From 130d2a83718b64b951527e945a04e00b67ba52c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Byron Marohn <Combustible@live.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 21:53:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Return false silently when WorldRegexMatcher tests an
 unloaded world

---
 .../playmonumenta/scriptedquests/utils/WorldRegexMatcher.java | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/playmonumenta/scriptedquests/utils/WorldRegexMatcher.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/playmonumenta/scriptedquests/utils/WorldRegexMatcher.java
index 102b946a..48d9e82c 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/playmonumenta/scriptedquests/utils/WorldRegexMatcher.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/playmonumenta/scriptedquests/utils/WorldRegexMatcher.java
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public void onUnloadWorld(World world) {
 	public boolean matches(World world, String worldRegex) {
 		Set<String> matches = mWorldPatternMatches.get(world.getName());
 		if (matches == null) {
+			if (Bukkit.getWorld(world.getName()) == null) {
+				// World is unloaded; no zone can contain an entity in an unloaded world
+				return false;
+			}
 			MMLog.severe(
 				"Falling back to slow regex .matches() to test unloaded world: '" + world.getName() + "' against regex: '" + worldRegex + "'",
 				new IllegalStateException("WorldRegexMatcher testing against an unloaded world")