RTS building: Build From Above

NeoForge 1.21.1 1.0.5

For Minecraft 1.21.1 / NeoForge.

This update focuses on RTS camera smoothness, large-build stability, storage/overlay workflow fixes, progression UI correctness, and JEI compatibility.

• Changed the release artifact naming format.

  • New file name: rtsbuilding-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.5.jar
  • Version metadata is now 1.0.5.

• Added and enabled Smooth RTS Camera by default.

  • Absorbed the smooth-camera idea from community PR #15 by SOLR98.
  • Camera movement now uses render-frame visual prediction for much smoother motion.
  • Tick/network logic still remains server-authoritative.
  • The setting can still be disabled in RTS settings.

• Partially adopted the freecam input-freeze part of PR #15.

  • While RTS mode is active, player movement input is temporarily frozen during player tick.
  • This helps prevent WASD / Space / Shift from moving the player body while controlling the RTS camera.
  • Broader risky PR changes were not merged wholesale.

• Improved large quick-build / shape placement performance.

  • Added batched block placement payloads for normal non-fluid shape builds.
  • Server now processes large placement jobs gradually with a per-tick budget.
  • This reduces lag spikes when building large areas.
  • Fluid placement still uses the old path to avoid changing bucket/fluid side effects.

• Fixed crashes and instability around RTS boundary/chunk rendering.

  • RTS boundary, ghost preview, hovered target, and chunk guides now use private render buffers.
  • No longer uses Minecraft’s shared main BufferSource in the render stage.
  • This should avoid render-pipeline conflicts in vanilla/NeoForge and with render optimization mods.

• Fixed progression / skill tree material display mismatch.

  • The client UI now uses the server-synced cost table after progression state arrives.
  • Fixes cases where the UI showed enough materials, but unlock still failed.

• Improved progression node details UI.

  • Material / prerequisite details are now shown in a higher-layer modal.
  • The modal lists required materials, whether the player has enough, and unfinished prerequisites.
  • Unlock can be attempted directly from the detail modal.

• Fixed JEI blank / invisible clickable area caused by RTS overlay geometry.

  • JEI now asks the actual RTS overlay layout for extra areas and clickable ingredients.
  • This fixes old hard-coded overlay bounds reserving space where no RTS UI is visible.

• Improved container RTS overlay behavior.

  • Reduced the bottom import preview row from five + slots to two.
  • Added a Shift In toggle.
  • Shift-click / Shift-drag importing into linked RTS storage is now disabled by default.
  • When enabled, the toggle turns green; when disabled, normal container Shift-transfer works again.

• Improved linked-storage tool mining.

  • RTS mining can use tools from linked storage more safely.
  • Tool matching now uses the full ItemStack prototype instead of item id only.
  • Mutated tools are returned after mining, reducing risk for GTCEu/GregTech-style electric or NBT tools.

• Fixed Mod Menu / config save crash.

  • Survival/progression settings are now saved in one batched config write.
  • Runtime save failures are caught and reported instead of crashing from the Save button.

• Added several RTS control and UI refinements.

  • Added configurable pan-drag X/Y inversion settings.
  • Improved selected-item hover/status cleanup.
  • Improved high UI-scale behavior for quick-build and settings panels.
  • Chunk guide rendering now uses the RTS camera X/Z center with player Y height.

Validation:

• NeoForge 1.21.1 jar task passed.
• Output verified: rtsbuilding-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.5.jar.