Changelog

[3.0.0] - 2026-03-26

This entry documents the 26.1 port work for Wildex 3.0.0.

Ported

• Ported Wildex from the previous 1.21.11 branch to Minecraft 26.1
• Updated the project to NeoForge 26.1.0.4-beta
• Updated the build/runtime target to Java 25
• Updated the client code to the current 26.1 rendering, GUI extraction, and related API changes

Migration and Compatibility

• Added automatic migration for existing Wildex SavedData into the current 26.1 save layout
• Added automatic migration for legacy Wildex config files into config/wildex/
• Preserved already-migrated target files instead of overwriting them
• Verified that migrated discovery data still loads correctly in upgraded worlds

Fixed

• Fixed compile and runtime breakages caused by the 26.1 API changes
• Fixed Wildex screen rendering issues caused by the new GUI extraction pipeline

Notes

• This changelog intentionally covers only the 26.1 port work, not older 3.0.0 gameplay features that already existed on previous Wildex branches
• Backing up existing worlds before the first upgrade launch is still recommended

Changelog

3.0.0 - 2026-03-24

This is the first Fabric release for Wildex on 1.21.11. The notes below only cover Fabric-specific port work and Fabric-only fixes relative to the 1.21.11 NeoForge 3.0.0 codebase. Release is marked as beta because multiplayer is still untested in this version.

Added

• Added Fabric access-widener-based vanilla variant access so variant display can use stable runtime access without variant mixins.
• Added a dedicated Fabric variant-provider layer
• Added explicit Sheep color variants to the Fabric vanilla variant provider.
• Added a bounded generic mod-variant fallback for vanilla-like modded mobs with enum, color, registry and static variant-list patterns.
• Added a visible loading spinner to the right-side Info / Misc tab while breeding/taming data is still being analyzed in the background.

Changed

• Reworked Fabric variant probing away from the old single-path reflection heuristic into provider-based resolution with runtime-stable vanilla handling and generic mod fallbacks.
• Reworked Fabric runtime reflection so named-method lookups for remapped Minecraft runtime classes are handled more defensibly on production jars.
• Reworked breeding/taming extraction on Fabric into a resumable background job processed under a strict per-tick budget instead of a single blocking server-thread scan.
• Updated breeding/taming probe entity creation so server-side analysis no longer pays the full display-normalization cost used for UI preview entities.
• Updated ownable-mob taming scans to skip known pointless horse-family item scans and to keep non-tamable ownable probing bounded.
• Updated taming candidate evaluation so accepted interactions can still be tested even when a modded mob does not immediately consume the held item.
• Updated pedestal hologram render-state freezing to use direct typed Fabric render-state fields instead of fragile runtime field probing.

Fixed

• Fixed Fabric variant detection failing outside the dev environment when running the built jar in a normal client.
• Fixed Fabric variant support checks reporting expandable mobs but discovering no runtime variants.
• Fixed severe integrated-server lag and apparent world freezes when requesting breeding/taming data from the Info tab.
• Fixed taming detection missing valid items because the Fabric path was using the wrong retry budget for tamable mobs.
• Fixed taming scans stopping after the first successful interaction mode and therefore missing additional valid item sets.
• Fixed generic object-variant discovery leaving probe entities in a mutated state instead of reliably restoring the original value afterwards.
• Fixed several cases where the Info / Misc tab could sit on loading text without clear visual feedback while background work was still running.
• Fixed pedestal holograms rendering without the intended hologram look or causing major frame drops from expensive per-frame reflection in the Fabric renderer.
• Fixed pedestal hologram mobs continuing to play visible idle animation in several common vanilla render-state paths.

Untested

• Multiplayer/dedicated server

3.0.0 - 2026-03-23

This release completes the 1.21.1 -> 1.21.11 port for everything added after 2.7.0 and brings the 1.21.11 branch up to the 3.0.0 feature set.

Added

• Added the 2.7.1 style-button overhaul for the compact utility controls:
• Added lazy on-demand right-panel loading from 2.7.2 for expensive mob data:
  • Loot
  • Spawns
  • Info / Misc
• Added explicit loading and retry states for lazy-loaded right-panel data so tab requests recover cleanly after rapid switching or dropped packets.
• Added the 2.7.3 lightweight variant-support fast path and a visible background variant-probing status indicator next to the Wildex entry counter.
• Added a tooltip for the variant-probing status indicator so players can see when Wildex is still processing mob variants in the background.
• Added a new common config option spyglassDiscoveryRange.
• Added Lectern support for the Wildex book
• Added per-entry discovery details for newly discovered mobs
• Added discovery summary/info directly to the right header, including hover tooltip details for timestamp and location.
• Added legacy reset support for pre-3.0.0 discovery entries that do not yet have discovery metadata.
• Added a confirmation popup before resetting legacy discovery entries.
• Added player favorites:
  • entries can be starred directly from the right header
  • favorites are stored per player in world data
  • favorites are synced in multiplayer
• Added a new Favorites filter to the mob list.
• Added a new mob-preview sound control in the preview header.
• Added a new mob-preview rotation toggle in the preview header so automatic preview rotation can be paused without disabling manual drag rotation.
• Added new GUI resources/localization required by the 3.0.0 header and discovery/favorites workflow

Changed

• Ported the remaining 1.21.1 updates 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, and 3.0.0 into the 1.21.11 branch.
• Reworked Wildex screen opening so item-use opening, keybind opening, server-triggered opening, and Lectern opening now share a unified client open path.
• Reworked right-panel request flow so expensive server-side data is fetched only for the currently active mob/tab instead of being preloaded while opening Wildex.
• Reworked variant support detection so the mob list can decide expandability without running the full heavy variant-discovery path up front.
• Reworked the client mob-index/cache flow so reopening Wildex no longer rebuilds the full base list as aggressively.
• Reworked the right header to use icon-based summary rows
• Reworked discovery and favorite sync so the server remains authoritative for:
  • discovery details
  • legacy resets
  • favorite state
• Updated the expanded filter controls and related compact controls to render over solid themed surfaces with the newer 3.0.0 control styling.
• Updated preview control styling/layout so reset, rotation, and sound buttons match the newer 1.21.1 presentation on the 1.21.11 UI codepath.
• Updated share overlay close-button sizing and related compact control sizing to match the 3.0.0 preview-control layout.
• Updated entity variant probing/display-state preparation to support Mowzie's Umvuthana-family mobs and related canonicalized variant handling on the newer branch.

Fixed

• Reduced short hitches when opening Wildex in larger modpacks by avoiding unnecessary full mob-index and variant-support work during screen open.
• Reduced repeated server-side progress/discovery snapshot work during rapid unlock bursts.
• Fixed avoidable repeated loot/spawn/info extraction work when rapidly selecting mobs or switching tabs.
• Fixed cases where lazy-loaded tabs could get stuck showing loading text indefinitely after rapid navigation.
• Fixed Cobblemon variant names collapsing to generic tokens like Normal in the mob list
• Fixed header summary icon placement/sizing on the 1.21.11 branch so the new 3.0.0 right-header layout matches the 1.21.1 version.
• Fixed the legacy discovery reset flow on 1.21.11 so resetting an old entry now uses the intended confirmation popup instead of acting immediately.

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No destructive world/save migration is required.
• Safe update path from 2.7.0.
• Multiplayer-safe:
  • discovery details remain server-authoritative
  • favorites remain server-authoritative
  • legacy discovery resets are validated on the server
  • lazy-loaded Wildex data remains server-validated
• Important:
  • entries discovered before 3.0.0 do not automatically gain discovery metadata retroactively
  • those legacy entries can be reset and rediscovered to populate the new discovery-detail data

3.0.0 - 2026-03-20

Added

• Added a new common config option spyglassDiscoveryRange:
  • controls how far away spyglass discovery can trigger
  • defaults to Wildex' previous hardcoded range
• Added Lectern support for the Wildex book:
  • Wildex can now be placed into a Lectern and opened from there
  • sneak+rightclick with an empty hand removes the Wildex from the Lectern again
• Added per-entry discovery details for newly discovered mobs:
  • discovery source
  • discovery date/time
  • discovery dimension and coordinates
• Added discovery info directly to the right header
  • shows the discovery type in the header
  • hovering it shows the stored timestamp, dimension, and coordinates
• Added legacy reset support for pre-3.0.0 discovered entries that do not have discovery metadata yet.
• Added a confirmation popup before resetting a legacy Wildex entry.
• Added player favorites:
  • entries can be marked directly from the right header
  • favorites are stored per player per world
  • favorites are synced in multiplayer
• Added a new Favorites filter to the mob list.
• Added a new mob-preview sound control in the top-right preview header
• Added a new mob-preview rotation toggle in the top-left preview header:
  • pauses the automatic preview rotation without disabling manual drag rotation

Changed

• Reworked Wildex screen opening so inventory use, keybind opening, and Lectern opening now share a unified client open path.
• Discovery details are loaded on demand per selected mob instead of being fully synced up front.
• The right header now uses icon-based summary rows for Type, Kills, Mod, and discovery info.
• Expanded filter buttons now render over a solid theme-colored backdrop instead of exposing gaps to the book texture behind them.
• Reworked Wildex entity display-state preparation for Mowzie's Umvuthana-family mobs so preview/pedestal renders use the proper active model state.

Fixed

• Fixed a Wildex Pedestal crash when rendering certain GeckoLib-based mobs from Mowzie's Mobs.
• Fixed Mowzie helper/follower/trade entity variants being treated as separate Wildex mob entries instead of resolving to their canonical mob IDs.
• Fixed Umvuthana-family mob previews/pedestal renders

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No destructive migration of existing discovery data is required.
• Safe update path from 2.7.3
• Multiplayer-safe:
  • discovery details remain server-authoritative
  • favorites remain server-authoritative
  • legacy entry resets are validated on the server
• Important:
  • entries discovered before 3.0.0 do not automatically have discovery metadata
  • players can reset those legacy entries and discover them again to collect new discovery data

2.7.3 - 2026-03-15

Added

• Added a small animated variant-probing status indicator next to the Wildex Entries counter while background mob variant detection is still running.
• Added a hover tooltip for the new variant-probing indicator so players can see that Wildex is still processing mob variants in the background.

Changed

• Reworked Wildex mob-list variant support detection so opening Wildex no longer runs the full variant discovery path just to decide whether a mob entry can expand.
• Wildex now uses a lightweight variant-support fast-path for the mob list and only performs full variant option discovery when variant entries are actually expanded/requested.
• Reworked the client-side mob index so the base Wildex mob list is reused from cache instead of being rebuilt from scratch every time the screen is reopened.
• Reduced unnecessary display-state normalization work during lightweight mob-index/support checks by avoiding the heavier preview/pedestal entity preparation path where it is not needed.
• Refined multiplayer server-config refresh behavior so Wildex only rebuilds the mob list and invalidates variant caches when list-relevant variant settings actually changed.

Fixed

• Reduced the short client hitch that could occur when opening Wildex in large modpacks with many mob-adding mods.
• Reduced additional Wildex reopen hitching caused by repeated mob-list/index rebuild work.
• Reduced avoidable variant-probe churn during multiplayer config sync so Wildex openings stay smoother while preserving server-authoritative variant settings.

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No world/save data migration required.
• Safe update path from 2.7.2
• Multiplayer-safe:
  • variant exclusions remain server-authoritative
  • full variant discovery still runs when variant entries are actually requested

2.7.2 - 2026-03-11

Changed

• Reworked Wildex right-panel data loading so expensive server-side info is now requested strictly on demand per active tab.
• Loot, Spawn, and Info/Misc data are no longer preloaded implicitly while just opening Wildex or rapidly cycling through mob entries.
• Added explicit loading states for lazy-loaded right-panel tabs so users can see that data is still being fetched.
• Added client-side retry windows for lazy-loaded tab requests so dropped/throttled requests do not leave tabs stuck in a permanent loading state.
• Reduced repeated progress/completion snapshot work in the server-side discovery flow to lower short hitch risk when many entries are unlocked in quick succession.

Fixed

• Fixed noticeable server/world lag spikes when opening Wildex for the first time in a fresh world and quickly switching through many mob entries.
• Fixed unnecessary breeding/taming extraction work being triggered just by selecting mobs, even when the Info tab was not open.
• Fixed cases where the Loot tab could remain on Loading loot data... indefinitely after rapid navigation.
• Reduced short TPS/world lag spikes when multiple Wildex entries are discovered in rapid succession.
• Fixed Cobblemon variant labels in the Wildex mob list so Pokemon species/forms are shown with their proper names again instead of collapsing to generic tokens like Normal.

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No world/save data migration required.
• Safe update path from 2.7.1.
• Multiplayer-safe:
  • discovery/progress flow remains server-authoritative
  • lazy-loaded Wildex tab data is still requested and validated through the server

2.7.1 - 2026-03-11

Changed

• Refined the visual styling of the top/right utility buttons:
  • Menu
  • Theme
  • GUI Scale
  • Share
  • Claim
• Reworked shared Wildex style-button rendering with stronger surface depth, cleaner theme-aware framing, and improved hover highlights.
• Tightened button frame/inset proportions so compact utility buttons read more clearly across Wildex themes.
• Improved Accessorify compatibility lookup/fallback handling so Wildex can better detect accessory spyglass state across differing Accessorify helper/class layouts.

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No world/save data migration required.
• Safe update path from 2.7.0

2.7.0 - 2026-03-10

This release ports the 2.7.0 Wildex update to the 1.21.11 branch and aligns the new filter/state features with the newer UI codepath.

Added

• Added the new expandable mob-list filter menu with:
  • Friendly
  • Neutral
  • Hostile
  • Tameable
• Added persistent per-player UI state sync for:
  • selected tab
  • selected mob
  • Discovered only
  • filter toggles
• Added saved player UI state storage in world data for multiplayer-safe restore behavior.

Changed

• Ported the full 2.7.0 filter/state workflow from the 1.21.1 branch to 1.21.11.
• Updated the left-side list workflow so filter state, search, and restored selection work together on the 1.21.11 screen implementation.
• Updated mob index metadata caching to support aggression and tameable filtering on the newer branch.
• Reworked the top-right control buttons (Menu, Theme, GUI Scale) and hidden-mode Share / Claim buttons to use theme-tinted pastel color surfaces instead of the old textured button background.
• Updated those recolored buttons to use anthracite label text and pixel-accurate top-button text rendering.
• Expanded mob preview zoom-out limits so very large mobs (for example Ghast or Ender Dragon) can be framed more reliably.

Fixed

• Fixed the filter menu icon rendering so the hopper/funnel icon is drawn once instead of tiling.
• Fixed Vintage layout spacing for the top-left filter/list cluster so the filter icon no longer sticks to the top texture edge.
• Fixed the mob list top clip so scrolled entries no longer bleed into the top divider line.
• Fixed stale server config carry-over across server/session changes by clearing the client-side server config cache on login/logout.
• Fixed hidden-mode UI desync after delayed server config sync by rebuilding the Discovered only checkbox when the effective server config changes.
• Fixed restored mob selection desync so the right detail panel no longer keeps a mob selected that is not actually present in the current filtered list.
• Fixed recolored button surfaces still appearing partially transparent over the screen background.
• Fixed mob preview drag pitch so entities rotate around their visual midpoint instead of tipping around their feet.

Compatibility

• Existing worlds are supported.
• No world/save migration is required beyond the new UI-state save data being created automatically.
• Safe update path from the earlier 1.21.11 beta build