Latitude — Changelog (1.2.2 → 1.2.4 Beta)

1.2.3 not released publicly

⚠️ This is a beta stabilization release. The goal of this cycle was to fix regressions introduced after 1.2.2, restore biome correctness, and stabilize world logic across all world sizes. I'm a one-woman crew, so thanks for bearing with me! 😸

✅ Major Fixes & Improvements

🌍 World Radius & Latitude Accuracy

• Fixed radius mismatches between:
  • World border
  • HUD latitude readout
  • Biome selection math
• Latitude degrees, biome bands, and warnings now correctly scale across all world sizes (Itty Bitty → Ginormous!).

❄️ Climate & Biome Corrections

• Restored missing biomes (e.g., taiga, grove, pale garden, cherry grove, etc.).
• Enhanced variety of climate bands:
  • Swamps are now more common.
  • Included mangrove swamps.
  • Reduced "endless jungle" generation.
• Improved subpolar and polar consistency:
  • Snow and ice no longer leak into tropics/equator.
  • Better biome blending between cool temperate and snowy subpolar zones.

🧭 Hazard & Warning Logic

• Polar warning effects are now properly gated by latitude, preventing early triggers.
• World border and polar hazard math is now unified and consistent.

🏔️ Terrain & Generation Stability

• Confirmed mountains and elevation variation are generating correctly.
• Fixed issues causing biomes to feel overly flat in certain bands.

🧭 HUD & UI Changes

• Compass HUD: Fixed "Attach to Hotbar" mode to anchor to the right side, preventing overlap with health/armor overlays.
• Keybinds: Changed the default key to hide the HUD from K to comma (,) to avoid conflicts with shader reloading.

⚠️ Known Issues & Disclaimers

• East–West Fog (Sodium): Fog does not currently render when Sodium is enabled. This is cosmetic only and does not affect gameplay.
• Cave Oddities: Some exposed cave features may still appear in edge cases at high latitudes; a fix is planned for the next pass.

⏳ IMPORTANT: First World Load Time

When creating a Latitude world for the first time, you may experience a long initial loading time. This is normal. Latitude performs additional setup (radius sync, biome math prep, tag resolution) during the first initialization. Subsequent loads will be fast and normal.

🔮 Planned Next Steps

• Sodium-compatible EW fog implementation.
• Further biome transition smoothing.
• Optional difficulty and realism toggles.