Tabular 0.4.0

Added

• Added /tabular help using Lattice command-tree help entries.
• Added /tabular diagnostics for Lattice runtime health snapshots.
• Added Paper dependency metadata for the standalone Lattice runtime.

Changed

• Updated Tabular to Lattice 0.8.9.
• Updated the Paper API target to 26.1.2.build.74-stable.
• Switched from shaded isolated Lattice packaging to the shared-runtime Paper plugin model.
• Reduced the Tabular jar by no longer embedding Lattice framework classes.
• Softened admin command titles by removing heavy bold styling.

Compatibility

• Server owners must install the standalone Lattice plugin alongside Tabular.
• Existing schema v2 config.yml files continue to load.
• Requires Java 25 for Paper/Folia 26.1.2.
• The plugin jar is compiled with Java 25 bytecode because Paper API 26.1.2.build.74-stable requires JVM 25-compatible consumers.

Fixed

• Nametag cleanup now only removes Tabular-owned scoreboard teams, avoiding accidental removal of unrelated teams whose names start with tb.
• Mistyped or incomplete Tabular commands now show a Tabular-specific help prompt instead of parser jargon such as Too many arguments.
• GitHub Actions release, CI, and Modrinth workflows now use Java 25.

Validation

• Builds and tests run against Lattice 0.8.9, using the sibling composite when present.
• Smoke-tested startup, commands, diagnostics, reload, and shutdown on Paper 26.1.2-74.
• Smoke-tested the rebuilt Paper server command UX, including /tab relod, /tabular, /tabular layouts, and /tabular help.
• Smoke-tested invalid config reload handling for too many sidebar lines.

Tabular 0.2.0

Changed

• Reorganized Tabular internals around a dedicated runtime, command registration layer, display coordinator, and separate tablist, sidebar, nametag, and scoreboard helpers.
• Added surface-aware refresh gating so a fast sidebar, tablist, or nametag interval no longer forces every display surface to redraw every cycle.
• Made animation timing use logical server ticks so animation speed stays stable when refresh intervals differ.

Fixed

• Restored the previous player scoreboard on reset or disable when Tabular still owns the player's scoreboard.
• Avoided overwriting another plugin's scoreboard if it takes ownership after Tabular assigned its board.
• Captured online player snapshots before rendering cycle-wide nametags so nametag output is less dependent on stale viewer-local state.
• Reduced sidebar churn by removing only stale entries instead of clearing every tracked line on each update.

Validation

• Config reload now rejects unknown <template:name> and <animation:name> references.
• Config reload now rejects template cycles and excessive template nesting.
• Runtime rendering still falls back safely if invalid template references appear after validation.

Compatibility

• Existing schema v2 configs continue to load.
• Added settings.restore-previous-scoreboard, defaulting to true.
• Still targets Java 21 and Paper/Folia 1.21.11.

Tabular 0.1.0

Tabular 0.1.0

Highlights

• Tablist header/footer, player list names, sidebar scoreboard, and nametag formatting
• MiniMessage templates, frame animations, and permission-priority layouts
• Optional PlaceholderAPI expansion and PacketEvents status reporting through Lattice

Runtime

• Java 21
• Paper 1.21.11
• Folia-aware scheduling through Lattice