NPC Studio

BlockNPCs / editable blocks

• Added BlockNPCs, allowing real blocks from the world to be converted into editable NPC-style objects.
• Added a dedicated BlockNPC Tool item for quickly converting blocks.
• BlockNPC conversion is now undoable.
• BlockNPCs preserve the original block facing direction when converted.
• BlockNPCs no longer show shadows by default, making them better suited for clean prop work.
• BlockNPC placement previews now show a full 3D box outline instead of only the top face.
• Improved BlockNPC placement accuracy.
• Added editable chest lid controls.
• Chest lids can now rotate through a full 360 degrees.
• Added barrel open controls.
• Added shulker box open controls.
• Added beacon beam controls.
• Added TNT primed state and fuse controls.
• Added campfire lit controls.
• Added smooth piston extension controls.
• Added texture frame controls for animated blocks.
• Added block entity rendering support for BlockNPCs.
• Added better animated fire rendering for fire and soul fire BlockNPCs.
• Added emissive rendering for glowing BlockNPCs such as lava, lanterns, sea lanterns, fire, and similar blocks.
• BlockNPCs now use biome tint colors from their world position, improving grass, leaves, water, and other tinted blocks.
• The editor now hides irrelevant pose and model controls when a BlockNPC is selected.

PropNPCs / structure props

• Added PropNPCs, allowing selected blocks or structures to be converted into a single editable NPC-style prop.
• Added saving for PropNPCs.
• Added support for reapplying saved PropNPCs from disk.
• Added support for larger PropNPC creations.
• Added isometric PropNPC previews in the picker.
• Added isometric PropNPC previews in the save screen.
• Added support for browsing and applying BlockNPCs from the Props picker.
• Added boats as spawnable entity props.
• Added minecarts as spawnable entity props.
• Added end crystals as spawnable entity props.
• Added proper rendering support for boat and end crystal props.

Props picker / asset picker improvements

• Added the new Props picker.
• Added a Custom source to the mob picker.
• Added sorting options to asset pickers.
• Added sorting options to the preset list.
• Improved picker rendering performance and caching.
• Improved mob picker UI and filtering.
• Fixed batch screenshot NPC action buttons so they stay aligned with the layout.

ItemNPCs

• Added ItemNPCs as a new model type.
• Added an editor picker source for ItemNPCs.

Lightning NPCs and extras

• Added lightning-bolt NPCs.
• Lightning-bolt NPCs support randomizable visual patterns.
• Added an Extras tab to the picker.
• Added a Lightning Bolt entry to the Extras tab.
• Added isometric previews for lightning entries.
• Lightning previews now render more reliably in the editor and GUI.
• Lightning NPCs no longer have an unwanted entity hitbox.
• Overhauled the tick speed slider.

Mob variants, animations, and visual modifiers

• Added charged creeper variant support.
• Added a sitting pose toggle for mob NPCs.
• Added ghast shooting animation controls.
• Added ghast angry-face controls.
• Simplified ghast face selection by replacing the separate happy ghast entry with direct face controls.
• Added a burning visual modifier.
• Added an animated fire overlay for burning NPCs.
• NPCs are now fire-immune.
• NPC fire visuals are now controlled through the editor instead of vanilla fire rendering.

Enderman carried block editing

• Added an Enderman carried-block equipment slot.
• Added transform controls for Enderman carried blocks.
• Fixed Enderman carried-block gizmo placement.
• Fixed Enderman carried-block slot behavior.

Rigged player model / bendable limbs

• Added a new rigged player model.
• Added elbow joints to the rigged player model.
• Added knee joints to the rigged player model.
• Added bendable arm rendering.
• Added bendable leg rendering.
• Added rotation constraints for elbows and knees.
• Added hinge behavior for elbow and knee bending.
• Improved transform handling for bendable rigged-player bones.
• Improved armor rendering on bendable arms and legs.
• Fixed armor arm texture alignment and mirroring.
• Added better texture support for bendable cuboids and armor.
• Improved bend positioning for bendable limbs.

Custom models

• Modded entity Blockbench models can now work as local bone rigs.
• Improved transform handling for custom model bones.
• Transparent and cutout custom model textures now render more accurately.

Editor transforms and placement

• Improved transform behavior for non-player NPC targets.
• Fixed unsafe viewport transforms on non-player NPCs.
• Fixed global translate dragging so it uses real world position instead of viewport offset.
• Fixed NPC stamp placement for NPCs with viewport position offsets.

Frozen NPC previews and performance

• Added frozen block previews in the editor.
• Frozen NPC lookup is now faster.
• Frozen previews are now more reliable.
• Frozen preview history tracking is more reliable.
• Frozen preview behavior works better with crowds.
• Adjusted frozen preview block icon sizing.

Environment controls

• Added visual rain override controls.
• Rain visuals can now be adjusted by strength.
• Rain visuals can now be adjusted by tilt.
• Rain visuals can now be adjusted by direction.

Camera tools

• Cameras now spawn with the player's configured FOV.
• Newly created cameras are now automatically selected after spawning.

Wand and editor usability

• Added extended wand reach beyond the vanilla interaction distance.
• Added inventory slot hints for enchantment and trim workflows.

Batch screenshots

• The batch screenshot panel now shows the output path field in panel mode.
• Improved shader settle behavior for batch screenshots.
• Batch screenshots now handle shader synchronization more consistently.