Fresh Blocks Animation 1.2.1 — Visual Polish Update

Fresh Blocks Animation 1.2.1 focuses on improving block placement feedback, adding new animation styles, particles, and small immersive interactions while keeping the mod fully client-side and vanilla-friendly.

✨ New Features

New Animation Mode: Push

Added a new Push block placement animation.

Instead of simply scaling or popping into place, blocks now make a small push-like movement before settling into their final position.

• Smooth push motion
• More stable easing
• Less visual shaking
• Designed to feel soft and responsive

New Animation Mode: Cartoon

Added a new Cartoon animation mode.

This mode gives block placement a more exaggerated, playful, and bouncy feeling.

• Squash-and-stretch style movement
• More expressive animation timing
• Fun alternative to realistic placement modes

Placement Particles

Added optional particles when placing blocks.

Particles can now appear around the placed block to make building feel more alive.

Configurable options:

• Enable/disable placement particles
• Particle type
• Particle amount
• Particle spread
• Particle speed

Available particle styles:

• Mixed
• Block Dust
• Smoke

Furnace Smoke

Added subtle smoke particles for active furnace-like blocks.

Smoke is now lighter and more controlled:

• Reduced particle count
• Smaller visual size
• Less aggressive spread
• Mixed smoke styles
• Occasional campfire-style smoke for variation

Anvil Press Animation

Added a small interaction animation for anvils.

When using an anvil, the anvil now visually presses down slightly and returns back to its normal position.

• Small compression animation
• Client-side only
• Designed as a subtle feedback effect
• Can be enabled or disabled in config

⚙️ Config Improvements

Added new configuration options for:

• Push animation behavior
• Cartoon animation mode
• Placement particles
• Particle amount
• Particle spread
• Particle speed
• Furnace smoke
• Anvil press animation
• Anvil press speed

🎨 Visual Improvements

• Improved animation smoothness
• Reduced excessive smoke density
• Made smoke more subtle and vanilla-friendly
• Improved Push animation stability
• Reduced unwanted shaking in some animations
• Improved visual feedback when placing blocks

🛠 Fixes & Stability

• Improved compatibility with Minecraft 26.1.2 mappings
• Removed unsafe direct references to internal block fields
• Improved barrier-based render hiding logic
• Reduced risk of startup crashes
• Improved client-side animation handling
• Fixed several animation edge cases

🧱 Vanilla-Friendly

This update does not change gameplay mechanics.

• Blocks are still placed instantly
• No server-side changes
• No gameplay delay
• No physics changes
• Works as a visual client-side enhancement

🔮 Planned for 1.3

Visible Storage Contents is planned for FBA 1.3.

This future feature may show actual visual items inside opened chests and barrels, based on their real contents.