0.4.0

Persistent Shell Embedding

• Shells that stop inside a block are saved and rendered persistently (embeddedShellLifetimeTicks, 0 = permanent)
• Embed depth is based on the projectile's penetration ratio
• Embedded shells follow VS ships — stored ship-locally, rendered in the ship's live frame
• Loaded fuze and shattering projectiles retain their native behavior (they never embed)
• Per-block and global render caps (embeddedShellsPerBlock, maxRenderedEmbeddedShells)

Ballistic Repair

• Right-click a damaged block with the Cannon Welder (CBC's existing item) to clear impact marks, embedded shell visuals, and accumulated armor integrity damage
• Shift-click removes embedded shells only

Impact Synchronization

• Impact marks and embedded shells are sent to players when they join
• Embedded shells resynchronize with nearby players every 2 seconds; impact marks update on change

Artillery & Terminal View (hitcam)

• Cinematic artillery chase cam following shells in flight, with sticky targeting so rapid fire doesn't constantly retarget mid-flight
• Terminal x-ray view on impact: slow-motion penetration breakdown of the shell's path, plate hits, spall cones, and a verdict (CRITICAL HIT / HIT / RICOCHET / NO PENETRATION / DETONATION)
• Critical-hit damage report: broken mechanical components and crew kills listed in the x-ray (data-driven critical_blocks datapack; PlayerRevive downing counts as a crew kill)
• Multi-shell burst accumulation: follow-up shells merge into the running x-ray diagram — autocannon bursts render as layered live impacts instead of restarting the view
• Salvo ghost shells: other shells in the salvo render in the PiP alongside the tracked one
• Terrain streaming: real chunks stream around the shell's flight path and impact area; Distant Horizons compatibility modes (LOD fallback or suppression) for the chase cam; terminal streaming is exempt from the artillery terrainStream preference
• Ballistic Goggles: right-click a cannon mount to link the goggles to up to 16 cannons; linked cannons' shells get the artillery/terminal views. Links are ship-anchored so they survive the ship sailing. VS Analog Warfare's Vehicle Setup Block can automatically relink goggles on vehicle rebuild
• Spotter Goggles: opt in to viewing nearby shells from any cannon
• Configurable via the hitcam / hitcam_xray client configs and the hitcam server config section

Other

• Optional Create contraption collision for projectiles (hitCreateContraptions, default off)
• Data-driven ignored blocks: pack authors can make projectiles phase through specified blocks untouched
• Combatgear ammo racks cook off when broken by shells or spall
• Ship-following impact decals, /cbctb additions (marks refresh/delete, goggles list/clear, shells refresh/delete)