Hex color codes no longer fully supported on MOTDs

[malloryhayr]

Bug report

Checklist

• [x] I have read and agree to the README (found on https://github.com/Minehut/Meta)
• [x] I am NOT reporting a security vulnerability
• [x] I have searched the Issue Tracker to make sure this is not a duplicate issue
• [x] This issue does not contain any sensitive information

Platform

Only applies to Java Edition, hex color codes were never supported on Bedrock Edition.

Describe the bug

Before the switch to Velocity, the MOTD that was displayed on the proxy (e.g. when you added "MyServer.minehut.gg" to your server list) supported hex color codes (e.g. §x§f§f§c§c§6§6 -> #ffcc66) This does not affect the in-game (lobby) server list. Custom colors still display in-game just fine.

To reproduce Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Change your server's MOTD to something such as §x§f§f§c§c§6§6 Hello World!
2. Add your server's direct IP to your server list.
3. Ensure your server is online.
4. Observe that instead of using the custom color (#ffcc66), it displays the color for the &6 color code, which is at the end of the custom color.

Expected behaviour

As it was before the switch to Velocity, it should be displaying the custom color.

Device Information

• Minecraft client (and version): Minecraft: Java Edition 1.17 + Fabric Loader 0.11.3
• Web browser (and version): Chrome 91
• Operating system (and version): Windows 10 Pro 2004
• Minehut server name: N/A (Applies to all servers)

Screenshots

In-game server list (custom color working correctly on second line) Minecraft's server list (custom color not working correctly on second line, instead using last color code)

Additional context

The 1.17 vanilla client still supports custom color codes in MOTDs, I can confirm it works with servers outside of Minehut.

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[malloryhayr]

Update on this: Velocity uses the &#rrggbb format, e.g. #rrggbb -> &#rrggbb However, Spigot (used in lobbies for ingame server list) uses #rrggbb -> §x§r§r§g§g§b§b. In order to fix this, one format would have to get converted to the other (e.g. convert Velocity's format to Spigot's format when shown ingame, but keep it the same on the proxy MOTD)

[malloryhayr]

A few screenshots demonstrating the issue now that the cause is known

Minehut Dashboard: Velocity (Proxy): Spigot (Ingame):