BanMod is not actually a soft dependency

[burdoto]

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ampznetwork/banmod/api/BanMod
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.core.formatting.ChatMessageFormatter.of(ChatMessageFormatter.java:97) ~[?:?] {}
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.spigot.ChatMod$Spigot.reload(ChatMod$Spigot.java:141) ~[?:?] {}
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.spigot.ChatMod$Spigot.onEnable(ChatMod$Spigot.java:134) ~[?:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPluginMixin.java:267) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.JavaPluginMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoaderMixin.java:342) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.JavaPluginLoaderMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:492) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_21_R1.CraftServer.enablePlugin(CraftServerMixin.java:576) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:bukkit.CraftServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:CraftServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_21_R1.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServerMixin.java:490) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:bukkit.CraftServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:CraftServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.handler$beo000$arclight$loadPlugins(DedicatedServerMixin_NeoForge.java:753) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:server.dedicated.DedicatedServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.server.dedicated.DedicatedServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:lithostitched.mixins.json:server.DedicatedServerMixin from mod lithostitched,pl:mixin:APP:mixins/common/nochatreports.mixins.json:server.MixinDedicatedServer from mod nochatreports,pl:mixin:A}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.initServer(DedicatedServerMixin_NeoForge.java:183) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:server.dedicated.DedicatedServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.server.dedicated.DedicatedServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:lithostitched.mixins.json:server.DedicatedServerMixin from mod lithostitched,pl:mixin:APP:mixins/common/nochatreports.mixins.json:server.MixinDedicatedServer from mod nochatreports,pl:mixin:A}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.runServer(MinecraftServerMixin_NeoForge.java:670) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:server.MinecraftServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.server.MinecraftServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:aether.mixins.json:common.accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod aether,pl:mixin:APP:balm.neoforge.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin from mod balm,pl:mixin:APP:cumulus_menus.mixins.json:client.MinecraftServerMixin from mod cumulus_menus,pl:mixin:APP:cumulus_menus.mixins.json:common.accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod cumulus_menus,pl:mixin:APP:neruina.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin from mod neruina,pl:mixin:APP:ae2.mixins.json:spatial.MinecraftServerMixin from mod ae2,pl:mixin:APP:ponder-common.mixins.json:accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod ponder,pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.lambda$spin$2(MinecraftServerMixin_NeoForge.java:267) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:server.MinecraftServerMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.server.MinecraftServerMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:aether.mixins.json:common.accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod aether,pl:mixin:APP:balm.neoforge.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin from mod balm,pl:mixin:APP:cumulus_menus.mixins.json:client.MinecraftServerMixin from mod cumulus_menus,pl:mixin:APP:cumulus_menus.mixins.json:common.accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod cumulus_menus,pl:mixin:APP:neruina.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin from mod neruina,pl:mixin:APP:ae2.mixins.json:spatial.MinecraftServerMixin from mod ae2,pl:mixin:APP:ponder-common.mixins.json:accessor.MinecraftServerAccessor from mod ponder,pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B}
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583) [?:?] {re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin}
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ampznetwork.banmod.api.BanMod
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.loadClass0(PluginClassLoaderMixin.java:160) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:computing_frames,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.PluginClassLoaderMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.loadClass(PluginClassLoaderMixin.java:112) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:computing_frames,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.PluginClassLoaderMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:526) ~[?:?] {re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin}
	... 13 more

[burdoto]

furthermore:

[23Oct2025 16:13:30.992] [Async Chat Thread - #0/WARN] [ChatMod/]: Error in event handler
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/ampznetwork/banmod/api/BanMod
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.core.formatting.ChatMessageFormatter.convertMessage(ChatMessageFormatter.java:141) ~[?:?] {}
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.core.formatting.ChatMessageFormatter.accept(ChatMessageFormatter.java:125) ~[?:?] {}
	at com.ampznetwork.chatmod.spigot.adp.SpigotEventDispatch.dispatch(SpigotEventDispatch.java:58) ~[?:?] {}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:70) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:601) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:588) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:classloading,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImpl.chat(ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority.java:3472) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:craterlib.neoforge.mixins.json:ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:aether.mixins.json:common.accessor.ServerGamePacketListenerImplAccessor from mod aether,pl:mixin:APP:neruina.mixins.json:catchers.ServerPlayNetworkHandlerMixin from mod neruina,pl:mixin:APP:securitycraft.mixins.json:passcode.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod securitycraft,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.impl.optimization.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_Optimize from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImpl.broadcastChatMessage(ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority.java:3574) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:craterlib.neoforge.mixins.json:ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:aether.mixins.json:common.accessor.ServerGamePacketListenerImplAccessor from mod aether,pl:mixin:APP:neruina.mixins.json:catchers.ServerPlayNetworkHandlerMixin from mod neruina,pl:mixin:APP:securitycraft.mixins.json:passcode.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod securitycraft,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.impl.optimization.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_Optimize from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.server.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImpl.md6a6c07$lambda$handleChat$0$4(ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority.java:3380) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:craterlib.neoforge.mixins.json:ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.neoforge.json:core.network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_NeoForge from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:aether.mixins.json:common.accessor.ServerGamePacketListenerImplAccessor from mod aether,pl:mixin:APP:neruina.mixins.json:catchers.ServerPlayNetworkHandlerMixin from mod neruina,pl:mixin:APP:securitycraft.mixins.json:passcode.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin from mod securitycraft,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.impl.optimization.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_Optimize from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.core.json:network.ServerGamePacketListenerImplMixin_LowPriority from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B}
	at TRANSFORMER/minecraft@1.21.1/net.minecraft.util.FutureChain.lambda$append$1(FutureChain.java:30) ~[server-1.21.1-20240808.144430-srg.jar%23328!/:?] {re:mixin,re:classloading}
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniAccept.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:718) ~[?:?] {}
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$Completion.run(CompletableFuture.java:482) ~[?:?] {}
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144) ~[?:?] {re:mixin,re:mixin}
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642) ~[?:?] {}
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583) [?:?] {re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin}
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.ampznetwork.banmod.api.BanMod
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.loadClass0(PluginClassLoaderMixin.java:160) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:computing_frames,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.PluginClassLoaderMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at TRANSFORMER/arclight@1.0.1+8ec9529/org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.loadClass(PluginClassLoaderMixin.java:112) ~[arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529.jar%23330!/:arclight-1.21.1-1.0.1-8ec9529] {re:mixin,re:computing_frames,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:mixins.arclight.bukkit.json:plugin.PluginClassLoaderMixin from mod (unknown),pl:mixin:A,re:mixin}
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:526) ~[?:?] {re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin,re:mixin}
	... 15 more

[burdoto]

whoever made this is an idiot