅ List available tracks
    
    
  • ✅ Permission-based music control
    

NEW: Grinch Boss Event (grinchboss.yml)
The biggest feature of this update!

Feature Description
Boss Name The Grinch — fully skinned using LibsDisguises
Powers Snowstorms, shadow dash, knockback roar, minion summoning
Voice Lines Taunts players in chat when spawning, attacking, dying
⚔ Combat 800+ HP, custom AI, strong damage & knockbacks
Drops Reward chest or direct shard/key/diamond payouts
Config grinchboss.yml – stats, messages, abilities, rewards, spawn settings
Region Support Can only be spawned inside a WorldGuard region
Commands /grinchboss spawn <world> <region>, /grinchboss despawn, /grinchboss setspawn <cooldown> <uptime>
⚙️ Performance & Configuration Enhancements
✔ New multi-file configuration:

• config.yml – general settings & messages
  
  
• santa.yml – Santa spawn, gifts, regions
  
  
• grinchboss.yml – Grinch stats & rewards
  
  
• snow.yml (inside config.yml) – snowfall options
  

✔ Debug mode – detailed logs available with debug: true
✔ No more ghost entities or un-removable presents
✔ All holograms & names reload correctly after restart