Astra Shastra

[1.3.0] — 2026-05-30 (NeoForge 1.21.1 + Forge 1.20.1)

Kavacha armor expansion. 56 new armor items across 14 sets — 3 tiered progression sets (wooden / iron / divine kavacha) and 11 named legendary sets, each tied to a deity or hero from the Mahabharata/Puranas with a full-set gameplay bonus.

Added — 14 armor sets (helm + cuirass + greaves + boots each)

Tiered (no set bonus, for progression):

• Wooden / Iron / Divine Kavacha — leather→iron→netherite tier stats.

Named legendary (full-set bonus when all 4 pieces worn):

• Kavacha-Kundala (Karna) — projectile immunity. The birth-armor that made Karna untouchable by arrows.
• Kirita-Mukuta (Arjuna) — bow damage +50%. The divine crown gifted by Indra.
• Vajra-Kavacha (Indra) — 50% melee thorns. Returns lightning to attackers.
• Gada-Kavacha (Bhima) — damage resistance + knockback resistance.
• Vaijayanti-Kavacha (Krishna) — regeneration aura.
• Surya-Kavacha (Surya) — damage boost in daylight under open sky.
• Yamadharma-Kavacha (Yama) — +50% damage vs monsters.
• Varuna-Kavacha (Varuna) — water breathing + dolphin's grace.
• Agni-Kavacha (Agni) — fire & lava immunity.
• Mahishasura-Mardini (Durga) — +50% damage vs monsters (anti-asura).
• Vayu-Kavacha (Vayu) — movement speed boost.

[1.0.0] — 2026-05-23

First stable release. Eleven Mahabharat-inspired weapons across five families, fully tested in-game across multiple iteration cycles. Drops the -alpha suffix carried through 0.1–0.4 development.

Highlights since v0.1.0-alpha

• 11 weapons across 5 Mahabharat families (Sudarshana Chakra × 3, Gandiva × 3, Kaumodaki × 3, Vajra, Brahmastra).
• Custom entity infrastructure — Brahmastra now fires a custom projectile that renders as the divine arrow item sprite (no longer looks like a Ghast fireball). Foundation for future custom projectiles.
• Charge mechanics — Gandiva (hold-to-draw bow) and Brahmastra (hold-to-charge missile) with power scaling.
• Ranged + melee + mining for Vajra — left-click melee (25 dmg), right-click ranged lightning at aimed target, mines blocks like a divine multi-tool.
• Water-safe divine particles for Sudarshana Chakra — end-rod + dragon-breath + flame ring works underwater.
• Tiered progression for the three physical weapons (Wooden → Iron → Divine) with distinct visuals, damage, durability, and particle effects per tier.

Weapon catalog (release feature set)

Targets

• Minecraft 1.21.1
• NeoForge 21.1.230+
• Java 21+

Known not-yet-shipped features (deferred to v1.1+)

• Throwable returning projectile for divine Sudarshana Chakra
• Tracking-arrow / never-miss mechanic for divine Gandiva
• Forge 1.20.1 backport (separate jar, same 11 weapons)
• Quest system, armor sets, boss mobs, Kurukshetra dimension (original roadmap v0.2–v1.0 → now v1.1+ roadmap)

[0.4.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded)

Custom Brahmastra fireball entity + renderer. Replaced vanilla LargeFireball (Ghast appearance) with a custom BrahmastraFireball entity that renders as the Brahmastra item sprite with a flame trail. Introduced custom entity registration infrastructure.

[0.3.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded)

Gandiva hold-to-draw charge mechanic for all 3 tiers. Power scaling, crit on full charge, range bumped 50%.

[0.2.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded)

Added Gandiva × 3, Kaumodaki × 3, Vajra (divine), Brahmastra (divine). Kaumodaki redesigned as morning-star. Vajra reworked to ranged lightning + block mining. Brahmastra charge time and explosion power tuned.

[0.1.0-alpha] — 2026-05-22

First public release. Validated the mod packaging + CurseForge publish pipeline.

Added

• Sudarshana Chakra family — three tiers of Krishna's divine discus:
  • Wooden Chakra — 2 sweep damage, 2.5-block radius, 60 durability. Ring of flying wooden sticks.
  • Iron Chakra — 5 sweep damage, 3.0-block radius, 250 durability. Ring of iron nuggets + metallic sparks.
  • Sudarshana Chakra (divine) — 8 sweep damage, 4.0-block radius, unbreakable, fire-resistant, Epic. End-rod sparkles + dragon-breath + flame (renders in water).
• Crafting recipes for all three tiers.
• "Astra Shastra" creative tab between Tools and Combat.
• Mod logo in the in-game Mods list.