🔋 BatteryCraft 1.0.0-beta.4

The new version of BatteryCraft is here! This update brings native Sodium integration, quieter battery reminders, and optimized profiles designed to prioritize lower resource usage and save energy.

✨ What's New & Key Changes

• 🎨 Native Sodium Video-Settings Pages

  Find BatteryCraft directly under Options > Video Settings when using a compatible Sodium Config API. All 36 options adopt Sodium’s Apply/Cancel flow, complete with English and Spanish labels and tooltips.

• 🤫 Quieter Battery Reminders

  Periodic battery messages are now disabled by default (including when upgrading from beta.3). Easily configure custom intervals, such as 15 min + 0 s or 30 min + 0 s.

• ⚡ Lighter Rendering Profiles

  New default FPS caps:

  • 🔋 On Battery: 120 FPS

  • 🪫 Low Battery: 90 FPS

  • 🚨 Critical Battery: 60 FPS

    (Includes lower rendering and simulation distances. Custom profiles are fully preserved).

• ⚙️ Clearer FPS Control

  The setting now reads "Maximum FPS on battery." Setting it to 0 maintains Minecraft's original cap—it does not necessarily mean unlimited FPS.

• 🔌 Smart Recovery & Auto Mode

  Connecting external power in Automatic mode restores your original settings. The Smart Recovery feature protects those settings across unexpected shutdowns.

🛠️ Fixes & Quality Assurance

• 🐛 Startup Fix (Alpha.2): Sodium groups and pages are attached only after their contents are fully populated.

• ✅ 21 Automated Tests Passed: Includes regression coverage using Sodium 0.8.12's actual builders.

• 📦 JAR Verification: All three target JARs were built, verified for proper versioning, and translation-checked.

• 🎮 Tested & Working: Confirmed operational in Minecraft 1.21.11 with Fabulously Optimized and Sodium 0.8.12.

• ℹ️ Note: FPS and battery life gains have not been benchmarked; set FPS caps represent limits, not guaranteed frame rates.

📦 Installation Guide

1. 🛑 Close Minecraft completely.

2. 🔌 Ensure you have Fabric Loader and Fabric API installed.

3. 🔄 Replace your previous BatteryCraft JAR file with the new matching version.

4. ☕ Java Requirements:

   • Minecraft 1.21.x: Requires Java 21.

   • Minecraft 26.1.x / 26.2.x: Requires Java 25.

   • Note: The native settings menu requires a compatible Sodium Config API.