Gathering Chunks

Gathering Chunks – 2.2.5 - Beta 3.6

New Features

• Completely redesigned the Chunk Engine's textures for a refreshed visual style
• Added Nether biome-themed chunk spawners for all Nether biomes:
  • Basalt Deltas
  • Crimson Forest
  • Warped Forest
  • Soul Sand Valley
• Added additional Overworld biome-themed chunk spawners:
  • Dark Forest
  • Mangrove Swamp
  • Ice Spikes
  • Ocean
  • Taiga
• Introduced a slider control in the config menu
• Added server-wide config compatibility: changes made via /gatheringchunks config reload now apply to all players (no longer client-only)
• Implemented build numbers and a new version format in .jar filenames
• Added an option to manually select chunks (still in development – expect bugs and incomplete behavior)
• Introduced compatibility with the Create mod for config handling
• Made configs fully persistent across sessions
• Added a modder-friendly API
• Added per-chunk chest quantity configuration
• When optimal spawn location is unavailable, Nether portal now spawns on a generated platform
• Disabled Nether sync by default (can be re-enabled in config)
• Implemented a world migration system for smoother updates
  Strong recommendation: Always back up your world before updating the mod and reloading/ migrating chunks!

Improvements & Optimizations

• Improved spawn request equality checking to now include source chunk position
• Significantly optimized biome-themed chunk spawning logic (performance varies by CPU)
• General mod optimizations targeted at server environments
• Removed duplicate SpawnChunkHelper class that caused redundant chunk checks

Fixes

• Fixed chunk overwriting feature not functioning
• Resolved packet kicks when using /gatheringchunks config reload or modifying config
• Prevented Piglins from zombifying in the Nether (when they shouldn't)
• Fixed cauldrons not filling during rain
• Corrected dimension sync still occurring between Nether and Overworld even when disabled
• Fixed gameplay-related text overlapping other UI buttons
• Resolved server-side world generation defaulting to normal world instead of modded behavior
• Fixed various server crashes
• Corrected beds failing to save spawn points
• Fixed incorrect chunk syncing between Nether and Overworld
• Resolved chests not spawning in the Nether
• Added missing Chunk Engine & Eraser recipes on Fabric
• Fixed biome-themed chunks occasionally spawning unwanted water
• Corrected inability to spawn biome-themed chunks in some cases
• Fixed config not saving properly on both servers and clients
• Resolved Unstable Chunk feature not working
• Fixed biome terrain matching system checking the same chunk twice (causing severe performance issues and occasional crashes)
• Prevented duplicate spawn requests from being queued for the same target chunk
• Fixed Unstable Chunk spawner not functioning at all
• Prevented Unstable Chunk spawner from corrupting worlds during overwrites
• Fixed initial chunk spawn failures that resulted in pure void worlds

Known Issues

• Lightning rendering issues on certain generated chunks