❗ This preview build has a known regression in Dynamic Cities which causes no cities to be generated. Therefore, game modes relying on this module currently do not work as expected (this includes Metal Renegades) ❗

Engine Changes

🚀 Features

• feat(subsystems): extract TypeHandlerLibrary. (#4255)
• feat(JOML): migrate world gen (#4322)
• feat: add BlockArea to replace Rect2i (#4050)
• feat(JOML): migrate to Rectanglei nui.animation (#4341)

🐛 Bugfixes

• fix: don't delete camera during purgeWorld command (#4310)
• fix: add borders to atlas subtextures (#4311)
• fix: add missing absolute value for box collider extent (#4325)
• fix: make use of constant vectors and blockregion
• fix(world): Compute border requests from rasterizers and @Updates annotations. (#4313)
• fix: casing fix for homedir arg from Gradle (#4337)

👨‍🏫 JOML

• feat(JOML): migrate BlockRegionComponent logic (#4296)
• feat(JOML): migrate character package events and systems (#4279)
• feat(JOML): add toBlockMapping utility (#4314)
• feat(JOML): remove Transfrom from MeshRenderer (#4261)
• feat(JOML): migrate block placement (#4228)
• feat(JOML): migrate ThirdPersonRemoteClientSystem (#4302)
• feat(JOML): migrate character movment (#4303)
• feat(JOML): migrate camera target system (#4262)

🧰 Maintenance

• chore: removed count field for issue #4242 (#4308)
• chore: Remove all the remaining occurences of SurfaceHeightFacet (#4290)
• refactor!(BlockRegion): Rewrite of BlockRegion (#4321)
• refactor!(BlockRegion): full API overhaul (#4326)
• chore: remove SubSampledNoise2D/3D (#4334)

⚙️ CI/CD

• ci(subsystems): Make TypeHandlerLibrary publishable with engine's version (#4307)
• build(gradle)!: no longer append -SNAPSHOT to versions based on current git branch (#4032, #4039)
• build(gradle): remove mavenLocal from project repositories (#4330)
• build(gradle): save build time by not checking jcenter for terasology dependencies (#4342)

📚 Documentation

• doc: add system requirements to README (#4332)

Module Changes

✨ New Modules

• Add https://github.com/Terasology/FallingBlocks module to Omega (Terasology/Index#9)
• Add https://github.com/Terasology/Notifications module to Omega
• Add https://github.com/Terasology/Xmas module to Omega

🚀 Features

• feat: Use 3D noise to add cliffs, overhangs, arches and floating islands. (Terasology/CoreWorlds#18)
• feat: generate fir trees (Terasology/Xmas#3)
• feat: give players a little christmas present (Terasology/Xmas#1)
• feat: Let it Snow (Terasology/Xmas#4)
• feat(BlockRegion): adjust for changes to BlockRegion
  Terasology/ClimateConditions#41, Terasology/CombatSystem#63, Terasology/DynamicCities#77, Terasology/Furnishings#6, Terasology/Health#57, Terasology/LightAndShadow#179, Terasology/MasterOfOreon#85, Terasology/MetalRenegades#121, Terasology/MultiBlock#13, Terasology/Rails#67, Terasology/Smithing#13, Terasology/StructureTemplates#52, Terasology/WoodAndStone#65, Terasology/WorkstationCrafting#19
• feat: Replace custom widget with Notifications (Terasology/EventualSkills#13)
• feat: Replace custom widget with Notifications (Terasology/InGameHelp#11)
• feat: Update the world generator to use the new simplex-based providers
  Terasology/Exoplanet#15, Terasology/DynamicCities#78, Terasology/ParadIce#7
• feat: Update world generator for compatibility (Terasology/MetalRenegades#122)
• feat: Replace SurfaceHeightFacet with ElevationFacet and SurfacesFacet (adjust for #4237)
  Terasology/Minerals#12, Terasology/AlchemyPlantGenerator#4, Terasology/FlyingIslands#1
• feat(SpawnPlateauProvider): derive target height from elevation and sea level facets (Terasology/CoreWorlds#16)

🐛 Bugfixes

• fix: add CoreAdvancedAssets optional dependency (Terasology/Xmas#2)
• fix: Change biome selection so that snow biomes are actually possible. (Terasology/CoreWorlds#20)
• fix: remove out-of-date copy of the default world generator (Terasology/Inferno#15)
• fix: typo (Terasology/JoshariasSurvival#47)
• fix: Reduce the priority for placing fluids (Terasology/Fluid#28)
• fix: add missing mature guava bush (Terasology/AdditionalFruits#13)
• test: fix failing tests (Terasology/DynamicCities#79)
• fix: Make less assumptions on the relative sizes of facet borders. (Terasology/Caves#12)
• fix: enemy height offset (Terasology/GooeyDefence#48)

👨‍🏫 JOML

• feat(JOML): migrate location component for SegmentSystem (Terasology/SegmentedPaths#16)
• feat(JOML): migrate world generation
  Terasology/Minerals#14, Terasology/Minesweeper#17, Terasology/OreGeneration#11, Terasology/WeatherManager#17, Terasology/MasterOfOreon#84, Terasology/Lost#28, Terasology/LightAndShadow#178, Terasology/Lakes#15, Terasology/JoshariasSurvival#46, Terasology/Inferno#14, Terasology/GrowingFlora#23, Terasology/GooeyDefence#49, Terasology/FlowingLiquids#22, Terasology/FlexiblePathfinding#13, Terasology/Exoplanet#14, Terasology/EdibleFlora#10, Terasology/DynamicCities#76, Terasology/CustomOreGen#9, Terasology/CoreWorlds#19, Terasology/Cities#41, Terasology/Caves#13, Terasology/AnotherWorld#16, Terasology/AlchemyPlantGenerator#5, Terasology/ClimateConditions#40
• chore(JOML): align with block placement migration (#4228)
  Terasology/AnotherWorldPlants#8, Terasology/DynamicCities#74, Terasology/GrowingFlora#22, Terasology/ChangingBlocks#9, Terasology/Climbables#4, Terasology/ItemPipes#25, Terasology/StructureTemplates#50, Terasology/Fluid#26, Terasology/FlowingLiquids#21, Terasology/ModularComputers#14, Terasology/MobileBlocks#4, Terasology/Smithing#12, Terasology/IRLCorp#31, Terasology/MultiBlock#12, Terasology/Rails#66, Terasology/Furnishings#5, Terasology/StructuralResources#13, Terasology/Minimap#18- feat: Set instigator in DamageFollowedEntityAction.java (Terasology/Behaviors#54)
• feat(JOML): migrate JOML for BlockRegion (Terasology/Furnishings#4)
  Terasology/Machines#42, Terasology/Health#55, Terasology/MultiBlock#11, Terasology/WorkstationCrafting#17, Terasology/IRLCorp#29, Terasology/StructureTemplates#48, Terasology/WoodAndStone#63, Terasology/LightAndShadow#176, Terasology/Smithing#11
• chore(JOML): align for character event and system changes in #4279
  Terasology/MasterOfOreon#81, Terasology/LightAndShadow#174, Terasology/GooKeeper#32, Terasology/FunnyBlocks#19, Terasology/CombatSystem#59, Terasology/AdventureAssets#32, Terasology/Rails#62, Terasology/FlowingLiquids#18, Terasology/Health#54, Terasology/BiomesAPI#7
• chore(JOML): minor cleanup (Terasology/AdventureAssets#34)
• feat(JOML): module migrations
  Terasology/FallingBlocks#1, Terasology/CoreWorlds#17, Terasology/ItemRendering#11, Terasology/Health#56, Terasology/FunnyBlocks#20, Terasology/FlowingLiquids#20, Terasology/CombatSystem#62, Terasology/Breathing#13, Terasology/Sensors#9

🧰 Maintenance

• chore: remove SurfaceHeightFacet entirely (Terasology/CoreWorlds#15)
• chore(extract-subsystem): align with extracted TypeHandlerLibrary (Terasology/Dialogs#22)
• chore: minor import cleanup (Terasology/BiomesAPI#8)

⚙️ CI/CD

• chore(CI): add "-SNAPSHOT" due to recent release process changes (Terasology/IRLCorp#33)
• chore(CI): add "-SNAPSHOT" due to recent release process changes (Terasology/ModuleTestingEnvironment#32)