v2.1.9: Crafting overhaul, smart inventory, HQ tree textures, updated README

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 ### ⚔️ Combat & Survival
 - **PvP Combat**: Real-time melee combat with synchronized hit registration, knockback, and audio feedback.
 - **Health System**: 8-heart health system with a visual HUD and damage mechanics.
-- **Survival Mechanics**: Falling damage and block-breaking progress.
+- **Survival Mechanics**: Block-breaking progress and material-specific dig times.
 
 ### 👥 Multiplayer & LAN
 - **P2P Architecture**: Cross-platform networking stack using standard sockets (Windows/Linux).
@@ -20,14 +20,21 @@
 - **Global Chat**: Press `Enter` to communicate with other players in real-time.
 
 ### 🔨 Crafting & Inventory
-- **Dual Crafting Modes**: Supports both 2x2 player crafting and 3x3 Workbench crafting.
-- **Inventory Insight**: Hover over any item to see its name and properties with dynamic tooltips.
-- **Authentic Visuals**: Specialized rendering for complex blocks like logs (bark/rings) and crafting tables.
+- **20+ Recipes**: Full crafting tree from logs to tools — wooden & stone tier tools, furnace, chest, doors, fences, ladders, and more.
+- **Dual Crafting Modes**: 2×2 player inventory grid and 3×3 Workbench with pattern matching.
+- **Smart Stacking**: Left-click merges same-type stacks, right-click picks up or places one item at a time.
+- **Inventory Tooltips**: Hover over any item to see its name.
 
-### ⚙️ Performance & Tech
-- **Optimized Voxel Engine**: Texture batching and neighbor-chunk caching for stable 60+ FPS.
-- **Dynamic World Gen**: Multi-octave Perlin noise (FBM) with forest, desert, and stone biomes.
-- **Cross-Platform Portability**: Standalone binaries for Windows and Linux with zero external DLL dependencies.
+### 🌲 World & Visuals
+- **Multi-Texture Blocks**: Oak logs render with bark sides and ringed tops/bottoms. Grass has separate top/side/bottom faces.
+- **High-Detail Foliage**: Custom leaf textures with natural green tinting.
+- **Dynamic Lighting**: Full day/night cycle with atmospheric color shifts.
+- **Optimized Rendering**: Texture batching, neighbor-chunk caching, and frustum culling for 60+ FPS.
+
+### ⚙️ Technical
+- **Dynamic World Gen**: Multi-octave Perlin noise (FBM) with forests, sand beaches, and ore veins.
+- **Cross-Platform**: Standalone binaries for Windows and Linux with zero external DLL dependencies.
+- **Auto-Update System**: Built-in version checking and download support.
 
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@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@
 
 ### Prerequisites
 - **Linux**: `libpulse-dev`, `glfw` development headers.
-- **Windows**: MinGW-w64 (for cross-compilation).
+- **Windows**: Download the pre-built zip from Releases, or cross-compile with MinGW-w64.
 
 ### Build Instructions
 
@@ -53,39 +60,78 @@ mkdir build-windows && cd build-windows
 cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../toolchain-windows.cmake ..
 make -j$(nproc)
 ```
+A pre-built `MorriCraft-Windows.zip` is available in the repository root.
 
 ---
 
 ## 🎮 Controls
-- **WASD**: Movement
-- **Space**: Jump
-- **Mouse**: Look / Aim
-- **Left Click**: Attack / Destroy Block
-- **Right Click**: Place Block / Use Workbench
-- **E**: Open Inventory
-- **Enter**: Open Chat
-- **1-9**: Hotbar Selection
-- **ESC**: Pause / Menu
+| Key | Action |
+|-----|--------|
+| **WASD** | Movement |
+| **Space** | Jump |
+| **Mouse** | Look / Aim |
+| **Left Click** | Attack / Destroy Block |
+| **Right Click** | Place Block / Use Workbench |
+| **E** | Open Inventory |
+| **Enter** | Open Chat |
+| **1-9** | Hotbar Selection |
+| **ESC** | Pause / Menu |
+
+---
+
+## 📜 Crafting Recipes
+
+### 2×2 Player Grid
+| Input | Output |
+|-------|--------|
+| 1 Log | 4 Planks |
+| 4 Planks (2×2) | 1 Crafting Table |
+| 2 Planks (vertical) | 4 Sticks |
+
+### 3×3 Crafting Table
+| Recipe | Output | Recipe | Output |
+|--------|--------|--------|--------|
+| PPP / .S. / .S. | Wooden Pickaxe | CCC / .S. / .S. | Stone Pickaxe |
+| PP. / PS. / .S. | Wooden Axe | CC. / CS. / .S. | Stone Axe |
+| .P. / .P. / .S. | Wooden Sword | .C. / .C. / .S. | Stone Sword |
+| .P. / .S. / .S. | Wooden Shovel | .C. / .S. / .S. | Stone Shovel |
+| PP. / .S. / .S. | Wooden Hoe | CC. / .S. / .S. | Stone Hoe |
+| CCC / C.C / CCC | Furnace | PPP / P.P / PPP | Chest |
+| PP. / PP. / PP. | Door ×3 | PSP / PSP | Fence ×3 |
+| S.S / SSS / S.S | Ladder ×3 | ... / ... / CCC | Stone Slab ×6 |
+
+*P = Plank, S = Stick, C = Cobblestone. Mirrored variants supported.*
 
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 ## 📜 Version History
 
-### v2.1.8 - Forest Fidelity (Latest)
-- **High-Detail Leaves**: Integrated a new high-definition leaves texture with improved alpha transparency.
-- **Tree Log Fix**: Corrected the rendering pipeline to ensure trees use the multi-texture Oak Log mapping.
+### v2.1.9 - Crafting Overhaul (Latest)
+- **20+ Recipes**: Added Log→Planks and full wooden/stone tool tier crafting.
+- **Smart Inventory**: Left-click stacks same items, right-click picks up or places one.
+- **Future Item IDs**: Added furnace, chest, ladder, fence, torch, door, and stone slab types.
+
+### v2.1.8 - Forest Fidelity
+- **HQ Leaves**: New high-definition leaf texture with proper green tinting.
+- **Tree Fix**: Corrected log rendering to use multi-texture bark/ring mapping.
 
 ### v2.1.7 - Log Realism
-- **Item Tooltips**: Added mouse-over identification for all inventory items.
-- **UI Polish**: Dynamic tooltip positioning and screen-edge detection.
+- **Oak Log Textures**: Dedicated bark (side) and ring (top) textures for logs.
+
+### v2.1.6 - Inventory Insight
+- **Item Tooltips**: Mouse-over identification for all inventory items.
 
 ### v2.1.2 - Combat & Health
-- **PvP Melee**: Added ray-traced hit detection and synchronized knockback.
-- **Heart HUD**: Implemented an 8-heart health system.
+- **PvP Melee**: Ray-traced hit detection with knockback and audio feedback.
+- **Heart HUD**: 8-heart health system.
 
-### v2.1.0 - Personalization Update
-- **Skin Editor**: Integrated shirt and pants color customization.
-- **Humanoid Models**: Transitioned from placeholder "blobs" to multi-cube player avatars.
+### v2.1.0 - Personalization
+- **Skin Editor**: Shirt and pants color customization, synced across network.
+- **Humanoid Models**: Multi-cube player avatars replacing placeholder blobs.
+
+### v2.0.0 - Multiplayer
+- **P2P Networking**: Cross-platform sockets with direct connect and LAN hosting.
+- **Chat System**: Real-time text communication between players.
 
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 *Developed by the MorriCraft Team. Built with Raylib 5.0.*

src/main.cpp

@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ int main(void)
     // By default, windows have minimize, maximize, and close buttons on the top bar.
     SetConfigFlags(FLAG_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | FLAG_VSYNC_HINT);
 
-    InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "MorriCraft v2.1.8");
+    InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "MorriCraft v2.1.9");
     LoadConfig();
     SetExitKey(KEY_NULL); // Prevent ESC from closing the window
 
@@ -2149,8 +2149,8 @@ int main(void)
                     DrawTexturePro(titleTexture, sourceRec, destRec, origin, 0.0f, WHITE);
                 EndMode2D();
                 
-                // Show Version Number (v2.1.8) in Red
-                DrawTextEx(customFont, "v2.1.8", (Vector2){ (float)currentWidth - 140, (float)currentHeight - 40 }, 22, 1.0f, RED);
+                // Show Version Number (v2.1.9) in Red
+                DrawTextEx(customFont, "v2.1.9", (Vector2){ (float)currentWidth - 140, (float)currentHeight - 40 }, 22, 1.0f, RED);
                 
                 // --- PLAYER NAME POPUP (IF MISSING) ---
                 if (playerName == "") {