ItemRenderAPI 1.2.0

Initial public release for Minecraft 1.21.1 and NeoForge 21.1.x.

Added

• Texture-aware item and armor tinting with adjustable intensity
• Independent emissive colors and brightness
• Bright-core and soft outer-halo rendering
• Brightness-responsive item contour thickness
• Multiple FIXED texture overlays with color and opacity controls
• Custom non-vanilla PNG overlay support through the block atlas
• Worn humanoid armor effects for helmets, chestplates, leggings, and boots
• Optional dynamic world lighting through RyoamicLights
• Iris shader-pack and Sodium compatibility paths
• Built-in rendering diagnostics and 600-frame performance profiling
• Stable public API under com.moyvsky.itemrenderapi.api

Developer API

• Added ItemVisuals methods for tint, emissive glow, overlays, world lighting, and glint behavior
• Added ItemRenderCommandControl for disabling:
  • /itemrender
  • /itemrenderclient
  • Both command groups
• Added a compile-checked integration example
• Added complete API and custom Overlay documentation

Fixed

• Fixed white and near-white tint rendering with active shader packs
• Fixed rectangular masks and transparent planes around item effects
• Fixed overlapping and duplicated halo layers
• Removed unwanted translucent sphere-like glow artifacts
• Fixed custom glow colors being darkened or shifted by armor textures
• Fixed missing emissive sections on worn helmets
• Fixed FIXED Overlay positioning and duplicate model transformations
• Preserved source texture alpha when applying tint and overlays
• Preserved vanilla armor trims and enchantment glint ordering

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.21.1
• NeoForge 21.1.176 or newer within the 21.1.x series
• Java 21
• Iris and Sodium are optional
• RyoamicLights is optional and only required for dynamic world lighting

Known Limitations

• Animal armor and custom non-humanoid armor renderers are not currently supported
• Animated Overlay textures are not supported by the FIXED baked-overlay path
• Unusual custom models may use a fallback halo renderer
• Custom multicolor enchantment glint is not implemented
• Final Bloom appearance depends on the active shader pack