Changelog — SimpleGPS v1.2
✨ New Features
Realtime Tracking System

• Added smoother actionbar tracking updates.
• Added smoother bossbar tracking updates.
• Added faster distance calculation.
• Added better tracking refresh interval configuration.
• Tracking now feels more responsive and less delayed.
  

Direction Guidance

• Added direction indicators while tracking.
• Players can now see where to go more clearly.
• Supported directions:
  • Forward
  • Left
  • Right
  • Behind
  • Up
  • Down
• Added direction symbols for cleaner navigation display.
  

Destination Marker

• Added visual marker at the waypoint destination.
• Added particle marker support.
• Added vertical marker effect support.
• Added optional floating waypoint name.
• Players can now see exactly where the waypoint location is.
  

Bossbar Navigation

• Added bossbar tracking mode.
• Added support for:
  • ACTIONBAR
  • BOSSBAR
  • BOTH
• Bossbar automatically clears when tracking stops, player arrives, logs out, or changes world.
  

Public, Private & Shared Waypoints

• Added public waypoint support.
• Added private waypoint support.
• Added waypoint sharing support.
• Admins can create public server locations.
• Players can keep personal private waypoints.
• Players can share waypoints with selected users.
  

Nearest Waypoint

• Added /gps nearest.
• Added nearest location button in GUI.
• The plugin can now detect the closest accessible waypoint from the player’s current location.
  

Admin Templates

• Added waypoint template system.
• Admins can create reusable waypoint styles.
• Templates can include icon, color, font, description, category, particle, and sound.
  

Backup, Export & Import

• Added waypoint backup system.
• Added export system.
• Added import system.
• Added auto-backup support.
• Added safe duplicate handling for imported waypoints.
  

Storage & Configuration

• Added optional SQLite storage.
• YAML remains the default storage.
• Added cleaner config structure.
• Added clearer config comments and guides.
• Added generated folders for messages, templates, backups, exports, and database.
  

Language System

• Added Indonesian message file.
• Added English fallback message file.
• Messages are now easier to edit and translate.
  

Optional Cost System

• Added optional Vault-based cost system.
• Cost system is disabled by default.
• Server owners can charge players for selected GPS actions.
  

⚡ Improvements

• Improved GPS tracking responsiveness.
• Improved distance update accuracy.
• Improved waypoint GUI information.
• Improved actionbar and bossbar formatting.
• Improved arrival detection.
• Improved tracking cleanup handling.
• Improved console startup banner.
• Improved reload summary output.
• Improved compatibility handling for supported versions.
• Improved storage safety and data loading.
• Improved admin control over waypoint systems.
  

Fixes

• Fixed delayed block distance updates.
• Fixed tracking display not feeling realtime.
• Fixed missing direction guidance.
• Fixed unclear destination location while tracking.
• Fixed possible duplicated tracking task issues.
• Fixed bossbar cleanup issues.
• Fixed reload messages being too simple.
• Fixed several safety checks for invalid waypoint data.
  

Compatibility

• SimpleGPS is still designed for Paper/Spigot 1.21+.
• The plugin is not locked to only one patch version.
• Compatible lower patch versions should continue working when the API allows it.
• New systems are designed with safe fallback handling where possible.
  

SimpleGPS has been heavily redesigned and optimized to provide a more modern, lightweight, and customizable GPS experience for Paper/Spigot servers.

Main Changes

• Full support for Minecraft 1.21 up to latest Paper builds
• Major performance optimizations
• Improved async processing and scheduler handling
• Reduced memory and packet usage
• New BossBar navigation mode
• Improved ActionBar tracking
• Dynamic direction system
• ETA estimation
• Auto-stop on arrival
• Cross-world waypoint detection
• Nether coordinate support
• Waypoint categories
• Favorite & temporary waypoints
• Death waypoints
• Public/private/global waypoints
• Pagination, search, and sorting system
• Improved GUI layouts
• Better customization system
• YAML, SQLite, and MySQL support
• PlaceholderAPI support
• Adventure API support
• MiniMessage support
• Improved developer API
• Cleaner architecture and codebase

Optimization Focus

• Smarter tracking updates
• Async storage operations
• Efficient waypoint caching
• Optimized GUI rendering
• Reduced repeating tasks
• Better task cleanup
• Improved scalability for large servers

Customization Improvements
Nearly every part of the plugin is now configurable:

• Messages
• Sounds
• Particles
• GUI layouts
• Tracking styles
• BossBar settings
• Icons & materials
• Distance formatting
• Animation settings
• Waypoint limits

Platform

• PaperMC 1.21+
• Latest Paper builds recommended

Resource
SimpleGPS on SpigotMC