# 🌟 AsLeaderBoard v4.0 - The 3D Animated Leaderboards Update!
We are excited to bring you **v4.0**, one of the biggest updates to AsLeaderBoard! This version introduces complete **3D Animated Floating Leaderboards** powered by native Minecraft Display entities, rich visual customizations, and player head integration.
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### 🎬 What's New:
* **3D Animated Billboard Displays (`/leaderboard animated`)**:
* Spawn an interactive floating 3D leaderboard right inside your server world.
* Powered by native Minecraft `BlockDisplay` & `TextDisplay` entities with zero client-side mods needed.
* Smooth cubic slide-in & slide-out row animations.
* Real-time rotating progress bar at the top indicating remaining rotation time.
* Dynamic typewriter effect for category titles with subtle pop animations.
* **👤 In-Row Player Head Avatars**:
* Each ranking row now displays the player's textured head sprite right beside their rank badge (`① [Head] PlayerName`).
* Full support for Adventure native player head sprites with clean fallback support across Paper & Spigot versions.
* **🔄 All 7 Leaderboard Categories in Rotation**:
* Seamlessly cycles through:
* 💰 Top Balance (Money)
* ⚔ Top PvP Kills
* 💀 Top Deaths
* ⏱ Top PlayTime
* 🧱 Top Blocks Placed
* ⛏ Top Blocks Mined
* 🧟 Top Mob Kills
* **⚙️ Dedicated `animatedLB.yml` Configuration**:
* Full control over billboard background and border blocks (concrete, glass, etc.).
* Customizable dimensions (width, height, offsets, border thickness).
* Configure custom title colors, value colors, icons, and rotation durations per category.
* Persistent chunk-ticket loading so animations never freeze when players are away.
* **⏩ Interactive In-Game Admin Controls**:
* `/leaderboard animated [spawn]` - Place/move the display at your location.
* `/leaderboard animated remove` - Stop and clean up the display.
* `/leaderboard animated skip` - Instantly skip to the next category in rotation.
* `/leaderboard animated reload` - Hot-reload `animatedLB.yml` settings.
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### 🛠️ Improvements & Fixes:
* **Title Sizing & Positioning**: Clamped title scale and repositioned rows so text never overflows billboard boundaries.
* **Category Color Lookups**: Fixed color lookups so each category renders with its vibrant assigned theme instead of plain white.
* **Async Engine**: 100% asynchronous SQLite cache ensures zero main-thread lag even during live rotations.
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**Full Commit / File:** `AsLeaderBoard-4.0.jar`
**Compatibility:** Minecraft 1.21.x / 26.x+ (Paper, Purpur, Spigot) | Java 21+
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