Install ForgeHUD Starter 1.4.2

Use the paid Starter ZIP from your order receipt, not the legacy free Core 1.4.1 archive. It includes the server, companion, HUD/starter pack and installation notes. Requirements: Paper 1.21.11, Java 21+; companion users need Minecraft Java 1.21.11, Fabric Loader and the matching Fabric API. Fabric API is not included. Other server versions/Folia/client loaders are not qualified here.

1. Back up plugins/ForgeHUD, player data and your existing combined pack. Stop the server.
2. Replace the old server JAR with server/ForgeHUD-1.4.2.jar. Keep exactly one ForgeHUD JAR; keep any separately purchased class plugins.
3. Restart fully. The basic Warrior, Mage and Ranger register automatically. starter-classes.enabled and the per-class switches can disable them; restart after changing those switches. Leave integrations.forgeclasses.enabled: false for this native class system.
4. Serve the bundled pack using pack.public-address and TCP 8163, or host resourcepack/ForgeHUD-Starter-resourcepack.zip at a direct HTTPS URL and set pack.url. Players must accept it for its artwork. Preserve and merge custom/paid assets rather than overwriting their catalogues.
5. Players install client/ForgeHUD-Controls-1.4.2+1.21.11.jar and Fabric API in their client mods/ folder. The companion is not a server plugin. Update both included JARs together.
6. Use /class, /talents, /skills and /fparty. Native panels, the full-screen tree and Alt keys require the companion; vanilla players retain inventory-tree and skill-mode fallbacks.

The new package intentionally has empty paid-equipment/arsenal catalogues. Its basic weapons have vanilla appearances. Native DungeonForge tracking is optional and requires a separate DungeonForge installation; the starters, talents and standalone parties do not require it.

Existing key bindings, saved progression and old talent IDs are retained. Keep a backup before migration. See the overview for the exact included/excluded products and the legacy free archive guide for Core 1.4.1.