📜 CHANGELOG v1.4.0 — Taoist Calligraphy & Runes Update

Release date: July 26, 2026 Mod version: 1.4.0 Minecraft version: 1.21.11 (Fabric Loader >=0.19.1)

🖌️ 1. Taoist Calligraphy & Fu Talismans System

• 🖌️ 3 Calligraphy Brushes:
  • Rough Wool Brush (wool_calligraphy_brush): Power multiplier x1.0.
  • Scholar's Feather Brush (feather_calligraphy_brush): Power multiplier x1.8.
  • Vermilion Phoenix Feather Brush (phoenix_calligraphy_brush): Power multiplier x3.0.
• 📄 Vanilla Paper Qi Infusion:
  • Holding regular minecraft:paper and pressing Shift + Right-Click while having at least 10 Qi infuses the paper with spiritual energy, turning it into Infused Talisman Paper (infused_talisman_paper).
• 🎨 Interactive 5x5 Calligraphy Parchment (TalismanDrawingScreen.java):
  • Clicking on Infused Paper with a brush opens a Taoist parchment for drawing patterns in real time.
  • Implements mouse-drag drawing, ink stroke sounds, accuracy calculation, and canonical rune recognition.
  • Crisp shadowless font (dropShadow = false): Text rendered on the yellow parchment is perfectly pixel-crisp with no blurry shadows.
• ⚡ 5 Canonical Taoist Runes & Magic Talismans:
  • Rune of Heavenly Lightning ⚡: Summons a direct lightning strike on the target.
  • Rune of the Spatial Shield 🛡️: Applies an absorbing spatial barrier.
  • Rune of the Flame Lotus 🔥: Creates an explosive flame lotus beneath the target.
  • Rune of Aura Stealth 👁️: Fully conceals the cultivator and applies invisibility.
  • Rune of Qi Sealing 🛑: Blocks the opponent's techniques and applies withering.
  • The power of each effect is dynamically scaled by Brush Level x Stage Multiplier x Paper Charge x Drawing Accuracy!

🌳 2. Enlightenment Altar Research & 5x5 Visual Diagrams

• 📚 6 New Research Nodes (researches.json):
  • talisman_calligraphy_base — "Taoist Fu Calligraphy" (unlocks calligraphy and Qi infusion).
  • talisman_rune_lightning — "Rune of Heavenly Lightning" (unlocks the Lightning pattern).
  • talisman_rune_shield — "Rune of the Spatial Shield" (unlocks the Shield pattern).
  • talisman_rune_flame — "Rune of the Flame Lotus" (unlocks the Flame pattern).
  • talisman_rune_invisibility — "Rune of Aura Stealth" (unlocks the Invisibility pattern).
  • talisman_rune_sealing — "Rune of Qi Sealing" (unlocks the Sealing pattern).
• 🖼️ Visual 5x5 Diagrams in the Altar Interface (AltarResearchScreen.java):
  • Invoking a rune research displays a parchment with a 5x5 ink pattern diagram on the book's right page, showing the player exactly how to draw the symbol with a brush!
• 🔒 Unlearned Rune Verification & Lockout (Research Gating):
  • The server checks for unlocked research nodes on the Altar when drawing talismans. Without the corresponding node unlocked, talisman creation is blocked with a clear action-bar message.

🏗️ 3. Architecture Refactor: 5 GoF Design Patterns

• Command Pattern: Active technique commands are isolated via TechniqueCommand and the TechniqueCommandRegistry.
• Observer Pattern: The cultivation event system (CultivationEventListener) dispatches notifications to sound, particle, and lightning listeners.
• Strategy Pattern: Stage breakthrough algorithms are extracted into StandardBreakthroughStrategy and FoundationBreakthroughStrategy.
• Chain of Responsibility: Qi accumulation is processed through a QiAccumulationHandler chain (biomes, meditation mats, techniques, physiques).
• State Pattern: Cultivator states are encapsulated in MortalState, CoreFormationState, NascentSoulState, AscendantState, and VoidTribulantState classes.

🎨 4. Textures & Full Localization (i18n)

• 🖌️ Generated 16x16 Brush Textures:
  • Custom brush artwork was generated, with green-screen chroma-keying, cropping, and scaling down to 16x16 PNGs: wool_calligraphy_brush.png, feather_calligraphy_brush.png, phoenix_calligraphy_brush.png.
• 🌐 Global Translation & Text Alignment:
  • All hardcoded tooltip terminology, commands, rune names, and Yin/Yang polarity calculations (screen.immortality.study.polarity_value) have been converted to Component.translatable in en_us.json and ru_ru.json.
  • Alignment of the "Study" and "Breakthrough" buttons at the bottom of the Altar book has been adjusted with extra margin to prevent text clipping.

👾 5. Mob Spawn & Survival Achievability Audit

• 🔥 Flame Salamander (FLAME_SALAMANDER): Natural spawn in the Nether and Immortal Realm biomes (drops: FLAME_BEAST_CORE and FIRE_INTENT_CORE).
• ❄️ Frost Fox (FROST_FOX): Natural spawn in cold Overworld and Immortal Realm biomes (drops: FROST_BEAST_CORE and FROST_INTENT_SHARD).
• ⚡ Tribulation Lord (TRIBULATION_LORD): Rare boss spawn in the void_shattered_wastes biome (drops: LIGHTNING_BEAST_CORE and THUNDER_INTENT_CRYSTAL).
• All 8 mobs, crafting recipes, ingredients, and Altar rituals are 100% achievable in Survival mode.