NPC Dynamics — Changelog

Session — 2026-03-28

Features Added

• #26 Boat Riding — Mannequin automatically boards the player's boat when the player rides one, and dismounts when the player does.
• #7 Trident Throwing — Mannequin throws its trident at enemies with a 15-tick charge-up, then waits for it to return (or times out after 80 ticks).
• #8 Crossbow Firework Shots — Mannequin can load and fire firework rockets from a crossbow in addition to arrows.
• #9 Arrow Pickup — Mannequin picks up nearby arrows from the ground (within 2.5 blocks) and stores them in its inventory.

Vanilla Feel Improvements

• Auto Sprint — Mannequin sprints when more than 5 blocks from the player.
• Proper Swimming — Mannequin stays afloat and surfaces when idle in water instead of sinking.
• Reactive Shield — Mannequin raises its shield immediately when hit, lowers it after 60 ticks.
• Torch Placement — Mannequin places torches in dark areas (block light < 7) if it has one available.
• Idle Gaze — Mannequin looks at the player when idle (via existing updateIdleGaze() in PoseBehaviorSystem).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed ThrownTrident wrong package — moved to projectile.arrow subpackage in 26.1.
• Fixed ChargedProjectiles API — uses ofNonEmpty(List<ItemStack>) instead of non-existent of(ItemStack).
• Fixed AbstractBoat import for 26.1 new vehicle package structure.
• Fixed startRiding() call signature — uses 1-arg version and return value instead of protected getMaxPassengers().

Localization

• Synced es_es.json with en_us.json — added all missing Spanish translations for farming, tree cutting, specials menu, custom spawn, item names, and item group.

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