Abyssal Planet 0.2.6 — Abyss Atmosphere & Decay Water Update

Abyssal Atmosphere

• Restored the near-black visual identity of the Abyssal Planet dimension.
• Deep Abyssal now features an almost completely black underwater atmosphere.
• Abyssal Valley retains a subtle deep blue-black identity without appearing bright blue.
• Decay Road and Decay Valley now use darker red-black atmospheric tones.
• Fixed the bright blue underwater rendering that could appear when leaving the first biome.
• Prevented vanilla-looking blue fog from taking over at biome transitions.
• Improved the contrast between the dark environment and bioluminescent creatures, plants and environmental blocks.
• Night Vision no longer overrides the intended near-black abyssal fog rendering.
• Removed the Darkness effect previously applied when entering the dimension.
• The abyssal darkness is now produced visually through water and fog rendering rather than a permanent gameplay debuff.

Environmental Fixes

• Fixed several abyssal plants and corals appearing above the terrain.
• Added properly grounded models for the affected waving abyssal grass variants.
• Added properly grounded models for luminous coral variants.
• Improved visual contact between environmental plants and the blocks supporting them.

Decay Water

• Water collected with a bucket in Decay Road now becomes Red Abyssal Water.
• Water collected with a bucket in Decay Valley now also becomes Red Abyssal Water.
• Red Abyssal Water permanently retains its crimson surface tint when placed.
• The fluid keeps its Decay identity even when transported outside its original biome.
• Added a dedicated dark crimson underwater fog color for Red Abyssal Water.
• Regular water and water collected outside Decay biomes remain unchanged.

Compatibility and Stability

• No external shader or graphical dependency is required.
• Existing bioluminescence, Decay storms, boss fog and atmospheric settings remain supported.
• No intentional combat or gameplay balance changes were introduced.
• Added automated validation for Decay biome bucket collection and persistent fluid coloring.
• Successfully validated with 127 automated tests.
• Successfully compiled for Minecraft 1.21.1 and NeoForge 21.1.244.