📋 Changelog - Better FireFlies (BFF)

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.1.0] - 2026-09-12

🌟 Added

• Firefly in a Jar (Luciole en Bocal):
  • New 3D custom block and item inspired by lanterns.
  • Can be placed on blocks or hung from ceilings (hanging=true/false).
  • Supports waterlogging (WATERLOGGED).
  • Emits light level 12.
  • Features 1 to 3 living, animated 2D firefly particles fluttering inside the clear glass.
• In-World Bottle Capture:
  • Right-click wild fireflies with an empty Glass Bottle to capture them into a Firefly Jar.
  • Client-to-server network synchronization (CatchFireflyPayload) ensuring reliable item acquisition.
• Crafting Table Recipes:
  • 3 recipes available: Wooden Slab + Glass Bottle + (Torch / Glowstone Dust / Glow Berries).
• 4 Biome Color Variants:
  • 🌲 Forest: Lime green (#BAF533)
  • 🍂 Swamp & Mangrove: Warm amber orange (#FFB733)
  • 🌿 Lush Caves & Jungle: Ethereal cyan turquoise (#33F5D5)
  • 🌸 Cherry Grove: Soft sakura pink (#FF85C8)
• Synchronized Swarm Breathing:
  • Whole swarms harmonize their bioluminescent flashing rhythm in organic waves.
• Official Mod Icon:
  • New pixel-art voxel logo integrated into fabric.mod.json, assets, and documentation.
• Persistent Configuration:
  • Added config/firefly.json saving settings across game restarts (maxFireflies, spawnChance, enableDynamicLight, enableParticles).
• Translations:
  • Full English (en_us.json) and French (fr_fr.json) localization for all blocks, items, entities, and commands.
• PublishMods Automation:
  • Integrated me.modmuss50.mod-publish-plugin configured for automatic publishing to CurseForge (Project ID: 1629782) and Modrinth (Project ID: WpcP0H59).

⚡ Optimized & Fixed

• Zero Chunk Lag Dynamic Lights:
  • Replaced continuous world block re-tessellation with clean, throttled ground lighting and full LambDynamicLights/Sodium/Iris shader support.
• Memory Leak Resolution:
  • Replaced static globalFireflyCount with dynamic AABB entity queries, allowing smooth, continuous spawning without entity exhaustion.
• Universal Biome Support:
  • Switched to Minecraft BiomeTags (IS_FOREST, IS_JUNGLE, etc.), enabling seamless compatibility with Terralith, Biomes O' Plenty, and Regions Unexplored.
• Cave Spawning:
  • Underground caverns and Lush Caves now spawn fireflies regardless of surface day/night cycle.
• Hitbox & Targeting:
  • Adjusted firefly hitbox to 0.35 x 0.35 and enabled isPickable(), making wild fireflies comfortably clickable in mid-air.
• Item Model Architecture:
  • Added Minecraft 1.21.4+ assets/firefly/items/firefly_jar.json definition alongside custom 2D item sprite.

🧹 Removed

• Removed 550+ MB of unneeded test runs, world saves, region files (*.mca), and debug playerdata from version control.
• Removed template boilerplate (MixinMinecraft, MixinTitleScreen, com.example packages).
• Cleaned root screenshots into docs/images/.

[1.0.0] - 2026-08-01

Added

• Initial release of Better FireFlies with 3D models and ambient flight AI.