SkyBlade1978 · Oct 8, 2026 · Oct 3, 2026 · Oct 3, 2026 · Oct 6, 2026 · Oct 8, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 30
           path: |
-            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.2.2602002.jar
-            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.2.2602002-sources.jar
-            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.2.2602002-javadoc.jar
+            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.4.2602002.jar
+            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.4.2602002-sources.jar
+            build/libs/Mineralogy-6.1.4.2602002-javadoc.jar
             build/release/SHA256SUMS
             CHANGELOG.txt
       - name: Upload diagnostics on failure

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+Mineralogy 6.1.4.2602002 for Minecraft 26.2 NeoForge
+
+- Restored natural bat spawning on Mineralogy terrain through the additive
+  vanilla bats_spawnable_on block tag. Applies to existing worlds, preserves
+  normal light/height restrictions, and excludes crafted construction blocks.
+  Eligibility is independent of cobblestone equivalence.
+- Added matching 37-member terrain-rock block/item tags and additive vanilla
+  sculk, dripstone and moss replacement interfaces, preserving existing members.
+- Sulfur cubes accept only the 31 raw Mineralogy rocks as Slow Bouncy stones.
+  Polished blocks, bricks, slabs and other crafted Mineralogy items are excluded.
+  Minecraft's existing vanilla consumption rules are unchanged.
+- Restored goat spawning on natural terrain and horn breaking against harder
+  raw rocks. Soft rocks and crafted blocks do not break horns.
+- Fixed dripstone water-pocket and large-column checks without broadening
+  global base-stone or ore-host tags. Added natural root and forest-rock support
+  without making bare rock suitable soil for growing azalea trees.
+- Made config-dependent construction tag entries optional. Single/upright
+  slabs and stairs join vanilla aggregates; separate double slabs stay full blocks.
+- Connected raw stone, furnace workstations, ores, storage blocks and dyed
+  drywall to common tags. Normal cobblestone follows the existing option.
+- Rock-salt lamps retain straight-wall posts like vanilla torches.
+- Fixed missing-item resource errors when construction forms are disabled.
+  Recipes and unlocks check that their items are registered; loot tables follow
+  the matching content settings. Enabled recipes and drops are unchanged.
+- Sculk, moss and cube eligibility updates existing worlds; natural cave
+  decoration improves in new chunks. No provider, config, registry, texture
+  or OreSpawn changes. Recipe identities and enabled contents are unchanged.
+
 Mineralogy 6.1.2.2602002 for Minecraft 26.2 NeoForge
 
 - Ported the accepted NeoForge 26.1.2 product to Minecraft 26.2 and

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,31 @@ mineral ores and dusts, rock furnaces, drywall, rock-salt lighting, fertilizer,
 and crude oil. OreSpawn 4 is the sole terrain, strata, ore, and deposit engine;
 Mineralogy no longer installs a parallel world generator.
 
-This branch builds Mineralogy `6.1.2.2602002` for NeoForge `26.2.0.45-beta` and is built
+This branch builds Mineralogy `6.1.4.2602002` for NeoForge `26.2.0.45-beta` and is built
 and tested against OreSpawn `4.0.16.2602002`. Its declared compatibility range is
 OreSpawn `[4.0.6,5.0.0)`. Install both mods on clients and servers.
 
 This is the NeoForge build. It is intentionally maintained separately from the
 Forge 26.2 branch; use the jar that matches the loader in your modpack.
 
+Mineralogy 6.1.4 restores sculk conversion, moss and dripstone decoration, and
+natural animal behaviour on Mineralogy terrain. Sulfur cubes can absorb the
+31 raw Mineralogy rocks, not polished blocks, bricks or other crafted items;
+vanilla blocks keep Minecraft's own rules. Goats spawn on natural rocks and
+break horns against harder raw rocks. Rock-salt lamps retain straight-wall posts.
+
+These block and animal fixes work in existing worlds. Improved cave, root and
+forest decoration needs newly generated chunks. Terrain eligibility is
+independent of cobblestone equivalence. Construction tags tolerate disabled
+forms, and single/upright slabs and stairs join the vanilla aggregates.
+Recipes, their unlocks and loot tables skip construction items that a content
+setting prevents from registering. Enabled recipes and drops are unchanged.
+
+Natural bats can spawn above Mineralogy terrain under Minecraft's normal dark,
+below-surface conditions. The additive bat tag applies to existing worlds and
+is independent of cobblestone equivalence; crafted construction blocks remain
+excluded.
+
 ## Configuration and help
 
 Mineralogy's content and recipe switches remain in

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ tasks.register('verifyReleaseConfiguration') {
     group = 'verification'
     description = 'Verifies the exact Mineralogy 26.2 NeoForge release identity.'
     doLast {
-        if (project.mod_version != '6.1.2.2602002'
+        if (project.mod_version != '6.1.4.2602002'
                 || project.mod_group != expectedMavenGroup
                 || project.minecraft_version != '26.2'
                 || project.neo_version != '26.2.0.45-beta') {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ tasks.register('verifyReleaseDependencies') {
     group = 'verification'
     description = 'Resolves and verifies the exact released OreSpawn dependency.'
     doLast {
-        if (project.mod_version != '6.1.2.2602002'
+        if (project.mod_version != '6.1.4.2602002'
                 || project.minecraft_version != project.mc_version
                 || project.mc_version != '26.2'
                 || project.loader_name != 'neoforge'
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ tasks.register('verifyReleaseArtifacts') {
                         "data/mineralogy/advancement/recipes/${bridge.name}.json")))
                 if (recipe.type != 'minecraft:crafting_shapeless' || recipe.ingredients?.size() != 1 ||
                         recipe.ingredients[0] != bridge.source || recipe.result?.id != bridge.result ||
-                        recipe.result?.count != 1 || recipe.containsKey('neoforge:conditions') ||
-                        advancement.containsKey('neoforge:conditions') ||
+                        recipe.result?.count != 1 || recipe['neoforge:conditions'] != [[type: 'neoforge:registered', registry: 'minecraft:item', value: bridge.source.startsWith('mineralogy:') ? bridge.source : bridge.result]] ||
+                        advancement['neoforge:conditions'] != recipe['neoforge:conditions'] ||
                         advancement.criteria?.has_rock?.conditions?.items?.getAt(0)?.items != bridge.source) {
                     throw new GradleException("Invalid native/Mineralogy slab conversion: ${bridge.name}")
                 }
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ tasks.register('verifyReleaseArtifacts') {
             }
             slabOverrides.each { recipe ->
                 def data = new JsonSlurper().parse(zip.getInputStream(zip.getEntry("data/minecraft/recipe/${recipe}.json")))
-                if (data.containsKey('neoforge:conditions')) {
-                    throw new GradleException("Guaranteed Mineralogy slab override must be unconditional: ${recipe}")
+                if (data['neoforge:conditions'] != [[type: 'neoforge:registered', registry: 'minecraft:item', value: data.result?.id]]) {
+                    throw new GradleException("Optional Mineralogy slab override must guard its registered output: ${recipe}")
                 }
                 if (recipe.endsWith('_stonecutting')) {
                     if (!(data.result instanceof Map) || data.result.id == null
@@ -1173,3 +1173,6 @@ tasks.named('check') {
     dependsOn tasks.named('verifyOilCompatibilityFixtureIsolation')
     dependsOn tasks.named('compileRecipeIntegrationFixture')
 }
+
+apply from: 'gradle/verify-terrain-compatibility.gradle'
+apply from: 'gradle/terrain-compatibility-probe.gradle'
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/docs/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ source-decompiler workaround is deliberately absent:
 
 ```powershell
 $env:JAVA_HOME='path-to-Temurin-25.0.3+9'
-$env:GRADLE_USER_HOME='D:\MinecraftMineralogy\.gradle-verify-cache'
-.\gradlew.bat clean check build javadoc verifyReleaseConfiguration verifyReleaseDependencies verifyReleaseArtifacts writeReleaseChecksums --no-daemon
+$env:GRADLE_USER_HOME='D:\GradleCaches\minecraft-mineralogy-shared'
+.\gradlew.bat clean --no-daemon
+.\gradlew.bat check build javadoc verifyReleaseConfiguration verifyReleaseDependencies verifyReleaseArtifacts writeReleaseChecksums --no-daemon
 .\gradlew.bat eclipse verifyEclipseProductionClasspath --no-daemon
 .\gradlew.bat assemble --no-daemon
 ```
@@ -194,6 +195,23 @@ Inspect complete client/server logs and test the reobfuscated jar with released
 OreSpawn in a launcher-like NeoForge installation. The normal jar packages this
 guide under `META-INF/mineralogy/docs/`.
 
+## Terrain compatibility
+
+The isolated terrain generator maintains additive block/item interfaces without
+rewriting recipes or provider data. Natural terrain has 37 identities, common
+stone excludes sandstone, and sulfur cubes receive exactly 31 raw Mineralogy
+items. Optional construction references use objects inside `values`; separate
+double slabs are not classified as vanilla slabs.
+
+Required Mixins extend only the dripstone water-pocket and large-column
+containment checks. Each verifies exactly one native base-stone field access.
+Do not broaden global base-stone or ore-host tags. Roots and forest rocks use
+dedicated substrate tags; bare rocks remain outside azalea-growing soil.
+
+Canonical `c:` classifications cover raw stone, furnace workstations, ores,
+storage blocks and dyed drywall. Cobblestone policy preserves third-party
+members and unconditional chert/pumice across initial loading and reloads.
+
 The complete release version is `Major.Minor.Bug.Target`; see
 [Mineralogy Versioning](VERSIONS.md). This branch validates target `2602002`
 for Minecraft 26.2 NeoForge and does not append CI build numbers.
diff --git a/docs/PLAYER_GUIDE.md b/docs/PLAYER_GUIDE.md
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ recommended before upgrading the original.
   where covered Ocean deposits form.
 
 Raw Mineralogy rocks work in broad stone recipes. With
-`COBBLESTONE_EQUIVILENT=true`, they also join Forge's block and item
-`cobblestone` tags for recipes such as levers, pistons, dispensers, and brewing stands.
+`COBBLESTONE_EQUIVILENT=true`, they also join the common `c:cobblestones` tags
+and historical compatibility aliases for levers, pistons, dispensers and brewing stands.
 Exact Mineralogy rocks still make their matching Mineralogy slabs, stairs, and
 walls.
 
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ polished-brick furnaces use the corresponding slab finish.
 
 ## Configuration And Servers
 
+Natural Mineralogy terrain supports sculk conversion, moss, dripstone, bats
+and goat spawning independently of cobblestone equivalence. Harder raw rocks
+can break goat horns; soft rocks and crafted forms cannot. Sulfur cubes accept
+only the 31 raw Mineralogy rocks as Slow Bouncy stones. They do not consume
+Mineralogy polished blocks, bricks, slabs or other crafted items. Minecraft's
+existing rules for vanilla blocks are unchanged.
+
+Block and animal eligibility changes apply to existing worlds after updating.
+Improved cave, root and forest-rock decoration needs newly generated chunks.
+Bare rock is not suitable soil for growing azalea trees. Rock-salt lamps retain
+wall posts like torches, including straight walls.
+
 `config/mineralogy-common.toml` controls Mineralogy content and recipe compatibility.
 OreSpawn's UI and JSON profile control terrain and deposits. Settings require a
 restart.

diff --git a/docs/VERSIONS.md b/docs/VERSIONS.md
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ exact Minecraft/loader target are both visible in one number.
 Major.Minor.Bug.Target
 ```
 
-The first three components are the **functional version**. Mineralogy `6.1.2`
-means major generation 6, minor release 1, and bug revision 2.
+The first three components are the **functional version**. Mineralogy `6.1.4`
+means major generation 6, minor release 1, and bug revision 4.
 
 The fourth component identifies the target build. The complete version for
 this Minecraft 26.2 NeoForge release is therefore:
 
 ```text
-6.1.2.2602002
+6.1.4.2602002
 ```
 
 This expanded numeric form is compatible with Maven version ordering, but it
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ components.
 
 The release tag is exactly the complete four-component version, with no
 redundant Minecraft-version prefix. For this branch the tag is therefore
-`6.1.2.2602002`, not `26.2-6.1.2.2602002`. The Target already makes tags unique
+`6.1.4.2602002`, not `26.2-6.1.4.2602002`. The Target already makes tags unique
 across Minecraft versions and loaders.
 
 ## Reading the target component
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ minor digits, and all remaining digits for the Minecraft major version.
 | 26.1.2 | Forge | `2601021` | `6.1.2.2601021` |
 | 26.1.2 | NeoForge | `2601022` | `6.1.2.2601022` |
 | 26.2 | Forge | `2602001` | `6.1.2.2602001` |
-| 26.2 | NeoForge | `2602002` | `6.1.2.2602002` |
+| 26.2 | NeoForge | `2602002` | `6.1.4.2602002` |
 
 The 26.2 NeoForge row records this branch's current release. The other rows illustrate
 target encoding or earlier releases; they do not claim that later Minecraft
@@ -74,6 +74,33 @@ Historical Mineralogy releases may also have four numeric components that used
 the last number as an ordinary build sequence. The target policy applies to
 new releases and does not reinterpret an old file's version.
 
+
+## Vanilla stone compatibility campaign
+
+The following target builds share the 6.1.4 terrain and tag compatibility
+fixes. This matrix describes the release targets, not their publication status.
+NeoForge 26.3 retains its existing 6.1.3 compatibility correction.
+
+| Minecraft | Forge build | NeoForge build |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 1.16.5 | 6.1.4.116051 | Not in scope |
+| 1.17.1 | 6.1.4.117011 | Not in scope |
+| 1.18.2 | 6.1.4.118021 | Not in scope |
+| 1.19.4 | 6.1.4.119041 | Not in scope |
+| 1.20.1 | 6.1.4.120011 | Not in scope |
+| 1.20.6 | 6.1.4.120061 | 6.1.4.120062 |
+| 1.21.1 | 6.1.4.121011 | 6.1.4.121012 |
+| 1.21.11 | 6.1.4.121111 | 6.1.4.121112 |
+| 26.1.2 | 6.1.4.2601021 | 6.1.4.2601022 |
+| 26.2 | 6.1.4.2602001 | 6.1.4.2602002 |
+| 26.3 | 6.1.4.2603001 | 6.1.4.2603002 |
+
+These branches have been tested and approved for sequential release.
+Only interfaces supported by each Minecraft version are included. Sulfur cubes
+receive raw Mineralogy rocks only on 26.2/26.3; cats target lit rock furnaces
+only on 26.3. Forge 1.13–1.15 remain unchanged until their later 6.1 ports.
+Deferred native-texture synchronization remains a separate campaign.
+
 ## Major version
 
 The **Major** number changes for a fundamental or breaking new generation of
@@ -131,7 +158,7 @@ Minecraft 1.20.6 / Forge / Mineralogy 6.1.2.120061
 Minecraft 1.21.1 / NeoForge / Mineralogy 6.1.2.121012
 Minecraft 1.21.11 / NeoForge / Mineralogy 6.1.2.121112
 Minecraft 26.1.2 / NeoForge / Mineralogy 6.1.2.2601022
-Minecraft 26.2 / NeoForge / Mineralogy 6.1.2.2602002
+Minecraft 26.2 / NeoForge / Mineralogy 6.1.4.2602002
 ```
 
 Minecraft and loader APIs may require different internal code without changing
@@ -164,7 +191,7 @@ particular jar can load on the current game.
 
 Mineralogy 6 also requires OreSpawn `[4.0.6,5.0.0)`. OreSpawn uses the same
 target calculation, so the matching Minecraft 26.2 NeoForge release used for
-this candidate is `4.0.16.2602002`. The dependency range deliberately describes the supported
+this build is `4.0.16.2602002`. The dependency range deliberately describes the supported
 functional OreSpawn generation; NeoForge still prevents jars for another
 Minecraft target from loading together.
 
@@ -174,10 +201,16 @@ feature generation, not the exact jar.
 
 ## Builds and release notes
 
+This 6.1.4 release also repairs natural bat substrate eligibility.
+Minecraft introduced the bats_spawnable_on block tag in 1.21.2; the compatibility
+interface belongs only on 1.21.2-and-later targets. Earlier Mineralogy targets
+remain unchanged. The additive block tag reuses natural terrain membership,
+not the broad base_stone_overworld tag, and preserves vanilla spawn restrictions.
+
 The Gradle build reads the complete version from `mod_version`, verifies that
 it has four numeric components, and checks that its Target matches the declared
 Minecraft version and NeoForge loader. CI build numbers are not appended. For this
-branch, published metadata and artifacts therefore use `6.1.2.2602002`.
+branch, published metadata and artifacts therefore use `6.1.4.2602002`.
 
 Every release note should state:
 

diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ org.gradle.daemon=false
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=false
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=false
-mod_version=6.1.2.2602002
+mod_version=6.1.4.2602002
 mod_group=zone.moddev.mc.mineralogy
 mod_group_id=zone.moddev.mc.mineralogy
 mod_id=mineralogy

diff --git a/gradle/terrain-compatibility-probe.gradle b/gradle/terrain-compatibility-probe.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+def probeClasses = layout.buildDirectory.dir('terrain-compatibility-fixture/classes')
+tasks.register('compileTerrainCompatibilityProbe', JavaCompile) {
+    dependsOn tasks.named('classes'), tasks.named('compileRecipeIntegrationFixture')
+    source fileTree('src/terrainCompatibilityTest/java')
+    classpath = files(sourceSets.main.output, sourceSets.main.compileClasspath, layout.buildDirectory.dir('recipe-integration-fixture/classes'))
+    destinationDirectory = probeClasses
+    javaCompiler = javaToolchains.compilerFor {
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(Integer.parseInt(project.java_version))
+        vendor = JvmVendorSpec.ADOPTIUM
+    }
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    options.release = Integer.parseInt(project.java_version)
+}
+tasks.register('terrainCompatibilityProbeJar', Jar) {
+    dependsOn tasks.named('compileTerrainCompatibilityProbe')
+    archiveFileName = 'terraincompatibilityprobe.jar'
+    destinationDirectory = layout.buildDirectory.dir('terrain-compatibility-fixture')
+    from probeClasses
+    from 'src/terrainCompatibilityTest/resources'
+    from(layout.buildDirectory.dir('recipe-integration-fixture/classes')) { include 'zone/moddev/mc/mineralogy/fixture/RecipeIntegrationAssertions*.class' }
+    from('src/test/resources') { include 'tag-compatibility-contract.json', 'construction-resource-contract.json' }
+}
+tasks.named('check') { dependsOn tasks.named('compileTerrainCompatibilityProbe') }