1.9.20 for 1.18.2

General

• Deferred register wrapper now supports any registry type instead of just forge registries
• Added helpers to get streams of tag values
• Simplify tag preference
• Added command to view preferences for tags
• Generic loader now has a couple of new helpers for working with JSON objects and singletons
• Generic loader registry now has a bit more validation on the loader, ensuring the serializer is for the correct type
• Defaults are now supported as long as the generic methods are used
• Fix a bug with the mouse in books on macs (will likely backport to 1.18.1 later)

JSON

• Fluid tag empty condition replaced with generic tag empty condition
• Removed mantle:intersection in favor of new forge:intersection
• Removed mantle:difference in favor of new forge:difference
• Removed datagen helpers for compound and NBT ingredients as forge has static constructors now

1.8.37 for 1.18.1

• Added harvest tiers command - lets you list all forge harvest tiers and generate the JSON file to change their order
• Added option to dump a single tag to JSON, instead of just to chat or all tags to JSON
• Fix fluids not rendering on fabulous graphics

v1.8.31

Blocks

• Signs now register their own block entity instead of injecting into the vanilla block entity

New Utilities

• Added generic data provider: a basic data provider for JSON generators
• Added NamedComponentRegistry: Simple registry for a resource locaton to object registry for components of JSON files
• Added GenericSerializerRegistry: allows registering a loader for something that reads/writes to JSON.
• Added GenericLoaderRegistry: allows registering a loader for something that reads/writes to JSON and the packet buffer
• Added ISafeManagerReloadListener: for registering a reload listener that safely exits if forge enters an invalid state
• Added IEarlySafeManagerReloadListener: for registering a reload listener that runs during the first stage of reload that safely exits if forge enters an invalid state
• Added MergingJsonDataLoader: Loads data from JSON, merging JSONs from all packs
• Added ResourceValidator: Loads a list of present resource locations from a pack and allows checking if it exists
• Added FluidNameIngredient: Allows referencing a fluid from another mod during datagen
• Added FluidTagEmptyCondition: Like TagEmptyCondition but for fluids
• Added LoggingRecipeSerializer: Recipe serializer that logs on decoder errors
• Added cast ticker and server ticker helper to BlockEntityHelper

Utility Tweaks

• Allow extensions of InventoryBlockEntity to opt out of saving size in NBT
• Added utilities to register metal blocks with ingots and nuggets
• Added way to register enum block with no items
• Registering wood blocks now simpler, requires fewer parameters
• Fix wood block objects not having all blocks in getValues

Renames

• Container is now ContainerMenu
• Inventory is now Container in most classes
• Recipe builders
  • addCriterion is now unlockedBy
  • setGroup is now group
  • build is now save
• Tile entity is now block entity
• Rename IngredientWithout to IngredientDifference
• Many repackages, ask on the SlimeKnights discord if unsure where something went

Removals

• Remove defaultIfNull as Java added Objects.requireNonNullOrElse
• Remove cached config values as Forge now caches them
• Remove offhand indicator tag in favor of the boolean enable

Models

• Make model caches concurrent

Books

• API changes
  • Page IDs are now resource locations instead of strings
  • Recipe age size is now autodetected by default
  • Pages now have a getTitle method to make indexes simplier
  • Section transformer no longer translates both <pageName>, just <sectionName>.<pageName>
  • Fix structure page text being inconsistent with other page content types
• Added command to open a book by ID
• Added test book to help debug content types in dev
• Fix book caching names for language entries when reloading contents

v1.6.157

Hopefully the final release for 1.16.

• For retexturable blocks, focusing on a no-texture variant now shows all recipe options in JEI, makes it easier to show just one variant.
• Fixed auto uv on fluid quads not properly rotating (thanks RCXcrafter)
• Fixed items in books not showing numbers (may cause books in TiC to be weird without the next update)
• Added ko_kr translation (thanks mindy15963)
• Added fr_fr translation (thanks Aarrn33)

v1.6.152

• Added loot modifier datagen helpers
• Improve mantle loot modifiers
• Added block tag loot condition
• Added set fluid loot function
• Simplify JSON for damagable items in ItemOutput
• Added transform type to the model item

1.6.146

Warning: this update will break the previously released build of Tinkers' Construct as some API was moved from Tinkers to Mantle. Make sure to update Tinkers Construct as well.

Datapacks

• Added fluid container ingredient: matches a fluid container with exactly the right amount of fluid

Utils

• Add option to cooldown tracker to enable separate from the tag. Will likely replace the tag in 1.17.
• Update tag preference list with the new Thermal Series mod ID
• Added merging behavior to ConsumerWrapperBuilder, so conditions are merged between wrapped wrappers
• Deferred register automatically sets the luminosity for a fluid using the block light

Books - JSON

• Allow books to override the cover and page textures for the UI
• Added padding page type, a blank page that only shows when its on the left/right (useful to force later pages to be together)
• Added option for books to have large page titles and center page titles
• Added index pages - automatically generates an index for the current section
• Make the image with text below page easier to use
• Allow book indexes to optionally be 4 columns, adds +3 entries

Books - Java

• Add more text helpers to the base page content
• Added SectionTransformer: implementation of BookTransformer targeting a specific section by name
• Fix tooltips overflowing the page
• Fix tooltips on the left page rendering under the right page
• Fix crash on error page when there is no exception (for errors such as unknown page type)

v1.6.127

Add logic to prevent z-fighting for complex item models
Simplify some book code
Fix desync when interacting with lecterns
Fix missing tooltype check in strippable log block

v1.6.123

Tag preference improvements

• Improve caching of ItemOutput to reduce lookup time within IRecipe
• Switch a crash for tags being uncachable to a logged error
• Make registry ID a fallback for equal mod ID preference

Helpers

• Added LogicHelper with a couple utilities for common ternaries
• Added JsonHelper.parseColor to parse a 6 or 8 digit hexadecimal string into a integer color
• Added JsonHelper.getResourceLocation to parse a resource location from JSON
• Fix SingleItemHandler not allowing hopper input beyond 1 item

Models

• Added MantleItemLayerModel (registered as mantle:item_layer). Improves the vanilla item layer by adding a non-tint color option, a no tint option, and a luminosity option. Can be used by other loaders (e.g. tinkers tool model) to add tinted and luminosity elements
• Ported NBTKeyModel (registered as mantle:nbt_key) from Tinkers. Allows a model to switch between a set of textures based on a string tag in NBT, plus more variants can be registered
• Added ColoredBlockModel (registered as mantle:colored_block). Allows non-tint colors and luminosity to be set for block style models

1.6.115

• Added ability to pick books up from lecterns
• Added offhand attack cooldown utility
• Added wood building block objects for logs, planks, fences, etc.
• Added single key multimap
• Added IntArrayWrapper, LambdaIntReference, and ZeroValidIntReference for container syncing
• Fix item cycle in books running faster on machines with higher FPS

1.6.109

• Add option to make a consumer wrapper with just a resource location (for compat which uses the same format)
• Skip writing conditions in the consumer wrapper if no conditions
• Add some extra ingredients and objects for datagen
• Add support for books in lecterns
• Fix some command localizations