Cobblemon additions

Minecraft 1.21.1 | Fabric | Cobblemon 1.7.1+

The next major BCA update is here, and it’s a big one.
This release introduces the first fully biome-specific village set, expands NPC systems, and adds a brand-new way Pokémon appear in the world — all backed by major under-the-hood tooling improvements.

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🏔️ NEW: Ice-Type Villages

BCA now features custom Ice biome villages, built from the ground up to feel distinct, immersive, and alive.

❄️ What’s Included

• Complete Ice Village generation system
  • Small / Mid / Large variants
  • Custom worldgen pools
• 12+ unique Ice-themed structures, including:
  • 🏔️ Arctic Timber Haven
  • 🏡 Blizzard Bluff Cabin
  • 🔨 Frost Forge Cabin
  • 🏨 New Ice Lodge
  • ⛸️ Ice Skating Rink
  • 🧊 Igloo PokéCenter
• Ice-adapted paths, décor, and one-off buildings
• Updated village Pokémon spawn pools for cold biomes

These villages are not reskins — they’re a fully separate biome identity and set the foundation for future biome-specific expansions.

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👥 NPC SYSTEM — NOW LIVE

NPCs are officially entering the world of BCA.

🩺 Nurse Joy (First Major NPC)

• Fully modeled and textured
• Custom dialogue interactions
• Appears naturally within appropriate structures

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Additional NPCs

• Staff & patron NPCs have been added as part of the system rollout
• Includes:
  • Custom textures
  • Shared animation system
  • “Look Around” idle behavior
  • Dialogue system examples

As future updates roll out, you’ll encounter more NPCs naturally throughout villages and structures.

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🎮 NEW FEATURE: DecoMon

The world is getting more alive.

DecoMon are Pokémon that:

• Belong to other people (NPC-owned or ambient)
• Do not behave like wild encounters
• Can be scanned to register in your Pokédex
• Exist primarily to add life, realism, and world flavor

Examples include Pokémon like Chansey or Happiny appearing naturally in villages and buildings.

You’ll be seeing a lot more of these over time.

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🐎 Pokémon & Spawn Improvements

• Added 8 new horse-type Pokémon NBTs, including:
  • Ponyta / Rapidash (Kanto & Alolan)
  • Blitzle / Zebstrika
  • Mudbray / Mudsdale
• Updated village Pokémon spawn pools
• Pokémon placement better matches structure context

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🛠️ MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE (Behind the Scenes)

This update also introduces tooling that massively improves stability and future development.

🔍 NBT Scanner & Auto-Fix Tools

• New internal tools to:
  • Scan structure NBTs for corruption
  • Detect missing mod dependencies
  • Automatically fix painting offset issues
• 21+ structures repaired automatically
• Release builds now fail safely if broken NBTs are detected

➡️ This means fewer broken structures, fewer crashes, and cleaner releases going forward.

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🎁 Loot & Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed undamageable tools incorrectly taking damage
• Cleaned up loot table scaling logic
• Minor fixes across tool and village loot pools
• Refactored loot scaling code to avoid obfuscation issues

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📚 Content & Data Additions

• Complete Pokédex entries book
  • 16,000+ lines of structured Pokémon data
• Language file updates (en_us.json)
• Expanded data consistency across systems
• Book world injection still to come

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⚙️ Technical & Build Updates

• Updated to Cobblemon 1.7.1+ (MC 1.21.1)
• Added automated GitHub release workflow
• NBT validation now runs before every release
• Reduced console noise from experimental warnings

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📋 Full Changelog Summary

Since Commit: Painting Resize (07fa6b9)

• 111 files changed
• +19,973 / -144 lines
• 24 commits (5 merged PRs)
• New biome-specific villages
• NPC system foundation added
• DecoMon introduced
• NBT tooling & release validation implemented

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🔮 What This Update Means

This release lays the groundwork for:

• More biome-specific villages
• Expanded NPC roles and interactions
• Legendary & gym structures
• A more immersive, living Cobblemon world

As always — thank you to everyone testing, reporting issues, and helping shape BCA.
More to come. ❄️🧭

— Strikebyte