Iron's Botany

[1.3.2] - 2026-04-07

Critical Fixes

• Dedicated server crash fixed — Four call sites in BotanicalBurstProjectile and SparkSwarmEntity called Level.addParticle() inside server-side !isClientSide blocks. Replaced with ServerLevel.sendParticles() which correctly sends particle packets to nearby clients
• Memory leak in GaiaSpellTrials fixed — Static ACTIVE_TRIALS HashMap was never cleaned up, causing unbounded memory growth on long-running servers. Added death event cleanup, 10-minute staleness purge, and server-stop clear
• Botanical Focus and Ring can now be equipped — Missing Curios slot tag files prevented equipping despite ICurioItem implementation. Added data/curios/tags/items/charm.json (focus) and ring.json (ring)

Bug Fixes

• Null safety in FlowerAura.appliesTo() — HeiseiDreamAura, RannuncarpusAura, and JadedAmaranthusAura now guard against null spell parameter (BellethorneAura already had this)
• SpellDrivenAutomation API safety — ManaSpreader.commitRedirection() call wrapped in try-catch to handle Botania API version differences gracefully
• GaiaSpellTrials spell lookup hardened — SpellRegistry.getSpell() results now checked against both null and SpellRegistry.none() before use
• SparkSwarmEntity particle throttle — Client-side ambient particles now spawn every other tick instead of every tick, preventing FPS degradation with multiple swarms active

Visual Overhaul

• Custom particle behaviors — All three particle classes rewritten with distinct character:
  • ManaTransferParticle: size grow/shrink animation, blue-to-purple gradient, quadratic alpha easing, gentle rotation
  • BotanicalBurstParticle: starts large and rapidly shrinks, green-to-gold color shift, upward drift, 12-tick lifetime
  • PetalMagicParticle: flutter rotation, sinusoidal horizontal drift, size pulse, pink-to-coral color shift
• Custom particle textures — Created 12 original 16×16 particle textures replacing vanilla sprite references: soft glow gradients (mana), star/diamond shapes (bursts), petal silhouettes (spells)
• Emissive entity rendering — BotanicalBurstRenderer and SparkSwarmRenderer upgraded with fullbright lighting (LightTexture.FULL_BRIGHT), dual-layer glow rendering, pulsing scale animation, and Z-axis spin
• SparkSwarmRenderer orbital sparks — 3 orbiting spark quads with trig-based positioning and color cycling for a true "swarm" visual
• Interpolated projectile trail — BotanicalBurstProjectile trail replaced from random scattered dots to a smooth 4-step interpolated chain with spiral offset perpendicular to velocity
• Mod-wide custom particle usage — Replaced vanilla CHERRY_LEAVES and ELECTRIC_SPARK with IBParticles.BOTANICAL_BURST, PETAL_MAGIC, and MANA_TRANSFER across all entities, spells, event handlers, and casting channels

Improved

• Event priority ordering documented — FlowerShieldHandler (HIGH) processes before ArmorSetBonusHandler (NORMAL) with comments explaining intended stacking
• ManaHelper.getManaAccesories() call annotated as Botania API's spelling
• Orphaned scroll_botanical.json model and scroll_botanical.png texture removed (no corresponding item registration)