v0.2.0

☢️ Breaking Changes

• Renamed avp:ovamorph to avp:ovomorph.
• Parasites no longer implant a parasite type into hosts, now implant correct embryo type.
  • Previously, parasites would store their own entity type to a host. At the time of birth, the embryo type was then computed. This has been changed such that the embryo type is computed immediately and then stored.
  • This means that any currently-infected hosts in your game will not burst and will need to be infected again.

✨ What's New

• Aliens now remember what host type they came from.
• Added new running animations to all xenomorphs.
• Nether aliens now set hurt targets on fire.
• Added two new advancements:
  • "Eviction" - Infected? Eat a chorus fruit to remove the embryo, saving yourself... and dooming the world.
  • "Hive Buster" - Defeat an alien hive.
• Revamped chestbursting:
  • Heartbeats can now be heard by players minutes before they get chestbursted.
  • The heartbeats get progressively faster the closer the player is to chestbursting.
  • 8 seconds before death, the host (not just players) will emit bone crunching sfx and take (0.001 aka fake) damage.
  • The player will also have confusion (nausea) 30 seconds before death.
  • Upon death, a chestburster screech will play as the new killing machine enters the world.
• Revamped genetics system:
  • Gene bonuses are now datapacked.
  • All hosts now provide gene bonuses.
  • Gene bonuses now have a more noticeable impact to xenomorphs.
  • Repeated injections will cause xenomorphs to turn aberrant.
  • Further repeated injections will cause aberrant xenomorphs to turn into boilers.
  • Poison jelly no longer turns royal ovomorphs into royal aberrant ovomorphs.
  • Added a new "gene reader" item:
    • Right-click (nearly) any mob to read their genes.
    • Cycle through different modes to see different types of genes that a mob has.
    • Bonus genes are genes a mob gives that never change. Syringes extract only bonus genes.
    • Dormant genes are genes a mob has, but do not change the mob's stats/behavior.
    • Active genes are genes a mob has and DO change the mob's stats/behavior.
    • When the mob reproduces (animals mating or chestburster bursting), dormant genes become active genes.
  • Added a new "syringe" item:
    • Right-click (nearly) any mob to get their genes.
    • Right-click any entity to add the genes to them.
      • Added genes are "dormant" (do not apply immediately).
      • Dormant genes only manifest on chestbursters born from hosts.
      • Every injection makes the entity's and their offspring's genes "unstable". The more unstable the genes, the more negative effects each successive generation will have.
      • Genes within the syringe can't be immediately seen. Use a gene reader to check the mob you're using a syringe on beforehand!
• Ovomorphs now have hatching AI
  • Ovomorphs now have a "desire" meter for hatching.
  • Changes in the environment (such as light) will increase the desire meter.
  • Movement of nearby hosts will also increase the desire meter.
• Added the queen's ovipositor/eggsack:
  • Queens will create an ovipositor when they are in a hive and are "safe" (they aren't the only hive member).
  • The queen will play a new animation when she is mounted on her ovipositor.
  • Ovipositors are an entity and extend off of the queen. Other mobs will not attack the ovipositor.
  • The queen requires a considerable amount of space as well as stable ground to create her ovipositor.
  • Eggs no longer drop at the queen's feet, but instead at the end of the ovipositor.
  • Egglaying has otherwise remained unchanged.
• Drones (and the newly added runners) now distribute ovomorphs around the hive.
  • Drones/runners like to place eggs with at least a 1-block gap between the eggs.
  • Drones/runners will pick up eggs that are unrooted.
  • When the drones/runners place the egg down at the new location, they will automatically root the egg in place.
• Added new entities:
  • Aberrant Adolescent
  • Aberrant Boiler
  • Aberrant Crusher
  • Aberrant Prowler
  • Aberrant Runner
  • Aberrant Spitter
  • Adolescent
  • Boiler
  • Crusher
  • Irradiated Crusher
  • Irradiated Prowler
  • Irradiated Runner
  • Nether Adolescent
  • Nether Boiler
  • Nether Crusher
  • Nether Prowler
  • Nether Runner
  • Nether Spitter
  • Ovipositor
  • Prowler
  • Royal Aberrant Adolescent
  • Royal Adolescent
  • Royal Nether Adolescent
  • Runner
  • Spitter

♻️ Changes

• Predators no longer spawn naturally in jungles.
• All aliens can now detect vibrations (instead of just xenomorphs).
• Chestbursters can no longer be trapped in boats and minecarts.
• Facehuggers can no longer be trapped in boats and minecarts.
• Improved razor wire death message.
• Poison jelly no longer turns royal ovomorphs into royal aberrant ovomorphs.
• Same-strain, different-hive xenos now no longer kill each other.
• Hive centers now constantly move with the hive leader.
• Updated the chestbursting death message to have a proper, better-fitting message.
• Irradiated acid now only converts blocks to ice when the blocks are destroyed.
• Nether acid now sets air blocks above them on fire.
• Resin web now stops player vertical movement if player eye height is in resin web.
• Increased flamethrower DPS by a factor of 100 (0.02dps to 20dps).
• Reduced predator hitbox width (0.98 to 0.7).
• Reworked how royal jelly item and royal jelly blocks are used:
  • Hatched ovomorphs can no longer be revived with royal jelly.
  • Infertile facehuggers can no longer be revived with royal jelly.
  • Aliens that have been given royal jelly or royal jelly blocks will no longer despawn.
  • Praetorians can now be given regular royal jelly.
  • All xenomorphs can now be given royal jelly blocks.
  • Queens can no longer be given royal jelly or royal jelly blocks.
  • Royal jelly blocks now add 9 royal jelly to aliens instead of setting their royal jelly to 10.
  • Aliens no longer have their royal jelly count reset when growing up, but merely the royal jelly growth cost subtracted.
  • Poison jelly is no longer usable on aliens that can't grow any further.
  • Royal jelly items and royal jelly blocks can no longer be used on poisoned aliens.
• Alien collision interactions have been changed:
  • Ovomorphs no longer collide with non-ovomorph aliens.
  • Facehuggers no longer collide with other aliens (including other facehuggers).
  • Xenomorphs no longer collide with smaller aliens (facehuggers, chestbursters and adolescents).
  • Queens no longer push other entities when she is on her ovipositor.
• Improved facehugging effects:
  • Effects now last 2 seconds longer (4 seconds total).
  • Weakness is now applied to the host sooner (as soon as smothering damage finishes).
  • Movement slowdown 100 is now applied after smothering damage finishes.
• Ovomorphs no longer spawn naturally.
  • Ovipositor is complete, natural ovomorph spawning is no longer necessary.
• Hives will now merge with each other given certain conditions in the following order (most -> least important):
  • Hives with a weaker leader will merge into hives with a stronger leader.
  • Hives with a lower member count will merge into hives with a larger member count.
  • Younger hives will merge into older hives.
• Moved the following config options to datapack:
  • CHESTBURSTER_MAX_GROWTH_TIMER_SECONDS
  • DRONE_MAX_GROWTH_TIMER_SECONDS
  • PRAETORIAN_MAX_GROWTH_TIMER_SECONDS
  • PRAETORIAN_SHORTCUT_TIMER_SECONDS
  • WARRIOR_MAX_GROWTH_TIMER_SECONDS
• Removed the following config options:
  • ABERRANT_OVOMORPH_SPAWN
  • NETHER_OVOMORPH_SPAWN
  • OVOMORPH_SPAWN

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed queens not transferring their genes to laid eggs.
• Fixed potion effects carried over from host to embryo not being permanent.
• Fixed entities being able to ride aliens (disabling their AI in the process).
• Fixed embryos born from a host eating chorus fruit not persisting.
• Fixed inconsistent potion effect behavior with embryos born from hosts eating chorus fruit.
• Fixed aberrant chitin armors not counting towards chitin armor advancements.
• Fixed aliens spreading resin while underwater.
• Fixed alien attack animations not playing properly.
• Fixed aliens having jittery animations when servers are lagging behind.
• Fixed facehuggers not providing host air underwater.
• Fixed marines having broken ground navigation.
• Fixed marines not moving their heads to match where they are looking.
• Fixed facehuggers not fully incapacitating marine hosts due to marines using a different AI system.
• Fixed alien hitboxes being off while swimming.
• Fixed praetorian count balancing including eggs, facehuggers, chestbursters and adolescents in formula.
• Fixed aliens that do not grow up being able to consume an infinite amount of royal jelly.
• Fixed facehuggers not persisting after hatching from ovomorphs.
• Fixed block damage from guns, acid and aliens not resetting when the damaged block is broken or replaced.
• Fixed xenomorphs trying to attack infected hosts that hurt them.
• Fixed hive boss bar showing after players change dimensions.
• Fixed irradiated acid destroying the following blocks:
  • Chitin blocks
  • Industrial Glass blocks
  • Plastic blocks
  • Non-Irradiated Resin blocks
  • Air
  • Fire
  • Soul Fire

🛠 Data Pack

• Added #avp:runner_hosts entity tag.
• Added #avp:runners entity tag.
• Added #avp:prowlers entity tag.
• Added #avp:crushers entity tag.
• Added #avp:adolescents entity tag.
• Added #avp:spitters entity tag.
• Added #avp:answers_xenomorph_cries_for_help entity tag.
• Updated #avp:hosts to be composed of #avp:runner_hosts entity tag.
• Updated #avp:xenomorphs tag to include new runner alien line entity tags and spitter entity tag.
• Updated hive layer entity tags to include new runner alien line entity tags and spitter entity tag.
• Updated variant entity tags to include new runner aliens, spitter alien and adolescent aliens.

🔬 Technical Changes

• Upgraded alien lifecycles to support host entity tags.
• Added full datapack support for alien growth stages.
• Alien lifecycle host entity tags have been migrated to individual alien growth stages.
• Upgraded alien infections to support host entity tags.
• Added full datapack support for alien infections.
• Removed redundant royal data from aliens.
• Added full datapack support for gene bonuses.
• Alien gene manager now managed through a mixin (same as host gene managers).
• Added #avp:does_not_hurt_aliens damage type tag.