VO: Better Bats

[1.1.17-26.1.2] - 2026-08-24

Changed

• AI/Movement & Core Architectural Overhaul:
  • Re-engineered @Inject(method = "customServerAiStep") in BatMixin.java to inject at @At("HEAD") with cancellable = true.
  • Vanilla Flight Jitter Elimination: Fixed a critical movement conflict where vanilla Bat.customServerAiStep ran every single tick when flying, randomly selecting target coordinates in a 7-block box and overriding setDeltaMovement. By cancelling vanilla's flying step (ci.cancel()), BatFlightHelper and active AI goals (BatHuntLightGoal, BatDiveBombGoal, BatSleepGoal, BatPanicGoal) now have 100% clean, unperturbed control over bat flight trajectories.
  • Vanilla Resting Waking Retained: Preserved vanilla resting checks (waking up when a player is within 4 blocks, when the ceiling block breaks, or with a 1/200 random chance at night). Added a 1/100 random chance for flying bats to rest if a solid ceiling block (isRedstoneConductor) is detected above.
• AI/Rotation Smoothing:
  • Replaced instant 90° yaw snapping with smooth 3-axis rotational lerping using Mth.approachDegrees(self.getYRot(), targetYaw, 12.0F) (clamped to 12° per tick maximum).
  • Synchronously updated yRot, yHeadRot, and yBodyRot on every tick, eliminating abrupt visual snapping and making turns and banking look completely organic.
• AI/Guano Production & Particle Polish:
  • Enhanced diegetic visual feedback during guano fertilization. When a roosting bat fertilizes a crop below, it now triggers both vanilla bone meal particles/sound (levelEvent(2005)) and a burst of green villager happy particles (ParticleTypes.HAPPY_VILLAGER).
  • Added visual guano particle effects (ParticleTypes.MYCELIUM) drifting down from roosting spots when guano drops on non-crop or fully grown blocks, ensuring players can visually observe guano falling regardless of underlying block state.
• Forward Compatibility & Version Identity:
  • Configured fabric.mod.json with "minecraft": ">=26.1.2-" for open-ended forward compatibility across minor/patch releases.
  • Integrated zero-dependency ModVersionGuard.checkClass("Better Bats", "net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityType") in onInitialize() to display human-readable guidance in the event of an API mismatch.