MobRules

v1.1 Changelog

This update introduces a major refactor of the spawning logic to provide more granular control and better integration with modded mobs.

Changes

• Unified Mob Classification: Mobs are now classified into three distinct categories (Hostile, Farm, and Aquatic) based on their vanilla spawn category. This ensures automatic support for modded mobs.
• Improved Control Modes: Each category now supports three levels of control: allow_all, block_all, and allowlist.
• Category Overrides: Added a new category_overrides.json configuration file, allowing you to reclassify any mob into a different category (e.g., treating a frog as an aquatic animal instead of a farm animal).
• In-Game Commands: Introduced the /mobrules command system (requires operator permission level 2):
  • /mobrules status: View current control modes and allowlist sizes.
  • /mobrules reload: Reload configurations and allowlists from disk without restarting.
  • /mobrules allow <category> <mobId>: Add a mob to a specific allowlist in-game.
  • /mobrules disallow <category> <mobId>: Remove a mob from an allowlist in-game.
• Persistence: Allowlist changes made via commands are now automatically saved to their respective JSON files.
• Unified Config File: Spawn-control settings moved from a per-world SERVER config to a single global COMMON config (config/mobrules-common.toml), so the same rules apply on both the client and the server. Note: existing per-world serverconfig/mobrules-server.toml files are no longer used.
• Config Loading: Allowlists and category overrides are now loaded on client initialisation and on server start, rather than during common setup.
• Updated Dependencies: Updated Gradle wrapper to 8.14.5 and properties to reflect the latest project standards.

Fixes & Technical Improvements

• Refactored MobSpawnHandler to use a single evaluation point per mob, improving performance and consistency.
• Standardized config file management in the config/mobrules/ directory.
• Switched to atomic configuration reloads to ensure thread safety during spawn evaluations.