SerpentWeaponry - Patch Notes

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

• Enchantment Fix: Fully reworked the item tag system for NeoForge 1.21.1 (data/serpentweaponry/tags/item/weapons.json). All weapon types can now be properly enchanted using the Enchanting Table and Anvil (Sharpness, Mending, Unbreaking, Fire Aspect, Looting, etc.).

• Better Combat Integration: Fixed attack timings, animations, and hitboxes for all custom weapon categories.

New Weapon Category: Claws

• Return and Balance: Claws are officially reintroduced to the mod (starting from Iron tier).

• Passive Rework: Each hit stack now grants a percentage-based +10% base damage increase instead of a flat value, making claws scale much better in the late game.

Weapon Passives & Class Reworks

Hammers

• Smash Attack: Right-click charging has been reworked for one-handed use, featuring a custom smash_bar HUD element.

• AOE Area: Releasing the charge triggers a heavy smash attack covering a 3x3 block area (width/height) up to 5 blocks forward.

• Dynamic Knockback: Knockback force now scales dynamically with the number of accumulated charges.

• VFX Speedup: The smash_attack visual effect animation plays faster and feels much punchier on impact.

Daggers

• Base Backstab: Attacks from behind deal 2x damage by default.

Greatswords

• Parry and Block: Holding right-click grants a 1-second parry/block (blocks 1 incoming hit) and knocks back melee attackers.

New Unique Enchantments

• Shadow Stalker (Daggers only):

  • Crouching (Sneak) activates true stealth, hiding the player, armor, and held item.

  • Backstab attacks from stealth deal 4x damage with a unique visual effect.

• Counter Attack (Greatswords only):

  • Successfully parrying/blocking an attack boosts the damage and attack speed of your next strike by 2x (+100%).

Visual Updates & Texture Overhauls

• Retextures & Models: Updated textures and models for select weapons.

• Custom Passive Icons: Added custom tooltip icons: smash_icon for Hammers, parry_icon for Greatswords, and backstab.png for Daggers.

• VFX Enhancements: Fixed frame-by-frame rendering for the Hammer smash effect and attached visual particles directly to the primary target hit.