Shattered Scales

Shattered Scales — Release Changelog v1.0r
(The First Big Update)

Platform: NeoForge 1.21.1

Exclusive Relic Equipment Slots & UI

• Added two dedicated, exclusive equipment slots specifically for Draconic Relics directly into the player inventory interface.

• Implemented a custom inventory tab styled dynamically after the player's active lineage (magma/basalt for Draco, frost/void for Vesper) positioned smoothly next to the armor column.

• Restructured passive Relic logic: Relics now function only when equipped inside these new slots. Loose relics in inventories or off-hands no longer grant passives.

• Added comprehensive validation rules permitting any combination of two different relics while blocking duplicate types.

• Implemented robust persistence, clone transfer, and full network synchronization for the relic slots, completely immune to item duplication, dimension-change loss, or latency desyncs.

• Fixed a vanilla bug where items held in the cursor are deleted upon sudden disconnects or death; Relics are now safely forced back into the inventory.

Endgame Exploration: Draconic Geodes

• Implemented subterranean Draco Geodes (hot/dry biomes) and Vesper Geodes (snowy/cold biomes) as an active alternative to cosmic weather events for gathering Astral Scoria and Primordial Frost.

• Generated dynamic surface indicators (jagged magma spikes or blue ice pillars) via noise-aligned math to mark geode locations perfectly integrated into the terrain without floating.

• Added severe environmental hazards inside geodes (extreme heat or freezing cold) that bypass armor and damage intruders, while exempting high-level lineage players (Level 10+).

Draco Lineage Overhaul

• Replaced Volcanic Siphon with Igneous Hunger: full set wearers gain charges upon killing burning enemies, auto-consuming below 50% health to instantly heal 3 hearts with custom thermal HUD feedback.

Boss Expansion & Sieges

• Upgraded the Emerald Golem (Tier 4) with two new telegraphic attacks: Colossus Leap and Shard Hail.

• Trimmed Zealager and Inquisition sieges across Tiers 3 and 4 by 10.8% to 13.6% to optimize combat pacing.

Intuitive Progression & Quality of Life (QoL)

• Implemented explicit audio-visual altar rejections (heavy thuds, lineage fizzles, action bar warnings, and customized toasts) when attempting a level-up without required tributes.

• Added dynamic, glowing lore tooltips to Ancient and Umbral Hearts for exact Level 20 players to hint at the Cataclysm ritual.

• Fixed Fruit of Oblivion respec mechanics: resetting the skill tree now cleanly restores maximum health and applies temporary Regeneration II to prevent health-loss immersion breaks.

• Normalised terrified villager flee speeds and removed gold hoard resting mechanics.

Performance & Under-the-Hood Optimization

• Optimized severe server TPS bottlenecks: Villager dragon-fear pathfinding queries are now 82% faster, and AoE skill scanning (AbilityRuntime) is 45% faster.

• Patched a slow memory leak in EchoMark event sweeping.

• Ensured UI injection (InventoryMenuMixin) strictly respects NeoForge container standards, ensuring flawless compatibility with inventory sorting mods.

Holistic Balance Audit

• Adjusted overall skill damage outputs, cooldowns, and thresholds across both lineages (including buffs to Umbral Siphon, Wyrm's Bellow, Seismic Roar, and Frost Prison, and strict prey-health caps on passive harvesting triggers).