AzureFrameLib

Everything that changed since 1.0.0-b002a.

⚡ Performance

• No more freezes in big modpacks. Pick-lists (like the Custom Races "Race Creator") used to stall for seconds with thousands of models, textures or sounds. They now open instantly.
• Big FPS boost when rendering custom models. Mods using AzureFrameLib can now ask "where is this model / animation / texture?" and get an instant answer from memory, instead of searching your hard drive again and again.
• Faster startup. Asset scanning now happens in the background, and files that haven't changed since last launch aren't re-read.

🛡️ Stability & Crash Fixes

• One broken model or animation file can no longer stop all other models from loading. Broken files are skipped with a clear warning in the log.
• Files with small mistakes (an invisible extra character at the start or a stray comma) are now fixed automatically while loading.
• Fixed crashes when a non-model .json file sat in a model folder.
• Fixed crashes caused by image files being read as if they were models or animations.
• Fixed the asset lists sometimes crashing other mods during F3+T (resource reload).
• Fixed "Failed reading metadata" errors on dynamic textures.
• Fixed dynamic textures not loading because their .png ending got lost (e.g. beholder_png).

📁 File & Model Detection

• Models are now found correctly in subfolders and in folders shared by companion mods (Custom Mobs, RPG Mounts, Custom Races).
• Fixed textures accidentally taking the place of models or animations with the same name.
• File names with capital letters, spaces or symbols now work (e.g. MyDragon.geo.json, Anime Girl.png). They are loaded under a safe lowercase name, and the log tells you once what each file was renamed to.
• If two files end up with the same name, the first one is kept and the log names both files.
• The log now shows one easy-to-read summary after scanning: how many models, textures, animations and sounds were found and how many files were skipped.

🎬 Animations

• Fixed animations not playing in many mods. Models now always link up with the animation system, even if the mod using them skips that step.
• Animations can be asked for by their short name (idle) or their full name (animation.dragon.idle).

📦 Hitboxes

• Bones named hitbox are no longer drawn on models (the name can be changed in the config).
• Mods can now read a model's hitbox size in blocks.

🧰 New Commands (client side)

• /azureframelib animations [filter] – shows which animation file each model uses and the animation names inside it.
• /azureframelib stats – shows how many assets were found.
• /azureframelib selftest – a quick speed check.
• /azureframelib reload – the same as pressing F3+T.

⚙️ New Config Options

In config/AzureFrameLib/azureframelib.json:

• hitboxBoneNames – which bone names count as hitboxes.
• hideHitboxBones – hide hitbox bones (on by default).
• backgroundIndexing – scan files in the background (on by default).
• addShortAnimationNames – allow short animation names (on by default).
• fixAnimationBones – auto-fix models that don't animate (on by default).
• logAnimationLinks – write the model → animation list to the log after each reload (off by default).

🔗 Compatibility

• Nothing was removed. Mods built for 1.0.0 keep working.
• GeckoLib is still optional.