Veil Origins

v1.0.5 - The Progression Update (2026-01-06)

Added

New Origin Selection Screen - Card Carousel

• Replaced radial menu with card carousel for origin selection
  • 8 origin cards displayed in horizontal carousel with smooth scrolling
  • Cards scale based on distance from center (3D depth effect)
  • Each card shows: origin name, impact level (stars), description, abilities, passives
  • Color-coded accent bars based on origin theme
  • Navigation: arrow keys, mouse scroll, click arrows, or click cards directly
  • Shuffle button (R key) to get new random origin options
  • Smooth animations and hover effects

New Ability Dashboard

• Completely redesigned ability menu with comprehensive origin information
• Three-column layout:
  • Left Column - Origin Info & Stats:
    • Origin name with theme color accent
    • Impact level with stars (★☆☆, ★★☆, ★★★)
    • Full description (word-wrapped)
    • Resource bar with origin-specific name (Blood, Rage, Soul Energy, Heat, etc.)
    • Stat modifiers display (Health, Speed, Damage) with +/- percentages
  • Center Column - Abilities:
    • Detailed ability slots with icon, keybind badge, name
    • Description and stats (cost, cooldown)
    • Status indicator (READY in green, countdown in red)
    • Color-coded accent bar showing ability state
    • Hover highlighting with origin theme color
  • Right Column - Passives & Progression:
    • List of passive abilities with thematic icons
    • Level display
    • XP progress bar with current/needed values
    • Skill points available
    • Unlocked skills count
• Press [T] from ability menu to jump directly to skill tree
• Smooth open animation

Complete Skill Tree System

• 22 Unique Skill Trees - Each origin has a detailed skill tree with 25-35 skills

  • Tiered progression (Tier 1-5) with level requirements
  • Mutually exclusive branches for meaningful choices
  • Synergy skills that require multiple paths
  • Forbidden skills with powerful effects but drawbacks
  • Ascended skills that transcend origin weaknesses

• Skill Tree GUI - Press the skill tree keybind to open

  • Zoomable and pannable tree view
  • Color-coded branches (Offense, Defense, Utility, Elemental, etc.)
  • Visual indicators for unlocked, available, and locked skills
  • Detailed tooltips with effects, requirements, and exclusions
  • Click to unlock skills with skill points

• Skill Effects System - Skills now apply real gameplay effects

  • Attribute modifiers (health, armor, speed, damage, attack speed)
  • Special effects (lifesteal, stealth damage, summons, etc.)
  • Resource modifiers (regen rate, max resource)
  • Cooldown reduction bonuses
  • Damage type bonuses and resistances

Complete Progression System

• Origin Leveling (1-50) - Gain XP through combat, exploration, and origin-themed activities

  • XP scales exponentially with level
  • Each level grants +1 Skill Point
  • Milestone rewards at levels 10, 25, and 50
  • Level 10: 10% cooldown reduction
  • Level 25: 15% ability power increase
  • Level 50: Unlocks Legendary Ability and Hybrid Mode

• Prestige System (0-10) - Reset to level 1 with permanent bonuses after reaching level 50

  • Each prestige grants +5% to all origin stats permanently
  • Cosmetic aura changes with prestige level
  • +10% XP gain bonus per prestige level
  • Maximum 10 prestiges per origin

• Skill Points - Earned on level up, used for skill tree talents

  • 1 skill point per level (50 total before prestige)
  • Persists across sessions and server restarts

Legendary Abilities

• Ultimate powers unlocked at Level 50 - Activated by holding R + Attack
• Each origin has a unique legendary ability with powerful effects:
  • Veilborn - Veil Mastery: Become invulnerable and drain life from all nearby enemies
  • Vampire - Blood Moon Rising: Transform into a bat swarm, draining all nearby creatures
  • Werewolf - Alpha's Fury: Summon a wolf pack and unleash a devastating howl
  • Stoneheart - Mountain's Wrath: Create a massive earthquake, becoming invulnerable
  • Frostborn - Absolute Zero: Freeze everything in a massive radius
  • Cindersoul - Volcanic Eruption: Rain fire and destruction on enemies
  • Tidecaller - Tsunami: Summon a devastating tidal wave
  • Starborne - Supernova: Explode with stellar energy, blinding and damaging all
  • Skyborn - Eye of the Storm: Become the center of a devastating tornado
  • Umbrakin - Eternal Night: Plunge the area into darkness, becoming invisible and deadly
  • Riftwalker - Dimensional Collapse: Tear reality apart, scattering enemies
  • Voidtouched - Void Singularity: Create a black hole that pulls and destroys
  • Mycomorph - Fungal Apocalypse: Release devastating spores that infect all enemies
  • Crystalline - Prismatic Burst: Release stored crystal energy in an explosion
  • Technomancer - System Overload: Overclock all systems with an EMP blast
  • Ethereal - Spectral Dominion: Become fully ethereal and terrify enemies
  • Dryad - Nature's Wrath: Summon nature's fury to heal allies and punish enemies
  • Necromancer - Army of the Dead: Raise a massive undead army
  • Vampling - Blood Frenzy: Enter a blood frenzy with speed and lifesteal
  • Wolfling - Pack Leader: Summon wolves and gain pack bonuses

Origin Hybrid System

• Combine two origins at Level 50 - Activate via command or future GUI
  • Duration: 300 seconds (5 minutes)
  • Cooldown: 1 hour after deactivation
  • Combines first ability and first passive from each origin
  • Warning messages at 60s, 30s, 10s, and 5s remaining
  • Cannot hybrid with the same origin

Passive XP Gains

• Origins now gain XP passively based on themed activities:
  • Cindersoul: XP in the Nether
  • Tidecaller: XP while in water
  • Starborne: XP in sunlight during day
  • Umbrakin: XP at night or in darkness
  • Frostborn: XP in cold biomes
  • Skyborn: XP at high altitude (Y > 150)
  • Stoneheart: XP underground (Y < 50)
  • Dryad: XP during photosynthesis (sunlight)
  • Werewolf/Wolfling: XP at night
  • Vampire/Vampling: XP at night

New Admin Commands

• /veilorigins setlevel <player> <1-50> - Set player's origin level
• /veilorigins addxp <player> <amount> - Add XP to player
• /veilorigins setprestige <player> <0-10> - Set prestige level
• /veilorigins addskillpoints <player> <amount> - Add skill points
• /veilorigins info <player> - Show detailed progression info
• /veilorigins hybrid activate <player> <origin> - Force activate hybrid mode
• /veilorigins hybrid deactivate <player> - Force deactivate hybrid mode

Fixed

UI Blur Rendering Issue

• Fixed blur rendering over UI elements in Minecraft 1.21.11
  • Default renderBackground() adds blur effect that was rendering ON TOP of custom UI
  • Added renderBackground() override to all custom screens to prevent blur
  • Affected screens: SkillTreeScreen, OriginCardCarouselScreen, AbilityBarScreen, RadialMenuScreen, HudConfigScreen

Dedicated Server Crash - NoClassDefFoundError: LocalPlayer

• Fixed server crash when players join dedicated servers
  • Root cause: Client-only class LocalPlayer was referenced in network packet handlers
  • Created ClientPacketSender.java to isolate client-side packet sending code
  • Created SyncOriginDataPacketHandler.java for client-side packet handling
  • Server now properly handles all network packets without client class references

"Modifier is already applied" Error on Respawn

• Fixed crash when players respawn after dying
  • Root cause: Player entity is replaced on respawn, but UUID stays the same
  • Changed PLAYER_ORIGINS cache from Map<Player, Origin> to Map<UUID, Origin>
  • Updated all passive classes to remove modifiers before adding (prevents duplicates)
  • Added .copyOnDeath() to attachment type to preserve data across respawns

Ethereal Possession Ability

• Fixed possession not working correctly
  • Rewrote possession so mob follows player (not player teleporting to mob)
  • Player moves normally with WASD, possessed mob syncs to player position
  • Player gets invisibility effect while possessing
  • Fixed mob AI restoration after possession ends
  • Properly clears targets, recomputes navigation, gives movement impulse to "wake up" mob

HUD Sync and Data Bleeding

• Fixed HUD not syncing level, XP, resource bar, cooldowns on dedicated server

  • Created ClientOriginData.java for client-side cache of synced data
  • Sync interval changed from 20 ticks to 5 ticks (4x faster updates)
  • Now tracks and syncs level/XP changes immediately

• Fixed data bleeding between servers/worlds

  • Added ClientOriginData.clear() and ClientPossessionHandler.clear() on login AND logout
  • Added VeilOriginsAPI.clearClientCache() to clear origin cache when switching servers
  • Client now properly clears all cached data before receiving new server data

Skill Tree Persistence and Functionality

• Fixed skills not saving/syncing on dedicated servers

  • Added unlockedSkills field to SyncOriginDataPacket (comma-separated string)
  • Skills now persist in world data via player data attachments
  • Skills sync from server to client on login, respawn, and skill unlock

• Fixed "Skill not found" warnings on dedicated server

  • Root cause: SkillTrees.initialize() was called in commonSetup which runs asynchronously
  • Moved initialization to mod constructor to ensure trees are ready before players join
  • Added synchronized guard and logging to prevent double-initialization

• Fixed skills not applying actual effects

  • Unified skill system to use SkillTrees.java (detailed skills with effects)
  • SkillEffectHandler now properly applies attribute modifiers from skill definitions
  • Skills apply health, armor, speed, damage, attack speed, and special effects

Technical

• Added SkillTrees.java - Registry of 22 detailed skill trees with 25-35 skills each
• Added SkillTreeData.java - Data structure for skill tree with connections
• Added Skill.java - Skill node with tiers, branches, prerequisites, exclusions, effects
• Added SkillEffect.java - Effect definitions (attribute modifiers, special effects)
• Added SkillEffectHandler.java - Applies/removes skill effects to players
• Added SkillTreeScreen.java - Interactive GUI for viewing and unlocking skills
• Added ClientOriginData.java - Client-side cache for synced origin data
• Added ClientPacketSender.java - Client-side packet sending isolation
• Added SyncOriginDataPacketHandler.java - Client-side sync packet handling
• Updated UnlockSkillPacket.java - Uses SkillTrees for skill lookup and validation
• Updated SyncOriginDataPacket.java - Added unlockedSkills field
• Updated OriginEventHandler.java - Uses SkillEffectHandler for skill effects
• Updated VeilOriginsAPI.java - Added clearClientCache() method
• Updated ClientEventHandler.java - Clears all caches on login/logout