Changelog – Version 0.3.0

Features

• Implemented a precise, VoxelShape-based greedy meshing system for terrain.
• Added a performant two-phase buoyancy system for objects in water.
• Implemented a dedicated renderer system for physics bodies.
• Enabled Continuous Collision Detection (CCD) for cars and bikes to improve high-speed collision accuracy.
• Implemented robust data corruption resistance for saving and loading.
• Improved physics body synchronization through a revamped chunk tracking system.
• Differentiated driver and passenger seat debug hitboxes by color for better visibility.
• Added the ability for the PhysicsCreatorItem to spawn bodies in an active state directly.
• Added explicit player tracking to better manage interactions.
• Added overloads for creating bodies with a definable initial activation state.
• Added a hook that is triggered on sync data updates.
• Added getJoltBody overloads to support direct access via bodyId.

Fixes

• Separated client-only code to prevent ClassNotFoundException on dedicated servers.
• Refined buoyancy calculation by averaging fluid surface height for smoother object movement.
• Improved buoyancy broadphase accuracy by iterating over all AABB blocks instead of sampling.
• Fixed a rare ClassCastException when growing EMotionType arrays in JNI-bound code.
• Corrected force application to ensure buoyancy acts relative to the center of mass.
• Applied linear drag at the center of buoyancy, improving torque behavior and rotation stability.
• Corrected the view vector calculation while riding physics vehicles.
• Resolved clipping issues by ensuring atomic body updates.
• Fixed various deadlocks related to persistence, terrain interactions, and body activation.
• Resolved race conditions and large coordinate packing errors.
• Prevented a server crash caused by mishandling client-only fields.
• Ensured that inactive bodies correctly synchronize their initial state.
• Bodies and constraints are now correctly persisted during a world save.
• Sleeping bodies are now correctly activated for buoyancy forces.
• Prevented the immediate activation of newly created bodies for more consistent behavior.
• Fixed an issue that caused arm swinging when using the PhysicsCreatorItem.
• Removed the malfunctioning PhysicsRemover.
• Downgraded verbose info logs to the debug level to reduce console clutter.
• Prevented a crash on body removal by safely calculating cluster bounds.
• Made minor corrections to field names, encoding issues, and JavaDoc formatting.
• Updated acknowledgments with the correct JoltJNI link and naming conventions.

Refactors & Architecture

• Overhauled the mounting system, consolidated Mixins, and improved the overall code structure.
• Unified client and server physics bodies into a single VxBody hierarchy.
• Centralized physics pause logic into a global utility.
• Simplified object management by removing the VxUpdateContext.
• Centralized seat registration via the VxMountable interface.
• Switched the persistence logic from an event-based system to Minecraft hooks for improved reliability.
• Converted VxClientMountingManager to an enum singleton to improve code structure.
• Overhauled the buoyancy pipeline for more stable and realistic flotation behavior.
• Ensured clean separation between client and server logic to maintain compatibility and prevent runtime issues.

Performance

• Refactored to a data-oriented design for improved performance and lower garbage collector load.
• Implemented a grid-based clustering system for massively scalable large-scale terrain tracking.
• I/O tasks for bodies and constraints are now bundled to reduce disk activity.
• Implemented caching for BoxShapeSettings, terrain shapes, and AABBs in the data store to accelerate terrain tracking.
• Refactored the buoyancy system using Structure of Arrays (SoA) and double buffering for better data locality and parallelism.
• Cached body motion types in the data store to eliminate redundant JNI calls per tick.

Tuning

• Increased position and velocity iteration counts for a more stable physics simulation.
• Increased OBJECTS_PER_TICK in the VxTerrainTracker to 512 for higher throughput.

Miscellaneous

• Polished internal naming and consistency across buoyancy and physics systems.
• Updated documentation and numerous JavaDocs for clarity and completeness.
• Added English names for the "Box Thrower" and "Magnetizer."
• Cleaned up unnecessary code and renamed mixins to match the new project structure.
• Added author and license headers to relevant files.