VS Shields

VS Shields 0.1.0 — Major Update

All changes since the last public release (0.0.6). Versions 0.0.7–0.0.9 were internal builds.

New Content

• Solid Projection Module — turns the energy shield into a physical wall. Foreign entities and ships are pushed back; access controlled by programmable Frequency ID Cards (inventory, offhand, or Curios charm slot). Master Key slot in the Shield Generator GUI for allied ship access.
• Cloaking Field Generator — renders your ship invisible. Crew sees a rainbow shimmer; external players see a faint heat distortion. Suppresses shield while active (auto-restarts on decloak). Combat break: 3 hits from/into the cloaked ship → auto-decloak + 30s cooldown. Create Radar compatible — cloaked ships hidden from radar and RWR.
• Boarding Pod — 2-block assault craft (Cockpit + Engine). Assembles into a VS2 ship; aim with mouse, hold Space to boost, steer mid-flight. Drills a 2×2×4 tunnel into target hull on impact. 10 HP — can be shot down mid-air.
• Aetheric Anomaly — procedurally generated floating islands that spawn periodically as VS2 ships. 6 unique blocks, caves with ores, 4-phase lifecycle, hostile guardians (Enderman/Phantom/Shulker) with custom drops, void deposit extraction, periodic aetheric pulse, ship repulsion. Admin commands included.
• Aetheric Compass — detects anomaly islands with 32-frame animated needle (slow spin / pointing / chaotic interference).
• Resonance Beacon — scan block that reveals exact anomaly coordinates (500k FE + 1 Refined Aether Crystal per scan).
• Tactical Goggles — helmet/Curios head slot with night vision, Ship Analyzer HUD (Y toggle), and 4× zoom (Shift+V).
• Crafting component system — 13 intermediate items across 3 tiers. All 21+ recipes overhauled. Netherite gated behind Hardened Casing; generators upgrade Iron → Diamond → Netherite.
• Energy Cell — consumable: right-click Shield Generator to inject 25,000 FE.
• Aetheric Energy Cell — consumable: injects 75,000 FE from anomaly resources.
• Void Shard — rare Enderman (5%) / Ender Dragon (4–8) drop for endgame crafting.
• Redstone activation — signal HIGH activates shield, LOW deactivates. Combines with existing signal-on-hit output.

Visual Overhaul

• Shield renderer rewritten — truncated icosahedron mesh with animated Gray-Scott reaction-diffusion pattern. Living labyrinth texture that continuously restructures through erosion and regrowth.
• ~10-15 FPS recovered — mesh reduced 60%, Fresnel LUT, merged render pass, RD simulation optimized 20×, distance LOD, server-side tick throttling.
• OBJ models — Cloaking Field Generator, Resonance Beacon, Boarding Pod Cockpit (composite frame + translucent glass).

Balance

• Shield HP doubled: Iron 200, Diamond 500, Netherite 1000
• Recharge doubled: Iron 1.0, Diamond 2.0, Netherite 4.0 HP/tick
• Capacitor +100 HP, Emitter +1.0 HP/tick (both doubled)
• Battery capacity 400,000 FE (doubled)

Bug Fixes

• Crew fire no longer absorbed by own shield
• Solid barrier: force-based AABB repulsion replaces joints (no rotation lock, no tumbling)
• Cloak break detection fixed for inside-out shots
• CBC autocannon self-damage fixed
• Shader cloud sorting corrected (Iris/Oculus)
• CGS Nail Gun / Blaze Gun projectile interception fixed
• Boarding Pod camera, steering, and drilling fixes
• Compass direction calculation corrected

Known Issues

• CGS Nail Gun projectiles may occasionally pass through shields