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Golden Days 1.15.1 for 1.20+
Posted March 12th, 2026
The Customization Update - Patch 1
New
Wind Charges are now 2D like snowballs (EMF)
Ghasts ignore lighting and are always glowing (EMF)
Boats now emit water particles when moving (PolyTone)
OBJ paralleliped Torch models for NeoForge
Item rename easter egg for Torches
Texture and rename Golden Flowers (26.1)
Changes
Hoes now make the dirt break sound like in old versions
Birch log tops now use the oak bark rim
Leaf Litter is now hidden from maps
Options
New option for 2D cross candles like in old versions of Golden Days
Auto-generated versions of the PolyTone options are now available as standalone packs on GitHub in the actions tab for versions without PolyTone configs (not fully supported)
Fixes
Fix Fire model backfaces being visible
Hide the outer hat layer of Baby Zombie Pigmen
Fix bat wings being invisible from the back
Added missing Oak translations
Full Changelog :
https://github.com/PoeticRainbow/golden-days/compare/1.15.0...1.15.1
Golden Days 1.15.0 for 1.20+
Posted February 20th, 2026
The Customization Update
New:
Bamboo Sapling texture
Player-style Armor Stand
White Eyes Creaking Heart
New unique Charcoal texture (with new option to make coals match)
Customizer via PolyTone (1.21.11+)
Four option presets built-in (Early Beta, Late Beta, Early Release, Late Release)
Player CEM to flatten the second layer (PolyTone & EMF)
Sky Dimension/Aether inspired End option (PolyTone)
Built-in Bushy Leaves option (PolyTone)
Overlay CTM option (PolyTone)
more below...
Started on 26.1 baby mobs (not done)
All New Options:
Bushy Leaves: true, false
Overlay CTM: disabled, normal, no_tint
Beta Lighting: true, false
Disable Flat Items: true, false
Use Core Shaders: true, false
Cloud Height: -64, 320
Bricks: alpha, modern
Cobblestone: classic, hybrid, modern
Cuboid Bamboo: true, false
Fast Grass: true, false
Flatten Skins: true, false
Matching Coals: true, false
Oak Log Tops: true, false
Shadowed Leaves: true, false
Silent Chests: true, false
Solid Items: true, false
Chest Style: beta, hybrid, modern
End Style: custom, early_release, modern
XP Bar Style: hidden, custom, modern
[WIP] Picture Perfect: true, false
Changes:
Oak Log Tops is now a PolyTone option and not the default
Retextured Bamboo (and new 3D model option)
Retextured the Deepslate set
Retextured the Blackstone set
Retextured the Tuff set
Retextured Trapped Chest ring
Make all PolyTone modifiers explicitly targeted
Removed ResPackOpts support
Parity:
Edited lighting on Repeaters and Comparators
Force nearest neighbor sampling on 1.21.11+ (shader)
Changed the breaking particles on Grass Blocks
Fixes:
Fixed Boats bouncing on land
Fixed White Eyes not spawning on 1.21.11+ (PolyTone)
Fixed Crying Obsidian particles not matching the base texture
Golden Days Alpha:
New option for Classic Dyes (includes dyed blocks excluding Terracotta) (PolyTone)
New option for Classic Bricks (PolyTone)
Full Changelog :
https://github.com/PoeticRainbow/golden-days/compare/1.14.0...1.15.0
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