diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2169db0..0ad7ccf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Lobby Systems v1.8.4 — Fabric 26.2
+# Lobby Systems v1.8.5 — Fabric 26.2
 
 Server-side lobby framework untuk Minecraft Fabric 26.2. Lobby Systems menangani lobby placement, portal antar-dimensi, gamemode/gamerule per dimensi, Starter Kit, penyimpanan posisi player, dan hybrid authentication untuk premium + local/cracked player.
 
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ Default:
 "requireLoginEveryJoin": false
 ```
 
-Semantik:
+Semantik `premiumAutoLogin` dan `requireLoginEveryJoin`:
 
-- `false`: premium player cukup dengan Mojang authentication dan auto-login; local/cracked player tetap wajib password Lobby Systems pada setiap connection.
-- `true`: premium player tetap diverifikasi Mojang, tetapi juga wajib mempunyai dan memasukkan password Lobby Systems setiap connection. Local/cracked player tetap wajib password seperti biasa.
+- `premiumAutoLogin=true` + `requireLoginEveryJoin=false`: premium player cukup dengan Mojang authentication dan auto-login.
+- `premiumAutoLogin=false`: premium player tetap diverifikasi Mojang, tetapi wajib membuat/memasukkan password Lobby Systems.
+- `requireLoginEveryJoin=true`: premium player juga wajib password Lobby Systems setiap connection, terlepas dari auto-login policy.
+- Local/cracked player selalu memakai password Lobby Systems setiap connection.
 
-Jadi `true` merupakan lapisan password tambahan untuk premium account, bukan pengganti Mojang authentication.
+Password Lobby Systems untuk premium adalah lapisan tambahan; Mojang authentication tetap dipertahankan.
 
 ### Server Rules
 
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ Rules dipisahkan dari Auth config dan dibuat otomatis sebagai `config/lobby/auth
 {
   "enabled": true,
   "version": 1,
+  "timeoutSeconds": 60,
+  "timeoutMessage": "You did not accept the server rules within {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and try again.",
   "title": "Server Rules",
   "introduction": "Please read and accept our rules:",
   "rules": [
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ Console menampilkan `RELOAD START` dan `RELOAD COMPLETE`. Player admin yang menj
 - Memperbaiki crash `ConcurrentModificationException` ketika authentication timeout men-disconnect player dari dalam server tick. Auth sekarang mengiterasi snapshot player list, bukan live `ArrayList`.
 - Initial dialog ditunda singkat sampai player benar-benar tersedia sebagai target command; ini menghilangkan kegagalan awal `No player was found`.
 - Dialog tidak lagi dibuka ulang setiap `reminderIntervalSeconds`, karena itu dapat menghapus password yang sedang diketik.
-- Countdown sekarang memakai dua fase independen melalui action bar: Rules memakai `rules.json -> timeoutSeconds`, sedangkan Register/Login memakai `auth/config.json -> authenticationTimeoutSeconds`. Timer Register/Login dimulai ulang dari penuh setelah Rules diterima.
+- Rules dan Register/Login memakai timeout independen: Rules memakai `rules.json -> timeoutSeconds`, sedangkan Register/Login memakai `auth/config.json -> authenticationTimeoutSeconds`. Timer Register/Login dimulai ulang dari penuh setelah Rules diterima.
 - Rules dipindahkan ke `config/lobby/auth/rules.json` dan Rules dialog dibangun dari file tersebut.
 - `rulesEnabled` dan `rulesVersion` lama dipindahkan menjadi `enabled` dan `version` di `rules.json`.
 - `/ls reload` juga me-reload `rules.json` dan mengevaluasi ulang acceptance/session player online.
@@ -240,8 +244,7 @@ All Rights Reserved. Source dan asset Lobby Systems tidak boleh didistribusikan
 ## Catatan v1.8.3
 
 - Memperbaiki compile error Minecraft 26.2 karena `ServerPlayer.displayClientMessage(Component, boolean)` sudah tidak tersedia pada mapping/API target ini.
-- Countdown authentication sekarang dikirim langsung dengan vanilla `ClientboundSetActionBarTextPacket`, sehingga tetap tampil sebagai action bar tanpa bergantung pada method player yang telah dihapus.
-- Warna countdown menggunakan `ChatFormatting`/component styling, bukan legacy section-code di payload action bar.
+- Implementasi action-bar countdown yang diperkenalkan sementara pada v1.8.3 kemudian dihentikan pada v1.8.5 karena Dialog bersifat modal dan countdown HUD tidak memberi UX yang konsisten.
 - Seluruh perubahan v1.8.2 (safe timeout iteration, delayed initial dialog, `rules.json`, dan global `/ls reload`) tetap dipertahankan.
 
 
@@ -251,6 +254,17 @@ All Rights Reserved. Source dan asset Lobby Systems tidak boleh didistribusikan
 - `rules.json` memiliki `timeoutSeconds` (default `60`) untuk batas waktu menerima Rules.
 - Register/Login tetap memakai `authenticationTimeoutSeconds` (default `120`).
 - Setelah Rules diterima, timer Rules dihentikan dan timer Register/Login dimulai dari awal.
-- Countdown action bar memakai label sesuai fase: `Accept the rules within`, `Register within`, atau `Login within`.
+- Tidak ada countdown visual pada HUD/action bar; timeout berjalan di server dan hanya muncul sebagai alasan disconnect jika waktunya habis.
 - Timeout Rules dan timeout authentication memiliki pesan disconnect yang berbeda.
 - `/ls reload` tetap memuat ulang seluruh konfigurasi Lobby Systems, termasuk `auth/rules.json` dan `auth/config.json`.
+
+
+## v1.8.5 — Auth timeout messages & premium login policy
+
+- Menghapus countdown visual dari action bar. Dialog Rules/Register/Login tetap bersih tanpa HUD timer yang tertutup layer Dialog.
+- Two-stage timeout tetap dipertahankan secara server-side: Rules memakai `rules.json -> timeoutSeconds`, sedangkan Register/Login memakai `auth/config.json -> authenticationTimeoutSeconds`.
+- `rules.json` sekarang memiliki `timeoutMessage`. Placeholder `{seconds}` otomatis diganti dengan nilai `timeoutSeconds`.
+- `auth/config.json` sekarang memiliki `registrationTimeoutMessage`, `loginTimeoutMessage`, dan fallback `authenticationTimeoutMessage`; placeholder `{seconds}` memakai `authenticationTimeoutSeconds`.
+- `premiumAutoLogin=false` sekarang benar-benar mematikan auto-login Lobby Systems untuk premium player. Mojang authentication tetap berjalan, kemudian premium player diarahkan ke Register/Login Dialog dan membutuhkan password Lobby Systems.
+- `premiumAutoLogin=true` + `requireLoginEveryJoin=false` tetap merupakan mode premium auto-login. `requireLoginEveryJoin=true` tetap memaksa password Lobby Systems untuk premium player setiap join.
+- `/ls reload` memuat ulang policy dan pesan timeout Auth/Rules tanpa restart server.
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index abd5122..f5e9134 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ minecraft_version=26.2
 loader_version=0.19.3
 loom_version=1.17-SNAPSHOT
 fabric_api_version=0.156.0+26.2
-mod_version=1.8.4
+mod_version=1.8.5
 maven_group=id.dartokloning
 archives_base_name=lobby-systems
diff --git a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthConfig.java b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthConfig.java
index 7e72f8e..1d6f843 100644
--- a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthConfig.java
@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@ package id.dartokloning.lobbysystems;
 
 public final class AuthConfig {
     public boolean enabled = true;
+    /**
+     * true: a Mojang-verified premium account is authenticated automatically unless
+     * requireLoginEveryJoin is enabled.
+     * false: premium accounts still use Mojang verification, but must also register
+     * and use a Lobby Systems password.
+     */
     public boolean premiumAutoLogin = true;
     public boolean protectPremiumUsernames = true;
     public int authenticationTimeoutSeconds = 120;
+    public String registrationTimeoutMessage = "Registration timed out after {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and create your password.";
+    public String loginTimeoutMessage = "Login timed out after {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and enter your password.";
+    public String authenticationTimeoutMessage = "Authentication timed out after {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and try again.";
     public int maxLoginAttempts = 3;
     public int minimumPasswordLength = 6;
     public int pbkdf2Iterations = 210000;
diff --git a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthManager.java b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthManager.java
index 9506951..f36e9ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/AuthManager.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
-import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundSetActionBarTextPacket;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 
@@ -114,14 +113,14 @@ public final class AuthManager {
             }
 
             // false means premium accounts are satisfied by Mojang authentication.
-            if (s.premium && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) {
+            if (s.premium && config.premiumAutoLogin && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) {
                 authenticate(player);
                 continue;
             }
 
             // true makes the Lobby Systems password an additional layer for premium
             // accounts, and local accounts always require it on each connection.
-            if (s.premium && config.requireLoginEveryJoin && s.authenticated) {
+            if (s.premium && (!config.premiumAutoLogin || config.requireLoginEveryJoin) && s.authenticated) {
                 s.authenticated = false;
                 s.joinedAt = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 s.attempts = 0;
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ public final class AuthManager {
             if (!s.authenticated) {
                 s.stage = isRegistered(player.getName().getString()) ? Stage.LOGIN : Stage.REGISTER;
                 s.joinedAt = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                s.lastCountdownSecond = -1L;
                 showCurrentDialog(player, s);
             }
         }
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ public final class AuthManager {
 
     /** Called from the login mixin before the player enters play state. */
     public LoginRoute resolveLoginRoute(String username) {
-        if (!config.enabled || !config.premiumAutoLogin) return LoginRoute.PREMIUM;
+        if (!config.enabled) return LoginRoute.PREMIUM;
         PremiumResult result = premiumStatus(username);
         return switch (result) {
             case PREMIUM -> LoginRoute.PREMIUM;
@@ -227,13 +225,18 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         for (ServerPlayer player : List.copyOf(server.getPlayerList().getPlayers())) {
             Session s = sessions.get(player.getUUID());
             if (s == null || s.authenticated) continue;
-            int timeoutSeconds = s.stage == Stage.RULES ? Math.max(1, rules.timeoutSeconds) : Math.max(1, config.authenticationTimeoutSeconds);
+            int timeoutSeconds = s.stage == Stage.RULES
+                    ? Math.max(1, rules.timeoutSeconds)
+                    : Math.max(1, config.authenticationTimeoutSeconds);
             long remainingMillis = timeoutSeconds * 1000L - (now - s.joinedAt);
             if (remainingMillis <= 0L) {
-                String timeoutMessage = s.stage == Stage.RULES
-                        ? "You did not accept the server rules in time. Please reconnect and try again."
-                        : "Authentication timed out. Please reconnect and try again.";
-                player.connection.disconnect(Component.literal(timeoutMessage));
+                String template = switch (s.stage) {
+                    case RULES -> rules.timeoutMessage;
+                    case REGISTER -> config.registrationTimeoutMessage;
+                    case LOGIN -> config.loginTimeoutMessage;
+                    default -> config.authenticationTimeoutMessage;
+                };
+                player.connection.disconnect(Component.literal(formatTimeoutMessage(template, timeoutSeconds)));
                 continue;
             }
             // Keep the player at the safe Lobby authentication position. World safety is
@@ -249,24 +252,6 @@ public final class AuthManager {
                 showCurrentDialog(player, s);
             }
 
-            // A live countdown is shown in the action bar. Do not reopen the dialog every
-            // few seconds: reopening destroys text currently typed into password fields.
-            long remainingSeconds = Math.max(1L, (remainingMillis + 999L) / 1000L);
-            if (remainingSeconds != s.lastCountdownSecond) {
-                s.lastCountdownSecond = remainingSeconds;
-                String countdownLabel = switch (s.stage) {
-                    case RULES -> "Accept the rules within: ";
-                    case REGISTER -> "Register within: ";
-                    case LOGIN -> "Login within: ";
-                    default -> "Time remaining: ";
-                };
-                long minutes = remainingSeconds / 60L;
-                long seconds = remainingSeconds % 60L;
-                player.connection.send(new ClientboundSetActionBarTextPacket(
-                        Component.literal(countdownLabel + String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%02d:%02d", minutes, seconds))
-                                .withStyle(net.minecraft.ChatFormatting.YELLOW)
-                ));
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,7 +278,6 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         // are accepted, start a fresh timer for REGISTER/LOGIN instead of carrying over
         // time spent reading the rules.
         s.joinedAt = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        s.lastCountdownSecond = -1L;
         continueAfterRules(player);
         return 1;
     }
@@ -303,7 +287,7 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         Session s = sessions.get(player.getUUID());
         if (s == null || s.authenticated) return failAndReopen(player, "§eYou are already authenticated.", DIALOG_REGISTER);
         if (s.stage == Stage.RULES) return failAndReopen(player, "§cPlease accept the server rules first.", DIALOG_RULES);
-        if (s.premium && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) return fail(player, "§ePremium accounts use Mojang authentication and do not need a local password.");
+        if (s.premium && config.premiumAutoLogin && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) return fail(player, "§ePremium accounts use Mojang authentication and do not need a local password.");
 
         String name = player.getName().getString();
         if (!s.premium) {
@@ -370,7 +354,7 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         Session s = sessions.get(player.getUUID());
         if (s == null) return false;
 
-        if (s.premium && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) {
+        if (s.premium && config.premiumAutoLogin && !config.requireLoginEveryJoin) {
             authenticate(player);
             player.sendSystemMessage(Component.literal("§aLobby Systems: Premium account verified. Auto-login successful."));
             return false;
@@ -561,6 +545,13 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private static String formatTimeoutMessage(String template, int seconds) {
+        String value = (template == null || template.isBlank())
+                ? "Authentication timed out after {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and try again."
+                : template;
+        return value.replace("{seconds}", Integer.toString(seconds));
+    }
+
     private static String key(String username) { return username.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT); }
 
     private void saveConfig() throws Exception {
@@ -619,7 +610,6 @@ public final class AuthManager {
         long lastReminder; // retained for binary/source migration; no longer reopens dialogs
         boolean dialogPending;
         long dialogReadyAt;
-        long lastCountdownSecond = -1L;
         final double x, y, z;
         final float yaw, pitch;
         Stage stage = Stage.RULES;
diff --git a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/RulesConfig.java b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/RulesConfig.java
index 20bb1a8..b9d15b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/RulesConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/id/dartokloning/lobbysystems/RulesConfig.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public final class RulesConfig {
     public boolean enabled = true;
     public int version = 1;
     public int timeoutSeconds = 60;
+    public String timeoutMessage = "You did not accept the server rules within {seconds} seconds. Please reconnect and try again.";
     public String title = "Server Rules";
     public String introduction = "Please read and accept our rules:";
     public List<String> rules = new ArrayList<>(List.of(