Sol's Block & Parry v1.0.1

New Features

• Added shieldOnlyGuard, option in common config requiring a shield in either hand to use Guard or Perfect Block.
• Added disableBareHandGuard, option in common config requiring any held item to use Guard. shieldOnlyGuard takes priority when both options are enabled.
• Added separate first-person and third-person shield animation settings in the common config. These settings are server-controlled and apply to all players.
• Disabling the custom shield animations restores Minecraft's normal shield rendering. Weapon and bare-hand Guard animations are unaffected.

Combat Compatibility

Better Combat

• Fixed Better Combat weapon swings appearing while using Guard on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
• Guard now interrupts Better Combat attacks and conflicting combat animations.
• Interrupted animations and queued attacks are cleared when Guard takes priority, preventing them from resuming after Guard ends.

Epic Fight

• Fixed Guard and Perfect Block not properly working while using Epic Fight's combat mode.
• Guard, recovery, and combat penalty poses now remain visible instead of being overridden.

Spell Compatibility

Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks

• Fixed spellcasting being possible while using Guard on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
• Active casts are now interrupted when the player starts guarding or enters a combat penalty state.

Ars Nouveau

• Fixed spellcasting being possible while using Guard on all supported versions.
• Blocked Ars Nouveau spells now discard their remaining effects instead of continuing after Guard or recovery ends.

Additional Restrictions

• Guard, Perfect Block recovery, Guard Break knockdown, and stagger now prevent spell actions, teleportation, other item use, and applicable damage from the player's own projectiles or summons.

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed the Guard Break red screen border appearing as a repeating tiled grid on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
• Improved shield-related config descriptions and clarified how equipment restrictions, combat modes, animations, and stamina settings interact.