Astra Shastra

[1.1.0] — 2026-05-24 Multi-version release. Ships two jars covering the most-played 1.21.x ends: the original NeoForge 1.21.1 build (full 11 weapons) plus a new NeoForge 1.21.11 build (6 weapons, subset). Establishes the multi-version infrastructure for adding more MC versions in follow-up releases.

Added — NeoForge 1.21.11 support (new jar) 6 weapons ship for 1.21.11: Wooden / Iron / Sudarshana Chakras, Wooden / Iron / Divine Kaumodakis. New project structure: versions/1.21.11/ sibling to mod/. Each version is a self-contained NeoForge build. Gandiva, Brahmastra, and Vajra deferred for 1.21.11 — they depend on classes that were heavily refactored between 1.21.1 and 1.21.11 (SwordItem/Tier removed in 1.21.5, AbstractHurtingProjectile/GameRules moved packages, Arrow moved, EventBusSubscriber.Bus annotation removed). Per-class ports tracked for v1.1.x. API ports applied for 1.21.11 InteractionResultHolder<ItemStack> → InteractionResult (sealed interface with static constants). Item.use() returns InteractionResult (no generic). Item.releaseUsing() returns boolean instead of void. UseAnim → ItemUseAnimation. Item registration: register(name, Supplier) → registerItem(name, factory, properties) (required because Item constructors now check for an ID on Properties). Item cooldowns: player.getCooldowns().isOnCooldown(this) → isOnCooldown(stack) (takes ItemStack now). Recipe ingredient format: {"item": "X"} → "X", {"tag": "X"} → "#X" (plain strings only). Item models: added required assets/<namespace>/items/<name>.json definitions alongside existing models/item/<name>.json (1.21.4 item model rewrite). ParticleTypes.DRAGON_BREATH swapped for ENCHANT in divine Chakra ring (DRAGON_BREATH became ParticleType<PowerParticleOption>, no longer directly usable as ParticleOptions). Unchanged — NeoForge 1.21.1 build Same 11-weapon feature set as v1.0.0. Just a version bump. Added — Forge 1.20.1 support (new jar) All 11 weapons ship for Forge 1.20.1. Full feature parity with the 1.21.1 build. Major port work: NeoForge → Forge package swaps (net.neoforged.* → net.minecraftforge.*), RegistryObject vs DeferredHolder, FMLJavaModLoadingContext bus pattern, SwordItem 4-arg constructor, Tier.getLevel(): int (vs 1.21.x's getIncorrectBlocksForDrops()), 1.20.1 hurtAndBreak(amount, entity, Consumer<T>) signature, Arrow(Level, LivingEntity) 2-arg constructor, AbstractHurtingProjectile 6-arg constructor with separate xyz components, SoundEvents.X direct constants (no .value() Holder unwrap), pack.mcmeta required for resource pack detection. Targets per jar astrashastra-1.1.0.jar (from mod/) — Minecraft 1.21.1 · NeoForge 21.1.230+ · Java 21+ · 11 weapons astrashastra-1.1.0.jar (from versions/1.21.11/) — Minecraft 1.21.11 · NeoForge 21.11.42+ · Java 21+ · 6 weapons astrashastra-1.1.0.jar (from versions/forge-1.20.1/) — Minecraft 1.20.1 · Forge 47.4.6+ · Java 17+ · 11 weapons Known limitations 1.21.11 jar ships 6 of 11 weapons. Gandiva / Brahmastra / Vajra ports planned for v1.1.x (heavy API churn in 1.21.x makes these substantial work). No intermediate 1.21.x versions yet (1.21.2 → 1.21.10). Each would need similar porting effort. [1.0.0] — 2026-05-23 First stable release. Eleven Mahabharat-inspired weapons across five families, fully tested in-game across multiple iteration cycles. Drops the -alpha suffix carried through 0.1–0.4 development.

Highlights since v0.1.0-alpha 11 weapons across 5 Mahabharat families (Sudarshana Chakra × 3, Gandiva × 3, Kaumodaki × 3, Vajra, Brahmastra). Custom entity infrastructure — Brahmastra now fires a custom projectile that renders as the divine arrow item sprite (no longer looks like a Ghast fireball). Foundation for future custom projectiles. Charge mechanics — Gandiva (hold-to-draw bow) and Brahmastra (hold-to-charge missile) with power scaling. Ranged + melee + mining for Vajra — left-click melee (25 dmg), right-click ranged lightning at aimed target, mines blocks like a divine multi-tool. Water-safe divine particles for Sudarshana Chakra — end-rod + dragon-breath + flame ring works underwater. Tiered progression for the three physical weapons (Wooden → Iron → Divine) with distinct visuals, damage, durability, and particle effects per tier. Weapon catalog (release feature set) Weapon Tiers Right-click Highlights Sudarshana Chakra Wooden / Iron / Divine Radial AOE sweep Particle ring scales by tier; divine is unbreakable Gandiva Wooden / Iron / Divine Hold-to-draw bow, 1/2/3 arrows in fan Vanilla bow animation, crit on full charge Kaumodaki Wooden / Iron / Divine Ground-slam AOE shockwave Morning-star design, divine has lava+explosion particles Vajra Divine Ranged lightning at aimed target (50-block) + Left-click 25-dmg melee, + mines blocks Brahmastra Divine Charge 1 s + release divine missile 8× explosion power, custom-rendered projectile Targets Minecraft 1.21.1 NeoForge 21.1.230+ Java 21+ Known not-yet-shipped features (deferred to v1.1+) Throwable returning projectile for divine Sudarshana Chakra Tracking-arrow / never-miss mechanic for divine Gandiva Forge 1.20.1 backport (separate jar, same 11 weapons) Quest system, armor sets, boss mobs, Kurukshetra dimension (original roadmap v0.2–v1.0 → now v1.1+ roadmap) [0.4.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded) Custom Brahmastra fireball entity + renderer. Replaced vanilla LargeFireball (Ghast appearance) with a custom BrahmastraFireball entity that renders as the Brahmastra item sprite with a flame trail. Introduced custom entity registration infrastructure.

[0.3.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded) Gandiva hold-to-draw charge mechanic for all 3 tiers. Power scaling, crit on full charge, range bumped 50%.

[0.2.0-alpha] — 2026-05-23 (superseded by 1.0.0; not separately uploaded) Added Gandiva × 3, Kaumodaki × 3, Vajra (divine), Brahmastra (divine). Kaumodaki redesigned as morning-star. Vajra reworked to ranged lightning + block mining. Brahmastra charge time and explosion power tuned.

[0.1.0-alpha] — 2026-05-22 First public release. Validated the mod packaging + CurseForge publish pipeline.

Added Sudarshana Chakra family — three tiers of Krishna's divine discus: Wooden Chakra — 2 sweep damage, 2.5-block radius, 60 durability. Ring of flying wooden sticks. Iron Chakra — 5 sweep damage, 3.0-block radius, 250 durability. Ring of iron nuggets + metallic sparks. Sudarshana Chakra (divine) — 8 sweep damage, 4.0-block radius, unbreakable, fire-resistant, Epic. End-rod sparkles + dragon-breath + flame (renders in water). Crafting recipes for all three tiers. "Astra Shastra" creative tab between Tools and Combat. Mod logo in the in-game Mods list.