Rite Of Returning

1.0.53 — Wyvern / Symbiote Expansion

Added four wyverns:

• Soulfire Wyvern
• Shadow Wyvern
• Crystal Wyvern
• Ancient Wyvern

Added wyvern content:

• wyvern spawn eggs
• wyvern scales
• wyvern fangs
• wing membranes
• wyvern heart shards
• ancient wyvern materials
• wyvern eggs
• wyvern armor/saddle-style items
• wyvern spawning in Warped Forests

Added Shadow Symbiote expansion:

• new symbiote progression stages
• symbiote kill tracking
• new symbiote abilities
• Severed Symbiote Core
• Rite of Severed Shadows ritual to remove a Shadow Symbiote

1.0.54 — Shadow Symbiote Spirit Attraction

Changed Shadow Symbiotes so they:

• are attracted to players in spirit form
• do not run from spirit players
• produce extra particles near spirit players
• still run from normal non-spirit players

1.0.55 — Wyvern Spawn Egg Fix

Fixed/kept:

• wyvern spawn eggs
• Shadow Symbiote spawn egg
• Phantom-style wyvern setup before later renderer fixes

1.0.56–1.0.58 — Wyvern Renderer / Restore Fixes

Fixed multiple wyvern renderer problems.

The important final result:

• wyverns stayed custom Monster entities
• unsafe vanilla Phantom inheritance was removed
• missing wyvern/symbiote content was restored
• full wyvern/symbiote update was re-packed into the source

1.0.59 — Verified Full Update Package

Added safeguards so the build package could be checked.

Added:

• source content checker
• marker files proving the update is inside the source
• build script cleanup so old Rite of Returning jars are removed from finished_jar
• runtime log marker for the verified update

1.0.60 — Safe Wyvern Renderer Crash Fix

Fixed the crash when spawning the phantom/wyvern-style mobs.

Changed:

• removed unsafe vanilla PhantomModel usage
• added safe custom WyvernPhantomLikeModel
• kept wyverns as custom mobs
• kept AI goals working

1.0.61 — Undead Possession Armor + Cooldown

Added undead possession rules:

• possessed undead players can only wear helmets
• chestplate, leggings, and boots are automatically removed
• removed armor goes to inventory or drops if inventory is full

Added possession cooldown:

• taking over an undead mob now starts a 5-minute cooldown
• trying to possess another mob early gives a remaining-time message

1.0.62 — Rite of Mortal Severance

Added new ritual:

Rite of Mortal Severance

Brazier requirements:

1 Crystal Heart
2 Flame Souls
1 Totem of Undying

Return Altar requirements:

4 Flame Souls in every Return Altar

Effect:

• removes Accursed state
• clears spirit/undead form
• removes Shadow Symbiote bond if present
• returns player to normal mortal status

1.0.63 — Mortal Severance Boss / Area Ritual

Changed Mortal Severance from instant to staged.

Added:

• 3-minute shadow/tentacle area buildup
• world infection around the ritual site
• player message:

Be prepared to fight the curse of souls

Added boss:

Cursed Soul

Boss details:

• Wither Skeleton
• diamond sword
• 3 blocks tall
• 100 health
• iron-golem-like movement/attack feel
• targets the player who completed the ritual

Added deconstruction phase:

• after the boss dies, infected blocks restore back to normal over 3 minutes

1.0.64 — Compile Fix

Fixed build errors from 1.0.63:

• restored missing enforceUndeadArmorRestriction
• fixed getPlayerByUUID casts in MortalSeveranceRitual
• kept boss ritual and all previous systems

1.0.65 — Brazier Dropdown GUI

Changed Ritual Brazier GUI:

• replaced stacked ritual buttons with a dropdown menu
• enlarged the GUI
• moved item slots so they fit better
• kept Flame Soul, Sword, Crystal Heart, and Totem slots visible

1.0.66 — Mortal Severance Tentacle Wall + Timer Bar

Updated Mortal Severance:

• added Phobetor-style circular tentacle wall
• wall grows over the 3-minute ritual buildup
• added top bossbar/timer bar

Timer bar shows:

• ritual buildup countdown
• Cursed Soul fight progress
• deconstruction countdown

1.0.67 — Tentacle Wall Compile Fix

Fixed build error:

• added missing growPhobetorStyleTentacleWall
• added missing placeInfectedWallBlock
• kept tentacle wall restoration tracking

1.0.68 — Dropdown Scroll + No Boss Revival

Changed Ritual Brazier dropdown:

• dropdown now shows only 3 ritual options at a time
• player must scroll to see more options

Changed Cursed Soul:

• removed revival feature
• boss now dies normally after its 100 health is gone
• no health refills
• no 3 extra lives