[This update overhauls the visual effects on the game and remain FPS-friendly while at it!]

- Updated sunbathing godrays

- ADDED VFX+ 1.2 (NO MORE FPS STUTTERS ON THIS PACK!!!)

- Cinematic Respawn

- Fixed enchanting table glitch

HIGHLY UNSTABLE!

Bug Fixes & Compatibility

• Mace Fusion: Resolved an issue where Turly Tools was overriding and breaking the fusion.
• Creeper Textures: Fixed a conflict where a resource pack was overriding the custom creepers from FA and Al's Creepers.
• Armor Rendering: Fixed armor texture issues on FA players so they display normally.
• Spears: Corrected rendering issues; spears now appear normally.
• Torch Shaders: Fixed visual bugs and rendering issues with torches.

Visuals & Environment

• Trident Enhancement: They now look 3D when thrown.
• Night Fog: Reduced the density of the night fog to prevent it from being too overwhelming.

Performance & Optimization

• Stuttering: Disabled the planes on the wakes mod and tweaked performance settings to reduce stuttering and lag.

New Features & Animations

• Sand Imprints: Added sand imprint mechanics.
• Snow Footsteps: Added persistent footstep residue (when walking from snow to a normal block)
• Boat Physics: Introduced new animations for boats.

Mod Updates

• Joyful Motions: Updated to the latest version and is now optional.

[Last update before 26.1.x]

🌿 Environmental & Visual Enhancements

• Interactive Foliage: Added dynamic plant physics.
• Updated Visual Effects: Polished overall particle and effect rendering.
• Overhauled Atmospheric Features: Introduced new ambient systems and environmental depth.
• Shade & Saturation Slider: Added custom control over color grading.
• Disabled Bloom for Snow: Resolved excessive glow issues in winter biomes.

🛠️ Models, Textures & Items

• Temporary Texture Override: added a new tools & weapon textures until Orka returns.
• Punched Better Fresher 3D Books: Refined 3D book models.
• Trusty/Fresh Tool Support: Added full 3D/2D tool and weapon packs.

⚙️ Performance & Optimization

• Smooth Boot Mod: Integrated for faster game initialization.
• Performance Improvements: Fixed various background bottlenecks and stuttering.
• GUI Scaler: Added support for flexible interface sizing.

🔧 Bug Fixes & Stability

• Fixed Glitched Villagers

• Fixed Mob AI & Movement

• Not Enough Animations (EMF Compat): Fixed compatibility issues with Entity Model Features and FA Player pack.

• Added Eye Animations for FA Player texutre pack.

Note: 26.1.2 update coming very soon.

Hotfix #1:

• fixed entities dissapearing
• removed duplicate unnecessary mods

Initial 2.8 changelog:

🎨 Visual & Aesthetic Enhancements

• Shine Update: Completely overhauled the bloom effect and added white outlines.
• Fancy Crops: Added new aesthetic crop models.
• Vanilla Plus Shader: Added a new lightweight shader option.
• Enhanced Shulkers: with support for Fresh Animations.
• Glowy Nether Portals: Added nice outline textures to portal frames.
• Biome Reblend: Improved environment color transitions.
• FA Expressions: Added a pack that allows FA player to work with Just Expressions.

🚀 Performance Optimizations

• Aetherium: Culls entities, particles, and more for better performance.
• Ixeris: Optimization update for improved frame stability.

🛠️ Bug Fixes & Adjustments

• Particle Rain: Re-enabled for environmental immersion.
• Enchanting Table: Fixed broken animations and GUI display issues.

🎨 Visual & Aesthetic Enhancements

• Shine Update: Completely overhauled the bloom effect and added white outlines.
• Fancy Crops: Added new aesthetic crop models.
• Vanilla Plus Shader: Added a new lightweight shader option.
• Enhanced Shulkers: with support for Fresh Animations.
• Glowy Nether Portals: Added nice outline textures to portal frames.
• Biome Reblend: Improved environment color transitions.
• FA Expressions: Added a pack that allows FA player to work with Just Expressions.

🚀 Performance Optimizations

• Aetherium: Culls entities, particles, and more for better performance.
• Ixeris: Optimization update for improved frame stability.

🛠️ Bug Fixes & Adjustments

• Particle Rain: Re-enabled for environmental immersion.
• Enchanting Table: Fixed broken animations and GUI display issues.

🎨 Visual & Aesthetic Enhancements

• Shine Update: Completely overhauled the bloom effect and added white outlines.
• Fancy Crops: Added new aesthetic crop models.
• Vanilla Plus Shader: Added a new lightweight shader option.
• Enhanced Shulkers: with support for Fresh Animations.
• Glowy Nether Portals: Added nice outline textures to portal frames.
• Biome Reblend: Improved environment color transitions.
• FA Expressions: Added a pack that allows FA player to work with Just Expressions.

🚀 Performance Optimizations

• Aetherium: Culls entities, particles, and more for better performance.
• Ixeris: Optimization update for improved frame stability.

🛠️ Bug Fixes & Adjustments

• Particle Rain: Re-enabled for environmental immersion.
• Enchanting Table: Fixed broken animations and GUI display issues.

Visual Enhancements

• 3D Totems: Integrated custom models by WinterS_ for more immersive gameplay.
• Glowing Trims: Added the Glowing Trims Mod for enhanced armor aesthetics.
• Armor Fixes: Resolved technical issues regarding enchantment outlines on armor sets.
• Shader Overhaul: Fully reconfigured shaders to balance performance with high-fidelity visuals.

UI & Physics

• Smooth HUD: Added a refined interface for a cleaner, less jarring heads-up display.
• LeadPhysics: Implemented advanced physics for leads to improve realism and interaction.

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Optimization Note: This edition has been specifically tuned for "Punchy" performance—maximizing frame rates without sacrificing core visual upgrades.