Combat Extended

Combat Extended Alpha Update

This is an alpha release, so expect bugs, unfinished behavior, and compatibility issues. A lot of internal systems were reworked in this version, especially item tooltips, damage calculation, and mod compatibility handling.

Added

• Added a new CE damage preview system.

  • If Combat Extended is installed on the server, the tooltip can use a server-side damage calculator.
  • In singleplayer, the server calculator is always available.
  • If Combat Extended is not installed on the server, the tooltip falls back to the client-side calculator.

• Added support for calculating damage for items even when they are not currently held.

  • The item is treated as if it were in the player’s main hand for preview purposes.

• Added a new CE tooltip details view.

  • Hold the configured CE tooltip key to open the CE details view.
  • The tooltip shows client calculator damage, server calculator damage when available, CE compatibility status, and server availability status.
  • Added an original-values view for debugging vanilla/original tooltip values.

• Added configurable keybinds for:

  • showing CE tooltip details;
  • showing original values;
  • opening the CE compatibility configuration screen.

• Added a new compatibility configuration GUI.

  • Supports separate sections for mods and items.
  • Supports white, neutral, and black lists.
  • Mods can be moved between lists, and their items inherit that status.
  • Individual items can override their mod’s status.
  • Blacklisted items/mods are ignored by CE tooltip changes.

• Added an internal/API compatibility system.

  • Mods can register themselves as compatible with Combat Extended.
  • Mods can register individual compatible items.
  • Mods can also mark specific items as CE-neutral exceptions.
  • Added API hooks for external damage calculator and tooltip integration.

• Added support for Pufferfish’s Skills / Puffish Attributes based damage bonuses.

  • Supports melee damage modifiers.
  • Supports ranged damage modifiers.
  • Supports weapon-specific modifiers such as sword, axe, trident, and mace damage.
  • Supports bow and crossbow projectile speed modifiers where applicable.

• Added experimental compatibility work for Heritage of Gods.

  • CE aims to replace only the stat/damage part of HOG tooltips.
  • Custom HOG descriptions, abilities, Shift tooltip sections, and other custom lines should remain untouched.
  • HOG melee and ranged items are handled separately from vanilla-style weapons.

Changed

• Removed attack range display from CE weapon tooltips.
• Improved visual styling of CE tooltip hints.

Known Issues

• This is still an alpha version.
• Some modded weapons may still display inaccurate damage if they modify damage only during real attack events.
• Some complex custom tooltips may still need dedicated compatibility patches.
• Compatibility GUI and API behavior may still change in future versions.

Notes

This update focuses heavily on long-term compatibility foundations. The goal is to make Combat Extended safer to use in large modpacks without breaking custom item tooltips from other mods.