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# **Celestial Swords - Update Announcement!** 🌟
We’re thrilled to announce some **exciting new updates** to the Celestial Swords plugin—including a **brand-new sword**, the **Windblade**! 🎮✨ These updates bring **enhanced tracking systems, visual effects, and more** to make your sword-crafting experience even more epic. Check out what’s new below! ⚔️
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## **✨ New Features & Improvements** ✨
### **⚙️ Enhanced Sword Tracking System**
- Players can now only hold **one Celestial Sword at a time**. 🛑
- Crafting is **blocked** until the existing sword despawns or is removed.
- A **clear error message** is shown if a player tries to craft a duplicate sword.
- Swords are tracked using **UUIDs** stored in a database, ensuring no duplicates or exploits. 🛡️
### **🎨 Visual Effects**
- **Particle Effects:** Each sword now has **unique particles** when crafted or used. ✨
Example: The **Eclipse Blade** creates a dark aura, while the **Phoenix Talon** emits fiery sparks. 🔥
- **Lighting Effects:** Some swords, like the **Thunderstrike**, briefly light up the area with lightning flashes. ⚡
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## **🔥 Sword Abilities** 🔥
- Press **F** (or your off-hand hotkey) while holding a sword to activate its **special ability**! 💫
- **Skyfall Blade:** Launch into the sky and create an explosion on landing 🌌💥
- **Dragon's Wrath:** Unleash a dragon's breath attack 🐉🔥
- **Shadowbane:** Apply weakness to enemies 🌑⚔️
- **Thunderstrike:** Toggle lightning strike mode ⚡🌩️
- **Venom Edge:** Apply poison to your foes 🕷️☠️
- **Eclipse Blade:** Apply blindness and grant invisibility 🌘👤
- **Soul Reaver:** Absorb enemy souls to heal yourself 💀❤️
- **Phoenix Talon:** Launch powerful fireballs 🔥🎯
- **Warden's Oath:** Launch a devastating sonic boom 💥🗡️
- **NEW! Windblade:** Summon gusts of wind to dash you forward 🌪️⚔️
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## **🛠️ New Crafting Recipe: Windblade** 🛠️
Craft the **Windblade** with this recipe:
- **4 Windcharges** (one in each corner)
- **Netherite Ingot** (center)
- **Breeze Rod** (directly below the ingot)
- **Heavy Core** (above the ingot)
- **Trial Chamber Keys** (left and right of the ingot)
*(Visual recipe available in-game with `/cswords recipes`!)*
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## **📜 Commands** 📜
### **For All Players**
- **/cswords recipes** - View all sword recipes 📖
- **/cswords help** - Show this help message ℹ️
- **/cswords creator** - View plugin creator information 👤
### **For Admins (celestialswords.give permission)**
- **/cswords give <player> <sword-name>** - Give a Celestial Sword to a player �
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## **🌟 Coming Soon** 🌟
- **Themed Crafting Events:** Server-wide broadcast messages with **color-coded themes** for each sword. 🎨
Example: *"A blade born of the heavens descends upon the realm as {player} forges the Skyfall Blade!"*
- **Immersive Sound Effects:** Unique sounds for each sword, like dragon growls for **Dragon's Wrath** and thunder cracks for **Thunderstrike**. 🎶
- **Achievements:** Unlock special titles and rewards for crafting all Celestial Swords! 🏆
- **Cooldowns:** A cooldown period after a sword despawns to add rarity and balance. ⏳
- **Custom Sound Pack:** A downloadable resource pack for even more immersive audio! �
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## **📥 Download & Installation** 📥
Ready to experience the ultimate sword-crafting adventure? [Download](https://modrinth.com/plugin/celestialswords) the latest version of **Celestial Swords** now and let the epic battles begin! ⚔️
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We hope you enjoy these updates—especially the **new Windblade**! Feedback? Join us on **[Discord](https://discord.gg/snkKDmc89f)**. Happy crafting! 🛠️✨
Developer information
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maven { name = "Modrinth"; url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }