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• Support up to Paper/Spigot 1.18.1

• Add new chunk manager, including support for 3D biomes and improving render performance 20-25% on 1.16.5, 1.17.1, and 1.18.x

• Revert snakeyaml library update to fix problem with parsing Windows-formatted yaml files

• Add support for largeplayerfaces option for bigger player markers on map

• Avoid initial ERROR when no markers.yml file (first installation)

• Added support for Forge 1.16.5, Forge 1.17.1, Fabric 1.17.1
• Add support for CavesAndCavernsPreview data pack in 1.17 for Spigot, Forge, and Fabtic
• Fix missing blocks for 1.17, and problems with rail blocks
• Extend hideores blocks to include new ores
• Shift player image loading to off server thread under all conditions (thanks to @JLyne )
• Update to latest Leaflet library in UI, including hotfix for caching issue (thanks to @JLyne )
• FIx integer vs float problem with circular area markers (thanks to @gmfamily )
• Sign fixes (thanks to @terinjokes )
• Make MySQL driver less noisy (thanks to @stormboomer )
• Add /dynmap dumpmemory command
• Add handling for Essentials color codes (thanks to @Boothin )
• Disable broken /dynmap reload command until fixed
• Various other fixes

• Integrate JDBC driver for PostgreSQL (allows it to work without user needing to fetch and install it)
• Add Forge 1.16.4 and 1.16.5 versions
• Zap warning for lack of webp tools - confusing support headache
• Added option webp-l to use lossless webp (thanks to silentnoodlemaster)
• Pad chunksnapshots with empty section (avoid y=256 exceptions)

The features of this release include:

• Support for Forge 1.16.1

• Fix piston and sticky piston rendering

• Fix stone slab texture on 1.13.2+

• Handle malformed skin URL contents

• Handle update events on disabled forge worlds properly

• Reduce output from /dmap listareas command to be more useful

• Add /dmap worldgetlimits/worldaddlimit/worldremovelimit commands to allow control of visibility and hidden limits from command line

• Fix Chest rendering models for v1.13
• Fix Trapdoor rendering models for v1.13
• Fix button rendering models for v1.13
• Handle lighting exceptions for blocks at Y=255
• Improve Forge chunk state performance (faster renders)
• Support JustEnoughIDs, NotEnoughIDs and more than 4096 block IDs and 256 biomes on Forge 1.12.2
• Fix Spigot v1.13 handling for inhabited ticks and chunk unload queue
• Handle chunks missing biome data
• Add improvement to underwater shader: hide-land=false to show land and sea bottom, while hiding water

Includes:

• New fluid rendering model: flowing water/lava rendered to match in-game models, 1.13 immersed blocks rendered properly at surface (partially submerged blocks like slabs, stairs, etc)
• Fix for white stained glass in 1.13.x
• Avoid warnings for 1.13.1 blocks in 1.13

Fluid rendering change applies to all versions, not just 1.13.x

Changes since alpha-1:

• Added support for v1.13.1 (v1.13 support is still present, but will be removed next release)
• Fixed missing textures for blue wool blocks
• Fixed redstone wire rendering in v1.13+
• Fixed door models in v1.13+
• Fixed huge mushroom rendering in v1.13+
• Fixed glass pane and iron fence models in v1.13+
• Fixed vine models in v1.13+
• Fixed prismarine stairs, slabs in v1.13+
• Fixed fence gate models in v1.13+
• Fixed broken cave rendering in v1.13+ (more than one type of air in v1.13...)

Note: this is respin of initial 3.0-alpha-2, as initial release had breaking issue with pre-1.13 Spigot. If you have problems there, be sure the release version shows as 'Dynmap v3.0-alpha-2-88'

First official alpha release support MC v1.13 (as well as earlier MC versions) for Spigot/CraftBukkit