Cobblemon: Perfect Partners — Changelog from 1.0.2 to 1.1.0

Main changes

Partner Journal and onboarding

• Renamed the Contest Journal to Partner Journal.
• New players now receive a Partner Journal once when first joining a world.
• Using the journal now opens a built-in Perfect Partners guide.
• Sneak-using the journal opens the partner tracker.
• Journal tooltips were rewritten to explain guide/tracker behavior more clearly.

In-game guide and command discoverability

• Added /companionbonds guide to open the Perfect Partners guide.
• Added /companionbonds commandguide to list available commands in chat.

Config GUI

• Added an in-game server config screen opened with /companionbonds config.
• Added client/server networking for editing config values safely.
• Config values are clamped server-side before saving.
• Config and reload commands now require permission level 3+.

Cobblemon interaction wheel support

• Added a Pet option to Cobblemon’s Pokémon interaction wheel on Fabric.
• Added config toggles for petting behavior:
  • Enable/disable petting globally.
  • Enable/disable direct empty-hand right-click petting.
  • Enable/disable Cobblemon interaction-wheel petting.

First-person headpat animation polish

• Further adjusted the first-person headpat hand transform so the player’s hand stays visible.
• Raised the first-person petting arm much higher in 1.1.0.
• Tuned the pose so the higher arm placement feels more natural during the petting loop.

Trainer Card and certificates

• Added /trainercard [slot].
• Added /leafcertificate [slot].
• Added /partnercertificate [slot] as a certificate alias.
• Added Trainer Card GUI art and screen handling.
• Added Shiny Leaf certificate GUI art and screen handling.
• Right-clicking a Shiny Crown now opens the partner certificate flow.

Shiny Leaf and Shiny Crown improvements

• Added dedicated Shiny Leaf, Shiny Crown, Leaf Crown, certificate, and Trainer Card textures.
• Shiny Leaf messaging now includes first-leaf, location, progress, and certificate messages.
• Shiny Leaf item tooltip now explains that five leaves on the same partner make a Leaf Crown.
• Shiny Crown tooltip was rewritten to focus on the crown/certificate flow.
• Shiny Crown collection now ties into certificate and Trainer Card presentation.

(In Development) Randolph contest judge NPC

• Added Randolph NPC data, dialogue, model, animation, renderer, and texture.
• Added admin commands to spawn Randolph:
  • /contest admin randolph
  • /contest admin judge
• Randolph is disabled by default for new configs in 1.1.0, but remains configurable in the GUI/config file.

(In Development But In Build) Partner utility actions

New configurable utility assists for nearby partners:

• Dig-capable Pokémon can sometimes duplicate mined ore as a gift.
• Fire-type Pokémon can cook supported food items.
• Water-type Pokémon can splash out player fire.
• Poison-type Pokémon can retaliate by poisoning attackers.
• High-affection Pokémon can occasionally cure status or help at low HP.

All utility behaviors are configurable under the new utility and affection config sections.

Follow Assist tuning

• Follow Assist remains configurable.
• Default follow speed multiplier changed from 1.18 to 1.15 for a slightly calmer default pace.
• Existing configs keep their saved value unless changed manually or through the GUI.

Ambient partner and pasture text polish

• Added additional partner/pasture messaging support.
• Nearby owned pasture/stationary Pokémon can now provide ambient flavor messages without gaining walking progress, gifts, leaves, or follow assist.

Commands and permissions

New normal player commands

• /companionbonds guide
• /companionbonds commandguide
• /trainercard [slot]
• /leafcertificate [slot]
• /partnercertificate [slot]

Admin command hardening

• Contest admin commands now use an explicit named admin permission level.
• Each /contest admin subcommand has its own permission guard, not just the parent command.
• Permission-protected command output was clarified in /companionbonds commandguide.

Permission levels

Permission level 2+:

• /contest admin set <player> <slot> <stat> <value>
• /contest admin add <player> <slot> <stat> <amount>
• /contest admin max <player> <slot> <stat>
• /contest admin maxall <player> <slot>
• /contest admin clear <player> <slot>
• /contest admin clearstat <player> <slot> <stat>
• /contest admin aura <player> <slot> <aura>
• /contest admin giveallmarks <player> <slot>
• /contest admin givecontestmarks <player> <slot>
• /contest admin randolph
• /contest admin judge
• /contest admin refresh <player> <slot>
• /companionbonds stats
• /companionbonds debug_gift

Permission level 3+:

• /companionbonds config
• /companionbonds reload

Native Cobblemon mark/ribbon improvements

• Continued native Cobblemon mark and ribbon syncing.
• Added repair/sync logic for unsafe native marks during regular partner ticks.
• Admin mark tools were expanded and permission-hardened.
• Contest mark refresh tooling remains available through admin commands.