Effortless Building: Sophisticated (Enhanced Fork)

Now let me create a comprehensive changelog based on the actual changes I found in the code:

Version 2.0.0

Performance Improvements

• Rendering Optimizations
  • Added caching for ByteBufferBuilder instances to reduce GC pressure during rendering
  • Implemented distance-based culling for block previews to improve FPS on large builds
  • Added configurable previewRenderDistance (default: 64 blocks)
  • Implemented update throttling to reduce CPU usage when player is idle
  • Cached config values to avoid repeated lookups during rendering (checks every 1 second)
  • Early exit for air blocks - they now skip preview rendering
  • Limited max concurrent animations to prevent memory issues with rapid building (max 50 entries)

New Features

• Mini Block Previews
  • Added mini transparent block previews inside ghost outlines to show block rotation/orientation
  • Especially helpful for directional blocks like stairs, slabs, and logs
  • Configurable preview scale (default: 0.25x)
  • Toggle with new showMiniBlockPreview config option
  • Max mini previews limit configurable (default: 256)

Visual Enhancements

• Icon Color Updates
  • Updated UI widget colors with new header RGB values (0x5391E1)
  • Updated hint text colors (0x96B7E0)
  • Improved visual consistency across the UI

Integration Improvements

• Better Sophisticated Backpacks Integration
  • Added proper detection and caching for SophisticatedBackpacks mod
  • Implemented BuildingUpgradeItem that works as backpack upgrade
  • Created placeholder items when SophisticatedBackpacks is not loaded
  • Added safe class loading to prevent crashes when mod is missing
  • Building upgrades now properly integrate with backpack inventory system
  • Support for tier-based building limits (32, 64, 128, 256, 2048 blocks)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed null pointer exceptions when config not yet loaded
• Fixed coordinate cache issues with HashSet recreation
• Prevented class loading errors when optional dependencies are missing
• Fixed rendering issues with large block counts
• Improved block placement validation

Randomizer Improvements

• Enhanced Randomizer System
  • Improved randomizer bag with position-based caching for stable previews
  • Fresh random selection for actual block placement
  • Only picks from templates available in player inventory
  • Better handling of empty randomizer bags
  • Position-specific random selections that stay stable for ~2 seconds

Configuration

• New Performance config section with multiple optimization settings
• New enableUpdateThrottling option (default: true)
• New maxMiniBlockPreviews option (default: 256)
• Configurable previewScale for ghost blocks (default: 0.25)