Dead Channel ARG

0.2.0 Beta — Signal Hunt update

• Added optional Expedition mode with four nearby signal hunts and collectible paper archive fragments.
• Added /channel expedition, /channel scan, /channel journal and /channel retune.
• Added brief frozen Enderman-based Watcher apparitions with cleanup on pause, completion, logout and server shutdown.
• Added configuration for event interval, darkness, Watchers and nighttime-only Watchers.
• Preserved classic story progress and added duplicate-fragment prevention and inventory-full recovery.
• Corrected the test harness registration. Java 25 build, puzzle regressions and explicitly registered Minecraft Forge integration tests passed, including all story branches, Expedition collection, save/load, darkness configuration and Watcher cleanup.

Requires Minecraft 26.3, Forge 66.0.9 and Java 25. Remove the old Dead Channel JAR before installing this update. Graphical client playtesting remains unverified.

Start with /channel start, then /channel expedition to try signal hunting.