Copycats Sable Light Fix

Fixes incorrect ambient occlusion (AO) on copycat models rendered inside Sable sub-levels.

Mod ID: copycats_sable_light_fix | Version: 1.0.0 | Loader: NeoForge 1.21.1

Description

This mod fixes incorrect ambient occlusion (AO) / smooth lighting on copycat models when they are rendered inside Sable sub-levels.

Works with any mod that provides copycat models: Create, Extra Copycats, Create Connected, and others.

Before / After

Before (broken AO)	After (fixed AO)

How it works

1. Detection - When ModelBlockRenderer.tesselateBlock() is called, the mod checks whether the rendered BakedModel is a copycat model (instanceof CopycatModel or by class name com.fiisadev.extra_copycats.*).

2. Interception - Instead of redirecting Minecraft.useAmbientOcclusion() (which gets inlined and is invisible to mixins at runtime), the mod redirects the actual call to ModelBlockRenderer.tesselateWithAO() inside tesselateBlock().

3. Fallback - If the model is a copycat, the call is redirected to tesselateWithoutAO() (flat lighting). Otherwise, the original tesselateWithAO() path is preserved.

4. Safety - The mod uses try-catch + class-name fallback so it does not crash if no Copycats mod is installed. It only affects copycat models; all other blocks render with normal AO.

5. Config - Toggle the fix on/off via Mod Menu or config/copycats_sable_light_fix-client.toml.

Technical details

Dependencies

Note: Any Copycats-compatible mod works — Create, Extra Copycats, Create Connected, etc. Not required.

Based on Sable upstream issue #1479.