Migrate residual URLs and security-report path to Forge

Cleanup pass after the v1.4.3 cutover. Five files still carried
gitea.com hosts or dead github.com security-advisory links because
they were not touched in the prior URL sweep.

- forge-announce.yml: Discord embed avatar and tag link
- release-footer.md: custom-repo URL plus six doc/license links
- bug_report.yml, config.yml, PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md: replace
  github.com/.../security/advisories/new with mailto:kontakt@
  hellion-media.de. Gitea has no privately-reportable advisory
  feature; e-mail is the closest functional equivalent.

Pure string replacement, no logic change.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ body:
       value: |
         Thanks for reporting. Please fill in the fields below so I can
         reproduce the issue. If this is a security issue, stop here and
-        use the [private vulnerability advisory](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/advisories/new)
+        report it privately to [kontakt@hellion-media.de](mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D)
         instead.
 
   - type: input

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ blank_issues_enabled: false
 
 contact_links:
   - name: Security vulnerability
-    url: https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/advisories/new
+    url: mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
-    about: Do not open a public issue for security problems. Use the private advisory instead.
+    about: Do not open a public issue for security problems. Report by e-mail instead.
 
   - name: Upstream Chat 2 issue
     url: https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo/issues

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ Thanks for contributing to HellionChat. Please fill in the sections
 below so the review goes quickly. Delete sections that genuinely do
 not apply, but do not delete the whole template.
 
-If this is a security fix, stop here and use a private security
+If this is a security fix, stop here and report it privately by
-advisory instead:
+e-mail instead of opening a public PR:
-https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/advisories/new
+mailto:kontakt@hellion-media.de?subject=%5BHellionChat%20Security%5D
 -->
 
 ## Summary

.github/forge-posts/v1.4.3.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+subtitle: Async-Lifecycle + Gitea-Cutover
+versionsnatur: Architecture-Refactor
+---
+
+**Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover**
+
+Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin-
+Lifecycle auf Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`-API migriert
+und das Custom-Repo zieht von GitHub auf Gitea um.
+
+- **Async-Plugin-Architektur.** Konstruktor übernimmt nur
+  noch die Bootstrap-Essentials (Config-Load, Language-Init,
+  Conflict-Detection). Migrationen, Service-Allokationen,
+  Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in
+  LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der schweren
+  Arbeit responsive halten kann. Per-Line-CaptureFailure in
+  DisposeAsync mirrort LightlessSync's Pattern, plus
+  Idempotency-Guard gegen Reload-Races
+- **Custom-Repo-URL umgezogen auf Gitea.** Bestehende Tester
+  müssen einmalig in XIVLauncher die Custom-Repo-URL auf
+  `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+  umstellen, dann XIVLauncher neu starten. Das alte
+  GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener v1.4.2-Snapshot
+  stehen und wird nicht mehr aktualisiert
+- **Schema-Gate statt Migrations-Kette.** Die v9 → v16
+  Migrationen sind raus, ersetzt durch einen harten
+  Schema-Check in Phase 1. Configs auf Schema v16+ laden
+  direkt; ältere Configs (vor v1.2.1) bekommen jetzt eine
+  klare „install v1.4.2 first"-Fehlermeldung statt eines
+  impliziten Migrations-Pfads
+- **AutoTranslate-Cache läuft im Hintergrund.** Der Cache
+  füllt sich jetzt fire-and-forget statt blockierend im
+  Plugin-Load. Trade-off: die erste Auto-Translate-Nutzung
+  einer Session kann einen kurzen Hitch haben, dafür kein
+  300-ms-Block beim Plugin-Start
+- **Plugin-Load-Zeit ehrlich.** Median 3,7 s über fünf
+  Reloads, vergleichbar mit v1.4.2. Der Async-Refactor ist
+  Foundation für künftige Lazy-Init-Optimierungen (v1.4.4)
+  und Code-Architektur-Hygiene, kein direkter
+  User-spürbarer Speed-Win in dieser Release
+
+Keine User-sichtbaren Funktions-Änderungen außer dem
+Repo-URL-Update. Settings, Themes und Tabs bleiben
+unangetastet.

.github/release-footer.md

@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ Dalamud main plugin repo. To install:
 
 1. In XIVLauncher: **Settings → Experimental → Custom Plugin Repositories**
 2. Add the URL:
-   `https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
+   `https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json`
 3. Enable, save, then `/xlplugins` → search **Hellion Chat** → install
 
 ## Project documents
 
-- [README](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md) — features, architecture, build
+- [README](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/README.md) — features, architecture, build
-- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md) — what the plugin stores and sends
+- [Privacy notice](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/PRIVACY.md) — what the plugin stores and sends
-- [Third-party notices](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/docs/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md) — dependencies and licences
+- [Third-party notices](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/docs/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md) — dependencies and licences
-- [Security policy](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md) — vulnerability reporting
+- [Security policy](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SECURITY.md) — vulnerability reporting
-- [Support](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md) — bug reports, questions, contact paths
+- [Support](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/SUPPORT.md) — bug reports, questions, contact paths
 
 ## Licence
 
-[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE).
+[EUPL-1.2](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/src/branch/main/LICENSE).
 Based on [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) by Infi and Anna,
 also EUPL-1.2.

.github/workflows/forge-announce.yml

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           # ---------- Embed-Payload bauen ----------
           $payload = [ordered]@{
               username = "Forge Herald"
-              avatar_url = "https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
+              avatar_url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png"
               content = "<@&1500489631555260446>"
               allowed_mentions = [ordered]@{
                   parse = @()
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
               embeds = @(
                   [ordered]@{
                       title = $title
-                      url = "https://gitea.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
+                      url = "https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/$tag"
                       color = 12730636
                       description = $description
                       footer = [ordered]@{ text = $footerText }

HellionChat/FontManager.cs

@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@ public class FontManager
         JpRange = BuildRange(GlyphRangesJapanese.GlyphRanges);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Async wrapper around <see cref="BuildFonts"/> for the Phase-1 LoadAsync
+    /// path. The font-atlas build is CPU-bound, so we offload via Task.Run and
+    /// honour the cancellation token at the scheduling boundary; this lets the
+    /// font build run in parallel with the theme init without blocking the
+    /// loader. Settings-driven manual rebuilds keep using the sync entry point.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task BuildFontsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        await Task.Run(BuildFonts, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
     public void BuildFonts()
     {
         SetUpRanges();

HellionChat/HellionChat.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
              0.1.0 is our bootstrap release; the underlying Chat 2 base is
              called out in the yaml changelog so users can see what it
              derives from. -->
-        <Version>1.4.2</Version>
+        <Version>1.4.3</Version>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <!-- Honor packages.lock.json on restore so floating version ranges

HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml

@@ -58,18 +58,27 @@ description: |-
   its tab aggregation behind the same one-second cache it uses
   for the format strings.
 
+  v1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init plus Repo-Cutover. Plugin
+  migrated to Dalamud's IAsyncDalamudPlugin so the heavy work
+  (migrations, service allocations, window construction, hook
+  subscription) runs in LoadAsync without blocking Dalamud's
+  UI. Schema-gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain;
+  configs on schema v16+ load directly. Custom-repo URL moves
+  to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud, the GitHub repo stays as a
+  frozen v1.4.2 snapshot.
+
   Based on Chat 2 by Infi and Anna, licensed under EUPL-1.2.
 
   Modding & support: join the Hellion Forge Discord at
   https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR — community for Hellion Chat and
   other Hellion Online Media plugins/tools.
-repo_url: https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat
+repo_url: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat
 accepts_feedback: true
-icon_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png
+icon_url: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/icon.png
 image_urls:
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/HellionChat/images/chatWindow.png
+  - https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/chatWindow.png
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/HellionChat/images/settingsOverview.png
+  - https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/settingsOverview.png
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/HellionChat/images/themesPicker.png
+  - https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/HellionChat/images/themesPicker.png
 tags:
   - Social
   - UI
@@ -77,6 +86,42 @@ tags:
   - Replacement
   - Privacy
 changelog: |-
+  **Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (2026-05-08)**
+
+  Plugin lifecycle migrated to Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`
+  API. The constructor now does only the bootstrap-essentials
+  (config load, language init, conflict detection); migrations,
+  service allocations, window construction and hook subscription
+  move to LoadAsync. Dalamud can keep its UI responsive while the
+  heavy work runs.
+
+  - IAsyncDalamudPlugin two-phase load with per-line CaptureFailure
+    in DisposeAsync (mirrors LightlessSync's pattern); idempotency
+    guard protects against reload races
+  - Schema-gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain. Configs
+    on schema v16+ load directly; older configs trigger an
+    "install v1.4.2 first" error so the historic migration
+    path stays intact
+  - AutoTranslate.PreloadCache moved off the load path. First
+    use may have a sub-second hitch instead of every-load; the
+    upstream chose differently, we accept first-use latency
+  - FontManager.BuildFonts is called sync at the start of
+    LoadAsync; Dalamud rebuilds the font atlas on its own
+    pipeline so the custom Hellion-Exo2 font appears with a
+    brief font-pop after load (matches ChatTwo's behaviour)
+  - Custom-repo URL moved to gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/
+    JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat. GitHub repo stays as a
+    frozen v1.4.2 snapshot; new releases ship from Gitea.
+    Existing testers need to update the custom-repo URL once
+  - Plugin-load time in this release sits at ~3.7 s median
+    (5 reloads), comparable to v1.4.2. Async migration is
+    foundational for v1.4.4 Lazy-Init optimisations rather
+    than an immediate user-perceived win
+
+  Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
+
+  Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
   **Hellion Chat 1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path**
 
   Third sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Per-frame
@@ -171,26 +216,6 @@ changelog: |-
 
   Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
 
-  **Hellion Chat 1.3.0 - Plugin Integrations: Honorific**
-
-  First step on the plugin-integration roadmap. HellionChat now
-  listens to Honorific and shows your custom title in the chat
-  header. The slot auto-hides when Honorific is not installed,
-  when no custom title is active, or when you are using the
-  original FFXIV title.
-
-  - New "Integrations" settings tab
-  - Honorific integration with auto-detection and live updates
-  - "Coming soon" preview of the next five planned integrations:
-    context menu actions, smart notifications, RP status block,
-    ExtraChat channels, and quick DM compose
-  - Maintainer attribution buttons for Honorific repo and Caraxi
-  - New service-class pattern under HellionChat/Integrations/
-
-  Modding and support: join Hellion Forge - https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
-
-  Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
-
   ---
 
-  Earlier history: https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases
+  Earlier history: https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases

HellionChat/Plugin.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using HellionChat.Ipc;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Ui;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiFileDialog;
 namespace HellionChat;
 
 // ReSharper disable once ClassNeverInstantiated.Global
-public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
+public sealed class Plugin : IAsyncDalamudPlugin
 {
     public const string PluginName = "Hellion Chat";
 
@@ -47,27 +48,36 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
     public static FileDialogManager FileDialogManager { get; private set; } = null!;
 
     public readonly WindowSystem WindowSystem = new(PluginName);
-    public SettingsWindow SettingsWindow { get; }
-    public ChatLogWindow ChatLogWindow { get; }
-    public DbViewer DbViewer { get; }
-    public InputPreview InputPreview { get; }
-    public CommandHelpWindow CommandHelpWindow { get; }
-    public SeStringDebugger SeStringDebugger { get; }
-    public FirstRunWizard FirstRunWizard { get; }
-    public DebuggerWindow DebuggerWindow { get; }
 
-    internal Commands Commands { get; }
+    // v1.4.3: properties moved from { get; } to { get; private set; } = null!;
-    internal GameFunctions.GameFunctions Functions { get; }
+    // because LoadAsync now owns construction of the Phase-2 services.
-    internal MessageManager MessageManager { get; }
+    // Phase-1 services use the same shape for consistency, even though
-    internal AutoTellTabsService AutoTellTabsService { get; }
+    // they're still allocated in the ctor.
-    internal IpcManager Ipc { get; }
+    public SettingsWindow SettingsWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
-    internal ExtraChat ExtraChat { get; }
+    public ChatLogWindow ChatLogWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
-    internal TypingIpc TypingIpc { get; }
+    public DbViewer DbViewer { get; private set; } = null!;
-    internal FontManager FontManager { get; }
+    public InputPreview InputPreview { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public CommandHelpWindow CommandHelpWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public SeStringDebugger SeStringDebugger { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public FirstRunWizard FirstRunWizard { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public DebuggerWindow DebuggerWindow { get; private set; } = null!;
+
+    internal Commands Commands { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal GameFunctions.GameFunctions Functions { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal MessageManager MessageManager { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal AutoTellTabsService AutoTellTabsService { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal IpcManager Ipc { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal ExtraChat ExtraChat { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal TypingIpc TypingIpc { get; private set; } = null!;
+    internal FontManager FontManager { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Themes.ThemeRegistry ThemeRegistry { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Ui.StatusBar StatusBar { get; private set; } = null!;
     internal Integrations.HonorificService HonorificService { get; private set; } = null!;
 
+    // (B3) Lightless idempotency guard — Dalamud may fire DisposeAsync twice
+    // in a reload race; second call short-circuits.
+    private int _disposeStarted;
+
     internal int DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
 
     // Serialises retention sweeps. The 24h auto-sweep on plugin load and
@@ -98,326 +108,59 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
 
     public Plugin()
     {
+        // Phase-1 ctor stays minimal: bootstrap-essentials only (conflict
+        // gate, config load, language + ImGui init, WindowSystem skeleton).
+        // Schema migrations and every service / window allocation moved to
+        // LoadAsync so the sync ctor returns fast. On failure here nothing
+        // is initialized yet, so just throw — there is nothing to clean up.
+
         // Refuse to start if upstream Chat 2 is loaded — prevents IPC
         // channel collisions and double-replacement of the in-game chat
         // window. Throwing here makes Dalamud abort the load cleanly with
         // our localized message instead of crashing FFXIV mid-frame.
         ChatTwoConflictDetector.ThrowIfChatTwoIsLoaded(Interface);
 
+        GameStarted = Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime.ToUniversalTime();
+
+        // Hellion Chat: take over config + database from upstream ChatTwo
+        // before Dalamud loads our plugin config. Idempotent: only acts on
+        // the first start where the legacy paths exist and ours don't.
+        MigrateFromChatTwoLayout();
+
+        Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
+
+        // Schema-gate: v1.4.3 only supports config schema v16. Older configs
+        // went through their migrations in v1.2.1 (v15→v16) and earlier; users
+        // who skipped past those releases need to install v1.4.2 first to run
+        // the migration chain, then upgrade to v1.4.3.
+        if (Config.Version < 16)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"HellionChat v1.4.3 requires config schema v16, got v{Config.Version}. " +
+                "Please install v1.4.2 first to migrate the configuration, then upgrade to v1.4.3.");
+        }
+
+        // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs Defense-in-Depth. SaveConfig
+        // already strips temp tabs before persistence, but a previous
+        // crash or external write could have left them in the JSON.
+        // Drop them on load to guarantee the session-only invariant.
+        Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
+
+        LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
+        ImGuiUtil.Initialize(this);
+
+        DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
+
+        // WindowSystem skeleton is initialised by the readonly field above —
+        // no AddWindow yet; window construction lives in LoadAsync.
+    }
+
+    public async Task LoadAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
         try
         {
-            GameStarted = Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime.ToUniversalTime();
-
-            // Hellion Chat: take over config + database from upstream ChatTwo
-            // before Dalamud loads our plugin config. Idempotent: only acts on
-            // the first start where the legacy paths exist and ours don't.
-            MigrateFromChatTwoLayout();
-
-            Config = Interface.GetPluginConfig() as Configuration ?? new Configuration();
-
-            // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs Defense-in-Depth. SaveConfig
-            // already strips temp tabs before persistence, but a previous
-            // crash or external write could have left them in the JSON.
-            // Drop them on load to guarantee the session-only invariant.
-            Config.Tabs.RemoveAll(t => t.IsTempTab);
-
-            // Hellion Chat v9 → v10 — wipes the configuration so the new 8-tab
-            // layout starts from defaults instead of mapping every previous setting
-            // to its new position. Backup-Failure ist non-fatal, der Wipe läuft
-            // trotzdem; dem User fehlt dann nur das manuelle Restore-Sicherheitsnetz.
-            if (Config.Version < 10)
-            {
-                var pluginConfigsDir = Interface.ConfigDirectory.Parent?.FullName;
-                if (pluginConfigsDir is not null)
-                {
-                    var liveConfigPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json");
-                    var backupPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json.pre-v10-backup");
-
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (File.Exists(liveConfigPath))
-                        {
-                            File.Copy(liveConfigPath, backupPath, overwrite: true);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Log.Warning(ex, "HellionChat: pre-v10 config backup failed");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                Config = new Configuration
-                {
-                    Version = 10,
-                    FirstRunCompleted = true,
-                };
-                SaveConfig();
-
-                Notification.AddNotification(new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
-                {
-                    Title = HellionStrings.SettingsRefactor_Migration_Title,
-                    Content = HellionStrings.SettingsRefactor_Migration_Content,
-                    Type = Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.NotificationType.Info,
-                    InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(25),
-                });
-            }
-
-            // Hellion Chat v10 → v11 — adds the global Configuration.PopOutInputEnabled
-            // master switch and SeenPopOutInputHint flag for the v0.6.0 pop-out
-            // input feature. Lightweight migration: defaults both fields,
-            // no user-facing notification because the change is opt-in only.
-            if (Config.Version < 11)
-            {
-                Config.PopOutInputEnabled = false;
-                Config.SeenPopOutInputHint = false;
-                Config.Version = 11;
-                SaveConfig();
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v10 → v11: PopOutInputEnabled added (global, default off), " +
-                    "SeenPopOutInputHint added (default false)");
-            }
-
-            // Hellion Chat v11 → v12 — flips Configuration.PopOutInputEnabled from
-            // the v0.6.0 opt-in default (false) to opt-out (true) per v0.6.1 UX
-            // polish. Hard-flip is a deliberate design call (see Spec section 5.7);
-            // users are notified via the v0.6.1 hint banner (SeenPopOutHeaderHint
-            // reset). Re-toggle after migration is preserved because this block
-            // only fires for Version < 12.
-            if (Config.Version < 12)
-            {
-                Config.PopOutInputEnabled = true;
-                Config.SeenPopOutHeaderHint = false;
-                Config.Version = 12;
-                SaveConfig();
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v11 → v12: PopOutInputEnabled hard-flipped to true (v0.6.1 default), " +
-                    "SeenPopOutHeaderHint reset to false (v0.6.1 banner re-armed)");
-            }
-
-            // Hellion Chat v12 → v13 — hard-resets the tab layout to the
-            // sharpened v1.0.0 defaults (5 thematic tabs, see TabsUtil and
-            // the default-fill block below). Existing tab state is wiped
-            // because per-channel mapping from the old General preset to
-            // the new General/System split would be ambiguous and would
-            // produce subtly wrong results for users who tweaked the old
-            // layout. A timestamped backup of the live config is written
-            // alongside it as a manual restore safety net. The wipe scope
-            // is intentionally narrow: only Config.Tabs is reset; Privacy,
-            // Retention, Theme and every other knob keeps its current value.
-            if (Config.Version < 13)
-            {
-                var pluginConfigsDir = Interface.ConfigDirectory.Parent?.FullName;
-                if (pluginConfigsDir is not null)
-                {
-                    var liveConfigPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json");
-                    var backupPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json.pre-v13-backup");
-
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (File.Exists(liveConfigPath))
-                            File.Copy(liveConfigPath, backupPath, overwrite: true);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Log.Warning(ex, "HellionChat: pre-v13 config backup failed");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                Config.Tabs.Clear();
-                Config.Version = 13;
-                SaveConfig();
-
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v12 → v13: tab layout hard-reset to v1.0.0 defaults; " +
-                    "pre-v13 config backup written next to the live file. " +
-                    "Default tabs will be populated by the Tabs.Count == 0 block.");
-
-                Notification.AddNotification(new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
-                {
-                    Title = HellionStrings.SettingsRefactor_Migration_Title,
-                    Content = HellionStrings.SettingsRefactor_Migration_Content,
-                    Type = Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.NotificationType.Info,
-                    InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(25),
-                });
-            }
-
-            // Hellion Chat v13 → v14 — theme-engine migration. Alle User landen
-            // auf "hellion-arctic" als neues Default-Theme; die alte
-            // HellionThemeEnabled-Flag wird deprecated und nur noch ein Release
-            // als Safety-Net im JSON behalten. Window-Opacity wandert von
-            // HellionThemeWindowOpacity in das neue WindowOpacity-Feld.
-            //
-            // v1.4.0 (F5.4): Pre-v13-Backup wird gelesen, HellionThemeWindowOpacity
-            // ins neue Feld gezogen. Override nur wenn WindowOpacity noch beim
-            // Default sitzt — sonst hat der User in der Zwischenzeit (z.B. via
-            // WindowAlpha → WindowOpacity in v15→v16) explizit etwas gesetzt.
-            if (Config.Version < 14)
-            {
-                Config.Theme = "hellion-arctic";
-
-                var oldThemeOpacity = TryReadPreV13ThemeOpacity();
-                if (oldThemeOpacity is { } legacy
-                    && Math.Abs(Config.WindowOpacity - 0.85f) < 0.001f)
-                {
-                    Config.WindowOpacity = Math.Clamp(legacy, 0.5f, 1.0f);
-                    Log.Information(
-                        $"Migrated pre-v13 HellionThemeWindowOpacity {legacy} to WindowOpacity {Config.WindowOpacity}");
-                }
-
-                Config.ReduceMotion = false;
-                Config.UseCompactDensity = false;
-                Config.Version = 14;
-                SaveConfig();
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v13 → v14: theme engine introduced, all users land on hellion-arctic; " +
-                    "pick chat2-classic in Settings → Themes for the upstream look");
-            }
-
-            if (Config.Version < 15)
-            {
-                // v1.2.0 — keine Datenmigration nötig. Removal der deprecated
-                // Theme-Felder ist reine Schema-Bereinigung (System.Text.Json
-                // ignoriert unbekannte Felder im JSON, daher kein Crash bei
-                // Configs die noch HellionThemeEnabled/HellionThemeWindowOpacity
-                // serialisiert haben — die Werte verfallen einfach).
-                Config.Version = 15;
-                SaveConfig();
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v14 → v15: legacy theme fields removed " +
-                    "(HellionThemeEnabled, HellionThemeWindowOpacity)");
-            }
-
-            // Hellion Chat v15 → v16 — Settings Cleanup. Re-Sortierung der
-            // Tabs auf der UI-Seite (datenneutral). 4 tote Felder verfallen
-            // beim System.Text.Json-Deserialize (OverrideStyle, ChosenStyle,
-            // WindowAlpha, ShowThemeQuickPicker — sind alle nicht mehr im
-            // Configuration-Schema definiert). WindowAlpha wird zuvor auf
-            // WindowOpacity gemappt damit User die ihn gesetzt hatten ihre
-            // Transparenz-Einstellung behalten.
-            if (Config.Version < 16)
-            {
-                var pluginConfigsDir = Interface.ConfigDirectory.Parent?.FullName;
-                var liveConfigPath = pluginConfigsDir is not null
-                    ? Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json")
-                    : null;
-
-                // Backup-Datei neben der live Config — Pattern aus v13 Branch.
-                if (pluginConfigsDir is not null && liveConfigPath is not null)
-                {
-                    var backupPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json.pre-v16-backup");
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (File.Exists(liveConfigPath))
-                            File.Copy(liveConfigPath, backupPath, overwrite: true);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Log.Warning(ex, "HellionChat: pre-v16 config backup failed");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // Pre-v16 Felder einmalig roh aus dem JSON lesen, da sie nicht
-                // mehr im Configuration-Schema sind (und damit aus Config nicht
-                // mehr abrufbar). WindowAlpha → WindowOpacity Mapping nur wenn
-                // User WindowOpacity noch nicht selbst angefasst hat (Default
-                // 0.85), sonst gewinnt der User-Wert.
-                float oldWindowAlpha = 100f;
-                bool oldOverrideStyle = false;
-                if (liveConfigPath is not null)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (File.Exists(liveConfigPath))
-                        {
-                            var rawJson = File.ReadAllText(liveConfigPath);
-                            using var doc = System.Text.Json.JsonDocument.Parse(rawJson);
-                            if (doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("WindowAlpha", out var alphaProp)
-                                && alphaProp.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.Number)
-                            {
-                                oldWindowAlpha = alphaProp.GetSingle();
-                            }
-                            if (doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("OverrideStyle", out var ovProp)
-                                && ovProp.ValueKind is System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.True)
-                            {
-                                oldOverrideStyle = true;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Log.Warning(ex, "HellionChat: pre-v16 legacy-field lookup failed, defaults assumed");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // TEST-MIRROR: Hellion Build test/_Helpers/MigrationLogic.cs (local-only repo)
-                // If you change the formula here, change the mirror — tests assert the contract.
-                if (oldWindowAlpha != 100f
-                    && Math.Abs(Config.WindowOpacity - 0.85f) < 0.001f)
-                {
-                    Config.WindowOpacity = Math.Clamp(oldWindowAlpha / 100f, 0.5f, 1.0f);
-                    Log.Information(
-                        $"Migrated WindowAlpha {oldWindowAlpha} to WindowOpacity {Config.WindowOpacity}");
-                }
-                else if (oldWindowAlpha != 100f)
-                {
-                    Log.Information(
-                        $"Skipped WindowAlpha→WindowOpacity migration: WindowOpacity already user-set " +
-                        $"({Config.WindowOpacity}), legacy WindowAlpha value {oldWindowAlpha} dropped.");
-                }
-
-                if (oldOverrideStyle)
-                {
-                    Notification.AddNotification(new Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.Notification
-                    {
-                        Title = "Hellion Chat 1.2.1",
-                        Content = HellionStrings.Migration_v16_OverrideStyle_Toast,
-                        Type = Dalamud.Interface.ImGuiNotification.NotificationType.Info,
-                        InitialDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(25),
-                    });
-                }
-
-                // v1.2.1 Default-Bumps für UX-Verbesserungen. Pattern: nur
-                // migrieren wenn der User noch auf dem alten Default ist.
-                // Bei bool-Werten ist die Erkennung pragmatisch — wer den
-                // alten Default aktiv ausgeschaltet hatte, erlebt das als
-                // Regression und stellt es einmal in den Settings zurück.
-                // Der Trade-Off ist akzeptabel weil die alten Defaults in
-                // v1.2.0 erst neu eingeführt wurden und kaum jemand aktiv
-                // umgeschaltet hat.
-                if (!Config.UseCompactDensity)
-                {
-                    Config.UseCompactDensity = true;
-                    Log.Information("v16 default-bump: UseCompactDensity false → true");
-                }
-                if (!Config.HideInNewGamePlusMenu)
-                {
-                    Config.HideInNewGamePlusMenu = true;
-                    Log.Information("v16 default-bump: HideInNewGamePlusMenu false → true");
-                }
-                if (!Config.HideSameTimestamps)
-                {
-                    Config.HideSameTimestamps = true;
-                    Log.Information("v16 default-bump: HideSameTimestamps false → true");
-                }
-                if (Config.MaxLinesToRender == 5000)
-                {
-                    Config.MaxLinesToRender = 2500;
-                    Log.Information("v16 default-bump: MaxLinesToRender 5000 → 2500");
-                }
-                if (Config.ChatColours.Count == 0)
-                {
-                    foreach (var (channel, colour) in Resources.ChatColourPresets.All["Hellion"].Colours)
-                        Config.ChatColours[channel] = colour;
-                    Log.Information("v16 default-bump: ChatColours empty → Hellion brand preset");
-                }
-
-                Config.Version = 16;
-                SaveConfig();
-                Log.Information(
-                    "Migrated config v15 → v16: settings cleanup, " +
-                    "OverrideStyle/ChosenStyle/WindowAlpha/ShowThemeQuickPicker dropped from schema");
-            }
-
             // Hellion v1.0.0 default tab layout. Five thematically separated
             // tabs: General catches the immediate-surroundings public chat
             // (Say/Yell/Shout) only; System absorbs the rest of the technical
@@ -435,54 +178,54 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
                 Config.Tabs.Add(TabsUtil.HellionLinkshell);
             }
 
-            LanguageChanged(Interface.UiLanguage);
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            ImGuiUtil.Initialize(this);
 
-            FileDialogManager = new FileDialogManager();
+            // Sync allocation + handle registration. BuildFonts() registers
-
+            // IFontHandles with Dalamud's UiBuilder.FontAtlas — registration
-            Commands = new Commands();
+            // itself is non-blocking (handles stored, lambdas queued). Dalamud
-            Functions = new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(this);
+            // rebuilds the atlas on its own pipeline a few frames later; first
-            Ipc = new IpcManager();
+            // frames render with the default font until the rebuild lands and
-            TypingIpc = new TypingIpc(this);
+            // ImGui switches to Hellion-Exo2 / NotoSans (visible "font-pop").
-            ExtraChat = new ExtraChat();
+            // Mirrors ChatTwo Plugin.cs:152.
             FontManager = new FontManager();
+            FontManager.BuildFonts();
 
-            // v1.1.0 — Theme-Engine init. Custom-Themes liegen in
+            // Theme init stays sync on the LoadAsync continuation — cheap,
-            // pluginConfigs/HellionChat/themes/, lazy geladen beim ersten Get.
+            // and Active is read every Draw frame, so the registry must be
+            // wired before the first hook fires.
             var customThemesDir = Path.Combine(Interface.ConfigDirectory.FullName, "themes");
             Directory.CreateDirectory(customThemesDir);
             SeedExampleThemeIfEmpty(customThemesDir);
             ThemeRegistry = new Themes.ThemeRegistry(customThemesDir);
             ThemeRegistry.Switch(Config.Theme);
 
-            // SelfTest hooks live alongside the live registry — the steps
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            // poll Active per frame and need the registry already wired.
-            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([
-                new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this),
-            ]);
 
-            // Plugin integrations register their IPC subscribers up-front so
+            // Service allocations: order encodes dependencies. Commands is
-            // Ready/Disposing events from the target plugins are caught from
+            // alloc-only here; Initialise() runs after windows exist so the
-            // the very first frame, even if the user's Honorific reloads
+            // slash-commands can toggle their visibility. HonorificService
-            // mid-session. See HellionChat/Integrations/HonorificService.cs.
+            // registers IPC subscribers up-front so Ready/Disposing events
+            // are caught from the very first frame.
+            FileDialogManager = new FileDialogManager();
+            Commands = new Commands();
+            Functions = new GameFunctions.GameFunctions(this);
+            Ipc = new IpcManager();
+            TypingIpc = new TypingIpc(this);
+            ExtraChat = new ExtraChat();
             HonorificService = new Integrations.HonorificService(Interface, Log, Framework);
-
             StatusBar = new Ui.StatusBar();
+            MessageManager = new MessageManager(this);
 
-            MessageManager = new MessageManager(this); // Does it require UI?
+            // Auto-Tell-Tabs subscribes to MessageManager.MessageProcessed for
-
+            // live tells and to ClientState.Logout for cleanup; needs the live
-            // Hellion Chat — Auto-Tell-Tabs service. Subscribes to the
+            // store handed in at construction.
-            // MessageManager's MessageProcessed event for live tells and
-            // to ClientState.Logout for the cleanup pass. Created after
-            // MessageManager so the constructor can hand off the live
-            // store and event source.
             AutoTellTabsService = new AutoTellTabsService(this, MessageManager, MessageManager.Store);
             AutoTellTabsService.Initialize();
 
-            // Hellion Chat — daily retention sweep, off-thread so it never
+            // SelfTest steps poll Active per frame and need the registry wired.
-            // blocks plugin load. Skips itself when disabled or already ran
+            SelfTestRegistry.RegisterTestSteps([
-            // within the past 24 hours.
+                new SelfTests.ThemeSwitchSelfTestStep(this),
-            RunRetentionSweepIfDue();
+            ]);
 
             ChatLogWindow = new ChatLogWindow(this);
             SettingsWindow = new SettingsWindow(this);
@@ -507,17 +250,38 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             if (!Config.FirstRunCompleted)
                 FirstRunWizard.IsOpen = true;
 
-            FontManager.BuildFonts();
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-            Interface.UiBuilder.DisableCutsceneUiHide = true;
-            Interface.UiBuilder.DisableGposeUiHide = true;
 
             // let all the other components register, then initialize commands
             Commands.Initialise();
 
+            // Daily retention sweep, fire-and-forget. Skips itself when
+            // disabled or when it already ran within the past 24 hours.
+            RunRetentionSweepIfDue();
+
+            if (Config.ShowEmotes)
+                _ = EmoteCache.LoadData(); // Fire-and-forget, exceptions caught inside
+
             if (Interface.Reason is not PluginLoadReason.Boot)
                 MessageManager.FilterAllTabsAsync();
 
+            Interface.UiBuilder.DisableCutsceneUiHide = true;
+            Interface.UiBuilder.DisableGposeUiHide = true;
+
+            #if !DEBUG
+            // Fire-and-forget on a worker thread. The first auto-translate use of
+            // a session may have a sub-second hitch if the cache hasn't filled yet,
+            // but that's preferable to making every user wait ~300 ms during
+            // plugin load for a cache they may never touch. ChatTwo (upstream)
+            // does this sync; we trade load-time for first-use latency.
+            _ = Task.Run(AutoTranslate.PreloadCache, cancellationToken);
+            #endif
+
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            // (B1) Hooks last: every service and window must be live before
+            // Dalamud fires our first Draw / FrameworkUpdate tick. Anything
+            // earlier risks rendering against null FontManager / ThemeRegistry.
             Framework.Update += FrameworkUpdate;
             Interface.UiBuilder.Draw += Draw;
             Interface.LanguageChanged += LanguageChanged;
@@ -526,102 +290,127 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             // most useful landing place; OpenConfigUi is already wired to
             // the same toggle inside SettingsWindow.
             Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi += OpenMainUi;
-
-            if (Config.ShowEmotes)
-                _ = EmoteCache.LoadData(); // Fire-and-forget intentional, exceptions are caught inside
-
-            #if !DEBUG
-            // Avoid 300ms hitch when sending first message by preloading the
-            // auto-translate cache. Don't do this in debug because it makes
-            // profiling difficult.
-            AutoTranslate.PreloadCache();
-            #endif
         }
-        catch (Exception ex)
+        catch
         {
-            Log.Error(ex, "Plugin load threw an error, turning off plugin");
+            // Mirror the v1.4.0 load-failure recovery: hand off to DisposeAsync
-            Dispose();
+            // so partially-built services are torn down. Swallow the cleanup
-
+            // exception so the original load failure stays the visible cause.
-            // Re-throw the exception to fail the plugin load.
+            try { await DisposeAsync().ConfigureAwait(false); }
+            catch { /* keep original failure */ }
             throw;
         }
     }
 
-    // Suppressing this warning because Dispose() is called in Plugin() if the
+    // Suppressing this warning because DisposeAsync may run after a partial
-    // load fails, so some values may not be initialized.
+    // LoadAsync, so some properties may not be initialized.
     [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "ConditionalAccessQualifierIsNonNullableAccordingToAPIContract")]
-    public void Dispose()
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
-        Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OpenMainUi;
+        // (B3) Idempotency guard — Dalamud may reload-race us; second
-        Interface.LanguageChanged -= LanguageChanged;
+        // call short-circuits so we don't double-dispose services.
-        Interface.UiBuilder.Draw -= Draw;
+        if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _disposeStarted, 1) != 0)
-        Framework.Update -= FrameworkUpdate;
+            return;
-        GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true);
 
-        // FrameworkUpdate would have fired the pending save in N frames,
+        Exception? failure = null;
-        // but we just unsubscribed it. -1 is the idle sentinel.
+
-        if (DeferredSaveFrames >= 0)
+        // Hooks unsubscribe FIRST so no Draw / FrameworkUpdate / LanguageChanged
+        // tick can fire while we're tearing services down. Mirrors the
+        // hooks-last subscribe order in LoadAsync.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.OpenMainUi -= OpenMainUi);
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.LanguageChanged -= LanguageChanged);
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Interface.UiBuilder.Draw -= Draw);
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Framework.Update -= FrameworkUpdate);
+
+        // v1.4.0 F5.3 — flush a pending DeferredSave before service teardown,
+        // since FrameworkUpdate just got unsubscribed and won't fire it.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () =>
         {
-            SaveConfig();
+            if (DeferredSaveFrames >= 0)
-            DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
+            {
+                SaveConfig();
+                DeferredSaveFrames = -1;
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Auto-Tell-Tabs unsubscribes from MessageProcessed before MessageManager
+        // goes away. Pure-memory cleanup, no framework-thread requirement.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => AutoTellTabsService?.Dispose());
+
+        // v1.4.0 F6.2 — MessageManager has its own async dispose path
+        // (DB flush, pending-message thread shutdown). Run it before the
+        // framework-block so the worker threads are quiesced first.
+        if (MessageManager is not null)
+        {
+            failure = await CaptureFailureAsync(failure, () => MessageManager.DisposeAsync().AsTask())
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        HonorificService?.Dispose();
+        // (B4) Game-Function / IPC / UI-Window cleanup MUST run on the
-
+        // framework thread. WindowSystem mutations and IPC subscriber
-        WindowSystem?.RemoveAllWindows();
+        // disposes touch Dalamud state that's only safe from the framework.
-        ChatLogWindow?.Dispose();
+        // Worker-thread DisposeAsync would race the next Draw tick.
-        DbViewer?.Dispose();
+        // Per-line CaptureFailure so a single throw can't strand the lines
-        InputPreview?.Dispose();
+        // behind it; mirrors Lightless DisposeFrameworkBoundServicesAsync.
-        SettingsWindow?.Dispose();
-        DebuggerWindow?.Dispose();
-        SeStringDebugger?.Dispose();
-
-        TypingIpc?.Dispose();
-        ExtraChat?.Dispose();
-        Ipc?.Dispose();
-        // Dispose the Auto-Tell-Tabs service before MessageManager so it
-        // can cleanly unsubscribe from the MessageProcessed event before
-        // its source goes away.
-        AutoTellTabsService?.Dispose();
-        MessageManager?.DisposeAsync().AsTask().Wait();
-        Functions?.Dispose();
-        Commands?.Dispose();
-
-        EmoteCache.Dispose();
-    }
-
-    // Reads HellionThemeWindowOpacity from the pre-v13 backup the v12→v13
-    // block writes alongside the live config. Null when absent, unreadable,
-    // or schema-incompatible — all valid steady states (fresh install,
-    // backup pruned, pre-v12 config). Errors log at Warning so a corrupted
-    // backup stays visible in /xllog without breaking the migration.
-    private static float? TryReadPreV13ThemeOpacity()
-    {
-        var pluginConfigsDir = Interface.ConfigDirectory.Parent?.FullName;
-        if (pluginConfigsDir is null)
-            return null;
-
-        var backupPath = Path.Combine(pluginConfigsDir, $"{Interface.InternalName}.json.pre-v13-backup");
-        if (!File.Exists(backupPath))
-            return null;
-
         try
         {
-            using var stream = File.OpenRead(backupPath);
+            await Framework.RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
-            using var doc = System.Text.Json.JsonDocument.Parse(stream);
-            if (doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("HellionThemeWindowOpacity", out var prop)
-                && prop.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.Number
-                && prop.TryGetSingle(out var value))
             {
-                return value;
+                // Game-Functions first — other services may still query
-            }
+                // chat-interactable state during their Dispose.
-            return null;
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => GameFunctions.GameFunctions.SetChatInteractable(true));
+
+                // IPC subscribers — dispose before windows so any final
+                // event firing from the IPC source can't reach a half-torn
+                // ChatLogWindow.
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => HonorificService?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => TypingIpc?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ExtraChat?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Ipc?.Dispose());
+
+                // Windows — RemoveAllWindows first, then per-window Dispose.
+                // Order matches the pre-v1.4.3 Dispose body byte-for-byte.
+                // CommandHelpWindow and FirstRunWizard don't implement
+                // IDisposable; their resources are reclaimed via WindowSystem.
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => WindowSystem?.RemoveAllWindows());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => ChatLogWindow?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DbViewer?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => InputPreview?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SettingsWindow?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => DebuggerWindow?.Dispose());
+                failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => SeStringDebugger?.Dispose());
+            }).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Log.Warning(ex, "HellionChat: pre-v13 backup lookup failed, defaulting WindowOpacity");
+            failure ??= ex;
-            return null;
         }
+
+        // Pure-memory cleanups — no Framework / UI / IPC touch, so they
+        // run on whatever thread DisposeAsync resumes on.
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Functions?.Dispose());
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => Commands?.Dispose());
+        failure = CaptureFailure(failure, () => EmoteCache.Dispose());
+
+        if (failure is not null)
+            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(failure).Throw();
+    }
+
+    // Lightless-pattern capture helpers: run cleanup, remember the FIRST
+    // exception, keep going. Without these one mid-teardown failure would
+    // skip every cleanup behind it and leave services half-torn.
+    private static Exception? CaptureFailure(Exception? failure, Action action)
+    {
+        try { action(); }
+        catch (Exception ex) { failure ??= ex; }
+        return failure;
+    }
+
+    private static async ValueTask<Exception?> CaptureFailureAsync(Exception? failure, Func<Task> action)
+    {
+        try { await action().ConfigureAwait(false); }
+        catch (Exception ex) { failure ??= ex; }
+        return failure;
     }
 
     private static void MigrateFromChatTwoLayout()

HellionChat/Ui/SettingsTabs/Information.cs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ internal sealed class Information : ISettingsTab
             ImGui.TextUnformatted(Language.Options_About_Github_Issues);
             ImGui.SameLine();
             if (ImGuiUtil.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ExternalLinkAlt, "githubIssues"))
-                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues");
+                Dalamud.Utility.Util.OpenLink("https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues");
         }
     }
 

NOTICE.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ is below.
 If something in HellionChat causes problems, especially if it relates back
 to Chat 2 or to anything Infi or Anna would want flagged:
 
-- **GitHub Issues:** [JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
+- **Gitea Issues:** [JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
 - **Discord:** `@j.j_kazama`
 - **Email (business):** kontakt@hellion-media.de
 

PRIVACY.md

@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ Adjust the channel whitelist or set retention to a low value. Both take effect i
 | Party | Why they appear | What reaches them | Their privacy policy |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | BetterTTV (NightDev LLC) | Optional emote rendering | HTTPS request for an emote ID; your IP | <https://betterttv.com/privacy> |
-| GitHub (Microsoft) | Plugin distribution via custom repo, issue tracker | Whatever GitHub sees from any HTTPS request to a public repo | <https://docs.github.com/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement> |
+| Hellion Forge (Gitea, self-hosted by Hellion Online Media) | Plugin distribution via custom repo, issue tracker | Whatever the Gitea instance sees from any HTTPS request to a public repo | <https://hellion-media.de/datenschutz> |
 | Dalamud / XIVLauncher (goatcorp) | Plugin loader, font subsystem, repo polling | Whatever Dalamud reports for itself; out of HellionChat's scope | <https://github.com/goatcorp/Dalamud> |
 
-GitHub and the Dalamud/XIVLauncher loader are unavoidable for anyone playing FFXIV through Dalamud at all. BetterTTV is the only third party HellionChat introduces on top of that baseline, and it is opt-out via settings.
+The Hellion Forge Gitea instance and the Dalamud/XIVLauncher loader are unavoidable for anyone using HellionChat through Dalamud at all. BetterTTV is the only third party HellionChat introduces on top of that baseline, and it is opt-out via settings.
 
 ---
 

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Hellion Chat
 
-[![Build](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml)
+[![Build](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/build.yml)
-[![CodeQL](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/actions/workflows/github-code-scanning/codeql/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/code-scanning)
 [![License: EUPL-1.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-EUPL--1.2-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat?display_name=tag&sort=semver&color=brightgreen)](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/latest)
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.4.3-brightgreen)](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/latest)
 [![Dalamud API](https://img.shields.io/badge/Dalamud-API_15-purple)](https://github.com/goatcorp/Dalamud)
 [![.NET](https://img.shields.io/badge/.NET-10.0-512BD4)](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/)
 [![FFXIV](https://img.shields.io/badge/FFXIV-Dawntrail-c3a37f)](https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/)
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
   <img src="docs/images/hellion-forge.png" alt="Hellion Forge" width="180" />
 </p>
 
-**Version 1.4.2** — Privacy-First-Chat-Plugin für FINAL FANTASY XIV / Dalamud, basierend auf [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) (EUPL-1.2).
+**Version 1.4.3** — Privacy-First-Chat-Plugin für FINAL FANTASY XIV / Dalamud, basierend auf [Chat 2](https://github.com/Infiziert90/ChatTwo) (EUPL-1.2).
 
 Hellion Chat ist ein Privacy-First-Plugin auf dem Chat-2-Fundament. Der größte Teil der Engine kommt aus Chat 2 (Message-Store, Channel-Logik, Hook-System), die meisten Tastenkürzel funktionieren weiterhin wie gewohnt. Was sich ändert: schärfere Privacy-Defaults von Haus aus, eigene Slash-Commands unter `/hellionchat`, kein Webinterface mehr, und mit v1.1.0 eine Theme-Engine als Schritt in Richtung eigenes UI-Look-and-Feel.
 
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ Hellion Chat wird über ein Dalamud-**Custom-Repository** verteilt.
 1. Dalamud-Settings (`/xlsettings`) → **Experimental** öffnen.
 2. Neuen Eintrag unter **Custom Plugin Repositories** anlegen:
    ```
-   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/main/repo.json
+   https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/raw/branch/main/repo.json
    ```
 3. **Save**, dann in `/xlplugins` → **All Plugins** → Refresh.
 4. Hellion Chat taucht in der Liste auf, dann installieren wie jedes andere Plugin.
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ Eine optionale Submission ans Dalamud-Main-Plugin-Repo (zusätzlich zum eigenen
 
 ## Projektstatus
 
-**Version 1.4.2** — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path: Per-Frame-Allokationen aus dem ChatLogWindow-Render-Pfad und der Settings-StatusBar eliminiert. Card-Mode-Border-Loop in DrawMessages hebt fünf Invarianten in einen Pre-Loop-Hoist innerhalb des BeginChild-Scopes, AutoTellTabTint bekommt einen Per-Tab-Cache via TabTintCache (separate Validation-Keys pro Cache, kein Cross-Invalidation), StatusBar zieht den Cache-Gate-Check vor die LINQ-Pfade und ersetzt Sum+Count durch eine Single-Pass-Foreach. Realistische Frame-Time-Recovery: 2-5 % in typischen Szenen, mehr bei Pop-Out-Heavy-Setups. Dritter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie (Stand: 2026-05-07).
+**Version 1.4.3** — Plugin-Load Async-Init plus Repo-Cutover: Plugin auf Dalamud's IAsyncDalamudPlugin-API migriert. Der Konstruktor übernimmt nur noch Bootstrap-Essentials (Config-Load, Language-Init, Conflict-Detection); Migrationen, Service-Allokationen, Window-Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in LoadAsync, sodass Dalamud die UI während der schweren Arbeit responsive halten kann. Schema-Gate ersetzt die v9 → v16 Migrations-Kette; Configs auf Schema v16+ laden direkt, ältere Configs triggern eine "install v1.4.2 first"-Fehlermeldung. Custom-Repo-URL auf `gitea.hellion-forge.cloud` migriert; das GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen. Plugin-Load-Zeit liegt bei ~3.7 s Median (5 Reloads), vergleichbar mit v1.4.2: Async-Migration ist Foundation für v1.4.4 Lazy-Init-Optimierungen, kein direkter User-spürbarer Win. Vierter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie (Stand: 2026-05-08).
 
 Hellion Chat ist ein eigenständiges Plugin, kein Fork mehr im Repository-Sinne. Vollständig abgeschlossen:
 
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ Hellion Chat ist ein eigenständiges Plugin, kein Fork mehr im Repository-Sinne.
 - Theme-Engine mit zehn eingebauten Themes plus JSON-Authoring-Format (Engine v1.1.0, Katalog erweitert in v1.2.3, inkl. CVD-safe Hellion Spectrum; Synthwave Sunset in v1.4.1)
 - ABGR-Cache auf den Theme-Records: HellionStyle.PushGlobal liest pre-computed ABGR statt RGBA→ABGR pro Slot pro Frame (v1.4.1, ~13 % Render-Time-Recovery)
 
-In Arbeit: schrittweise Modernisierung des UI-Look-and-Feel über die Theme-Engine hinaus. Was als Nächstes geplant ist und welche Themen langfristig auf der Liste stehen, steht in [`docs/ROADMAP.md`](docs/ROADMAP.md). Konkrete eingeplante Items werden zusätzlich im [GitHub-Issue-Tracker](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues) mit dem `roadmap`-Label geführt.
+In Arbeit: schrittweise Modernisierung des UI-Look-and-Feel über die Theme-Engine hinaus. Was als Nächstes geplant ist und welche Themen langfristig auf der Liste stehen, steht in [`docs/ROADMAP.md`](docs/ROADMAP.md). Konkrete eingeplante Items werden zusätzlich im [Gitea-Issue-Tracker](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues) mit dem `roadmap`-Label geführt.
 
 ### Zur Release-Kadenz
 
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ Wer den Repo zum ersten Mal sieht, bemerkt schnell viele Releases und sehr viele
 ## Community und Support
 
 - **Hellion Forge Discord** (Modding- und Plugin-Community von Hellion Online Media): https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
-- Bug-Reports und Feature-Requests: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
+- Bug-Reports und Feature-Requests: [Gitea Issues](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
 - Discord DM: `@j.j_kazama`
 - Weitere Kontaktwege (Security, Privacy, Quick-Questions): siehe [SUPPORT.md](SUPPORT.md)
 

SECURITY.md

@@ -3,24 +3,20 @@
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
 If you find a security issue in HellionChat, please do not open a
-public GitHub issue. Use one of the private channels below so I can
+public Gitea issue. Use one of the private channels below so I can
 investigate and ship a fix before the details go public.
 
 **Preferred:**
-[Privately report a vulnerability](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/advisories/new)
-via GitHub Security Advisories. This routes the report directly to me
-and keeps the conversation off the public timeline.
-
-**Alternative:**
 
 | Channel    | Address                    |
 | ---------- | -------------------------- |
 | Email      | `kontakt@hellion-media.de` |
 | Discord DM | `@j.j_kazama`              |
 
-I respond on weekdays during European business hours. For urgent
+For urgent disclosures (active exploitation, user-data exposure) email
-disclosures (active exploitation, user-data exposure) email is the
+is the fastest path.
-fastest path.
+
+I respond on weekdays during European business hours.
 
 ## Scope
 

SUPPORT.md

@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ HellionChat is a small hobby project maintained by one person. There are a few d
 
 ## Bugs and feature requests
 
-GitHub issues, using the templates:
+Gitea issues, using the templates:
 
-- [Bug report](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml)
+- [Bug report](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml)
-- [Feature request](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml)
+- [Feature request](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml)
 
-Please search [existing issues](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues?q=is%3Aissue) first. Duplicates get closed and pointed at the original.
+Please search [existing issues](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues?type=issue) first. Duplicates get closed and pointed at the original.
 
 ## Security
 
 Do **not** open a public issue for security-relevant findings. Use the private advisory route described in [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md):
 
-- [Private vulnerability advisory](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/security/advisories/new)
+- Email `kontakt@hellion-media.de` (preferred for security reports)
-- Email `kontakt@hellion-media.de`
+- Discord DM `@j.j_kazama` for time-sensitive findings
 
 ## Privacy questions
 

docs/AI_DISCLOSURE.md

@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ Both are good projects. Use what fits you best.
 ## Contact
 
 Questions about this disclosure:
-<https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues>
+<https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues>

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,13 +5,52 @@ sich an [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.0.0/), die
 Version-Nummern folgen [Semantischer Versionierung](https://semver.org/lang/de/).
 
 Detaillierte Release-Notes pro Version stehen direkt am
-[GitHub-Release](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases)
+[Gitea-Release](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases)
 und im Plugin-Changelog-Block (`HellionChat/HellionChat.yaml` →
 `changelog:`). Diese Datei fasst die Releases als Überblick zusammen
 und verlinkt für Details auf die Release-Pages.
 
 ---
 
+## Hellion Chat 1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (2026-05-08)
+
+Plugin lifecycle migrated to Dalamud's `IAsyncDalamudPlugin`
+API. The constructor now does only the bootstrap-essentials
+(config load, language init, conflict detection); migrations,
+service allocations, window construction and hook subscription
+move to `LoadAsync`. Dalamud can keep its UI responsive while
+the heavy work runs.
+
+- `IAsyncDalamudPlugin` two-phase load with per-line
+  `CaptureFailure` in `DisposeAsync` (mirrors LightlessSync's
+  pattern); idempotency guard protects against reload races
+- Schema-gate replaces the v9 → v16 migration chain. Configs
+  on schema v16+ load directly; older configs trigger an
+  "install v1.4.2 first" error so the historic migration
+  path stays intact
+- `AutoTranslate.PreloadCache` moved off the load path. First
+  use may have a sub-second hitch instead of every-load; the
+  upstream chose differently, we accept first-use latency
+- `FontManager.BuildFonts` is called sync at the start of
+  `LoadAsync`; Dalamud rebuilds the font atlas on its own
+  pipeline so the custom Hellion-Exo2 font appears with a
+  brief font-pop after load (matches ChatTwo's behaviour)
+- Custom-repo URL moved to
+  `gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat`.
+  GitHub repo stays as a frozen v1.4.2 snapshot; new
+  releases ship from Gitea. Existing testers need to
+  update the custom-repo URL once
+- Plugin-load time in this release sits at ~3.7 s median
+  (5 reloads), comparable to v1.4.2. Async migration is
+  foundational for v1.4.4 Lazy-Init optimisations rather
+  than an immediate user-perceived win
+
+Modding & support: join Hellion Forge — https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR
+
+Based on Chat 2 1.35.3 (upstream Infiziert90/ChatTwo, EUPL-1.2).
+
+---
+
 ## Hellion Chat 1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path
 
 Third sub-patch of the v1.4.x Polish Sweep series. Per-frame
@@ -279,7 +318,7 @@ Vier kleine Polish-Items aus dem Backlog gebündelt:
   auf Verbose-Level. Aus by default, Aktivierung via
   `/xllog set HellionChat verbose` für Bug-Report-Diagnose.
 
-[Release-Notes 1.0.3](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.3)
+[Release-Notes 1.0.3](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.3)
 
 ## [1.0.1] — 2026-05-04 — Window Position Recovery
 
@@ -295,7 +334,7 @@ Bundled housekeeping since v1.0.0: documentation restructured into
 parser library bumped from 3.3.0 to 3.5.1, GitHub Actions bumps for
 `actions/setup-dotnet` (4 → 5) and `github/codeql-action` (3 → 4).
 
-[Release-Notes 1.0.1](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.1)
+[Release-Notes 1.0.1](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.1)
 
 ## [1.0.0] — 2026-05-03 — Standalone Major Release
 
@@ -308,7 +347,7 @@ User auf Config-Version 12 oder älter neu strukturiert (5 thematische
 Tabs statt 6+ kitchen-sink). Sweep aus Critical- und Major-Findings
 aus dem Codebase-Audit eingearbeitet.
 
-[Release-Notes 1.0.0](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
+[Release-Notes 1.0.0](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
 
 ## [0.6.1] — 2026-05-03 — Pop-Out Discoverability & /tell Auto-Pop-Out
 
@@ -318,7 +357,7 @@ Pop-Out öffnen". Pop-Out-Input ist jetzt standardmäßig aktiv.
 Bugfixes: Ghost-Windows bei LRU-Drop / Logout, Dead-Zone unter dem
 Input-Bar bei aktivem Hint-Banner.
 
-[Release-Notes 0.6.1](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.6.1)
+[Release-Notes 0.6.1](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.6.1)
 
 ## [0.6.0] — 2026-05-03 — UX Polish: Pop-Out Input + Colour Presets
 
@@ -328,7 +367,7 @@ Text-Buffer pro Pop-Out. Sieben Built-in-Color-Presets (Klassik,
 High-Contrast, Pastell, Dark-Mode-Tuned, Hellion, Night Blue, Indigo
 Violet) zum One-Click-Apply. Konfigurations-Migration v10 → v11.
 
-[Release-Notes 0.6.0](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.6.0)
+[Release-Notes 0.6.0](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.6.0)
 
 ## [0.5.4] — 2026-05-02 — WrapText Hardening
 
@@ -338,7 +377,7 @@ CodeQL-Critical-Alert "unvalidated local pointer arithmetic"
 dauerhaft. Keine nutzersichtbare Verhaltensänderung — Word-Wrap-Output
 ist byte-identisch zu 0.5.3.
 
-[Release-Notes 0.5.4](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.5.4)
+[Release-Notes 0.5.4](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.5.4)
 
 ## [0.5.3] — 2026-05-02 — Pointer Arithmetic Hardening
 
@@ -346,7 +385,7 @@ Erster Anlauf zur Schließung des CodeQL-Critical-Alerts in
 `ImGuiUtil.WrapText`. Encoded-Byte-Buffer-Length wird vor der
 Pointer-Arithmetik via `GetByteCount` validiert.
 
-[Release-Notes 0.5.3](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.5.3)
+[Release-Notes 0.5.3](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases/tag/v0.5.3)
 
 ---
 
@@ -355,7 +394,7 @@ Pointer-Arithmetik via `GetByteCount` validiert.
 Releases vor 0.5.3 (Bootstrap-Phase 0.1.0 bis 0.5.2) sind direkt am
 GitHub-Release-Stream einsehbar:
 
-[Alle Releases](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases)
+[Alle Releases](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/releases)
 
 ---
 

docs/CONTRIBUTORS.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Die Upstream-Sprach-Dateien (`Language.<lang>.resx`) sind nicht Teil dieser Date
 
 ## Wie du beitragen kannst
 
-Bug-Reports, Feature-Wünsche und Pull-Requests laufen über [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues). Workflow und Erwartungen stehen in [`../CONTRIBUTING.md`](../CONTRIBUTING.md), Code of Conduct in [`../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+Bug-Reports, Feature-Wünsche und Pull-Requests laufen über [Gitea Issues](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues). Workflow und Erwartungen stehen in [`../CONTRIBUTING.md`](../CONTRIBUTING.md), Code of Conduct in [`../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`](../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
 Tester-Pool für neue Versionen läuft über den Hellion-Forge-Discord: [discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR](https://discord.gg/X9V7Kcv5gR). Wer in den Tester-Channel rein will, einfach im Forge melden.
 

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Geplante Arbeit nach dem v1.0.0 Standalone-Cut. Diese Liste ist absichtlich
 grob: konkrete Specs, Größenschätzungen und Repro-Steps liegen im
 internen Backlog. Tracking nach außen läuft über
-[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
+[Gitea Issues](https://gitea.hellion-forge.cloud/JonKazama-Hellion/HellionChat/issues)
 mit dem `roadmap`-Label, sobald ein Item für einen Cycle eingeplant ist.
 
 Reihenfolge ist Priorität, nicht Garantie. Items können sich verschieben
@@ -12,12 +12,32 @@ Privacy-First-Schnittmenge des Plugins erweisen.
 
 ---
 
-## Nächster Cycle (v1.4.3)
+## Nächster Cycle (v1.4.4)
 
-**Plugin-Load Async-Init** — IAsyncDalamudPlugin-Migration
+**Window-Lazy-Open + Render-Init-Cost-Optimisation** — die in v1.4.3
-und FontManager-async, Plugin-Konstruktor von 3.16 Sek auf
+gelegte IAsyncDalamudPlugin-Foundation jetzt für die echten User-
-unter 500 ms perceived load time. Größter und riskantester
+spürbaren Wins nutzen. Window-Konstruktion erst beim ersten Open,
-Patch der Serie, kommt nach drei stabilen Vorläufer-Patches.
+Render-Path-Init-Kosten in den ersten Frames runter. Konkrete
+Kandidaten und Größenschätzungen werden im v1.4.4-Brainstorm
+konsolidiert.
+
+## v1.4.3 — Plugin-Load Async-Init + Repo-Cutover (released 2026-05-08)
+
+Vierter und größter Sub-Patch der v1.4.x Polish-Sweep-Serie. Plugin
+auf Dalamud's IAsyncDalamudPlugin-API migriert: der Konstruktor
+übernimmt nur noch Bootstrap-Essentials (Config-Load, Language-Init,
+Conflict-Detection), Migrationen, Service-Allokationen, Window-
+Konstruktion und Hook-Subscription wandern in LoadAsync. Schema-
+Gate ersetzt die v9 → v16 Migrations-Kette; Configs auf Schema
+v16+ laden direkt, ältere Configs triggern eine "install v1.4.2
+first"-Fehlermeldung. AutoTranslate.PreloadCache vom Load-Pfad
+runter. FontManager.BuildFonts läuft sync am Start von LoadAsync,
+Dalamud baut den Font-Atlas auf seiner eigenen Pipeline.
+Custom-Repo-URL auf `gitea.hellion-forge.cloud` cut-over, das
+GitHub-Repo bleibt als eingefrorener v1.4.2-Snapshot stehen.
+Plugin-Load-Zeit liegt bei ~3.7 s Median (5 Reloads), vergleichbar
+mit v1.4.2: Async-Migration ist Foundation für v1.4.4 Lazy-Init-
+Optimierungen, kein direkter User-spürbarer Win.
 
 ## v1.4.2 — ChatLog Frame-Hot-Path (released <Datum>)