✨ New Features

📖 Siege Codex + Recipe Icons

• Added the new Siege Codex item.
• Players receive the Codex once when joining or creating a world.
• The Codex explains the Siege Core system, upgrades, defense blocks, events, progression and recipes.
• Recipes are now shown with visual item icons instead of plain text.
• Defense block functions are now explained inside the Codex.

🛡️ Defense Blocks

• Added Siege Barricade.
• Added Spike Trap.
• Added Slow Trap.
• Added Flame Trap.
• Added Frost Totem.
• Added Repair Pylon.
• Defense blocks can be crafted and purchased through the new Defense Shop.

💎 Token Upgrades & Defense Shop

• Added new Siege Token upgrades.
• Added Core Regeneration.
• Added Preparation Time upgrade.
• Added Elite Defense upgrade.
• Added a new Defense Shop to the Core UI.
• Players can spend Siege Tokens on barricades, traps and support blocks.

📈 Core Level / Base Level

• Added Core XP and Core Level progression.
• Successful waves and invasions now grant Core progression.
• Higher Core Levels improve long-term base strength and reward scaling.

🌊 Wave Preview

• Added upcoming wave preview information to the HUD and Core UI.
• Preview can show expected enemy count, boss wave status, event chance and Infinity Mode combinations.

🌘 Enhanced Invasion Events

• Invasion events are now stronger and more noticeable.
• Added difficult event combinations in Infinity Mode.
• Added Boss Rush support with up to 3 bosses in special boss waves.

🌍 Languages

• Added support for English, German, French, Spanish and Turkish.
• Client text follows the player's Minecraft language setting.
• English is used as fallback when a translation is missing.

🔔 Update Checker

• Added an optional update checker.
• The update check is silent when offline or when the request fails.
• New versions can display an in-game message with a project link.

🛠️ Improvements

• Added toast-style notifications for upgrade/shop success and error messages.
• Improved custom mob spawning support.
• Improved Core access protection with smart path checking.
• Core access now supports labyrinth-style paths.
• Grass, flowers, passable blocks, traps and barricades are ignored by the access check.
• Core access range is configurable up to 15 blocks.
• Active invasions can recover after server restarts or singleplayer world reloads.

🐛 Fixes

• Fixed HUD not appearing correctly after invasion recovery.
• Fixed Core being marked as blocked even when a valid path existed.
• Fixed Siege mobs burning in daylight during active invasions.
• Fixed several UI, language and mapping compatibility issues.

⚠️ Important Note

This is a major gameplay update. Existing worlds should continue to work, but making a backup before updating is recommended, especially on servers.