diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/ruinscraft/panilla/api/config/PTranslations.java b/api/src/main/java/com/ruinscraft/panilla/api/config/PTranslations.java
index 117b534..80e8d28 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/ruinscraft/panilla/api/config/PTranslations.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/ruinscraft/panilla/api/config/PTranslations.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class PTranslations {
         if (unformatted == null) {
             return "unknown translation: " + key;
         }
-        String formatted = String.format(translations.get(key), replacements);
-        return formatted;
+        return String.format(unformatted, (Object[]) replacements);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 207635b..5a8eec5 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.component.ModuleComponentSelector
+
 plugins {
     id("eclipse")
 }
 
+val hasBootstrapRepo = System.getProperty("SELF_MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO")
+    ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+    ?.let { custom ->
+        val resolvedPath = if (custom.startsWith("~")) {
+            custom.replaceFirst("^~".toRegex(), System.getProperty("user.home"))
+        } else {
+            custom
+        }
+        file(resolvedPath).isDirectory
+    }
+    ?: false
+
 allprojects {
     group = "com.ruinscraft"
     version = "1.9.0"
@@ -14,10 +28,25 @@ subprojects {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
+
+    if (!hasBootstrapRepo) {
+        configurations.configureEach {
+            resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
+                all {
+                    val requestedModule = requested as? ModuleComponentSelector ?: return@all
+                    if (requestedModule.group == "org.spigotmc" && requestedModule.module == "spigot") {
+                        useTarget(
+                            "org.bukkit:craftbukkit:${requestedModule.version}",
+                            "TrueOG Bootstrap is unavailable, so fall back to mirrored CraftBukkit artifacts for server internals."
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 tasks.register<Delete>("clean") {
     delete(layout.buildDirectory)
     delete("target")
 }
-
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index a145bf4..6cea771 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,25 +1,55 @@
+val homeMavenRepo = uri("file://${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.m2/repository")
+val configuredLocalRepo = System.getProperty("SELF_MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO")
+    ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+    ?.let { custom ->
+        val resolvedPath = if (custom.startsWith("~")) {
+            custom.replaceFirst("^~".toRegex(), System.getProperty("user.home"))
+        } else {
+            custom
+        }
+        file(resolvedPath).takeIf { it.isDirectory }
+    }
+
+fun orgSpigotContentFilter(repository: org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository) {
+    repository.content {
+        includeGroup("org.spigotmc")
+        includeGroup("org.bukkit")
+    }
+}
+
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.PREFER_SETTINGS)
     repositories {
-        maven { url = uri("file://${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.m2/repository") }
-        System.getProperty("SELF_MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO")?.let { custom ->
-            val dir = file(
-                if (custom.startsWith("~")) {
-                    custom.replaceFirst("^~".toRegex(), System.getProperty("user.home"))
-                } else {
-                    custom
-                }
-            )
-            if (dir.isDirectory) {
-                println("Using SELF_MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO at: $custom")
-                maven { url = uri("file://${dir.absolutePath}") }
-            } else {
-                logger.error("TrueOG Bootstrap not found, defaulting to ~/.m2 for mavenLocal()")
-                mavenLocal()
+        maven {
+            name = "UserLocalMaven"
+            url = homeMavenRepo
+        }
+
+        configuredLocalRepo?.let { dir ->
+            println("Using SELF_MAVEN_LOCAL_REPO at: ${dir.absolutePath}")
+            maven {
+                name = "SelfLocalMaven"
+                url = uri(dir)
             }
-        } ?: logger.error("TrueOG Bootstrap not found, defaulting to ~/.m2 for mavenLocal()")
+        } ?: run {
+            println("TrueOG Bootstrap not found; using public Spigot mirrors alongside ~/.m2 for dependencies.")
+            mavenLocal()
+        }
+
         mavenCentral()
         maven { url = uri("https://mvn.lumine.io/repository/maven-public/") }
+        maven("https://hub.spigotmc.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/") {
+            name = "SpigotSnapshots"
+            orgSpigotContentFilter(this)
+        }
+        maven("https://repo.loohpjames.com/repository/") {
+            name = "LoohpMirror"
+            orgSpigotContentFilter(this)
+        }
+        maven("https://maven.elmakers.com/repository/") {
+            name = "ElMakersMirror"
+            orgSpigotContentFilter(this)
+        }
     }
 }