Changelog

[v0.3.461] - 2026-02-06

Ring Ground Display System

• New Feature: All rings and the Gaia Medallion are now visible as sprite icons when dropped on the ground
  • Previously rings appeared as invisible/white placeholder markers
  • Each ring uses its inventory icon as a ground sprite via Ring_Display.blockymodel
  • Affected items: Fly Ring, Fire Ring, Water Ring, Heal Ring, Peacefull Ring, Gaia Medallion
• Technical: Uses quad sprite model (Ring_Display.blockymodel) with per-ring textures at 0.5 scale
• New Textures: Resources/Ring_Display/Textures/ now contains display textures for all rings

Stack Size Fix

• Fixed: Rings and Gaia Medallion no longer stack to 100
  • MaxStackSize: 1 alone does not work in Hytale for non-tool items
  • Added "Tool": {} property to all 6 ring/medallion JSONs (matches vanilla tool behavior)
  • Items now correctly stack to 1

Cleanup

• Removed: Ring_Display_Fly.json test item (was only used as a reference during development)
  • The shared Ring_Display.blockymodel is retained as all rings reference it

[v0.3.451] - 2026-02-06

Altar Icon Update

• Fixed: Dark Altar and Light Altar now show correct custom icons in the hotbar/inventory
  • Dark Altar: Icons/Items/Altar_Dark_Icon.png
  • Light Altar: Icons/Items/Altar_Light_Icon.png

Altar Quality Downgrade

• Changed: Both altars changed from "Legendary" to "Common" quality
  • Removes the golden epic frame from the inventory UI
  • Altars are utility blocks, not loot items

Altar Light Emission

• New Feature: Altars now emit colored light when in activated state
  • Light Altar: Cyan glow (#0dd)
  • Dark Altar: Magenta glow (#d0d)

Tiffy Merchant - Altar Sales

• New: Both altars are now available at Tiffy's Black Market
  • Dark Altar: 85x Ingredient_Void_Essence
  • Light Altar: 85x Ingredient_Life_Essence
  • Stock: 5 units each

[v0.3.449] - 2026-02-06

Altar Split - Dark & Light

• Breaking Change: Single Jewelry_Ring_Pedestal replaced by two distinct altar blocks
  • Ring_Altar_Dark: Shadow-themed altar block with dark textures
  • Ring_Altar_Light: Sacred-themed altar block with light textures
• Block Properties: Both altars have unique per-face textures (top, bottom, sides)
• Multiblock System: Updated to recognize both altar types separately
• CSV Registry: Pedestal tracking updated for new block IDs

[v0.3.448] - 2026-02-06

Pedestal Per-Face Textures

• New Feature: Ring Pedestal now supports individual textures per block face
  • Top, bottom, and side faces can each have distinct textures
  • Enables more detailed and decorative altar appearance
• Technical: Uses Hytale's Textures block property with face-specific mappings

[v0.3.447] - 2026-02-06

Pedestal Texture Persistence

• Fixed: Pedestal textures now persist correctly across server restarts
  • Textures were previously lost when the server restarted or chunks unloaded
  • Implemented CSV-based periodic sync system for pedestal state
  • Pedestal data (position, texture state, owner) is saved periodically and restored on chunk load
• Technical: Periodic sync ensures texture state survives server restarts without relying on volatile block metadata

[v0.3.432] - 2026-02-06

Multiblock Altar Sound System

• New Feature: Custom discovery sounds when activating altars
  • Light Altar: Light_Altar.ogg - Plays on first LIGHT altar activation
  • Dark Altar: Dark_Altar.ogg - Plays on first DARK altar activation
  • Restore (SACRED): No sound - prevents spam when re-placing rings
• Technical: Uses playSoundEvent2dToPlayer (same as biome discovery)
• New Assets:
  • SFX_Light_Altar.json → Sounds/Light_Altar.ogg
  • SFX_Dark_Altar.json → Sounds/Dark_Altar.ogg

[v0.3.424] - 2026-02-05

Multiblock Altar System

• New Feature: Dual altar types with multiblock structure validation
  • Light Altar: Requires Gaia statue (Furniture_Temple_Dark_Statue_Gaia)
  • Dark Altar: Requires Dark statue (Furniture_Temple_Dark_Statue_Void)
• Multiblock Validation: 5x4x3 area scan around pedestal
  • Floor layer: Cobble foundation required
  • Pedestal layer: Walls + statue + candles
  • Above layer: Statue continuation
• Screen Banner: Epic "ALTAR AWAKENED" notification (like biome discoveries)
  • Light: Gold text "SACRED ALTAR AWAKENED"
  • Dark: Red text "SHADOW ALTAR AWAKENED"
• Permanent Verification: Once validated, pedestals stay verified in CSV

[v0.3.412] - 2026-02-04

Ring Pedestal System

• New Block: Jewelry_Ring_Pedestal - Decorative altar for rings
• Item Filter: Only rings and Gaia Medallion can be placed
• CSV Registry: Persistent tracking of pedestal locations and contents
  • Tracks: position, item, owner UUID, verified status
  • Survives server restarts
• Place/Break Detection: Via PedestalBlockSystem
• Server-Wide Effects: Rings on verified pedestals grant effects to owner anywhere