Add methods to use arbitrary entries in scoreboards. Adds BUKKIT-3977
Spigot
Empirecraft-API POM Changes
Water flow not trigger chunk loads

Make BlockFromToEvent default cancel if the flow would trigger a chunk load.
PlayerDeathEvent.getItemsToKeep

Exposes a mutable array on items a player should keep on death
Add a call helper to Event
EntityShootBowEvent consumeArrow API
ItemStack isSimiliar ability to skip durability check
Expose commandmap
Inventory Meta API
Entity Serialization

add method to spawn an entity at a location if its not in any world (invalid)
Remove Invalidated Metadata

On reload, metadata will be cleared
Add force to spawn reasons
Add API for vehicle exit event reason
Reset more stuff on timings reset
Make rcon /timing paste work
Add ItemStack recipe API

Allows using custom items in Crafting Recipes
Timings overhaul
Use CLQ for timings
World.getNearbyEntities API

Adds much needed API for getting nearby entities based on a location and not an entity