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Introducing Scoreboard 1.8.1 Dev: What's New and Exciting!

UNIT: THUG_042 HP: 450/500 STATUS: AGGRESSIVE Scoreboard 1.8.1 Dev

he'd read; every detail, from the time elapsed to the added time by a referee, had to be perfect. If a digital scoreboard didn't match the physical reality of the game, the immersion broke. By dawn, the build was stable. He tested the new overlay features Introducing Scoreboard 1

• WebSocket reconnect refinements — Previously, spotty connections could cause score updates to queue silently, then replay out of order. 1.8.1 introduces a sequence-aware recovery mechanism.
• Enhanced dev-mode logging — Logs now include millisecond-precision timestamps and filterable event types (SCORE_UPDATE, CLOCK_TICK, PLAYER_FOUL).
• Stricter payload validation — Malformed JSON updates now return descriptive error codes (400-SCORE-03 instead of a generic 400).
• Local state snapshot endpoint — A new /debug/state endpoint (dev only) outputs the full in-memory scoreboard state, invaluable for integration testing.

Usability & UX Improvements

• Compact scoreboard layout option: Added a user-toggle to switch to a denser layout for tournaments with many entries.
• Improved contrast for accessibility: Increased contrast of critical UI elements (score numbers, timers) to meet WCAG AA contrast ratios.
• Inline edit confirmations: When editing scores inline, changes now show a brief confirmation toast with undo for 5 seconds.
• Tooltips for unfamiliar icons: Added descriptive tooltips to several previously unlabeled toolbar icons.
• Better mobile touch targets: Increased hit areas on mobile for small controls to reduce missed taps.

Version History: Version 1.8.1 Dev followed the 1.7.14 "Timer BETA" release, which introduced "Always on top" features and refined timer/stopwatch checkboxes. Usability & UX Improvements

Backup Your Data: Before dropping any "Dev" build into your /plugins folder, ensure you have a full backup of your server.

Step 2: Essential Dev Tools

• WorldEdit (1.8.1 version): To clone and test arena setups quickly.
• CommandStats (via MCP): A developer tool that reads scoreboard values back to command blocks.
• NBTExplorer: To edit the scoreboard.dat file when debugging corrupted data.

Potential Applications