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Version history/1.8.9

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Minecraft 1.8.9

Version 4

Version 4.3.1

Released January 5, 2017.

Features:


Tweaks:


Fixes:

Version 4.3.0

Released December 24, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:


Tweaks:

  • Added recipe for Exp. Share
  • Added /redeem toggle sash command to toggle sash visibility
  • Allowed Mareep, Flaaffy, and Ampharos to learn Reflect
  • Made non-land Pokémon follow their owners
  • Moved Exp. Share to tier 2 special drops
  • Prevented servers from blocking /redeem
  • Remixed several existing music tracks ("A Simple Moment by the Sea", "Across the Desert", "Distant Shores", "Journey to the Sky", "On the Wings of Adventure", "Pixelmon Waltz", "The Enchanted Forest")
  • Updated conditions needed to trigger Halloween special textures
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and Spanish translations


Fixes:

  • Fixed camera during evolution
  • Fixed carpets and slabs blocking Pokémon from being sent out
  • Fixed click area of Pokédex scroll bar
  • Fixed editing male-only Pokémon to be female with the Pokémon editor
  • Fixed form text box persisting incorrectly in the Pokémon editor
  • Fixed Halloween special textures only working on the first night of the world
  • Fixed issues with missing Pokémon textures
  • Fixed NPCs not spawning in structures spawned with /struc command
  • Fixed Pixelmon spawner allowing invalid spawn locations
  • Fixed Pixelmon spawners not working when using the water spawn location
  • Fixed Pokémon spawned with /pokespawn not moving
  • Fixed priority of Protect, Detect, and Endure
  • Fixed random Pokémon from Eggs, /pokespawn, and /pokegive ignoring Generation config settings
  • Fixed Speed Boost activating upon switching in
  • Fixed stats displaying incorrectly for newly hatched Pokémon
  • Fixed View Wiki button in the Pokédex
  • Fixed world time sync being six hours ahead
  • Marked replaceMCVillagers config setting to require restarting Minecraft
Version 4.3.0 Beta 12

Released November 16, 2016.

Tweaks:

  • Updated Spanish translation


Fixes:

  • Fixed Halloween special textures not working on servers
  • Fixed issues sending out Pokémon when increaseVillageSpawnRate config option is disabled
  • Fixed lightning causing Pokémon to display missing textures
  • Fixed Poké Balls not passing through non-solid blocks
Version 4.3.0 Beta 11

Released November 13, 2016.

Features:


Tweaks:


Fixes:

  • Fixed animation glitches with Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Nosepass, and Probopass
  • Fixed battle messages scrolling too fast with FPS-increasing mods
  • Fixed console error with the battle camera
  • Fixed crash when editing Gym NPC Trainers with an NPC editor
  • Fixed crash when shopkeepers are registered incorrectly
  • Fixed crash with nicknames containing special characters
  • Fixed crash with shopkeepers giving out free items
  • Fixed doctors and shopkeepers despawning in towns
  • Fixed DynamicPunch not importing correctly in Pokémon editor
  • Fixed Eggs not showing PokéChecker menu in inventory
  • Fixed grammar for message when Pokémon drop torches
  • Fixed healers sometimes causing crashes and lag
  • Fixed manually spawned NPC Trainers despawning
  • Fixed model scale of Nosepass and Probopass
  • Fixed new running boots depleting too quickly
  • Fixed player getting stuck if using a healer that is then broken
  • Synced custom tab list config option between server and client
Version 4.3.0 Beta 10

Released October 23, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:


Tweaks:

  • Allowed the battle camera to be controlled manually (WASDQE or right mouse button)
  • Made movement/stick plates not break instantly when hit
  • Made randomly spawning NPCs despawn after some time
  • Pokédex/wiki icons are hidden if hotkeys are disabled.
  • Updated Chinese (Traditional), French, Japanese, and Thai translations
  • /unlock can affect party Pokémon and remove Pokémon from ranch blocks more thoroughly


Fixes:

  • Fixed battle crash when battle AI uses a partially trapping move
  • Fixed battle crash when NPC Trainers engage players with double battles
  • Fixed battle crash when Roar/Whirlwind are used against Magic Bounce/Magic Coat
  • Fixed battles staying registered when a player is killed in battle
  • Fixed being able to release Pokémon to get an Egg-only party
  • Fixed doctors not always finding nearby healers
  • Fixed doctors not always using the closest healer to them
  • Fixed held item duplication issue
  • Fixed ItemFinder not always looking for the closest PokéLoot chest
  • Fixed memory leak with trade machines
  • Fixed missing texture console error when catching a Pokémon
  • Fixed NPCs being attackable with Fire Aspect and Knockback enchantments
  • Fixed orientation of Mew inside a cloning machine
  • Fixed ranch block error if broken when the owner is offline
  • Fixed ranch block ownership being lost after a username or nickname change
  • Fixed ranch block spawning Pokémon for an offline player
  • Fixed Rock Smash breaking bedrock
  • Fixed server crash when there are no spawn shopkeepers registered
  • Fixed wild Pokémon victories being considered draws
  • Reduced server lag caused by ItemFinders
Version 4.3.0 Beta 9

Released September 15, 2016.

Features:

  • Added config option to limit the maximum level of Pokémon when spawnLevelsByDistance is enabled


Tweaks:

  • Allowed chatting NPCs and Gym NPC Trainers to use custom skins
  • Allowed warp plates to use coordinates relative to current position
  • Pokémon nicknames show above own Pokémon instead of species names
  • Separated NPC Trainer spawn rates from other NPC spawn rates
  • Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, and German translations


Fixes:

Version 4.3.0 Beta 8

Released September 1, 2016.

Fixes:

  • Fixed Pokémon models rendering incorrectly
Version 4.3.0 Beta 7

Released September 1, 2016.

Tweaks:


Fixes:

Version 4.3.0 Beta 6

Released August 24, 2016.

Features:


Tweaks:


Fixes:

Version 4.3.0 Beta 5

Released August 9, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:


Tweaks:

  • Updated French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations


Fixes:

Version 4.3.0 Beta 4

Released August 1, 2016.

Tweaks:

  • Allowed drops.json to have items that are not in shopItems.json
  • Made Poké gifts unbreakable
  • Merged PixelUtilities Creative tabs into main Pixelmon tabs
  • Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations


Fixes:

  • Fixed /endbattle permissions
  • Fixed Gym sign ownership error message
  • Fixed held item duplication issue
  • Fixed lead Pokémon being replaced after capturing a Pokémon with a full party
  • Fixed name render crash
  • Fixed NPC Trainer Pokémon persisting after an abnormal battle end
  • Fixed party/PC sometimes saving separately
  • Fixed PixelUtilities achievements not activating
  • Fixed potential crash with evolution
  • Fixed Prism Scales not being special drops
Version 4.3.0 Beta 3

Released July 29, 2016.

Fixes:

  • Fixed battle crash when a Pokémon faints
Version 4.3.0 Beta 2

Released July 27, 2016.

Tweaks:

  • Improved the efficiency of various parts of the mod


Fixes:

  • Fixed Pokémon freezing client-side
Version 4.3.0 Beta 1

Released July 25, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:


Tweaks:

  • Added option to create shopkeepers that spawn outside of towns
  • Added spawning rarity to the npcs.json file
  • Allowed allowPokemonNicknames config setting to be applied server-side
  • Allowed forms to be defined with custom starter Pokémon in the config
  • Changed some chat messages to battle messages when applicable
  • Improved efficiency of Pokémon spawning
  • Limited ranch block area of effect to at most three blocks above the ranch block
  • Made the AFK handler scroll through text more slowly
  • Made Thunder Stone tool effect override lower levels of Efficiency
  • Merged config settings for external JSON files
  • Reduced Gem recipes to require only one diamond
  • /snapshot command now prints the positions of snapshotted NPCs to the console.
  • Stopped aggressive Pokémon from chasing Pokémon inside ranch blocks
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified), French, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish translations


Fixes:

  • Fixed battle freeze when leveling up
  • Fixed bounding box sizes of several Pokémon
  • Fixed crash when breeding Magby or Pichu
  • Fixed command selectors displaying incorrectly with /endbattle and /pokebattle
  • Fixed Eject Button causing the holder to switch out when a battle starts
  • Fixed /endbattle command permissions
  • Fixed /endbattle leaving wild Pokémon stuck when catching Pokémon
  • Fixed faulty prismarine shard drop
  • Fixed Forage not giving items after being used repeatedly
  • Fixed held item duplication issue
  • Fixed incorrect GUI font when a player has no Pokémon
  • Fixed incorrect Pokémon name in boss Pokémon GUI in non-English languages
  • Fixed inventory party rendering incorrectly with enchanted armor equipped
  • Fixed Leftovers reviving fainted Pokémon
  • Fixed Light Fire not triggering
  • Fixed music discs appearing in chests as stacks of zero.
  • Fixed NPCs counting as land spawns for Pokémon land spawn limit
  • Fixed one incorrect external JSON file causing other files to not be loaded
  • Fixed percentage-based damage and healing rounding down to 0
  • Fixed players continuing to move/jump after a battle starts
  • Fixed residual damage not fainting Pokémon correctly
  • Fixed Return dealing no damage
  • Fixed running boots and evolution stone boots giving a speed boost when held in hand
  • Fixed Sky Drop freezing battles
  • Fixed some battle crashes
  • Fixed some held item interactions with multi-hit moves
  • Fixed statuses from status orbs damaging Pokémon on the same turn they are inflicted
  • Fixed Unburden giving a premature Speed boost
  • Fixed Wormadam's type not matching its form in battle
  • Made residual held item effects occur before residual status effects
  • Residual and start-of-battle effects now reflect turn order.
Version 4.2.7

Released June 14, 2016.

Features:

  • Minecraft music now plays alongside Pixelmon music.
    • Re-added a config setting to disable Minecraft music


Tweaks:

  • Fixed user-unfriendly shopkeeper transaction amount scrolling
  • /givemoney and /transfer commands notify the recipient when used.
  • Improved efficiency of Poké Ball entities
  • Updated French and Spanish translations


Fixes:

  • Fixed battle crash with tactical AI
  • Fixed boss Pokémon colors not displaying on Pokémon with .obj models
  • Fixed crash when rendering a Fossil machine
  • Fixed crash when using a PC
  • Fixed missing text for recent features
  • Fixed potion effects covering the inventory party GUI
  • Fixed some issues with battles getting stuck
  • Fixed some issues with skipping turns in battles
  • Fixed Spikes/Toxic Spikes setting multiple layers at once
  • Fixed Transform not copying catch rate
  • Fixed visual effects of Transform going away after failing a capture
  • Removed error messages for move effect registration
Version 4.2.6

Released June 8, 2016.

Features:

  • Added battle forfeiting
  • Added music discs for Pixelmon music


Tweaks:

  • Added config setting to allow initial Pokémon moves to be the most recent level-up moves instead of random level-up moves
  • Added config setting to disable Pay Day awarding PokéDollars
  • Added graphic for selecting a fainted Pokémon in the party overlay
  • Added separate permission nodes for using /endbattle on the command user and other players
  • Added sounds when placing Pixelmon blocks
  • Battle messages automatically disappear after a few seconds.
  • Changed speed of incrementing or decrementing item count in the shopkeeper GUI
  • Disabled block-destroying external moves in Adventure mode
  • Increased battle speed
  • Increased default permission level for /breed
  • Made fishing Pokémon dependant on time of day
  • Made beds only heal Pokémon when resetting the time to morning
  • Made NPC editors only usable by server operators
  • Made NPC Trainers spawned by an NPC editor have fixed PokéDollar reward amounts
  • Made Pixelmon tools repairable with materials on an anvil
  • Re-added Cherish Balls to special drops
  • Recoded the AFK handler in Pokémon battles
    • A battle timer now displays the remaining time left to make a move.
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified), French, and Spanish translations
  • Updated Fossil machine texture


Fixes:

  • Fixed Aerodactyl being too large inside a Fossil machine
  • Fixed battle GUI freeze after disconnecting from a server while in battle
  • Fixed boss drop crash if there are no special drops in a tier
  • Fixed boss Pokémon not being colored when VBOs are enabled
  • Fixed crash when a healer activates a block with a redstone pulse
  • Fixed crash when using the Rock Smash external move
  • Fixed Custap and HP-restoring Berries not activating
  • Fixed crashes when spam-clicking to remove/add NPC Trainers' Pokémon
  • Fixed crystal sword being displayed incorrectly when held
  • Fixed double-switching if a player clicks too fast
  • Fixed error message when no Legendary Pokémon can spawn
  • Fixed excess chunks being loaded while spawning Pokémon
  • Fixed Fissure hitting through Levitate
  • Fixed Fossil cleaner glass being opaque when VBOs are enabled
  • Fixed genders not updating correctly after switching in battle
  • Fixed hammers not destroying blocks correctly.
  • Fixed healer break particles not showing
  • Fixed held items being dropped when giving or taking them from Pokémon in the inventory screen
  • Fixed infinite loop when there are no shopkeepers of a certain type
  • Fixed inventory party GUI location when potion effects are active
  • Fixed misplaced chatbox in battle GUI after resizing window
  • Fixed misplaced GUI elements when resizing /setparty, move relearner, and move tutor GUIs
  • Fixed non-volatile statuses changing when switching out
  • Fixed overhead NPC Trainer level display not updating correctly
  • Fixed party overlay falsely displaying Pokémon as being sent out after evolution
  • Fixed Poké Gifts losing Pokémon that are put inside them
  • Fixed /pokestats displaying its message to the wrong player
  • Fixed Pressure draining too much PP
  • Fixed Recover and variants not functioning
  • Fixed red vending machine texture
  • Fixed Registeel's spawn location
  • Fixed running shoes' effects staying if shift-clicked to unequip
  • Fixed Selfdestruct not hitting all Pokémon at once in double battles
  • Fixed Sheer Force not affecting Bulldoze, Mud Shot, and Mud-Slap
  • Fixed Staryu dropping non-functioning prismarine crystals
  • Fixed Trainer editor crash in non-English languages
  • Fixed tutor editor scroll bar displaying incorrectly
  • Fixed ultra/master PokéLoot chests not generating
  • Fixed using Revives, Max Revives, and Revival Herbs outside of battle in servers
  • Fixed word wrap in battle messages
Version 4.2.5

Released April 26, 2016.

Features:


Fixes:

  • Fixed evolved Mothim learning no moves
  • Fixed form editing when using a chisel
  • Fixed issues with chatting NPCs spawning incorrectly in towns
  • Fixed Pokémon sounds not playing
  • Fixed Trainer hat accessibility
Version 4.2.4

Released April 25, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:


Tweaks:

  • Added Minecraft restart warnings to certain config settings in the in-game config GUI
  • Added option to disable price variance on shopkeepers
  • Added support for Pokémon form differences with NPC editors, photos, statues, /pokegive, and /pokespawn
  • Altered spawn level ranges for Dragonite, Machamp, Marshtomp, and Swampert
  • Fossil cleaners and Gym signs drop their contents when destroyed
  • Made /pokestats print to the console when used with a command block
  • Movement plates center entities in the direction of travel.
  • Prevented fences from attaching to non-cubical Pixelmon blocks
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified) and Russian translations


Fixes:

  • Allowed NBT data to be copied from Pixelmon blocks
  • Fixed Acupressure being unusable in single battles
  • Fixed advanced battle AI not recognizing Substitute
  • Fixed Apricorn trees destroying other blocks
  • Fixed being unable to buy from a vending machine in non-English languages
  • Fixed /breed command displaying an incorrect slot number when an invalid slot number is given
  • Fixed camera not focusing on evolving Pokémon
  • Fixed corners with temple brick stairs and temple stairs
  • Fixed crash when adding Pokémon to a ranch block
  • Fixed crash when rendering trade machines
  • Fixed double battle crash after a Pokémon faints
  • Fixed experience not being given in PvP battles
  • Fixed growth scale modifier config setting not having its intended effect
  • Fixed multiblocks overwriting other blocks when being placed
  • Fixed orientation of Pixelmon tools when held
  • Fixed picket fences being able to be placed infinitely
  • Fixed Pokémon not evolving after declining to learn level-up moves
  • Fixed saving multiple config settings at once in the in-game config GUI
  • Fixed Shiny Phanpy texture
  • Fixed Shiny Rufflet texture
  • Fixed Silk Touch on Apricorn trees
  • Fixed spawn bird shrines config setting
  • Fixed spawn dimension config setting not saving when modified in the in-game config GUI
  • Fixed stat modifiers persisting after wild vs. wild battles
  • Fixed system time sync interval config setting
Version 4.2.3

Released March 10, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:

  • Battle camera now changes position periodically instead of spinning.
  • Added config option to prevent players from taking multiple photos of the same Pokémon
  • Added inventories to boxes and end tables
  • Gym signs can now display items inside of them.
  • Made Gym signs dyeable
  • Trade machine display now shows what is being traded.
  • Trade machine GUI now displays Pokémon level.


Tweaks:

  • Updated Chinese (Simplified), French, Korean, and Spanish translations


Fixes:

Version 4.2.2

Released February 28, 2016.

Features:


Tweaks:


Fixes:

  • Fixed Egg contents being inspectable in Survival mode
  • Fixed EVs slightly exceeding 510 in certain cases
  • Fixed ghost NPCs when using villager spawn eggs
  • Fixed Leaf Stone ore sound
  • Fixed particles when breaking large blocks and Apricorn trees
  • Fixed player movement when starting a battle
  • Fixed player party reverting to an older state upon player death
  • Fixed issues with Illusion not updating client-side
  • Moved temple stairs and temple brick stairs to the correct Creative tab
Version 4.2.1

Released February 13, 2016.

Tweaks:

  • Added status indicators to party screen
  • Added tactical AI to Pursuit
  • Added two new music tracks
  • Increased maximum number of lines in NPC Trainer dialogue
  • Reduced maximum number of characters for NPC Trainer Pokémon nicknames
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified) and French translations


Fixes:

  • Fixed air-persistent mounts not descending
  • Fixed buying from shopkeepers
  • Fixed crash with invalid input in NPC editor while editing an NPC Trainer's win money
  • Fixed duplicate Ruby drop message
  • Fixed error messages in many GUIs
  • Fixed level-up evolution failing to occur
  • Fixed NPC Trainer win money setting not saving after editing it with an NPC editor
  • Fixed Pursuit KO allowing the Trainer to re-choose a replacement Pokémon
  • Fixed Shiny Mantyke texture
  • Fixed spillover pixel-thick line in PC
  • Fixed status indicators not showing after logging out
Version 4.2.0

Released February 9, 2016.

Pokémon:


Features:

  • Updated to Minecraft 1.8.9
  • Added four difficulty levels of Pokémon battle AI
    • Random: Picks moves randomly
    • Aggressive: Picks the move that deals the most damage. Never uses status moves if possible.
    • Tactical: Knows how to use both status and offensive moves
    • Advanced: Switches out to favorable matchups when appropriate and knows how to use all moves
  • Added setting in NPC editor to change NPC Trainer battle AI
  • Added setting in NPC editor for PokéDollar payout
  • Added "Equal" boss mode setting for NPC Trainers
  • Added "Unlimited" encounter mode for NPC Trainers
  • Certain Pokémon have a chance to spawn and engage the player in battle after using the Rock Smash external move.


Items:


Config:

  • Added in-game config menu
  • Added config settings to choose battle AI for wild Pokémon, boss Pokémon, and naturally spawning NPC Trainers
  • Added config setting to modify the rate of Pokémon experience gain.


Tweaks:

  • Adjusted the time on clocks.
  • Allowed NPC Trainers to be challenged while holding an NPC editor
  • Made certain water mounts mobile on land
  • Moved Pokémon-releasing trash can icon in PC
  • Reclassified some Pokémon as not being water mounts
  • Reduced delays in battle GUI animations
  • Updated Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, and Spanish translations
  • Using "Randomize" on a Steve Trainer in the NPC editor gives it random Pokémon at random levels.


Fixes:


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