So it begins...

buildSrc/src/main/groovy/com.viaversion.java-conventions.gradle

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly "com.viaversion:viaversion:${project.viaversion_version}"
+    compileOnly "com.viaversion:viabackwards:${project.viabackwards_version}"
     compileOnly "io.netty:netty-all:${project.netty_version}"
     compileOnly "com.google.guava:guava:${project.guava_version}"
 }

bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 name: ViaRewind
 main: com.viaversion.viarewind.BukkitPlugin
-authors: [Gerrygames, FlorianMichael/EnZaXD, creeper123321123]
+authors: [FlorianMichael/EnZaXD, Gerrygames, creeper123321123]
 version: ${version}
 description: ${description}
 website: https://viaversion.com/rewind
 api-version: 1.13
 folia-supported: true
 load: STARTUP
-depend: [ViaVersion]
-softdepend: [ViaBackwards]
+depend: [ViaVersion, ViaBackwards]

bungee/src/main/resources/bungee.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: ViaRewind
 main: com.viaversion.viarewind.BungeePlugin
-authors: [Gerrygames, FlorianMichael/EnZaXD, creeper123321123]
+authors: [FlorianMichael/EnZaXD, Gerrygames, creeper123321123]
 version: ${version}
-depends: [ViaVersion]
-softdepends: [ViaBackwards]
+depends: [ViaVersion, ViaBackwards]
 website: https://viaversion.com/rewind

fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   "icon": "assets/viarewind/textures/squarelogo.png",
   "environment": "*",
   "authors": [
-    "Gerrygames",
     "FlorianMichael/EnZaXD",
+    "Gerrygames",
     "creeper123123321"
   ],
   "entrypoints": {
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
   },
   "depends": {
     "fabricloader": ">=0.14.0",
-    "viafabric": ">=0.4.10"
-  },
-  "recommends": {
+    "viafabric": ">=0.4.10",
     "viabackwards": "*"
   },
   "custom": {

gradle.properties

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ maven_group=com.viaversion
 
 # libraries
 viaversion_version=4.10.0-24w09a-SNAPSHOT
+viabackwards_version=4.10.0-24w09a-SNAPSHOT
 netty_version=4.0.20.Final
 guava_version=17.0
 

sponge/src/main/resources/META-INF/sponge_plugins.json

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     },
     "contributors": [
       {
-        "name": "Gerrygames",
+        "name": "FlorianMichael/EnZaXD",
         "description": "Author"
       },
       {
-        "name": "FlorianMichael/EnZaXD",
+        "name": "Gerrygames",
         "description": "Author"
       },
       {
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
       },
       {
         "id": "viaversion",
-        "version": "[4.2.0,)"
+        "version": "[4.9.0,)"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "viabackwards",
+        "version": "[4.9.0,)"
       }
     ]
   },

universal/build.gradle

@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ if (!isRelease || isMainBranch) { // Only publish releases from the main branch
         autoAddDependsOn.set(false)
         detectLoaders.set(false)
         dependencies {
+            required.project("viaversion")
+            required.project("viabackwards")
             optional.project("viafabric")
-            optional.project("viaversion")
-            optional.project("viabackwards")
         }
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if (!isRelease || isMainBranch) { // Only publish releases from the main branch
                             required = true
                         }
                         hangar("ViaBackwards") {
-                            required = false
+                            required = true
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if (!isRelease || isMainBranch) { // Only publish releases from the main branch
                             required = true
                         }
                         hangar("ViaBackwards") {
-                            required = false
+                            required = true
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ if (!isRelease || isMainBranch) { // Only publish releases from the main branch
                             required = true
                         }
                         hangar("ViaBackwards") {
-                            required = false
+                            required = true
                         }
                     }
                 }

velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/VelocityPlugin.java

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 @Plugin(id = "viarewind",
 	name = "ViaRewind",
 	version = ViaRewindPlatform.VERSION,
-	authors = {"Gerrygames", "FlorianMichael/EnZaXD", "creeper123123321"},
+	authors = { "FlorianMichael/EnZaXD", "Gerrygames", "creeper123123321"},
 	description = "ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.",
 	dependencies = {
 		@Dependency(id = "viaversion"),
-		@Dependency(id = "viabackwards", optional = true)
+		@Dependency(id = "viabackwards")
 	},
 	url = "https://viaversion.com/rewind"
 )