Initial changes for Vulkan

This fixes some overlapping rendering issues, fixes LOD generating outside of render distance, and fixes low-detail LODs flashing when moving into previously-explored LODs

.editorconfig

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ insert_final_newline = false
 max_line_length = 1000
 tab_width = 4
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
-ij_continuation_indent_size = 8
+ij_continuation_indent_size = 4
 ij_formatter_off_tag = @formatter:off
 ij_formatter_on_tag = @formatter:on
 ij_formatter_tags_enabled = true

api/build.gradle

@@ -2,48 +2,63 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 plugins {
     id "java"
-
+    id "com.gradleup.shadow"
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version '8.1.1' apply false
 }
 
-
+repositories {
-shadowJar {
+    mavenCentral()
-    // required for basic shadowJar setup
-    configurations = [project.configurations.shadow]
 }
 
-task addSourcesToCompiledJar(type: ShadowJar) {
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+    options.release = 8
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+}
 
-    def sourceJarPath = "build/libs/DistantHorizons-api-${rootProject.versionStr}-sources.jar"
+configurations {
-    def secondJarFile = file(sourceJarPath)
+    testImplementation.extendsFrom compileOnly
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compileOnly "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${rootProject.log4j_version}"
+    testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13"
+}
+
+java {
+    withSourcesJar()
+}
+
+task createReleaseApiJar(type: ShadowJar) {
+
+    mustRunAfter sourcesJar
+    dependsOn shadowJar
+    
+    // the compiled "-all" jar is used since it's available at the time this task is run 
+    def compiledJarPath = "build/libs/DistantHorizonsApi-${rootProject.api_version}-all.jar"
+    def compiledJarFile = file(compiledJarPath)
     
     // doFirst is so these only run when the task is actually executed
     doFirst {
-        System.out.println("Adding source files from: \n" +
+        System.out.println("Adding class files from: \n" +
-                "[" + sourceJarPath + "] to compiled API jar: \n" +
+                "[" + compiledJarPath + "] to source API jar: \n" +
-                "[" + shadowJar.archivePath + "]")
+                "[" + shadowJar.archiveFile.get().asFile + "]")
         
         // Validate the input JAR file
-        if (!secondJarFile.exists()) {
+        if (!compiledJarFile.exists()) {
-            throw new GradleException("Second JAR file not found: [${secondJarFile}]")
+            throw new GradleException("Compiled JAR file not found: [${compiledJarFile}]")
         }
     }
     
-    // Set the name of the combined JAR file
+    archiveFileName.set("DistantHorizonsApi-${rootProject.api_version}-combined.jar") // jar name
-    archiveFileName.set("DistantHorizonsApi-${rootProject.api_version}.jar")
+    destinationDirectory = file('build/libs/') // jar location
-    
-    // Set the destination directory for the combined JAR file
-    destinationDirectory = file('build/libs/merged/')
     
     // Set the input JAR files to be combined
     from sourceSets.main.allJava
     from {
-        configurations.shadow.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
+        project.configurations.shadow.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
     }
     
-    // set the jars to merge
+    // add the class files
-    from shadowJar.archivePath
+    from zipTree(compiledJarFile)
-    from secondJarFile
     
     // alternative method to Include the source files in the combined JAR
     // and/or see which files are being included
@@ -77,6 +92,13 @@ task addSourcesToCompiledJar(type: ShadowJar) {
     }
     
 }
+// always create a combined jar for easy deployment
+assemble.dependsOn(createReleaseApiJar)
+
+shadowJar {
+    // required for basic shadowJar setup
+    configurations = [project.configurations.shadow]
+}
 
 javadoc {
     options {
@@ -87,3 +109,17 @@ javadoc {
         addStringOption('Xdoclint:all,-missing', '-quiet')
     }
 }
+
+// set the jar name
+def configureJar = { task ->
+    // outputs in the format:
+    // "DistantHorizonsApi-6.0.0.jar"
+    // "DistantHorizonsApi-6.0.0-sources.jar"
+    task.archiveBaseName = rootProject.api_name
+    task.archiveVersion = rootProject.api_version
+}
+configureJar(tasks.named("jar").get())
+configureJar(tasks.named("sourcesJar").get())
+configureJar(tasks.named("shadowJar").get())
+
+

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/EDhApiDetailLevel.java

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums;
  */
 public enum EDhApiDetailLevel
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/**
 	 * detail level: 0 <Br>
 	 * width in Blocks: 1

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiBlocksToAvoid.java

@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiBlocksToAvoid
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	NONE(false),
 	NON_COLLIDING(true);
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiDataCompressionMode.java

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
 /**
  * UNCOMPRESSED <br>
  * LZ4 <br>
- * XZ <br><br>
+ * Z_STD <br>
+ * Z_STD_STREAM <br>
+ * LZMA2 <br><br>
  * 
  * Note: speed and compression ratios are examples
  * and should only be used for estimated comparisons.
@@ -32,10 +34,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiDataCompressionMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/** 
 	 * Should only be used internally and for unit testing. <br><br> 
 	 * 
@@ -56,17 +54,31 @@ public enum EDhApiDataCompressionMode
 	LZ4(1),
 	
 	/**
-	 * Decent speed and good compression. <br><br> 
+	 * Great speed and good compression. <br><br> 
+	 *
+	 * Read Speed: 2.1 MS / DTO <br>
+	 * Write Speed: 4.9 MS / DTO <br>
+	 * Compression ratio: 0.2606 <br>
+	 */
+	Z_STD_BLOCK(4),
+	
+	/**
+	 * Similar to {@link EDhApiDataCompressionMode#Z_STD_BLOCK}
+	 * except slower. <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * This option is only provided for legacy support when processing old databases. <br><br>
 	 * 
 	 * Read Speed: 9.31 MS / DTO <br>
 	 * Write Speed: 15.13 MS / DTO <br>
 	 * Compression ratio: 0.2606 <br>
 	 */
-	Z_STD(2),
+	@Deprecated
-	
+	@DisallowSelectingViaConfigGui
+	Z_STD_STREAM(2),
 	
 	/** 
-	 * Extremely slow, but very good compression. <br><br> 
+	 * Extremely slow, but very good compression. <br>
+	 * Often causes whole computer stuttering due to memory bandwidth saturation. <br><br>
 	 * 
 	 * Read Speed: 13.29 MS / DTO <br>
 	 * Write Speed: 70.95 MS / DTO <br>

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiGpuUploadMethod.java

@@ -35,25 +35,12 @@ public enum EDhApiGpuUploadMethod
 	/** Picks the best option based on the GPU the user has. */
 	AUTO(false, false),
 	
-	// commented out since it isn't currently in use
-	//BUFFER_STORAGE_MAPPING(true, true),
-	
 	/** Fast rendering, no stuttering. */
 	BUFFER_STORAGE(false, true),
 	
 	/** Fast rendering but may stutter when uploading. */
 	SUB_DATA(false, false),
 	
-	/**
-	 * May end up storing buffers in System memory. <br>
-	 * Fast rending if in GPU memory, slow if in system memory, <br>
-	 * but won't stutter when uploading.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated not currently supported
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	BUFFER_MAPPING(true, false),
-	
 	/** Fast rendering but may stutter when uploading. */
 	DATA(false, false);
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiGrassSideRendering.java

@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiGrassSideRendering
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	AS_GRASS,
 	FADE_TO_DIRT,
 	AS_DIRT;

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiHorizontalQuality.java

@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiHorizontalQuality
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	// Note: any quadraticBase less than 2.0f has issues with DetailDistanceUtil, and will always return the lowest detail level.
 	//  So for now we are limiting the lowest value to 2.0
 	//  LOWEST was originally 1.0f and LOW was 1.5f

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiLodShading.java

@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiLodShading
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/** 
 	 * Uses Minecraft's shading for LODs. <Br>
 	 * This means if Minecraft's shading is disabled DH's shading will be as well.

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiLoggerLevel.java

@@ -17,23 +17,37 @@
  *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.generation.tasks;
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
 
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.FullDataSourceV2;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
- * @author Leetom
+ * ALL
- * @version 2022-11-25
+ * DEBUG
+ * INFO
+ * WARN
+ * ERROR
+ * DISABLED
+ * 
+ * @since API 5.0.0
+ * @version 2024-4-6
  */
-public interface IWorldGenTaskTracker
+public enum EDhApiLoggerLevel
 {
-	@Nullable
+	// ordered from most to least broad
-	Consumer<FullDataSourceV2> getDataSourceConsumer();
+	ALL(Level.ALL),
+	DEBUG(Level.DEBUG),
+	INFO(Level.INFO),
+	WARN(Level.WARN),
+	ERROR(Level.ERROR),
+	DISABLED(Level.OFF),
+	;
+	
+	public final Level level;
+	
+	EDhApiLoggerLevel(Level level)
+	{ this.level = level; }
+	
 	
-	CompletableFuture<Boolean> shouldGenerateSplitChild(long pos);
 	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiLoggerMode.java

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
- *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
- *
- *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
- *
- *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
-
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
-
-/**
- * @since API 2.0.0
- * @version 2024-4-6
- */
-public enum EDhApiLoggerMode
-{
-	DISABLED(Level.OFF, Level.OFF),
-	LOG_ALL_TO_FILE(Level.ALL, Level.OFF),
-	LOG_ERROR_TO_CHAT(Level.ALL, Level.ERROR),
-	LOG_WARNING_TO_CHAT(Level.ALL, Level.WARN),
-	LOG_INFO_TO_CHAT(Level.ALL, Level.INFO),
-	LOG_DEBUG_TO_CHAT(Level.ALL, Level.DEBUG),
-	LOG_ALL_TO_CHAT(Level.ALL, Level.ALL),
-	LOG_ERROR_TO_CHAT_AND_FILE(Level.ERROR, Level.ERROR),
-	LOG_WARNING_TO_CHAT_AND_FILE(Level.WARN, Level.WARN),
-	LOG_INFO_TO_CHAT_AND_FILE(Level.INFO, Level.INFO),
-	LOG_DEBUG_TO_CHAT_AND_FILE(Level.DEBUG, Level.DEBUG),
-	LOG_WARNING_TO_CHAT_AND_INFO_TO_FILE(Level.INFO, Level.WARN),
-	LOG_ERROR_TO_CHAT_AND_INFO_TO_FILE(Level.INFO, Level.ERROR),
-	LOG_ERROR_TO_CHAT_AND_WARNING_TO_FILE(Level.ERROR, Level.WARN),
-	;
-	
-	public final Level levelForFile;
-	public final Level levelForChat;
-	
-	EDhApiLoggerMode(Level levelForFile, Level levelForChat)
-	{
-		this.levelForFile = levelForFile;
-		this.levelForChat = levelForChat;
-	}
-	
-}

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiMaxHorizontalResolution.java

@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ public enum EDhApiMaxHorizontalResolution
 	/** How wide each LOD DataPoint is */
 	public final int dataPointWidth;
 	
-	/**
+	/** This is the same as detailLevel in LodQuadTreeNode */
-	 * This is the same as detailLevel in LodQuadTreeNode,
-	 * lowest is 0 highest is 9
-	 */
 	public final byte detailLevel;
 	
 	/* Start/End X/Z give the block positions

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.java

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/**
 	 * No fading is done, there will be a pronounced border between
 	 * Minecraft and Distant Horizons. <br>

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiRenderApi.java

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
+
+/**
+ * AUTO, <br>
+ * OPEN_GL, <br>
+ * BLAZE_3D, <br><br>
+ *
+ * @since API 6.0.0
+ * @version 2026-3-10
+ */
+public enum EDhApiRenderApi
+{
+	AUTO,
+	OPEN_GL,
+	BLAZE_3D;
+	
+}

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiServerFolderNameMode.java

@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiServerFolderNameMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	/** Only use the server name */
 	NAME_ONLY,
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiVanillaOverdraw.java

@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
 @Deprecated // not currently in use, if the config this enum represents is re-implemented, the deprecated flag can be removed
 public enum EDhApiVanillaOverdraw
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	/**
 	 * Don't draw LODs where a minecraft chunk could be.
 	 * Use Overdraw Offset to tweak the border thickness.

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiVerticalQuality.java

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public enum EDhApiVerticalQuality
 	
 	
 	
-	public int calculateMaxVerticalData(byte dataDetail)
+	public int calculateMaxNumberOfVerticalSlicesAtDetailLevel(byte dataDetail)
 	{
 		// for detail levels lower than what the enum defines, use the lowest quality item
 		int index = MathUtil.clamp(0, dataDetail, this.maxVerticalData.length - 1);

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/EDhApiWorldCompressionMode.java

@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config;
  */
 public enum EDhApiWorldCompressionMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/** 
 	 * Every block/biome change is recorded in the database. <br>
 	 * This is what DH 2.0 and 2.0.1 all used by default and will store a lot of data. 

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/quickOptions/EDhApiQualityPreset.java

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.DisallowSelectingViaConfigGui
  */
 public enum EDhApiQualityPreset
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	@DisallowSelectingViaConfigGui
 	CUSTOM,
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/config/quickOptions/EDhApiThreadPreset.java

@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.DisallowSelectingViaConfigGui
  */
 public enum EDhApiThreadPreset
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	@DisallowSelectingViaConfigGui
 	CUSTOM,
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiDebugRendering.java

@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
  */
 public enum EDhApiDebugRendering
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	/** LODs are rendered normally */
 	OFF,
 	
@@ -48,11 +43,7 @@ public enum EDhApiDebugRendering
 	SHOW_BLOCK_MATERIAL,
 	
 	/** Only draw overlapping LOD quads. */
-	SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS,
+	SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS;
-	
-	/** LOD colors are based on renderSource flags. */
-	SHOW_RENDER_SOURCE_FLAG;
-	
 	
 	public static EDhApiDebugRendering next(EDhApiDebugRendering type)
 	{
@@ -65,7 +56,7 @@ public enum EDhApiDebugRendering
 			case SHOW_BLOCK_MATERIAL:
 				return SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS;
 			case SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS:
-				return SHOW_RENDER_SOURCE_FLAG;
+				return OFF;
 			default:
 				return OFF;
 		}
@@ -76,8 +67,6 @@ public enum EDhApiDebugRendering
 		switch (type)
 		{
 			case OFF:
-				return SHOW_RENDER_SOURCE_FLAG;
-			case SHOW_RENDER_SOURCE_FLAG:
 				return SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS;
 			case SHOW_OVERLAPPING_QUADS:
 				return SHOW_DETAIL;

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiFogDrawMode.java

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
 @Deprecated
 public enum EDhApiFogDrawMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
 	/**
 	 * Use whatever Fog setting Optifine is using.
 	 * If Optifine isn't installed this defaults to {@link EDhApiFogDrawMode#FOG_ENABLED}.

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiFogFalloff.java

@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
  */
 public enum EDhApiFogFalloff
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	LINEAR(0),
 	EXPONENTIAL(1),
 	EXPONENTIAL_SQUARED(2);

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiHeightFogDirection.java

@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
  */
 public enum EDhApiHeightFogDirection
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	ABOVE_CAMERA                (true,  true,  false),
 	BELOW_CAMERA                (true,  false, true),
 	ABOVE_AND_BELOW_CAMERA      (true,  true,  true),

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiRendererMode.java

@@ -20,22 +20,17 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
 
 /**
- * Default <br>
+ * DEFAULT <br>
- * Debug <br>
+ * DEBUG_TRIANGLE <br>
- * Disabled <br>
+ * DISABLED <br>
  *
  * @since API 2.0.0
- * @version 2024-4-6
+ * @version 2026-03-23
  */
 public enum EDhApiRendererMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	DEFAULT,
-	DEBUG,
+	DEBUG_TRIANGLE,
 	DISABLED;
 	
 	
@@ -45,8 +40,8 @@ public enum EDhApiRendererMode
 		switch (type)
 		{
 			case DEFAULT:
-				return DEBUG;
+				return DEBUG_TRIANGLE;
-			case DEBUG:
+			case DEBUG_TRIANGLE:
 				return DISABLED;
 			default:
 				return DEFAULT;
@@ -60,10 +55,10 @@ public enum EDhApiRendererMode
 		{
 			case DEFAULT:
 				return DISABLED;
-			case DEBUG:
+			case DEBUG_TRIANGLE:
 				return DEFAULT;
 			default:
-				return DEBUG;
+				return DEBUG_TRIANGLE;
 		}
 	}
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/rendering/EDhApiTransparency.java

@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering;
  */
 public enum EDhApiTransparency
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	DISABLED(false, false),
 	FAKE(true, true),
 	COMPLETE(true, false);

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/worldGeneration/EDhApiDistantGeneratorMode.java

@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.worldGeneration;
  */
 public enum EDhApiDistantGeneratorMode
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	/** Don't generate any new terrain, just generate LODs for already generated chunks. */
 	PRE_EXISTING_ONLY((byte) 1),
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/enums/worldGeneration/EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation.java

@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.worldGeneration;
  */
 public enum EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation
 {
-	// Reminder:
-	// when adding items up the API minor version
-	// when removing items up the API major version
-	
-	
 	OVERLAY,
 	CHAT,
 	LOG,

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/IDhApiUnsafeWrapper.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.block.IDhApiBlockStateWrapper;
+
 /**
  * Implemented by wrappers so developers can
  * access the underlying Minecraft object(s).
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@ public interface IDhApiUnsafeWrapper
 	 * In order to cast this object to something usable, you may want
 	 * to use <code>obj.getClass()</code> when in your IDE
 	 * in order to determine what object this method returns for
-	 * the specific version of Minecraft you are developing for.
+	 * the specific version of Minecraft you are developing for. <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * Note:<br>
+	 * This method may return null in some cases, IE {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper}
+	 * when it is wrapping air.
 	 */
 	Object getWrappedMcObject();
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/block/IDhApiBlockStateWrapper.java

@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiBlockMaterial;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.IDhApiUnsafeWrapper;
 
 /**
- * A Minecraft version independent way of handling Blocks.
+ * A Minecraft version independent way of handling Blocks. <br><br>
+ * 
+ * Note: the wrapped object (IE the object returned by {@link IDhApiUnsafeWrapper#getWrappedMcObject}) 
+ * will be null if this object is wrapping air.
  *
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2023-6-11
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ public interface IDhApiBlockStateWrapper extends IDhApiUnsafeWrapper
 	/** @since API 1.0.0 */
 	boolean isLiquid();
 	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a value between 0 (fully transparent) and 16 (fully opaque).
+	 * @since 6.1.0 
+	 */
+	int getOpacity();
+	
 	/**
 	 * Returns the full serialized form of the given block
 	 * as defined by DH's serialization methods.

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/config/client/IDhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig.java

@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.config.IDhApiConfigGroup;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.config.IDhApiConfigValue;
 
 /**
- * Distant Horizons' fog configuration. <br><br>
+ * Distant Horizons' SSAO configuration. <br><br>
  *
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 2022-9-6
+ * @version 2026-02-05
  * @since API 1.0.0
  */
 public interface IDhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
@@ -34,32 +34,4 @@ public interface IDhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	/** Determines if Ambient Occlusion is rendered */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> enabled();
 	
-	/** 
-	 * Determines how many points in space are sampled for the occlusion test. 
-	 * Higher numbers will improve quality and reduce banding, but will increase GPU load. 
-	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> sampleCount();
-	
-	/** Determines the radius Screen Space Ambient Occlusion is applied, measured in blocks. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> radius();
-	
-	/** Determines how dark the Screen Space Ambient Occlusion effect will be. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> strength();
-	
-	/** Increasing the value can reduce banding at the cost of reducing the strength of the effect. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> bias();
-	
-	/** 
-	 * Determines how dark the occlusion shadows can be. <br> 
-	 * 0 = totally black at the corners <br>
-	 * 1 = no shadow
-	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> minLight();
-	
-	/**
-	 * The radius, measured in pixels, that blurring is calculated. <br>
-	 * Higher numbers will reduce banding at the cost of GPU performance.
-	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> blurRadius();
-	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/config/client/IDhApiFarFogConfig.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public interface IDhApiFarFogConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	 * 0.0 = fog starts at the camera <br>
 	 * 1.0 = fog starts at the edge of the fake chunk render distance <br>
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogStartDistance();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogStartDistance();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Defines where the fog ends as a percent of the radius
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ public interface IDhApiFarFogConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	 * 0.0 = fog ends at the camera <br>
 	 * 1.0 = fog ends at the edge of the fake chunk render distance <br>
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogEndDistance();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogEndDistance();
 	
 	/** Defines how opaque the fog is at its thinnest point. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogMinThickness();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogMinThickness();
 	
 	/** Defines how opaque the fog is at its thickest point. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogMaxThickness();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogMaxThickness();
 	
 	/** Defines how the fog changes in thickness. */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff> farFogFalloff();
 	
 	/** Defines the fog density. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogDensity();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogDensity();
 	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/config/client/IDhApiGraphicsConfig.java

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public interface IDhApiGraphicsConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	 * 2 = blending of 5x5			<br>
 	 * ...							<br>
 	 */
-//	IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> getBiomeBlending();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> getBiomeBlending();
 	
 	
 	
@@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ public interface IDhApiGraphicsConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	 * 
 	 * @since API 2.0.0
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> overdrawPreventionRadius();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> overdrawPreventionRadius();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Modifies how bright fake chunks are. <br>
 	 * This is done when generating the vertex data and is applied before any shaders.
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> brightnessMultiplier();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> brightnessMultiplier();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Modifies how saturated fake chunks are. <br>
 	 * This is done when generating the vertex data and is applied before any shaders.
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> saturationMultiplier();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> saturationMultiplier();
 	
 	/** Defines if Distant Horizons should attempt to cull fake chunk cave geometry. */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> caveCullingEnabled();
@@ -150,12 +150,6 @@ public interface IDhApiGraphicsConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	/** If enabled vanilla chunk rendering is disabled and only fake chunks are rendered. */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> lodOnlyMode();
 	
-	/**
-	 * Setting this to a non-zero number will modify vanilla Minecraft's LOD Bias,
-	 * increasing how quickly its textures fade away.
-	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> lodBias();
-	
 	/**
 	 * Determines how LODs should be shaded.
 	 *

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/config/client/IDhApiHeightFogConfig.java

@@ -52,24 +52,24 @@ public interface IDhApiHeightFogConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	 * Defines the height fog's base height if {@link IDhApiHeightFogConfig#heightFogDirection()}
 	 * is set to use a specific height.
 	 */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogBaseHeight();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogBaseHeight();
 	
 	/** Defines the height fog's starting height as a percent of the world height. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogStartingHeightPercent();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogStartingHeightPercent();
 	
 	/** Defines the height fog's ending height as a percent of the world height. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogEndingHeightPercent();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogEndingHeightPercent();
 	
 	/** Defines how opaque the height fog is at its thinnest point. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogMinThickness();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogMinThickness();
 	
 	/** Defines how opaque the height fog is at its thickest point. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogMaxThickness();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogMaxThickness();
 	
 	/** Defines how the height fog changes in thickness. */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff> heightFogFalloff();
 	
 	/** Defines the height fog's density. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogDensity();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogDensity();
 	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/config/client/IDhApiNoiseTextureConfig.java

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public interface IDhApiNoiseTextureConfig extends IDhApiConfigGroup
 	/** Defines how many steps of noise should be applied. */
 	IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> noiseSteps();
 	
-	/** Defines how intense the noise will be. */
+	/** Defines how intense the noise will be, between 0.0 and 1.0. */
-	IDhApiConfigValue<Double> noiseIntensity();
+	IDhApiConfigValue<Float> noiseIntensity();
 	
 	/**
 	 * Defines how far should the noise texture render before it fades away. (in blocks) <br>

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/data/IDhApiTerrainDataCache.java

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.data;
 
 /**
- * Can be used to drastically speed up repeat read operations in {@link IDhApiTerrainDataRepo}.
+ * Can be used to drastically speed up repeat read operations in {@link IDhApiTerrainDataRepo}. <br><br>
+ * 
+ * Once you are done with this cache, closing it will free up any objects
+ * the cache is holding. This can reduce Garbage Collector overhead and reduce stuttering.
  * 
  * @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 2024-7-14
+ * @version 2026-1-29
  * @since API 3.0.0
  */
-public interface IDhApiTerrainDataCache // TODO should this be AutoClosable?
+public interface IDhApiTerrainDataCache extends AutoCloseable
 {
 	/**
 	 * Removes any data that's currently stored in this cache.
@@ -21,4 +24,10 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataCache // TODO should this be AutoClosable?
 	 */
 	void clear();
 	
+	// override without an exception
+	@Override
+	void close();
+	
+	
+	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/data/IDhApiTerrainDataRepo.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.data.DhApiTerrainDataPoint;
  * @see IDhApiTerrainDataCache
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 2023-6-22
+ * @version 2026-02-03
  * @since API 1.0.0
  */
 public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
@@ -42,24 +42,17 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	// getters //
 	//=========//
 	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper, int, int, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosY, int blockPosZ) { return this.getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(levelWrapper, blockPosX, blockPosY, blockPosZ, null); }
 	/** 
 	 * Returns the terrain datapoint at the given block position, at/or containing the given Y position. 
 	 * @since API 3.0.0
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosY, int blockPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache);
-	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#getColumnDataAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper, int, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> getColumnDataAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosZ) { return this.getColumnDataAtBlockPos(levelWrapper, blockPosX, blockPosZ, null); }
 	/** 
 	 * Returns every datapoint in the column located at the given block X and Z position top to bottom. 
 	 * @since API 3.0.0 
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> getColumnDataAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache);
 	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper, int, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ) { return this.getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(levelWrapper, chunkPosX, chunkPosZ, null); }
 	/**
 	 * Returns every datapoint in the given chunk's X and Z position. <br><br>
 	 *
@@ -71,8 +64,6 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache);
 	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper, int, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int regionPosX, int regionPosZ) { return this.getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(levelWrapper, regionPosX, regionPosZ, null); }
 	/**
 	 * Returns every datapoint in the given region's X and Z position. <br><br>
 	 *
@@ -84,8 +75,6 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int regionPosX, int regionPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache);
 	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#getAllTerrainDataAtDetailLevelAndPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper, byte, int, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, byte detailLevel, int posX, int posZ) { return this.getAllTerrainDataAtDetailLevelAndPos(levelWrapper, detailLevel, posX, posZ, null); }
 	/**
 	 * Returns every datapoint in the column located at the given detail level and X/Z position. <br>
 	 * This can be used to return terrain data for non-standard sizes (IE 2x2 blocks or 2x2 chunks).
@@ -101,21 +90,6 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	
 	
 	
-	/** @see IDhApiTerrainDataRepo#raycast(IDhApiLevelWrapper, double, double, double, float, float, float, int, IDhApiTerrainDataCache) */
-	default DhApiResult<DhApiRaycastResult> raycast(
-			IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper,
-			double rayOriginX, double rayOriginY, double rayOriginZ,
-			float rayDirectionX, float rayDirectionY, float rayDirectionZ,
-			int maxRayBlockLength)
-	{
-		return this.raycast(
-				levelWrapper,
-				rayOriginX, rayOriginY, rayOriginZ,
-				rayDirectionX, rayDirectionY, rayDirectionZ,
-				maxRayBlockLength,
-				null);
-	}
-	
 	/**
 	 * Returns the datapoint and position of the LOD
 	 * at the end of the given ray. <br><br>
@@ -161,9 +135,16 @@ public interface IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	//=========//
 	
 	/** 
+	 * Creates a new cache you manage that can be used to speed up repeat
+	 * read operations. <br>
+	 * Without a cache each operation must: hit the backing database file,
+	 * decompress it, and parse it; which is a fairly slow process. <br>
+	 * 
 	 * @return a {@link IDhApiTerrainDataCache} backed by {@link java.lang.ref.SoftReference}'s.
-	 * @since API 3.0.0
+	 * @since API 5.0.0
 	 */
-	IDhApiTerrainDataCache getSoftCache();
+	IDhApiTerrainDataCache createSoftCache();
+	
+	
 	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/events/IDhApiEventInjector.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public interface IDhApiEventInjector extends IDependencyInjector<IDhApiEvent>
 	 * @return true if the handler was unbound, false if the handler wasn't bound.
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the implementation object doesn't implement the interface
 	 */
-	// Note to self: Don't try adding a generic type to IDhApiEvent, the constructor won't accept it
+	// Note to DH Devs: Don't try adding a generic type to IDhApiEvent, the constructor won't accept it
 	boolean unbind(Class<? extends IDhApiEvent> dependencyInterface, Class<? extends IDhApiEvent> dependencyClassToRemove) throws IllegalArgumentException;
 	
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/override/worldGenerator/IDhApiWorldGenerator.java

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public interface IDhApiWorldGenerator extends Closeable, IDhApiOverrideable
 	 *
 	 * After the {@link IDhApiWorldGenerator} has been generated, it should be passed into the
 	 * resultConsumer's {@link Consumer#accept(Object)} method.
-	 * Note: if air blocks aren't included in the with the {@link DhApiChunk} with proper lighting, lower detail levels will appear as black/unlit.
+	 * Note: if air blocks aren't included in the {@link IDhApiFullDataSource} with proper lighting, lower detail levels will appear as black/unlit.
 	 *
 	 * @implNote the default implementation of this method throws an {@link UnsupportedOperationException},
 	 * and must be overridden when {@link #getReturnType()} returns {@link EDhApiWorldGeneratorReturnType#API_CHUNKS}.

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3d;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.render.DhApiRenderableBox;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.interfaces.dependencyInjection.IBindable;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * @version 2024-7-3
  * @since API 3.0.0
  */
-public interface IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory
+public interface IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory extends IBindable
 {
 	/**
 	 * Creates a {@link IDhApiRenderableBoxGroup} from for the given {@link DhApiRenderableBox}

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderProxy.java

@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ public interface IDhApiRenderProxy
 	//=======================//
 	
 	/**
-	 * Returns the name of Distant Horizons' depth texture. <br>
+	 * Returns the OpenGL name of Distant Horizons' depth texture. <br>
-	 * Will return {@link DhApiResult#success} = false and {@link DhApiResult#payload} = -1 if the texture hasn't been created yet.
+	 * Will return {@link DhApiResult#success} = false and {@link DhApiResult#payload} = -1 if the texture hasn't been created yet
+	 * or a rendering API other than OpenGL is in use.
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<Integer> getDhDepthTextureId();
 	
 	/**
-	 * Returns the name of Distant Horizons' color texture. <br>
+	 * Returns the OpenGL name of Distant Horizons' color texture. <br>
-	 * Will return {@link DhApiResult#success} = false and {@link DhApiResult#payload} = -1 if the texture hasn't been created yet.
+	 * Will return {@link DhApiResult#success} = false and {@link DhApiResult#payload} = -1 if the texture hasn't been created yet
+	 * or a rendering API other than OpenGL is in use
 	 */
 	DhApiResult<Integer> getDhColorTextureId();
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/interfaces/render/IDhApiRenderableBoxGroup.java

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public interface IDhApiRenderableBoxGroup extends List<DhApiRenderableBox>
 	 * This is a good place to change the origin or notify of any box changes. 
 	 */
 	void setPreRenderFunc(Consumer<DhApiRenderParam> renderEventParam);
-	void setPostRenderFunc(Consumer<DhApiRenderParam> renderEventParam); // TODO name?
+	void setPostRenderFunc(Consumer<DhApiRenderParam> renderEventParam);
 	
 	/**
 	 * If a cube's color, position, or other property is changed this method

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/abstractEvents/DhApiBeforeBufferRenderEvent.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiVec3f;
 
 /**
  * Called before Distant Horizons starts rendering a buffer. <br>
- * This event cannot be cancelled, use {@link DhApiBeforeRenderEvent} if you want to cancel rendering.
+ * This event cannot be canceled, use {@link DhApiBeforeRenderEvent} if you want to cancel rendering.
  * 
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2023-1-31

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/abstractEvents/DhApiBeforeColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent.java

@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhAp
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2025-6-9
  * @since API 4.1.0
+ * @deprecated Only used for the legacy OpenGL renderer <Br>
+ *             Using {@link DhApiAfterColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent} instead is recommended.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public abstract class DhApiBeforeColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent implements IDhApiEvent<DhApiTextureCreatedParam>
 {
 	/** Fired before Distant Horizons creates. */

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/abstractEvents/DhApiBlockColorOverrideEvent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
+ *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
+ *
+ *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiBlockMaterial;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.block.IDhApiBlockStateWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.world.IDhApiLevelWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.interfaces.IDhApiEvent;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.interfaces.IDhApiEventParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiEventParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.ColorUtil;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+/**
+ * Performance note: this event will be fired thousands of times on concurrent threads, 
+ * make it thread safe and as fast as possible. <Br><Br>
+ * 
+ * This event is fired when DH needs to convert a {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper}
+ * into a color for rendering. This event is fired after DH attempts to determine
+ * the color itself (using the base color, tinting, etc.). <Br>
+ * Using this event will override the tinting config for this block
+ * unless you re-implement that logic yourself.
+ * <Br><Br>
+ * 
+ * This event will only trigger for {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper}s that have been registered
+ * via {@link DhApiBlockStateWrapperCreatedEvent.EventParam#setAllowApiColorOverride(boolean)}.
+ * 
+ * @author James Seibel
+ * @version 2026-04-14
+ * @since API 6.0.0
+ * @see IDhApiBlockStateWrapper
+ */
+public abstract class DhApiBlockColorOverrideEvent implements IDhApiEvent<DhApiBlockColorOverrideEvent.EventParam>
+{
+	public abstract void blockStateWrapperCreated(DhApiEventParam<EventParam> event);
+	
+	
+	//=========================//
+	// internal DH API methods //
+	//=========================//
+	
+	@Override
+	public final void fireEvent(DhApiEventParam<EventParam> event) { this.blockStateWrapperCreated(event); }
+	
+	
+	//==================//
+	// parameter object //
+	//==================//
+	
+	public static class EventParam implements IDhApiEventParam
+	{
+		private IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper;
+		private IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper = null;
+		private int colorAsInt = -1;
+		private int blockPosX = 0, blockPosY = 0, blockPosZ = 0;
+		
+		
+		
+		//=============//
+		// constructor //
+		//=============//
+		
+		public EventParam() {}
+		
+		public void update(
+			IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper,
+			IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper, 
+			int colorAsInt,
+			int blockPosX, int blockPosY, int blockPosZ)
+		{
+			this.levelWrapper = levelWrapper;
+			this.blockStateWrapper = blockStateWrapper;
+			this.colorAsInt = colorAsInt;
+			
+			this.blockPosX = blockPosX;
+			this.blockPosY = blockPosY;
+			this.blockPosZ = blockPosZ;
+		}
+		
+		
+		
+		//=================//
+		// getters/setters //
+		//=================//
+		
+		public IDhApiBlockStateWrapper getBlockStateWrapper() { return this.blockStateWrapper; }
+		
+		public IDhApiLevelWrapper getLevelWrapper() { return levelWrapper; }
+		
+		public int getColorAsInt() { return this.colorAsInt; }
+		public int getAlpha() { return ColorUtil.getAlpha(this.colorAsInt); }
+		public int getRed() { return ColorUtil.getRed(this.colorAsInt); }
+		public int getGreen() { return ColorUtil.getGreen(this.colorAsInt); }
+		public int getBlue() { return ColorUtil.getBlue(this.colorAsInt); }
+		public void setColor(int red, int green, int blue) throws IllegalArgumentException { this.setColor(this.getAlpha(), red, green, blue); }
+		/** 
+		 * Note: when if you set a partially transparent alpha channel the underlying {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper#getOpacity()}
+		 * method should also return a non-opaque value.
+		 * Otherwise LODs may behave incorrectly.
+		 */
+		public void setColor(int alpha, int red, int green, int blue) throws IllegalArgumentException
+		{
+			ColorUtil.throwIfColorValueOutOfIntRange("alpha", alpha);
+			ColorUtil.throwIfColorValueOutOfIntRange("red", red);
+			ColorUtil.throwIfColorValueOutOfIntRange("green", green);
+			ColorUtil.throwIfColorValueOutOfIntRange("blue", blue);
+			
+			this.colorAsInt = ColorUtil.argbToInt(alpha, red, green, blue);
+		}
+		
+		/** @return the block's X value in the world */
+		public int getBlockPosX() { return blockPosX; }
+		/** @return the block's Y value in the world */
+		public int getBlockPosY() { return blockPosY; }
+		/** @return the block's Z value in the world */
+		public int getBlockPosZ() { return blockPosZ; }
+		
+		
+		
+		/** 
+		 * Returns the same instance of this event.
+		 * Copying this event isn't supported
+		 * since the internal parameters must be mutated
+		 * by API users in order to be tracked by DH's internal
+		 * logic.
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public EventParam copy() { return this; }
+		
+		@Override 
+		public boolean getCopyBeforeFire() { return false; }
+		
+		
+		
+	}
+	
+}

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/abstractEvents/DhApiBlockStateWrapperCreatedEvent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
+ *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
+ *
+ *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiBlockMaterial;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.block.IDhApiBlockStateWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.interfaces.IDhApiEvent;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.interfaces.IDhApiEventParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiEventParam;
+
+/**
+ * Can be used to modify {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper}'s as they're created.
+ * This can be helpful for modded blocks that are mis-categorized by DH's base logic. <br><br>
+ *
+ * Note: this is only fired once per {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper} that is created
+ * and those {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper} will only be created once per JVM session.
+ * 
+ * @author James Seibel
+ * @version 2026-04-14
+ * @since API 6.0.0
+ * @see IDhApiBlockStateWrapper
+ */
+public abstract class DhApiBlockStateWrapperCreatedEvent implements IDhApiEvent<DhApiBlockStateWrapperCreatedEvent.EventParam>
+{
+	public abstract void blockStateWrapperCreated(DhApiEventParam<EventParam> event);
+	
+	
+	//=========================//
+	// internal DH API methods //
+	//=========================//
+	
+	@Override
+	public final void fireEvent(DhApiEventParam<EventParam> event) { this.blockStateWrapperCreated(event); }
+	
+	
+	//==================//
+	// parameter object //
+	//==================//
+	
+	public static class EventParam implements IDhApiEventParam
+	{
+		/** 
+		 * A copy of the wrapper that will be created. <Br>
+		 * Note: modifying this object won't change anything
+		 * a new wrapper will be created after this event finishes.
+		 */
+		private final IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper;
+		
+		private boolean overridesSet = false;
+		private EDhApiBlockMaterial blockMaterial = null;
+		private Integer opacity = null;
+		private Boolean allowApiColorOverride = null;
+		
+		
+		
+		//=============//
+		// constructor //
+		//=============//
+		
+		public EventParam(IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper) { this.blockStateWrapper = blockStateWrapper; }
+		
+		
+		
+		//=================//
+		// getters/setters //
+		//=================//
+		
+		public IDhApiBlockStateWrapper getBlockStateWrapper() { return this.blockStateWrapper; }
+		
+		/** if set this will override the value currently set in the given {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper} */
+		public void setBlockMaterial(EDhApiBlockMaterial blockMaterial) 
+		{
+			this.blockMaterial = blockMaterial; 
+			this.overridesSet = true;
+		}
+		public EDhApiBlockMaterial getBlockMaterial() { return this.blockMaterial; }
+		
+		/** if set this will override the value currently set in the given {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper} */
+		public void setOpacity(int opacity) 
+		{
+			this.opacity = opacity;
+			this.overridesSet = true;
+		}
+		public Integer getOpacity() { return this.opacity; }
+		
+		/** if set to true this {@link IDhApiBlockStateWrapper} will trigger {@link DhApiBlockColorOverrideEvent} */
+		public void setAllowApiColorOverride(boolean allowApiColorOverride) 
+		{
+			this.allowApiColorOverride = allowApiColorOverride;
+			this.overridesSet = true;
+		}
+		public Boolean getAllowApiColorOverride() { return this.allowApiColorOverride; }
+		
+		/** If true then one or more options for this block were set to be changed */
+		public boolean getOverridesSet() { return this.overridesSet; }
+		
+		
+		
+		/** 
+		 * Returns the same instance of this event.
+		 * Copying this event isn't supported
+		 * since the internal parameters must be mutated
+		 * by API users in order to be tracked by DH's internal
+		 * logic.
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public EventParam copy() { return this; }
+		
+		@Override 
+		public boolean getCopyBeforeFire() { return false; }
+		
+	}
+	
+}

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/abstractEvents/DhApiColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent.java

@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhAp
  * @author James Seibel
  * @version 2024-3-2
  * @since API 2.0.0
- * @deprecated Replaced by {@link DhApiBeforeColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent} since this event's name isn't obvious when it fires.
+ * @deprecated Only used for the legacy OpenGL renderer <Br>
+ *              Replaced by {@link DhApiBeforeColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent} since this event's name isn't obvious when it fires.
+ *              Using {@link DhApiAfterColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent} instead is recommended
  */
-@Deprecated
+@Deprecated // internal notes: this method must be kept around due to Iris using it and we don't want to break old Iris support
 public abstract class DhApiColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent implements IDhApiEvent<DhApiColorDepthTextureCreatedEvent.EventParam>
 {
 	/** Fired before Distant Horizons creates. */

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/methods/events/sharedParameterObjects/DhApiRenderParam.java

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRenderPass;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.world.IDhApiLevelWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiWorldLoadEvent;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.interfaces.IDhApiEventParam;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiMat4f;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiMat4f;
  * Contains information relevant to Distant Horizons and Minecraft rendering.
  *
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 2024-1-31
+ * @version 2025-12-23
  * @since API 1.0.0
  */
 public class DhApiRenderParam implements IDhApiEventParam
@@ -58,25 +60,34 @@ public class DhApiRenderParam implements IDhApiEventParam
 	public final DhApiMat4f dhProjectionMatrix;
 	/** The model view matrix Distant Horizons is using to render this frame. */
 	public final DhApiMat4f dhModelViewMatrix;
+	/** combination of the MVM and projection matrices */
+	public final DhApiMat4f dhMvmProjMatrix;
 	
 	public final int worldYOffset;
 	
+	/**
+	 * The level currently being rendered.
+	 * 
+	 * @since API 5.1.0 
+	 */
+	public final IDhApiLevelWrapper clientLevelWrapper;
+	
 	
 	
 	//==============//
 	// constructors //
 	//==============//
 	
-	
 	public DhApiRenderParam(DhApiRenderParam parent)
 	{
 		this(
-				parent.renderPass,
+			parent.renderPass,
-				parent.partialTicks,
+			parent.partialTicks,
-				parent.nearClipPlane, parent.farClipPlane,
+			parent.nearClipPlane, parent.farClipPlane,
-				parent.mcProjectionMatrix.copy(), parent.mcModelViewMatrix.copy(),
+			parent.mcProjectionMatrix.copy(), parent.mcModelViewMatrix.copy(),
-				parent.dhProjectionMatrix.copy(), parent.dhModelViewMatrix.copy(),
+			parent.dhProjectionMatrix.copy(), parent.dhModelViewMatrix.copy(),
-				parent.worldYOffset
+			parent.worldYOffset,
+			parent.clientLevelWrapper
 		);
 	}
 	public DhApiRenderParam(
@@ -85,8 +96,9 @@ public class DhApiRenderParam implements IDhApiEventParam
 			float nearClipPlane, float farClipPlane,
 			DhApiMat4f newMcProjectionMatrix, DhApiMat4f newMcModelViewMatrix,
 			DhApiMat4f newDhProjectionMatrix, DhApiMat4f newDhModelViewMatrix,
-			int worldYOffset
+			int worldYOffset,
-			)
+			IDhApiLevelWrapper clientLevelWrapper
+		)
 	{
 		this.renderPass = renderPass;
 		
@@ -101,7 +113,12 @@ public class DhApiRenderParam implements IDhApiEventParam
 		this.dhProjectionMatrix = newDhProjectionMatrix;
 		this.dhModelViewMatrix = newDhModelViewMatrix;
 		
+		DhApiMat4f combinedMatrix = new DhApiMat4f(this.dhProjectionMatrix);
+		combinedMatrix.multiply(this.dhModelViewMatrix);
+		this.dhMvmProjMatrix = combinedMatrix;
+		
 		this.worldYOffset = worldYOffset;
+		this.clientLevelWrapper = clientLevelWrapper;
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -112,9 +129,8 @@ public class DhApiRenderParam implements IDhApiEventParam
 	//================//
 	
 	@Override
-	public DhApiRenderParam copy()
+	public DhApiRenderParam copy() { return new DhApiRenderParam(this); }
-	{
+	
-		return new DhApiRenderParam(this); 
+	
-	}
 	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiChunk.java

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * Contains a list of {@link DhApiTerrainDataPoint} representing the blocks in a Minecraft chunk.
  *
  * @author Builderb0y, James Seibel
- * @version 2024-7-21
+ * @version 2025-12-11
  * @since API 2.0.0
  * 
  * @see IDhApiWrapperFactory
@@ -54,27 +54,12 @@ public class DhApiChunk
 	// constructors //
 	//==============//
 	
-	/** 
+	/** @since API 3.0.0 */
-	 * Deprecated due to the topYBlockPos and bottomYBlockPos variables being put in the wrong order. 
-	 * They should have been in bottom -> top order. 
-	 * 
-	 * @see DhApiChunk#create(int, int, int, int) 
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public DhApiChunk(int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, int topYBlockPos, int bottomYBlockPos) 
-	{ this(chunkPosX, chunkPosZ, bottomYBlockPos, topYBlockPos, false); }
-	
-	/**
-	 * @since API 3.0.0 
-	 */
 	public static DhApiChunk create(int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, int bottomYBlockPos, int topYBlockPos)
-	{ return new DhApiChunk(chunkPosX, chunkPosZ, bottomYBlockPos, topYBlockPos, false); }
+	{ return new DhApiChunk(chunkPosX, chunkPosZ, bottomYBlockPos, topYBlockPos); }
 	
-	/** 
+	/** Only visible to internal DH methods */
-	 * Only visible to internal DH methods 
+	private DhApiChunk(int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, int bottomYBlockPos, int topYBlockPos)
-	 * @param ignoredParameter is only present to differentiate the two constructors and isn't actually used
-	 */
-	private DhApiChunk(int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, int bottomYBlockPos, int topYBlockPos, boolean ignoredParameter)
 	{
 		this.chunkPosX = chunkPosX;
 		this.chunkPosZ = chunkPosZ;

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/data/DhApiTerrainDataPoint.java

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
  * Holds a single datapoint of terrain data.
  *
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 2024-7-20
+ * @version 2025-11-15
  * @since API 1.0.0
  */
 public class DhApiTerrainDataPoint
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataPoint
 	
 	public final int blockLightLevel;
 	public final int skyLightLevel;
+	/**
+	 * An unsigned block position of the bottom vertex for this LOD relative to the level's minimum height. 
+	 * Should be greater than or equal to 0.
+	 */
 	public final int bottomYBlockPos;
 	public final int topYBlockPos;
 	
@@ -59,28 +63,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataPoint
 	// constructors //
 	//==============//
 	
-	/**
+	/** @since API 3.0.0 */
-	 * Deprecated due to the topYBlockPos and bottomYBlockPos variables being put in the wrong order. 
-	 * They should have been in bottom -> top order. 
-	 *
-	 * @see DhApiTerrainDataPoint#create(byte, int, int, int, int, IDhApiBlockStateWrapper, IDhApiBiomeWrapper) 
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public DhApiTerrainDataPoint(
-			byte detailLevel, 
-			int blockLightLevel, int skyLightLevel, 
-			int topYBlockPos, int bottomYBlockPos, 
-			IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper, IDhApiBiomeWrapper biomeWrapper)
-	{
-		this(detailLevel, blockLightLevel, skyLightLevel,
-			bottomYBlockPos, topYBlockPos,
-			blockStateWrapper, biomeWrapper, 
-			false);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * @since API 3.0.0 
-	 */
 	public static DhApiTerrainDataPoint create(
 			byte detailLevel,
 			int blockLightLevel, int skyLightLevel,
@@ -91,20 +74,15 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataPoint
 		return new DhApiTerrainDataPoint(
 			detailLevel, blockLightLevel, skyLightLevel,
 			bottomYBlockPos, topYBlockPos,
-			blockStateWrapper, biomeWrapper,
+			blockStateWrapper, biomeWrapper); 
-			false); 
 	}
 	
-	/**
+	/** Only visible to internal DH methods */
-	 * Only visible to internal DH methods 
-	 * @param ignoredParameter is only present to differentiate the two constructors and isn't actually used
-	 */
 	private DhApiTerrainDataPoint(
 			byte detailLevel,
 			int blockLightLevel, int skyLightLevel,
 			int bottomYBlockPos, int topYBlockPos,
-			IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper, IDhApiBiomeWrapper biomeWrapper,
+			IDhApiBlockStateWrapper blockStateWrapper, IDhApiBiomeWrapper biomeWrapper
-			boolean ignoredParameter
 		)
 	{
 		this.detailLevel = detailLevel;
@@ -118,4 +96,24 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataPoint
 		this.biomeWrapper = biomeWrapper;
 	}
 	
+	
+	
+	//================//
+	// base overrides //
+	//================//
+	
+	@Override 
+	public String toString()
+	{
+		return "[Block:" + this.blockStateWrapper.getSerialString() + 
+				",Biome:" + this.biomeWrapper.getName() + 
+				",TopY:" + this.topYBlockPos + 
+				",BottomY:" + this.bottomYBlockPos + 
+				",BlockLight:" + this.blockLightLevel +
+				",SkyLight:" + this.skyLightLevel + 
+				"]";
+	}
+	
+	
+	
 }

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/api/objects/render/DhApiRenderableBox.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class DhApiRenderableBox
 	public DhApiVec3d maxPos;
 	
 	public Color color;
+	/** @see EDhApiBlockMaterial */
 	public byte material;
 	
 	

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/coreapi/DependencyInjection/DependencyInjector.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDependencyInjector<BindableType> // Note to self: Don't try adding a generic type to IDhApiEvent, the constructor won't accept it
 {
-	protected final Map<Class<? extends BindableType>, ArrayList<BindableType>> dependencies = new HashMap<>();
+	protected final HashMap<Class<? extends BindableType>, ArrayList<BindableType>> dependencies = new HashMap<>();
 	
 	/** Internal class reference to BindableType since we can't get it any other way. */
 	protected final Class<? extends BindableType> bindableInterface;
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 	protected final boolean allowDuplicateBindings;
 	
 	
+	
 	//==============//
 	// constructors //
 	//==============//
+	//region
 	
 	public DependencyInjector(Class<BindableType> newBindableInterface, boolean newAllowDuplicateBindings)
 	{
@@ -53,11 +55,14 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 		this.allowDuplicateBindings = newAllowDuplicateBindings;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// binding //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
 	@Override
 	public void bind(Class<? extends BindableType> dependencyInterface, BindableType dependencyImplementation) throws IllegalStateException, IllegalArgumentException
@@ -69,6 +74,11 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 			throw new IllegalStateException("The dependency [" + dependencyInterface.getSimpleName() + "] has already been bound.");
 		}
 		
+		if (dependencyImplementation == null)
+		{
+			throw new NullPointerException("Can't bind null to ["+dependencyInterface.getSimpleName()+"]");
+		}
+		
 		
 		// make sure the given dependency implements the necessary interfaces
 		boolean implementsInterface = this.checkIfClassImplements(dependencyImplementation.getClass(), dependencyInterface) ||
@@ -131,13 +141,27 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 	@Override
 	public boolean checkIfClassExtends(Class<?> classToTest, Class<?> extensionToLookFor) { return extensionToLookFor.isAssignableFrom(classToTest); }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===========//
 	// unbinding //
 	//===========//
+	//region
+	
+	public void replaceBinding(Class<? extends BindableType> dependencyInterface, BindableType dependencyImplementation) throws IllegalStateException, IllegalArgumentException
+	{
+		this.unbindAll(dependencyInterface);
+		this.bind(dependencyInterface, dependencyImplementation);
+	}
+	
+	public void unbindAll(Class<? extends BindableType> dependencyInterface) throws IllegalStateException, IllegalArgumentException
+	{
+		// remove the dependency if present
+		this.dependencies.remove(dependencyInterface);
+	}
 	
-	// TODO having a bindOrReplace method would probably be better since it wouldn't have the possiblity of having nothing bound
 	public void unbind(Class<? extends BindableType> dependencyInterface, BindableType dependencyImplementation) throws IllegalStateException, IllegalArgumentException
 	{
 		// check if this object is bound
@@ -174,30 +198,27 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 		this.dependencies.remove(dependencyInterface);
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// getters //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
 	public <T extends BindableType> T get(Class<T> interfaceClass) throws ClassCastException
-	{
+	{ return (T) this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, false).get(0); }
-		return (T) this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, false).get(0);
-	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public <T extends BindableType> ArrayList<T> getAll(Class<T> interfaceClass) throws ClassCastException
-	{
+	{ return this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, false); }
-		return this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, false);
-	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public <T extends BindableType> T get(Class<T> interfaceClass, boolean allowIncompleteDependencies) throws ClassCastException
-	{
+	{ return (T) this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, allowIncompleteDependencies).get(0); }
-		return (T) this.getInternalLogic(interfaceClass, allowIncompleteDependencies).get(0);
-	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Always returns a list of size 1 or greater,
@@ -230,6 +251,7 @@ public class DependencyInjector<BindableType extends IBindable> implements IDepe
 		return emptyList;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	/** Removes all bound dependencies. */

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/coreapi/ModInfo.java

@@ -31,26 +31,31 @@ public final class ModInfo
 	public static final String DEDICATED_SERVER_INITIAL_PATH = "dedicated_server_initial";
 	
 	/** Incremented every time any packets are added, changed or removed, with a few exceptions. */
-	public static final int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 11;
+	public static final int PROTOCOL_VERSION = 13;
-	public static final String WRAPPER_PACKET_PATH = "message";
+
+	/** 
+	 * The full plugin channel name (RESOURCE_NAMESPACE:WRAPPER_PACKET_PATH) 
+	 * must be 20 characters or fewer for compatibility with MC 1.13 and older. 
+	 */
+	public static final String WRAPPER_PACKET_PATH = "msg";
 	
 	/** The internal mod name */
 	public static final String NAME = "DistantHorizons";
 	/** Human-readable version of NAME */
 	public static final String READABLE_NAME = "Distant Horizons";
-	public static final String VERSION = "2.3.6-b";
+	public static final String VERSION = "3.0.4-b-dev";
 	/** Returns true if the current build is an unstable developer build, false otherwise. */
 	public static final boolean IS_DEV_BUILD = VERSION.toLowerCase().contains("dev");
 	
 	/** This version should only be updated when breaking changes are introduced to the DH API */
-	public static final int API_MAJOR_VERSION = 4;
+	public static final int API_MAJOR_VERSION = 6;
 	/** This version should be updated whenever new methods are added to the DH API */
 	public static final int API_MINOR_VERSION = 1;
 	/** This version should be updated whenever non-breaking fixes are added to the DH API */
-	public static final int API_PATCH_VERSION = 0;
+	public static final int API_PATCH_VERSION = 1;
 	
 	/** If the config file has an older version it'll be re-created from scratch. */
-	public static final int CONFIG_FILE_VERSION = 3;
+	public static final int CONFIG_FILE_VERSION = 4;
 	
 	/** All DH owned threads should start with this string to allow for easier debugging and profiling. */
 	public static final String THREAD_NAME_PREFIX = "DH-";

api/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/coreapi/util/ColorUtil.java

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util;
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ public class ColorUtil
 	/** @param newBlue should be a value between 0 and 255 */
 	public static int setBlue(int color, int newBlue) { return (getAlpha(color) << 24) | (getRed(color) << 16) | (getGreen(color) << 8) | newBlue; }
 	
+	/** @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given int value is out of the range 0 - 255 (exclusive) */
+	public static void throwIfColorValueOutOfIntRange(String colorName, int value) throws IllegalArgumentException
+	{
+		if (value < 0
+			|| value > 255)
+		{
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("["+colorName+"] with the value ["+value+"] is out of the expected range 0 - 255 (exclusive).");
+		}
+	}
+	
 	
 	
 	public static int applyShade(int color, int shade)

core/build.gradle

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version '8.1.1' apply false // Set this to true if you're using the standalone Core project
+    id "com.gradleup.shadow"
 }
 
-apply plugin: "application"
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url "https://repo.enonic.com/public/" }
+}
 
-application {
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
-    mainClass.set("com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.jar.JarMain")
+    options.release = 8
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
 }
 
 configurations {
     shadowedArtifact // Used by DH to specify that we want to implement the shadowed core JAR file instead of the regular JAR file
     shade
     implementation.extendsFrom shade
+    testImplementation.extendsFrom compileOnly
 }
 
 OperatingSystem os = org.gradle.nativeplatform.platform.internal.DefaultNativePlatform.currentOperatingSystem;
@@ -20,36 +25,45 @@ OperatingSystem os = org.gradle.nativeplatform.platform.internal.DefaultNativePl
 // Set the OS lwjgl is using to the current os
 project.ext.lwjglNatives = "natives-" + os.toFamilyName()
 
-dependencies { // All of these dependencies are in Vanilla Minecraft, but we need to depend on it as we arent importing Minecraft in the core
+dependencies {
-    // Imports most of lwjgl's libraries (well, only the ones that we need)
+    // API project dependency
-    implementation platform("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-bom:${rootProject.lwjgl_version}") // TODO: Use Minecraft's version for lwjgl_version (which changes in nearly every version) instead of a hard defined version for all versions
+    implementation project(":api")
 
-    // REMEMBER: Dont shadow stuff here, these are just the libs that are included in Minecraft so that the core can use
+    // MC-provided libraries (available at runtime via Minecraft)
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl"
+    compileOnly platform("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-bom:${rootProject.lwjgl_version}")
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-assimp"
+    compileOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl"
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw"
+    compileOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-assimp"
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-openal"
+    compileOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw"
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-opengl"
+    compileOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb"
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb"
+    compileOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd"
-    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd"
+    testRuntimeOnly platform("org.lwjgl:lwjgl-bom:${rootProject.lwjgl_version}")
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl::$lwjglNatives"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-assimp::$lwjglNatives"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-assimp::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw::$lwjglNatives"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-glfw::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-openal::$lwjglNatives"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-opengl::$lwjglNatives"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-stb::$lwjglNatives"
-    runtimeOnly "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd::$lwjglNatives"
 
-    // FIXME for some reason this line doesn't actually shade in the library
+    compileOnly("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${rootProject.log4j_version}")
-//    shade "it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:${rootProject.fastutil_version}" // Add our own fastutil version
+    compileOnly("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${rootProject.log4j_version}")
+    compileOnly("it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:${rootProject.fastutil_version}")
+    compileOnly("org.joml:joml:${rootProject.joml_version}")
+    compileOnly("io.netty:netty-buffer:${rootProject.netty_version}")
+    compileOnly("org.jetbrains:annotations:16.0.2")
+    compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
+    compileOnly("com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre")
 
+    // DH's bundled libraries (shadowed + relocated in loader jars)
+    implementation("com.github.luben:zstd-jni:${rootProject.zstd_version}")
+    implementation("org.lz4:lz4-java:${rootProject.lz4_version}")
+    implementation("org.tukaani:xz:${rootProject.xz_version}")
+    implementation("org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:${rootProject.sqlite_jdbc_version}")
+    implementation("com.electronwill.night-config:toml:${rootProject.nightconfig_version}")
+    implementation("com.electronwill.night-config:json:${rootProject.nightconfig_version}")
 
-    // Some other dependencies
+    // JUnit (core tests only)
-    implementation("org.jetbrains:annotations:16.0.2")
+    compileOnly("junit:junit:4.13")
-    implementation("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
+    compileOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.2")
-    implementation("com.google.common:google-collect:0.5")
+    compileOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.8.2")
-    implementation("com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre")
-    
 }
 
 artifacts {

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/Initializer.java

@@ -20,36 +20,49 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core;
 
 import com.github.luben.zstd.ZstdOutputStream;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.render.IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiBeforeRenderEvent;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers.IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.generic.GenericRenderObjectFactory;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.MinecraftTextFormat;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.sql.DatabaseUpdater;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.DhApiWorldProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.external.methods.config.DhApiConfig;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.external.methods.data.DhApiTerrainDataRepo;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.DhApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.DhApiRenderProxy;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import net.jpountz.lz4.LZ4FrameOutputStream;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.sqlite.SQLiteJDBCLoader;
-import org.sqlite.util.OSInfo;
 import org.tukaani.xz.XZOutputStream;
 
-import java.awt.*;
+import java.lang.management.GarbageCollectorMXBean;
-import java.io.File;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /** Handles first time Core setup. */
 public class Initializer
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(ModInfo.NAME + "-" + Initializer.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
 	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC_CLIENT = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
 	
 	
-	public static void init()
+	
+	public static void preConfigInit()
 	{
+		//============================//
+		// check referenced libraries //
+		//============================//
+		//region
+		
+		LOGGER.info("Running library validation...");
+		
 		// confirm that all referenced libraries are available to use
 		try
 		{
@@ -57,6 +70,17 @@ public class Initializer
 			// will throw an error (not an exception)
 			Class<?> lz4Compressor = LZ4FrameOutputStream.class;
 			Class<?> zstdCompressor = ZstdOutputStream.class;
+			
+			{
+				byte[] testCompressByteArray = new byte[1024];
+				for (int i = 0; i < testCompressByteArray.length; i++)
+				{
+					testCompressByteArray[i] = (byte) (i % 126);
+				}
+				byte[] compressedBytes = com.github.luben.zstd.Zstd.compress(testCompressByteArray);
+				com.github.luben.zstd.Zstd.decompress(compressedBytes);
+			}
+			
 			Class<?> lzmaCompressor = XZOutputStream.class;
 			//Class<?> networking = ByteBuf.class;
 			Class<?> config = com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.Config.class;
@@ -73,12 +97,18 @@ public class Initializer
 		}
 		catch (Throwable e)
 		{
-			LOGGER.fatal("Critical programmer error: One or more libraries aren't present. Error: [" + e.getMessage() + "].", e);
+			MC_CLIENT.crashMinecraft("Distant Horizons critical setup error: One or more libraries are either in-accessible, corrupted, or overwritten by another mod. Error: [" + e.getMessage() + "].", e);
-			// throwing here should crash the game, notifying the developer that something is wrong
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 		
-		// confirm the resource directory is present
+		//endregion
+		
+		
+		
+		//==========================//
+		// check resource directory //
+		//==========================//
+		//region
+		
 		try
 		{
 			int scriptCount = DatabaseUpdater.getAutoUpdateScriptCount();
@@ -89,10 +119,18 @@ public class Initializer
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
 		{
-			LOGGER.fatal("Critical programmer error: Can't read SQL Scripts resource folder is either missing or malformed. Error: [" + e.getMessage() + "].");
+			MC_CLIENT.crashMinecraft("Critical programmer error: Can't read SQL Scripts resource folder is either missing or malformed. Error: [" + e.getMessage() + "].", e);
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 		
+		//endregion
+		
+		
+		
+		//===========================//
+		// Java AWT Headless setting // 
+		//===========================//
+		//region
+		
 		// This code has been disabled since it can cause Mac
 		// to lock up and refuse the load (there's a bug with Java.awt texture loading)
 		//if (MC_CLIENT != null)
@@ -109,18 +147,103 @@ public class Initializer
 		//	}
 		//}
 		
+		//endregion
+		
+		
+		
+		//===================//
+		// API delayed setup //
+		//===================//
+		//region
+		
 		// link Core's config to the API
 		DhApi.Delayed.configs = DhApiConfig.INSTANCE;
 		DhApi.Delayed.terrainRepo = DhApiTerrainDataRepo.INSTANCE;
 		DhApi.Delayed.worldProxy = DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE;
 		DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy = DhApiRenderProxy.INSTANCE;
-		DhApi.Delayed.customRenderObjectFactory = GenericRenderObjectFactory.INSTANCE;
 		DhApi.Delayed.wrapperFactory = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class);
 		if (DhApi.Delayed.wrapperFactory == null)
 		{
-			LOGGER.error("Programmer Error: No ["+IWrapperFactory.class.getSimpleName()+"] assigned to the DhApi.");
+			MC_CLIENT.crashMinecraft("Programmer Error: No ["+IWrapperFactory.class.getSimpleName()+"] assigned to the DhApi.", new Exception());
 		}
 		
+		DhApi.Delayed.customRenderObjectFactory = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory.class);
+		if (DhApi.Delayed.customRenderObjectFactory == null)
+		{
+			MC_CLIENT.crashMinecraft("Programmer Error: No ["+IDhApiCustomRenderObjectFactory.class.getSimpleName()+"] assigned to the DhApi.", new Exception());
+		}
+		
+		DhApi.events.bind(DhApiBeforeRenderEvent.class, IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler.INSTANCE);
+		
+		//endregion
+		
 	}
 	
+	/** fired after DH's config has been set up */
+	public static void postConfigInit()
+	{
+		
+		
+		//==============================//
+		// G1 Garbage collector warning //
+		//==============================//
+		//region
+		
+		// log a warning if G1GC is being used
+		// (this garbage collector is known to cause stuttering)
+		{
+			boolean g1GcInUse = false;
+			
+			StringBuilder garbageCollectorNames = new StringBuilder();
+			List<GarbageCollectorMXBean> gcMxBeans = ManagementFactory.getGarbageCollectorMXBeans();
+			for (GarbageCollectorMXBean gcMxBean : gcMxBeans)
+			{
+				if (!garbageCollectorNames.toString().isEmpty())
+				{
+					garbageCollectorNames.append(", ");
+				}
+				garbageCollectorNames.append(gcMxBean.getName());
+				
+				// "G1 Young Generation" // "G1 Concurrent GC" // "G1 Old Generation"
+				if (gcMxBean.getName().toLowerCase().contains("g1 "))
+				{
+					g1GcInUse = true;
+				}
+			}
+			LOGGER.info("Garbage collectors: ["+garbageCollectorNames+"]");
+			
+			
+			if (g1GcInUse)
+			{
+				String warningMessageHeader = "Distant Horizons: G1 Garbage collector detected.";
+				String warningMessageBody = 
+					"This can cause FPS stuttering. \n" +
+					"It's recommended to use a concurrent garbage collector \n" +
+					"like ZGC (Java 21+) or Shenandoah (Java 8 through 17) \n" +
+					"for a smoother experience."
+					;
+				
+				if (Config.Common.Logging.Warning.logGarbageCollectorWarning.get())
+				{
+					LOGGER.warn(
+						warningMessageHeader + "\n" +
+						warningMessageBody +
+						"");
+				}
+				
+				if (Config.Common.Logging.Warning.showGarbageCollectorWarning.get())
+				{
+					ClientApi.INSTANCE.showChatMessageNextFrame(
+						MinecraftTextFormat.ORANGE + warningMessageHeader + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + "\n" +
+						warningMessageBody +
+						"");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		//endregion
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig.java

@@ -35,30 +35,6 @@ public class DhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig implements IDhApiAmbientOcclusionConfig
 	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> enabled()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Boolean, Boolean>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.enableSsao); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Boolean, Boolean>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.enableSsao); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> sampleCount()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Integer, Integer>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.sampleCount); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> radius()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.radius); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> strength()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.strength); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> bias()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.bias); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> minLight()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.minLight); }
-	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> blurRadius()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Integer, Integer>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.blurRadius); }
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiDebuggingConfig.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class DhApiDebuggingConfig implements IDhApiDebuggingConfig
 	
 	
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiDebugRendering> debugRendering()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiDebugRendering, EDhApiDebugRendering>(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiDebugRendering, EDhApiDebugRendering>(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRenderingColors); }
 	
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> debugKeybindings()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Boolean, Boolean>(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.enableDebugKeybindings); }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiFarFogConfig.java

@@ -34,27 +34,27 @@ public class DhApiFarFogConfig implements IDhApiFarFogConfig
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogStartDistance()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogStartDistance()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogStart); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogStart); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogEndDistance()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogEndDistance()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogEnd); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogEnd); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogMinThickness()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogMinThickness()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogMin); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogMin); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogMaxThickness()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogMaxThickness()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogMax); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogMax); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff> farFogFalloff()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff, EDhApiFogFalloff>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogFalloff); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> farFogDensity()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> farFogDensity()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogDensity); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.farFogDensity); }
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiFogConfig.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.config.client.IDhApiHeightFogCo
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.api.DhApiConfigValue;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.api.converters.ApiFogDrawModeConverter;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.api.converters.InvertedBoolConverter;
 
 public class DhApiFogConfig implements IDhApiFogConfig
 {
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public class DhApiFogConfig implements IDhApiFogConfig
 	@Override
 	@Deprecated
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> disableVanillaFog()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.disableVanillaFog); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.enableVanillaFog, new InvertedBoolConverter()); }
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> enableVanillaFog()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.enableVanillaFog); }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiGraphicsConfig.java

@@ -97,10 +97,9 @@ public class DhApiGraphicsConfig implements IDhApiGraphicsConfig
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> tintWithAvoidedBlocks()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Boolean, Boolean>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.tintWithAvoidedBlocks); }
 	
-	// TODO re-implement
+	@Override
-//	@Override
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> getBiomeBlending()
-//	public IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> getBiomeBlending()
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Integer, Integer>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.lodBiomeBlending); }
-//	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Integer, Integer>(Quality.lodBiomeBlending); }
 	
 	
 	
@@ -109,16 +108,16 @@ public class DhApiGraphicsConfig implements IDhApiGraphicsConfig
 	//===========================//
 
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> overdrawPreventionRadius()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> overdrawPreventionRadius()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Culling.overdrawPrevention); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Culling.overdrawPrevention); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> brightnessMultiplier()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> brightnessMultiplier()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.brightnessMultiplier); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.brightnessMultiplier); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> saturationMultiplier()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> saturationMultiplier()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.saturationMultiplier); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.saturationMultiplier); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> caveCullingEnabled()
@@ -136,10 +135,6 @@ public class DhApiGraphicsConfig implements IDhApiGraphicsConfig
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Boolean> lodOnlyMode()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Boolean, Boolean>(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode); }
 	
-	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> lodBias()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.lodBias); }
-	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiLodShading> lodShading()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiLodShading, EDhApiLodShading>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.lodShading); }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiHeightFogConfig.java

@@ -44,31 +44,31 @@ public class DhApiHeightFogConfig implements IDhApiHeightFogConfig
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiHeightFogDirection, EDhApiHeightFogDirection>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogDirection); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogBaseHeight()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogBaseHeight()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogBaseHeight); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogBaseHeight); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogStartingHeightPercent()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogStartingHeightPercent()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogStart); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogStart); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogEndingHeightPercent()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogEndingHeightPercent()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogEnd); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogEnd); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogMinThickness()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogMinThickness()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogMin); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogMin); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogMaxThickness()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogMaxThickness()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogMax); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogMax); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff> heightFogFalloff()
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<EDhApiFogFalloff, EDhApiFogFalloff>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogFalloff); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> heightFogDensity()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> heightFogDensity()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogDensity); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.HeightFog.heightFogDensity); }
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/config/client/DhApiNoiseTextureConfig.java

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ public class DhApiNoiseTextureConfig implements IDhApiNoiseTextureConfig
 	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Integer, Integer>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseSteps); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiConfigValue<Double> noiseIntensity()
+	public IDhApiConfigValue<Float> noiseIntensity()
-	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Double, Double>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseIntensity); }
+	{ return new DhApiConfigValue<Float, Float>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.NoiseTexture.noiseIntensity); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public IDhApiConfigValue<Integer> noiseDropoff()

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/data/DhApiTerrainDataCache.java

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.external.methods.data;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.interfaces.data.IDhApiTerrainDataCache;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.FullDataSourceV2;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2ReferenceOpenHashMap;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongSet;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 public class DhApiTerrainDataCache implements IDhApiTerrainDataCache
 {
 	private final Object modificationLock = new Object();
-	private Long2ReferenceOpenHashMap<SoftReference<FullDataSourceV2>> posToFullDataRef = new Long2ReferenceOpenHashMap<>();
+	private final Long2ReferenceOpenHashMap<SoftReference<FullDataSourceV2>> posToFullDataRef = new Long2ReferenceOpenHashMap<>();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(DhApiTerrainDataCache.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	
 	//==================//
 	// internal methods //
 	//==================//
+	//region
 	
 	public void add(long pos, FullDataSourceV2 dataSource)
 	{
@@ -48,11 +49,14 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataCache implements IDhApiTerrainDataCache
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// API methods //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	@Override 
 	public void clear()
@@ -82,6 +86,23 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataCache implements IDhApiTerrainDataCache
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//================//
+ 	// base overrides //
+	//================//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override 
+	public void close() { this.clear(); }
+	
+	@Override 
+	public String toString() { return "Size: " + this.posToFullDataRef.size(); }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/external/methods/data/DhApiTerrainDataRepo.java

@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.FullDataPointIdMap;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources.FullDataSourceV2;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhLodPos;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhSectionPos;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.DebugRenderer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.DhApiTerrainDataPointUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.FullDataPointUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
@@ -48,8 +49,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.BitShiftUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3d;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3i;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongArrayList;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 {
 	public static DhApiTerrainDataRepo INSTANCE = new DhApiTerrainDataRepo();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(DhApiTerrainDataRepo.class.getSimpleName());
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	private static final AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer DEBUG_RENDERER = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer.class);
 	
 	// debugging values
 	private static volatile boolean debugThreadRunning = false;
@@ -89,30 +91,30 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	//================//
 	
 	@Override
-	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosY, int blockPosZ, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getSingleDataPointAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosY, int blockPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
-	{ return getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), blockPosY, dataCache); }
+	{ return getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), blockPosY, dataCache); }
 	@Override
-	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> getColumnDataAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosZ, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> getColumnDataAtBlockPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
-	{ return getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), null, dataCache); }
+	{ return getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), null, dataCache); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtChunkPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
-	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.CHUNK_DETAIL_LEVEL, chunkPosX, chunkPosZ), dataCache); }
+	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.CHUNK_DETAIL_LEVEL, chunkPosX, chunkPosZ), dataCache); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int regionPosX, int regionPosZ, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtRegionPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, int regionPosX, int regionPosZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
-	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.REGION_DETAIL_LEVEL, regionPosX, regionPosZ), dataCache); }
+	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.REGION_DETAIL_LEVEL, regionPosX, regionPosZ), dataCache); }
 	
 	@Override
-	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtDetailLevelAndPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, byte detailLevel, int posX, int posZ, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	public DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getAllTerrainDataAtDetailLevelAndPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, byte detailLevel, int posX, int posZ, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
-	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(detailLevel, posX, posZ), dataCache); }
+	{ return getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(detailLevel, posX, posZ), dataCache); }
 	
 	
 	
 	// private getters //
 	
 	/** Returns a single API terrain datapoint that contains the given Y block position */
-	private static DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, DhLodPos requestedColumnPos, Integer blockYPos, @Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+	private static DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, long requestedColumnPos, Integer blockYPos, IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
 	{
 		DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> result = getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, requestedColumnPos, blockYPos, dataCache);
 		if (result.success && result.payload.length > 0)
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Returns all the block columns represented by the given {@link DhLodPos}. <br>
+	 * Returns all the block columns represented by the given {@link DhSectionPos}. <br>
 	 * IE, A position with the detail level: <br>
 	 * 0 (block): will return a 1x1 matrix of data. (don't do this, we have a specific method for that.) <br>
 	 * 1 (2 blocks): will return a 2x2 matrix of data. <br>
@@ -135,11 +137,14 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	 * will stop and return the in progress data if any errors are encountered.
 	 */
 	private static DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(
-			IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, DhLodPos requestedAreaPos, 
+			IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, long requestedAreaPos, 
-			@Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
+			IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
 	{
-		DhLodPos startingBlockPos = requestedAreaPos.getCornerLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL);
+		byte requestedDetailLevel = DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(requestedAreaPos);
-		int widthOfAreaInBlocks = BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(requestedAreaPos.detailLevel);
+		long startingBlockPos = DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL,
+			DhSectionPos.getX(requestedAreaPos) * BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(requestedDetailLevel - LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL),
+			DhSectionPos.getZ(requestedAreaPos) * BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(requestedDetailLevel - LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL));
+		int widthOfAreaInBlocks = BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(requestedDetailLevel);
 		
 		DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][] returnArray = new DhApiTerrainDataPoint[widthOfAreaInBlocks][widthOfAreaInBlocks][];
 		int dataColumnsReturned = 0;
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 		{
 			for (int z = 0; z < widthOfAreaInBlocks; z++)
 			{
-				DhLodPos blockColumnPos = new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, startingBlockPos.x + x, startingBlockPos.z + z);
+				long blockColumnPos = DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, DhSectionPos.getX(startingBlockPos) + x, DhSectionPos.getZ(startingBlockPos) + z);
 				DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> result = getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, blockColumnPos, null, dataCache);
 				if (result.success)
 				{
@@ -175,8 +180,8 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	 */
 	private static DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> getTerrainDataColumnArray(
 			IDhApiLevelWrapper levelWrapper, 
-			DhLodPos requestedColumnPos, Integer nullableBlockYPos, 
+			long requestedColumnPos, Integer nullableBlockYPos, 
-			@Nullable IDhApiTerrainDataCache apiDataCache)
+			IDhApiTerrainDataCache apiDataCache)
 	{
 		//============//
 		// validation //
@@ -197,9 +202,14 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 		ILevelWrapper coreLevelWrapper = (ILevelWrapper) levelWrapper;
 		
 		
-		// the data cache can be null, but must be our own implementation
+		// require a data cache to prevent horrible performance (especially on ray-casts)
-		if (apiDataCache != null
+		if (apiDataCache == null)
-			&& !(apiDataCache instanceof DhApiTerrainDataCache))
+		{
+			return DhApiResult.createFail("Missing [" + IDhApiTerrainDataCache.class.getSimpleName() + "], if a cache isn't provided your repo operations will be significantly slower.");
+		}
+		
+		// the data cache must be our own implementation
+		if (!(apiDataCache instanceof DhApiTerrainDataCache))
 		{
 			return DhApiResult.createFail("Unsupported [" + IDhApiTerrainDataCache.class.getSimpleName() + "] implementation, only the core class [" + DhApiTerrainDataCache.class.getSimpleName() + "] is a valid parameter.");
 		}
@@ -213,12 +223,12 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 		}
 		
 		// get the detail levels for this request
-		byte requestedDetailLevel = requestedColumnPos.detailLevel;
+		byte requestedDetailLevel = DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(requestedColumnPos);
 		byte sectionDetailLevel = (byte) (requestedDetailLevel + DhSectionPos.SECTION_MINIMUM_DETAIL_LEVEL);
 		
 		// get the positions for this request
-		long sectionPos = requestedColumnPos.getSectionPosWithSectionDetailLevel(sectionDetailLevel);
+		long sectionPos = DhSectionPos.convertToDetailLevel(requestedColumnPos, sectionDetailLevel);
-		DhLodPos relativePos = requestedColumnPos.getDhSectionRelativePositionForDetailLevel();
+		long relativePos = DhSectionPos.getDhSectionRelativePositionForDetailLevel(requestedColumnPos, DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(requestedColumnPos));
 		
 		
 		
@@ -258,7 +268,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 			//===============================//
 			
 			FullDataPointIdMap mapping = dataSource.mapping;
-			LongArrayList dataColumn = dataSource.get(relativePos.x, relativePos.z);
+			LongArrayList dataColumn = dataSource.getColumnAtRelPos(DhSectionPos.getX(relativePos), DhSectionPos.getZ(relativePos));
 			if (dataColumn != null)
 			{
 				int dataColumnIndexCount = dataColumn.size();
@@ -277,7 +287,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 					if (!getSpecificYCoordinate)
 					{
 						// if we aren't look for a specific datapoint, add each datapoint to the return array
-						returnArray[i] = DhApiTerrainDataPointUtil.createApiDatapoint(levelWrapper, mapping, requestedDetailLevel, dataPoint);
+						returnArray[i] = DhApiTerrainDataPointUtil.createApiDatapoint(levelWrapper.getMinHeight(), mapping, requestedDetailLevel, dataPoint);
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -294,7 +304,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 							if (bottomY <= requestedY && requestedY < topY) // blockPositions start from the bottom of the block, thus "<=" for bottomY, just "<" for topY
 							{
 								// this datapoint contains the requested block position, return it
-								DhApiTerrainDataPoint apiTerrainData = DhApiTerrainDataPointUtil.createApiDatapoint(levelWrapper, mapping, requestedDetailLevel, dataPoint);
+								DhApiTerrainDataPoint apiTerrainData = DhApiTerrainDataPointUtil.createApiDatapoint(levelWrapper.getMinHeight(), mapping, requestedDetailLevel, dataPoint);
 								return DhApiResult.createSuccess(new DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]{apiTerrainData});
 							}
 						}
@@ -345,7 +355,10 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 			@Nullable
 			IDhApiTerrainDataCache dataCache)
 	{
-		return this.raycastLodData(levelWrapper, new Vec3d(rayOriginX, rayOriginY, rayOriginZ), new Vec3f(rayDirectionX, rayDirectionY, rayDirectionZ), maxRayBlockLength, dataCache);
+		return this.raycastLodData(levelWrapper, 
+				new Vec3d(rayOriginX, rayOriginY, rayOriginZ), 
+				new Vec3f(rayDirectionX, rayDirectionY, rayDirectionZ), 
+				maxRayBlockLength, dataCache);
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -363,8 +376,8 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	{
 		rayDirection.normalize();
 		
-		int minBlockHeight = levelWrapper.getMinHeight();
+		int minLevelBlockHeight = levelWrapper.getMinHeight();
-		int maxBlockHeight = levelWrapper.getMaxHeight();
+		int maxLevelBlockHeight = levelWrapper.getMaxHeight();
 		
 		
 		
@@ -380,7 +393,8 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 		DhApiRaycastResult closetFoundDataPoint = null;
 		
 		
-		while (blockPos.y >= minBlockHeight && blockPos.y < maxBlockHeight
+		while (blockPos.y >= minLevelBlockHeight 
+				&& blockPos.y < maxLevelBlockHeight
 				&& currentLength <= maxRayBlockLength)
 		{
 			// get the LOD columns around this position
@@ -403,7 +417,8 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 					{
 						// does this LOD contain the given Y position?
 						Vec3i dataPointPos = new Vec3i(columnPos.x, dataPoint.bottomYBlockPos, columnPos.z);
-						if (exactPos.y >= dataPoint.bottomYBlockPos && exactPos.y <= dataPoint.topYBlockPos)
+						if (exactPos.y >= dataPoint.bottomYBlockPos 
+							&& exactPos.y <= dataPoint.topYBlockPos)
 						{
 							if (closetFoundDataPoint == null)
 							{
@@ -503,7 +518,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 		
 		// this will throw a cast exception if the chunk object array isn't correct
 		IChunkWrapper chunk = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class).createChunkWrapper(chunkObjectArray);
-		SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunk, dhLevel.getLevelWrapper(), true, true);
+		SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunk, dhLevel.getLevelWrapper());
 		
 		
 		return DhApiResult.createSuccess();
@@ -516,7 +531,7 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 	//=============//
 	
 	@Override
-	public IDhApiTerrainDataCache getSoftCache() { return new DhApiTerrainDataCache(); }
+	public IDhApiTerrainDataCache createSoftCache() { return new DhApiTerrainDataCache(); }
 	
 	
 	
@@ -536,10 +551,10 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 			Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
 				try
 				{
-					DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> single = getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), blockPosY, debugDataCache);
+					DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint> single = getTerrainDataAtBlockYPos(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), blockPosY, debugDataCache);
-					DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> column = getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), null, debugDataCache);
+					DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[]> column = getTerrainDataColumnArray(levelWrapper, DhSectionPos.encode(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ), null, debugDataCache);
 					
-					DhLodPos chunkPos = new DhLodPos(LodUtil.BLOCK_DETAIL_LEVEL, blockPosX, blockPosZ).convertToDetailLevel(LodUtil.CHUNK_DETAIL_LEVEL);
+					long chunkPos = DhSectionPos.encodeContaining(LodUtil.CHUNK_DETAIL_LEVEL, new DhChunkPos(blockPosX, blockPosZ));
 					DhApiResult<DhApiTerrainDataPoint[][][]> area = getTerrainDataOverAreaForPositionDetailLevel(levelWrapper, chunkPos, debugDataCache);
 					
 					
@@ -572,12 +587,16 @@ public class DhApiTerrainDataRepo implements IDhApiTerrainDataRepo
 					}
 					
 					// draw raycast position
-					if (rayCast.success && rayCast.payload != null)
+					if (rayCast.success 
+						&& rayCast.payload != null)
 					{
-						DebugRenderer.makeParticle(
+						DEBUG_RENDERER.makeParticle(
-							new DebugRenderer.BoxParticle(
+							new AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer.BoxParticle(
-								new DebugRenderer.Box(
+								new AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer.Box(
-									DhSectionPos.encode((byte) 0, rayCast.payload.pos.x, rayCast.payload.pos.z), rayCast.payload.dataPoint.bottomYBlockPos, rayCast.payload.dataPoint.topYBlockPos, -0.1f, Color.RED),
+									DhSectionPos.encode((byte) 0, rayCast.payload.pos.x, rayCast.payload.pos.z), 
+										rayCast.payload.dataPoint.bottomYBlockPos, 
+										rayCast.payload.dataPoint.topYBlockPos, 
+										-0.1f, Color.RED),
 							1.0, 0f
 							)
 						);

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/ClientApi.java

@@ -23,18 +23,29 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.DhApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRenderPass;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.*;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.rendering.DhRenderState;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.rendering.RenderState;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.ModAccessorInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.MinecraftTextFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.file.structure.ClientOnlySaveStructure;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.f3.F3Screen;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.MessageRegistry;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.DhApiRenderProxy;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.FadeRenderer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.RenderParams;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.RenderThreadTaskHandler;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.*;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.TimerUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Vec3d;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.Pair;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.RollingAverage;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.IIrisAccessor;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhMetaRenderer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhVanillaFadeRenderer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhTestTriangleRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhClientLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.AbstractNetworkMessage;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.session.NetworkSession;
@@ -43,30 +54,23 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiDebugRendering;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRendererMode;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IServerKeyedClientLevel;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.ConfigBasedLogger;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.ConfigBasedSpamLogger;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.SpamReducedLogger;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.glObject.GLProxy;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.TestRenderer;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.RenderUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.AbstractDhWorld;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.DhClientServerWorld;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.DhClientWorld;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.IDhClientWorld;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.IChunkWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IProfilerWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
+import java.awt.*;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 
 /**
  * This holds the methods that should be called
@@ -75,18 +79,14 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  */
 public class ClientApi
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
-	
+	private static final DhLogger RATE_LIMITED_LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().maxCountPerSecond(1).build();
-	public static boolean prefLoggerEnabled = false;
 	
 	public static final ClientApi INSTANCE = new ClientApi();
-	public static final TestRenderer TEST_RENDERER = new TestRenderer();
 	
 	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC_CLIENT = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
 	private static final IMinecraftRenderWrapper MC_RENDER = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftRenderWrapper.class);
 	
-	public static final long SPAM_LOGGER_FLUSH_NS = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.convert(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-	
 	/** this includes the is dev build message and low allocated memory warning */
 	private static final int MS_BETWEEN_STATIC_STARTUP_MESSAGES = 4_000;
 	
@@ -98,14 +98,20 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 * 
 	 * Only downside is making sure each variable is populated before rendering.
 	 */
-	public static final RenderState RENDER_STATE = new RenderState();
+	public static final DhRenderState RENDER_STATE = new DhRenderState();
+	
+	/**
+	 * 50ms = 20 FPS
+	 * @link https://fpstoms.com/ 
+	 * @see ClientApi#cameraSpeedRollingAverage
+	 */
+	private static final long MIN_MS_BETWEEN_SPEED_CHECKS = 50;
 	
 	
 	private boolean isDevBuildMessagePrinted = false;
 	private boolean lowMemoryWarningPrinted = false;
 	private boolean highVanillaRenderDistanceWarningPrinted = false;
 	
-	/** when the last static */
 	private long lastStaticWarningMessageSentMsTime = 0L;
 	
 	private final Queue<String> chatMessageQueueForNextFrame = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
@@ -113,8 +119,6 @@ public class ClientApi
 	
 	public boolean rendererDisabledBecauseOfExceptions = false;
 	
-	private long lastFlushNanoTime = 0;
-	
 	private final ClientPluginChannelApi pluginChannelApi = new ClientPluginChannelApi(this::clientLevelLoadEvent, this::clientLevelUnloadEvent);
 	
 	/** Delay loading the first level to give the server some time to respond with level to actually load */
@@ -126,8 +130,34 @@ public class ClientApi
 	/** Holds any chunks that were loaded before the {@link ClientApi#clientLevelLoadEvent(IClientLevelWrapper)} was fired. */
 	public final HashMap<Pair<IClientLevelWrapper, DhChunkPos>, IChunkWrapper> waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos = new HashMap<>();
 	
-	/** re-set every frame during the opaque rendering stage */
+	/** publicly available so {@link F3Screen} can display the error */
-	private boolean renderingCancelledForThisFrame;
+	@Nullable
+	public String lastRenderParamValidationMessage = null;
+	
+	
+	/** 
+	 * measured in blocks/second <br>
+	 * 
+	 * The number of points tracked here is related
+	 * to the rate at which we check for speed.
+	 * So if the ms_between is changed the number of points
+	 * tracked should also be to keep the ratio roughly the same.
+	 * @see ClientApi#MIN_MS_BETWEEN_SPEED_CHECKS
+	 */
+	public RollingAverage cameraSpeedRollingAverage = new RollingAverage(40);
+	private Vec3d lastCameraPosForSpeedCheck = new Vec3d();
+	private long msSinceLastSpeedCheck = 0L;
+	
+	public static long firstRenderTimeMs = 0;
+	
+	/** 
+	 * keeping track of this is necessary to fix
+	 * out-of-date LODs from rendering when the shading
+	 * is changed by Iris, causing LODs to often
+	 * lack the side shading, which looks pretty bad
+	 * when shaders are disabled.
+	 */
+	private boolean irisShadersEnabledLastFrame = false;
 	
 	
 	
@@ -142,6 +172,7 @@ public class ClientApi
 	//==============//
 	// world events //
 	//==============//
+	//region world events
 	
 	/**
 	 * May be fired slightly before or after the associated
@@ -167,17 +198,16 @@ public class ClientApi
 				
 				if (Config.Common.Logging.Warning.showReplayWarningOnStartup.get())
 				{
-					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A76" + "Distant Horizons: Replay detected." + "\u00A7r"); // gold color
+					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.ORANGE + "Distant Horizons: Replay detected." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING);
 					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("DH may behave strangely or have missing functionality.");
 					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("In order to use pre-generated LODs, put your DH database(s) in:");
-					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A77"+".Minecraft" + File.separator + ClientOnlySaveStructure.SERVER_DATA_FOLDER_NAME + File.separator + ClientOnlySaveStructure.REPLAY_SERVER_FOLDER_NAME + File.separator + "DIMENSION_NAME"+"\u00A7r"); // light gray color
+					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.GRAY +".Minecraft" + File.separator + ClientOnlySaveStructure.SERVER_DATA_FOLDER_NAME + File.separator + ClientOnlySaveStructure.REPLAY_SERVER_FOLDER_NAME + File.separator + "DIMENSION_NAME"+ MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING);
-					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("This can be disabled in DH's config under Advanced -> Logging.");
+					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("This message can be disabled in DH's config under Advanced -> Logging.");
 					MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("");
 				}
 			}
 			
-			// firing after clientLevelLoadEvent
+			
-			// TODO if level has prepped to load it should fire level load event
 			DhClientWorld world = new DhClientWorld();
 			SharedApi.setDhWorld(world);
 			
@@ -220,11 +250,14 @@ public class ClientApi
 		this.waitingClientLevels.clear();
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//==============//
 	// level events //
 	//==============//
+	//region level events
 	
 	public void clientLevelUnloadEvent(IClientLevelWrapper level)
 	{
@@ -241,7 +274,6 @@ public class ClientApi
 			if (world != null)
 			{
 				world.unloadLevel(level);
-				SharedApi.INSTANCE.clearQueuedChunkUpdates();
 				ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiLevelUnloadEvent.class, new DhApiLevelUnloadEvent.EventParam(level));
 			}
 			else
@@ -256,8 +288,15 @@ public class ClientApi
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public void clientLevelLoadEvent(IClientLevelWrapper levelWrapper)
+	public void clientLevelLoadEvent(@Nullable IClientLevelWrapper levelWrapper)
 	{
+		// can happen if there was an issue during level load
+		if (levelWrapper == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		
 		// wait a moment before loading the level to give the server a chance to handle the client's login request
 		if (MC_CLIENT.clientConnectedToDedicatedServer())
 		{
@@ -318,7 +357,7 @@ public class ClientApi
 			if (levelWrapper.equals(level))
 			{
 				IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper = this.waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos.get(levelChunkPair);
-				SharedApi.INSTANCE.chunkLoadEvent(chunkWrapper, levelWrapper);
+				SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, levelWrapper);
 				keysToRemove.add(levelChunkPair);
 			}
 		}
@@ -330,54 +369,14 @@ public class ClientApi
 		}
 	}
 	
-	
+	//endregion
-	
-	//===============//
-	// render events //
-	//===============//
-	
-	public void clientTickEvent()
-	{
-		IProfilerWrapper profiler = MC_CLIENT.getProfiler();
-		profiler.push("DH-ClientTick");
-		
-		try
-		{
-			boolean doFlush = System.nanoTime() - this.lastFlushNanoTime >= SPAM_LOGGER_FLUSH_NS;
-			if (doFlush)
-			{
-				this.lastFlushNanoTime = System.nanoTime();
-				SpamReducedLogger.flushAll();
-			}
-			ConfigBasedLogger.updateAll();
-			ConfigBasedSpamLogger.updateAll(doFlush);
-			
-			IDhClientWorld clientWorld = SharedApi.getIDhClientWorld();
-			if (clientWorld != null)
-			{
-				clientWorld.clientTick();
-				
-				// Ignore local world gen, as it's managed by server ticking
-				if (!(clientWorld instanceof DhClientServerWorld))
-				{
-					SharedApi.worldGenTick(clientWorld::worldGenTick);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			// handle errors here to prevent blowing up a mixin or API up stream
-			LOGGER.error("Unexpected error in ClientApi.clientTickEvent(), error: "+e.getMessage(), e);
-		}
-		
-		profiler.pop();
-	}
 	
 	
 	
 	//============//
 	// networking //
 	//============//
+	//region networking
 	
 	/**
 	 * Forwards a decoded message into the registered handlers.
@@ -386,18 +385,38 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 */
 	public void pluginMessageReceived(@NotNull AbstractNetworkMessage message)
 	{
-		NetworkSession networkSession = this.pluginChannelApi.networkSession;
+		@Nullable ThreadPoolExecutor executor = ThreadPoolUtil.networkClientHandlerExecutor();
-		if (networkSession != null)
+		if (executor == null)
 		{
-			networkSession.tryHandleMessage(message);
+			LOGGER.warn("warn");
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		try
+		{
+			executor.execute(() ->
+			{
+				NetworkSession networkSession = this.pluginChannelApi.networkSession;
+				if (networkSession != null)
+				{
+					networkSession.tryHandleMessage(message);
+				}
+			});
+		}
+		catch (RejectedExecutionException e)
+		{
+			LOGGER.warn("Plugin message executor rejected");
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
-	//===========//
+	
-	// rendering //
+	//===============//
-	//===========//
+	// LOD rendering //
+	//===============//
+	//region lod rendering
 	
 	/** Should be called before {@link ClientApi#renderDeferredLodsForShaders} */
 	public void renderLods() { this.renderLodLayer(false); }
@@ -410,101 +429,175 @@ public class ClientApi
 	
 	private void renderLodLayer(boolean renderingDeferredLayer)
 	{
-		// A global render state variable is used since MC has split up their
-		// render prep and actual rendering into different threads/methods
-		// this is annoying since it's possible to start a render with only
-		// partially complete info, but there isn't a better option at the moment
-		IClientLevelWrapper levelWrapper = RENDER_STATE.clientLevelWrapper;
-		Mat4f mcModelViewMatrix = RENDER_STATE.mcModelViewMatrix;
-		Mat4f mcProjectionMatrix = RENDER_STATE.mcProjectionMatrix;
-		float partialTicks = RENDER_STATE.frameTime;
-		
-		
-		
-		// logging //
-		
-		this.sendQueuedChatMessages();
-		
 		IProfilerWrapper profiler = MC_CLIENT.getProfiler();
-		profiler.pop(); // get out of "terrain"
+		try (IProfilerWrapper.IProfileBlock dhRender_profile = profiler.push("DH-RenderLevel"))
-		profiler.push("DH-RenderLevel");
-		
-		
-		
-		// render parameter setup //
-		
-		EDhApiRenderPass renderPass;
-		if (DhApiRenderProxy.INSTANCE.getDeferTransparentRendering())
 		{
-			if (renderingDeferredLayer)
+			
+			
+			
+			//===========//
+			// debugging //
+			//===========//
+			//region
+			
+			// only run these tasks once per frame
+			if (!renderingDeferredLayer)
 			{
-				renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.TRANSPARENT;
+				//DhApiTerrainDataRepo.asyncDebugMethod(
+				//	RENDER_STATE.clientLevelWrapper,
+				//	MC_CLIENT.getPlayerBlockPos().getX(),
+				//	MC_CLIENT.getPlayerBlockPos().getY(),
+				//	MC_CLIENT.getPlayerBlockPos().getZ()
+				//);
+			}
+			
+			//endregion
+			
+			
+			
+			//=====================//
+			// render thread tasks //
+			//=====================//
+			//region
+			
+			// only run these tasks once per frame
+			if (!renderingDeferredLayer)
+			{
+				try (IProfilerWrapper.IProfileBlock renderTask_profile = profiler.push("DH render thread tasks"))
+				{
+					//===============//
+					// chat messages //
+					//===============//
+					
+					this.sendQueuedChatMessages();
+					
+					
+					
+					//======================//
+					// GL Proxy queued jobs //
+					//======================//
+					//region
+					
+					try
+					{
+						// these tasks always need to be called, regardless of whether the renderer is enabled or not to prevent memory leaks
+						RenderThreadTaskHandler.INSTANCE.runRenderThreadTasks();
+					}
+					catch (Exception e)
+					{
+						LOGGER.error("Unexpected issue running render thread tasks, error: [" + e.getMessage() + "].", e);
+					}
+					
+					//endregion
+					
+					
+					
+					//==============//
+					// camera speed //
+					//==============//
+					//region
+					
+					long nowMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
+					if (this.msSinceLastSpeedCheck + MIN_MS_BETWEEN_SPEED_CHECKS < nowMs)
+					{
+						// calc time since last check
+						double secSinceLastCheck = (nowMs - this.msSinceLastSpeedCheck) / 1_000.0;
+						this.msSinceLastSpeedCheck = nowMs;
+						
+						// get the distance traveled since last frame
+						Vec3d camPos = MC_RENDER.getCameraExactPosition();
+						double distanceInBlocks = camPos.getDistance(this.lastCameraPosForSpeedCheck);
+						double speed = distanceInBlocks / secSinceLastCheck;
+						
+						// record new values for next check
+						this.cameraSpeedRollingAverage.add(speed);
+						this.lastCameraPosForSpeedCheck = camPos;
+					}
+					
+					//endregion
+					
+					
+					
+					//====================//
+					// Iris data re-build //
+					//====================//
+					//region
+					
+					// delayed getter since ClientApi is created before this accessor is bound
+					IIrisAccessor irisAccessor = ModAccessorInjector.INSTANCE.get(IIrisAccessor.class);
+					if (irisAccessor != null)
+					{
+						boolean shadersActive = irisAccessor.isShaderPackInUse();
+						if (this.irisShadersEnabledLastFrame != shadersActive)
+						{
+							this.irisShadersEnabledLastFrame = shadersActive;
+							DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.clearRenderDataCache();
+						}
+					}
+					
+					//endregion
+				}
+			}
+			
+			//endregion
+			
+			
+			
+			
+			//=================//
+			// parameter setup //
+			//=================//
+			//region
+			
+			EDhApiRenderPass renderPass;
+			if (DhApiRenderProxy.INSTANCE.getDeferTransparentRendering())
+			{
+				if (renderingDeferredLayer)
+				{
+					renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.TRANSPARENT;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE;
+				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE;
+				renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE_AND_TRANSPARENT;
 			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			renderPass = EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE_AND_TRANSPARENT;
-		}
 			
-		DhApiRenderParam renderEventParam =
+			// A global render state variable is used since MC has split up their
-				new DhApiRenderParam(
+			// render prep and actual rendering into different threads/methods
-						renderPass,
+			// this is annoying since it's possible to start a render with only
-						partialTicks,
+			// partially complete info, but there isn't a better option at the moment
-						RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks(partialTicks), RenderUtil.getFarClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks(),
+			RenderParams renderParams = new RenderParams(renderPass, RENDER_STATE);
-						mcProjectionMatrix, mcModelViewMatrix,
+			
-						RenderUtil.createLodProjectionMatrix(mcProjectionMatrix, partialTicks), RenderUtil.createLodModelViewMatrix(mcModelViewMatrix),
+			//endregion
-						levelWrapper.getMinHeight()
-				);
 			
 			
 			
-		//Mat4f mcCombined = mcModelViewMatrix.copy();
+			//============//
-		//mcCombined.multiply(mcProjectionMatrix);
+			// validation //
-		//
+			//============//
-		//com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.math.DhApiMat4f dhCombined = renderEventParam.dhModelViewMatrix.copy();
+			//region
-		//dhCombined.multiply(renderEventParam.dhProjectionMatrix);
-		//
-		//LOGGER.info("\n\n" +
-		//		"API\n" +
-		//		"Mc MVM: \n" + mcModelViewMatrix.toString() + "\n" +
-		//		"Mc Proj: \n" + mcProjectionMatrix + "\n" +
-		//		"Mc Combined:\n" + mcCombined.toString() + "\n" +
-		//		"\n" +
-		//		"DH MVM: \n" + renderEventParam.dhModelViewMatrix.toString() + "\n" +
-		//		"DH Proj: \n" + renderEventParam.dhProjectionMatrix + "\n" +
-		//		"DH Combined:\n" + mcCombined.toString()
-		//);
 			
-		
+			if (firstRenderTimeMs == 0)
-		
-		// render validation //
-		
-		try
-		{
-			// TODO write this message to the F3 menu so people can see when a different mod screws with the lightmap
-			String reasonLodsCannotRender = RenderUtil.shouldLodsRender(levelWrapper, renderEventParam);
-			if (reasonLodsCannotRender != null)
 			{
+				firstRenderTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
+			}
+			
+			String validationMessage = renderParams.getValidationErrorMessage(firstRenderTimeMs);
+			if (validationMessage != null)
+			{
+				// store the error message so it can be seen on the F3 screen
+				this.lastRenderParamValidationMessage = validationMessage;
 				return;
 			}
-			
+			else
-			IDhClientWorld dhClientWorld = SharedApi.getIDhClientWorld();
-			if (dhClientWorld == null)
 			{
-				return;
+				this.lastRenderParamValidationMessage = null;
 			}
 			
-			IDhClientLevel level = (IDhClientLevel) dhClientWorld.getLevel(levelWrapper);
-			if (level == null)
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			
 			if (this.rendererDisabledBecauseOfExceptions)
 			{
 				// re-enable rendering if the user toggles DH rendering
@@ -518,89 +611,127 @@ public class ClientApi
 				return;
 			}
 			
-			
+			if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DISABLED)
-			
-			// render pass //
-			
-			if (!renderingDeferredLayer)
 			{
-				if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT)
+				return;
-				{
-					this.renderingCancelledForThisFrame = ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiBeforeRenderEvent.class, renderEventParam);
-					if (!this.renderingCancelledForThisFrame)
-					{
-						level.render(renderEventParam, profiler);
-					}
-					
-					if (!DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.getDeferTransparentRendering())
-					{
-						ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiAfterRenderEvent.class, null);
-					}
-				}
-				else if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEBUG)
-				{
-					profiler.push("Render Debug");
-					ClientApi.TEST_RENDERER.render();
-					profiler.pop();
-				}
 			}
-			else
+			
-			{
+			//endregion
-				boolean renderingCancelled = ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiBeforeDeferredRenderEvent.class, renderEventParam);
-				if (!renderingCancelled)
-				{
-					level.renderDeferred(renderEventParam, profiler);
-				}
 			
 			
-				if (DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.getDeferTransparentRendering())
-				{
-					ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiAfterRenderEvent.class, null);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			this.rendererDisabledBecauseOfExceptions = true;
-			LOGGER.error("Unexpected Renderer error in render pass [" + renderPass + "]. Error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 			
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A74\u00A7l\u00A7uERROR: Distant Horizons renderer has encountered an exception!");
+			//===========//
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A74Renderer disabled to try preventing GL state corruption.");
+			// rendering //
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A74Toggle DH rendering via the config UI to re-activate DH rendering.");
+			//===========//
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("\u00A74Error: " + e);
+			//region
-		}
+			
-		finally
-		{
 			try
 			{
-				// these tasks always need to be called, regardless of whether the renderer is enabled or not to prevent memory leaks
+				// render pass //
-				GLProxy.getInstance().runRenderThreadTasks();
+				if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT)
+				{
+					if (!renderingDeferredLayer)
+					{
+						boolean renderingCancelled = ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiBeforeRenderEvent.class, renderParams);
+						if (!renderingCancelled)
+						{
+							LodRenderer.INSTANCE.render(renderParams, profiler);
+						}
+						
+						if (!DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.getDeferTransparentRendering())
+						{
+							ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiAfterRenderEvent.class, null);
+						}
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						boolean renderingCancelled = ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiBeforeDeferredRenderEvent.class, renderParams);
+						if (!renderingCancelled)
+						{
+							LodRenderer.INSTANCE.renderDeferred(renderParams, profiler);
+						}
+						
+						
+						if (DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.getDeferTransparentRendering())
+						{
+							ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiAfterRenderEvent.class, null);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (!renderingDeferredLayer)
+					{
+						IDhMetaRenderer metaRenderer = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IDhMetaRenderer.class);
+						IDhTestTriangleRenderer testRenderer = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IDhTestTriangleRenderer.class);
+						if (testRenderer != null
+							&& metaRenderer != null)
+						{
+							// meta renderer needed for render state/texture
+							// for setup on some APIs (IE openGL)
+							metaRenderer.runRenderPassSetup(renderParams);
+							
+							testRenderer.render(renderParams);
+							
+							metaRenderer.runRenderPassCleanup(renderParams);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							RATE_LIMITED_LOGGER.warn("Unable to find singleton [" + IDhTestTriangleRenderer.class.getSimpleName() + "]");
+						}
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
-				LOGGER.error("Unexpected issue running render thread tasks.", e);
+				this.rendererDisabledBecauseOfExceptions = true;
+				LOGGER.error("Unexpected Renderer error in render pass [" + renderPass + "]. Error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+				
+				MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.DARK_RED + "" + MinecraftTextFormat.BOLD + "ERROR: Distant Horizons renderer has encountered an exception!" + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING);
+				MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.DARK_RED + "Renderer disabled to try preventing GL state corruption." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING);
+				MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.DARK_RED + "Toggle DH rendering via the config UI to re-activate DH rendering." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING);
+				MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(MinecraftTextFormat.DARK_RED + "Error: " + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + e);
 			}
 			
-			
+			//endregion
-			profiler.pop(); // end LOD
-			profiler.push("terrain"); // go back into "terrain"
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//================//
+	// fade rendering //
+	//================//
+	//region fade rendering
+	
 	/** 
 	 * The first fade pass.
 	 * Called after MC finishes rendering the opaque passes. 
 	 */
 	public void renderFadeOpaque()
 	{
+		IDhVanillaFadeRenderer fadeRenderer = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IDhVanillaFadeRenderer.class);
+		if (fadeRenderer == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		// only fade when DH is rendering
-		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT
+		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() != EDhApiRendererMode.DISABLED
-			// only fade when requested
+			&&
-			&& Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.vanillaFadeMode.get() == EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.DOUBLE_PASS
+			(
+				// only fade when requested
+				Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.vanillaFadeMode.get() == EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.DOUBLE_PASS
+				// or if LOD-only mode is enabled (fading is used to remove the MC render pass)
+				|| Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get()
+			)
 			// don't fade when Iris shaders are active, otherwise the rendering can get weird
 			&& !DhApiRenderProxy.INSTANCE.getDeferTransparentRendering())
 		{
-			FadeRenderer.INSTANCE.render(RENDER_STATE.mcModelViewMatrix, RENDER_STATE.mcProjectionMatrix, RENDER_STATE.frameTime, RENDER_STATE.clientLevelWrapper);
+			RenderParams renderParams = new RenderParams(EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE, RENDER_STATE);
+			fadeRenderer.render(renderParams);
 		}
 	}
 	/** 
@@ -610,8 +741,14 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 */
 	public void renderFadeTransparent()
 	{
+		IDhVanillaFadeRenderer fadeRenderer = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IDhVanillaFadeRenderer.class);
+		if (fadeRenderer == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		// only fade when DH is rendering
-		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT)
+		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() != EDhApiRendererMode.DISABLED)
 		{
 			boolean renderFade =
 				(
@@ -624,17 +761,20 @@ public class ClientApi
 				&& !DhApiRenderProxy.INSTANCE.getDeferTransparentRendering();
 			if (renderFade)
 			{
-				FadeRenderer.INSTANCE.render(RENDER_STATE.mcModelViewMatrix, RENDER_STATE.mcProjectionMatrix, RENDER_STATE.frameTime, RENDER_STATE.clientLevelWrapper);
+				RenderParams renderParams = new RenderParams(EDhApiRenderPass.TRANSPARENT, RENDER_STATE);
+				fadeRenderer.render(renderParams);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
-	//=================//
+	//==========//
-	//    DEBUG USE    //
+	// keyboard //
-	//=================//
+	//==========//
+	//region keyboard
 	
 	/** Trigger once on key press, with CLIENT PLAYER. */
 	public void keyPressedEvent(int glfwKey)
@@ -646,23 +786,32 @@ public class ClientApi
 		}
 		
 		
-		if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F8)
+		if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F6)
-		{
-			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.set(EDhApiDebugRendering.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get()));
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F8: Set debug mode to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get());
-		}
-		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F6)
 		{
 			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.set(EDhApiRendererMode.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get()));
 			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F6: Set rendering to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get());
 		}
-		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_P)
+		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F7)
 		{
-			prefLoggerEnabled = !prefLoggerEnabled;
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.set(!Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get());
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("P: Debug Pref Logger is " + (prefLoggerEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F7: Set LOD only mode to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get());
+		}
+		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F8)
+		{
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRenderingColors.set(EDhApiDebugRendering.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRenderingColors.get()));
+			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F8: Set debug mode to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRenderingColors.get());
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//======//
+	// chat //
+	//======//
+	//region chat
+	
 	private void sendQueuedChatMessages()
 	{
 		// this includes if the current build is a dev build
@@ -705,15 +854,15 @@ public class ClientApi
 	{
 		// dev build
 		if (ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD 
-			&& !this.isDevBuildMessagePrinted && MC_CLIENT.playerExists())
+			&& !this.isDevBuildMessagePrinted 
+			&& MC_CLIENT.playerExists())
 		{
 			this.isDevBuildMessagePrinted = true;
 			this.lastStaticWarningMessageSentMsTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 			
 			// remind the user that this is a development build
 			String message =
-					// green text
+					MinecraftTextFormat.DARK_GREEN + "Distant Horizons: nightly/unstable build, version: [" + ModInfo.VERSION+"]." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + "\n" +
-					"\u00A72" + "Distant Horizons: nightly/unstable build, version: [" + ModInfo.VERSION+"]." + "\u00A7r\n" +
 							"Issues may occur with this version.\n" +
 							"Here be dragons!\n";
 			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(message);
@@ -737,7 +886,7 @@ public class ClientApi
 			{
 				String message =
 						// orange text		
-						"\u00A76" + "Distant Horizons: Low memory detected." + "\u00A7r \n" +
+						MinecraftTextFormat.ORANGE + "Distant Horizons: Low memory detected." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + "\n" +
 						"Stuttering or low FPS may occur. \n" +
 						"Please increase Minecraft's available memory to 4 GB or more. \n" +
 						"This warning can be disabled in DH's config under Advanced -> Logging. \n";
@@ -751,22 +900,21 @@ public class ClientApi
 		if (!this.highVanillaRenderDistanceWarningPrinted 
 			&& Config.Common.Logging.Warning.showHighVanillaRenderDistanceWarning.get())
 		{
+			this.highVanillaRenderDistanceWarningPrinted = true;
+			
 			// DH generally doesn't need a vanilla render distance above 12 
 			if (MC_RENDER.getRenderDistance() > 12)
 			{
-				this.highVanillaRenderDistanceWarningPrinted = true;
 				this.lastStaticWarningMessageSentMsTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 				
 				String message =
-						// yellow text
+					MinecraftTextFormat.YELLOW + "Distant Horizons: High vanilla render distance detected." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + "\n" +
-						"\u00A7e" + "Distant Horizons: High vanilla render distance detected." + "\u00A7r \n" +
+					"Using a high vanilla render distance uses a lot of CPU power \n" +
-						"Using a high vanilla render distance uses a lot of CPU power \n" +
+					"and doesn't improve graphics much after about 12.\n" +
-						"and doesn't improve graphics much after about 12.\n" +
+					"Lowering your vanilla render distance will give you better FPS\n" +
-						"Lowing your vanilla render distance will give you better FPS\n" +
+					"and reduce stuttering at a similar visual quality.\n" +
-						"and reduce stuttering at a similar visual quality.\n" +
+					MinecraftTextFormat.GRAY + "A vanilla render distance of 8 is recommended." + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING + "\n" +
-						// gray text		
+					"This message can be disabled in DH's config under Advanced -> Logging.\n";
-						"\u00A77" + "A vanilla render distance of 8 is recommended." + "\u00A7r \n" +
-						"This message can be disabled in DH's config under Advanced -> Logging.\n";
 				MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage(message);
 			}
 		}
@@ -796,6 +944,8 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 */
 	public void showOverlayMessageNextFrame(String message) { this.overlayMessageQueueForNextFrame.add(message); }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/ClientPluginChannelApi.java

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IKeyedClientLevelManager;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IServerKeyedClientLevel;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.ConfigBasedLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.event.internal.CloseInternalEvent;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.base.LevelInitMessage;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.session.NetworkSession;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.RenderThreadTaskHandler;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
  */
 public class ClientPluginChannelApi
 {
-	private static final ConfigBasedLogger LOGGER = new ConfigBasedLogger(LogManager.getLogger(),
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder()
-			() -> Config.Common.Logging.logNetworkEvent.get());
+			.fileLevelConfig(Config.Common.Logging.logNetworkEventToFile)
+			.build();  
+			
 	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
 	private static final IKeyedClientLevelManager KEYED_CLIENT_LEVEL_MANAGER = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IKeyedClientLevelManager.class);
 	
@@ -75,14 +78,19 @@ public class ClientPluginChannelApi
 	
 	private void onLevelInitMessage(LevelInitMessage msg)
 	{
-		if (!msg.levelKey.matches(LevelInitMessage.VALIDATION_REGEX))
+		if (!msg.serverKey.isEmpty() && !msg.serverKey.matches(LevelInitMessage.SERVER_KEY_REGEX))
+		{
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Server sent invalid server key.");
+		}
+		
+		if (!msg.levelKey.matches(LevelInitMessage.LEVEL_KEY_REGEX))
 		{
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Server sent invalid level key.");
 		}
 		
 		LOGGER.info("Server level key received: [" + msg.levelKey + "].");
 		
-		MC.executeOnRenderThread(() -> 
+		RenderThreadTaskHandler.INSTANCE.queueRunningOnRenderThread("ClientPluginChannelApi onLevelInitMessage", () -> 
 		{
 			IClientLevelWrapper clientLevel = MC.getWrappedClientLevel(true);
 			IServerKeyedClientLevel existingKeyedClientLevel = KEYED_CLIENT_LEVEL_MANAGER.getServerKeyedLevel();
@@ -105,10 +113,12 @@ public class ClientPluginChannelApi
 				this.levelUnloadHandler.accept(clientLevel);
 			}
 			
-			if (existingKeyedClientLevel == null || !existingKeyedClientLevel.getServerLevelKey().equals(msg.levelKey))
+			if (existingKeyedClientLevel == null
+					|| !existingKeyedClientLevel.getServerKey().equals(msg.serverKey)
+					|| !existingKeyedClientLevel.getServerLevelKey().equals(msg.levelKey))
 			{
 				LOGGER.info("Loading level with key: [" + msg.levelKey + "].");
-				IServerKeyedClientLevel keyedLevel = KEYED_CLIENT_LEVEL_MANAGER.setServerKeyedLevel(clientLevel, msg.levelKey);
+				IServerKeyedClientLevel keyedLevel = KEYED_CLIENT_LEVEL_MANAGER.setServerKeyedLevel(clientLevel, msg.serverKey, msg.levelKey);
 				this.levelLoadHandler.accept(keyedLevel);
 			}
 		});

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/ServerApi.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.IChunkWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IServerLevelWrapper;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ServerApi
 {
 	public static final ServerApi INSTANCE = new ServerApi();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	
@@ -53,30 +53,6 @@ public class ServerApi
 	
 	
 	
-	//=============//
-	// tick events //
-	//=============//
-	
-	public void serverTickEvent()
-	{
-		try
-		{
-			IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getIDhServerWorld();
-			if (serverWorld != null)
-			{
-				serverWorld.serverTick();
-				SharedApi.worldGenTick(serverWorld::worldGenTick);
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			// try catch is necessary to prevent crashing the internal server when an exception is thrown
-			LOGGER.error("ServerTickEvent error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	
-	
 	//===============//
 	// server events //
 	//===============//
@@ -106,15 +82,15 @@ public class ServerApi
 	// level events //
 	//==============//
 	
-	public void serverLevelLoadEvent(IServerLevelWrapper level)
+	public void serverLevelLoadEvent(IServerLevelWrapper levelWrapper)
 	{
-		LOGGER.debug("Server Level " + level + " loading");
+		LOGGER.debug("Server Level " + levelWrapper + " loading");
 		
 		AbstractDhWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getAbstractDhWorld();
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
-			serverWorld.getOrLoadLevel(level);
+			serverWorld.getOrLoadLevel(levelWrapper);
-			ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiLevelLoadEvent.class, new DhApiLevelLoadEvent.EventParam(level));
+			ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiLevelLoadEvent.class, new DhApiLevelLoadEvent.EventParam(levelWrapper));
 		}
 	}
 	public void serverLevelUnloadEvent(IServerLevelWrapper level)
@@ -125,7 +101,6 @@ public class ServerApi
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
 			serverWorld.unloadLevel(level);
-			SharedApi.INSTANCE.clearQueuedChunkUpdates();
 			ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiLevelUnloadEvent.class, new DhApiLevelUnloadEvent.EventParam(level));
 		}
 	}
@@ -136,8 +111,8 @@ public class ServerApi
 	// chunk modified events //
 	//=======================//
 	
-	public void serverChunkLoadEvent(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level) { SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, level, false, false); }
+	public void serverChunkLoadEvent(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level) { SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, level); }
-	public void serverChunkSaveEvent(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level) { SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, level, true, false); }
+	public void serverChunkSaveEvent(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level) { SharedApi.INSTANCE.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, level); }
 	
 	
 	
@@ -147,12 +122,12 @@ public class ServerApi
 	
 	public void serverPlayerJoinEvent(IServerPlayerWrapper player)
 	{
-		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.worldLoaded() && DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.getReadOnly())
+		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.tryGetReadOnly())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getIDhServerWorld();
+		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.tryGetDhServerWorld();
 		LOGGER.info("Player ["+player.getName()+"] joined.");
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
@@ -161,12 +136,12 @@ public class ServerApi
 	}
 	public void serverPlayerDisconnectEvent(IServerPlayerWrapper player)
 	{
-		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.worldLoaded() && DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.getReadOnly())
+		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.tryGetReadOnly())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getIDhServerWorld();
+		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.tryGetDhServerWorld();
 		LOGGER.info("Player ["+player.getName()+"] disconnected.");
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
@@ -175,12 +150,12 @@ public class ServerApi
 	}
 	public void serverPlayerLevelChangeEvent(IServerPlayerWrapper player, IServerLevelWrapper originLevel, IServerLevelWrapper destinationLevel)
 	{
-		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.worldLoaded() && DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.getReadOnly())
+		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.tryGetReadOnly())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getIDhServerWorld();
+		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.tryGetDhServerWorld();
 		LOGGER.info("Player ["+player.getName()+"] changed level: ["+originLevel.getKeyedLevelDimensionName()+"] -> ["+destinationLevel.getKeyedLevelDimensionName()+"].");
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
@@ -195,12 +170,12 @@ public class ServerApi
 	 */
 	public void pluginMessageReceived(IServerPlayerWrapper player, @NotNull AbstractNetworkMessage message)
 	{
-		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.worldLoaded() && DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.getReadOnly())
+		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.tryGetReadOnly())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.getIDhServerWorld();
+		IDhServerWorld serverWorld = SharedApi.tryGetDhServerWorld();
 		if (serverWorld != null)
 		{
 			serverWorld.getServerPlayerStateManager().handlePluginMessage(player, message);

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/SharedApi.java

@@ -24,30 +24,26 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiWorldUn
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.Initializer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating.ChunkUpdateData;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating.ChunkUpdateQueueManager;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating.WorldChunkUpdateManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers.IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.generation.DhLightingEngine;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.DhClientLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.f3.F3Screen;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.blockPos.DhBlockPos2D;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.DebugRenderer;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.RenderThreadTaskHandler;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.sql.repo.AbstractDhRepo;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.Pair;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.PriorityTaskPicker;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.*;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.IChunkWrapper;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftSharedWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.*;
@@ -58,146 +54,141 @@ public class SharedApi
 {
 	public static final SharedApi INSTANCE = new SharedApi();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	/** will be null on the server-side */
 	@Nullable
 	private static final IMinecraftRenderWrapper MC_RENDER = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftRenderWrapper.class);
-	/** will be null on the server-side */
-	@Nullable
-	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC_CLIENT = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
-	private static final IMinecraftSharedWrapper MC_SHARED = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftSharedWrapper.class);
 	
-	public static final ChunkUpdateQueueManager CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER = new ChunkUpdateQueueManager();
+	public static final WorldChunkUpdateManager WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER = WorldChunkUpdateManager.INSTANCE; // local fariable for quick access
-	/** 
-	 * how many chunks can be queued for updating per thread + player (in multiplayer), 
-	 * used to prevent updates from infinitely pilling up if the user flies around extremely fast 
-	 */
-	public static final int MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER = 1_000;
-	
-	/** how many milliseconds must pass before an overloaded message can be sent in chat or the log */
-	public static final int MIN_MS_BETWEEN_OVERLOADED_LOG_MESSAGE = 30_000;
 	
 	
 	@Nullable
 	private static AbstractDhWorld currentWorld;
-	private static int lastWorldGenTickDelta = 0;
+	private static final Object worldLockObject = new Object();
 	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	private SharedApi() { }
-	public static void init() { Initializer.init(); }
+	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
 	//===============//
 	// world methods //
 	//===============//
+	//region
 	
 	public static EWorldEnvironment getEnvironment() { return (currentWorld == null) ? null : currentWorld.environment; }
 	
 	public static void setDhWorld(AbstractDhWorld newWorld)
 	{
-		AbstractDhWorld oldWorld = currentWorld;
+		synchronized (worldLockObject)
-		if (oldWorld != null)
 		{
-			oldWorld.close();
+			AbstractDhWorld oldWorld = currentWorld;
-		}
+			if (oldWorld != null)
-		currentWorld = newWorld;
-		
-		// starting and stopping the DataRenderTransformer is necessary to prevent attempting to
-		// access the MC level at inappropriate times, which can cause exceptions
-		if (currentWorld != null)
-		{
-			ThreadPoolUtil.setupThreadPools();
-			
-			ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiWorldLoadEvent.class, new DhApiWorldLoadEvent.EventParam());
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			ThreadPoolUtil.shutdownThreadPools();
-			DebugRenderer.clearRenderables();
-			
-			if (MC_RENDER != null)
 			{
-				MC_RENDER.clearTargetFrameBuffer();
+				oldWorld.close();
 			}
+			currentWorld = newWorld;
 			
-			// shouldn't be necessary, but if we missed closing one of the connections this should make sure they're all closed
+			// starting and stopping the DataRenderTransformer is necessary to prevent attempting to
-			AbstractDhRepo.closeAllConnections();
+			// access the MC level at inappropriate times, which can cause exceptions
-			// needs to be closed on world shutdown to clear out un-processed chunks
+			if (currentWorld != null)
-			CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.clear();
+			{
+				ThreadPoolUtil.setupThreadPools();
 				
-			// recommend that the garbage collector cleans up any objects from the old world and thread pools
+				ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiWorldLoadEvent.class, new DhApiWorldLoadEvent.EventParam());
-			System.gc();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				ThreadPoolUtil.shutdownThreadPools();
 				
-			ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiWorldUnloadEvent.class, new DhApiWorldUnloadEvent.EventParam());
+				// delayed get because SharedApi will be created before the singleton has been bound 
+				AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer debugWireframeRenderer = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(AbstractDebugWireframeRenderer.class);
+				debugWireframeRenderer.clearRenderables();
 				
-			// fired after the unload event so API users can't change the read-only for any new worlds
+				if (MC_RENDER != null)
-			DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.setReadOnly(false, false);
+				{
-		}
+					MC_RENDER.clearTargetFrameBuffer();
-	}
+				}
 				
-	public static void worldGenTick(Runnable worldGenRunnable)
+				// shouldn't be necessary, but if we missed closing one of the connections this should make sure they're all closed
-	{
+				AbstractDhRepo.closeAllConnections();
-		lastWorldGenTickDelta--;
+				// needs to be closed on world shutdown to clear out un-processed chunks
-		if (lastWorldGenTickDelta <= 0)
+				WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER.clear();
-		{
+				
-			worldGenRunnable.run();
+				RenderThreadTaskHandler.INSTANCE.clearDebugStats();
-			lastWorldGenTickDelta = 20;
+				
+				// recommend that the garbage collector cleans up any objects from the old world and thread pools
+				System.gc();
+				
+				ApiEventInjector.INSTANCE.fireAllEvents(DhApiWorldUnloadEvent.class, new DhApiWorldUnloadEvent.EventParam());
+				
+				// fired after the unload event so API users can't change the read-only for any new worlds
+				DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.setReadOnly(false, false);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	
 	@Nullable
 	public static AbstractDhWorld getAbstractDhWorld() { return currentWorld; }
-	/** returns null if the {@link SharedApi#currentWorld} isn't a {@link DhClientServerWorld} */
+	
-	public static DhClientServerWorld getDhClientServerWorld() { return (currentWorld instanceof DhClientServerWorld) ? (DhClientServerWorld) currentWorld : null; }
 	/** returns null if the {@link SharedApi#currentWorld} isn't a {@link DhClientWorld} or {@link DhClientServerWorld} */
-	public static IDhClientWorld getIDhClientWorld() { return (currentWorld instanceof IDhClientWorld) ? (IDhClientWorld) currentWorld : null; }
+	@Nullable
+	public static IDhClientWorld tryGetDhClientWorld() { return (currentWorld instanceof IDhClientWorld) ? (IDhClientWorld) currentWorld : null; }
+	
 	/** returns null if the {@link SharedApi#currentWorld} isn't a {@link DhServerWorld} or {@link DhClientServerWorld} */
-	public static IDhServerWorld getIDhServerWorld() { return (currentWorld instanceof IDhServerWorld) ? (IDhServerWorld) currentWorld : null; }
+	@Nullable
+	public static IDhServerWorld tryGetDhServerWorld() { return (currentWorld instanceof IDhServerWorld) ? (IDhServerWorld) currentWorld : null; }
+	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
 	//==============//
 	// chunk update //
 	//==============//
+	//region
 	
 	/** 
 	 * Used to prevent getting a full chunk from MC if it isn't necessary. <br>
 	 * This is important since asking MC for a chunk is slow and may block the render thread.
 	 */
-	public static boolean isChunkAtBlockPosAlreadyUpdating(int blockPosX, int blockPosZ)
+	public static boolean isChunkAtBlockPosAlreadyUpdating(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper, int blockPosX, int blockPosZ)
-	{ return CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.contains(new DhChunkPos(new DhBlockPos2D(blockPosX, blockPosZ))); }
-	
-	public static boolean isChunkAtChunkPosAlreadyUpdating(int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ)
-	{ return CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.contains(new DhChunkPos(chunkPosX, chunkPosZ)); }
-	
-	/** 
-	 * This is often fired when unloading a level.
-	 * This is done to prevent overloading the system when
-	 * rapidly changing dimensions.
-	 * (IE prevent DH from infinitely allocating memory 
-	 */
-	public void clearQueuedChunkUpdates() { CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.clear(); }
-	
-	public int getQueuedChunkUpdateCount() { return CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.getQueuedCount(); }
-	
-	
-	
-	/** handles both block place and break events */
-	public void chunkBlockChangedEvent(IChunkWrapper chunk, ILevelWrapper level) { this.applyChunkUpdate(chunk, level, true, false); }
-	public void chunkLoadEvent(IChunkWrapper chunk, ILevelWrapper level) { this.applyChunkUpdate(chunk, level, true, true); }
-	
-	//public void applyChunkUpdate(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level, boolean canGetNeighboringChunks) { this.applyChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, level, canGetNeighboringChunks, false); }
-	public void applyChunkUpdate(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper level, boolean canGetNeighboringChunks, boolean newlyLoaded)
 	{
-		//========================//
+		ChunkUpdateQueueManager manager = WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER.getByLevelWrapper(levelWrapper);
-		// world and level checks //
+		if (manager == null)
-		//========================//
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		return manager.contains(new DhChunkPos(new DhBlockPos2D(blockPosX, blockPosZ))); 
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean isChunkAtChunkPosAlreadyUpdating(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper, int chunkPosX, int chunkPosZ)
+	{
+		ChunkUpdateQueueManager manager = WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER.getByLevelWrapper(levelWrapper);
+		if (manager == null)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		return manager.contains(new DhChunkPos(chunkPosX, chunkPosZ)); 
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public void applyChunkUpdate(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper)
+	{
+		//===================//
+		// validation checks //
+		//===================//
 		
 		if (chunkWrapper == null)
 		{
@@ -208,38 +199,38 @@ public class SharedApi
 		AbstractDhWorld dhWorld = SharedApi.getAbstractDhWorld();
 		if (dhWorld == null)
 		{
-			if (level instanceof IClientLevelWrapper)
+			if (levelWrapper instanceof IClientLevelWrapper)
 			{
 				// If the client world isn't loaded yet, keep track of which chunks were loaded so we can use them later.
 				// This may happen if the client world and client level load events happen out of order
-				IClientLevelWrapper clientLevel = (IClientLevelWrapper) level;
+				IClientLevelWrapper clientLevel = (IClientLevelWrapper) levelWrapper;
-				ClientApi.INSTANCE.waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos.replace(new Pair<>(clientLevel, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()), chunkWrapper);
+				ClientApi.INSTANCE.waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos.put(new Pair<>(clientLevel, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()), chunkWrapper);
 			}
 			
 			return;
 		}
 		
 		// ignore updates if the world is read-only
-		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.getReadOnly())
+		if (DhApiWorldProxy.INSTANCE.tryGetReadOnly())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		
 		// only continue if the level is loaded
-		IDhLevel dhLevel = dhWorld.getLevel(level);
+		IDhLevel dhLevel = dhWorld.getLevel(levelWrapper);
 		if (dhLevel == null)
 		{
-			if (level instanceof IClientLevelWrapper)
+			if (levelWrapper instanceof IClientLevelWrapper)
 			{
 				// the client level isn't loaded yet
-				IClientLevelWrapper clientLevel = (IClientLevelWrapper) level;
+				IClientLevelWrapper clientLevel = (IClientLevelWrapper) levelWrapper;
-				ClientApi.INSTANCE.waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos.replace(new Pair<>(clientLevel, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()), chunkWrapper);
+				ClientApi.INSTANCE.waitingChunkByClientLevelAndPos.put(new Pair<>(clientLevel, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()), chunkWrapper);
 			}
 			
 			return;
 		}
 		
+		// ignore chunk updates if the network should handle them
 		if (dhLevel instanceof DhClientLevel)
 		{
 			if (!((DhClientLevel) dhLevel).shouldProcessChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()))
@@ -248,291 +239,67 @@ public class SharedApi
 			}
 		}
 		
-		// shoudln't normally happen, but just in case
+		// ignore chunk updates for non-rendered levels
-		if (CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.contains(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()))
+		String dimName = dhLevel.getLevelWrapper().getDimensionName();
+		if (IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler.INSTANCE.dimensionNameShouldBeIgnored(dimName))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		ChunkUpdateQueueManager chunkManager = WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER.getByLevelWrapper(levelWrapper);
+		// ignore the wrong level wrapper type or
+		// if the chunk is already queued for handling
+		if (chunkManager == null 
+			|| chunkManager.contains(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()))
 		{
-			// TODO this will prevent some LODs from updating across dimensions if multiple levels are loaded
 			return;
 		}
 		
 		
-		
+		queueChunkUpdate(chunkManager, chunkWrapper, dhLevel);
-		//===============================//
-		// update the necessary chunk(s) //
-		//===============================//
-		
-		if (!canGetNeighboringChunks)
-		{
-			// only update the center chunk
-			queueChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, null, dhLevel, false);
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		
-		ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighboringChunkList = getNeighborChunkListForChunk(chunkWrapper, dhLevel);
-		
-		if (newlyLoaded)
-		{
-			// this means this chunkWrapper is a newly loaded chunk 
-			// which may be missing some neighboring chunk data
-			// because it is bordering the render distance
-			// thus, only the chunks neighboring this chunkWrapper will get updated
-			// because those are more likely to have their full neighboring chunk data
-			//TODO this does not prevent those neighboring chunks from updating
-			// this newly loaded chunk that were just skipped
-			// leading to occasional lighting issues
-			for (IChunkWrapper neighboringChunk : neighboringChunkList)
-			{
-				if (neighboringChunk == chunkWrapper)
-				{
-					continue;
-				}
-				
-				this.applyChunkUpdate(neighboringChunk, level, true, false);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// if not all neighboring chunk data is available, do not try to update
-			if (neighboringChunkList.size() < 9)
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			// update the center with any existing neighbour chunks. 
-			// this is done so lighting changes are propagated correctly
-			queueChunkUpdate(chunkWrapper, neighboringChunkList, dhLevel, true);
-		}
-	}
-	private static ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> getNeighborChunkListForChunk(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, IDhLevel dhLevel)
-	{
-		// get the neighboring chunk list
-		ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList = new ArrayList<>(9);
-		for (int xOffset = -1; xOffset <= 1; xOffset++)
-		{
-			for (int zOffset = -1; zOffset <= 1; zOffset++)
-			{
-				if (xOffset == 0 && zOffset == 0)
-				{
-					// center chunk
-					neighborChunkList.add(chunkWrapper);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					// neighboring chunk 
-					DhChunkPos neighborPos = new DhChunkPos(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos().getX() + xOffset, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos().getZ() + zOffset);
-					IChunkWrapper neighborChunk = dhLevel.getLevelWrapper().tryGetChunk(neighborPos);
-					if (neighborChunk != null)
-					{
-						neighborChunkList.add(neighborChunk);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return neighborChunkList;
 	}
 	
-	private static void queueChunkUpdate(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, @Nullable ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList, IDhLevel dhLevel, boolean canGetNeighboringChunks)
+	private static void queueChunkUpdate(ChunkUpdateQueueManager chunkManager, IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, IDhLevel dhLevel)
 	{
-				
 		// return if the chunk is already queued
-		if (CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.contains(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()))
+		if (chunkManager.contains(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()))
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		
 		
 		// add chunk update data to preUpdate queue
-		ChunkUpdateData updateData = new ChunkUpdateData(chunkWrapper, neighborChunkList, dhLevel, canGetNeighboringChunks);
+		ChunkUpdateData updateData = new ChunkUpdateData(chunkWrapper, dhLevel);
-		CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.addItemToPreUpdateQueue(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos(), updateData);
+		chunkManager.addItemToPreUpdateQueue(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos(), updateData);
 		
 		
-		// queue updates up to the number of CPU cores allocated for the job
-		// (this prevents doing extra work queuing tasks that may not be necessary)
-		// and makes sure the chunks closest to the player are updated first
-		PriorityTaskPicker.Executor executor = ThreadPoolUtil.getChunkToLodBuilderExecutor();
-		if (executor != null && executor.getQueueSize() < executor.getPoolSize())
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				executor.execute(SharedApi::processQueue);
-			}
-			catch (RejectedExecutionException ignore)
-			{
-				// the executor was shut down, it should be back up shortly and able to accept new jobs
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private static void processQueue()
-	{
-		// update the center & max size of the queue manager
-		int maxUpdateSizeMultiplier;
-		if (MC_CLIENT != null && MC_CLIENT.playerExists())
-		{
-			// Local worlds & multiplayer
-			CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.setCenter(MC_CLIENT.getPlayerChunkPos());
-			maxUpdateSizeMultiplier = MC_CLIENT.clientConnectedToDedicatedServer() ? 1 : MC_SHARED.getPlayerCount();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Dedicated servers
-			// Also includes spawn chunks since they're likely to be intentionally utilized with updates
-			maxUpdateSizeMultiplier = 1 + MC_SHARED.getPlayerCount();
-		}
-		
-		CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.maxSize = MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER
-				* Config.Common.MultiThreading.numberOfThreads.get()
-				* maxUpdateSizeMultiplier;
-		
-		
-		
-		//===============================//
-		// update the necessary chunk(s) //
-		//===============================//
-		
-		// process preUpdate queue
-		processQueuedChunkPreUpdate();
-		
-		// process update queue
-		processQueuedChunkUpdate();
-		
 		// queue the next position if there are still positions to process
 		AbstractExecutorService executor = ThreadPoolUtil.getChunkToLodBuilderExecutor();
-		if (executor != null && !CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.isEmpty())
+		if (executor != null)
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				executor.execute(SharedApi::processQueue);
+				executor.execute(WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER::processEachQueue);
 			}
 			catch (RejectedExecutionException ignore)
 			{
 				// the executor was shut down, it should be back up shortly and able to accept new jobs
 			}
 		}
-		
 	}
 	
-	private static void processQueuedChunkPreUpdate()
+	//endregion
-	{
-		ChunkUpdateData preUpdateData = CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.preUpdateQueue.popClosest();
-		if (preUpdateData == null)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		IDhLevel dhLevel = preUpdateData.dhLevel;
-		IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper = preUpdateData.chunkWrapper;
-		boolean canGetNeighboringChunks = preUpdateData.canGetNeighboringChunks;
-		ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList = preUpdateData.neighborChunkList;
-		
-		try
-		{
-			// check if this chunk has been converted into an LOD already
-			boolean checkChunkHash = !Config.Common.LodBuilding.disableUnchangedChunkCheck.get();
-			if (checkChunkHash)
-			{
-				int oldChunkHash = dhLevel.getChunkHash(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()); // shouldn't happen on the render thread since it may take a few moments to run
-				int newChunkHash = chunkWrapper.getBlockBiomeHashCode();
-				
-				boolean hasNewChunkHash = (oldChunkHash != newChunkHash);
-				if (!hasNewChunkHash)
-				{
-					// do not update the chunk if the hash is the same
-					return;
-				}
-				
-				// if this chunk will update and can get neighbors
-				// then queue neighboring chunks to update as well
-				// neighboring chunk will get added directly to the update queue
-				// so they won't queue further chunk updates
-				if (neighborChunkList != null 
-					&& !neighborChunkList.isEmpty())
-				{
-					for (IChunkWrapper adjacentChunk : neighborChunkList)
-					{
-						// pulling a new chunkWrapper is necessary to prevent concurrent modification on the existing chunkWrappers
-						IChunkWrapper newCenterChunk = dhLevel.getLevelWrapper().tryGetChunk(adjacentChunk.getChunkPos());
-						if (newCenterChunk != null)
-						{
-							ChunkUpdateData newUpdateData;
-							if (canGetNeighboringChunks)
-							{
-								newUpdateData = new ChunkUpdateData(newCenterChunk, getNeighborChunkListForChunk(newCenterChunk, dhLevel), dhLevel, true);
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								newUpdateData = new ChunkUpdateData(newCenterChunk, null, dhLevel, false);
-							}
-							
-							CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.addItemToUpdateQueue(newCenterChunk.getChunkPos(), newUpdateData);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			
-			CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.addItemToUpdateQueue(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos(), preUpdateData);
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			LOGGER.error("Unexpected error when pre-updating chunk at pos: [" + chunkWrapper.getChunkPos() + "]", e);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private static void processQueuedChunkUpdate()
-	{
-		//LOGGER.trace(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos() + " " + executor.getActiveCount() + " / " + executor.getQueue().size() + " - " + executor.getCompletedTaskCount());
-		
-		ChunkUpdateData updateData = CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.updateQueue.popClosest();
-		if (updateData == null)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-		
-		IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper = updateData.chunkWrapper;
-		IDhLevel dhLevel = updateData.dhLevel;
-		// having a list of the nearby chunks is needed for lighting and beacon generation
-		@Nullable ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> nearbyChunkList = updateData.neighborChunkList; 
-		
-		// a non-null list is needed for the lighting engine
-		if (nearbyChunkList == null)
-		{
-			nearbyChunkList = new ArrayList<IChunkWrapper>();
-			nearbyChunkList.add(chunkWrapper);
-		}
-		
-		try
-		{
-			// sky lighting is populated later at the data source level
-			DhLightingEngine.INSTANCE.bakeChunkBlockLighting(chunkWrapper, nearbyChunkList, dhLevel.hasSkyLight() ? LodUtil.MAX_MC_LIGHT : LodUtil.MIN_MC_LIGHT);
-			
-			dhLevel.updateBeaconBeamsForChunk(chunkWrapper, nearbyChunkList);
-			
-			int newChunkHash = chunkWrapper.getBlockBiomeHashCode();
-			dhLevel.updateChunkAsync(chunkWrapper, newChunkHash);
-		}
-		catch (Exception e)
-		{
-			LOGGER.error("Unexpected error when updating chunk at pos: [" + chunkWrapper.getChunkPos() + "]", e);
-		}
-	}
 	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// F3 Menu //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
-	public String getDebugMenuString()
+	public ArrayList<String> getDebugMenuString() { return WORLD_CHUNK_UPDATE_MANAGER.getDebugMenuString(); }
-	{
-		String preUpdatingCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.preUpdateQueue.getQueuedCount());
-		String updatingCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.updateQueue.getQueuedCount());
-		String queuedCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.getQueuedCount());
 	
-		String maxUpdateCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.maxSize);
+	//endregion
-		
-		return "Queued chunk updates: "+"( "+preUpdatingCountStr+" + "+updatingCountStr+" )  [ "+queuedCountStr+" / "+maxUpdateCountStr+" ]";
-	}
 	
 	
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/chunkUpdating/ChunkPosQueue.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.SharedApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ public class ChunkPosQueue
 		this.furthestQueue.remove(closest);
 		return this.updateDataByChunkPos.remove(closest);
 	}
+	@Nullable
 	public ChunkUpdateData popFurthest()
 	{
 		if (this.furthestQueue.isEmpty())

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/chunkUpdating/ChunkUpdateData.java

@@ -9,18 +9,13 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 public class ChunkUpdateData
 {
 	public IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper;
-	@Nullable
-	public ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList;
 	public IDhLevel dhLevel;
-	public boolean canGetNeighboringChunks;
 	
 	
 	
-	public ChunkUpdateData(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, @Nullable ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList, IDhLevel dhLevel, boolean canGetNeighborChunks)
+	public ChunkUpdateData(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper, IDhLevel dhLevel)
 	{
 		this.chunkWrapper = chunkWrapper;
-		this.neighborChunkList = neighborChunkList;
 		this.dhLevel = dhLevel;
-		this.canGetNeighboringChunks = canGetNeighborChunks;
 	}
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/chunkUpdating/ChunkUpdateQueueManager.java

@@ -1,30 +1,79 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating;
 
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.SharedApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.MinecraftTextFormat;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.generation.DhLightingEngine;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.f3.F3Screen;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.EWorldEnvironment;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.IChunkWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftSharedWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+
+
+/**
+ * @see WorldChunkUpdateManager
+ */
 public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC_CLIENT = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
+	private static final IMinecraftSharedWrapper MC_SHARED = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftSharedWrapper.class);
+	
+	/**
+	 * how many chunks can be queued for updating per thread + player (in multiplayer), 
+	 * used to prevent updates from infinitely pilling up if the user flies around extremely fast 
+	 */
+	public static final int MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER = 1_000;
+	
+	/** how many milliseconds must pass before an overloaded message can be sent in chat or the log */
+	public static final int MIN_MS_BETWEEN_OVERLOADED_LOG_MESSAGE = 30_000;
+	
+	
+	
+	private final Set<DhChunkPos> ignoredChunkPosSet = Collections.newSetFromMap(new ConcurrentHashMap<>());
+	private static long lastOverloadedLogMessageMsTime = 0;
+	
+	
 	
 	
 	public final ChunkPosQueue updateQueue;
 	public final ChunkPosQueue preUpdateQueue;
 	
+	public final ConcurrentMap<DhChunkPos, IChunkWrapper> queuedChunkWrapperByChunkPos = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
+		.expireAfterWrite(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+		.<DhChunkPos, IChunkWrapper>build()
+		.asMap();
+	
+	/** dynamically changes based on the number of threads currently available */
 	public int maxSize = 500;
 	
-	private static long lastOverloadedLogMessageMsTime = 0;
+	/** used to prevent flickering */
+	public long lastMsTimeShownActiveInF3Screen = System.currentTimeMillis();
 	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	public ChunkUpdateQueueManager()
 	{
@@ -32,21 +81,31 @@ public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 		this.preUpdateQueue = new ChunkPosQueue();
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//==================//
 	// list/set methods //
 	//==================//
+	//region
 	
-	public boolean contains(DhChunkPos pos) { return this.updateQueue.contains(pos) || this.preUpdateQueue.contains(pos); }
+	public boolean contains(DhChunkPos pos) 
+	{ 
+		return this.updateQueue.contains(pos)
+			|| this.ignoredChunkPosSet.contains(pos)	
+			|| this.preUpdateQueue.contains(pos); 
+	}
 	
 	public void clear()
 	{
 		this.updateQueue.clear();
 		this.preUpdateQueue.clear();
+		this.ignoredChunkPosSet.clear();
 	}
 	public int getQueuedCount() { return this.updateQueue.getQueuedCount() + this.preUpdateQueue.getQueuedCount(); }
-	public boolean isEmpty()
+	
+	public boolean updateQueuesEmpty()
 	{
 		return this.updateQueue.isEmpty()
 				&& this.preUpdateQueue.isEmpty();
@@ -57,41 +116,27 @@ public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 	 * If there are no more slots, replaces the item furthest from the center in the update queue.
 	 */
 	public void addItemToPreUpdateQueue(DhChunkPos pos, ChunkUpdateData updateData)
-	{
+	{ this.addItemToQueue(pos, updateData, this.preUpdateQueue); }
-		int remainingSlots = this.maxSize - this.getQueuedCount();
-		
-		// If no slots are left, get one by removing the item furthest from the center
-		if (remainingSlots <= 0)
-		{
-			if (!this.updateQueue.isEmpty())
-			{
-				this.updateQueue.popFurthest();
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				this.preUpdateQueue.popFurthest();
-			}
-		}
-		this.preUpdateQueue.addItem(pos, updateData);
-		
-		remainingSlots = this.maxSize - this.getQueuedCount();
-		if (remainingSlots <= 0)
-		{
-			this.sendOverloadMessage();
-		}
-	}
 	
 	public void addItemToUpdateQueue(DhChunkPos pos, ChunkUpdateData updateData)
+	{ this.addItemToQueue(pos, updateData, this.updateQueue); }
+	
+	private void addItemToQueue(DhChunkPos pos, ChunkUpdateData updateData, ChunkPosQueue queue)
 	{
 		int remainingSlots = this.maxSize - this.getQueuedCount();
 		
 		// If no slots are left, get one by removing the item furthest from the center
 		if (remainingSlots <= 0)
 		{
-			this.updateQueue.popFurthest();
+			ChunkUpdateData removedData = queue.popFurthest();
+			if (removedData != null)
+			{
+				this.queuedChunkWrapperByChunkPos.remove(removedData.chunkWrapper.getChunkPos());
+			}
 		}
 		
-		this.updateQueue.addItem(pos,updateData);
+		queue.addItem(pos,updateData);
+		this.queuedChunkWrapperByChunkPos.putIfAbsent(pos, updateData.chunkWrapper);
 		
 		remainingSlots = this.maxSize - this.getQueuedCount();
 		if (remainingSlots <= 0)
@@ -100,18 +145,19 @@ public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 		}
 	}
 	
+	
 	private void sendOverloadMessage()
 	{
 		// limit how often an overloaded message can be sent
 		long msBetweenLastLog = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastOverloadedLogMessageMsTime;
-		if (msBetweenLastLog >= SharedApi.MIN_MS_BETWEEN_OVERLOADED_LOG_MESSAGE)
+		if (msBetweenLastLog >= MIN_MS_BETWEEN_OVERLOADED_LOG_MESSAGE)
 		{
 			lastOverloadedLogMessageMsTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 			
-			String message = "\u00A76" + "Distant Horizons overloaded, too many chunks queued for LOD processing. " + "\u00A7r" +
+			String message = MinecraftTextFormat.ORANGE + "Distant Horizons overloaded, too many chunks queued for LOD processing. " + MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING +
 					"\nThis may result in holes in your LODs. " +
 					"\nFix: move through the world slower, decrease your vanilla render distance, slow down your world pre-generator (IE Chunky), or increase the Distant Horizons' CPU thread counts. " +
-					"\nMax queue count [" + SharedApi.CHUNK_UPDATE_QUEUE_MANAGER.maxSize + "] ([" + SharedApi.MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER + "] per thread+players).";
+					"\nMax queue count [" + this.maxSize + "] ([" + MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER + "] per thread+players).";
 			
 			boolean showWarningInChat = Config.Common.Logging.Warning.showUpdateQueueOverloadedChatWarning.get();
 			if (showWarningInChat)
@@ -129,11 +175,200 @@ public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 		}
 	}
 	
+	/** 
+	 * Tries to return a cloned chunk wrapper from memory.
+	 * Returns null if no chunk is available.
+	 * <br><br>
+	 * This is done instead of accessing the MC level since
+	 * accessing the level often requires running on the render or server
+	 * thread, which causes stuttering.
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	public IChunkWrapper tryGetChunk(DhChunkPos pos)
+	{
+		IChunkWrapper existingWrapper = this.queuedChunkWrapperByChunkPos.get(pos);
+		if (existingWrapper == null)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+	
+		return existingWrapper.copy();
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//=========//
+	// ignores //
+	//=========//
+	//region
+	
+	public void addPosToIgnore(DhChunkPos chunkPos) { this.ignoredChunkPosSet.add(chunkPos); }
+	public void removePosToIgnore(DhChunkPos chunkPos) { this.ignoredChunkPosSet.remove(chunkPos); }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//===================//
+	// update processing //
+	//===================//
+	//region
+	
+	public void processQueue()
+	{
+		// update the center & max size of the queue manager
+		int maxUpdateSizeMultiplier;
+		if (MC_CLIENT != null && MC_CLIENT.playerExists())
+		{
+			// Local worlds & multiplayer
+			this.setCenter(MC_CLIENT.getPlayerChunkPos());
+			maxUpdateSizeMultiplier = MC_CLIENT.clientConnectedToDedicatedServer() ? 1 : MC_SHARED.getPlayerCount();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// Dedicated servers
+			// Also includes spawn chunks since they're likely to be intentionally utilized with updates
+			maxUpdateSizeMultiplier = 1 + MC_SHARED.getPlayerCount();
+		}
+		
+		this.maxSize = MAX_UPDATING_CHUNK_COUNT_PER_THREAD_AND_PLAYER
+			* Config.Common.MultiThreading.numberOfThreads.get()
+			* maxUpdateSizeMultiplier;
+		
+		
+		
+		//===============================//
+		// update the necessary chunk(s) //
+		//===============================//
+		
+		this.processQueuedChunkPreUpdate();
+		this.processQueuedChunkUpdate();
+		
+		// queue the next position if there are still positions to process
+		AbstractExecutorService executor = ThreadPoolUtil.getChunkToLodBuilderExecutor();
+		if (executor != null && !this.updateQueuesEmpty())
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				executor.execute(this::processQueue);
+			}
+			catch (RejectedExecutionException ignore)
+			{
+				// the executor was shut down, it should be back up shortly and able to accept new jobs
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	private void processQueuedChunkPreUpdate()
+	{
+		ChunkUpdateData preUpdateData = this.preUpdateQueue.popClosest();
+		if (preUpdateData == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		IDhLevel dhLevel = preUpdateData.dhLevel;
+		IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper = preUpdateData.chunkWrapper;
+		chunkWrapper.createDhHeightMaps();
+		
+		try
+		{
+			// check if this chunk has been converted into an LOD already
+			boolean checkChunkHash = !Config.Common.LodBuilding.disableUnchangedChunkCheck.get();
+			if (checkChunkHash)
+			{
+				int oldChunkHash = dhLevel.getChunkHash(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos()); // shouldn't happen on the render thread since it may take a few moments to run
+				int newChunkHash = chunkWrapper.getBlockBiomeHashCode();
+				
+				boolean hasNewChunkHash = (oldChunkHash != newChunkHash);
+				if (!hasNewChunkHash)
+				{
+					// do not update the chunk if the hash is the same
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			this.addItemToUpdateQueue(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos(), preUpdateData);
+		}
+		catch (Exception e)
+		{
+			LOGGER.error("Unexpected error when pre-updating chunk at pos: [" + chunkWrapper.getChunkPos() + "]", e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private void processQueuedChunkUpdate()
+	{
+		ChunkUpdateData updateData = this.updateQueue.popClosest();
+		if (updateData == null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper = updateData.chunkWrapper;
+		IDhLevel dhLevel = updateData.dhLevel;
+		ILevelWrapper levelWrapper = dhLevel.getLevelWrapper();
+		
+		// having a list of the nearby chunks is needed for lighting and beacon generation
+		ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> nearbyChunkList  = this.tryGetNeighborChunkListForChunk(chunkWrapper);
+		
+		
+		
+		try
+		{
+			// sky lighting is populated later at the data source level
+			DhLightingEngine.INSTANCE.bakeChunkBlockLighting(chunkWrapper, nearbyChunkList, levelWrapper.hasSkyLight() ? LodUtil.MAX_MC_LIGHT : LodUtil.MIN_MC_LIGHT);
+			
+			dhLevel.updateBeaconBeamsForChunk(chunkWrapper, nearbyChunkList);
+			
+			int newChunkHash = chunkWrapper.getBlockBiomeHashCode();
+			dhLevel.updateChunkAsync(chunkWrapper, newChunkHash);
+		}
+		catch (Exception e)
+		{
+			LOGGER.error("Unexpected error when updating chunk at pos: [" + chunkWrapper.getChunkPos() + "]", e);
+		}
+		
+		this.queuedChunkWrapperByChunkPos.remove(updateData.chunkWrapper.getChunkPos());
+	}
+	private ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> tryGetNeighborChunkListForChunk(IChunkWrapper chunkWrapper)
+	{
+		// get the neighboring chunk list
+		ArrayList<IChunkWrapper> neighborChunkList = new ArrayList<>(9);
+		for (int xOffset = -1; xOffset <= 1; xOffset++)
+		{
+			for (int zOffset = -1; zOffset <= 1; zOffset++)
+			{
+				if (xOffset == 0 && zOffset == 0)
+				{
+					// center chunk
+					neighborChunkList.add(chunkWrapper);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// neighboring chunk 
+					DhChunkPos neighborPos = new DhChunkPos(chunkWrapper.getChunkPos().getX() + xOffset, chunkWrapper.getChunkPos().getZ() + zOffset);
+					IChunkWrapper neighborChunk = this.tryGetChunk(neighborPos);
+					if (neighborChunk != null)
+					{
+						neighborChunkList.add(neighborChunk);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return neighborChunkList;
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//==================//
 	// position methods //
 	//==================//
+	//region
 	
 	public void setCenter(DhChunkPos newCenter)
 	{
@@ -141,5 +376,33 @@ public class ChunkUpdateQueueManager
 		this.preUpdateQueue.setCenter(newCenter);
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//=========//
+	// F3 Menu //
+	//=========//
+	//region
+	
+	public String getDebugMenuString()
+	{
+		String y = MinecraftTextFormat.YELLOW;
+		String o = MinecraftTextFormat.ORANGE;
+		String cf = MinecraftTextFormat.CLEAR_FORMATTING;
+		
+		
+		String preUpdatingCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(this.preUpdateQueue.getQueuedCount());
+		String updatingCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(this.updateQueue.getQueuedCount());
+		String queuedCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(this.getQueuedCount());
+		
+		String maxUpdateCountStr = F3Screen.NUMBER_FORMAT.format(this.maxSize);
+		
+		return "Queued chunk updates: "+"("+y+preUpdatingCountStr+cf+" + "+o+updatingCountStr+cf+") ["+queuedCountStr+"/"+maxUpdateCountStr+"]";
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/chunkUpdating/WorldChunkUpdateManager.java

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.chunkUpdating;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.SharedApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.AbstractDhWorld;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.world.EWorldEnvironment;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IServerLevelWrapper;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+/**
+ * Holds all the {@link ChunkUpdateQueueManager} for a loaded world.
+ * Different queues are needed for each level to prevent
+ * chunks from bleeding between levels (IE a nether chunk applied to the overworld).
+ * 
+ * @see ChunkUpdateQueueManager
+ */
+public class WorldChunkUpdateManager
+{
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	/** singleton since we only expect to have one world loaded at a time */
+	public static final WorldChunkUpdateManager INSTANCE = new WorldChunkUpdateManager();
+	
+	public static final Set<String> LOGGED_GET_ERROR_MESSAGES = Collections.newSetFromMap(new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Boolean>());
+	
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Queues are only removed during world shutdown.
+	 * The assumption is that there will be a limited number of {@link ILevelWrapper}'s
+	 * for a given world.
+	 */
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<ILevelWrapper, ChunkUpdateQueueManager> updateQueueByLevelWrapper = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	//region
+	
+	private WorldChunkUpdateManager() {  }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//=================//
+	// manager methods //
+	//=================//
+	//region
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return null if the world is unloaded or the given level wrapper is the wrong type 
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	public ChunkUpdateQueueManager getByLevelWrapper(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper)
+	{
+		AbstractDhWorld world = SharedApi.getAbstractDhWorld();
+		if (world == null)
+		{
+			// world isn't loaded, no warnings need to be logged
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		// we only want to load chunks for certain level wrappers
+		// this is done specifically on a local-server to prevent
+		// loading both the server and client level wrappers
+		if (world.environment == EWorldEnvironment.CLIENT_ONLY
+			// when connected to a server we should only ever load client wrappers anyway
+			// but this check confirms it
+			&& !(levelWrapper instanceof IClientLevelWrapper))
+		{
+			// how did we get a server level wrapper on the client?
+			// this shouldn't happen, but just in case
+			return null;
+		}
+		else if (
+			(world.environment == EWorldEnvironment.SERVER_ONLY
+			|| world.environment == EWorldEnvironment.CLIENT_SERVER)
+				// when hosting a server we only care about the server wrappers
+				&& !(levelWrapper instanceof IServerLevelWrapper))
+		{
+			// ignore client updates on the server
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		
+		ChunkUpdateQueueManager queueManager = this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.get(levelWrapper);
+		if (queueManager != null)
+		{
+			return queueManager;
+		}
+		
+		return this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.compute(levelWrapper,
+			(ILevelWrapper newLevelWrapper, ChunkUpdateQueueManager oldQueueManager) ->
+			{
+				if (oldQueueManager != null)
+				{
+					return oldQueueManager;
+				}
+				
+				oldQueueManager = new ChunkUpdateQueueManager();
+				return oldQueueManager;
+			});
+	}
+	
+	public void processEachQueue()
+	{
+		this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.forEach(
+			(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper, ChunkUpdateQueueManager updateManager) -> 
+		{
+			updateManager.processQueue();
+		});
+	}
+	
+	public int getTotalQueuedCount()
+	{
+		AtomicInteger queueCountRef = new AtomicInteger(0);
+		
+		this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.forEach(
+			(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper, ChunkUpdateQueueManager updateManager) ->
+			{
+				queueCountRef.addAndGet(updateManager.getQueuedCount());
+			});
+		
+		return queueCountRef.get();
+	}
+	
+	public void clear() { this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.clear(); }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//=========//
+	// F3 Menu //
+	//=========//
+	//region
+	
+	public ArrayList<String> getDebugMenuString()
+	{
+		ArrayList<String> stringList = new ArrayList<>();
+		stringList.add("");// placeholder for the total count
+		
+		// add each queue to the list
+		AtomicInteger totalQueueCountRef = new AtomicInteger(0);
+		AtomicInteger activeQueueCountRef = new AtomicInteger(0);
+		this.updateQueueByLevelWrapper.forEach(
+			(ILevelWrapper levelWrapper, ChunkUpdateQueueManager updateManager) ->
+			{
+				// is this queue active?
+				if (!updateManager.updateQueuesEmpty())
+				{
+					updateManager.lastMsTimeShownActiveInF3Screen = System.currentTimeMillis();
+					activeQueueCountRef.incrementAndGet();
+				}
+				
+				// show this queue if it hasn't been empty long enough
+				// (done to prevent flickering on the F3 screen when the queue rapidly fills/empties)
+				long timeSinceQueueLastShownActiveMs = System.currentTimeMillis() - updateManager.lastMsTimeShownActiveInF3Screen;
+				if (timeSinceQueueLastShownActiveMs < 4_000)
+				{
+					stringList.add(levelWrapper.getDimensionName() + ": " + updateManager.getDebugMenuString());
+				}
+				
+				totalQueueCountRef.incrementAndGet();
+			});
+		
+		// replace the first line with the number of total/active queues
+		// (helpful if we need to diagnose a leak due to a massive number of queue level wrappers)
+		stringList.set(0, "Chunk Update Queues: "+activeQueueCountRef.get()+"/"+totalQueueCountRef.get());
+		
+		return stringList;
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/rendering/DhRenderState.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.rendering;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
 
 /**
@@ -9,13 +10,36 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapp
  * 
  * @see ClientApi
  */
-public class RenderState
+public class DhRenderState
 {
 	public Mat4f mcModelViewMatrix = null;
 	public Mat4f mcProjectionMatrix = null;
-	public float frameTime = -1;
+	/** 
+	 * percentage of time into the current client tick. <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * Can be converted to a millisecond frametime 
+	 * (IE time between frames in milliseconds) using the formula: <br>
+	 * <code>
+	 * (partialTickTime/20*1000)
+	 * </code> <br>
+	 * IE 60 FPS = 16.6 MS <br>
+	 * 
+	 * @link https://fpstoms.com/
+	 * @see IMinecraftRenderWrapper#getPartialTickTime()
+	 */
+	public float partialTickTime = -1; 
 	public IClientLevelWrapper clientLevelWrapper = null;
 	
+	/**
+	 * This will generally be true if the player is: <br>
+	 * - blinded <br>
+	 * - under lava/water <br>
+	 * <br>
+	 * In those cases some rendering logic may need to be changed
+	 * to look correct.
+	 */
+	public boolean vanillaFogEnabled = false;
+	
 	
 	
 	//========//
@@ -38,7 +62,7 @@ public class RenderState
 			errorReasons += "no Projection Matrix, ";
 		}
 		
-		if (this.frameTime == -1)
+		if (this.partialTickTime == -1)
 		{
 			errorReasons += "no Frame Time, ";
 		}
@@ -51,13 +75,6 @@ public class RenderState
 		return errorReasons;
 	}
 	
-	public boolean canRender()
-	{
-		// separated variable to allow for easy checking with the debugger
-		String errorReasons = this.unableToRenderBecause();
-		return errorReasons.isEmpty();
-	}
-	
 	public void canRenderOrThrow() throws IllegalStateException
 	{
 		String errorReasons = this.unableToRenderBecause();

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/ConfigHandler.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.config.ILangWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftSharedWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import java.util.*;
  */
 public class ConfigHandler
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	private static final IMinecraftSharedWrapper MC_SHARED = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftSharedWrapper.class);
 	
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ConfigHandler
 	 * <br> {@link String}
 	 * <br> 
 	 * <br> // Below, "T" should be a value from above
-	 * <br> // Note: This is not checked, so we trust that you are doing the right thing (TODO: Check it)
+	 * <br> // Note: This is not checked, so we trust that you are doing the right thing
 	 * <br> List<T>
 	 * <br> ArrayList<T>
 	 * <br> Map<String, T>
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public class ConfigHandler
 		this.initNestedClass(Config.class, ""); // Init root category
 		
 		this.configFileHandler.loadFromFile();
+		this.runMinMaxValidation = !Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.allowUnsafeValues.get();
 		
 		this.isLoaded = true;
 		LOGGER.info("[" + ModInfo.NAME + "] Config initialised");
@@ -260,7 +261,6 @@ public class ConfigHandler
 			if (ConfigUIComment.class.isAssignableFrom(entry.getClass())
 				&& ((ConfigUIComment)entry).parentConfigPath != null)
 			{
-				// TODO this could potentially add the same item multiple times
 				entryPrefix = "distanthorizons.config." + ((ConfigUIComment)entry).parentConfigPath;
 			}
 			

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/api/DhApiConfigValue.java

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ public class DhApiConfigValue<coreType, apiType> implements IDhApiConfigValue<ap
 	private final IConverter<coreType, apiType> configConverter;
 	
 	
+	
+	//==============//
+ 	// constructors //
+	//==============//
+	//region
+	
 	/**
 	 * This constructor should only be called internally. <br>
 	 * There is no reason for API users to create this object. <br><br>
@@ -69,11 +75,29 @@ public class DhApiConfigValue<coreType, apiType> implements IDhApiConfigValue<ap
 		this.configConverter = newConverter;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
-	public apiType getValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.get()); }
-	public apiType getTrueValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getTrueValue()); }
-	public apiType getApiValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getApiValue()); }
 	
+	
+	//===========//
+ 	// overrides //
+	//===========//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override public apiType getValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.get()); }
+	@Override public apiType getTrueValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getTrueValue()); }
+	@Override public apiType getApiValue() 
+	{
+		// if no API value is set, this should return null
+		if (this.configBase.getApiValue() == null)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getApiValue()); 
+	}
+	
+	@Override
 	public boolean setValue(apiType newValue)
 	{
 		if (this.configBase.getAllowApiOverride())
@@ -87,12 +111,12 @@ public class DhApiConfigValue<coreType, apiType> implements IDhApiConfigValue<ap
 		}
 	}
 	
+	@Override
 	public boolean clearValue()
 	{
 		if (this.configBase.getAllowApiOverride())
 		{
 			// no converter should be used here since null objects may need to be handled differently
-			// TODO the API should just have a bool to keep track of whether the API value is in use instead of using NULL
 			this.configBase.setApiValue(null);
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -102,13 +126,15 @@ public class DhApiConfigValue<coreType, apiType> implements IDhApiConfigValue<ap
 		}
 	}
 	
+	@Override
 	public boolean getCanBeOverrodeByApi() { return this.configBase.getAllowApiOverride(); }
 	
-	public apiType getDefaultValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getDefaultValue()); }
+	@Override public apiType getDefaultValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getDefaultValue()); }
-	public apiType getMaxValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getMax()); }
+	@Override public apiType getMaxValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getMax()); }
-	public apiType getMinValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getMin()); }
+	@Override public apiType getMinValue() { return this.configConverter.convertToApiType(this.configBase.getMin()); }
 	
 	
+	@Override
 	public void addChangeListener(Consumer<apiType> onValueChangeFunc) 
 	{
 		this.configBase.addValueChangeListener((coreValue) -> 
@@ -118,4 +144,6 @@ public class DhApiConfigValue<coreType, apiType> implements IDhApiConfigValue<ap
 		}); 
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/api/converters/InvertedBoolConverter.java

@@ -17,34 +17,27 @@
  *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.worldGeneration;
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.api.converters;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRendererMode;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.interfaces.config.IConverter;
 
 /**
- * MULTI_THREADED, <br>
+ * Used to support deprecated config options that may be identical
- * SINGLE_THREADED, <br>
+ * in implementation but with the On/Off values flipped.
- * SERVER_THREAD, <br>
  *
  * @author James Seibel
- * @version 7-25-2022
+ * @version 2025-12-22
  */
-public enum EWorldGenThreadMode
+public class InvertedBoolConverter implements IConverter<Boolean, Boolean>
 {
-	/**
-	 * This world generator can be run on an unlimited number
-	 * of concurrent threads.
-	 */
-	MULTI_THREADED,
 	
-	/**
+	@Override 
-	 * This world generator can only be run on one thread at
+	public Boolean convertToCoreType(Boolean core)
-	 * a time, however that thread can run concurrently
+	{ return !core; }
-	 * to Minecraft's server thread.
+	
-	 */
+	@Override 
-	SINGLE_THREADED,
+	public Boolean convertToApiType(Boolean api)
+	{ return !api; }
 	
-	/**
-	 * This world generator can only be run on Minecraft's
-	 * server thread.
-	 */
-	SERVER_THREAD,
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.IConfigListener;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.TimerUtil;
+
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
+
+public abstract class AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler implements IConfigListener
+{
+	public static final long DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MS = 2_000L;
+	
+	/** how long to wait in milliseconds before applying the config changes */
+	private final long timeoutInMs;
+	private Timer timer;
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	//region
+	
+	public AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler(long timeoutInMs) { this.timeoutInMs = timeoutInMs; }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//==================//
+	// abstract methods //
+	//==================//
+	//region
+	
+	public abstract void onConfigTimeout();
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//========//
+	// events //
+	//========//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override
+	public void onConfigValueSet()
+	{
+		if (this.timeoutInMs > 0)
+		{
+			this.refreshRenderDataAfterTimeout();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			this.onConfigTimeout();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/** Calling this method multiple times will reset the timer */
+	private synchronized void refreshRenderDataAfterTimeout() // synchronized to prevent potential threading issues when adding/removing the timer
+	{
+		// stop the previous timer if one exists
+		if (this.timer != null)
+		{
+			this.timer.cancel();
+		}
+		
+		// create a new timer task
+		TimerTask timerTask = new TimerTask()
+		{
+			public void run()
+			{
+				AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler.this.onConfigTimeout();
+			}
+		};
+		this.timer = TimerUtil.CreateTimer("AbstractDelayedConfigTimer");
+		this.timer.schedule(timerTask, this.timeoutInMs);
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
+ *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
+ *
+ *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiBeforeRenderEvent;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiCancelableEventParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.IConfigListener;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.StringUtil;
+
+public class IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler extends DhApiBeforeRenderEvent implements IConfigListener
+{
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	public static IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler INSTANCE = new IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler();
+	
+	private String[] dimensionNames = null;
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+ 	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	
+	/** private since we only ever need one handler at a time */
+	private IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler() { }
+	
+	
+	
+	//=================//
+	// config handling //
+	//=================//
+	
+	@Override
+	public void onConfigValueSet()
+	{
+		String ignoredDimensionCsvString = Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Experimental.ignoredDimensionCsv.get();
+		if (ignoredDimensionCsvString == null 
+			|| ignoredDimensionCsvString.isEmpty())
+		{
+			LOGGER.info("Dimension ignoring disabled, DH will render all dimensions.");
+			this.dimensionNames = null;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				this.dimensionNames = ignoredDimensionCsvString.split(",");
+				LOGGER.info("DH set to ignore dimensions: ["+ StringUtil.join(", ", this.dimensionNames)+"].");
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				LOGGER.error("Failed to separate ignored dimensions from CSV string, error: ["+e.getMessage()+"].", e);
+				this.dimensionNames = null;
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	//===================//
+	// external handling //
+	//===================//
+	
+	@Override
+	public void beforeRender(DhApiCancelableEventParam<DhApiRenderParam> event)
+	{
+		String dimName = event.value.clientLevelWrapper.getDimensionName();
+		if (IgnoredDimensionCsvHandler.INSTANCE.dimensionNameShouldBeIgnored(dimName))
+		{
+			event.cancelEvent();
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.enableVanillaFog.setApiValue(true);
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.vanillaFadeMode.setApiValue(EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.NONE);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Fog.enableVanillaFog.setApiValue(null);
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.vanillaFadeMode.setApiValue(null);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public boolean dimensionNameShouldBeIgnored(String dimName)
+	{
+		if (this.dimensionNames == null 
+			|| this.dimensionNames.length == 0)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < this.dimensionNames.length; i++)
+		{
+			String dimNameToIgnore = this.dimensionNames[i];
+			if (dimName.equalsIgnoreCase(dimNameToIgnore))
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -27,72 +27,36 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.TimerUtil;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
 
-public class ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler implements IConfigListener
+public class ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler extends AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler
 {
 	/** 
 	 * should be used for user facing UI options
 	 * this allows the user a second to click through options before they're applied
 	 */
-	public static ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler DELAYED_INSTANCE = new ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler(2_000L);
+	public static ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler DELAYED_INSTANCE = new ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler(AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MS);
 	/** should be used for debug options so their change can be seen instantly */
 	public static ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler INSTANT_INSTANCE = new ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler(0);
 	
-	/** how long to wait in milliseconds before applying the config changes */
-	private final long timeoutInMs;
-	private Timer cacheClearingTimer;
-	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
-	public ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler(long timeoutInMs)
+	public ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler(long timeoutInMs) { super(timeoutInMs); }
-	{
+	
-		this.timeoutInMs = timeoutInMs;
+	//endregion
-	}
 	
 	
 	
 	//========//
 	// events //
 	//========//
+	//region
 	
 	@Override
-	public void onConfigValueSet()
+	public void onConfigTimeout()
-	{ 
-		if (this.timeoutInMs > 0)
-		{
-			this.refreshRenderDataAfterTimeout();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			clearRenderDataCache();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/** Calling this method multiple times will reset the timer */
-	private synchronized void refreshRenderDataAfterTimeout() // synchronized to prevent potential threading issues when adding/removing the timer
-	{
-		// stop the previous timer if one exists
-		if (this.cacheClearingTimer != null)
-		{
-			this.cacheClearingTimer.cancel();
-		}
-		
-		// create a new timer task
-		TimerTask timerTask = new TimerTask()
-		{
-			public void run()
-			{
-				clearRenderDataCache();
-			}
-		};
-		this.cacheClearingTimer = TimerUtil.CreateTimer("RenderCacheClearConfigTimer");
-		this.cacheClearingTimer.schedule(timerTask, this.timeoutInMs);
-	}
-	
-	private static void clearRenderDataCache()
 	{
 		IDhApiRenderProxy renderProxy = DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy;
 		if (renderProxy != null)
@@ -101,5 +65,8 @@ public class ReloadLodsConfigEventHandler implements IConfigListener
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/RenderBlockCacheCsvHandler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
+ *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
+ *
+ *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
+ *
+ *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.DhApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.DhApiBeforeRenderEvent;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiCancelableEventParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.sharedParameterObjects.DhApiRenderParam;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.IConfigListener;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.StringUtil;
+
+import java.util.Timer;
+
+public class RenderBlockCacheCsvHandler extends AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler
+{
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	public static RenderBlockCacheCsvHandler INSTANCE = new RenderBlockCacheCsvHandler();
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+ 	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	//region
+	
+	/** private since we only ever need one handler at a time */
+	private RenderBlockCacheCsvHandler() { super(AbstractDelayedConfigEventHandler.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_MS); }
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+	//=================//
+	// config handling //
+	//=================//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override
+	public void onConfigTimeout()
+	{
+		IWrapperFactory wrapperFactory = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class);
+		if (wrapperFactory != null)
+		{
+			wrapperFactory.resetCachedIgnoredBlocksSets();
+			DhApi.Delayed.renderProxy.clearRenderDataCache();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/WorldCurvatureConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class WorldCurvatureConfigEventHandler implements IConfigListener
 {
 	public static WorldCurvatureConfigEventHandler INSTANCE = new WorldCurvatureConfigEventHandler();
 	
-	private static final int MIN_VALID_CURVE_VALUE = 50; 
+	public static final int MIN_VALID_CURVE_VALUE = 50; 
 	
 	
 	/** private since we only ever need one handler at a time */
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public class WorldCurvatureConfigEventHandler implements IConfigListener
 			// shouldn't update the UI, otherwise we may end up fighting the user
 			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Experimental.earthCurveRatio.set(MIN_VALID_CURVE_VALUE);
 		}
+		else if (curveRatio < 0 && curveRatio > -MIN_VALID_CURVE_VALUE)
+		{
+			// same as above, but in the negative direction
+			Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Experimental.earthCurveRatio.set(-MIN_VALID_CURVE_VALUE);
+		}
 		
 	}
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/presets/AbstractPresetConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -24,18 +24,19 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.ConfigPresetOptions;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.IConfigListener;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.AbstractConfigBase;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.TimerUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.config.IConfigGui;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.StringUtil;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
 public abstract class AbstractPresetConfigEventHandler<TPresetEnum extends Enum<?>> implements IConfigListener
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	private static final long MS_DELAY_BEFORE_APPLYING_PRESET = 3_000;
 	
 	@Nullable
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPresetConfigEventHandler<TPresetEnum extends Enum<
 		
 		
 		
-		LOGGER.info("changing preset to: " + newPresetEnum);
+		LOGGER.debug("changing preset to: [" + newPresetEnum + "].");
 		this.changingPreset = true;
 		
 		// update the controlled config values
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPresetConfigEventHandler<TPresetEnum extends Enum<
 		this.setUiOnlyConfigValues();
 		
 		this.changingPreset = false;
-		LOGGER.info("preset active: " + newPresetEnum);
+		LOGGER.debug("preset active: [" + newPresetEnum + "].");
 	}
 	
 	/**

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/presets/QuickShowWorldGenProgressConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
- *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
- *
- *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
- *
- *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.eventHandlers.presets;
-
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRendererMode;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.worldGeneration.EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.ConfigChangeListener;
-
-public class QuickShowWorldGenProgressConfigEventHandler
-{
-	public static QuickShowWorldGenProgressConfigEventHandler INSTANCE = new QuickShowWorldGenProgressConfigEventHandler();
-	
-	private final ConfigChangeListener<Boolean> quickChangeListener;
-	private final ConfigChangeListener<EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation> fullChangeListener;
-	
-	
-	
-	/** private since we only ever need one handler at a time */
-	private QuickShowWorldGenProgressConfigEventHandler()
-	{
-		this.quickChangeListener = new ConfigChangeListener<>(Config.Client.quickShowWorldGenProgress, 
-				(val) -> 
-				{
-					boolean quickShowProgress = Config.Client.quickShowWorldGenProgress.get();
-					Config.Common.WorldGenerator.showGenerationProgress.set(
-							quickShowProgress
-							? EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation.OVERLAY
-							: EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation.DISABLED); 
-				});
-		this.fullChangeListener = new ConfigChangeListener<>(Config.Common.WorldGenerator.showGenerationProgress, 
-				(val) -> 
-				{
-					boolean showProgress = Config.Common.WorldGenerator.showGenerationProgress.get() != EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation.DISABLED;
-					Config.Client.quickShowWorldGenProgress.setWithoutFiringEvents(showProgress); 
-				});
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Set the UI only config based on what is set in the file. <br>
-	 * This should only be called once.
-	 */
-	public void setUiOnlyConfigValues()
-	{
-		boolean showProgress = Config.Common.WorldGenerator.showGenerationProgress.get() != EDhApiDistantGeneratorProgressDisplayLocation.DISABLED;
-		Config.Client.quickShowWorldGenProgress.set(showProgress);
-	}
-	
-}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/presets/RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.ConfigPresetOptions;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.ConfigChangeListener;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.AbstractConfigBase;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler extends AbstractPresetConfigE
 {
 	public static final RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler INSTANCE = new RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	private final ConfigPresetOptions<EDhApiQualityPreset, EDhApiMaxHorizontalResolution> drawResolution = new ConfigPresetOptions<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.maxHorizontalResolution,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler extends AbstractPresetConfigE
 				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.HIGH, EDhApiTransparency.COMPLETE);
 				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.EXTREME, EDhApiTransparency.COMPLETE);
 			}});
-	private final ConfigPresetOptions<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean> ssaoEnabled = new ConfigPresetOptions<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Ssao.enableSsao,
+	private final ConfigPresetOptions<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean> ssaoEnabled = new ConfigPresetOptions<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.enableSsao,
 			new HashMap<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean>()
 			{{
 				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.MINIMUM, false);
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ public class RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler extends AbstractPresetConfigE
 				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.HIGH, EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.DOUBLE_PASS);
 				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.EXTREME, EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode.DOUBLE_PASS);
 			}});
+	private final ConfigPresetOptions<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean> dhFadeFarClipPlane = new ConfigPresetOptions<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.dhFadeFarClipPlane,
+			new HashMap<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean>()
+			{{
+				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.MINIMUM, false);
+				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.LOW, false);
+				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.MEDIUM, true);
+				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.HIGH, true);
+				this.put(EDhApiQualityPreset.EXTREME, true);
+			}});
 	private final ConfigPresetOptions<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean> dhDither = new ConfigPresetOptions<>(Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.Quality.ditherDhFade,
 			new HashMap<EDhApiQualityPreset, Boolean>()
 			{{
@@ -139,6 +148,7 @@ public class RenderQualityPresetConfigEventHandler extends AbstractPresetConfigE
 		this.configList.add(this.horizontalQuality);
 		this.configList.add(this.transparency);
 		this.configList.add(this.ssaoEnabled);
+		this.configList.add(this.dhFadeFarClipPlane);
 		this.configList.add(this.vanillaFade);
 		this.configList.add(this.dhDither);
 		this.configList.add(this.caveCulling);

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/eventHandlers/presets/ThreadPresetConfigEventHandler.java

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.listeners.ConfigChangeListener;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.ConfigPresetOptions;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.AbstractConfigBase;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.MathUtil;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class ThreadPresetConfigEventHandler extends AbstractPresetConfigEventHan
 {
 	public static final ThreadPresetConfigEventHandler INSTANCE = new ThreadPresetConfigEventHandler();
 	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	public static int getDefaultThreadCount() { return getThreadCountByPercent(0.5); }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/file/ConfigFileHandler.java

@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.ConfigHandler;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.AbstractConfigBase;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.ConfigEntry;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.jar.EPlatform;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -43,13 +45,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
  */
 public class ConfigFileHandler
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	public final Path configPath;
 	
-	private final Logger logger;
-	
 	/** This is the object for night-config */
 	private final CommentedFileConfig nightConfig;
 	
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 	
 	public ConfigFileHandler(Path configPath)
 	{
-		this.logger = LogManager.getLogger(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ", " + ModInfo.ID);
 		this.configPath = configPath;
 		
 		this.nightConfig = CommentedFileConfig
@@ -157,18 +156,18 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 			}
 			else if (currentCfgVersion > ModInfo.CONFIG_FILE_VERSION)
 			{
-				this.logger.warn("Found config version [" + currentCfgVersion + "] which is newer than current mods config version of [" + ModInfo.CONFIG_FILE_VERSION + "]. You may have downgraded the mod and items may have been moved, you have been warned");
+				LOGGER.warn("Found config version [" + currentCfgVersion + "] which is newer than current mods config version of [" + ModInfo.CONFIG_FILE_VERSION + "]. You may have downgraded the mod and items may have been moved, you have been warned");
 			}
 			else // if (currentCfgVersion < configBase.configVersion)
 			{
-				this.logger.warn(ModInfo.NAME + " config is of an older version, currently there is no config updater... so resetting config");
+				LOGGER.warn(ModInfo.NAME + " config is of an older version, currently there is no config updater... so resetting config");
 				try
 				{
 					Files.delete(this.configPath);
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
-					this.logger.error(e);
+					LOGGER.error("Unable to delete outdated config file at: ["+this.configPath+"], error: ["+e.getMessage()+"].", e);
 				}
 			}
 			
@@ -242,8 +241,8 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 		}
 		else if (entry.getTrueValue() == null)
 		{
-			// TODO when can this happen?
+			// shouldn't happen, but just in case
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Entry [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] is null, this may be a problem with [" + ModInfo.NAME + "]. Please contact the authors.");
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("ConfigEntry [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] is null, how did this happen?");
 		}
 		
 		workConfig.set(entry.getNameAndCategory(), ConfigTypeConverters.attemptToConvertToString(entry.getType(), entry.getTrueValue()));
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 			Object convertedValue = ConfigTypeConverters.attemptToConvertFromString(expectedValueClass, value);
 			if (!convertedValue.getClass().equals(expectedValueClass))
 			{
-				this.logger.error("Unable to convert config value ["+value+"] from ["+(value != null ? value.getClass() : "NULL")+"] to ["+expectedValueClass+"] for config ["+entry.name+"], " +
+				LOGGER.error("Unable to convert config value ["+value+"] from ["+(value != null ? value.getClass() : "NULL")+"] to ["+expectedValueClass+"] for config ["+entry.name+"], " +
 						"the default config value will be used instead ["+entry.getDefaultValue()+"]. " +
 						"Make sure a converter is defined in ["+ConfigTypeConverters.class.getSimpleName()+"].");
 				convertedValue = entry.getDefaultValue();
@@ -290,13 +289,13 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 			
 			if (entry.getTrueValue() == null) 
 			{
-				this.logger.warn("Entry [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] returned as null from the config. Using default value.");
+				LOGGER.warn("BlockBiomeWrapperPair [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] returned as null from the config. Using default value.");
 				entry.setWithoutFiringEvents(entry.getDefaultValue());
 			}
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
 		{
-			this.logger.warn("Entry [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] had an invalid value when loading the config. Using default value.");
+			LOGGER.warn("BlockBiomeWrapperPair [" + entry.getNameAndCategory() + "] had an invalid value when loading the config. Using default value.");
 			entry.setWithoutFiringEvents(entry.getDefaultValue());
 		}
 	}
@@ -350,18 +349,21 @@ public class ConfigFileHandler
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
-				this.logger.warn("Loading file failed because of this expectation:\n" + e);
+				LOGGER.warn("Loading file failed because of this expectation:\n" + e);
 				
 				reCreateFile(this.configPath);
 				
 				nightConfig.load();
 			}
 		}
-		catch (Exception ex)
+		catch (Exception e)
 		{
-			System.out.println("Creating file failed");
+			LOGGER.error("File creation failed at ["+this.configPath+"], error: ["+e.getMessage()+"].", e);
-			this.logger.error(ex);
+			
-			SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class).crashMinecraft("Loading file and resetting config file failed at path [" + this.configPath + "]. Please check the file is ok and you have the permissions", ex);
+			// delayed MC getter since this object may be created before
+			// the singleton has been bound
+			IMinecraftClientWrapper mc = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
+			mc.crashMinecraft("Loading file and resetting config file failed at path [" + this.configPath + "]. Please check the file is ok and you have the permissions", e);
 		}
 	}
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/file/ConfigTypeConverters.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.Config;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ParsingMode;
 import com.electronwill.nightconfig.json.JsonFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public class ConfigTypeConverters
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	// Once you've made a converter add it to here where the first value is the type you want to convert and the 2nd value is the converter
 	public static final Map<Class<?>, ConverterBase> convertObjects = new HashMap<Class<?>, ConverterBase>()

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/gui/EmbeddedFrameUtil.java

@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
- *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
- *
- *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
- *
- *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.gui;
-
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.jar.EPlatform;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.lwjgl.system.jawt.JAWT;
-import org.lwjgl.system.macosx.*;
-
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.lang.reflect.*;
-import java.util.regex.*;
-
-import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWNativeCocoa.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWNativeWin32.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWNativeX11.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.system.JNI.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.system.jawt.JAWTFunctions.*;
-import static org.lwjgl.system.macosx.ObjCRuntime.*;
-
-// Some of the code is from https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl3/blob/master/modules/samples/src/test/java/org/lwjgl/demo/system/jawt/EmbeddedFrameUtil.java
-// which is licensed under https://www.lwjgl.org/license
-
-/**
- * Some utils for embedding awt and swing items into lwjgl windows
- *
- * @author Ran
- * @author coolGi
- */
-public final class EmbeddedFrameUtil
-{
-	
-	private static final int JAVA_VERSION;
-	
-	private static final JAWT awt;
-	
-	static
-	{
-		Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^(?:1[.])?([1-9][0-9]*)[.-]");
-		Matcher m = p.matcher(System.getProperty("java.version"));
-		
-		if (!m.find())
-		{
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to parse java.version");
-		}
-		
-		JAVA_VERSION = Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
-		
-		awt = JAWT.calloc();
-		awt.version(JAVA_VERSION < 9 ? JAWT_VERSION_1_4 : JAWT_VERSION_9);
-		if (!JAWT_GetAWT(awt))
-		{
-			throw new RuntimeException("GetAWT failed");
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private static String getEmbeddedFrameImpl()
-	{
-		switch (EPlatform.get())
-		{
-			case LINUX:
-				return "sun.awt.X11.XEmbeddedFrame";
-			case WINDOWS:
-				return "sun.awt.windows.WEmbeddedFrame";
-			case MACOS:
-				return "sun.lwawt.macosx.CViewEmbeddedFrame";
-			default:
-				throw new IllegalStateException();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private static long getEmbeddedFrameHandle(long window)
-	{
-		switch (EPlatform.get())
-		{
-			case LINUX:
-				return glfwGetX11Window(window);
-			case WINDOWS:
-				return glfwGetWin32Window(window);
-			case MACOS:
-				long objc_msgSend = ObjCRuntime.getLibrary().getFunctionAddress("objc_msgSend");
-				return invokePPP(glfwGetCocoaWindow(window), sel_getUid("contentView"), objc_msgSend);
-			default:
-				throw new IllegalStateException();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static Frame embeddedFrameCreate(long window)
-	{
-		if (JAVA_VERSION < 9)
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-				Class<? extends Frame> EmdeddedFrame = (Class<? extends Frame>) Class.forName(getEmbeddedFrameImpl());
-				Constructor<? extends Frame> c = EmdeddedFrame.getConstructor(long.class);
-				
-				return c.newInstance(getEmbeddedFrameHandle(window));
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-				throw new RuntimeException(e);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return nJAWT_CreateEmbeddedFrame(getEmbeddedFrameHandle(window), awt.CreateEmbeddedFrame());
-		}
-	}
-	
-	static void embeddedFrameSynthesizeWindowActivation(Frame embeddedFrame, boolean doActivate)
-	{
-		if (JAVA_VERSION < 9)
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				embeddedFrame
-						.getClass()
-						.getMethod("synthesizeWindowActivation", boolean.class)
-						.invoke(embeddedFrame, doActivate);
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-				throw new RuntimeException(e);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			JAWT_SynthesizeWindowActivation(embeddedFrame, doActivate, awt.SynthesizeWindowActivation());
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static void embeddedFrameSetBounds(Frame embeddedFrame, int x, int y, int width, int height)
-	{
-		if (JAVA_VERSION < 9)
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				Method setLocationPrivate = embeddedFrame
-						.getClass()
-						.getSuperclass()
-						.getDeclaredMethod("setBoundsPrivate", int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class);
-				setLocationPrivate.setAccessible(true);
-				setLocationPrivate.invoke(embeddedFrame, x, y, width, height);
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-				throw new RuntimeException(e);
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			JAWT_SetBounds(embeddedFrame, x, y, width, height, awt.SetBounds());
-		}
-	}
-	
-	
-	public static void hideFrame(@NotNull Frame embeddedFrame)
-	{
-		embeddedFrame.setVisible(false);
-		embeddedFrameSynthesizeWindowActivation(embeddedFrame, false);
-	}
-	
-	public static void showFrame(@NotNull Frame embeddedFrame)
-	{
-		embeddedFrameSynthesizeWindowActivation(embeddedFrame, true);
-		embeddedFrame.setVisible(true);
-	}
-	public static void placeAtCenter(Frame embeddedFrame, int windowWidth, int windowHeight, int frameWidth, int frameHeight, float scale)
-	{
-		float scaleFactor = (100.0F - scale) / 100.0F;
-		float newWidth = frameWidth * scaleFactor;
-		float newHeight = frameHeight * scaleFactor;
-		float newX = (windowWidth - newWidth) / 2F;
-		float newY = (windowHeight - newHeight) / 2F;
-		embeddedFrameSetBounds(embeddedFrame, Math.round(newX), Math.round(newY), Math.round(newWidth), Math.round(newHeight));
-	}
-	
-}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/gui/JavaScreenHandlerScreen.java

@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *    This file is part of the Distant Horizons mod
- *    licensed under the GNU LGPL v3 License.
- *
- *    Copyright (C) 2020 James Seibel
- *
- *    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *    it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- *    the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
- *
- *    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.gui;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-
-import javax.swing.*;
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
-import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
-
-/**
- *
- */
-public class JavaScreenHandlerScreen extends AbstractScreen
-{
-	public static Frame frame;
-	public static boolean firstRun = true;
-	public final Component jComponent;
-	
-	
-	
-	static
-	{
-		// Note: this code can cause Mac
-		// to lock up and refuse the load (there's a bug with Java.awt texture loading)
-		
-		// Needs to be called before any Swing code is called, otherwise
-		// Swing will get stuck thinking it's headless
-		System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "false");
-	}
-	
-	public JavaScreenHandlerScreen(@NotNull Component component)
-	{
-		this.jComponent = component;
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void init()
-	{
-		if (firstRun)
-		{
-			frame = EmbeddedFrameUtil.embeddedFrameCreate(this.minecraftWindow); // Don't call this multiple times
-		}
-		
-		frame.add(this.jComponent);
-		frame.setBackground(new Color(0, 125, 155));
-		
-		JavaScreenHandlerScreen thiss = this;
-		
-		frame.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() 
-		{
-			@Override
-			public void keyPressed(KeyEvent keyEvent)
-			{
-				System.out.println("Key pressed code=" + keyEvent.getKeyCode() + ", char=" + keyEvent.getKeyChar());
-				if (keyEvent.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE)
-				{
-					thiss.close = true;
-				}
-			}
-			
-			@Override
-			public void keyTyped(KeyEvent keyEvent) { }
-			@Override
-			public void keyReleased(KeyEvent keyEvent) { }
-		});
-		
-		if (firstRun)
-		{
-			EmbeddedFrameUtil.embeddedFrameSetBounds(frame, 0, 0, this.width, this.height);
-			firstRun = false;
-		}
-		
-		EmbeddedFrameUtil.showFrame(frame);
-	}
-	
-	/** A testing/debug screen */
-	public static class ExampleScreen extends JComponent
-	{
-		public ExampleScreen()
-		{
-			this.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
-			this.setBackground(new Color(255, 0, 0)); // doesn't appear to be used
-			
-			GridBagConstraints helloWorldConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
-			helloWorldConstraints.weightx = 0.5;
-			helloWorldConstraints.gridx = 0;
-			helloWorldConstraints.gridy = 0;
-			//helloWorldConstraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
-			this.add(new JLabel("Hello World!"), helloWorldConstraints);
-			
-			
-			GridBagConstraints buttonConstraints = new GridBagConstraints();
-			buttonConstraints.weightx = 0.5;
-			buttonConstraints.gridx = 0;
-			buttonConstraints.gridy = 1;
-			//buttonConstraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
-			JButton button = new JButton();
-			button.setBackground(Color.GREEN);
-			button.setFocusable(false); // otherwise we can't use escape to leave
-			button.setAction(new ExampleButtonEventHandler("Button text"));
-			this.add(button, buttonConstraints);
-		}
-		
-		private class ExampleButtonEventHandler extends AbstractAction
-		{
-			public ExampleButtonEventHandler(String text)
-			{
-				super(text);
-				//this.putValue(SHORT_DESCRIPTION, text);
-				//this.putValue(MNEMONIC_KEY, text);
-			}
-			
-			@Override
-			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-			{
-				System.out.println("button pressed");
-			}
-		}
-		
-	}
-	
-	
-	@Override
-	public void render(float delta)
-	{
-		// TODO: Make screen only update on this being called
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void onResize()
-	{
-		EmbeddedFrameUtil.embeddedFrameSetBounds(frame, 0, 0, this.width, this.height);
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void onClose()
-	{
-		frame.remove(this.jComponent);
-		EmbeddedFrameUtil.hideFrame(frame);
-	}
-	
-	
-	
-}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/types/AbstractConfigBase.java

@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	protected AbstractConfigBase(EConfigEntryAppearance appearance, T defaultValue)
 	{
 		this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+		if (this.defaultValue == null)
+		{
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("defaultValue cannot be null");
+		}
+		
 		this.value = defaultValue;
 		this.appearance = appearance;
 		
 		Class<?> defaultValueClass = defaultValue.getClass();
 		this.isFloatingPointNumber = (defaultValueClass == Double.class || defaultValueClass == Float.class);
+		
 	}
 	
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/types/ConfigEntry.java

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	private ConfigEntry(
 			EConfigEntryAppearance appearance, 
@@ -78,11 +79,14 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 		this.listenerList = listenerList;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//==========================//
 	// property getters/setters //
 	//==========================//
+	//region
 	
 	/** the string used when entering the config into the command line or chat */
 	public String getChatCommandName() { return this.chatCommandName; }
@@ -100,16 +104,22 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	public T getMax() { return this.max; }
 	public void setMax(T newMax) { this.max = newMax; }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===============//
 	// value setters //
 	//===============//
+	//region
 	
 	public void setApiValue(T newApiValue)
 	{
 		this.apiValue = newApiValue;
-		this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onConfigValueSet);
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onConfigValueSet);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public boolean apiIsOverriding() 
@@ -129,7 +139,11 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	public void setWithoutSaving(T newValue)
 	{
 		super.set(newValue);
-		this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onConfigValueSet);
+		
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onConfigValueSet);
+		}
 	}
 	@Override
 	public void set(T newValue)
@@ -141,19 +155,30 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	public void uiSetWithoutSaving(T newValue)
 	{
 		this.setWithoutSaving(newValue);
-		this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onUiModify);
+		
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onUiModify);
+		}
 	}
 	public void uiSet(T newValue)
 	{
 		this.set(newValue);
-		this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onUiModify);
+		
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.forEach(IConfigListener::onUiModify);
+		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===============//
 	// value getters //
 	//===============//
+	//region
 	
 	@Override
 	public T get()
@@ -174,11 +199,14 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 	@Nullable
 	public T getApiValue() { return this.apiValue; }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===========//
 	// listeners //
 	//===========//
+	//region
 	
 	/** Fired whenever the config value changes to a new value. */
 	public void addValueChangeListener(Consumer<T> onValueChangeFunc)
@@ -187,26 +215,38 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 		this.addListener(changeListener);
 	}
 	/** Fired whenever the config value is updated, including when the value doesn't change (IE when the UI changes state or the config is reloaded). */
-	public void addListener(IConfigListener newListener) { this.listenerList.add(newListener); }
+	public void addListener(IConfigListener newListener) 
-	
-	//public void removeValueChangeListener(Consumer<T> onValueChangeFunc) { } // not currently implemented
-	public void removeListener(IConfigListener oldListener) { this.listenerList.remove(oldListener); }
-	
-	public void clearListeners() { this.listenerList.clear(); }
-	public ArrayList<IConfigListener> getListeners() { return this.listenerList; }
-	/** Replaces the listener list */
-	public void setListeners(ArrayList<IConfigListener> newListeners)
 	{
-		this.listenerList.clear();
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
-		this.listenerList.addAll(newListeners);
+		{
+			this.listenerList.add(newListener);
+		}
 	}
-	public void setListeners(IConfigListener... newListeners) { this.listenerList.addAll(Arrays.asList(newListeners)); }
+	
+	public void removeListener(IConfigListener oldListener) 
+	{
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.remove(oldListener);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public void clearListeners() 
+	{
+		synchronized (this.listenerList)
+		{
+			this.listenerList.clear();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
 	
 	//====================//
 	// min/max validation //
 	//====================//
+	//region
 	
 	/** Checks if this config's current value is valid */
 	public EConfigValidity getValidity() { return this.getValidity(this.value, this.min, this.max); }
@@ -257,22 +297,31 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===============//
 	// file handling //
 	//===============//
+	//region
 	
 	/** This should normally not be called since set() automatically calls this */
 	public void save() { ConfigHandler.INSTANCE.configFileHandler.saveEntry(this); }
 	/** This should normally not be called except for special circumstances */
 	public void load() { ConfigHandler.INSTANCE.configFileHandler.loadEntry(this); }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//================//
 	// base overrides //
 	//================//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override 
+	public String toString() { return this.name + ": [" + this.get() + "]"; }
 	
 	public boolean equals(AbstractConfigBase<?> obj) 
 	{
@@ -294,11 +343,14 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// builder //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
 	public static class Builder<T> extends AbstractConfigBase.Builder<T, Builder<T>>
 	{
@@ -397,4 +449,8 @@ public class ConfigEntry<T> extends AbstractConfigBase<T>
 		
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/types/ConfigUIComment.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.enums.EConfigCommentTextPosition;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.types.enums.EConfigEntryAppearance;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 public class ConfigUIComment extends AbstractConfigBase<String>
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	
 	public String parentConfigPath = null;

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/BlockBiomeWrapperPair.java

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.FullDataPointIdMap;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.block.IBlockStateWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IBiomeWrapper;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * A pooled compound key between the biome and blockState. <br>
+ * These objects are pooled since we will need this compound key
+ * many times.
+ * 
+ * @see FullDataPointIdMap
+ * @see IBlockStateWrapper
+ * @see IBiomeWrapper
+ */
+public class BlockBiomeWrapperPair
+{
+	private static final IWrapperFactory WRAPPER_FACTORY = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class);
+	
+	/** two levels are present so we don't need to use a key object */
+	private static final ConcurrentHashMap<IBlockStateWrapper, ConcurrentHashMap<IBiomeWrapper, BlockBiomeWrapperPair>> CACHED_PAIR_BY_BIOME_BY_BLOCK = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+	
+	public final IBiomeWrapper biome;
+	public final IBlockStateWrapper blockState;
+	
+	private int hashCode = 0;
+	private boolean hashGenerated = false;
+	private String serialString = null;
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	
+	public static BlockBiomeWrapperPair get(IBlockStateWrapper blockState, IBiomeWrapper biome)
+	{
+		// check for existing entry
+		ConcurrentHashMap<IBiomeWrapper, BlockBiomeWrapperPair> pairByBiomeWrapper = CACHED_PAIR_BY_BIOME_BY_BLOCK.get(blockState);
+		if (pairByBiomeWrapper != null)
+		{
+			BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair = pairByBiomeWrapper.get(biome);
+			if (pair != null)
+			{
+				return pair;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		// Lazily create the inner map and new BlockBiomeWrapperPair
+		return CACHED_PAIR_BY_BIOME_BY_BLOCK
+				.computeIfAbsent(blockState, newBlockState -> new ConcurrentHashMap<>())
+				.computeIfAbsent(biome, newBiome -> new BlockBiomeWrapperPair(biome, blockState));
+	}
+	private BlockBiomeWrapperPair(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState)
+	{
+		this.biome = biome;
+		this.blockState = blockState;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	//===========//
+	// overrides //
+	//===========//
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Reminder: this hash code won't always be unique, collisions can occur;
+	 * because of that this hash shouldn't be the only unique identifier for this object.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode()
+	{
+		// cache the hash code to improve speed
+		if (!this.hashGenerated)
+		{
+			this.hashCode = generateHashCode(this);
+			this.hashGenerated = true;
+		}
+		
+		return this.hashCode;
+	}
+	private static int generateHashCode(BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair) { return generateHashCode(pair.biome, pair.blockState); }
+	private static int generateHashCode(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState)
+	{
+		final int prime = 31;
+		
+		int result = 1;
+		// the biome and blockstate hashcode should be already calculated by the time
+		// we get here, so this operation should be very fast
+		result = prime * result + (biome == null ? 0 : biome.hashCode());
+		result = prime * result + (blockState == null ? 0 : blockState.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object otherObj)
+	{
+		if (otherObj == this)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		if (!(otherObj instanceof BlockBiomeWrapperPair))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		BlockBiomeWrapperPair other = (BlockBiomeWrapperPair) otherObj;
+		return other.biome.getSerialString().equals(this.biome.getSerialString())
+				&& other.blockState.getSerialString().equals(this.blockState.getSerialString());
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public String toString() { return this.serialize(); }
+	
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+	// serializing //
+	//=============//
+	
+	public String serialize() 
+	{
+		if (this.serialString == null)
+		{
+			this.serialString = this.biome.getSerialString() + FullDataPointIdMap.BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING + this.blockState.getSerialString();
+		}
+		
+		return this.serialString;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/FullDataPointIdMap.java

@@ -19,39 +19,43 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.BlockBiomeWrapperPair;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.pooling.PhantomArrayListCheckout;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.pooling.PhantomArrayListPool;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.pooling.StringPool;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhSectionPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.LodUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.DataCorruptedException;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.dataStreams.DhDataInputStream;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.dataStreams.DhDataOutputStream;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.block.IBlockStateWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IBiomeWrapper;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.IWrapperFactory;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.chars.CharArrayList;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 /**
- * WARNING: This is not THREAD-SAFE! <br><br>
+ * Used to map a numerical IDs to a Biome/BlockState pair. <br>
- * 
+ * Note: This is not thread safe. <br>
- * Used to map a numerical IDs to a Biome/BlockState pair. <br><br>
- * 
- * TODO the serializing of this map might be really big
- *  since it stringifies every block and biome name, which is quite bulky.
- *  It might be worth while to have a biome and block ID that then both get mapped
- *  to the data point ID to reduce file size.
- *  And/or it would be good to dynamically remove IDs that aren't currently in use.
  * 
  * @author Leetom
  */
 public class FullDataPointIdMap
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	private static final IWrapperFactory WRAPPER_FACTORY = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class);
+	
+	public static final PhantomArrayListPool ARRAY_LIST_POOL = new PhantomArrayListPool("IdMap");
+	
 	/**
 	 * Should only be enabled when debugging.
 	 * Has the system check if any duplicate Entries were read/written
@@ -59,15 +63,15 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	 */
 	private static final boolean RUN_SERIALIZATION_DUPLICATE_VALIDATION = false;
 	/** Distant Horizons - Block State Wrapper */
-	private static final String BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING = "_DH-BSW_";
+	public static final String BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING = "_DH-BSW_";
 	
 	
 	/** should only be used for debugging */
 	private long pos;
 	
-	/** The index should be the same as the Entry's ID */
+	/** The index should be the same as the BlockBiomeWrapperPair's ID */
-	private final ArrayList<Entry> entryList = new ArrayList<>();
+	private final ArrayList<BlockBiomeWrapperPair> blockBiomePairList = new ArrayList<>();
-	private final ConcurrentHashMap<Entry, Integer> idMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<BlockBiomeWrapperPair, Integer> idMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 	
 	private int cachedHashCode = 0;
 	
@@ -76,59 +80,66 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	public FullDataPointIdMap(long pos) { this.pos = pos; }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// getters //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
 	/** @see FullDataPointIdMap#getEntry(int) */
 	public IBiomeWrapper getBiomeWrapper(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException { return this.getEntry(id).biome; }
 	/** @see FullDataPointIdMap#getEntry(int) */
 	public IBlockStateWrapper getBlockStateWrapper(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException { return this.getEntry(id).blockState; }
-	/** @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the given ID isn't in the {@link FullDataPointIdMap#entryList} */
+	/** @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the given ID isn't in the {@link FullDataPointIdMap#blockBiomePairList} */
-	private Entry getEntry(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
+	private BlockBiomeWrapperPair getEntry(int id) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
 	{
-		Entry entry;
+		BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair;
 		try
 		{
-			entry = this.entryList.get(id);
+			pair = this.blockBiomePairList.get(id);
 		}
 		catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
 		{
-			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("FullData ID Map out of sync for pos: "+this.pos+". ID: ["+id+"] greater than the number of known ID's: ["+this.entryList.size()+"].");
+			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("FullData ID Map out of sync for pos: "+DhSectionPos.toString(this.pos)+". ID: ["+id+"] greater than the number of known ID's: ["+this.blockBiomePairList.size()+"].");
 		}
 		
-		return entry;
+		return pair;
 	}
 	
 	
 	/** @return -1 if the list is empty */
-	public int getMaxValidId() { return this.entryList.size() - 1; }
+	public int getMaxValidId() { return this.blockBiomePairList.size() - 1; }
-	public int size() { return this.entryList.size(); }
+	public int size() { return this.blockBiomePairList.size(); }
 	
-	public boolean isEmpty() { return this.entryList.isEmpty(); }
+	public boolean isEmpty() { return this.blockBiomePairList.isEmpty(); }
 	
 	public long getPos() { return this.pos; }
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=========//
 	// setters //
 	//=========//
+	//region
 	
 	/**
 	 * If an entry with the given values already exists nothing will
 	 * be added but the existing item's ID will still be returned.
 	 */
-	public int addIfNotPresentAndGetId(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState) { return this.addIfNotPresentAndGetId(Entry.getEntry(biome, blockState)); }
+	public int addIfNotPresentAndGetId(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState) { return this.addIfNotPresentAndGetId(BlockBiomeWrapperPair.get(blockState, biome)); }
-	private int addIfNotPresentAndGetId(Entry biomeBlockStateEntry)
+	private int addIfNotPresentAndGetId(BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair)
 	{
 		// try getting the existing ID
-		Integer nullableId = this.idMap.get(biomeBlockStateEntry);
+		Integer nullableId = this.idMap.get(pair);
 		if (nullableId != null)
 		{
 			return nullableId;
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 		
 		
 		// create the new ID
-		return this.idMap.compute(biomeBlockStateEntry, (Entry newBiomeBlockStateEntry, Integer currentId) -> 
+		return this.idMap.compute(pair, (BlockBiomeWrapperPair newPair, Integer currentId) -> 
 		{
 			if (currentId != null)
 			{
@@ -145,8 +156,8 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 			
 			
 			// Add the new ID
-			currentId = this.entryList.size();
+			currentId = this.blockBiomePairList.size();
-			this.entryList.add(biomeBlockStateEntry);
+			this.blockBiomePairList.add(newPair);
 			
 			// invalidate the cached hash code
 			this.cachedHashCode = 0;
@@ -156,7 +167,7 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Adds every {@link Entry} from inputMap into this map. <br>
+	 * Adds every {@link BlockBiomeWrapperPair} from inputMap into this map. <br>
 	 * Allows duplicate entries. <br><br>
 	 * 
 	 * Allowing duplicate entries should be done if a datasource is just being read in and 
@@ -166,19 +177,19 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	 */
 	public void addAll(FullDataPointIdMap inputMap)
 	{
-		ArrayList<Entry> entriesToMerge = inputMap.entryList;
+		ArrayList<BlockBiomeWrapperPair> pairsToMerge = inputMap.blockBiomePairList;
-		for (int i = 0; i < entriesToMerge.size(); i++)
+		for (int i = 0; i < pairsToMerge.size(); i++)
 		{
-			Entry entity = entriesToMerge.get(i);
+			BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair = pairsToMerge.get(i);
-			this.add(entity);
+			this.add(pair);
 		}
 	}
-	/** allows for adding duplicate {@link Entry} */
+	/** allows for adding duplicate {@link BlockBiomeWrapperPair} */
-	private void add(Entry biomeBlockStateEntry)
+	private void add(BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair)
 	{
-		int id = this.entryList.size();
+		int id = this.blockBiomePairList.size();
-		this.entryList.add(biomeBlockStateEntry);
+		this.blockBiomePairList.add(pair);
-		this.idMap.put(biomeBlockStateEntry, id);
+		this.idMap.put(pair, id);
 		
 		// invalidate the cached hash code
 		this.cachedHashCode = 0;
@@ -195,63 +206,67 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	 */
 	public int[] mergeAndReturnRemappedEntityIds(FullDataPointIdMap inputMap)
 	{
-		ArrayList<Entry> entriesToMerge = inputMap.entryList;
+		ArrayList<BlockBiomeWrapperPair> entriesToMerge = inputMap.blockBiomePairList;
-		int[] remappedEntryIds = new int[entriesToMerge.size()];
+		int[] remappedPairIds = new int[entriesToMerge.size()];
 		for (int i = 0; i < entriesToMerge.size(); i++)
 		{
-			Entry entity = entriesToMerge.get(i);
+			BlockBiomeWrapperPair entity = entriesToMerge.get(i);
 			int id = this.addIfNotPresentAndGetId(entity);
-			remappedEntryIds[i] = id;
+			remappedPairIds[i] = id;
 		}
 		
-		return remappedEntryIds;
+		return remappedPairIds;
 	}
 	
 	/** Should only be used if this map is going to be reused, otherwise bad things will happen. */
 	public void clear(long pos)
 	{
 		this.pos = pos;
-		this.entryList.clear();
+		this.blockBiomePairList.clear();
 		this.idMap.clear();
 		this.cachedHashCode = 0;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// serializing //
 	//=============//
+	//region
 	
 	/** Serializes all contained entries into the given stream, formatted in UTF */
 	public void serialize(DhDataOutputStream outputStream) throws IOException
 	{
-		outputStream.writeInt(this.entryList.size());
+		outputStream.writeInt(this.blockBiomePairList.size());
 		
 		// only used when debugging
-		HashMap<String, FullDataPointIdMap.Entry> dataPointEntryBySerialization = new HashMap<>();
+		HashMap<String, BlockBiomeWrapperPair> dataPointEntryBySerialization = new HashMap<>();
 		
-		for (Entry entry : this.entryList)
+		for (BlockBiomeWrapperPair pair : this.blockBiomePairList)
 		{
-			String entryString = entry.serialize();
+			String entryString = pair.serialize();
 			outputStream.writeUTF(entryString);
 			
 			if (RUN_SERIALIZATION_DUPLICATE_VALIDATION)
 			{
 				if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsKey(entryString))
 				{
-					LOGGER.error("Duplicate serialized entry found with serial: " + entryString);
+					LOGGER.error("Duplicate serialized pair found with serial: " + entryString);
 				}
-				if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsValue(entry))
+				if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsValue(pair))
 				{
-					LOGGER.error("Duplicate serialized entry found with value: " + entry.serialize());
+					LOGGER.error("Duplicate serialized pair found with value: " + pair.serialize());
 				}
-				dataPointEntryBySerialization.put(entryString, entry);
+				dataPointEntryBySerialization.put(entryString, pair);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	
-	/** Creates a new IdBiomeBlockStateMap from the given UTF formatted stream */
+	/** Clears and populates the given {@link FullDataPointIdMap} from the given UTF formatted stream */
-	public static FullDataPointIdMap deserialize(DhDataInputStream inputStream, long pos, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper) throws IOException, InterruptedException, DataCorruptedException
+	public static void deserialize(@NotNull FullDataPointIdMap map, DhDataInputStream inputStream, long pos, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper) 
+		throws IOException, InterruptedException, DataCorruptedException
 	{
 		int entityCount = inputStream.readInt();
 		if (entityCount < 0)
@@ -259,52 +274,140 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 			throw new DataCorruptedException("FullDataPointIdMap deserialize entry count should have a number greater than or equal to 0, returned value ["+entityCount+"].");
 		}
 		
+		// clearing the old values is necessary so we can re-use the same map multiple times
+		map.clear(pos);
 		
 		// only used when debugging
-		HashMap<String, FullDataPointIdMap.Entry> dataPointEntryBySerialization = new HashMap<>();
+		HashMap<String, BlockBiomeWrapperPair> dataPointEntryBySerialization = new HashMap<>();
 		
-		FullDataPointIdMap newMap = new FullDataPointIdMap(pos);
+		try(PhantomArrayListCheckout checkout = ARRAY_LIST_POOL.checkoutArrays(0, 0, 0, 3))
-		for (int i = 0; i < entityCount; i++)
 		{
-			// necessary to prevent issues with deserializing objects after the level has been closed
+			for (int i = 0; i < entityCount; i++)
-			if (Thread.interrupted())
 			{
-				throw new InterruptedException(FullDataPointIdMap.class.getSimpleName() + " task interrupted.");
+				// necessary to prevent issues with deserializing objects after the level has been closed
-			}
+				if (Thread.interrupted())
-			
-			
-			String entryString = inputStream.readUTF();
-			Entry newEntry = Entry.deserialize(entryString, levelWrapper);
-			newMap.entryList.add(newEntry);
-			
-			if (RUN_SERIALIZATION_DUPLICATE_VALIDATION)
-			{
-				if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsKey(entryString))
 				{
-					LOGGER.error("Duplicate deserialized entry found with serial: " + entryString);
+					throw new InterruptedException("[" + FullDataPointIdMap.class.getSimpleName() + "] deserializing interrupted.");
 				}
-				if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsValue(newEntry))
+				
+				int length = inputStream.readUnsignedShort();
+				
+				CharArrayList fullCharList = checkout.getCharArray(0, length);
+				CharArrayList biomeCharList = checkout.getCharArray(1, length);
+				CharArrayList blockCharList = checkout.getCharArray(2, length);
+				
+				// parse the full UTF string
+				for (int stringIndex = 0; stringIndex < length; stringIndex++)
 				{
-					LOGGER.error("Duplicate deserialized entry found with value: " + newEntry.serialize());
+					byte b = inputStream.readByte();
+					char c = (char) (b & 0xFF);
+					fullCharList.set(stringIndex, c);
+				}
+				splitCharArray(fullCharList, biomeCharList, blockCharList);
+				
+				String biomeString = StringPool.INSTANCE.getPooledString(biomeCharList);
+				IBiomeWrapper biome = WRAPPER_FACTORY.deserializeBiomeWrapperOrGetDefault(biomeString, levelWrapper);
+				
+				String blockStateString = StringPool.INSTANCE.getPooledString(blockCharList);
+				IBlockStateWrapper blockState = WRAPPER_FACTORY.deserializeBlockStateWrapperOrGetDefault(blockStateString, levelWrapper);
+				
+				BlockBiomeWrapperPair newPair = BlockBiomeWrapperPair.get(blockState, biome);
+				map.blockBiomePairList.add(newPair);
+				
+				
+				if (RUN_SERIALIZATION_DUPLICATE_VALIDATION)
+				{
+					String entryString = StringPool.INSTANCE.getPooledString(fullCharList); 
+					if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsKey(entryString))
+					{
+						LOGGER.error("Duplicate deserialized entry found with serial: " + entryString);
+					}
+					if (dataPointEntryBySerialization.containsValue(newPair))
+					{
+						LOGGER.error("Duplicate deserialized entry found with value: " + newPair.serialize());
+					}
+					dataPointEntryBySerialization.put(entryString, newPair);
 				}
-				dataPointEntryBySerialization.put(entryString, newEntry);
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if (newMap.size() != entityCount)
+		if (map.size() != entityCount)
 		{
 			// if the mappings are out of sync then the LODs will render incorrectly due to IDs being wrong
-			LodUtil.assertNotReach("ID maps failed to deserialize for pos: ["+ DhSectionPos.toString(pos)+"], incorrect entity count. Expected count ["+entityCount+"], actual count ["+newMap.size()+"]");
+			LodUtil.assertNotReach("ID maps failed to deserialize for pos: ["+ DhSectionPos.toString(pos)+"], incorrect entity count. Expected count ["+entityCount+"], actual count ["+map.size()+"]");
+		}
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Splits up the given input {@link CharArrayList} into the
+	 * necessary biome and blockstate lists based on the location of
+	 * {@link FullDataPointIdMap#BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING}
+	 */
+	private static void splitCharArray(
+		CharArrayList input,
+		CharArrayList biomeString, CharArrayList blockString) throws DataCorruptedException
+	{
+		boolean separatorFound = false;
+		
+		int foundStartIndex = -1;
+		int separatorIndex = 0;
+		for (int inputIndex = 0; inputIndex < input.size(); inputIndex++)
+		{
+			char ch = input.getChar(inputIndex);
+			if (ch == FullDataPointIdMap.BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING.charAt(separatorIndex))
+			{
+				if (!separatorFound)
+				{
+					foundStartIndex = inputIndex;
+				}
+				separatorFound = true;
+				separatorIndex++;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				separatorFound = false;
+				foundStartIndex = -1;
+				separatorIndex = 0;
+			}
+			
+			if (separatorFound
+				&& separatorIndex == FullDataPointIdMap.BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING.length())
+			{
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 		
-		return newMap;
+		
+		if (foundStartIndex == -1)
+		{
+			throw new DataCorruptedException("Failed to deserialize BiomeBlockStateEntry ["+input.toString()+"], unable to find separator.");
+		}
+		
+		biomeString.clear();
+		for (int i = 0; i < foundStartIndex; i++)
+		{
+			biomeString.push(input.getChar(i));
+		}
+		
+		blockString.clear();
+		for (int i = foundStartIndex + FullDataPointIdMap.BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING.length();
+			i < input.size();
+			i++)
+		{
+			blockString.push(input.getChar(i));
+		}
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//===========//
 	// overrides //
 	//===========//
+	//region
+	
+	@Override 
+	public String toString() { return DhSectionPos.toString(this.pos) + " size: " + this.blockBiomePairList.size(); }
 	
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object other)
@@ -333,149 +436,15 @@ public class FullDataPointIdMap
 	private void generateHashCode()
 	{
 		int result = DhSectionPos.hashCode(this.pos);
-		for (int i = 0; i < this.entryList.size(); i++)
+		for (int i = 0; i < this.blockBiomePairList.size(); i++)
 		{
-			result = 31 * result + this.entryList.hashCode();
+			result = 31 * result + this.blockBiomePairList.hashCode();
 		}
 		this.cachedHashCode = result;
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
-	//==============//
-	// helper class //
-	//==============//
-	
-	private static final class Entry
-	{
-		private static final IWrapperFactory WRAPPER_FACTORY = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IWrapperFactory.class);
-		
-		/** two levels are present so we don't need to use a key object */
-		private static final ConcurrentHashMap<IBiomeWrapper, ConcurrentHashMap<IBlockStateWrapper, Entry>> ENTRY_BY_BLOCKSTATE_BY_BIOMEWRAPPER = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-		
-		public final IBiomeWrapper biome;
-		public final IBlockStateWrapper blockState;
-		
-		private int hashCode = 0;
-		private boolean hashGenerated = false;
-		private String serialString = null;
-		
-		
-		
-		//=============//
-		// constructor //
-		//=============//
-		
-		public static Entry getEntry(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState)
-		{
-			// check for existing entry
-			ConcurrentHashMap<IBlockStateWrapper, Entry> entryByBlockState = ENTRY_BY_BLOCKSTATE_BY_BIOMEWRAPPER.get(biome);
-			if (entryByBlockState != null)
-			{
-				Entry entry = entryByBlockState.get(blockState);
-				if (entry != null)
-				{
-					return entry;
-				}
-			}
-			
-			// Lazily create the inner map and new Entry
-			return ENTRY_BY_BLOCKSTATE_BY_BIOMEWRAPPER
-					.computeIfAbsent(biome, newBiome -> new ConcurrentHashMap<>())
-					.computeIfAbsent(blockState, newBlockState -> new Entry(biome, blockState));
-		}
-		private Entry(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState)
-		{
-			this.biome = biome;
-			this.blockState = blockState;
-		}
-		
-		
-		
-		//===========//
-		// overrides //
-		//===========//
-		
-		/** 
-		 * Reminder: this hash code won't always be unique, collisions can occur;
-		 * because of that this hash shouldn't be the only unique identifier for this object.
-		 */
-		@Override
-		public int hashCode()
-		{
-			// cache the hash code to improve speed
-			if (!this.hashGenerated)
-			{
-				this.hashCode = generateHashCode(this);
-				this.hashGenerated = true;
-			}
-			
-			return this.hashCode;
-		}
-		private static int generateHashCode(Entry entry) { return generateHashCode(entry.biome, entry.blockState); }
-		private static int generateHashCode(IBiomeWrapper biome, IBlockStateWrapper blockState)
-		{
-			final int prime = 31;
-			
-			int result = 1;
-			// the biome and blockstate hashcode should be already calculated by the time
-			// we get here, so this operation should be very fast
-			result = prime * result + (biome == null ? 0 : biome.hashCode());
-			result = prime * result + (blockState == null ? 0 : blockState.hashCode());
-			return result;
-		}
-		
-		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object otherObj)
-		{
-			if (otherObj == this)
-			{
-				return true;
-			}
-			
-			if (!(otherObj instanceof Entry))
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-			
-			Entry other = (Entry) otherObj;
-			return other.biome.getSerialString().equals(this.biome.getSerialString())
-					&& other.blockState.getSerialString().equals(this.blockState.getSerialString());
-		}
-		
-		@Override
-		public String toString() { return this.serialize(); }
-		
-		
-		
-		//=================//
-		// (de)serializing //
-		//=================//
-		
-		public String serialize() 
-		{
-			if (this.serialString == null)
-			{
-				this.serialString = this.biome.getSerialString() + BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING + this.blockState.getSerialString();
-			}
-			
-			return this.serialString;
-		}
-		
-		public static Entry deserialize(String str, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper) throws DataCorruptedException
-		{
-			int separatorIndex = str.indexOf(BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING);
-			if (separatorIndex == -1)
-			{
-				throw new DataCorruptedException("Failed to deserialize BiomeBlockStateEntry ["+str+"], unable to find separator.");
-			}
-			
-			IBiomeWrapper biome = WRAPPER_FACTORY.deserializeBiomeWrapperOrGetDefault(str.substring(0, separatorIndex), levelWrapper);
-			IBlockStateWrapper blockState = WRAPPER_FACTORY.deserializeBlockStateWrapperOrGetDefault(str.substring(separatorIndex+BLOCK_STATE_SEPARATOR_STRING.length()), levelWrapper);
-			return Entry.getEntry(biome, blockState);
-		}
-		
-	}
-	
 	
 }

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/fullData/sources/FullDataSourceV1.java

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.sources;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.worldGeneration.EDhApiWorldGenerationStep;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.file.IDataSource;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IDhLevel;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhSectionPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.sql.dto.FullDataSourceV1DTO;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.dataStreams.DhDataOutputStre
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.fullData.FullDataPointIdMap;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.BitShiftUtil;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  * @see FullDataPointUtil
  * @see FullDataSourceV2
  */
-public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
+public class FullDataSourceV1
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
 	public static final byte SECTION_SIZE_OFFSET = DhSectionPos.SECTION_MINIMUM_DETAIL_LEVEL;
 	/** measured in dataPoints */
@@ -94,28 +93,13 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 	}
 	
 	
-	
-	
-	//======//
-	// data //
-	//======//
-	
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public boolean update(FullDataSourceV2 dataSource, IDhLevel level) { throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Deprecated"); }
-	
-	
-	
 	//=====================//
 	// setters and getters //
 	//=====================//
 	
-	@Override
 	public Long getKey() { return this.pos; }
-	@Override
 	public String getKeyDisplayString() { return DhSectionPos.toString(this.pos); }
 	
-	@Override
 	public long getPos() { return this.pos; }
 	
 	public void resizeDataStructuresForRepopulation(long pos)
@@ -124,7 +108,6 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 		this.pos = pos;
 	}
 	
-	@Override
 	public byte getDataDetailLevel() { return (byte) (DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(this.pos) - SECTION_SIZE_OFFSET); }
 	
 	public boolean isEmpty() { return this.isEmpty; }
@@ -183,8 +166,7 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 		this.setDataPoints(dataPoints);
 		
 		
-		FullDataPointIdMap mapping = this.readIdMappings(inputStream, level.getLevelWrapper());
+		this.readIdMappings(this.mapping, inputStream, level.getLevelWrapper());
-		this.setIdMapping(mapping);
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -197,7 +179,7 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 	{
 		outputStream.writeInt(this.getDataDetailLevel());
 		outputStream.writeInt(WIDTH);
-		outputStream.writeInt(level.getMinY());
+		outputStream.writeInt(level.getLevelWrapper().getMinHeight());
 		outputStream.writeByte(this.worldGenStep.value);
 		
 	}
@@ -206,19 +188,19 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 		int dataDetail = inputStream.readInt();
 		if (dataDetail != dto.dataDetailLevel)
 		{
-			throw new IOException(LodUtil.formatLog("Data level mismatch. Expected: ["+dto.dataDetailLevel+"], found ["+dataDetail+"]."));
+			throw new IOException("Data level mismatch. Expected: ["+dto.dataDetailLevel+"], found ["+dataDetail+"].");
 		}
 		
 		int width = inputStream.readInt();
 		if (width != WIDTH)
 		{
-			throw new IOException(LodUtil.formatLog("Section width mismatch: " + width + " != " + WIDTH + " (Currently only 1 section width is supported)"));
+			throw new IOException("Section width mismatch: [" + width + "] != [" + WIDTH + "] (Currently only 1 section width is supported)");
 		}
 		
 		int minY = inputStream.readInt();
-		if (minY != level.getMinY())
+		if (minY != level.getLevelWrapper().getMinHeight())
 		{
-			LOGGER.warn("Data minY mismatch: " + minY + " != " + level.getMinY() + ". Will ignore data's y level");
+			LOGGER.warn("Data minY mismatch: [" + minY + "] != [" + level.getLevelWrapper().getMinHeight() + "]. Will ignore data's y level");
 		}
 		
 		byte worldGenByte = inputStream.readByte();
@@ -364,7 +346,7 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 		outputStream.writeInt(DATA_GUARD_BYTE);
 		this.mapping.serialize(outputStream);
 	}
-	public FullDataPointIdMap readIdMappings(DhDataInputStream inputStream, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper) throws IOException, InterruptedException, DataCorruptedException
+	public void readIdMappings(FullDataPointIdMap map, DhDataInputStream inputStream, ILevelWrapper levelWrapper) throws IOException, InterruptedException, DataCorruptedException
 	{
 		int guardByte = inputStream.readInt();
 		if (guardByte != DATA_GUARD_BYTE)
@@ -372,18 +354,8 @@ public class FullDataSourceV1 implements IDataSource<IDhLevel>
 			throw new IOException("Invalid data content end guard for ID mapping");
 		}
 		
-		return FullDataPointIdMap.deserialize(inputStream, this.pos, levelWrapper);
+		FullDataPointIdMap.deserialize(map, inputStream, this.pos, levelWrapper);
 	}
-	public void setIdMapping(FullDataPointIdMap mappings) { this.mapping.mergeAndReturnRemappedEntityIds(mappings); }
-	
-	
-	//==================//
-	// override methods //
-	//==================//
-	
-	@Override
-	public void close()
-	{ /* not currently needed */ }
 	
 	
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/render/CachedColumnRenderSource.java

@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render;
-
-import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
-
-/** 
- * Wrapper for {@link ColumnRenderSource} that handles reference counting
- * and cache tracking.
- */
-public class CachedColumnRenderSource implements AutoCloseable
-{
-	/** an externally handled future that will complete once the {@link CachedColumnRenderSource#columnRenderSource} has finished loading */
-	public final CompletableFuture<CachedColumnRenderSource> loadFuture;
-	/** will be null initially, should be non-null once the corresponding load future is done */
-	@Nullable
-	public ColumnRenderSource columnRenderSource = null;
-	
-	private final AtomicInteger referenceCount;
-	private final Cache<Long, CachedColumnRenderSource> cachedRenderSourceByPos;
-	private final ReentrantLock getterLock;
-	
-	
-	
-	//=============//
-	// constructor //
-	//=============//
-	
-	public CachedColumnRenderSource(
-			@NotNull CompletableFuture<CachedColumnRenderSource> loadFuture,
-			@NotNull ReentrantLock getterLock,
-			@NotNull Cache<Long, CachedColumnRenderSource> cachedRenderSourceByPos)
-	{
-		this.loadFuture = loadFuture;
-		this.getterLock = getterLock;
-		this.referenceCount = new AtomicInteger(1);
-		this.cachedRenderSourceByPos = cachedRenderSourceByPos;
-	}
-	
-	
-	
-	//====================//
-	// reference counting //
-	//====================//
-	
-	public void markInUse() { this.referenceCount.getAndIncrement(); }
-	
-	
-	
-	//================//
-	// base overrides //
-	//================//
-	
-	/** 
-	 * Will be called multiple times,
-	 * however it will only close the underlying data once
-	 * all references have closed.
-	 */
-	@Override 
-	public void close() throws IllegalStateException
-	{
-		try
-		{
-			// lock to prevent other threads for accessing the cache if we invalidate it
-			this.getterLock.lock();
-			
-			// should only happen if something goes wrong up-stream
-			if (this.columnRenderSource == null)
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			
-			// only close once everyone is done with this datasource
-			int refCount = this.referenceCount.decrementAndGet();
-			if (refCount == 0)
-			{
-				this.cachedRenderSourceByPos.invalidate(this.columnRenderSource.pos);
-				this.columnRenderSource.close();
-			}
-			else if (refCount < 0)
-			{
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Render source ["+this.columnRenderSource.pos+"] reference count incorrect. Object already closed.");
-			}
-		}
-		finally
-		{
-			this.getterLock.unlock();
-		}
-	}
-	
-}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/dataObjects/render/ColumnRenderSource.java

@@ -19,20 +19,15 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiVerticalQuality;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pooling.AbstractPhantomArrayList;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.pooling.AbstractPhantomArrayList;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pooling.PhantomArrayListPool;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.pooling.PhantomArrayListPool;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhSectionPos;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.columnViews.ColumnRenderView;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.columnViews.ColumnArrayView;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.columnViews.ColumnQuadView;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.BitShiftUtil;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.ColorUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.RenderDataPointUtil;
 import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongArrayList;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 /**
  * Stores the render data used to generate OpenGL buffers.
@@ -41,99 +36,98 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
  */
 public class ColumnRenderSource extends AbstractPhantomArrayList
 {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
 	
-	public static final boolean DO_SAFETY_CHECKS = ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD;
+	/** measured in data columns */
-	public static final byte SECTION_SIZE_OFFSET = DhSectionPos.SECTION_MINIMUM_DETAIL_LEVEL;
+	public static final int WIDTH = 64;
-	/** width of this data in columns */
-	public static final int SECTION_SIZE = BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(SECTION_SIZE_OFFSET); // 64
 	
 	public static final PhantomArrayListPool ARRAY_LIST_POOL = new PhantomArrayListPool("Render Source");
 	
 	
 	
-	/** will be zero if an empty data source was created */
+	/** 
-	public int verticalDataCount;
+	 * will be zero if an empty data source was created 
+	 * @see EDhApiVerticalQuality#calculateMaxNumberOfVerticalSlicesAtDetailLevel(byte) 
+	 */
+	public int maxVerticalSliceCount;
 	public long pos;
 	public int yOffset;
 	
 	public final LongArrayList renderDataContainer;
 	
-	public final DebugSourceFlag[] debugSourceFlags;
-	
 	private boolean isEmpty = true;
 	
-	public AtomicLong localVersion = new AtomicLong(0); // used to track changes to the data source, so that buffers can be updated when necessary
-	
 	
 	
 	//==============//
 	// constructors //
 	//==============//
+	//region
 	
-	public static ColumnRenderSource createEmpty(long pos, int maxVerticalSize, int yOffset)
+	public static ColumnRenderSource createEmpty(long pos, int maxVertSliceCount, int yOffset)
-	{ return new ColumnRenderSource(pos, maxVerticalSize, yOffset); }
+	{ return new ColumnRenderSource(pos, maxVertSliceCount, yOffset); }
 	/**
 	 * Creates an empty ColumnRenderSource.
 	 *
 	 * @param pos the relative position of the container
-	 * @param maxVerticalSize the maximum vertical size of the container
+	 * @param maxVertSliceCount the maximum vertical size of the container
 	 */
-	private ColumnRenderSource(long pos, int maxVerticalSize, int yOffset)
+	private ColumnRenderSource(long pos, int maxVertSliceCount, int yOffset)
 	{
-		super(ARRAY_LIST_POOL, 0, 0, 1);
+		super(ARRAY_LIST_POOL, 0, 0, 1, 0);
 		
 		this.pos = pos;
 		this.yOffset = yOffset;
 		
-		this.verticalDataCount = maxVerticalSize;
+		this.maxVerticalSliceCount = maxVertSliceCount;
 		
-		this.renderDataContainer = this.pooledArraysCheckout.getLongArray(0, SECTION_SIZE * SECTION_SIZE * this.verticalDataCount);
+		this.renderDataContainer = this.pooledArraysCheckout.getLongArray(0, WIDTH * WIDTH * this.maxVerticalSliceCount);
-		
-		this.debugSourceFlags = new DebugSourceFlag[SECTION_SIZE * SECTION_SIZE];
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 	
 	//========================//
 	// datapoint manipulation //
 	//========================//
+	//region
 	
-	public long getDataPoint(int posX, int posZ, int verticalIndex) { return this.renderDataContainer.getLong(posX * SECTION_SIZE * this.verticalDataCount + posZ * this.verticalDataCount + verticalIndex); }
+	public long getDataPoint(int posX, int posZ, int verticalIndex) { return this.renderDataContainer.getLong(posX * WIDTH * this.maxVerticalSliceCount + posZ * this.maxVerticalSliceCount + verticalIndex); }
 	
-	public ColumnArrayView getVerticalDataPointView(int posX, int posZ)
+	public void populateColumnView(ColumnRenderView view, int posX, int posZ) throws IllegalArgumentException
 	{
-		int offset = posX * SECTION_SIZE * this.verticalDataCount + posZ * this.verticalDataCount;
+		int offset = posX * WIDTH * this.maxVerticalSliceCount + posZ * this.maxVerticalSliceCount;
 		
 		// don't allow returning views that are outside this render source's bounds
 		if (offset >= this.renderDataContainer.size())
 		{
-			return null;
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Column View offset ["+offset+"] greater than parent render data container ["+DhSectionPos.toString(this.pos)+"] size ["+this.renderDataContainer.size()+"].");
 		}
-		else if (posX < 0 || posX >= SECTION_SIZE
+		else if (posX < 0 || posX >= WIDTH
-				|| posZ < 0 || posZ >= SECTION_SIZE)
+				|| posZ < 0 || posZ >= WIDTH)
 		{
-			return null;
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Column View pos outside valid range ["+posX+","+posZ+"].");
 		}
 		
-		return new ColumnArrayView(this.renderDataContainer, this.verticalDataCount,
+		view.populate(
-				offset, this.verticalDataCount);
+			this.renderDataContainer, this.maxVerticalSliceCount,
+			offset, this.maxVerticalSliceCount);
 	}
 	
-	public ColumnQuadView getFullQuadView() { return this.getQuadViewOverRange(0, 0, SECTION_SIZE, SECTION_SIZE); }
+	//endregion
-	public ColumnQuadView getQuadViewOverRange(int quadX, int quadZ, int quadXSize, int quadZSize) { return new ColumnQuadView(this.renderDataContainer, SECTION_SIZE, this.verticalDataCount, quadX, quadZ, quadXSize, quadZSize); }
 	
 	
 	
 	//=====================//
 	// data helper methods //
 	//=====================//
+	//region
 	
 	public Long getPos() { return this.pos; }
 	public Long getKey() { return this.pos; }
-	public String getKeyDisplayString() { return DhSectionPos.toString(this.pos); }
 	
-	public byte getDataDetailLevel() { return (byte) (DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(this.pos) - SECTION_SIZE_OFFSET); }
+	public byte getDataDetailLevel() { return (byte) (DhSectionPos.getDetailLevel(this.pos) - DhSectionPos.SECTION_MINIMUM_DETAIL_LEVEL); }
 	
 	public boolean isEmpty() { return this.isEmpty; }
 	public void markNotEmpty() { this.isEmpty = false; }
@@ -146,18 +140,20 @@ public class ColumnRenderSource extends AbstractPhantomArrayList
 			return false;
 		}
 		
-		
+		try (ColumnRenderView columnView = ColumnRenderView.getPooled())
-		for (int x = 0; x < SECTION_SIZE; x++)
 		{
-			for (int z = 0; z < SECTION_SIZE; z++)
+			for (int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++)
 			{
-				ColumnArrayView columnArrayView = this.getVerticalDataPointView(x,z);
+				for (int z = 0; z < WIDTH; z++)
-				for (int i = 0; i < columnArrayView.size; i++)
 				{
-					long dataPoint = columnArrayView.get(i);
+					this.populateColumnView(columnView, x, z);
-					if (!RenderDataPointUtil.isVoid(dataPoint))
+					for (int i = 0; i < columnView.size; i++)
 					{
-						return true;
+						long dataPoint = columnView.get(i);
+						if (!RenderDataPointUtil.hasZeroHeight(dataPoint))
+						{
+							return true;
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -166,31 +162,14 @@ public class ColumnRenderSource extends AbstractPhantomArrayList
 		return false;
 	}
 	
-	
+	//endregion
-	
-	//=======//
-	// debug //
-	//=======//
-	
-	/** Sets the debug flag for the given area */
-	public void fillDebugFlag(int xStart, int zStart, int xWidth, int zWidth, DebugSourceFlag flag)
-	{
-		for (int x = xStart; x < xStart + xWidth; x++)
-		{
-			for (int z = zStart; z < zStart + zWidth; z++)
-			{
-				this.debugSourceFlags[x * SECTION_SIZE + z] = flag;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public DebugSourceFlag debugGetFlag(int ox, int oz) { return this.debugSourceFlags[ox * SECTION_SIZE + oz]; }
 	
 	
 	
 	//==============//
 	// base methods //
 	//==============//
+	//region
 	
 	@Override
 	public String toString()
@@ -208,11 +187,11 @@ public class ColumnRenderSource extends AbstractPhantomArrayList
 		{
 			for (int x = 0; x < size; x++)
 			{
-				for (int y = 0; y < this.verticalDataCount; y++)
+				for (int y = 0; y < this.maxVerticalSliceCount; y++)
 				{
 					//Converting the dataToHex
 					stringBuilder.append(Long.toHexString(this.getDataPoint(x, z, y)));
-					if (y != this.verticalDataCount - 1)
+					if (y != this.maxVerticalSliceCount - 1)
 						stringBuilder.append(SUBDATA_DELIMITER);
 				}
 				
@@ -226,21 +205,8 @@ public class ColumnRenderSource extends AbstractPhantomArrayList
 		return stringBuilder.toString();
 	}
 	
+	//endregion
 	
 	
-	//==============//
-	// helper enums //
-	//==============//
-	
-	public enum DebugSourceFlag
-	{
-		FULL(ColorUtil.BLUE),
-		DIRECT(ColorUtil.WHITE),
-		FILE(ColorUtil.BROWN);
-		
-		public final int color;
-		
-		DebugSourceFlag(int color) { this.color = color; }
-	}
 	
 }