Changelog

Improvements

• Added an Alternative Menu for accessing Essential screens, accessed via the 'G' key

Bug Fixes

• Fixed some transparent particles rendering incorrectly
• Fixed purchase confirmation modal not closing after clicking purchase
• Fixed default resource-packs being able to be disabled via drag & dropping
• Fixed IndexOutOfBoundsException when dragging the bottom resource-pack entry in a list

Compatibility

• Fixed GL_INVALID_OPERATION errors with mods which use NeoForge's RenderTarget.enableStencil feature

Social

• Added Community Rules modal, which must be accepted before being able to engage with social features
• Added modal to mute or block user after reporting them
• Added notification to confirm when a user has been successfully muted
• Added modals to communicate why and for how long you were suspended
• Improved reporting modal
• Improved Social Menu to show when you cannot talk to a user because they are suspended
• Improved Terms of Use and Privacy Policy modal design

Bug Fixes

• Fixed skin textures being removed after opening Wardrobe on Minecraft 1.20.2 to 1.21.8
• Fixed Essential's Pause Menu showing up in Minecraft's Game Paused menu on Minecraft 1.17+
• Fixed game freezing when uploading skin
• Fixed notifications with a single character not displaying the message
• Fixed keybinds for Screenshot Manager, Wardrobe, and Social Menu sometimes soft-locking the game
• Fixed server names in Friends tab of Multiplayer menu

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.10 Fabric

Bug Fixes

• Fixed buttons in Multiplayer menu not moving when the game window is resized on 1.21.9+
• Fixed incorrect scrolling when cosmetic is clicked on preview player in Wardrobe
• Fixed incorrect sub-category being highlighted in Wardrobe
• Fixed Numpad Enter key not being recognized as Enter key
• Fixed equipped cape disappearing when Essential is disabled

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.9 Fabric

Wardrobe

• Added purchase confirmation when gifting items

Bug Fixes

• Fixed confusing disconnect message when Mojang Authentication servers are unavailable
• Fixed other player's cosmetic particles appearing in your emote preview
• Fixed failed screenshot uploads locking out player inputs
• Fixed transparent outer skin layers not rendering correctly in the Wardrobe on 1.8.9

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.7/8 NeoForge and Forge

Bug Fixes

• Added Fancy Menu customization support to the Essential Settings button in the Minecraft Options screen
• Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen not supporting animated textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
• Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen not supporting nine-slice textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
• Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen being blurry on Minecraft 1.21.5 and above
• Fixed player in first person emote preview facing the wrong way for some emotes
• Fixed some particles rendering incorrectly on Minecraft 1.16.x and below
• Fixed bad performance with certain particle-heavy cosmetics
• Fixed some cosmetic animations spinning extremely fast in the Inventory screen
• Fixed emotes not pausing correctly when the game is paused during the animation
• Fixed cosmetic idle animations in Wardrobe resetting when switching between cosmetic colors
• Fixed cosmetic visibility not applying when toggled via settings menu
• Fixed player heads (in Social Menu, Account Switcher, Discord Rich Presence, etc.) taking a long time to update
• Fixed player head icons sometimes not loading on old Java versions
• Fixed vertical alignment of compact right sidebar while in Singleplayer
• Fixed the left-side Wardrobe button being unclickable when the player display is moved in certain ways via FancyMenu
• Removed notification for Discord game invite (dysfunctional due to Discord changes)

Compatibility

• Fixed compatibility with Cumulus' world preview system (requires Cumulus 2.0.7+)
• Fixed capes from Capes Mod not appearing with Essential installed
• Fixed being unable to type in modals with OptiFine installed on Minecraft 1.21.3 and above

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.8 Fabric

UI

• Improved the layout of our buttons on the title screen
• Improved the design of various modals
• Added new account switcher modal
• Added loading screen for switching accounts
• Removed the condensed variant of the full title screen layout
• Removed the "Essential Menu", its content was merged into Essential's settings menu

Bug Fixes

• Fixed particles of some cosmetics not rendering properly
• Fixed our buttons on the title and pause screens not supporting animated textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
• Fixed our buttons on the title and pause screens not supporting nine-slice textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
• Fixed bad performance in Social Menu related to long messages
• Fixed cape being slightly darker than it should be in Minecraft 1.16 - 1.21.1
• Fixed images not resizing correctly after a window resize in the Social Menu
• Fixed in-solid-block overlay sometimes rendering incorrectly in Minecraft 1.8.9
• Fixed some GUI components not rendering properly on MacOS in Minecraft 1.21.5 and above

Compatibility

• Improved compatibility with the "Fancy Menu" mod, allowing Essential's title and pause screens to be modified
• Fixed screenshot preview not working with "VanillaFix" mod
• Fixed drag and drop feature rendering incorrectly with "Fabric API" 0.127.0 and above

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.7 Fabric

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bold text rendering incorrectly on Minecraft 1.21.6+

Cosmetics & Emotes

• Improved transitions when starting and cancelling emotes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error in chat when closing the emote wheel in Fabric 1.21.6

Compatibility

• Fixed Essential not appearing on the title screen with FancyMenu installed on Minecraft 1.20.6 & 1.21
• Fixed a crash with the Iris mod in 1.21.6

New Versions

• Added support for 1.21.6 Fabric

Compatibility

• Added support for cosmetics, emotes and skins to be recorded and played back by the ReplayMod

Improvements

• Improved "Add Friend" modal to work regardless of Mojang service availability