PocketMorph 2.0.0 Changelog

PocketMorph 2.0.0 is a major release focused on turning PocketMorph from a command-first transformation mod into a polished transformation and self-battler experience for Cobblemon.

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New: Full PocketMorph Transformation GUI

• Added a dedicated PocketMorph GUI for browsing, previewing, and applying transformations.
• Added a searchable Base Pokémon browser with scrollable visual cards.
• Added a form browser with visual form cards, locked-form handling, pinned Default form support, and clearer selected-form highlighting.
• Added a large Live Preview panel for the selected Pokémon/form.
• Added support for opening the GUI through /disguise gui and the Open PocketMorph GUI keybind.

New: Live Preview

• Added a live Pokémon preview in the main GUI.
• Added preview controls:
  • left-drag to rotate;
  • right-drag to pan;
  • scroll to zoom;
  • middle-click to reset view.
• Added type icons, ability indicators, stat summaries, form information, shiny/gender indicators, and availability hints.
• Added deterministic preview handling for shiny, gender, forms, and properties.
• Improved preview performance and reduced FPS impact from rapid GUI changes.

New: Properties, Favorites, and Random

• Added GUI controls for common transformation properties, including shiny, gender, scale, nickname, and displayed level.
• Added a Favorites tab for saving completed transformations.
• Added favorite badges on saved Base/Form cards.
• Added a Live Preview favorite button for saving/removing the last successful transformation.
• Added a Random tab with toggles for randomizing forms, shiny, gender, and scale.
• Favorites and Random were optimized to avoid major GUI FPS drops.

New: Self-Pokémon Battler System

• Added the self-battler system, allowing a player’s current transformation to be used as a party-slot Pokémon for Cobblemon battles.
• Self-battlers are now enabled by default in new server configs.
• Added protections so self-battlers cannot be accidentally released, traded, transferred, or moved into storage in unsafe ways.
• Added rescue/remove tools for recovering self-battlers if something goes wrong.
• Added battle-state guards so players cannot transform or clear transformations at unsafe times during battle.
• Added evolution synchronization so self-battler evolution can update the saved transformation cleanly.
• Added handling for battle-only forms and gimmick transformations where supported.
• Added model hide/restore behavior so the player model and self-battler model do not visually overlap during battle.

New: Battler Panel and Use Item Support

• Added the PocketMorph Battler side panel. Default keybind is right-arrow, editable in controls.
• Added battler portrait/status display.
• Added battler actions for adding, syncing, removing, rescuing, held items, cosmetics, battle camera, and Use Item.
• Added support for using right-click-style items on self-battlers through the Battler panel, including TMCraft TM disks.

Transformation and Visual Improvements

• Improved Pokémon/form selection and validation.
• Improved support for shiny, gender, scale, nickname, level, form, aspect, and cosmetic-related properties.
• Improved compatibility with addon forms and resource-pack-driven visual forms.
• Added support for Pokédex shiny restrictions through server config.
• Improved local and remote multiplayer transformation synchronization.
• Improved persistent transformation saves

Held Item and Cosmetic Improvements

• Improved transformed-player held-item rendering across many normal, Mega, and addon forms.
• Fixed held-item orientation for several common hand-held species/forms.
• Added special handling for tricky cases such as Mega forms and other models with unusual item locators.
• Improved cosmetic compatibility groundwork, including alias/diagnostic handling for addon cosmetic items.
• Fixed Lucario/Riolu scarf cosmetic visual handling for supported addon cosmetics.

Camera, Hitbox, Raycast, and Scale Improvements

• Improved first-person and third-person transformed camera behavior for small, large, long-bodied, flying, and human-like Pokémon.
• Improved large-form camera zoom/distance tuning.
• Improved transformed-player hitbox matching and config controls.
• Improved block reach, raycast, fluid placement, and item-use alignment for transformed bodies.
• Improved Poké Ball throw origins across scale and body-shape changes.
• Improved camera safety in tight spaces and near walls.
• Improved scale controls and config descriptions.

Movement, Riding, and Utility Improvements

• Improved land Speed boost rules for eligible ground-based Pokémon.
• Added/cleaned Fire-type lava movement support and rider Fire Resistance sharing.
• Improved transformed-player riding behavior while respecting Cobblemon/addon ride data.
• Improved rider camera and pose handling.
• Preserved held items and armor while mounted; mounted accessories/backpacks remain hidden for compatibility.

Animation Fixes

• Fixed or improved several sparse-pose and unusual-animation cases.
• Improved Gmax and large-form animation handling.
• Improved floating/small-form movement animation fallbacks.
• Improved airborne movement behavior for certain sparse flying/floating Pokémon.
• Preserved accepted sand animation fixes for Garchomp and other tested cases.

Permissions and Server Controls

• Improved LuckPerms/fabric-permissions-api enforcement.
• Fixed denied-transform visual reset issues.
• Reduced permission-denial chat details while preserving admin/debug detail in logs.
• Expanded server config options with clearer descriptions, defaults, and warnings.
• Cleaned config descriptions to remove internal development wording.
• Added concise warnings for high-impact settings such as large scale, lava boost strength, camera offsets, hitbox size, damage boosts, mining Haste, and step assist.

Performance Improvements

• Optimized Favorites/Random tab rendering and favorite-badge lookups.
• Reduced persistent transform save/log spam.
• Improved render refresh behavior for transformed players.

Debug and Message Cleanup

• Shortened normal player-facing chat messages.
• Kept debug details available through debug commands instead of routine chat.
• Removed internal build/stage language from player-facing config descriptions and debug headers where practical.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1
• Fabric Loader
• Java 21+
• Fabric API
• Cobblemon 1.7.3+ recommended
• Install on both client and server for multiplayer use.

Notes

• Existing server configs are preserved where possible. New config defaults may differ from older releases.
• Self-battlers are enabled by default for new configs in 2.0.0.
• Very large scale values and high movement/camera multipliers can affect performance or gameplay feel; review server configs before opening public servers.