AVALON

Major Systems

Sage AI Building Assistant New

• AI-powered building placement via natural language ("build a tavern near the river")
• Client-server architecture with Python LLM microservice
• Terrain analysis with top-down orthographic capture
• BuildingAgent for single placements, SettlementAgent for complex multi-building projects
• Async block placement with frame-budgeted processing

Event Stream & Chat System Overhaul

• Cross-platform communication (Discord/Slack/Game)
• Chat commands: /say, /whisper, /party, /guild
• Character-level identity validation
• Message resumption on reconnect

Building System Refactors

• Extracted subsystems: BuildPrefabRegistry, BuildBlockData, BuildSelection, BuildPlacement
• Async block placement across multiple frames
• New material config system for all build kits
• Prefab locking for networked edit mode
• Cast/reel improvements (no longer bound by bounding box)

Graphics & Performance

DLSS & FSR Integration New

• NVIDIA DLSS plugin with Frame Generation support
• AMD FSR plugin with frame gen settings
• Conditional platform support checks

Visual Updates

• HDR fixes and corrections
• Sky/cloud rendering improvements
• Moon phases tied to game time
• Nebula and planets added to skybox
• Environment material layer implementation
• Building boundary VFX

LOD & Optimization

• Groom performance fixes (bone reduction, LOD issues)
• Animation budget system replaced with UE equivalent
• NPC physics optimization
• HLOD bakes for releases

Character & Appearance

• Appearance systems refactor and optimizations
• Eye customization implementation
• Color presets system
• Groom component overhaul with material overrides
• Default outfits for male/female characters
• 22 new character presets with build assets

Combat & AI

• PoiseBreak state added to combat state machine
• Poise break rotation fixes for enemies
• Ability cooldowns implemented
• Light hit react fixes
• NPC falling animation fixes

Quests New

• Beginner quest chain added
• Quest objective tracking
• Map icons for quest locations
• Quest persistence fixes on server rejoin

Environment

• Harvestables implemented throughout Elysara
• Breakable trees (Coconut, Pine, Oak variants)
• Mineable rocks system
• PCG graph improvements
• New biomes: Mini Meadows, Snow Mountain

Building Kits

• CYP kit integration
• Castle kit: spiral staircases, doors, railings
• DNG kit: metal doors, Goblong banners
• All kits updated to new material config system

UI

• UI architecture overhaul
• New popup system with callbacks
• Primary game layout system
• Chat widget styling improvements
• Loading screen fixes

VFX Updates

• Fireball VFX (prepare, projectile, impact, cast)
• Earthshake VFX
• Wind Sprinting VFX
• Leap and Slam Impact VFX
• Spirit Wisp VFX
• Dancing Lights VFX
• Water splash VFX
• Rainbow Bridge VFX
• Building Boundary VFX

Bug Fixes

• Server Browser UI update failures
• Character creation missing fields
• Foot IK jitter on stairs
• Dragon swipe collision issues
• Skills desync between server-client
• Nameplate visibility inconsistencies
• Loading screen dropping early
• Groom crashes due to missing bone bindings