Tellus: Atlas & Wildlife 0.9.21

This update includes all changes introduced since version 0.9.18.

Journal Stability

• Fixed disconnections when opening Journals containing large amounts of accumulated progress.
• Journal data is now compressed before being sent to the client.
• Network packets are validated to prevent memory and compatibility issues.
• Existing Journal progress is preserved and does not need to be reset.

Myths & Legends Compatibility

• Added optional compatibility with Myths & Legends 1.0.8.
• Regional mythological creatures are restricted to their respective cultural regions.
• Original biome, lighting, event, and moon phase requirements remain unchanged.
• Spawn rates were adjusted to keep these creatures uncommon.
• The Black Charro ritual can only be performed in Mexico.
• The Gargoyle Effigy can only be used in France.
• Attempting a ritual outside its region displays an English or Spanish explanation without consuming the item.
• Spawn eggs and /summon remain unrestricted for creative and administrative use.

New Mythology Journal Section

• Added a dedicated Myths & Legends section to the Journal.
• Includes 19 encounters available in survival.
• Every creature initially appears as a black silhouette with its name and information hidden.
• Entries are permanently revealed after visiting a compatible region or biome.
• Revealed entries display:
  • The creature’s encounter region.
  • A brief clue about finding or summoning it.
  • A short account written like a mythological traveler’s tale.
• Includes regional and global creatures, Nether and Deep Dark encounters, and structure guardians.
• Added a custom icon for the Mythology section.
• Complete English and Spanish localization is included.

New Administrative Commands

Remove only the Equator crossing milestone:

/taw progress remove milestone <player> equator

Remove only the Both Hemispheres milestone:

/taw progress remove milestone <player> both_hemispheres

These commands update the visible advancement, persistent exploration data, and corresponding Journal entry without removing unrelated progress.

Performance

• No structure searches or entity scans are performed.
• No additional chunks are loaded.
• No new periodic task is added.
• Mythology unlocks reuse TAW’s existing location pass and only inspect the current biome.
• Mythological creatures remain separate from TAW’s real-world fauna population systems.

Installation

• TAW 0.9.21 must be installed on both the client and server.
• Myths & Legends 1.0.8 remains completely optional.
• Without Myths & Legends installed, TAW continues to work normally and hides the Mythology section.
• Requires Minecraft 1.21.1 and NeoForge 21.1.238 or newer.