Changelog – Version 0.6.0

Features

• Implemented extended region file format to remove chunk size limits and enable automatic data pruning
• Added hot-map persistence architecture for instant body registration and lookup
• Introduced persistence flags for physics bodies and constraints
• Implemented Jolt-based modular powertrain system with transmission logic
• Added directional fluid flow vectors for advanced buoyancy simulation
• Added new VxKeyMapping system with fallback display names for unbound keys
• Added client-side callbacks for body registration lifecycle events
• Enabled automatic creation and deletion of empty region files
• Added CurseForge environment metadata support

Fixes

• Fixed multiple persistence race conditions causing missing or empty physics data
• Prevented native crashes by validating body existence before buoyancy locking
• Resolved Linux physics instability by replacing batch locking with sequential access
• Ensured inactive and non-dirty bodies persist correctly during chunk save and shutdown
• Fixed gravity desync in native buoyancy implementation
• Fixed terrain velocity prediction causing excessive chunk loading
• Corrected array bounds during body store reallocation
• Ensured synchronous snapshot creation to prevent data loss on shutdown
• Fixed file locking issues by introducing sequential I/O processor
• Fixed multiple edge cases in async persistence flush logic

Performance

• Overhauled network dispatcher with chunk-centric broadcasting and raw data streams
• Optimized physics update loop by removing integer autoboxing and map lookups
• Migrated terrain system to zero-allocation SoA snapshots with linear memory access
• Replaced map-based body stores with direct array indexing
• Implemented ThreadLocal pooling for network dispatch and physics updates
• Optimized buoyancy broad-phase using low-allocation flow sampling
• Optimized quaternion slerp by removing per-call object allocations
• Eliminated allocation churn in terrain tracker by reusing collections
• Optimized body state packet serialization to avoid temporary arrays
• Integrated native Jolt buoyancy implementation for near-zero GC overhead

Refactors

• Complete overhaul of physics persistence system for reliability and scalability
• Reworked persistence lifecycle to align with EntityStorage architecture
• Removed VxPhysicsConfig and hardcoded simulation constants for determinism
• Restructured and optimized native library loading mechanism
• Overhauled vehicle architecture with modular component-based design
• Migrated vehicle synchronization to unified VxVehicleState model
• Reorganized Java package structure to match modern conventions
• Removed obsolete batching limits from network configuration
• Removed redundant and unused persistence and storage fields
• Removed issue templates to keep repository minimalist

Build & Dependencies

• Updated Jolt JNI to version 3.5.2
• Moved native extraction to processResources in vx-native
• Simplified build pipeline and removed obsolete mixins
• Cleaned up platform-specific build logic
• Improved resource packaging and extraction stability

Documentation

• Updated and standardized Javadoc across physics and vehicle systems
• Added license attribution headers to source files
• Improved naming consistency and code-level documentation