Hello,
The Plexus development team is thrilled to release v1.0 of Plex. Firstly, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to @"taah"#106, @"Fleek"#188, and @"ayunami2000"#268 for their help with this beta. This is by far the biggest beta we've released and it could not have been done without their help.
What is Plex
Plex is a new freedom plugin. It is an alternative to TotalFreedomMod. It has many of the features that make a freedom server unique, but also many features that TotalFreedomMod doesn’t have. For example, there is full support for using a permissions plugin instead of ranks. It is also much more performance oriented. You can use Redis to store indefinite bans and store player data in MongoDB, MariaDB, or SQLite. Plex is also fully customizable as you can change almost all of the messages within the plugin. Plex is not a rewrite, "debloat", or related to TotalFreedomMod. Plex is an entirely new experience.
Changelog
- Update dependencies
- Added build properties
- Significantly simplified and automated how releases are published to Nexus
- Punishments are now in SQL only. This was done due to poor performance if you were not using Redis. (done by @"taah"#106)
- Added staff notes
- Added a basic check to prevent non-admins from entering the admin world
- Added a comprehensive command blocking system (done by @"ayunami2000"#268 and @"taah"#106)
- Removed PunishedPlayer, it's now part of PlexPlayer (done by @"taah"#106)
- Ban checking is now async (done by @"taah"#106)
- Added a blockedit command
- Added global gamerules
- Added an entitywipe command (done by @"ayunami2000"#268)
- Added a mobpurge command (done by @"ayunami2000"#268)
- The database will now add new IPs and change your username
- Fixed a bug where tag wouldn't update your tag
- Added a configuration system for modules (done by @"taah"#106)
- Fixed reflections (done by @"Fleek"#188)
- Null check for setting tab colors (done by @"taah"#106)
- Revamped the updater system
- Added logging for Components
- Switched messages from the
variable to numbered (i.e. {0}, {1}) (done by @"taah"#106)
Documentation
All the documentation has been updated for 1.0 A page has been written for all the completed modules. I've also written a page with every permission for Plex and every module: https://plex.us.org/docs/permissions/
This should make it a lot easier for a server owner to find exactly what they need if they're using permissions.
Breaking changes
Everything. Don't even try upgrading from an older version of Plex.
Modules
We have made lots of use of the module system. We have multiple new modules:
- Module-BukkitTelnet
- Module-HTTPD
- Module-TFMExtras
- Module-Guilds
Module-BukkitTelnet
The BukkitTelnet module is quite simple. It allows anyone who is an admin or above to automatically connect to telnet. Alternatively, anyone who has the "plex.telnet.autoconnect" permission will auto connect.
Module-HTTPD
This one you can see for yourself. Right now, we have a few endpoints: admins, indefbans, and punishments. They are below:
- https://httpd.plex.us.org/api/admins
- https://httpd.plex.us.org/api/indefbans
- https://httpd.plex.us.org/api/punishments/
- https://httpd.plex.us.org/api/list
Module-Guilds
This module is coming soon, however we plan for it to be a suitable replacement for TFGuilds
Module-TFMExtras
This module pretty much makes Plex act like TFM. It adds the rest of the commands from TFM that aren't in Plex-Core. Steven has requested this and it's the only viable way there can be a smooth transition from TFM to Plex. Plex-Core has plenty of commands, however this module adds the niche commands so "that one person" doesn't complain about there not being jumppads.
Legal notice
I'd like to remind everyone that Plex (and Blackout, and all of the Plex modules) are released under GPLv3. This means that "we" (Plexus Development Group) hold the copyright to all these projects. Obviously, you are allowed to freely fork, change, and use our work. We legally cannot stop you from doing so, however please remember that the license does apply. You may not remove our attributions from Plex or claim the project is your own. To clarify any confusion, Plex (or any other projects) are NOT official TotalFreedom projects and should not be treated as such. Thank you for understanding.
Website / documentation: https://plex.us.org
Discord: https://discord.gg/HZsdUnsRKc
CI Server: https://ci.plex.us.org
