Port seeded Age completion and Accelerated pages to 26.3 beta

README.md

@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ the 1.12.2 mod.
 The gameplay guide below describes the **Minecraft 1.21.1 release**. A separate,
 incomplete **Minecraft 26.3 beta** is available: Java 25, NeoForge 26.3.0.99,
 and a first-party Age backend (no Dynamic Dimensions or Bad Packets). It now
-supports authored terrain/biomes and a growing set of generation features,
-but does not yet provide full 1.21.1 gameplay or optional-integration parity.
+supports authored terrain/biomes, structure and vegetation pages, independent
+Age weather/lighting, seeded and colorable Overworld/Nether/End/Static skies,
+independent Sun/Moon controls, multiple bodies and eclipses, seeded biome and
+feature completion, and random structure selection. Nether/End noise-biome
+materials now follow their native rules. The beta does not yet provide full
+1.21.1 gameplay or optional-integration parity.
 See the [26.3 beta guide](ports/mc263/README.md) and
-[latest beta release notes](ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.54-beta.1.md).
+[latest beta release notes](ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.98-beta.1.md).
 Keep the builds and their saves separate, and back up worlds before updating.
 
 ## Getting started

ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.65-beta.1.md

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+# Rivencraft 26.3 beta 1.0.1.65-beta.1
+
+This beta collects the player-tested port slices since 1.0.1.54-beta.1.
+It is not yet feature-complete with the Minecraft 1.21.1 release.
+
+## Age generation
+
+- Added authored structure pages: Villages, Mineshafts, Strongholds, Trial
+  Chambers, Buried Treasure, Shipwrecks, Ocean Ruins, Pillager Outposts,
+  Ruined Portals, Nether Fossils, Ancient Cities, Trail Ruins, Nether
+  Fortresses, Bastions, and 26.3's Abandoned Camps. Dungeons remain their
+  separate feature.
+- Fixed the early structure-biome check so authored structures can generate
+  outside their native biome restrictions, within the supported terrain rules.
+  Repeated structure pages increase density up to the current authoring cap.
+- Added Caves and Ravines feature pages through 26.3's native carving stage.
+  These are distinct from Cave terrain; Flat/Void support remains pending.
+- Added Poplar Trees, Fallen Poplar Trees, Red Shrubs, and Shelf Mushrooms.
+  Shelf Mushrooms find exposed logs at any height, including log Tendrils in
+  Void terrain. No Trees page is required.
+- Added Normal, Fast, Slow, Off, Always, and Storm weather pages. Each Age
+  has independent saved weather data and timers; its policy does not change
+  the Overworld or other Ages. Cave terrain keeps weather disabled.
+
+## Fixes and feedback
+
+- Non-Cave Descriptive Book arrivals trace actual blocks down from maximum
+  build height instead of using a Flat-layer shortcut or only a heightmap.
+  The search stops at roofs/fluids rather than selecting underground pockets.
+  Leaves count as footing; submerged footing is rejected. Fallback platforms
+  sit above obstructions, with floor Y=63 in an empty Void.
+- Stored surface-Age Star Fissure arrivals are rechecked from above. Cave
+  terrain still searches down from Y=64, and Linking Books retain exact
+  bound destinations.
+- Restored Legacy linking sounds and successful-link cloud bursts. Disarm
+  and Intra-Linking use their respective sounds. Star Fissure return audio
+  also plays after arrival so a dimension switch does not discard it.
+- Fixed weather-only authoring, including Link Panel + Storm books: non-biome
+  pages no longer get interpreted as biome IDs.
+- Unsupported pages now have a red tint and availability tooltip. Supported
+  pages and their descriptions reflect the implemented 26.3 behavior.
+- Added operator weather and surface diagnostics for testing.
+
+## Current limits
+
+- Only the supported page/terrain combinations can be bound. Most repeated
+  features are capped at 32; vegetation uses a combined 32-page limit. The
+  full 1.21.1 grammar recovery and instability systems remain unported.
+- Pageless books currently randomize terrain and biome distribution, not the
+  complete feature/environment list. Omitted weather currently means Normal.
+- Base carvers do not carve authored solid volumes added after 26.3's combined
+  terrain operation. Previously generated chunks are not regenerated.
+- The full writing/discovery loop, celestial/lighting systems, crystal portals,
+  instability, and optional-integration parity remain in progress. Creative
+  availability alone does not mean a page is supported; check its tooltip.
+- Vanilla `/weather` targets global server weather, not the independent Age
+  policy. Biomes retain their normal precipitation rules.
+
+The player reported in-game passes for these slices. Build/static checks passed.
+Targeted disposable dedicated-server checks covered all six weather policies,
+Overworld isolation, unload/reload and restart persistence, weather-only page
+compilation, and dry surface/leaf spawn probes. This is not a claim of full
+dedicated-server or optional-mod regression coverage. Test servers were stopped
+and their temporary worlds removed.
+
+Requires Minecraft **26.3**, NeoForge **26.3.0.99** or a compatible 26.3 build,
+and **Java 25**. This build does not require Dynamic Dimensions or Bad Packets.
+Keep it separate from the 1.21.1 build and saves. Back up entire worlds before
+updating; beta-save compatibility is not guaranteed.
+
+Report issues and help improve the wiki at
+[BlackSheep Git](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft).

ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.71-beta.1.md

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+# Rivencraft 26.3 beta 1.0.1.71-beta.1
+
+This beta collects the player-tested lighting and sky port slices since
+1.0.1.65-beta.1. It is not yet feature-complete with Minecraft 1.21.1.
+
+## Lighting and seeded environments
+
+- Added Normal, Dark, and Bright lighting pages with saved per-Age settings.
+- Bright works in Cave terrain too, without adding skylight or weather.
+- Bright supplies effective ambient light level 15 to native combined-light
+  checks and the white ambient rendering attribute. Vanilla darkness-based
+  monster checks respond to that lighting; there is no separate mob-spawn
+  veto. Mobs that ignore light retain their normal rules.
+- Missing weather and lighting controllers now resolve deterministically from
+  the Age seed, using independent choices and Legacy-style Normal weighting.
+  Explicit pages win; Cave terrain still forces weather Off. Existing Ages
+  keep their saved choices rather than rerolling on load.
+
+## Sky styles
+
+- Added Overworld, Nether, End, and animated Static Sky pages, independently
+  of terrain, weather, and lighting. Choices persist on reload and restart.
+- Nether Sky uses a reddish fog backdrop; End Sky uses the native End sky.
+  These are visual styles, not Nether/End terrain or gameplay conversions:
+  dimension geometry, coordinate scale, bed/water rules, and dragon behavior
+  are not changed.
+- Static Sky adapts the existing Legacy-style renderer: six independent
+  48×48 animated gray noise faces. A cached cube and small dynamic texture
+  avoid rebuilding thousands of per-cell vertices each frame. Client-only
+  rendering resources are released with the sky renderer.
+- Non-Overworld backgrounds have transparent clouds and a derived day
+  timeline that avoids Overworld sky/fog/cloud color tracks while retaining
+  gameplay and illumination schedules.
+- Updated supported-page feedback and added operator sky/environment probes.
+
+## Current limits and testing
+
+- Missing Sky pages still default to Overworld; random sky selection, color
+  pages and individual celestial bodies remain pending. Number-controlled
+  Static Sky resolution is tracked separately in issue #109 for both versions.
+- The writing/discovery loop, instability, portals, and optional-integration
+  parity are still incomplete. Creative availability is not a support claim;
+  check page tooltips and the beta guide for supported combinations.
+- Previously generated chunks are not regenerated. Save compatibility during
+  the beta is not guaranteed; keep backups and keep both version tracks apart.
+
+The player reported in-game passes for the included slices, including Static
+Sky. Build checks passed for both version tracks. Targeted disposable-server
+checks covered environment defaults, explicit choices, registered sky/lighting
+variants, persistence and restart, including Cave + Bright and Static Sky.
+This is not a claim of complete dedicated-server or optional-mod coverage.
+Test servers were stopped and temporary worlds removed.
+
+Requires Minecraft **26.3**, NeoForge **26.3.0.99** and **Java 25**. Dynamic
+Dimensions and Bad Packets are not required by this build. The 1.21.1 release
+and its dependencies are unchanged.
+
+Report issues and help improve the wiki at
+[BlackSheep Git](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft).

ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.78-beta.1.md

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+# Rivencraft 26.3 beta 1.0.1.78-beta.1
+
+Collects the player-validated port slices since 1.0.1.71-beta.1. This beta is
+not yet feature-complete with the Minecraft 1.21.1 version.
+
+## Sky and color writing
+
+- Missing Sky pages now select a deterministic seeded style. Books with
+  Normal Time and no explicit Sky select celestial-compatible Overworld Sky.
+  Explicit Sky pages always win; weather and lighting choices stay independent.
+- Ported Red, Green, Blue, Black and White color pages. Preceding Number pages
+  control component strength; unnumbered colors use seeded values. Colors mix
+  before clamping the completed group. Colors before Sky tint that sky; a
+  trailing color group also targets the sky.
+- Added an Ambient Color controller for an independent ambient-light tint.
+  Color alone does not change effective illumination or monster-spawn rules.
+- Native, End and animated Static backgrounds use saved Age color settings.
+
+## Normal Time celestial controls
+
+- Length pages control the native day cycle; a preceding Number fine-tunes
+  length. Zero Length freezes the cycle at a seeded time or an authored Phase,
+  without interpolation bounce or changing the shared Overworld clock.
+- Rising, Zenith, Setting and Nadir Phase pages choose the starting phase.
+  Clockwise and Counterclockwise control direction. North, East, South and
+  West Angle pages choose orbit bearing. Preceding Number pages fine-tune
+  Phase and Angle in 15-degree increments.
+- Small, Normal and Large Celestial size Normal Time's sun to 0.5×, 1× and 2×.
+  A preceding Number overrides size from 0.25× to 3×. As in 1.21.1, the paired
+  moon remains normal-sized. Size does not alter illumination or day length.
+- Settings persist through reload/restart and remain stable when reseeding
+  future terrain. Older profiles retain native/default values.
+- Added operator diagnostics for environment, color and celestial profiles.
+
+## Compatibility and testing
+
+- Catalog protocol is now 6: use matching client/server builds.
+- Player in-game checks passed for the included slices. Build checks and
+  targeted disposable-server diagnostics covered numeric modifiers, catalog
+  round trips, unchanged sampled lighting, reload, reseed and restart.
+- Standalone Sun/Moon controllers, multiple bodies, per-body colors, eclipses,
+  full writing/discovery, instability, portals and optional-integration parity
+  remain incomplete. Creative availability does not imply full page support.
+- Number-controlled Static Sky resolution remains tracked in issue #109;
+  time-page naming improvements remain tracked in issue #110.
+- Existing chunks are not regenerated. Save compatibility is not guaranteed
+  during beta; keep backups and keep the two Minecraft version tracks apart.
+
+Requires Minecraft **26.3**, NeoForge **26.3.0.99**, and **Java 25**. Dynamic
+Dimensions and Bad Packets are not required. Minecraft 1.21.1 is unchanged.
+
+Report issues and help improve the wiki at
+[BlackSheep Git](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft).

ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.93-beta.1.md

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+# Rivencraft 26.3 beta 1.0.1.93-beta.1
+
+Collects the player-validated port slices .79–.93 since 1.0.1.78-beta.1.
+This beta is not yet feature-complete with Minecraft 1.21.1.
+
+## Celestial writing and rendering
+
+- Ported standalone Sun and Moon pages and multiple independently authored
+  bodies, up to ten of each. Each controller consumes its own ordered Color,
+  Length, Phase, Direction, Angle and Size modifiers; Number pages fine-tune
+  supported values. Normal Time retains its paired sun/moon behavior.
+- Color groups before Normal Time tint both bodies; independent Sun/Moon
+  groups can use different colors. Authored moons use full-moon sprites as in
+  1.21.1; native Normal Time retains calendar moon phases.
+- Authored bodies render over Overworld, Nether, End and animated Static
+  backgrounds. Opaque centers retain transparent glows. Eclipse alignment
+  affects body color, background shading and gameplay sky light.
+- Bare Sun/Moon pages receive independent seeded colors, sizes, bearings,
+  phases, directions and lengths, including stopped cycles. Explicit modifier
+  groups retain their authored behavior.
+- Books without celestial controllers seed-complete 0–3 suns and 0–3 moons.
+  Empty skies do not accidentally draw a vanilla pair. Explicit controllers
+  suppress extra-body completion. Link-Panel-only random Ages also receive
+  seeded sky/fog colors using the 1.21.1 palette.
+- All resolved settings are saved, not rerolled by viewing a book, restarting,
+  or reseeding future terrain. Existing Age profiles remain unchanged.
+
+## Biome and feature completion
+
+- Explicit biome-distribution pages can now seed-complete missing biome
+  pools. Single selects one; other nonnative controllers require two distinct
+  biomes. Fully omitted pools use the seeded continuation rule, bounded by the
+  available biome pool. Authored pools fill only the missing minimum.
+- Supplied biome order and duplicate weights are retained. Two distinct
+  supplied biomes do not acquire an unwanted third biome. Cave pools use
+  recognized Cave/Nether biomes; Void does not inject The Void alongside
+  supplied biome pages.
+- Unpaired Block/Fluid pages receive seeded terrain-compatible implied
+  features. Consecutive materials resolve independently; explicit pairs remain
+  authoritative. Unsupported pairings and the current feature caps remain.
+- Link-Panel-only Ages roll 0–2 distinct material feature types with Legacy
+  rank weighting and compatible registered solids/source fluids. Additional
+  rare rolls cover Skylands, Crystal Formations and Star Fissures.
+- Random Ages also roll 0–2 distinct structure families, filtered by terrain,
+  registry availability and the chosen biome pool. Newer structures, including
+  26.3 Abandoned Camps, are rare candidates. An intentionally empty selection
+  disables page-controlled structure sets rather than enabling all of them.
+- Cave terrain now supports authored and randomly selected Dungeons, matching
+  1.21.1. Dungeon placement retains eight monster-room attempts per page and
+  modern build-height anchors. Flat/Void Dungeons and Cave lakes remain
+  unsupported.
+
+## Nether and End material correction
+
+- Ported 1.21.1's biome-specific material-rule layer for noise terrain. Nether
+  biomes in Cave Ages now use their native Netherrack, Nylium, Soul Sand/Soil,
+  Basalt and Blackstone rules instead of Overworld grass. End biomes use End
+  Stone. Other biomes retain the original terrain rules.
+- Geometry, biome selection, dry Cave aquifers and other environment settings
+  are preserved. Flat/Void layers and authored feature materials are unchanged.
+- Existing Ages pick up the correction after reload, but only new chunks
+  change. Already generated grass is not replaced.
+
+## Compatibility and validation
+
+- Requires Minecraft **26.3**, NeoForge **26.3.0.99**, and **Java 25**. Dynamic
+  Dimensions and Bad Packets are not required. Minecraft 1.21.1 is unchanged.
+- Catalog protocol is **10**: use matching client/server builds.
+- Player in-game checks passed for all included slices. Builds and targeted
+  disposable-server checks covered writing, seeded completion, codecs/catalog
+  round trips, terrain materials, reload, reseed and restart. Temporary servers
+  and test worlds were removed. This is not a full automated GameTest run.
+- Full writing recovery, discovery/stations, instability, portals and optional
+  integration parity remain unfinished. Random-page eligibility config also
+  remains pending; valuable/hazardous random materials currently lack the
+  finished version's instability scoring. Creative availability does not imply
+  full page support. Number-controlled Static resolution (#109) and time-page
+  naming (#110) remain separate work.
+- Beta save compatibility is not guaranteed. Back up worlds and keep the two
+  Minecraft version tracks and saves separate.
+
+Report issues and help improve the wiki at
+[BlackSheep Git](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft).

ports/mc263/RELEASE_NOTES_1.0.1.98-beta.1.md

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+# Rivencraft 26.3 beta 1.0.1.98-beta.1
+
+Collects the player-validated port slices .94–.98 since 1.0.1.93-beta.1.
+This beta is not yet feature-complete with Minecraft 1.21.1.
+
+## Seeded terrain and biome completion
+
+- Books without a Terrain page now choose terrain using the 1.21.1 weighted
+  selector. Incompatible choices are replaced with a seeded compatible terrain;
+  explicit Terrain pages retain their authored behavior.
+- Omitted biome controllers now use the seeded weighted distribution selector.
+  Supplied biome pages are retained, with missing minimum slots completed.
+  Void without biome pages still uses The Void. Link-Panel-only random Ages
+  retain their existing selection path.
+- Missing nonnative biome pools account for authored structures. Single chooses
+  a terrain-compatible biome satisfying all structure requirements where one
+  exists. Multiple-biome distributions add compatible biomes for unmet structure
+  requirements before completing their ordinary minimum. Explicit Single
+  choices are never replaced.
+- New Native Cave Ages freeze the full recognized Cave/Nether biome pool and
+  distribute it using seeded Tiny regions, matching the 1.21.1 implementation.
+  This includes recognized modded cave biomes. Existing empty Native Cave
+  profiles retain their previous Lush Caves fallback; explicit Single is unchanged.
+- Removing Nether-style biomes from the default Native Cave pool is separate
+  planned work for both versions in issue #111, not part of this release.
+
+## Accelerated pages
+
+- Ported the Accelerated environment page. Repeated pages stack, each adding
+  three extra random positions per eligible block section per tick near players.
+- Defaults match 1.21.1: at most eight already-loaded candidate chunks and
+  16,384 extra random-tick attempts per Age tick, shared fairly across sections.
+  No extra chunks are force-loaded.
+- Limits are configurable in `config/rivencraft-local.toml`, under
+  `accelerated_age`. A zero attempt budget disables the extra ticks.
+- Page counts persist across unload/reload, reseeding and restart. Existing
+  Ages default to zero. Pageless random Ages do not gain Accelerated automatically.
+- This currently affects random-ticking blocks such as crops and saplings.
+  Machine/block-entity acceleration is deferred for both versions under issue
+  #112; entities and scheduled block ticks are also unaffected. Instability
+  scoring remains part of the unfinished instability port.
+- Operator command `/rivencraft_port age acceleration <name>` reports the
+  saved page count and current budgets.
+
+## Compatibility and validation
+
+- Requires Minecraft **26.3**, NeoForge **26.3.0.99**, and **Java 25**. Dynamic
+  Dimensions and Bad Packets are not required. Minecraft 1.21.1 is unchanged.
+- Catalog protocol remains **10**. Use matching client/server builds.
+- Player in-game checks passed. Builds and targeted disposable-server checks
+  covered seeded completion, Native Cave sampling, tick-budget arithmetic,
+  unload/reload, reseeding and restart. Test servers were stopped and their
+  worlds removed. This was not a full automated GameTest run.
+- Back up worlds before updating. New populated Native Cave profiles cannot
+  be read by earlier beta builds; do not downgrade those saves. Keep Minecraft
+  1.21.1 and 26.3 saves separate.
+- Full writing recovery, discovery/stations, instability, crystal portals and
+  optional integration parity remain unfinished. Random-page eligibility config
+  and modded biome surface-rule integration also remain pending. Creative page
+  availability does not imply full support.
+
+Report issues and help improve the wiki at
+[BlackSheep Git](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft).

ports/mc263/build.gradle

@@ -121,12 +121,80 @@ def generatePortLanguage = tasks.register('generatePortLanguage', GeneratePortLa
 }
 sourceSets.main.resources.srcDir generatePortLanguage
 
+// Derive registered presentation variants without duplicating vanilla gameplay settings.
+abstract class GeneratePortDimensionTypes extends DefaultTask {
+    @InputFile abstract RegularFileProperty getMinecraftJar()
+    @OutputDirectory abstract DirectoryProperty getOutputDir()
+
+    @TaskAction void generate() {
+        new java.util.zip.ZipFile(minecraftJar.get().asFile).withCloseable { archive ->
+            def entry = archive.getEntry('data/minecraft/dimension_type/overworld.json')
+            if (entry == null) throw new GradleException('Missing vanilla Overworld dimension type')
+            String template = archive.getInputStream(entry).withCloseable { it.getText('UTF-8') }
+            def dayEntry = archive.getEntry('data/minecraft/timeline/day.json')
+            if (dayEntry == null) throw new GradleException('Missing vanilla day timeline')
+            def day = archive.getInputStream(dayEntry).withCloseable {
+                new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(it.getText('UTF-8'))
+            }
+            // Keep gameplay schedules and illumination, but do not tint these
+            // native non-Overworld sky backgrounds blue/black with the day cycle.
+            ['fog_color', 'sky_color', 'cloud_color'].each { day.tracks.remove("minecraft:visual/${it}".toString()) }
+            // Markers are global per clock and already owned by minecraft:day.
+            day.remove('time_markers')
+            File dayFile = new File(outputDir.get().asFile, 'data/rivencraft/timeline/age_sky_day.json')
+            dayFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+            dayFile.text = groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(groovy.json.JsonOutput.toJson(day)) + '\n'
+            File timelineTag = new File(outputDir.get().asFile, 'data/rivencraft/tags/timeline/age_sky.json')
+            timelineTag.parentFile.mkdirs()
+            timelineTag.text = groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(groovy.json.JsonOutput.toJson([
+                    values: ['#minecraft:universal', 'rivencraft:age_sky_day',
+                             'minecraft:moon', 'minecraft:early_game']])) + '\n'
+            ['overworld', 'nether', 'end', 'static'].each { sky ->
+                ['age_normal', 'age_dark', 'age_bright', 'age_cave_bright'].each { lighting ->
+                    if (sky == 'overworld' && lighting == 'age_normal') return
+                    String name = lighting + (sky == 'overworld' ? '' : "_sky_${sky}")
+                    def definition = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(template)
+                    definition.has_skylight = lighting in ['age_normal', 'age_bright']
+                    definition.ambient_light = lighting in ['age_bright', 'age_cave_bright'] ? 1.0 : 0.0
+                    // 26.3's lightmap reads this attribute, not ambient_light.
+                    if (definition.ambient_light == 1.0)
+                        definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/ambient_light_color'] = '#ffffff'
+                    if (sky != 'overworld') {
+                        definition.skybox = sky == 'end' ? 'end' : 'none'
+                        definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/fog_color'] = sky == 'static' ? '#929292' : sky == 'end' ? '#181318' : '#6b2725'
+                        definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/sky_color'] = sky == 'static' ? '#929292' : sky == 'end' ? '#000000' : '#6b2725'
+                        definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/cloud_color'] = '#00000000'
+                        if (sky == 'nether') {
+                            definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/fog_start_distance'] = 10.0
+                            definition.attributes['minecraft:visual/fog_end_distance'] = 96.0
+                        }
+                        definition.timelines = '#rivencraft:age_sky'
+                    }
+                    File result = new File(outputDir.get().asFile, "data/rivencraft/dimension_type/${name}.json")
+                    result.parentFile.mkdirs()
+                    result.text = groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(groovy.json.JsonOutput.toJson(definition)) + '\n'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+def generatePortDimensionTypes = tasks.register('generatePortDimensionTypes', GeneratePortDimensionTypes) {
+    dependsOn 'createMinecraftArtifacts'
+    minecraftJar.set(layout.buildDirectory.file("moddev/artifacts/minecraft-patched-${neo_version}.jar"))
+    outputDir.set(layout.buildDirectory.dir('generated/resources/dimensionTypes'))
+}
+sourceSets.main.resources.srcDir generatePortDimensionTypes
+
 tasks.named('processResources', ProcessResources).configure {
     // Reuse the existing sprite and base model without copying binary assets.
     from('../../src/main/resources') {
+        include 'data/rivencraft/worldgen/structure_set/fortresses.json'
+        include 'data/rivencraft/worldgen/structure_set/bastions.json'
         include 'assets/rivencraft/models/block/star_fissure.json'
         include 'assets/rivencraft/blockstates/star_fissure.json'
-        include 'assets/rivencraft/sounds/linking/link-fissure.ogg'
+        include 'assets/rivencraft/sounds.json'
+        include 'assets/rivencraft/sounds/**/*.ogg'
         include 'assets/rivencraft/textures/item/crystal_shard.png'
         include 'assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page.png'
         include 'assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_link_panel.png'

ports/mc263/gradle.properties

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ neo_version=26.3.0.99
 mod_id=rivencraft
 mod_name=Rivencraft
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
-mod_version=1.0.1.54-beta.1
+mod_version=1.0.1.98-beta.1

ports/mc263/port_en_us.json

@@ -6,19 +6,61 @@
   "item.rivencraft.page.blank": "Blank Page",
   "item.rivencraft.page.link_panel": "Link Panel Page",
   "item.rivencraft.page.unresolved": "Unknown Symbol Page",
-  "item.rivencraft.page.symbol.port_status": "Binder currently supports Standard terrain and one Biome page; other effects are still being ported.",
+  "item.rivencraft.page.symbol.implemented": "Implemented in 26.3; book and terrain requirements still apply.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.normal.description": "Use an independent normal weather cycle. Cave terrain keeps weather off.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.sky.overworld.description": "Use the native Overworld sky. Terrain and lighting remain independently authored.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.sky.nether.description": "Use a Nether-style reddish fog backdrop. Authored celestials render over it; terrain and gameplay rules remain independent.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.sky.end.description": "Use the native End sky backdrop with authored celestials over it, without End terrain or a dragon fight.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.sky.static.description": "Animated static surrounds the Age, behind authored celestials. Preceding colors tint it; otherwise it is gray.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.lighting.ambient_color": "Ambient Light Color",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.lighting.ambient_color.description": "Apply preceding shared colors to ambient light. Use Bright separately for full effective ambient lighting.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.number.description": "Before Color: value × 10 per channel. Before Length: value × 0.08 days. Before Phase/Angle: value × 15 degrees. Before Size: 0.25× to 3× (0-24).",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.size.small.description": "Before Sun/Moon: 0.5× body size. Before Normal Time: size the sun only. A preceding Number overrides the size.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.size.normal.description": "Before Sun/Moon: 1× body size. Before Normal Time: size the sun only. A preceding Number selects 0.25× through 3× (0-24).",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.size.large.description": "Before Sun/Moon: 2× body size. Before Normal Time: size the sun only. A preceding Number selects 0.25× through 3× (0-24).",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.angle.north.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: set orbit bearing to 0 degrees. A preceding Number overrides Angle in 15-degree steps.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.angle.east.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: set orbit bearing to 90 degrees. A preceding Number overrides Angle in 15-degree steps.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.angle.south.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: set orbit bearing to 180 degrees. A preceding Number overrides Angle in 15-degree steps.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.angle.west.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: set orbit bearing to 270 degrees. A preceding Number overrides Angle in 15-degree steps.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.phase.rising.description": "Before a celestial controller: start the sun or standalone moon at rising. A preceding Number overrides Phase in 15-degree steps from Nadir.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.phase.zenith.description": "Before a celestial controller: start the sun or standalone moon overhead. Zero Length holds this position.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.phase.setting.description": "Before a celestial controller: start the sun or standalone moon at setting. A preceding Number overrides Phase in 15-degree steps from Nadir.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.phase.nadir.description": "Before a celestial controller: start the sun or standalone moon below the world. Zero Length holds this position.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.direction.clockwise.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: advance this Age's celestial cycle in its usual direction.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.direction.counterclockwise.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: reverse this Age's celestial cycle. Does not change the Overworld clock.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.celestial.normal_time.description": "Add a sun/moon pair. Preceding modifiers apply to this pair; Size affects its sun only. Colors tint both. Limit ten suns and ten moons per Age.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.celestial.sun.description": "Add a sun. A bare page gets saved seeded color, size and orbit controls. Written modifiers preserve authored behavior and reset per controller. Moon alignment causes eclipses; limit ten suns.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.celestial.moon.description": "Add a moon with weaker light. A bare page gets saved seeded color, size and orbit controls. Written modifiers preserve authored behavior and reset per controller. Sun alignment causes eclipses; limit ten moons.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.period.zero.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: freeze at the written Phase, or a saved seeded time if omitted. A preceding Number overrides the Length.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.period.half.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: a half-length cycle (twice as fast). A preceding Number sets Length to value × 0.08 days.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.period.full.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: a normal-length cycle. A preceding Number sets Length to value × 0.08 days.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.period.double.description": "Before Normal Time, Sun or Moon: a double-length cycle (half as fast). A preceding Number sets Length to value × 0.08 days.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.color.red.description": "Add red to the next Sky, Ambient Light Color or celestial controller; trailing colors tint the sky. Precede with a Number, or use a seeded amount.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.color.green.description": "Add green to the next Sky, Ambient Light Color or celestial controller; trailing colors tint the sky. Precede with a Number, or use a seeded amount.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.color.blue.description": "Add blue to the next Sky, Ambient Light Color or celestial controller; trailing colors tint the sky. Precede with a Number, or use a seeded amount.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.color.white.description": "Add equally to all RGB channels. Precede with a Number, or use a seeded amount.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.color.black.description": "Subtract equally from all RGB channels. Precede with a Number, or use a seeded amount.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.lighting.normal.description": "Use normal skylight and ambient brightness. Cave terrain remains without skylight.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.lighting.dark.description": "Remove skylight from this Age; placed light sources still work.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.lighting.bright.description": "Provide full ambient brightness and effective light level 15. Vanilla light-based spawn rules apply, including in Cave terrain without skylight.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.fast.description": "Use the faster Legacy weather cycle in this Age only. Cave terrain keeps weather off.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.slow.description": "Use the slower Legacy weather cycle in this Age only. Cave terrain keeps weather off.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.off.description": "Keep this Age clear without changing Overworld weather.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.always.description": "Keep this Age rainy, or snowy in cold biomes, without thunder. Cave terrain keeps weather off.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.weather.storm.description": "Keep this Age rainy and thundering. Precipitation still depends on the biome; Cave terrain keeps weather off.",
+  "item.rivencraft.page.symbol.unimplemented": "Not yet implemented in 26.3; cannot be bound into an Age.",
   "item.rivencraft.link_property.disarm": "Disarm",
   "item.rivencraft.link_property.maintain_momentum": "Maintain Momentum",
   "item.rivencraft.link_property.intra_linking": "Intra-Linking",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial": "Ink Vial",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial.remaining": "Ink: %s/%s",
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial.usage": "Use with paper in the other hand, or place in an Ink Mixer.",
-  "item.rivencraft.page.blank.port_status": "Base for future symbol writing; not yet usable in this port.",
+  "item.rivencraft.page.blank.port_status": "Internal symbol-page base; not an authoring ingredient.",
   "item.rivencraft.page.link_panel.port_status": "Use with leather in a Book Binder to make a Descriptive Book.",
   "block.rivencraft.book_binder": "Book Binder",
   "container.rivencraft.book_binder": "Book Binder",
   "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.missing_panel": "Link Panel required",
-  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.authored_pending": "Writing not yet ported",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.authored_pending": "Unsupported page or page combination",
   "block.rivencraft.ink_mixer": "Ink Mixer",
   "container.rivencraft.ink_mixer": "Ink Mixer",
   "screen.rivencraft.ink_mixer.ink": "Ink: %s/%s",
@@ -33,13 +75,36 @@
   "itemGroup.rivencraft": "Rivencraft",
   "itemGroup.rivencraft.pages.link": "Rivencraft Link Pages",
   "symbol.rivencraft.feature.poplar_trees": "Poplar Trees",
-  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.poplar_trees.description": "Poplar tree generation symbol.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.poplar_trees.description": "Add red, orange, and yellow poplar trees to surface terrain with suitable soil.",
   "symbol.rivencraft.feature.fallen_poplar_trees": "Fallen Poplar Trees",
-  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.fallen_poplar_trees.description": "Fallen poplar tree generation symbol.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.fallen_poplar_trees.description": "Add fallen poplar logs and stumps to surface terrain with suitable soil.",
   "symbol.rivencraft.feature.shelf_mushrooms": "Shelf Mushrooms",
-  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.shelf_mushrooms.description": "Shelf mushroom generation symbol.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.shelf_mushrooms.description": "Add shelf mushrooms to exposed log faces on any terrain, including Void. No tree page is required.",
   "symbol.rivencraft.feature.red_shrubs": "Red Shrubs",
-  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.red_shrubs.description": "Red shrub generation symbol.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.red_shrubs.description": "Add red shrub patches to surface terrain with suitable ground.",
   "symbol.rivencraft.feature.abandoned_camps": "Abandoned Camps",
-  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.abandoned_camps.description": "Abandoned camp structure generation symbol."
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.abandoned_camps.description": "Allow abandoned camps on surface noise terrain, including outside their usual biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.block.generated.description": "Modify the next compatible feature. Without a following feature, choose a compatible feature from the Age seed.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.biome.native.description": "Use the terrain's default biome source. Cave uses Tiny regions from recognized Cave/Nether biomes. Do not include Biome pages.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.dungeons.description": "Add monster-room dungeon attempts throughout surface noise or Cave terrain, including Nether cave biomes. Not Flat or Void.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.biome.single.description": "Use one biome across the Age. If omitted, choose an eligible biome from the Age seed.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.terrain.flat.description": "A level, biome-decorated landscape with its foundation at Y=0.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.environment.accelerated.description": "Adds extra random block ticks near players in this Age. Repeated pages stack within server tick budgets; does not speed up entities or machines.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.floating_islands.description": "Add high floating islands alongside noise, Flat, or Void terrain; not Cave terrain.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.caves.description": "Add extra cave carving to noise terrain, including Cave; not Flat or Void.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.ravines.description": "Add canyon carving to noise terrain; not Flat or Void. Skips Nether biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.mineshafts.description": "Allow mineshafts in noise terrain, including Cave, regardless of normal biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.nether_fortresses.description": "Allow Nether fortresses in Cave terrain; the authored page overrides biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.strongholds.description": "Allow strongholds in surface noise or Flat terrain, including outside their usual biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.villages.description": "Allow villages in surface noise or Flat terrain, including outside their usual biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.trial_chambers.description": "Allow underground Trial Chambers in noise terrain, including Cave, regardless of biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.bastions.description": "Allow Bastion Remnants in Cave terrain; the authored page overrides biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.buried_treasure.description": "Allow buried treasure in surface noise terrain; biome eligibility is overridden, but suitable terrain is required.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.shipwrecks.description": "Allow shipwrecks in surface noise terrain, including outside their usual ocean and beach biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.ocean_ruins.description": "Allow ocean ruins in surface noise terrain, including outside their usual biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.pillager_outposts.description": "Allow pillager outposts in surface noise terrain, including outside their usual biomes.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.ruined_portals.description": "Allow ruined portals in noise terrain, including Cave, regardless of normal biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.nether_fossils.description": "Allow Nether fossils in Cave terrain; the authored page overrides biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.ancient_cities.description": "Allow underground Ancient Cities in noise terrain, including Cave, regardless of biome eligibility.",
+  "symbol.rivencraft.feature.trail_ruins.description": "Allow Trail Ruins in surface noise terrain, including outside their usual biomes."
 }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/PortConfig.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft;
+
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.common.ModConfigSpec;
+
+/** Server-side limits shared with the 1.21.1 Accelerated implementation. */
+public final class PortConfig {
+    public static final ModConfigSpec SPEC;
+    public static final ModConfigSpec.IntValue ACCELERATED_MAX_CHUNKS;
+    public static final ModConfigSpec.IntValue ACCELERATED_MAX_ATTEMPTS;
+
+    static {
+        var builder = new ModConfigSpec.Builder();
+        builder.push("accelerated_age");
+        ACCELERATED_MAX_CHUNKS = builder.comment("Maximum already-loaded player-nearby chunks given extra random ticks per Age tick.")
+                .defineInRange("max_loaded_chunks", 8, 1, 64);
+        ACCELERATED_MAX_ATTEMPTS = builder.comment("Maximum extra random-tick positions sampled per Age tick, shared fairly across loaded sections; zero disables Accelerated.")
+                .defineInRange("max_random_tick_attempts_per_tick", 16384, 0, 65536);
+        builder.pop();
+        SPEC = builder.build();
+    }
+
+    private PortConfig() {}
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/Rivencraft.java

@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ public final class Rivencraft {
     private static final DeferredRegister.Items ITEMS = DeferredRegister.createItems(MOD_ID);
     private static final DeferredRegister<SoundEvent> SOUNDS =
             DeferredRegister.create(Registries.SOUND_EVENT, MOD_ID);
-    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK_FISSURE = SOUNDS.register(
-            "linking.link-fissure", () -> SoundEvent.createVariableRangeEvent(
-                    Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(MOD_ID, "linking.link-fissure")));
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK = sound("linking.link");
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK_DISARM = sound("linking.link-disarm");
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK_INTRA = sound("linking.link-intra");
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK_FISSURE = sound("linking.link-fissure");
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> LINK_PORTAL = sound("linking.link-portal");
+    public static final Supplier<SoundEvent> METEOR_ROAR = sound("entity.meteor.roar");
+
+    private static Supplier<SoundEvent> sound(String name) {
+        return SOUNDS.register(name, () -> SoundEvent.createVariableRangeEvent(
+                Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(MOD_ID, name)));
+    }
     private static final DeferredRegister<BlockEntityType<?>> BLOCK_ENTITY_TYPES =
             DeferredRegister.create(Registries.BLOCK_ENTITY_TYPE, MOD_ID);
     private static final DeferredRegister<MenuType<?>> MENUS =
@@ -158,7 +166,8 @@ public final class Rivencraft {
     public static final Supplier<RecipeSerializer<LinkingBookRecipe>> LINKING_BOOK_RECIPE =
             RECIPE_SERIALIZERS.register("linking_book", () -> LinkingBookRecipe.SERIALIZER);
 
-    public Rivencraft(IEventBus modEventBus) {
+    public Rivencraft(IEventBus modEventBus, net.neoforged.fml.ModContainer container) {
+        container.registerConfig(net.neoforged.fml.config.ModConfig.Type.LOCAL, PortConfig.SPEC);
         BLOCKS.register(modEventBus);
         SOUNDS.register(modEventBus);
         ITEMS.register(modEventBus);
@@ -170,6 +179,8 @@ public final class Rivencraft {
         PortBiomeSources.register(modEventBus);
         PortChunkGenerators.register(modEventBus);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(RuntimeAgeBackend::onLevelLoad);
+        NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeWeather::onLevelTickPre);
+        NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAcceleratedTicks::onLevelTickPost);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(PortAgeCommands::register);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(AgeCatalogSync::onLogin);
         NeoForge.EVENT_BUS.addListener(AgeCatalogSync::onLogout);

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/AgeCatalogPayload.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
@@ -9,17 +11,23 @@ import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
 import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 
 /** Full server level catalog, sent on login and after a runtime Age is added. */
-public record AgeCatalogPayload(int version, List<Identifier> dimensions) implements CustomPacketPayload {
+public record AgeCatalogPayload(int version, List<Identifier> dimensions,
+                                Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> colors,
+                                Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> dayCycles) implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final Type<AgeCatalogPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(
             Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "age_catalog"));
     public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, AgeCatalogPayload> STREAM_CODEC = StreamCodec.composite(
             ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, AgeCatalogPayload::version,
             Identifier.STREAM_CODEC.apply(ByteBufCodecs.list()), AgeCatalogPayload::dimensions,
+            ByteBufCodecs.map(HashMap::new, Identifier.STREAM_CODEC, PortAgeColors.STREAM_CODEC), AgeCatalogPayload::colors,
+            ByteBufCodecs.map(HashMap::new, Identifier.STREAM_CODEC, PortDayCycle.STREAM_CODEC), AgeCatalogPayload::dayCycles,
             AgeCatalogPayload::new
     );
 
     public AgeCatalogPayload {
         dimensions = List.copyOf(dimensions);
+        colors = Map.copyOf(colors);
+        dayCycles = Map.copyOf(dayCycles);
     }
 
     @Override

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/AgeCatalogSync.java

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public final class AgeCatalogSync {
     }
 
     public static void registerPayloads(RegisterPayloadHandlersEvent event) {
-        var registrar = event.registrar("1");
+        var registrar = event.registrar("10");
         registrar.playToClient(AgeCatalogPayload.TYPE, AgeCatalogPayload.STREAM_CODEC);
         registrar.playToServer(AgeCatalogAckPayload.TYPE, AgeCatalogAckPayload.STREAM_CODEC,
                 (payload, context) -> {
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public final class AgeCatalogSync {
         State state = state(server);
         state.acknowledged.remove(player.getUUID());
         var dimensions = server.levelKeys().stream().map(key -> key.identifier()).sorted().toList();
-        PacketDistributor.sendToPlayer(player, new AgeCatalogPayload(state.version, dimensions));
+        PacketDistributor.sendToPlayer(player, new AgeCatalogPayload(state.version, dimensions,
+                RuntimeAgeBackend.savedColors(server), RuntimeAgeBackend.savedDayCycles(server)));
     }
 
     private static void acknowledge(ServerPlayer player, int version) {

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/AgeLevelIndex.java

@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
             Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortLakePlan.CODEC)
                     .optionalFieldOf("lakes", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.lakes),
             Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortTerrainFeaturePlan.CODEC)
-                    .optionalFieldOf("terrain_features", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.terrainFeatures)
+                    .optionalFieldOf("terrain_features", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.terrainFeatures),
+            Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortLighting.CODEC)
+                    .optionalFieldOf("lighting", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.lighting),
+            Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortSkyStyle.CODEC)
+                    .optionalFieldOf("sky", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.sky),
+            Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortAgeColors.CODEC)
+                    .optionalFieldOf("colors", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.colors),
+            Codec.unboundedMap(Identifier.CODEC, PortDayCycle.CODEC)
+                    .optionalFieldOf("day_cycles", Map.of()).forGetter(index -> index.dayCycles)
     ).apply(instance, AgeLevelIndex::new));
 
     static final SavedDataType<AgeLevelIndex> TYPE = new SavedDataType<>(
@@ -53,6 +61,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
     private final Map<Identifier, Integer> dungeons;
     private final Map<Identifier, PortLakePlan> lakes;
     private final Map<Identifier, PortTerrainFeaturePlan> terrainFeatures;
+    private final Map<Identifier, PortLighting> lighting;
+    private final Map<Identifier, PortSkyStyle> sky;
+    private final Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> colors;
+    private final Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> dayCycles;
 
     private AgeLevelIndex() {
         this.ages = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -65,6 +77,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
         this.dungeons = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         this.lakes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         this.terrainFeatures = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        this.lighting = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        this.sky = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        this.colors = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        this.dayCycles = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     }
 
     private AgeLevelIndex(Map<Identifier, Long> ages, List<Identifier> retired,
@@ -75,7 +91,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
                           Map<Identifier, PortVegetationPlan> vegetation,
                           Map<Identifier, Integer> dungeons,
                           Map<Identifier, PortLakePlan> lakes,
-                          Map<Identifier, PortTerrainFeaturePlan> terrainFeatures) {
+                          Map<Identifier, PortTerrainFeaturePlan> terrainFeatures,
+                          Map<Identifier, PortLighting> lighting,
+                          Map<Identifier, PortSkyStyle> sky, Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> colors,
+                          Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> dayCycles) {
         this.ages = new LinkedHashMap<>(ages);
         this.retired = new LinkedHashSet<>(retired);
         this.biomeOverrides = new LinkedHashMap<>(biomeOverrides);
@@ -86,6 +105,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
         this.dungeons = new LinkedHashMap<>(dungeons);
         this.lakes = new LinkedHashMap<>(lakes);
         this.terrainFeatures = new LinkedHashMap<>(terrainFeatures);
+        this.lighting = new LinkedHashMap<>(lighting);
+        this.sky = new LinkedHashMap<>(sky);
+        this.colors = new LinkedHashMap<>(colors);
+        this.dayCycles = new LinkedHashMap<>(dayCycles);
     }
 
     Map<Identifier, Long> entries() {
@@ -116,10 +139,17 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
     int dungeons(Identifier id) { return dungeons.getOrDefault(id, 0); }
     PortLakePlan lakes(Identifier id) { return lakes.get(id); }
     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures(Identifier id) { return terrainFeatures.get(id); }
+    PortLighting lighting(Identifier id) { return lighting.getOrDefault(id, PortLighting.NORMAL); }
+    PortSkyStyle sky(Identifier id) { return sky.getOrDefault(id, PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD); }
+    PortAgeColors colors(Identifier id) { return colors.getOrDefault(id, PortAgeColors.NATIVE); }
+    Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> colors() { return Map.copyOf(colors); }
+    PortDayCycle dayCycle(Identifier id) { return dayCycles.getOrDefault(id, PortDayCycle.NATIVE); }
+    Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> dayCycles() { return Map.copyOf(dayCycles); }
 
     void add(Identifier id, long seed, PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain ageTerrain,
              PortRockPlan rockPlan, PortVegetationPlan vegetationPlan, int dungeonCount,
-             PortLakePlan lakePlan, PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeaturePlan) {
+             PortLakePlan lakePlan, PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeaturePlan, PortLighting light, PortSkyStyle skyStyle,
+             PortAgeColors colorProfile, PortDayCycle dayCycle) {
         if (contains(id)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Age already exists: " + id);
         }
@@ -131,6 +161,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
         if (dungeonCount > 0) dungeons.put(id, dungeonCount);
         if (lakePlan != null) lakes.put(id, lakePlan);
         if (terrainFeaturePlan != null) terrainFeatures.put(id, terrainFeaturePlan);
+        if (light != PortLighting.NORMAL) lighting.put(id, light);
+        if (skyStyle != PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD) sky.put(id, skyStyle);
+        if (!colorProfile.equals(PortAgeColors.NATIVE)) colors.put(id, colorProfile);
+        if (!dayCycle.equals(PortDayCycle.NATIVE)) dayCycles.put(id, dayCycle);
         setDirty();
     }
 
@@ -144,6 +178,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
         dungeons.remove(id);
         lakes.remove(id);
         terrainFeatures.remove(id);
+        lighting.remove(id);
+        sky.remove(id);
+        colors.remove(id);
+        dayCycles.remove(id);
         retired.add(id);
         setDirty();
     }
@@ -151,7 +189,8 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
     void restoreAfterFailedRetirement(Identifier id, long seed, PortBiomePlan biomePlan,
                                       PortAgeTerrain ageTerrain, PortRockPlan rockPlan,
                                       PortVegetationPlan vegetationPlan, int dungeonCount,
-                                      PortLakePlan lakePlan, PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeaturePlan) {
+                                      PortLakePlan lakePlan, PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeaturePlan, PortLighting light,
+                                      PortSkyStyle skyStyle, PortAgeColors colorProfile, PortDayCycle dayCycle) {
         if (!retired.remove(id)) throw new IllegalStateException("Age is not retired: " + id);
         ages.put(id, seed);
         if (biomePlan != null) biomePlans.put(id, biomePlan);
@@ -161,6 +200,10 @@ final class AgeLevelIndex extends SavedData {
         if (dungeonCount > 0) dungeons.put(id, dungeonCount);
         if (lakePlan != null) lakes.put(id, lakePlan);
         if (terrainFeaturePlan != null) terrainFeatures.put(id, terrainFeaturePlan);
+        if (light != PortLighting.NORMAL) lighting.put(id, light);
+        if (skyStyle != PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD) sky.put(id, skyStyle);
+        if (!colorProfile.equals(PortAgeColors.NATIVE)) colors.put(id, colorProfile);
+        if (!dayCycle.equals(PortDayCycle.NATIVE)) dayCycles.put(id, dayCycle);
         setDirty();
     }
 

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAcceleratedTicks.java

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.PortConfig;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.event.tick.LevelTickEvent;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.SectionPos;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.ChunkPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.LevelChunk;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.LevelChunkSection;
+import net.minecraft.util.RandomSource;
+
+/** Extra random block ticks from authored Accelerated pages, bounded to loaded player chunks. */
+public final class PortAcceleratedTicks {
+    public static final Identifier PAGE = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "environment/accelerated");
+
+    private PortAcceleratedTicks() {}
+
+    public static int pageCount(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        return (int) pages.stream().filter(PAGE::equals).count();
+    }
+
+    public static void configure(ServerLevel level, int pages) {
+        if (!(level instanceof PortAgeLevel)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a Rivencraft Age");
+        level.getDataStorage().computeIfAbsent(PortAccelerationSettings.TYPE).setPages(pages);
+        level.getDataStorage().saveAndJoin();
+    }
+
+    public static int pages(ServerLevel level) {
+        return level.getDataStorage().computeIfAbsent(PortAccelerationSettings.TYPE).pages();
+    }
+
+    public static void onLevelTickPost(LevelTickEvent.Post event) {
+        if (event.getLevel() instanceof PortAgeLevel level) tick(level);
+    }
+
+    static void tick(ServerLevel level) {
+        int maximumAttempts = PortConfig.ACCELERATED_MAX_ATTEMPTS.get();
+        if (maximumAttempts == 0) return;
+        int pages = pages(level);
+        if (pages == 0) return;
+
+        List<ChunkPos> chunks = loadedPlayerChunks(level);
+        if (chunks.isEmpty()) return;
+        int maximumChunks = Math.min(chunks.size(), PortConfig.ACCELERATED_MAX_CHUNKS.get());
+        int first = Math.floorMod(level.getServer().getTickCount(), chunks.size());
+        List<TickSection> eligible = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int offset = 0; offset < maximumChunks; offset++) {
+            ChunkPos pos = chunks.get((first + offset) % chunks.size());
+            LevelChunk chunk = level.getChunkSource().getChunkNow(pos.x(), pos.z());
+            if (chunk == null) continue;
+            LevelChunkSection[] sections = chunk.getSections();
+            for (int sectionIndex = 0; sectionIndex < sections.length; sectionIndex++) {
+                LevelChunkSection section = sections[sectionIndex];
+                if (!section.isRandomlyTickingBlocks()) continue;
+                int baseY = SectionPos.sectionToBlockCoord(chunk.getSectionYFromSectionIndex(sectionIndex));
+                eligible.add(new TickSection(pos, baseY, section));
+            }
+        }
+        if (eligible.isEmpty()) return;
+
+        // Legacy attempts three positions per random-ticking section per page. Divide
+        // the bounded total between sections before ticking any one of them, so a
+        // lower section cannot exhaust the entire budget ahead of surface crops.
+        int total = attemptBudget(pages, eligible.size(), maximumAttempts);
+        int perSection = total / eligible.size();
+        int remainder = total % eligible.size();
+        int firstSection = Math.floorMod(level.getServer().getTickCount(), eligible.size());
+        RandomSource random = level.getRandom();
+        for (int offset = 0; offset < eligible.size(); offset++) {
+            TickSection candidate = eligible.get((firstSection + offset) % eligible.size());
+            int samples = perSection + (offset < remainder ? 1 : 0);
+            for (int sample = 0; sample < samples; sample++) {
+                int x = random.nextInt(16);
+                int y = random.nextInt(16);
+                int z = random.nextInt(16);
+                BlockState state = candidate.section().getBlockState(x, y, z);
+                if (state.isRandomlyTicking()) {
+                    state.randomTick(level, new BlockPos(candidate.chunk().getMinBlockX() + x,
+                            candidate.baseY() + y, candidate.chunk().getMinBlockZ() + z), random);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static int attemptBudget(int pages, int sections, int maximumAttempts) {
+        if (pages < 0 || sections < 0 || maximumAttempts < 0)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative accelerated tick budget input");
+        if (sections == 0) return 0;
+        long perSection = 3L * pages;
+        return perSection > maximumAttempts / (long) sections
+                ? maximumAttempts : (int) (perSection * sections);
+    }
+
+    private static List<ChunkPos> loadedPlayerChunks(ServerLevel level) {
+        Set<ChunkPos> chunks = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        for (var player : level.players()) {
+            ChunkPos center = player.chunkPosition();
+            for (int x = -1; x <= 1; x++) {
+                for (int z = -1; z <= 1; z++) {
+                    int chunkX = center.x() + x;
+                    int chunkZ = center.z() + z;
+                    if (level.getChunkSource().hasChunk(chunkX, chunkZ)) {
+                        chunks.add(new ChunkPos(chunkX, chunkZ));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<>(chunks);
+    }
+
+    private record TickSection(ChunkPos chunk, int baseY, LevelChunkSection section) {}
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAccelerationSettings.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.SavedData;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.SavedDataType;
+
+/** Age-local authored page count, retained across unload, restart and reseeding. */
+final class PortAccelerationSettings extends SavedData {
+    private static final Codec<PortAccelerationSettings> CODEC = Codec.intRange(0, Integer.MAX_VALUE)
+            .fieldOf("pages").codec().xmap(PortAccelerationSettings::new, settings -> settings.pages);
+    static final SavedDataType<PortAccelerationSettings> TYPE = new SavedDataType<>(
+            Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "acceleration"),
+            () -> new PortAccelerationSettings(0), CODEC);
+    private int pages;
+
+    private PortAccelerationSettings(int pages) { this.pages = pages; }
+    int pages() { return pages; }
+    void setPages(int pages) {
+        if (pages < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative Accelerated page count");
+        this.pages = pages;
+        setDirty();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAgeColors.java

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import com.mojang.serialization.codecs.RecordCodecBuilder;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import org.joml.Vector3f;
+import org.joml.Vector3fc;
+
+/** Frozen shared-color writing, adapted from 1.21.1 AgeSkyProfile. -1 means native. */
+public record PortAgeColors(int sky, int ambient, int celestial) {
+    public static final PortAgeColors NATIVE = new PortAgeColors(-1, -1);
+    public static final Codec<PortAgeColors> CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 0xffffff).fieldOf("sky").forGetter(PortAgeColors::sky),
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 0xffffff).fieldOf("ambient").forGetter(PortAgeColors::ambient),
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 0xffffff).optionalFieldOf("celestial", -1).forGetter(PortAgeColors::celestial)
+    ).apply(instance, PortAgeColors::new));
+    public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, PortAgeColors> STREAM_CODEC = StreamCodec.composite(
+            ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortAgeColors::sky, ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortAgeColors::ambient,
+            ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortAgeColors::celestial, PortAgeColors::new);
+    public static final Identifier AMBIENT = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "lighting/ambient_color");
+    private static volatile Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> clientColors = Map.of();
+
+    public PortAgeColors {
+        if (sky < -1 || sky > 0xffffff || ambient < -1 || ambient > 0xffffff
+                || celestial < -1 || celestial > 0xffffff)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Age color");
+    }
+
+    public PortAgeColors(int sky, int ambient) { this(sky, ambient, -1); }
+
+    public static void updateClient(Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> colors) { clientColors = Map.copyOf(colors); }
+
+    public static PortAgeColors forLevel(Level level) {
+        if (level instanceof PortAgeLevel age) return age.colors();
+        return level.isClientSide() ? clientColors.getOrDefault(level.dimension().identifier(), NATIVE) : NATIVE;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isColor(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "color/red", "color/green", "color/blue", "color/white", "color/black" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static int number(Identifier page) {
+        if (!page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") || !page.getPath().startsWith("number/")) return -1;
+        try {
+            int value = Integer.parseInt(page.getPath().substring(7));
+            return value >= 0 && value <= 24 ? value : -1;
+        } catch (NumberFormatException exception) { return -1; }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isModifier(Identifier page) { return isColor(page) || number(page) >= 0 || page.equals(AMBIENT); }
+
+    public static boolean validNumbers(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++)
+            if (number(pages.get(i)) >= 0 && (i + 1 == pages.size()
+                    || !isColor(pages.get(i + 1)) && !PortDayCycle.isPeriod(pages.get(i + 1))
+                    && !PortDayCycle.isPhase(pages.get(i + 1)) && !PortDayCycle.isAngle(pages.get(i + 1))
+                    && !PortDayCycle.isSize(pages.get(i + 1)))) return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static PortAgeColors compile(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        if (!validNumbers(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Number pages must precede a supported Color, Length, Phase, Angle, or Size modifier");
+        int red = 0, green = 0, blue = 0, sky = -1, ambient = -1, celestial = -1;
+        boolean written = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++) {
+            Identifier page = pages.get(i);
+            if (isColor(page)) {
+                int amount = i > 0 ? number(pages.get(i - 1)) : -1;
+                if (amount < 0) amount = new Random(seed ^ (0x9E3779B97F4A7C15L * (i + 1L))).nextInt(25);
+                amount *= 10;
+                written = true;
+                switch (page.getPath()) {
+                    case "color/red" -> red += amount;
+                    case "color/green" -> green += amount;
+                    case "color/blue" -> blue += amount;
+                    case "color/white" -> { red += amount; green += amount; blue += amount; }
+                    case "color/black" -> { red -= amount; green -= amount; blue -= amount; }
+                }
+            } else if (PortSkyStyle.forPage(page) != null || page.equals(AMBIENT)
+                    || PortDayCycle.isController(page)) {
+                if (PortDayCycle.isController(page)) celestial = -1;
+                if (written) {
+                    int rgb = clamp(red) << 16 | clamp(green) << 8 | clamp(blue);
+                    if (page.equals(AMBIENT)) ambient = rgb;
+                    else if (PortDayCycle.isController(page)) celestial = rgb;
+                    else sky = rgb;
+                }
+                red = green = blue = 0;
+                written = false;
+            }
+        }
+        if (written) sky = clamp(red) << 16 | clamp(green) << 8 | clamp(blue);
+        return new PortAgeColors(sky, ambient, celestial);
+    }
+
+    /** Only pageless random Ages receive a random sky tint, as in 1.21.1. */
+    public static PortAgeColors resolve(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        if (!pages.isEmpty()) return compile(pages, seed);
+        var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x534B5950524F464CL);
+        random.nextInt(5); // Root sky-style draw precedes the sky-color draw.
+        return new PortAgeColors(randomColor(random, true), -1);
+    }
+
+    /** Shared palette; retain .85's truncation for already-defined body defaults. */
+    static int randomColor(Random random, boolean rounded) {
+        int[] palette = {0xB74A50, 0xD9834B, 0xDBC574, 0x5AAB80, 0x6FA8DF, 0x9870B9, 0xD5DBE1, 0x252531};
+        int count = 1 + random.nextInt(3), red = 0, green = 0, blue = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            int color = palette[random.nextInt(palette.length)];
+            red += color >> 16 & 255;
+            green += color >> 8 & 255;
+            blue += color & 255;
+        }
+        int offset = rounded ? count / 2 : 0;
+        return (red + offset) / count << 16 | (green + offset) / count << 8 | (blue + offset) / count;
+    }
+
+    private static int clamp(int value) { return Math.max(0, Math.min(255, value)); }
+    public static Vector3fc vector(int rgb) {
+        return new Vector3f((rgb >> 16 & 255) / 255f, (rgb >> 8 & 255) / 255f, (rgb & 255) / 255f);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAgeLevel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.dimension.LevelStem;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.WeatherData;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.storage.DerivedLevelData;
+
+/** Runtime Age with independent native weather, rather than 26.3's shared server cycle. */
+final class PortAgeLevel extends ServerLevel {
+    private final WeatherData ageWeather;
+    private final PortWeatherSettings weatherSettings;
+    private final boolean cave;
+    private PortAgeColors colors = PortAgeColors.NATIVE;
+    private PortDayCycle dayCycle = PortDayCycle.NATIVE;
+
+    PortDayCycle dayCycle() { return dayCycle == null ? PortDayCycle.NATIVE : dayCycle; }
+    void configureDayCycle(PortDayCycle cycle) {
+        this.dayCycle = cycle;
+        environmentAttributes().invalidateTickCache();
+        updateSkyBrightness();
+    }
+
+    PortAgeColors colors() { return colors == null ? PortAgeColors.NATIVE : colors; }
+    void configureColors(PortAgeColors colors) {
+        this.colors = colors;
+        environmentAttributes().invalidateTickCache();
+    }
+
+    PortAgeLevel(MinecraftServer server, ResourceKey<Level> key, LevelStem stem,
+                 long biomeZoomSeed, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        super(server, server.executor, server.storageSource,
+                new DerivedLevelData(server.getWorldData(), server.getWorldData().overworldData()),
+                key, stem, server.getWorldData().isDebugWorld(), biomeZoomSeed, List.of(), false);
+        ageWeather = getDataStorage().computeIfAbsent(WeatherData.TYPE);
+        weatherSettings = getDataStorage().computeIfAbsent(PortWeatherSettings.TYPE);
+        cave = terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE;
+        PortAgeWeather.apply(this);
+        // The base constructor initializes visual levels from server weather.
+        // Replace them before publishing this Age or sending its join packets.
+        setRainLevel(ageWeather.isRaining() ? 1.0F : 0.0F);
+        setThunderLevel(ageWeather.isThundering() ? 1.0F : 0.0F);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public WeatherData getWeatherData() {
+        // The base constructor may query weather before our fields are initialized.
+        return ageWeather == null ? super.getWeatherData() : ageWeather;
+    }
+
+    PortWeatherMode weatherMode() { return cave ? PortWeatherMode.OFF : weatherSettings.mode(); }
+
+    void configureWeather(PortWeatherMode mode) {
+        weatherSettings.setMode(mode);
+        PortAgeWeather.apply(this);
+        setRainLevel(ageWeather.isRaining() ? 1.0F : 0.0F);
+        setThunderLevel(ageWeather.isThundering() ? 1.0F : 0.0F);
+        getDataStorage().saveAndJoin();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAgeTravel.java

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.Heightmap;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.FlatLevelSource;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.flat.FlatLevelGeneratorSettings;
 
 /** Shared, server-authoritative landing for the 26.3 book and operator probe. */
 public final class PortAgeTravel {
@@ -28,7 +26,9 @@ public final class PortAgeTravel {
         boolean fissure = target.getChunkSource().getGenerator() instanceof PortFeatureChunkGenerator features
                 && features.terrainFeatures() != null && features.terrainFeatures().starFissures();
         BlockPos landing = fissure ? PortStarFissureFeature.savedSpawn(target) : null;
-        if (landing != null) landing = findFootedDestination(target, landing).orElse(null);
+        if (landing != null) landing = isCaveTerrain(target)
+                ? findFootedDestination(target, landing).orElse(null)
+                : findSurfaceLanding(target, landing.getX(), landing.getZ());
         if (landing == null) landing = findLanding(target);
         if (landing == null) return "No safe test landing available; remaining in source dimension";
         if (fissure) PortStarFissureFeature.generateOnce(target, landing, isCaveTerrain(target));
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public final class PortAgeTravel {
     }
 
     private static BlockPos findLanding(ServerLevel target) {
-        net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkGenerator generator = target.getChunkSource().getGenerator();
-        if (generator instanceof PortFeatureChunkGenerator features) generator = features.base();
         if (isCaveTerrain(target)) {
             // The cave roof is not a valid arrival surface. Search down from
             // Legacy's Y=64 start, then construct the normal safety platform
@@ -57,36 +55,40 @@ public final class PortAgeTravel {
             }
             return makePlatform(target, new BlockPos(0, 64, 0));
         }
-        // A Flat Age has a known surface. Use it directly before a heightmap
-        // fallback can place a platform in the air above a low superflat world.
-        FlatLevelGeneratorSettings flatSettings = switch (generator) {
-            case FlatLevelSource flat -> flat.settings();
-            case PortFlatChunkGenerator flat -> flat.settings();
-            default -> null;
-        };
-        if (flatSettings != null && !flatSettings.getLayersInfo().isEmpty()) {
-            int surfaceY = target.getMinY() + flatSettings.getLayersInfo().stream()
-                    .mapToInt(layer -> layer.getHeight()).sum();
-            BlockPos surface = new BlockPos(0, surfaceY, 0);
-            if (hasFooting(target, surface)) return surface;
-        }
+        BlockPos surface = findSurfaceLanding(target, 0, 0);
+        if (surface != null) return surface;
+        // Only build above the actual highest obstruction, never in a pocket
+        // beneath it. Void Ages retain the usual platform floor at Y=63.
+        BlockPos obstruction = highestObstruction(target, 0, 0);
+        int y = obstruction == null ? 64 : Math.max(64, obstruction.getY() + 3);
+        return makePlatform(target, new BlockPos(0, y, 0));
+    }
+
+    static BlockPos findSurfaceLanding(ServerLevel target, int originX, int originZ) {
         for (int radius = 0; radius <= 16; radius++) {
             for (int x = -radius; x <= radius; x++) {
                 for (int z = -radius; z <= radius; z++) {
                     if (Math.max(Math.abs(x), Math.abs(z)) != radius) continue;
-                    int y = target.getHeight(Heightmap.Types.MOTION_BLOCKING, x, z);
-                    BlockPos foot = new BlockPos(x, y, z);
-                    if (hasFooting(target, foot)) {
-                        return foot;
-                    }
+                    BlockPos floor = highestObstruction(target, originX + x, originZ + z);
+                    if (floor != null && hasFooting(target, floor.above())) return floor.above();
                 }
             }
         }
-        // The operator/book probe needs a deterministic landing even when
-        // origin is ocean or foliage. Final book landing rules are ported later.
-        int y = Math.max(64, target.getHeight(Heightmap.Types.MOTION_BLOCKING, 0, 0) + 2);
-        if (y + 2 >= target.getMaxY()) return null;
-        return makePlatform(target, new BlockPos(0, y, 0));
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /** First obstructing surface seen from the sky; never continue through a roof or liquid. */
+    static BlockPos highestObstruction(ServerLevel level, int x, int z) {
+        var chunk = level.getChunk(x >> 4, z >> 4);
+        BlockPos.MutableBlockPos pos = new BlockPos.MutableBlockPos(x, level.getMaxY() - 1, z);
+        for (int y = level.getMaxY() - 1; y >= level.getMinY(); y--) {
+            pos.setY(y);
+            var state = chunk.getBlockState(pos);
+            if (!state.isAir() && (!state.getFluidState().isEmpty()
+                    || state.is(net.minecraft.tags.BlockTags.LEAVES)
+                    || !state.getCollisionShape(level, pos).isEmpty())) return pos.immutable();
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     private static boolean isCaveTerrain(ServerLevel target) {
@@ -119,8 +121,13 @@ public final class PortAgeTravel {
     }
 
     private static boolean hasFooting(ServerLevel target, BlockPos foot) {
+        if (foot.getY() <= target.getMinY() || foot.getY() + 1 >= target.getMaxY()
+                || !target.getWorldBorder().isWithinBounds(foot)) return false;
         BlockPos floor = foot.below();
-        return target.getBlockState(floor).isFaceSturdy(target, floor, Direction.UP)
+        var floorState = target.getBlockState(floor);
+        return (floorState.isFaceSturdy(target, floor, Direction.UP)
+                || floorState.is(net.minecraft.tags.BlockTags.LEAVES))
+                && floorState.getFluidState().isEmpty()
                 && target.getFluidState(foot).isEmpty()
                 && target.getFluidState(foot.above()).isEmpty()
                 && passable(target, foot) && passable(target, foot.above());

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortAgeWeather.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.WeakHashMap;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.WeatherData;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.event.tick.LevelTickEvent;
+
+/** 1.21.1 weather policies, applied before the independent native Age cycle advances. */
+public final class PortAgeWeather {
+    private static final Map<PortAgeLevel, Integer> STATES = new WeakHashMap<>();
+
+    private PortAgeWeather() {}
+
+    public static void onLevelTickPre(LevelTickEvent.Pre event) {
+        if (event.getLevel() instanceof PortAgeLevel level) apply(level);
+    }
+
+    static void apply(PortAgeLevel level) {
+        PortWeatherMode mode = level.weatherMode();
+        if (mode == PortWeatherMode.NORMAL) {
+            STATES.remove(level);
+            return;
+        }
+        WeatherData weather = level.getWeatherData();
+        if (mode == PortWeatherMode.FAST || mode == PortWeatherMode.SLOW) {
+            int state = (weather.isRaining() ? 1 : 0) | (weather.isThundering() ? 2 : 0);
+            Integer previous = STATES.put(level, state);
+            if (previous != null && previous == state) return;
+            // Keep persisted timers on reload; rescale only when a cycle changes.
+            if (previous == null && weather.getRainTime() > 0) return;
+            int scale = mode == PortWeatherMode.FAST ? 1 : 4;
+            int duration = 6000 * scale + level.getRandom().nextInt(
+                    (weather.isRaining() ? 6000 : 84000) * scale);
+            set(weather, duration, weather.isRaining(), weather.isThundering());
+        } else {
+            STATES.remove(level);
+            boolean rain = mode != PortWeatherMode.OFF;
+            boolean thunder = mode == PortWeatherMode.STORM;
+            if (weather.isRaining() != rain || weather.isThundering() != thunder
+                    || weather.getRainTime() < 200 || weather.getThunderTime() < 200
+                    || weather.getClearWeatherTime() != 0) set(weather, 6000, rain, thunder);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void set(WeatherData data, int duration, boolean rain, boolean thunder) {
+        data.setClearWeatherTime(0);
+        data.setRainTime(duration);
+        data.setThunderTime(duration);
+        data.setRaining(rain);
+        data.setThundering(thunder);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortBiomeMaterialRules.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.data.worldgen.material.EndMaterialRules;
+import net.minecraft.data.worldgen.material.NetherMaterialRules;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biomes;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.NoiseGeneratorSettings;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.material.MaterialRules;
+
+/** Root AgeDimensionService.withBiomeMaterialRules adapted to 26.3's rule registry. */
+final class PortBiomeMaterialRules {
+    private PortBiomeMaterialRules() {}
+
+    static Holder<NoiseGeneratorSettings> apply(HolderLookup.Provider registries, NoiseGeneratorSettings base) {
+        var biomes = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.BIOME);
+        var rules = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.MATERIAL_RULE);
+        var materials = MaterialRules.sequence(
+                MaterialRules.ifTrue(MaterialRules.isBiome(biomes, Biomes.THE_END, Biomes.END_HIGHLANDS,
+                        Biomes.END_MIDLANDS, Biomes.SMALL_END_ISLANDS, Biomes.END_BARRENS),
+                        MaterialRules.getRule(rules, EndMaterialRules.END)),
+                MaterialRules.ifTrue(MaterialRules.isBiome(biomes, Biomes.NETHER_WASTES, Biomes.SOUL_SAND_VALLEY,
+                        Biomes.CRIMSON_FOREST, Biomes.WARPED_FOREST, Biomes.BASALT_DELTAS),
+                        MaterialRules.getRule(rules, NetherMaterialRules.NETHER)),
+                base.materialRule().value());
+        return Holder.direct(new NoiseGeneratorSettings(base.noiseSettings(), base.defaultBlock(), base.defaultFluid(),
+                base.noiseRouter(), Holder.direct(materials), base.spawnTarget(), base.seaLevel(), base.disableMobGeneration(),
+                base.aquifers(), base.useLegacyRandomSource(), base.debugFunctions()));
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortBiomePlan.java

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.mojang.serialization.codecs.RecordCodecBuilder;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 
-/** Frozen authored biome choice; repeated entries retain their selection weight. */
+/** Frozen biome choice; Native may carry an explicit Cave pool. Repeats retain weight. */
 public record PortBiomePlan(Distribution distribution, List<Identifier> biomes) {
     public enum Distribution { NATIVE, SINGLE, TILED, GRID, TINY, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, HUGE }
 
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ public record PortBiomePlan(Distribution distribution, List<Identifier> biomes)
 
     public PortBiomePlan {
         biomes = List.copyOf(biomes);
-        if (distribution == Distribution.NATIVE && !biomes.isEmpty()
-                || distribution == Distribution.SINGLE && biomes.size() != 1
+        if (distribution == null || distribution == Distribution.SINGLE && biomes.size() != 1
                 || distribution != Distribution.NATIVE && distribution != Distribution.SINGLE && biomes.size() < 2)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid authored biome distribution");
     }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortCarverPages.java

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.core.QuartPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.tags.BiomeTags;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.ChunkPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.CarvingMask;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkGenerator;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.LegacyRandomSource;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.RandomState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.WorldGenerationContext;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.WorldgenRandom;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.carver.WorldCarver;
+
+/** Authored Caves/Ravines, independent of the terrain page, with 1.21.1 source seeds. */
+public final class PortCarverPages {
+    public static final Identifier CAVES = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "feature/caves");
+    public static final Identifier RAVINES = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "feature/ravines");
+    private static final long CAVE_SALT = 0x4341564553464541L;
+    private static final long RAVINE_SALT = 0x524156494E45534CL;
+
+    private PortCarverPages() {}
+
+    public static boolean supports(Identifier page) { return CAVES.equals(page) || RAVINES.equals(page); }
+
+    public static void validateCounts(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> counts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (Identifier page : pages) if (!supports(page) || counts.merge(page, 1, Integer::sum) > 32)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Carver plan requires Caves/Ravines pages, at most 32 per type");
+    }
+
+    public static void validateRegistry(List<Identifier> pages, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        if (pages.stream().noneMatch(PortCarverPages::supports)) return;
+        var carvers = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.CARVER);
+        for (String name : pages.contains(CAVES) ? List.of("cave", "nether_cave", "canyon") : List.of("canyon")) {
+            if (name.equals("canyon") && !pages.contains(RAVINES)) continue;
+            carvers.get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.CARVER, Identifier.withDefaultNamespace(name)))
+                    .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Missing authored carver minecraft:" + name));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void carve(ChunkGenerator generator, ChunkAccess chunk, RandomState randomState,
+                             HolderLookup.Provider registries, List<Identifier> pages, long seed, CarvingMask mask) {
+        if (pages.isEmpty()) return;
+        var registry = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.CARVER);
+        var biomes = generator.getBiomeSource().createUncachedResolver(randomState);
+        var context = new WorldGenerationContext(generator, chunk.getHeightAccessorForGeneration());
+        var random = new WorldgenRandom(new LegacyRandomSource(0L));
+        ChunkPos target = chunk.getPos();
+        // 1.21.1 repeats identical seeds for duplicate Caves/Ravines pages.
+        // Their union is identical; avoid replaying the same mask up to 32 times.
+        for (Identifier page : pages.stream().distinct().toList()) {
+            boolean ravine = page.equals(RAVINES);
+            WorldCarver overworld = registry.getOrThrow(ResourceKey.create(Registries.CARVER,
+                    Identifier.withDefaultNamespace(ravine ? "canyon" : "cave"))).value();
+            WorldCarver nether = ravine ? null : registry.getOrThrow(ResourceKey.create(Registries.CARVER,
+                    Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("nether_cave"))).value();
+            for (int dx = -8; dx <= 8; dx++) {
+                for (int dz = -8; dz <= 8; dz++) {
+                    ChunkPos source = new ChunkPos(target.x() + dx, target.z() + dz);
+                    boolean isNether = biomes.getNoiseBiome(QuartPos.fromBlock(source.getMinBlockX()), 0,
+                            QuartPos.fromBlock(source.getMinBlockZ())).is(BiomeTags.IS_NETHER);
+                    if (ravine && isNether) continue;
+                    WorldCarver carver = isNether ? nether : overworld;
+                    random.setLargeFeatureSeed(seed ^ (ravine ? RAVINE_SALT : CAVE_SALT), source.x(), source.z());
+                    if (carver.isStartChunk(random)) carver.carve(context, random, target, source, mask);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortCelestialBody.java

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import com.mojang.serialization.codecs.RecordCodecBuilder;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
+
+/** One frozen authored orbit, using the same angular motion as 1.21.1 Body. */
+public record PortCelestialBody(int kind, double period, int stoppedTime, long originTick,
+                                int phaseTick, boolean clockwise, int bearing, float size, int color) {
+    public static final Codec<PortCelestialBody> CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
+            Codec.intRange(1, 2).fieldOf("kind").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::kind),
+            Codec.doubleRange(0, 2).fieldOf("period").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::period),
+            Codec.intRange(0, 23999).fieldOf("stopped_time").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::stoppedTime),
+            Codec.LONG.fieldOf("origin_tick").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::originTick),
+            Codec.intRange(0, 23999).fieldOf("phase_tick").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::phaseTick),
+            Codec.BOOL.fieldOf("clockwise").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::clockwise),
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 359).fieldOf("bearing").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::bearing),
+            Codec.floatRange(0.25F, 3F).fieldOf("size").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::size),
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 0xffffff).fieldOf("color").forGetter(PortCelestialBody::color)
+    ).apply(instance, PortCelestialBody::new));
+    public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, PortCelestialBody> STREAM_CODEC = StreamCodec.composite(
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortCelestialBody::kind, ByteBufCodecs.DOUBLE, PortCelestialBody::period,
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortCelestialBody::stoppedTime, ByteBufCodecs.VAR_LONG, PortCelestialBody::originTick,
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortCelestialBody::phaseTick, ByteBufCodecs.BOOL, PortCelestialBody::clockwise,
+            ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortCelestialBody::bearing, ByteBufCodecs.FLOAT, PortCelestialBody::size,
+            ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortCelestialBody::color, PortCelestialBody::new);
+
+    public PortCelestialBody {
+        if (kind != PortDayCycle.SUN && kind != PortDayCycle.MOON || !Double.isFinite(period)
+                || period < 0 || period > 2 || stoppedTime < 0 || stoppedTime >= 24000
+                || phaseTick < 0 || phaseTick >= 24000 || bearing < -1 || bearing > 359
+                || !Float.isFinite(size) || size < 0.25F || size > 3 || color < -1 || color > 0xffffff)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid celestial body");
+    }
+
+    public static PortCelestialBody of(PortDayCycle cycle, int kind, int color, boolean pairedMoon) {
+        int offset = pairedMoon ? 12000 : 0;
+        return new PortCelestialBody(kind, cycle.period(), (cycle.stoppedTime() + offset) % 24000,
+                cycle.originTick(), (cycle.phaseTick() + offset) % 24000, cycle.clockwise(),
+                cycle.bearing(), pairedMoon ? 1F : cycle.sunSize(), color);
+    }
+
+    public float angle(double nativeTicks) {
+        double time = period == 0 ? stoppedTime
+                : (clockwise ? 1 : -1) * (nativeTicks - originTick) / period + phaseTick;
+        return (float) (((time - 6000D) % 24000D) * (360D / 24000D));
+    }
+
+    public float light(long nativeTicks) {
+        return Math.max(0F, (float) Math.cos(Math.toRadians(angle(nativeTicks))))
+                * (kind == PortDayCycle.MOON ? 0.18F : 1F);
+    }
+
+    public net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3 direction(double ticks) {
+        double orbit = Math.toRadians(angle(ticks)), axis = Math.toRadians(bearing < 0 ? -90 : bearing);
+        double lateral = Math.sin(orbit);
+        return new net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3(Math.sin(axis) * lateral, Math.cos(orbit), Math.cos(axis) * lateral);
+    }
+
+    /** Root AgeSkyProfile.eclipseFor: contact uses the central quarter-size disc, not its halo. */
+    public float eclipse(java.util.List<PortCelestialBody> bodies, double ticks) {
+        float strongest = 0;
+        var direction = direction(ticks);
+        double radius = Math.atan((kind == PortDayCycle.SUN ? 30D : 20D) * size * 0.25D / 100D);
+        for (var other : bodies) {
+            if (other.kind == kind) continue;
+            double separation = Math.acos(Math.max(-1D, Math.min(1D, direction.dot(other.direction(ticks)))));
+            double contact = radius + Math.atan((other.kind == PortDayCycle.SUN ? 30D : 20D) * other.size * 0.25D / 100D);
+            strongest = Math.max(strongest, (float) Math.max(0D, 1D - separation / contact));
+        }
+        return strongest;
+    }
+
+    public static float eclipseAt(java.util.List<PortCelestialBody> bodies, double ticks) {
+        float strongest = 0;
+        for (var body : bodies) if (body.kind == PortDayCycle.SUN && body.direction(ticks).y > 0D)
+            strongest = Math.max(strongest, body.eclipse(bodies, ticks));
+        return strongest;
+    }
+
+    /** Shared client/server-checkable RGB rule; alpha is handled by the renderer. */
+    public int eclipseColor(float eclipse) {
+        int rgb = color < 0 ? 0xffffff : color;
+        float corona = kind == PortDayCycle.SUN ? (float) Math.pow(eclipse, 8D) * 0.8F : 0F;
+        int red = channel(rgb >> 16 & 255, eclipse, corona);
+        int green = channel(rgb >> 8 & 255, eclipse, corona);
+        int blue = channel(rgb & 255, eclipse, corona);
+        return red << 16 | green << 8 | blue;
+    }
+
+    private int channel(int value, float eclipse, float corona) {
+        return Math.round(kind == PortDayCycle.MOON ? value * (1F - eclipse) : value + (255 - value) * corona);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortDayCycle.java

@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import com.mojang.serialization.codecs.RecordCodecBuilder;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.world.clock.ClockInstance;
+import net.minecraft.world.clock.ClockManager;
+import net.minecraft.world.clock.WorldClock;
+import net.minecraft.world.clock.WorldClocks;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+
+/** Authored native celestial controls. Never mutates the shared clock. */
+public record PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime,
+                           long originTick, int phaseTick, boolean clockwise, int bearing, float sunSize, int bodyMode,
+                           List<PortCelestialBody> bodies) {
+    public static final int PAIRED = 0, SUN = 1, MOON = 2, NONE = 3;
+    public static final PortDayCycle NATIVE = new PortDayCycle(false, 1, 0);
+    public static final Identifier NORMAL_TIME = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "celestial/normal_time");
+    public static final Codec<PortDayCycle> CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
+            Codec.BOOL.fieldOf("authored").forGetter(PortDayCycle::authored),
+            Codec.doubleRange(0, 2).fieldOf("period").forGetter(PortDayCycle::period),
+            Codec.intRange(0, 23999).fieldOf("stopped_time").forGetter(PortDayCycle::stoppedTime),
+            Codec.LONG.optionalFieldOf("origin_tick", 0L).forGetter(PortDayCycle::originTick),
+            Codec.intRange(0, 23999).optionalFieldOf("phase_tick", 0).forGetter(PortDayCycle::phaseTick),
+            Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("clockwise", true).forGetter(PortDayCycle::clockwise),
+            Codec.intRange(-1, 359).optionalFieldOf("bearing", -1).forGetter(PortDayCycle::bearing),
+            Codec.floatRange(0.25F, 3F).optionalFieldOf("sun_size", 1F).forGetter(PortDayCycle::sunSize),
+            Codec.intRange(0, 3).optionalFieldOf("body_mode", PAIRED).forGetter(PortDayCycle::bodyMode),
+            PortCelestialBody.CODEC.listOf().optionalFieldOf("bodies", List.of()).forGetter(PortDayCycle::bodies)
+    ).apply(instance, PortDayCycle::new));
+    public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, PortDayCycle> STREAM_CODEC = StreamCodec.composite(
+            ByteBufCodecs.BOOL, PortDayCycle::authored, ByteBufCodecs.DOUBLE, PortDayCycle::period,
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortDayCycle::stoppedTime, ByteBufCodecs.VAR_LONG, PortDayCycle::originTick,
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortDayCycle::phaseTick, ByteBufCodecs.BOOL, PortDayCycle::clockwise,
+            ByteBufCodecs.INT, PortDayCycle::bearing, ByteBufCodecs.FLOAT, PortDayCycle::sunSize,
+            ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, PortDayCycle::bodyMode,
+            PortCelestialBody.STREAM_CODEC.apply(ByteBufCodecs.list()), PortDayCycle::bodies, PortDayCycle::new);
+    private static volatile Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> clientCycles = Map.of();
+
+    public PortDayCycle {
+        bodies = List.copyOf(bodies);
+        if (!Double.isFinite(period) || period < 0 || period > 2 || stoppedTime < 0 || stoppedTime >= 24000
+                || phaseTick < 0 || phaseTick >= 24000 || bearing < -1 || bearing >= 360
+                || !Float.isFinite(sunSize) || sunSize < 0.25F || sunSize > 3F
+                || bodyMode < PAIRED || bodyMode > NONE
+                || bodyMode == NONE && (!authored || !bodies.isEmpty()))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid day cycle");
+        if (bodies.stream().filter(body -> body.kind() == SUN).count() > 10
+                || bodies.stream().filter(body -> body.kind() == MOON).count() > 10)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("An Age may have at most ten suns and ten moons");
+    }
+
+    public PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime,
+                        long originTick, int phaseTick, boolean clockwise, int bearing, float sunSize, int bodyMode) {
+        this(authored, period, stoppedTime, originTick, phaseTick, clockwise, bearing, sunSize, bodyMode, List.of());
+    }
+
+    public PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime,
+                        long originTick, int phaseTick, boolean clockwise, int bearing, float sunSize) {
+        this(authored, period, stoppedTime, originTick, phaseTick, clockwise, bearing, sunSize, PAIRED);
+    }
+
+    public PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime) {
+        this(authored, period, stoppedTime, 0, 0, true);
+    }
+
+    public PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime,
+                        long originTick, int phaseTick, boolean clockwise) {
+        this(authored, period, stoppedTime, originTick, phaseTick, clockwise, -1);
+    }
+
+    public PortDayCycle(boolean authored, double period, int stoppedTime,
+                        long originTick, int phaseTick, boolean clockwise, int bearing) {
+        this(authored, period, stoppedTime, originTick, phaseTick, clockwise, bearing, 1F);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isPeriod(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "period/full", "period/half", "period/double", "period/zero" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isPhase(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "phase/rising", "phase/zenith", "phase/setting", "phase/nadir" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isDirection(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && (page.getPath().equals("direction/clockwise")
+                || page.getPath().equals("direction/counterclockwise"));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isAngle(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "angle/north", "angle/east", "angle/south", "angle/west" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean supports(Identifier page) {
+        return isController(page) || isPeriod(page) || isPhase(page) || isDirection(page) || isAngle(page) || isSize(page);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isController(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "celestial/normal_time", "celestial/sun", "celestial/moon" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isSize(Identifier page) {
+        return page.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") && switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "size/small", "size/normal", "size/large" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean validWriting(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        int periods = 0, phases = 0, directions = 0, angles = 0, sizes = 0, suns = 0, moons = 0;
+        for (Identifier page : pages) {
+            if (isPeriod(page) && ++periods > 1 || isPhase(page) && ++phases > 1
+                    || isDirection(page) && ++directions > 1 || isAngle(page) && ++angles > 1
+                    || isSize(page) && ++sizes > 1) return false;
+            if (isController(page)) {
+                if (!page.getPath().equals("celestial/moon")) suns++;
+                if (!page.getPath().equals("celestial/sun")) moons++;
+                if (suns > 10 || moons > 10) return false;
+                periods = phases = directions = angles = sizes = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        return periods + phases + directions + angles + sizes == 0;
+    }
+
+    public static PortDayCycle compile(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        return compile(pages, seed, 0);
+    }
+
+    /** Creation-only completion. Exact diagnostic fixtures can still use compile. */
+    public static PortDayCycle resolve(List<Identifier> pages, long seed, long nativeTicks) {
+        if (!validWriting(pages) || !PortAgeColors.validNumbers(pages))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid celestial modifier order");
+        if (pages.stream().anyMatch(PortDayCycle::isController)) return compile(pages, seed, nativeTicks);
+        // Match root AgeSkyProfile.random's count draw positions: sky style,
+        // mixed sky color, then independent 0..3 sun and moon counts.
+        var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x534B5950524F464CL);
+        random.nextInt(5);
+        randomColor(random);
+        int suns = random.nextInt(4), moons = random.nextInt(4);
+        var bodies = new java.util.ArrayList<PortCelestialBody>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < suns + moons; i++)
+            bodies.addAll(randomUnmodified(seed, i, nativeTicks, i < suns ? SUN : MOON).bodies);
+        if (bodies.isEmpty()) return new PortDayCycle(true, 1, 0, 0, 0, true, -1, 1F, NONE);
+        var first = bodies.getFirst();
+        return new PortDayCycle(true, first.period(), first.stoppedTime(), first.originTick(), first.phaseTick(),
+                first.clockwise(), first.bearing(), first.size(), first.kind(), bodies);
+    }
+
+    public static PortDayCycle compile(List<Identifier> pages, long seed, long nativeTicks) {
+        if (!validWriting(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Place at most one of each celestial modifier before its controller; limit ten suns and ten moons");
+        if (pages.stream().filter(PortDayCycle::isController).count() <= 1)
+            return compileOne(pages, seed, nativeTicks, 0);
+        var bodies = new java.util.ArrayList<PortCelestialBody>();
+        PortDayCycle first = null;
+        int start = 0, ordinal = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++) if (isController(pages.get(i))) {
+            var cycle = compileOne(pages.subList(start, i + 1), seed, nativeTicks, ordinal++);
+            if (first == null) first = cycle;
+            // Prefix retains original page indices for seeded unnumbered colors.
+            int color = PortAgeColors.compile(pages.subList(0, i + 1), seed).celestial();
+            if (!cycle.bodies.isEmpty()) bodies.addAll(cycle.bodies);
+            else {
+                if (cycle.bodyMode != MOON) bodies.add(PortCelestialBody.of(cycle, SUN, color, false));
+                if (cycle.bodyMode != SUN) bodies.add(PortCelestialBody.of(cycle, MOON, color, cycle.bodyMode == PAIRED));
+            }
+            start = i + 1;
+        }
+        return new PortDayCycle(first.authored, first.period, first.stoppedTime, first.originTick,
+                first.phaseTick, first.clockwise, first.bearing, first.sunSize, first.bodyMode, bodies);
+    }
+
+    private static PortDayCycle compileOne(List<Identifier> pages, long seed, long nativeTicks, int ordinal) {
+        var controller = pages.stream().filter(PortDayCycle::isController).findFirst().orElse(null);
+        if (controller == null) return NATIVE;
+        int mode = controller.getPath().equals("celestial/sun") ? SUN
+                : controller.getPath().equals("celestial/moon") ? MOON : PAIRED;
+        if (mode != PAIRED && !hasBodyModifiers(pages)) return randomUnmodified(seed, ordinal, nativeTicks, mode);
+        double period = 1;
+        Integer phase = null;
+        boolean clockwise = true;
+        int bearing = -1;
+        float size = 1F;
+        for (int i = 0; i < pages.size(); i++) {
+            Identifier page = pages.get(i);
+            int number = i > 0 ? PortAgeColors.number(pages.get(i - 1)) : -1;
+            if (isPhase(page)) {
+                int degrees = number >= 0 ? number * 15 % 360 : switch (page.getPath()) {
+                    case "phase/rising" -> 90;
+                    case "phase/zenith" -> 180;
+                    case "phase/setting" -> 270;
+                    default -> 0;
+                };
+                // Same conversion as 1.21.1 AgeDimensionService.applyInitialCelestialPhase:
+                // the written angle starts at Nadir, while native time zero is sunrise.
+                phase = (degrees * 24000 / 360 + 18000) % 24000;
+            } else if (isAngle(page)) {
+                bearing = number >= 0 ? number * 15 % 360 : switch (page.getPath()) {
+                    case "angle/east" -> 90;
+                    case "angle/south" -> 180;
+                    case "angle/west" -> 270;
+                    default -> 0;
+                };
+            } else if (isSize(page)) {
+                size = number >= 0 ? (float) (0.25D + number * (2.75D / 24D)) : switch (page.getPath()) {
+                    case "size/small" -> 0.5F;
+                    case "size/large" -> 2F;
+                    default -> 1F;
+                };
+            } else if (isDirection(page)) {
+                clockwise = page.getPath().equals("direction/clockwise");
+            } else if (isPeriod(page)) period = number >= 0 ? number * 0.08 : switch (page.getPath()) {
+                case "period/half" -> 0.5;
+                case "period/double" -> 2;
+                case "period/zero" -> 0;
+                default -> 1;
+            };
+        }
+        int stopped = period == 0 ? phase != null ? phase
+                : new Random(seed ^ 0x4441594359434C45L).nextInt(24000) : 0;
+        return new PortDayCycle(true, period, stopped, phase != null ? nativeTicks : 0,
+                phase == null ? 0 : phase, clockwise, bearing, size, mode);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasBodyModifiers(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        boolean color = false, controls = false;
+        for (var page : pages) {
+            if (isController(page)) return controls || color;
+            if (PortAgeColors.isColor(page)) color = true;
+            else if (PortSkyStyle.forPage(page) != null || page.equals(PortAgeColors.AMBIENT)) color = false;
+            if (isPeriod(page) || isPhase(page) || isDirection(page) || isAngle(page) || isSize(page)) controls = true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static PortDayCycle randomUnmodified(long seed, int ordinal, long nativeTicks, int mode) {
+        // Independent per-controller stream: unrelated terrain/sky/weather pages
+        // cannot reshuffle the bodies. Use root random-Age bounds, not native defaults.
+        var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x43454C4553544941L ^ (ordinal + 1L) * 0x9E3779B97F4A7C15L);
+        double period = random.nextInt(7) == 0 ? 0D : 0.2D + random.nextDouble() * 1.8D;
+        int phase = random.nextInt(24000), bearing = random.nextInt(360);
+        float size = 0.75F + random.nextFloat();
+        boolean clockwise = random.nextBoolean();
+        int color = randomColor(random);
+        var cycle = new PortDayCycle(true, period, period == 0 ? phase : 0, nativeTicks,
+                phase, clockwise, bearing, size, mode);
+        return new PortDayCycle(true, period, cycle.stoppedTime, nativeTicks, phase, clockwise, bearing, size,
+                mode, List.of(PortCelestialBody.of(cycle, mode, color, false)));
+    }
+
+    private static int randomColor(Random random) {
+        return PortAgeColors.randomColor(random, false);
+    }
+
+    public boolean singleBody() { return authored && (bodyMode == SUN || bodyMode == MOON); }
+    public boolean customLight() { return singleBody() || !bodies.isEmpty(); }
+
+    /** Linear authored orbit, as in 1.21.1 Body; zero degrees is Zenith. */
+    public float bodyAngle(long nativeTicks) {
+        return (float) (((time(nativeTicks) - 6000D) % 24000D) * (360D / 24000D));
+    }
+
+    public float bodyLight(long nativeTicks) {
+        if (bodyMode == NONE) return 0;
+        if (!bodies.isEmpty()) {
+            float sun = 0, moon = 0;
+            for (var body : bodies) {
+                if (body.kind() == SUN) sun += body.light(nativeTicks) * (1F - 0.85F * body.eclipse(bodies, nativeTicks));
+                else moon += body.light(nativeTicks);
+            }
+            return Math.min(1F, sun > 0 ? sun : moon);
+        }
+        float altitude = Math.max(0F, (float) Math.cos(Math.toRadians(bodyAngle(nativeTicks))));
+        return altitude * (bodyMode == MOON ? 0.18F : 1F);
+    }
+
+    public long ticks(long nativeTicks) {
+        if (!authored) return nativeTicks;
+        return (long) Math.floor(time(nativeTicks));
+    }
+
+    private double time(long nativeTicks) {
+        return !authored ? nativeTicks : period == 0 ? stoppedTime
+                : (clockwise ? 1 : -1) * ((double) nativeTicks - originTick) / period + phaseTick;
+    }
+
+    public static long nativeTicks(Level level) {
+        return level.clockManager().getInstance(level.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(
+                net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries.WORLD_CLOCK).getOrThrow(WorldClocks.OVERWORLD)).totalTicks();
+    }
+
+    public static void updateClient(Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> cycles) { clientCycles = Map.copyOf(cycles); }
+    public static PortDayCycle forLevel(Level level) {
+        if (level instanceof PortAgeLevel age) return age.dayCycle();
+        return level.isClientSide() ? clientCycles.getOrDefault(level.dimension().identifier(), NATIVE) : NATIVE;
+    }
+
+    /** Timelines keep this manager; profiles are read lazily after level construction/catalog sync. */
+    public static ClockManager timelines(Level level, ClockManager nativeManager) {
+        Map<Holder<WorldClock>, ClockInstance> wrappers = new HashMap<>();
+        return definition -> {
+            if (!definition.is(WorldClocks.OVERWORLD)) return nativeManager.getInstance(definition);
+            return wrappers.computeIfAbsent(definition, ignored -> new ClockInstance() {
+                private ClockInstance source() { return nativeManager.getInstance(definition); }
+                public long totalTicks() { return forLevel(level).ticks(source().totalTicks()); }
+                public float partialTick() {
+                    PortDayCycle cycle = forLevel(level);
+                    if (!cycle.authored) return source().partialTick();
+                    if (cycle.period == 0) return 0;
+                    double time = cycle.time(source().totalTicks());
+                    return (float) (time - Math.floor(time)
+                            + (cycle.clockwise ? 1 : -1) * source().partialTick() / cycle.period);
+                }
+                public float rate() {
+                    PortDayCycle cycle = forLevel(level);
+                    return !cycle.authored ? source().rate() : cycle.period == 0 ? 0
+                            : (float) ((cycle.clockwise ? 1 : -1) * source().rate() / cycle.period);
+                }
+                public boolean isPaused() { return source().isPaused() || forLevel(level).authored && forLevel(level).period == 0; }
+            });
+        };
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortEnvironmentSelection.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** Seed-completes missing environment controllers once, before an Age is saved. */
+public record PortEnvironmentSelection(PortWeatherMode weather, PortLighting lighting, PortSkyStyle sky) {
+    public static PortEnvironmentSelection resolve(List<Identifier> pages, long seed, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        PortLighting lighting = pages.stream().map(PortLighting::forPage).filter(java.util.Objects::nonNull)
+                .findFirst().orElseGet(() -> rankedDefault(new Random(seed ^ 0x4C49474854494E47L), PortLighting.values()));
+        PortWeatherMode weather = terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE ? PortWeatherMode.OFF
+                : pages.stream().map(PortWeatherMode::forPage).filter(java.util.Objects::nonNull)
+                        .findFirst().orElseGet(() -> rankedDefault(new Random(seed ^ 0x574541544845525FL), PortWeatherMode.values()));
+        return new PortEnvironmentSelection(weather, lighting, PortSkyStyle.resolve(pages, seed));
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T rankedDefault(Random random, T[] choices) {
+        // LegacyRankChoice: the first (Normal) option is rank 1, the rest rank 2.
+        // Its rank-1 weight is the complete rare group plus one. Derive this
+        // from the supported pool, rather than selecting unported weather.
+        int[] weights = new int[choices.length];
+        Arrays.fill(weights, 1);
+        weights[0] = choices.length;
+        return PortRandomAgeSelection.weighted(random, List.of(choices), weights);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortFeatureChunkGenerator.java

@@ -113,12 +113,25 @@ public final class PortFeatureChunkGenerator extends ChunkGenerator {
     }
     @Override public ChunkGeneratorStructureState createState(HolderLookup<StructureSet> sets,
                                                                RandomState random, long seed) {
+        if (controlsStructures()) {
+            var lookup = PortStructurePages.filtered(sets, terrainFeatures.structures(), getBiomeSource());
+            var planning = PortStructurePages.planningBiomes(getBiomeSource(), sets, terrainFeatures.structures());
+            if (base instanceof PortFlatChunkGenerator || base instanceof net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.FlatLevelSource)
+                return ChunkGeneratorStructureState.createForFlat(random, seed, getOrigin(random), planning,
+                        lookup.listElements().map(holder -> (Holder<StructureSet>) holder));
+            return ChunkGeneratorStructureState.createForNormal(random, seed, getOrigin(random), planning, lookup);
+        }
         return base.createState(sets, random, seed);
     }
+
+    private boolean controlsStructures() {
+        return terrainFeatures != null && (terrainFeatures.structureControl() || !terrainFeatures.structures().isEmpty());
+    }
     @Override public void createStructures(RegistryAccess registries, ChunkGeneratorStructureState state,
                                            StructureManager structures, ChunkAccess chunk,
                                            StructureTemplateManager templates, ResourceKey<Level> dimension) {
-        base.createStructures(registries, state, structures, chunk, templates, dimension);
+        if (controlsStructures()) super.createStructures(registries, state, structures, chunk, templates, dimension);
+        else base.createStructures(registries, state, structures, chunk, templates, dimension);
     }
     @Override public void createReferences(WorldGenLevel level, StructureManager structures, ChunkAccess chunk) {
         base.createReferences(level, structures, chunk);
@@ -250,19 +263,27 @@ public final class PortFeatureChunkGenerator extends ChunkGenerator {
             int surface = chunk.getHeight(Heightmap.Types.WORLD_SURFACE_WG, 8, 8);
             Holder<Biome> biome = level.getBiome(new BlockPos(
                     chunkPos.getMinBlockX() + 8, surface, chunkPos.getMinBlockZ() + 8));
-            if (biome.is(BiomeTags.IS_END) || PortRegistryPages.isCaveBiome(biome)) return;
+            boolean surfaceBiome = !biome.is(BiomeTags.IS_END) && !PortRegistryPages.isCaveBiome(biome);
             var registry = level.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.PLACED_FEATURE);
+            List<BlockPos> mushroomHosts = null;
             for (int occurrence = 0; occurrence < vegetation.pages().size(); occurrence++) {
                 Identifier page = vegetation.pages().get(occurrence);
+                RandomSource random = RandomSource.create(chunkSeed
+                        ^ (long) page.hashCode() * 0x9E3779B97F4A7C15L
+                        ^ (long) occurrence * 0xD1B54A32D192ED03L);
+                if (page.equals(PortVegetationPlan.SHELF_MUSHROOMS)) {
+                    if (mushroomHosts == null) mushroomHosts = PortShelfMushrooms.findHosts(chunk);
+                    PortShelfMushrooms.decorate(level, chunk, mushroomHosts, random);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!surfaceBiome) continue;
                 Identifier placedId = PortVegetationPlan.placedFeature(page);
                 PlacedFeature vanilla = registry.getOrThrow(
                         ResourceKey.create(Registries.PLACED_FEATURE, placedId)).value();
                 PlacedFeature authored = new PlacedFeature(vanilla.feature(), vanilla.placement().stream()
                         .filter(modifier -> !(modifier instanceof BiomeFilter)).toList());
-                RandomSource random = RandomSource.create(chunkSeed
-                        ^ (long) page.hashCode() * 0x9E3779B97F4A7C15L
-                        ^ (long) occurrence * 0xD1B54A32D192ED03L);
                 authored.place(level, this, random, origin);
+                if (PortVegetationPlan.addsLogs(page)) mushroomHosts = null;
             }
         }
     }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortLighting.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.dimension.DimensionType;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+
+/** Authored lighting choices using statically registered, client-synchronized types. */
+public enum PortLighting {
+    NORMAL, DARK, BRIGHT;
+
+    public static final Codec<PortLighting> CODEC = Codec.STRING.xmap(
+            name -> valueOf(name.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT)), mode -> mode.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+
+    public static PortLighting forPage(Identifier page) {
+        if (!page.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)) return null;
+        return switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "lighting/normal" -> NORMAL;
+            case "lighting/dark" -> DARK;
+            case "lighting/bright" -> BRIGHT;
+            default -> null;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isBright(Level level) {
+        return level.dimensionTypeRegistration().unwrapKey().map(key -> {
+            Identifier id = key.identifier();
+            return id.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)
+                    && (id.getPath().equals("age_bright") || id.getPath().equals("age_cave_bright")
+                        || id.getPath().startsWith("age_bright_sky_")
+                        || id.getPath().startsWith("age_cave_bright_sky_"));
+        }).orElse(false);
+    }
+
+    Holder<DimensionType> dimensionType(MinecraftServer server, PortAgeTerrain terrain,
+                                       Holder<DimensionType> overworldType, PortSkyStyle sky) {
+        boolean cave = terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE;
+        if (this == NORMAL && !cave && sky == PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD) return overworldType;
+        String variant = this == BRIGHT ? (cave ? "age_cave_bright" : "age_bright")
+                : this == DARK || cave ? "age_dark" : "age_normal";
+        if (sky != PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD) variant += "_sky_" + sky.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+        return server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.DIMENSION_TYPE).getOrThrow(
+                ResourceKey.create(Registries.DIMENSION_TYPE,
+                        Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, variant)));
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortRandomAgeSelection.java

@@ -19,30 +19,18 @@ public final class PortRandomAgeSelection {
     public static Selection select(MinecraftServer server, long seed) {
         // Match the 1.21.1 Legacy-rank choices: Standard and Flat are common;
         // the other terrain families are rarer. The sorted order is deliberate.
-        PortAgeTerrain terrain = weighted(new Random(seed ^ 0x5445525241494E4CL),
-                List.of(PortAgeTerrain.AMPLIFIED, PortAgeTerrain.CAVE, PortAgeTerrain.FLAT,
-                        PortAgeTerrain.ISLAND, PortAgeTerrain.STANDARD, PortAgeTerrain.VOID),
-                new int[]{1, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1});
+        PortAgeTerrain terrain = terrain(seed);
         if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.VOID)
             return new Selection(terrain, new PortBiomePlan(PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE,
                     List.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("the_void"))));
 
-        PortBiomePlan.Distribution distribution = weighted(new Random(seed ^ 0x524956454E435241L),
-                List.of(PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE,
-                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.MEDIUM, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.TILED,
-                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.GRID, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.TINY,
-                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SMALL, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.LARGE,
-                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.HUGE),
-                new int[]{3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1});
+        PortBiomePlan.Distribution distribution = distribution(seed);
         List<Identifier> eligible = eligibleBiomes(server, terrain);
         if (eligible.size() < 2 && distribution != PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE)
             distribution = PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE;
-        // 26.3 has no native multi-cave biome source; choose a seeded Cave
-        // biome rather than silently using Lush Caves for every random Age.
-        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE && distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE)
-            distribution = PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE;
         if (distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE)
-            return new Selection(terrain, new PortBiomePlan(distribution, List.of()));
+            return new Selection(terrain, new PortBiomePlan(distribution,
+                    terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE ? eligible : List.of()));
 
         int count = distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE ? 1 : 2;
         if (count > 1) {
@@ -54,13 +42,30 @@ public final class PortRandomAgeSelection {
         return new Selection(terrain, new PortBiomePlan(distribution, shuffled.subList(0, count)));
     }
 
-    private static List<Identifier> eligibleBiomes(MinecraftServer server, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+    public static List<PortAgeTerrain> terrains() {
+        return List.of(PortAgeTerrain.AMPLIFIED, PortAgeTerrain.CAVE, PortAgeTerrain.FLAT,
+                PortAgeTerrain.ISLAND, PortAgeTerrain.STANDARD, PortAgeTerrain.VOID);
+    }
+
+    public static PortAgeTerrain terrain(long seed) {
+        return weighted(new Random(seed ^ 0x5445525241494E4CL), terrains(), new int[]{1, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1});
+    }
+
+    /** First AgeTraits draw in 1.21.1; shared by random and partly authored Ages. */
+    public static PortBiomePlan.Distribution distribution(long seed) {
+        return weighted(new Random(seed ^ 0x524956454E435241L),
+                List.of(PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE,
+                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.MEDIUM, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.TILED,
+                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.GRID, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.TINY,
+                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SMALL, PortBiomePlan.Distribution.LARGE,
+                        PortBiomePlan.Distribution.HUGE),
+                new int[]{3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1});
+    }
+
+    public static List<Identifier> eligibleBiomes(MinecraftServer server, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.VOID) return List.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("the_void"));
         if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE) {
-            List<Identifier> caves = server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.BIOME).listElements()
-                    .filter(PortRegistryPages::isCaveBiome)
-                    .map(holder -> holder.key().identifier())
-                    .sorted().toList();
-            return caves.isEmpty() ? List.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("lush_caves")) : caves;
+            return caveBiomes(server.registryAccess());
         }
         List<Identifier> surface = server.overworld().getChunkSource().getGenerator().getBiomeSource()
                 .possibleBiomes().stream().flatMap(holder -> holder.unwrapKey().stream())
@@ -68,7 +73,13 @@ public final class PortRandomAgeSelection {
         return surface.isEmpty() ? List.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("plains")) : surface;
     }
 
-    private static <T> T weighted(Random random, List<T> choices, int[] weights) {
+    public static List<Identifier> caveBiomes(net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        var caves = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.BIOME).listElements()
+                .filter(PortRegistryPages::isCaveBiome).map(holder -> holder.key().identifier()).sorted().toList();
+        return caves.isEmpty() ? List.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("lush_caves")) : caves;
+    }
+
+    static <T> T weighted(Random random, List<T> choices, int[] weights) {
         int total = 0;
         for (int weight : weights) total += weight;
         int ticket = random.nextInt(total);

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortRandomFeatureSelection.java

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortAuthoredWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortRegistryPages;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** Frozen page-free material features and rare formations from 1.21.1. */
+public final class PortRandomFeatureSelection {
+    private PortRandomFeatureSelection() {}
+    public record Selection(PortRockPlan rocks, PortLakePlan lakes, PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrain, int dungeons) {}
+
+    public static Selection select(net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer server, long seed,
+                                    PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortBiomePlan biomes) {
+        var base = select(seed, terrain);
+        var structures = PortRandomStructureSelection.select(server, seed, terrain, biomes);
+        var plan = base.terrain();
+        plan = plan == null ? new PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List.of(), false, 0, false, structures.structures(), List.of(), true)
+                    : new PortTerrainFeaturePlan(plan.choices(), plan.skylands(), plan.denseOres(), plan.starFissures(),
+                            structures.structures(), plan.carvers(), true);
+        return new Selection(base.rocks(), base.lakes(), plan, structures.dungeons());
+    }
+
+    public static Selection select(long seed, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x4D4154455249414CL);
+        int count = random.nextInt(3);
+        var terrainPage = id("terrain/" + terrain.name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT));
+        var candidates = new ArrayList<PortRankedChoice.Option<Identifier>>();
+        for (String name : List.of("rocks", "floating_islands", "tendrils", "spheres", "spikes", "obelisks",
+                "surface_lakes", "deep_lakes", "lava_lakes")) {
+            var page = id("feature/" + name);
+            if (PortAuthoredWriting.supports(List.of(terrainPage, page)))
+                candidates.add(new PortRankedChoice.Option<>(page, rank(name)));
+        }
+        var pages = new ArrayList<Identifier>();
+        pages.add(terrainPage);
+        List<Identifier> solids = PortRegistryPages.solidMaterialIds(), fluids = PortRegistryPages.fluidMaterialIds();
+        for (int selected = 0; selected < count && !candidates.isEmpty();) {
+            Identifier feature = PortRankedChoice.choose(random, candidates);
+            candidates.removeIf(option -> option.value().equals(feature));
+            var materials = PortLakePlan.isLake(feature) ? fluids : solids;
+            if (materials.isEmpty()) continue;
+            pages.add(PortRegistryPages.blockPageId(materials.get(random.nextInt(materials.size()))));
+            pages.add(feature);
+            selected++;
+        }
+        if (terrain != PortAgeTerrain.FLAT && terrain != PortAgeTerrain.VOID
+                && Math.floorMod(mix(seed ^ 0x534B594C414E4453L), 8) == 0)
+            pages.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SKYLANDS);
+        if (terrain != PortAgeTerrain.CAVE && terrain != PortAgeTerrain.VOID && random.nextInt(10) == 0)
+            pages.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.CRYSTAL_FORMATIONS);
+        if (randomStarFissure(seed)) pages.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES);
+        return new Selection(PortAuthoredWriting.rockPlan(pages, seed), PortAuthoredWriting.lakePlan(pages, seed),
+                PortAuthoredWriting.terrainFeaturePlan(pages, seed), 0);
+    }
+
+    private static int rank(String name) {
+        return switch (name) {
+            case "surface_lakes", "deep_lakes" -> 1;
+            case "lava_lakes" -> 2;
+            case "spheres", "spikes", "obelisks" -> 3;
+            default -> 4;
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static boolean randomStarFissure(long seed) {
+        var random = new Random(mix(seed ^ 0x535441524752414DL));
+        for (int step = 0; step < 27; step++) {
+            int branch = random.nextInt(5);
+            if (branch == 0) return false;
+            if (random.nextInt(9) == 0) return true;
+            if (branch == 1) return false;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static Identifier id(String path) { return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", path); }
+    private static long mix(long value) {
+        value = (value ^ value >>> 30) * 0xBF58476D1CE4E5B9L;
+        value = (value ^ value >>> 27) * 0x94D049BB133111EBL;
+        return value ^ value >>> 31;
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortRandomStructureSelection.java

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Set;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.dimension.LevelStem;
+
+/** Creation-only structure completion, adapted from 1.21.1 AgeStructureSelection. */
+public final class PortRandomStructureSelection {
+    private static final Identifier DUNGEONS = page("dungeons");
+    private PortRandomStructureSelection() {}
+    public record Selection(int dungeons, List<Identifier> structures) {
+        public Selection { structures = List.copyOf(structures); }
+    }
+
+    public static Selection select(MinecraftServer server, long seed, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortBiomePlan plan) {
+        Set<Identifier> biomes = actualBiomes(server, terrain, plan);
+        var eligible = new ArrayList<PortRankedChoice.Option<Identifier>>();
+        for (String name : List.of("dungeons", "mineshafts", "nether_fortresses", "strongholds", "villages",
+                "trial_chambers", "bastions", "buried_treasure", "shipwrecks", "ocean_ruins", "pillager_outposts",
+                "ruined_portals", "nether_fossils", "ancient_cities", "trail_ruins", "abandoned_camps")) {
+            Identifier feature = page(name);
+            boolean allowed = feature.equals(DUNGEONS)
+                    ? net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortAuthoredWriting.supports(List.of(
+                            Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "terrain/" + terrain.name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT)), feature))
+                        && server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.PLACED_FEATURE)
+                            .get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.PLACED_FEATURE,
+                                    Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "dungeons"))).isPresent()
+                    : PortStructurePages.randomEligible(feature, terrain, biomes, server.registryAccess());
+            if (allowed) eligible.add(new PortRankedChoice.Option<>(feature, rank(name)));
+        }
+        var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x5354525543545552L);
+        int count = random.nextInt(3), dungeons = 0;
+        var structures = new ArrayList<Identifier>();
+        for (int selected = 0; selected < count && !eligible.isEmpty(); selected++) {
+            var feature = PortRankedChoice.choose(random, eligible);
+            if (feature.equals(DUNGEONS)) dungeons++;
+            else structures.add(feature);
+            eligible.removeIf(option -> option.value().equals(feature));
+        }
+        return new Selection(dungeons, structures);
+    }
+
+    private static Set<Identifier> actualBiomes(MinecraftServer server, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortBiomePlan plan) {
+        if (plan != null && !plan.biomes().isEmpty())
+            return Set.copyOf(plan.biomes());
+        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.FLAT) return Set.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("plains"));
+        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.VOID) return Set.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("the_void"));
+        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE) return Set.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("lush_caves"));
+        return server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.LEVEL_STEM).getOrThrow(LevelStem.OVERWORLD)
+                .value().generator().getBiomeSource().possibleBiomes().stream()
+                .flatMap(holder -> holder.unwrapKey().stream()).map(key -> key.identifier())
+                .collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
+    }
+
+    private static int rank(String name) {
+        return switch (name) {
+            case "villages", "strongholds", "mineshafts" -> 1;
+            case "dungeons", "nether_fortresses" -> 2;
+            default -> 3;
+        };
+    }
+    private static Identifier page(String name) { return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "feature/" + name); }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortRankedChoice.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+
+/** The 1.21.1 LegacyRankChoice rule, retained for seeded grammar completion. */
+final class PortRankedChoice {
+    private PortRankedChoice() {}
+    record Option<T>(T value, int rank) {}
+
+    static <T> T choose(Random random, List<Option<T>> options) {
+        if (options.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No ranked choices");
+        var counts = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+        int highest = 0;
+        for (var option : options) {
+            counts.merge(option.rank(), 1, Integer::sum);
+            highest = Math.max(highest, option.rank());
+        }
+        var weights = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+        int weight = 1, previousTotal = 0;
+        for (int rank = highest; rank >= 0; rank--) {
+            int count = counts.getOrDefault(rank, 0);
+            if (weight != 1 && count > 0) weight = Math.max(weight, previousTotal / count + 1);
+            weights.put(rank, weight);
+            previousTotal = count * weight;
+            weight++;
+        }
+        int ticket = random.nextInt(options.stream().mapToInt(option -> weights.get(option.rank())).sum());
+        for (var option : options) {
+            ticket -= weights.get(option.rank());
+            if (ticket < 0) return option.value();
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Ranked choice ticket was not consumed");
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortShelfMushrooms.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.tags.BlockTags;
+import net.minecraft.util.RandomSource;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.WorldGenLevel;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.ShelfMushroomBlock;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.feature.treedecorators.ShelfMushroomDecorator;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.feature.treedecorators.TreeDecorator;
+
+/** Shelf mushrooms on exposed log faces, regardless of how the logs were generated. */
+final class PortShelfMushrooms {
+    private PortShelfMushrooms() {}
+
+    static List<BlockPos> findHosts(ChunkAccess chunk) {
+        List<BlockPos> logs = new ArrayList<>();
+        var sections = chunk.getSections();
+        for (int index = 0; index < sections.length; index++) {
+            var section = sections[index];
+            if (!section.maybeHas(state -> state.is(BlockTags.LOGS))) continue;
+            int baseY = chunk.getSectionYFromSectionIndex(index) << 4;
+            for (int y = 0; y < 16; y++) for (int z = 0; z < 16; z++) for (int x = 0; x < 16; x++) {
+                if (section.getBlockState(x, y, z).is(BlockTags.LOGS))
+                    logs.add(new BlockPos(chunk.getPos().getMinBlockX() + x, baseY + y,
+                            chunk.getPos().getMinBlockZ() + z));
+            }
+        }
+        return logs;
+    }
+
+    static void decorate(WorldGenLevel level, ChunkAccess chunk, List<BlockPos> logs, RandomSource random) {
+        // Reuse vanilla replaceability/water checks, but not its tree-base height
+        // band: a log tendril or sphere has no meaningful tree base.
+        TreeDecorator.Context context = new TreeDecorator.Context(level,
+                (pos, state) -> level.setBlock(pos, state, 2), random, Set.of(), Set.of(), Set.of());
+        for (BlockPos log : logs) {
+            if (!level.getBlockState(log).is(BlockTags.LOGS)) continue;
+            Direction first = Direction.Plane.HORIZONTAL.getRandomDirection(random);
+            for (Direction facing : List.of(first, first.getClockWise())) {
+                if (random.nextFloat() > 0.25F) continue;
+                BlockPos pos = log.relative(facing);
+                if ((pos.getX() >> 4) != chunk.getPos().x() || (pos.getZ() >> 4) != chunk.getPos().z()) continue;
+                if (pos.getY() < level.getMinY() || pos.getY() >= level.getMaxY()) continue;
+                if (!level.getFluidState(pos).isEmpty()
+                        || !ShelfMushroomDecorator.isBlockReplaceableWithShelfMushroom(context, pos)
+                        || level.getBlockState(pos.below()).is(Blocks.SHELF_MUSHROOM)) continue;
+                boolean adjacent = false;
+                for (Direction side : Direction.Plane.HORIZONTAL) {
+                    if (level.getBlockState(pos.relative(side)).is(Blocks.SHELF_MUSHROOM)) {
+                        adjacent = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (adjacent) continue;
+                var mushroom = Blocks.SHELF_MUSHROOM.defaultBlockState()
+                        .setValue(ShelfMushroomBlock.FACING, facing)
+                        .setValue(ShelfMushroomBlock.AGE, random.nextInt(2));
+                if (!mushroom.canSurvive(level, pos)) continue;
+                context.setBlock(pos, mushroom);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortSkyStyle.java

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Random;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** Persisted sky styles, including the client-rendered Legacy static background. */
+public enum PortSkyStyle {
+    OVERWORLD, NETHER, END, STATIC;
+
+    public static final Codec<PortSkyStyle> CODEC = Codec.STRING.xmap(
+            name -> valueOf(name.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT)), sky -> sky.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+
+    public static PortSkyStyle forPage(Identifier page) {
+        if (!page.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)) return null;
+        return switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "sky/overworld" -> OVERWORLD;
+            case "sky/nether" -> NETHER;
+            case "sky/end" -> END;
+            case "sky/static" -> STATIC;
+            default -> null;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static PortSkyStyle resolve(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        return pages.stream().map(PortSkyStyle::forPage).filter(java.util.Objects::nonNull)
+                .findFirst().orElseGet(() -> pages.stream().anyMatch(PortSkyStyle::isCelestial)
+                        ? OVERWORLD : random(seed));
+    }
+
+    /** Nether-style Ages use their fog clear color as the visible backdrop. */
+    public static float fogShade(net.minecraft.world.level.Level level) {
+        boolean nether = level.dimensionTypeRegistration().unwrapKey().map(key ->
+                key.identifier().getNamespace().equals("rivencraft")
+                        && key.identifier().getPath().endsWith("_sky_nether")).orElse(false);
+        var cycle = PortDayCycle.forLevel(level);
+        return nether && !cycle.bodies().isEmpty()
+                ? 1F - 0.65F * PortCelestialBody.eclipseAt(cycle.bodies(), PortDayCycle.nativeTicks(level)) : 1F;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isCelestial(Identifier page) {
+        if (!page.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)) return false;
+        return switch (page.getPath()) {
+            // Preserve the established compatible-default rule for written controllers.
+            case "celestial/normal_time", "celestial/sun", "celestial/moon" -> true;
+            default -> false;
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static PortSkyStyle random(long seed) {
+        // Match the first draw in 1.21.1 AgeSkyProfile.random: its equally
+        // likely INHERITED and OVERWORLD slots currently share the native
+        // Overworld presentation here. Do not add unported colors/bodies.
+        int choice = new Random(seed ^ 0x534B5950524F464CL).nextInt(5);
+        return switch (choice) {
+            case 0, 1 -> OVERWORLD;
+            case 2 -> NETHER;
+            case 3 -> END;
+            case 4 -> STATIC;
+            default -> throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid random sky choice");
+        };
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortStructurePages.java

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.MapCodec;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin.StructurePlacementAccessor;
+import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderOwner;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderSet;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
+import net.minecraft.tags.TagKey;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biome;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.BiomeSource;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Climate;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.Structure;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.StructureSet;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.placement.ConcentricRingsStructurePlacement;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.placement.RandomSpreadStructurePlacement;
+
+/** 1.21.1 structure planning/density rules adapted to modern placement classes. */
+public final class PortStructurePages {
+    private static final Map<Identifier, Identifier> SETS = Map.ofEntries(
+            vanillaSet("villages", "villages"),
+            vanillaSet("mineshafts", "mineshafts"),
+            vanillaSet("strongholds", "strongholds"),
+            vanillaSet("trial_chambers", "trial_chambers"),
+            vanillaSet("buried_treasure", "buried_treasures"),
+            vanillaSet("shipwrecks", "shipwrecks"),
+            vanillaSet("ocean_ruins", "ocean_ruins"),
+            vanillaSet("pillager_outposts", "pillager_outposts"),
+            vanillaSet("ruined_portals", "ruined_portals"),
+            vanillaSet("nether_fossils", "nether_fossils"),
+            vanillaSet("ancient_cities", "ancient_cities"),
+            vanillaSet("trail_ruins", "trail_ruins"),
+            vanillaSet("abandoned_camps", "abandoned_camp"),
+            Map.entry(page("nether_fortresses"), Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "fortresses")),
+            Map.entry(page("bastions"), Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "bastions")));
+    // Suppress vanilla's combined Nether set so an authored Fortress page does
+    // not also introduce Bastions (or vice versa).
+    private static final Set<Identifier> CONTROLLED_SETS = Stream.concat(SETS.values().stream(),
+            Stream.of(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("nether_complexes")))
+            .collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
+    private static final Set<Identifier> CAVE_ONLY = Set.of(
+            page("nether_fortresses"), page("bastions"), page("nether_fossils"));
+    private static final Set<Identifier> SURFACE_ONLY = Set.of(
+            page("villages"), page("strongholds"), page("buried_treasure"), page("shipwrecks"),
+            page("ocean_ruins"), page("pillager_outposts"), page("trail_ruins"), page("abandoned_camps"));
+    private static final Set<Identifier> FLAT_ALLOWED = Set.of(page("villages"), page("strongholds"));
+
+    private PortStructurePages() {}
+
+    private static Identifier page(String name) {
+        return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "feature/" + name);
+    }
+
+    private static Map.Entry<Identifier, Identifier> vanillaSet(String page, String set) {
+        return Map.entry(page(page), Identifier.withDefaultNamespace(set));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean supports(Identifier page) { return SETS.containsKey(page); }
+
+    public static void validateCounts(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> counts = new HashMap<>();
+        for (Identifier page : pages) {
+            if (!supports(page) || counts.merge(page, 1, Integer::sum) > 32)
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Structure plan requires supported pages, at most 32 per feature");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean supportsTerrain(Identifier page, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        if (!supports(page) || terrain == PortAgeTerrain.VOID) return false;
+        if (terrain == PortAgeTerrain.FLAT && !FLAT_ALLOWED.contains(page)) return false;
+        if (CAVE_ONLY.contains(page)) return terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE;
+        return terrain != PortAgeTerrain.CAVE || !SURFACE_ONLY.contains(page);
+    }
+
+    public static void validateRegistry(List<Identifier> pages, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        var sets = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET);
+        pages.stream().filter(PortStructurePages::supports).distinct().forEach(page ->
+                sets.get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET, SETS.get(page)))
+                        .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Missing structure set for " + page)));
+    }
+
+    /** Random choices need at least one normally eligible biome; authored pages may override it. */
+    public static boolean randomEligible(Identifier page, PortAgeTerrain terrain, Set<Identifier> biomes,
+                                         HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        if (!supportsTerrain(page, terrain)) return false;
+        var set = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET)
+                .get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET, SETS.get(page)));
+        if (set.isEmpty()) return false;
+        var compatible = compatibleBiomes(set.get().value());
+        return compatible.isEmpty() || biomes.stream().anyMatch(compatible::contains);
+    }
+
+    public static Set<Identifier> compatibleBiomes(Identifier page, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        if (!supports(page)) return Set.of();
+        return registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET)
+                .get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET, SETS.get(page)))
+                .map(holder -> compatibleBiomes(holder.value())).orElse(Set.of());
+    }
+
+    private static Set<Identifier> compatibleBiomes(StructureSet set) {
+        return set.structures().stream()
+                .flatMap(entry -> entry.structure().value().biomes().stream())
+                .flatMap(holder -> holder.unwrapKey().stream()).map(key -> key.identifier())
+                .collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
+    }
+
+    private static Map<Identifier, Integer> enabled(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> result = new HashMap<>();
+        for (Identifier page : pages) result.merge(SETS.get(page), 1, Integer::sum);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean authored(Structure structure, HolderLookup.Provider registries, List<Identifier> pages) {
+        var sets = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET);
+        return enabled(pages).keySet().stream()
+                .map(id -> sets.getOrThrow(ResourceKey.create(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET, id)).value())
+                .flatMap(set -> set.structures().stream()).anyMatch(entry -> entry.structure().value() == structure);
+    }
+
+    /** Extra possible biomes affect planning only; terrain still uses its original source. */
+    public static BiomeSource planningBiomes(BiomeSource actual, HolderLookup<StructureSet> sets, List<Identifier> pages) {
+        List<Holder<Biome>> extra = enabled(pages).keySet().stream()
+                .map(id -> sets.getOrThrow(ResourceKey.create(Registries.STRUCTURE_SET, id)).value())
+                .flatMap(set -> set.structures().stream()).flatMap(entry -> entry.structure().value().biomes().stream())
+                .distinct().toList();
+        return new BiomeSource() {
+            @Override protected MapCodec<? extends BiomeSource> codec() {
+                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Planning biome sources are never serialized");
+            }
+            @Override protected Stream<Holder<Biome>> collectPossibleBiomes() {
+                return Stream.concat(actual.possibleBiomes().stream(), extra.stream());
+            }
+            @Override public net.minecraft.world.level.biome.BiomeResolver createResolver(Climate.Sampler sampler) {
+                return actual.createResolver(sampler);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static HolderLookup<StructureSet> filtered(HolderLookup<StructureSet> source, List<Identifier> pages,
+                                                     BiomeSource actual) {
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> counts = enabled(pages);
+        Map<ResourceKey<StructureSet>, Holder.Reference<StructureSet>> copies = new HashMap<>();
+        return new HolderLookup<>() {
+            @Override public Optional<Holder.Reference<StructureSet>> get(ResourceKey<StructureSet> key) {
+                if (CONTROLLED_SETS.contains(key.identifier()) && !counts.containsKey(key.identifier())) return Optional.empty();
+                return source.get(key).filter(holder -> counts.containsKey(key.identifier()) || hasBiome(holder.value(), actual))
+                        .map(holder -> copies.computeIfAbsent(key, ignored -> {
+                            int count = counts.getOrDefault(key.identifier(), 1);
+                            return count == 1 ? holder : new LocalReference(key, scaled(holder.value(), count));
+                        }));
+            }
+            @Override public Optional<HolderSet.Named<StructureSet>> get(TagKey<StructureSet> key) { return source.get(key); }
+            @Override public Stream<Holder.Reference<StructureSet>> listElements() {
+                return source.listElements().flatMap(holder -> get(holder.key()).stream());
+            }
+            @Override public Stream<HolderSet.Named<StructureSet>> listTags() { return source.listTags(); }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasBiome(StructureSet set, BiomeSource source) {
+        Set<Holder<Biome>> possible = source.possibleBiomes();
+        return set.structures().stream().flatMap(entry -> entry.structure().value().biomes().stream()).anyMatch(possible::contains);
+    }
+
+    private static StructureSet scaled(StructureSet set, int count) {
+        var placement = set.placement();
+        if (!(placement instanceof RandomSpreadStructurePlacement)
+                && !(placement instanceof ConcentricRingsStructurePlacement)) return set;
+        StructurePlacementAccessor settings = (StructurePlacementAccessor) placement;
+        if (placement instanceof RandomSpreadStructurePlacement random) {
+            float original = settings.rivencraft$frequency();
+            float frequency = Math.min(1.0F, original * count);
+            double frequencyFactor = original > 0 ? frequency / original : 1;
+            int spacing = Math.max(1, (int) Math.round(random.spacing() / Math.sqrt(count / frequencyFactor)));
+            int separation = spacing == 1 ? 0 : Math.min(spacing - 1,
+                    (int) Math.round((double) random.separation() * spacing / random.spacing()));
+            return new StructureSet(set.structures(), new RandomSpreadStructurePlacement(placement.locateOffset(),
+                    settings.rivencraft$frequencyReductionMethod(), frequency, settings.rivencraft$salt(),
+                    settings.rivencraft$exclusionZone(), spacing, separation, random.spreadType()));
+        }
+        if (placement instanceof ConcentricRingsStructurePlacement rings) {
+            int total = (int) Math.min(4095, (long) rings.count() * count);
+            int spread = Math.min(total, (int) Math.min(1023, (long) rings.spread() * count));
+            return new StructureSet(set.structures(), new ConcentricRingsStructurePlacement(placement.locateOffset(),
+                    settings.rivencraft$frequencyReductionMethod(), settings.rivencraft$frequency(),
+                    settings.rivencraft$salt(), settings.rivencraft$exclusionZone(), rings.distance(), spread,
+                    total, rings.preferredBiomes()));
+        }
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    private static final class LocalReference extends Holder.Reference<StructureSet> {
+        private static final HolderOwner<StructureSet> OWNER = new HolderOwner<>() {};
+        private LocalReference(ResourceKey<StructureSet> key, StructureSet value) { super(Type.STAND_ALONE, OWNER, key, value); }
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortTerrainFeaturePlan.java

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 
 /** Frozen terrain filters and ordered solid/surface features for an Age. */
-public record PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres, boolean starFissures) {
+public record PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres,
+                                     boolean starFissures, List<Identifier> structures, List<Identifier> carvers,
+                                     boolean structureControl) {
     public static final Identifier FLOATING_ISLANDS = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(
             Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "feature/floating_islands");
     public static final Identifier TENDRILS = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "feature/tendrils");
@@ -27,7 +29,10 @@ public record PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int
             Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("skylands", false).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::skylands),
             Codec.intRange(0, MAX_PER_FEATURE).optionalFieldOf("dense_ores", 0)
                     .forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::denseOres),
-            Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("star_fissures", false).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::starFissures)
+            Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("star_fissures", false).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::starFissures),
+            Identifier.CODEC.listOf().optionalFieldOf("structures", List.of()).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::structures),
+            Identifier.CODEC.listOf().optionalFieldOf("carvers", List.of()).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::carvers),
+            Codec.BOOL.optionalFieldOf("structure_control", false).forGetter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::structureControl)
     ).apply(instance, PortTerrainFeaturePlan::new));
 
     public record Choice(Identifier page, Identifier material) {
@@ -46,9 +51,13 @@ public record PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int
 
     public PortTerrainFeaturePlan {
         choices = List.copyOf(choices);
+        structures = List.copyOf(structures);
+        carvers = List.copyOf(carvers);
+        PortStructurePages.validateCounts(structures);
+        PortCarverPages.validateCounts(carvers);
         if (denseOres < 0 || denseOres > MAX_PER_FEATURE)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Dense Ores permits at most 32 occurrences");
-        if (choices.isEmpty() && !skylands && denseOres == 0 && !starFissures)
+        if (choices.isEmpty() && !skylands && denseOres == 0 && !starFissures && structures.isEmpty() && carvers.isEmpty() && !structureControl)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Terrain feature plan must not be empty");
         var counts = new HashMap<Identifier, Integer>();
         for (Choice choice : choices) {
@@ -57,6 +66,20 @@ public record PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int
         }
     }
 
+    public PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres,
+                                 boolean starFissures, List<Identifier> structures, List<Identifier> carvers) {
+        this(choices, skylands, denseOres, starFissures, structures, carvers, false);
+    }
+
+    public PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres,
+                                 boolean starFissures, List<Identifier> structures) {
+        this(choices, skylands, denseOres, starFissures, structures, List.of());
+    }
+
+    public PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres, boolean starFissures) {
+        this(choices, skylands, denseOres, starFissures, List.of());
+    }
+
     public PortTerrainFeaturePlan(List<Choice> choices, boolean skylands, int denseOres) {
         this(choices, skylands, denseOres, false);
     }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortVegetationPlan.java

@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
 
-/** Ordered, frozen authored vegetation pages for surface Ages. */
+/** Ordered, frozen plants and log decorations; not all require surface terrain. */
 public record PortVegetationPlan(List<Identifier> pages) {
     public static final Identifier FLOWERS = page("flowers");
     public static final Identifier TREES = page("trees");
     public static final Identifier HUGE_TREES = page("huge_trees");
+    public static final Identifier POPLAR_TREES = page("poplar_trees");
+    public static final Identifier FALLEN_POPLAR_TREES = page("fallen_poplar_trees");
+    public static final Identifier RED_SHRUBS = page("red_shrubs");
+    public static final Identifier SHELF_MUSHROOMS = page("shelf_mushrooms");
     public static final Codec<PortVegetationPlan> CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
             Identifier.CODEC.listOf().fieldOf("pages").forGetter(PortVegetationPlan::pages)
     ).apply(instance, PortVegetationPlan::new));
@@ -22,16 +26,30 @@ public record PortVegetationPlan(List<Identifier> pages) {
     }
 
     public static boolean isVegetation(Identifier page) {
-        return page.equals(FLOWERS) || page.equals(TREES) || page.equals(HUGE_TREES);
+        return page.equals(FLOWERS) || page.equals(TREES) || page.equals(HUGE_TREES)
+                || page.equals(POPLAR_TREES) || page.equals(FALLEN_POPLAR_TREES)
+                || page.equals(RED_SHRUBS) || page.equals(SHELF_MUSHROOMS);
     }
 
     public static Identifier placedFeature(Identifier page) {
         if (page.equals(FLOWERS)) return Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("flower_default");
         if (page.equals(TREES)) return Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("trees_plains");
         if (page.equals(HUGE_TREES)) return Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("trees_old_growth_spruce_taiga");
+        if (page.equals(POPLAR_TREES)) return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "poplar_trees");
+        if (page.equals(FALLEN_POPLAR_TREES)) return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "fallen_poplar_trees");
+        if (page.equals(RED_SHRUBS)) return Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("patch_red_shrub");
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported vegetation page " + page);
     }
 
+    public static boolean addsLogs(Identifier page) {
+        return page.equals(TREES) || page.equals(HUGE_TREES)
+                || page.equals(POPLAR_TREES) || page.equals(FALLEN_POPLAR_TREES);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean requiresSurface(Identifier page) {
+        return isVegetation(page) && !page.equals(SHELF_MUSHROOMS);
+    }
+
     private static Identifier page(String name) {
         return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "feature/" + name);
     }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortWeatherMode.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** The six active weather pages in the 1.21.1 writing system. */
+public enum PortWeatherMode {
+    NORMAL, FAST, SLOW, OFF, ALWAYS, STORM;
+
+    public static final Codec<PortWeatherMode> CODEC = Codec.STRING.xmap(
+            name -> valueOf(name.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT)),
+            mode -> mode.name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT));
+
+    public static PortWeatherMode forPage(Identifier page) {
+        if (!page.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)) return null;
+        return switch (page.getPath()) {
+            case "weather/normal" -> NORMAL;
+            case "weather/fast" -> FAST;
+            case "weather/slow" -> SLOW;
+            case "weather/off" -> OFF;
+            case "weather/always" -> ALWAYS;
+            case "weather/storm" -> STORM;
+            default -> null;
+        };
+    }
+
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/PortWeatherSettings.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.SavedData;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.saveddata.SavedDataType;
+
+/** Age-local policy; native WeatherData separately persists its live cycle. */
+final class PortWeatherSettings extends SavedData {
+    private static final Codec<PortWeatherSettings> CODEC = PortWeatherMode.CODEC
+            .fieldOf("mode").codec().xmap(PortWeatherSettings::new, settings -> settings.mode);
+    static final SavedDataType<PortWeatherSettings> TYPE = new SavedDataType<>(
+            Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "weather_policy"),
+            () -> new PortWeatherSettings(PortWeatherMode.NORMAL), CODEC);
+
+    private PortWeatherMode mode;
+
+    private PortWeatherSettings(PortWeatherMode mode) { this.mode = mode; }
+    PortWeatherMode mode() { return mode; }
+    void setMode(PortWeatherMode mode) {
+        this.mode = mode;
+        setDirty();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/age/RuntimeAgeBackend.java

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.NoiseGeneratorSettings;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.flat.FlatLevelGeneratorSettings;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.flat.FlatLayerInfo;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.storage.DerivedLevelData;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.storage.LevelResource;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.common.NeoForge;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.common.world.chunk.ForcedChunkManager;
@@ -106,12 +105,58 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
                                      PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
                                      PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
                                      PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures) {
+        return create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode.NORMAL);
+    }
+
+    public static ServerLevel create(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode weather) {
+        return create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, weather, PortLighting.NORMAL);
+    }
+
+    public static ServerLevel create(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode weather,
+                                     PortLighting lighting) {
+        return create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, weather, lighting, PortSkyStyle.OVERWORLD);
+    }
+
+    public static ServerLevel create(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode weather,
+                                     PortLighting lighting, PortSkyStyle sky) {
+        return create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, weather, lighting, sky, PortAgeColors.NATIVE);
+    }
+
+    public static ServerLevel create(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode weather,
+                                     PortLighting lighting, PortSkyStyle sky, PortAgeColors colors) {
+        return create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, weather, lighting, sky, colors, PortDayCycle.NATIVE);
+    }
+
+    public static ServerLevel create(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortWeatherMode weather,
+                                     PortLighting lighting, PortSkyStyle sky, PortAgeColors colors, PortDayCycle dayCycle) {
         checkServerThread(server);
         ageName(id);
         AgeLevelIndex index = index(server);
         if (index.contains(id)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Age already exists: " + id);
-        ServerLevel level = load(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes, terrainFeatures);
-        index.add(id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes, terrainFeatures);
+        ServerLevel level = load(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, lighting, sky, colors, dayCycle);
+        ((PortAgeLevel) level).configureWeather(weather);
+        index.add(id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes, terrainFeatures, lighting, sky, colors, dayCycle);
         // A newly bound book may be used immediately. Persist its Age identity
         // before publishing the catalog so a later crash cannot leave that
         // book pointing at a world omitted from the on-disk index.
@@ -186,6 +231,10 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
         PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures = index.terrainFeatures(id);
         boolean loaded = server.getLevel(dimensionKey(id)) != null;
         ArchivePaths paths = archivePaths(server, name);
+        PortLighting lighting = index.lighting(id);
+        PortSkyStyle sky = index.sky(id);
+        PortAgeColors colors = index.colors(id);
+        PortDayCycle dayCycle = index.dayCycle(id);
         if (loaded) unloadLoaded(server, id);
         // Persist the tombstone before moving files: a crash mid-archive must
         // not let an old book silently regenerate this identity.
@@ -203,7 +252,7 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
         } catch (IOException | RuntimeException exception) {
             try {
                 index.restoreAfterFailedRetirement(id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
-                        terrainFeatures);
+                        terrainFeatures, lighting, sky, colors, dayCycle);
                 server.overworld().getDataStorage().saveAndJoin();
             } catch (RuntimeException rollbackFailure) {
                 exception.addSuppressed(rollbackFailure);
@@ -226,6 +275,16 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
         return index(server).entries();
     }
 
+    public static Map<Identifier, PortAgeColors> savedColors(MinecraftServer server) {
+        checkServerThread(server);
+        return index(server).colors();
+    }
+
+    public static Map<Identifier, PortDayCycle> savedDayCycles(MinecraftServer server) {
+        checkServerThread(server);
+        return index(server).dayCycles();
+    }
+
     /** Includes retired IDs, which must never be silently reused by a new book. */
     public static boolean isNameTaken(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id) {
         checkServerThread(server);
@@ -307,15 +366,14 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
     }
 
     private static BiomeSource authoredBiomeSource(MinecraftServer server, PortBiomePlan plan, long seed) {
-        if (plan.distribution() == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE)
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Native biome distribution has no authored source");
         var registry = server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.BIOME);
         List<Holder<Biome>> biomes = plan.biomes().stream().map(id ->
                 (Holder<Biome>) registry.get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.BIOME, id))
                         .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown authored biome: " + id)))
                 .toList();
         return switch (plan.distribution()) {
-            case NATIVE -> throw new IllegalStateException("Native is not an override");
+            case NATIVE -> biomes.size() == 1 ? new FixedBiomeSource(biomes.getFirst())
+                    : new PortScaledBiomeSource(HolderSet.direct(biomes), seed, 0);
             case SINGLE -> new FixedBiomeSource(biomes.getFirst());
             case TILED, GRID -> new CheckerboardColumnBiomeSource(HolderSet.direct(biomes),
                     plan.distribution() == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.GRID ? 0 : 4);
@@ -329,11 +387,23 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
                                     PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
                                     PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
                                     PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures) {
+        return load(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes,
+                terrainFeatures, index(server).lighting(id), index(server).sky(id), index(server).colors(id), index(server).dayCycle(id));
+    }
+
+    private static ServerLevel load(MinecraftServer server, Identifier id, long seed,
+                                    PortBiomePlan biomePlan, PortAgeTerrain terrain, PortRockPlan rocks,
+                                    PortVegetationPlan vegetation, int dungeons, PortLakePlan lakes,
+                                    PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeatures, PortLighting lighting, PortSkyStyle sky,
+                                    PortAgeColors colors, PortDayCycle dayCycle) {
         ResourceKey<Level> key = ResourceKey.create(Registries.DIMENSION, id);
         if (server.getLevel(key) != null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Level already loaded: " + id);
+        if (biomePlan != null && biomePlan.distribution() == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE
+                && !biomePlan.biomes().isEmpty() && terrain != PortAgeTerrain.CAVE)
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Only Native Cave terrain may carry an explicit native biome pool");
 
         // Noise terrains reuse the Overworld biome source unless a
-        // non-Native authored distribution replaces it.
+        // non-Native authored distribution or a frozen Native Cave pool replaces it.
         // LevelStem.seedOverride controls chunk random state and getSeed().
         LevelStem overworldStem = server.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(Registries.LEVEL_STEM)
                 .getValue(LevelStem.OVERWORLD);
@@ -385,7 +455,8 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cave terrain requires a Cave or Nether biome: " + biomeId);
                 }
             }
-            if (biomePlan != null && biomePlan.distribution() != PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE) {
+            if (biomePlan != null && (biomePlan.distribution() != PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE
+                    || terrain == PortAgeTerrain.CAVE && !biomePlan.biomes().isEmpty())) {
                 source = authoredBiomeSource(server, biomePlan, seed);
             }
             var settings = switch (terrain) {
@@ -397,15 +468,16 @@ public final class RuntimeAgeBackend {
                 case CAVE -> dryCaveSettings(server);
                 case FLAT, VOID -> throw new IllegalStateException("Flat terrain should use FlatLevelSource");
             };
-            generator = new NoiseBasedChunkGenerator(source, settings);
+            generator = new NoiseBasedChunkGenerator(source, PortBiomeMaterialRules.apply(server.registryAccess(), settings.value()));
         }
         if (rocks != null || vegetation != null || dungeons > 0 || lakes != null || terrainFeatures != null)
             generator = new PortFeatureChunkGenerator(generator, rocks, vegetation, dungeons, lakes, terrainFeatures, seed);
-        LevelStem stem = new LevelStem(overworldStem.type(), generator, OptionalLong.of(seed));
+        LevelStem stem = new LevelStem(lighting.dimensionType(server, terrain, overworldStem.type(), sky),
+                generator, OptionalLong.of(seed));
         long biomeZoomSeed = BiomeManager.obfuscateSeed(server.getWorldGenSettings().options().seed());
-        ServerLevel level = new ServerLevel(server, server.executor, server.storageSource,
-                new DerivedLevelData(server.getWorldData(), server.getWorldData().overworldData()),
-                key, stem, server.getWorldData().isDebugWorld(), biomeZoomSeed, List.of(), false);
+        ServerLevel level = new PortAgeLevel(server, key, stem, biomeZoomSeed, terrain);
+        ((PortAgeLevel) level).configureColors(colors);
+        ((PortAgeLevel) level).configureDayCycle(dayCycle);
 
         // Publish only after the constructor succeeds. If the load event fails,
         // roll back the map and close the newly opened chunk/entity stores.

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/StarFissureBlock.java

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public final class StarFissureBlock extends EndPortalBlock {
         BlockPos landing = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeTravel.findFootedDestination(overworld, spawn).orElse(spawn);
         level.playSound(null, pos, Rivencraft.LINK_FISSURE.get(), SoundSource.BLOCKS, 1.0F, 1.0F);
         return new TeleportTransition(overworld, Vec3.atBottomCenterOf(landing), entity.getDeltaMovement(),
-                entity.getYRot(), entity.getXRot(), TeleportTransition.PLACE_PORTAL_TICKET);
+                entity.getYRot(), entity.getXRot(), TeleportTransition.PLACE_PORTAL_TICKET.then(arrived -> {
+                    // Departure audio can be discarded when the client switches levels.
+                    // Play after arrival too so the traveler hears the successful return.
+                    arrived.level().playSound(null, arrived.blockPosition(), Rivencraft.LINK_FISSURE.get(),
+                            SoundSource.BLOCKS, 1.0F, 1.0F);
+                }));
     }
 }

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/AgeCatalogClient.java

@@ -18,10 +18,22 @@ public final class AgeCatalogClient {
     private AgeCatalogClient() {
     }
 
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public static void logout(net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.ClientPlayerNetworkEvent.LoggingOut event) {
+        net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.updateClient(java.util.Map.of());
+        net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.updateClient(java.util.Map.of());
+    }
+
     @SubscribeEvent
     public static void register(RegisterClientPayloadHandlersEvent event) {
         event.register(AgeCatalogPayload.TYPE, (payload, context) -> {
             if (!(context.listener() instanceof ClientPacketListener listener)) return;
+            net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.updateClient(payload.colors());
+            net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.updateClient(payload.dayCycles());
+            if (listener.getLevel() != null) {
+                listener.getLevel().environmentAttributes().invalidateTickCache();
+                listener.getLevel().updateSkyBrightness();
+            }
             listener.levels = payload.dimensions().stream()
                     .map(id -> ResourceKey.<Level>create(Registries.DIMENSION, id))
                     .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/PortBookBinderScreen.java

@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public final class PortBookBinderScreen extends AbstractContainerScreen<PortBook
             } else if (PageItem.isLinkPanel(page)) {
                 graphics.fill(x + 5, y + 6, x + 22, y + 17, 0xFF000000);
             } else {
+                if (!PortAuthoredWriting.isPageImplemented(page.get(Rivencraft.SYMBOL_PAGE_ID.get())))
+                    graphics.fill(x, y, x + PAGE_WIDTH, y + PAGE_HEIGHT, 0x88FF3333);
                 // Render the full-size transparent glyph through the working
                 // item pipeline, without its small parchment-backed icon.
                 ItemStack glyphOnly = page.copy();

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/PortCelestialDiscs.java

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client;
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferBuilder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.ByteBufferBuilder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.DefaultVertexFormat;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.buffers.GpuBuffer;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.pipeline.BlendFunction;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.pipeline.ColorTargetState;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.pipeline.PrimitiveTopology;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.pipeline.RenderPipeline;
+import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderPipelines;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlas;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlasSprite;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase;
+import net.neoforged.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.neoforged.bus.api.SubscribeEvent;
+import net.neoforged.fml.common.EventBusSubscriber;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.RegisterRenderPipelinesEvent;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.joml.Vector4f;
+
+/** Legacy's opaque central disc, separate from the native transparent glow. */
+@EventBusSubscriber(modid = Rivencraft.MOD_ID, value = Dist.CLIENT)
+public final class PortCelestialDiscs implements AutoCloseable {
+    private static final Identifier SUN = Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("sun");
+    private static final RenderPipeline CORE = RenderPipelines.CELESTIAL.toBuilder()
+            .withLocation(Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "pipeline/celestial_core"))
+            .withColorTargetState(new ColorTargetState(BlendFunction.TRANSLUCENT)).build();
+    private final Map<TextureAtlasSprite, GpuBuffer> cores = new IdentityHashMap<>();
+    private TextureAtlasSprite atlasGeneration;
+
+    @SubscribeEvent public static void register(RegisterRenderPipelinesEvent event) { event.registerPipeline(CORE); }
+
+    public void draw(RenderPass pass, TextureAtlas atlas, boolean moon, MoonPhase phase,
+                     Matrix4f transform, int color, float alpha) {
+        if (alpha <= 0) return;
+        var generation = atlas.getSprite(SUN);
+        if (generation != atlasGeneration) {
+            close();
+            atlasGeneration = generation;
+        }
+        var sprite = moon ? atlas.getSprite(Identifier.withDefaultNamespace("moon/" + phase.getSerializedName())) : generation;
+        var buffer = cores.computeIfAbsent(sprite, ignored -> build(sprite, moon));
+        var indices = RenderSystem.getSequentialBuffer(PrimitiveTopology.QUADS);
+        var indexBuffer = indices.getBuffer(6);
+        var rgb = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.vector(color);
+        var uniforms = RenderSystem.getDynamicUniforms().writeTransform(transform, new Vector4f(rgb, alpha));
+        pass.setPipeline(RenderSystem.getCompiledPipeline(CORE));
+        RenderSystem.bindDefaultUniforms(pass);
+        pass.setUniform("DynamicTransforms", uniforms);
+        pass.setUniform("Sampler0", atlas.getTextureView(), atlas.getSampler());
+        pass.setVertexBuffer(0, buffer.slice());
+        pass.setIndexBuffer(indexBuffer, indices.type());
+        pass.drawIndexed(6, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    private static GpuBuffer build(TextureAtlasSprite sprite, boolean moon) {
+        var format = DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX;
+        try (var bytes = ByteBufferBuilder.exactlySized(4 * format.getVertexSize())) {
+            var builder = new BufferBuilder(bytes, PrimitiveTopology.QUADS, format);
+            // Same 8/32 central area as root's ordinary-alpha second pass.
+            float u0 = sprite.getU(0.375F), u1 = sprite.getU(0.625F);
+            float v0 = sprite.getV(0.375F), v1 = sprite.getV(0.625F);
+            builder.addVertex(-0.25F, 0, -0.25F).setUv(moon ? u1 : u0, moon ? v1 : v0);
+            builder.addVertex(0.25F, 0, -0.25F).setUv(moon ? u0 : u1, moon ? v1 : v0);
+            builder.addVertex(0.25F, 0, 0.25F).setUv(moon ? u0 : u1, moon ? v0 : v1);
+            builder.addVertex(-0.25F, 0, 0.25F).setUv(moon ? u1 : u0, moon ? v0 : v1);
+            try (var mesh = builder.buildOrThrow()) {
+                return RenderSystem.getDevice().createBuffer(() -> "Rivencraft celestial core", 40, mesh.vertexBuffer());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override public void close() {
+        cores.values().forEach(GpuBuffer::close);
+        cores.clear();
+        atlasGeneration = null;
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/PortStaticSky.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client;
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderTarget;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.BufferBuilder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.ByteBufferBuilder;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.DefaultVertexFormat;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.MeshData;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.buffers.GpuBuffer;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.pipeline.PrimitiveTopology;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.OptionalDouble;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderPipelines;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.DynamicTexture;
+import net.minecraft.util.RandomSource;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+
+/** Legacy's six 48x48 noise faces, uploaded once per animation frame rather than per cell. */
+public final class PortStaticSky implements AutoCloseable {
+    private static final int GRID = 48;
+    private final DynamicTexture texture = new DynamicTexture("Rivencraft static sky", GRID * 6, GRID, false);
+    private final GpuBuffer cube = buildCube();
+    private long uploadedFrame = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+    private int uploadedTint = -1;
+
+    public void render(RenderTarget target, GpuBufferSlice fog, long frame, int tint) {
+        if (tint < 0) tint = 0x929292;
+        if (uploadedFrame != frame || uploadedTint != tint) {
+            RandomSource random = RandomSource.create(frame);
+            var image = texture.getPixels();
+            for (int face = 0; face < 6; face++) {
+                for (int y = 0; y < GRID; y++) {
+                    for (int x = 0; x < GRID; x++) {
+                        int noise = 65 + random.nextInt(160);
+                        int red = (tint >> 16 & 255) * noise / 255;
+                        int green = (tint >> 8 & 255) * noise / 255;
+                        int blue = (tint & 255) * noise / 255;
+                        image.setPixel(face * GRID + x, y, 0xff000000 | red << 16 | green << 8 | blue);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            texture.upload();
+            uploadedFrame = frame;
+            uploadedTint = tint;
+        }
+        RenderSystem.setShaderFog(fog);
+        var indices = RenderSystem.getSequentialBuffer(PrimitiveTopology.QUADS);
+        var indexBuffer = indices.getBuffer(36);
+        var transform = RenderSystem.getDynamicUniforms().writeTransform(RenderSystem.getModelViewMatrixCopy());
+        try (var pass = RenderSystem.getDevice().createCommandEncoder().createRenderPass(
+                () -> "Rivencraft static sky", target.getColorTextureView(), Optional.empty(),
+                target.getDepthTextureView(), OptionalDouble.empty())) {
+            pass.setPipeline(RenderSystem.getCompiledPipeline(RenderPipelines.END_SKY));
+            RenderSystem.bindDefaultUniforms(pass);
+            pass.setUniform("DynamicTransforms", transform);
+            pass.setUniform("Sampler0", texture.getTextureView(), texture.getSampler());
+            pass.setVertexBuffer(0, cube.slice());
+            pass.setIndexBuffer(indexBuffer, indices.type());
+            pass.drawIndexed(36, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static GpuBuffer buildCube() {
+        var format = DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX_COLOR;
+        try (var bytes = ByteBufferBuilder.exactlySized(24 * format.getVertexSize())) {
+            var builder = new BufferBuilder(bytes, PrimitiveTopology.QUADS, format);
+            for (int face = 0; face < 6; face++) {
+                var pose = new Matrix4f();
+                switch (face) {
+                    case 1 -> pose.rotationX((float) Math.PI / 2);
+                    case 2 -> pose.rotationX((float) -Math.PI / 2);
+                    case 3 -> pose.rotationX((float) Math.PI);
+                    case 4 -> pose.rotationZ((float) Math.PI / 2);
+                    case 5 -> pose.rotationZ((float) -Math.PI / 2);
+                }
+                float u0 = face / 6f, u1 = (face + 1) / 6f;
+                builder.addVertex(pose, -100, -100, -100).setUv(u0, 0).setColor(-1);
+                builder.addVertex(pose, -100, -100, 100).setUv(u0, 1).setColor(-1);
+                builder.addVertex(pose, 100, -100, 100).setUv(u1, 1).setColor(-1);
+                builder.addVertex(pose, 100, -100, -100).setUv(u1, 0).setColor(-1);
+            }
+            try (MeshData mesh = builder.buildOrThrow()) {
+                return RenderSystem.getDevice().createBuffer(() -> "Rivencraft static sky cube", 40, mesh.vertexBuffer());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override public void close() {
+        cube.close();
+        texture.close();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/PortSymbolPageRenderer.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexConsumer;
 import com.mojang.serialization.MapCodec;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortAuthoredWriting;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.SubmitNodeCollector;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.rendertype.RenderTypes;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.special.SpecialModelRenderer;
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ public final class PortSymbolPageRenderer implements SpecialModelRenderer<PortSy
     public PageArt extractArgument(ItemStack stack) {
         Identifier symbol = stack.get(Rivencraft.SYMBOL_PAGE_ID.get());
         return symbol == null ? null : new PageArt(symbol,
-                stack.getOrDefault(Rivencraft.PAGE_GLYPH_ONLY.get(), false));
+                stack.getOrDefault(Rivencraft.PAGE_GLYPH_ONLY.get(), false),
+                PortAuthoredWriting.isPageImplemented(symbol) ? 0xFFFFFFFF : 0xFFFF6666);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -30,10 +32,10 @@ public final class PortSymbolPageRenderer implements SpecialModelRenderer<PortSy
                 : PortSymbolPageTextures.forItem(art.symbol());
         collector.submitCustomGeometry(pose, RenderTypes.entityCutout(texture),
                 (matrix, vertices) -> {
-                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 0, 0, 0, 1, light, overlay);
-                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 1, 0, 1, 1, light, overlay);
-                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 1, 1, 1, 0, light, overlay);
-                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 0, 1, 0, 0, light, overlay);
+                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 0, 0, 0, 1, light, overlay, art.color());
+                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 1, 0, 1, 1, light, overlay, art.color());
+                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 1, 1, 1, 0, light, overlay, art.color());
+                    vertex(vertices, matrix, 0, 1, 0, 0, light, overlay, art.color());
                 });
     }
 
@@ -44,12 +46,12 @@ public final class PortSymbolPageRenderer implements SpecialModelRenderer<PortSy
     }
 
     private static void vertex(VertexConsumer vertices, PoseStack.Pose pose,
-                               float x, float y, float u, float v, int light, int overlay) {
-        vertices.addVertex(pose, x, y, 0.5F).setColor(255, 255, 255, 255)
+                               float x, float y, float u, float v, int light, int overlay, int color) {
+        vertices.addVertex(pose, x, y, 0.5F).setColor(color)
                 .setUv(u, v).setOverlay(overlay).setLight(light).setNormal(pose, 0, 0, 1);
     }
 
-    public record PageArt(Identifier symbol, boolean glyphOnly) {}
+    public record PageArt(Identifier symbol, boolean glyphOnly, int color) {}
 
     public record Unbaked() implements SpecialModelRenderer.Unbaked<PageArt> {
         public static final Unbaked INSTANCE = new Unbaked();

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/StaticSkyState.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client;
+
+/** Carries extracted sky presentation values without live-world reads during drawing. */
+public interface StaticSkyState {
+    int rivencraft$bodyOverlay();
+    void rivencraft$bodyOverlay(int mode);
+    record Body(int kind, float angle, int bearing, float size, int color, float eclipse) {}
+    java.util.List<Body> rivencraft$bodies();
+    void rivencraft$bodies(java.util.List<Body> bodies);
+    long rivencraft$staticFrame();
+    void rivencraft$staticFrame(long frame);
+    int rivencraft$skyTint();
+    void rivencraft$skyTint(int color);
+    int rivencraft$orbitBearing();
+    void rivencraft$orbitBearing(int bearing);
+    float rivencraft$sunSize();
+    void rivencraft$sunSize(float size);
+    int rivencraft$celestialTint();
+    void rivencraft$celestialTint(int color);
+    int rivencraft$bodyMode();
+    void rivencraft$bodyMode(int mode);
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/item/LinkVisualEffects.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.core.particles.ParticleTypes;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundEvent;
+import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundSource;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3;
+
+/** Same successful-link feedback and sound precedence as the 1.21.1 target. */
+public final class LinkVisualEffects {
+    private LinkVisualEffects() {}
+
+    public static SoundEvent sound(LinkProperties properties, boolean portal) {
+        if (properties.has(LinkProperties.DISARM)) return Rivencraft.LINK_DISARM.get();
+        if (portal) return Rivencraft.LINK_PORTAL.get();
+        if (properties.has(LinkProperties.INTRA_LINKING)) return Rivencraft.LINK_INTRA.get();
+        return Rivencraft.LINK.get();
+    }
+
+    public static void play(ServerLevel source, Vec3 departure, ServerPlayer player,
+                            LinkProperties properties, boolean portal) {
+        SoundEvent event = sound(properties, portal);
+        burst(source, departure, event);
+        burst(player.level(), player.position(), event);
+    }
+
+    private static void burst(ServerLevel level, Vec3 position, SoundEvent event) {
+        level.playSound(null, position.x, position.y, position.z, event,
+                SoundSource.PLAYERS, 0.8F, level.getRandom().nextFloat() * 0.2F + 0.9F);
+        level.sendParticles(ParticleTypes.CLOUD, position.x, position.y, position.z,
+                50, 0.5, 1.0, 0.5, 0.005);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/item/LinkingBookItem.java

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public final class LinkingBookItem extends Item {
     /** Link Panel effects are shared by Linking and Descriptive Books. */
     public static void applySuccessfulLink(ServerPlayer player, LinkProperties properties,
                                            ServerLevel source, Vec3 departure, Vec3 incoming, float destinationYaw) {
+        LinkVisualEffects.play(source, departure, player, properties, false);
         if (properties.has(LinkProperties.MAINTAIN_MOMENTUM)) {
             double speed = Math.hypot(incoming.x, incoming.z);
             double yaw = Math.toRadians(destinationYaw);

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/item/PageItem.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortSymbolPages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortAuthoredWriting;
 import net.minecraft.ChatFormatting;
 import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.TooltipFlag;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.component.TooltipDisplay;
 
-/** One Page item with a persistent Link Panel variant; symbol writing is not ported yet. */
+/** Shared Page item with persistent Link Panel and authored symbol variants. */
 public final class PageItem extends Item {
     public PageItem(Properties properties) {
         super(properties);
@@ -72,8 +73,10 @@ public final class PageItem extends Item {
                         ? description.copy().withStyle(ChatFormatting.GRAY, ChatFormatting.OBFUSCATED)
                         : description.copy().withStyle(ChatFormatting.GRAY));
             }
-            tooltip.accept(Component.translatable("item.rivencraft.page.symbol.port_status")
-                    .withStyle(ChatFormatting.DARK_GRAY));
+            boolean implemented = PortAuthoredWriting.isPageImplemented(symbolId);
+            tooltip.accept(Component.translatable(implemented
+                    ? "item.rivencraft.page.symbol.implemented" : "item.rivencraft.page.symbol.unimplemented")
+                    .withStyle(implemented ? ChatFormatting.DARK_GRAY : ChatFormatting.RED));
             return;
         }
         LinkProperties properties = stack.getOrDefault(Rivencraft.LINK_PROPERTIES.get(), LinkProperties.NONE);

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/AgeAmbientLightMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.injector.ModifyReturnValue;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortLighting;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelHeightAccessor;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.lighting.LevelLightEngine;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Final;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+
+/** Ambient light contributes to effective brightness, not fake block/sky propagation. */
+@Mixin(LevelLightEngine.class)
+public abstract class AgeAmbientLightMixin {
+    @Shadow @Final protected LevelHeightAccessor levelHeightAccessor;
+
+    @ModifyReturnValue(method = "getRawBrightness", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private int rivencraft$ambientBrightness(int brightness) {
+        return levelHeightAccessor instanceof Level level && PortLighting.isBright(level)
+                ? Math.max(brightness, 15) : brightness;
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/AgeCarversMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import com.llamalad7.mixinextras.sugar.Local;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCarverPages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortFeatureChunkGenerator;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.WorldGenRegion;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.BiomeManager;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.CarvingMask;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.NoiseBasedChunkGenerator;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.NoiseChunk;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.RandomState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.blending.Blender;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.material.rule.MaterialRule;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+/** Merge authored geometry before vanilla consumes its mask with aquifer/surface rules. */
+@Mixin(NoiseBasedChunkGenerator.class)
+public abstract class AgeCarversMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "generateCarvers", at = @At(value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/level/chunk/CarvingMask;isEmpty()Z"))
+    private void rivencraft$authoredCarvers(ChunkAccess chunk, Blender blender, NoiseChunk noise,
+            RandomState random, BiomeManager biomes, WorldGenRegion region, MaterialRule material,
+            CallbackInfo ci, @Local CarvingMask mask) {
+        if (region == null) return;
+        var level = region.getLevel();
+        if (level.getChunkSource().getGenerator() instanceof PortFeatureChunkGenerator generator
+                && generator.base() == (Object) this && generator.terrainFeatures() != null) {
+            PortCarverPages.carve((NoiseBasedChunkGenerator) (Object) this, chunk, random,
+                    region.registryAccess(), generator.terrainFeatures().carvers(), level.getSeed(), mask);
+        }
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/AgeColorAttributesMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors;
+import net.minecraft.world.attribute.EnvironmentAttributeSystem;
+import net.minecraft.world.attribute.EnvironmentAttributes;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+@Mixin(EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder.class)
+public class AgeColorAttributesMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "addDefaultLayers", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private void rivencraft$colors(Level level, CallbackInfoReturnable<EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder> cir) {
+        var id = level.dimension().identifier();
+        if (!id.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") || !id.getPath().startsWith("age/")) return;
+        var builder = cir.getReturnValue();
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.SKY_COLOR, (base, tick) -> {
+            int rgb = PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).sky();
+            return rgb < 0 ? base : PortAgeColors.vector(rgb);
+        });
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.FOG_COLOR, (base, tick) -> {
+            int rgb = PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).sky();
+            var color = rgb < 0 ? base : PortAgeColors.vector(rgb);
+            float shade = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortSkyStyle.fogShade(level);
+            return shade == 1F ? color : new org.joml.Vector3f(color).mul(shade);
+        });
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.AMBIENT_LIGHT_COLOR, (base, tick) -> {
+            int rgb = PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).ambient();
+            return rgb < 0 ? base : PortAgeColors.vector(rgb);
+        });
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/AgeDayTimelineMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle;
+import net.minecraft.world.attribute.EnvironmentAttributeSystem;
+import net.minecraft.world.attribute.EnvironmentAttributes;
+import net.minecraft.world.attribute.WeatherAttributes;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+@Mixin(EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder.class)
+public class AgeDayTimelineMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "addDefaultLayers", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private void rivencraft$singleBody(Level level, CallbackInfoReturnable<EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder> cir) {
+        var id = level.dimension().identifier();
+        if (!id.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") || !id.getPath().startsWith("age/")) return;
+        var builder = cir.getReturnValue();
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.SUN_ANGLE, (base, tick) -> {
+            var cycle = PortDayCycle.forLevel(level);
+            return cycle.singleBody() ? cycle.bodyAngle(PortDayCycle.nativeTicks(level)) : base;
+        });
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.MOON_ANGLE, (base, tick) -> {
+            var cycle = PortDayCycle.forLevel(level);
+            return cycle.singleBody() ? cycle.bodyAngle(PortDayCycle.nativeTicks(level)) : base;
+        });
+        builder.addTimeBasedLayer(EnvironmentAttributes.SKY_LIGHT_LEVEL, (base, tick) -> {
+            var cycle = PortDayCycle.forLevel(level);
+            if (!cycle.customLight()) return base;
+            // Match root AgeSkyProfile.lightAt and LevelSkyBrightnessMixin's
+            // single skylight channel. Bright/Dark and no-skylight geometry remain separate.
+            float weather = (1F - level.getRainLevel(1F) * 5F / 16F)
+                    * (1F - level.getThunderLevel(1F) * 5F / 16F);
+            return 15F - (int) ((1F - cycle.bodyLight(PortDayCycle.nativeTicks(level)) * weather) * 11F);
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "addDynamicLayers", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$dayCycle(Level level, CallbackInfoReturnable<EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder> cir) {
+        var id = level.dimension().identifier();
+        if (!id.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft") || !id.getPath().startsWith("age/")) return;
+        var builder = (EnvironmentAttributeSystem.Builder) (Object) this;
+        var clocks = PortDayCycle.timelines(level, level.clockManager());
+        level.dimensionType().timelines().forEach(timeline -> builder.addTimelineLayer(timeline, clocks));
+        if (level.canHaveWeather()) WeatherAttributes.addBuiltinLayers(builder, WeatherAttributes.WeatherAccess.from(level));
+        cir.setReturnValue(builder);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/AgeStructureBiomeMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortFeatureChunkGenerator;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortStructurePages;
+import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import net.minecraft.core.RegistryAccess;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.ChunkPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelHeightAccessor;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Biome;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.BiomeSource;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.biome.Climate;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkGenerator;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.RandomState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.Structure;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.templatesystem.StructureTemplateManager;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
+
+/** Matches 1.21.1's explicit-page biome override, scoped only to authored Age structures. */
+@Mixin(Structure.class)
+public abstract class AgeStructureBiomeMixin {
+    // 26.3 jigsaw placement checks biome columns inside findGenerationPoint,
+    // before the final isValidBiome test. Set the predicate when constructing
+    // the context so both checks see the explicit-page override.
+    @ModifyArg(method = "generate", at = @At(value = "INVOKE",
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/Structure$GenerationContext;<init>(Lnet/minecraft/core/RegistryAccess;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/chunk/ChunkGenerator;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/biome/BiomeSource;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/biome/Climate$Sampler;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/RandomState;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/structure/templatesystem/StructureTemplateManager;JLnet/minecraft/world/level/ChunkPos;Lnet/minecraft/world/level/LevelHeightAccessor;Ljava/util/function/Predicate;)V"),
+            index = 9)
+    private Predicate<Holder<Biome>> rivencraft$authoredBiome(
+            RegistryAccess registries, ChunkGenerator chunkGenerator, BiomeSource biomes,
+            Climate.Sampler sampler, RandomState random, StructureTemplateManager templates,
+            long seed, ChunkPos chunk, LevelHeightAccessor height, Predicate<Holder<Biome>> original) {
+        if (chunkGenerator instanceof PortFeatureChunkGenerator generator
+                && generator.terrainFeatures() != null
+                && PortStructurePages.authored((Structure) (Object) this, registries,
+                        generator.terrainFeatures().structures())) {
+            return biome -> true;
+        }
+        return original;
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/StaticSkyRendererMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.pipeline.RenderTarget;
+import com.mojang.renderpearl.api.buffers.GpuBufferSlice;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.PortStaticSky;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.StaticSkyState;
+import net.minecraft.client.Camera;
+import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientLevel;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.SkyRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.state.level.SkyRenderState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.dimension.DimensionType;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Final;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Unique;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Redirect;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+@Mixin(SkyRenderer.class)
+public class StaticSkyRendererMixin {
+    @Shadow @Final private RenderTarget renderTarget;
+    @Unique private PortStaticSky rivencraft$staticSky;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$endTint = -1;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$orbitBearing = -1;
+    @Unique private float rivencraft$sunSize = 1F;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$celestialTint = -1;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$bodyMode;
+    @Unique private java.util.List<StaticSkyState.Body> rivencraft$bodies = java.util.List.of();
+    @Unique private net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.PortCelestialDiscs rivencraft$discs;
+    @Shadow @Final private net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.TextureAtlas celestialsAtlas;
+    @Shadow private org.joml.Matrix4f applyCelestialBodyTransform(com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose,
+                                                                 float height, float size) { throw new AssertionError(); }
+    @Shadow private void renderSun(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass, float alpha,
+                                   com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose) { throw new AssertionError(); }
+    @Shadow private void renderMoon(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                    net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase phase, float alpha,
+                                    com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose) { throw new AssertionError(); }
+    @Shadow private void renderStars(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass, float brightness,
+                                     com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose) { throw new AssertionError(); }
+    @Shadow private void renderSunMoonAndStars(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                               com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, float sunAngle,
+                                               float moonAngle, float starAngle, net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase phase,
+                                               float alpha, float stars) { throw new AssertionError(); }
+
+    @Inject(method = "extractRenderState", at = @At("TAIL"))
+    private void rivencraft$extract(ClientLevel level, float partialTicks, Camera camera,
+                                    SkyRenderState state, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        boolean enabled = level.dimensionTypeRegistration().unwrapKey().map(key ->
+                key.identifier().getNamespace().equals("rivencraft")
+                && key.identifier().getPath().endsWith("_sky_static")).orElse(false);
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$staticFrame(enabled ? level.getGameTime() / 2 : Long.MIN_VALUE);
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$skyTint(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).sky());
+        var cycle = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.forLevel(level);
+        // 0=native Overworld/no authored overlay, 1=fog-only backdrop,
+        // 2=native End backdrop, 3=custom Static backdrop.
+        int overlay = !cycle.authored() || cycle.bodyMode() == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.NONE
+                || state.skybox == DimensionType.Skybox.OVERWORLD ? 0
+                : enabled ? 3 : state.skybox == DimensionType.Skybox.NONE ? 1 : 2;
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyOverlay(overlay);
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$orbitBearing(cycle.authored() ? cycle.bearing() : -1);
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$sunSize(cycle.authored() ? cycle.sunSize() : 1F);
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$celestialTint(
+                net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).celestial());
+        ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyMode(cycle.authored() ? cycle.bodyMode() : 0);
+        // Root's authored Moon always samples the full-moon sprite. Preserve
+        // native calendar phases only for the native Normal Time pair.
+        if (cycle.singleBody() && cycle.bodyMode() == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON)
+            state.moonPhase = net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase.FULL_MOON;
+        var authoredBodies = cycle.bodies();
+        if (authoredBodies.isEmpty() && overlay != 0) {
+            var bodies = new java.util.ArrayList<net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCelestialBody>();
+            int tint = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.forLevel(level).celestial();
+            if (cycle.bodyMode() != net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON)
+                bodies.add(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCelestialBody.of(cycle, 1, tint, false));
+            if (cycle.bodyMode() != net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.SUN)
+                bodies.add(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCelestialBody.of(cycle, 2, tint, cycle.bodyMode() == 0));
+            authoredBodies = java.util.List.copyOf(bodies);
+        }
+        if (authoredBodies.isEmpty()) ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodies(java.util.List.of());
+        else {
+            var clock = level.clockManager().getInstance(level.registryAccess().lookupOrThrow(
+                    net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries.WORLD_CLOCK).getOrThrow(net.minecraft.world.clock.WorldClocks.OVERWORLD));
+            double ticks = clock.totalTicks() + clock.partialTick();
+            var sources = authoredBodies;
+            var bodies = sources.stream().map(body -> {
+                float eclipse = body.eclipse(sources, ticks);
+                return new StaticSkyState.Body(body.kind(), body.angle(ticks), body.bearing(), body.size(),
+                        body.eclipseColor(eclipse), eclipse);
+            }).toList();
+            ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodies(bodies);
+            float eclipse = 0;
+            for (var body : bodies) if (body.kind() == 1 && Math.cos(Math.toRadians(body.angle())) > 0)
+                eclipse = Math.max(eclipse, body.eclipse());
+            if (state.skybox == DimensionType.Skybox.OVERWORLD) {
+                state.skyColor = new org.joml.Vector3f(state.skyColor).mul(1F - 0.65F * eclipse);
+            } else if (eclipse > 0 && overlay >= 2) {
+                int tint = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$skyTint();
+                if (tint < 0) tint = enabled ? 0x929292 : 0xffffff;
+                ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$skyTint(rivencraft$shade(tint, 1F - 0.65F * eclipse));
+            }
+        }
+        // Only the extracted presentation uses END to schedule the sky pass. The actual
+        // dimension has NONE, so it never acquires End flashes or End gameplay behavior.
+        if (enabled || overlay == 1) {
+            state.skybox = DimensionType.Skybox.END;
+            state.endFlashIntensity = 0;
+        }
+        if (overlay != 0) state.rainBrightness = 1F - level.getRainLevel(partialTicks);
+    }
+
+    @Unique private static int rivencraft$shade(int rgb, float shade) {
+        return Math.round((rgb >> 16 & 255) * shade) << 16
+                | Math.round((rgb >> 8 & 255) * shade) << 8 | Math.round((rgb & 255) * shade);
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "render", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$render(GpuBufferSlice fog, SkyRenderState state, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        long frame = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$staticFrame();
+        rivencraft$endTint = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$skyTint();
+        rivencraft$orbitBearing = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$orbitBearing();
+        rivencraft$sunSize = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$sunSize();
+        rivencraft$celestialTint = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$celestialTint();
+        rivencraft$bodyMode = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyMode();
+        rivencraft$bodies = ((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodies();
+        if (((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyOverlay() == 1) {
+            rivencraft$overlay(fog, state);
+            ci.cancel();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (frame == Long.MIN_VALUE) return;
+        if (rivencraft$staticSky == null) rivencraft$staticSky = new PortStaticSky();
+        rivencraft$staticSky.render(renderTarget, fog, frame, rivencraft$endTint);
+        if (((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyOverlay() == 3) rivencraft$overlay(fog, state);
+        ci.cancel();
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "render", at = @At("RETURN"))
+    private void rivencraft$afterBackground(GpuBufferSlice fog, SkyRenderState state, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        // RETURN includes the native End branch's early return, after its pass closes.
+        if (((StaticSkyState) state).rivencraft$bodyOverlay() == 2) rivencraft$overlay(fog, state);
+    }
+
+    @Unique private void rivencraft$overlay(GpuBufferSlice fog, SkyRenderState state) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodies.isEmpty()) return;
+        com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem.setShaderFog(fog);
+        try (var pass = com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem.getDevice().createCommandEncoder().createRenderPass(
+                () -> "Rivencraft celestial overlay", renderTarget.getColorTextureView(), java.util.Optional.empty(),
+                renderTarget.getDepthTextureView(), java.util.OptionalDouble.empty())) {
+            renderSunMoonAndStars(pass, new com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack(), 0, 0, 0,
+                    net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase.FULL_MOON, state.rainBrightness, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderSunMoonAndStars", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$drawBodies(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                       com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, float sunAngle,
+                                       float moonAngle, float starAngle, net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase phase,
+                                       float alpha, float stars, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodies.isEmpty()) return;
+        int savedMode = rivencraft$bodyMode, savedTint = rivencraft$celestialTint;
+        float savedSize = rivencraft$sunSize;
+        try {
+            // Stars belong behind opaque discs, not on top of a dark eclipsing moon.
+            if (stars > 0) {
+                pose.pushPose();
+                try {
+                    pose.rotateDegrees(com.mojang.math.Axis.YP, -90);
+                    pose.rotate(com.mojang.math.Axis.XP, starAngle);
+                    renderStars(pass, stars, pose);
+                } finally { pose.popPose(); }
+            }
+            // Same ordering as 1.21.1: all suns, then all moons; each opaque
+            // central disc is drawn after its transparent glow.
+            for (int kind = 1; kind <= 2; kind++) for (var body : rivencraft$bodies) {
+                if (body.kind() != kind) continue;
+                rivencraft$bodyMode = kind;
+                rivencraft$celestialTint = body.color();
+                rivencraft$sunSize = body.size();
+                pose.pushPose();
+                try {
+                    pose.rotateDegrees(com.mojang.math.Axis.YP, body.bearing() < 0 ? -90 : body.bearing());
+                    pose.rotateDegrees(com.mojang.math.Axis.XP, body.angle());
+                    float glowAlpha = alpha * (kind == 1 ? 0.84F : 0.88F + 0.12F * body.eclipse());
+                    var bodyPhase = net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase.FULL_MOON;
+                    if (kind == 1) renderSun(pass, glowAlpha, pose); else renderMoon(pass, bodyPhase, glowAlpha, pose);
+                    if (rivencraft$discs == null) rivencraft$discs = new net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.PortCelestialDiscs();
+                    // Both passes must use the same sprite. Native dark phase pixels
+                    // become black patches under ordinary alpha, unlike the old glow-only pass.
+                    var transform = applyCelestialBodyTransform(pose, 100F, (kind == 1 ? 30F : 20F) * body.size());
+                    rivencraft$discs.draw(pass, celestialsAtlas, kind == 2, bodyPhase, transform, body.color(), alpha);
+                } finally { pose.popPose(); }
+            }
+        } finally {
+            rivencraft$bodyMode = savedMode;
+            rivencraft$celestialTint = savedTint;
+            rivencraft$sunSize = savedSize;
+        }
+        ci.cancel();
+    }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = "renderSunMoonAndStars", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target =
+            "Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/PoseStack;rotateDegrees(Lcom/mojang/math/Axis;F)V", ordinal = 0), index = 1)
+    private float rivencraft$orbitAngle(float nativeBearing) {
+        return rivencraft$orbitBearing < 0 ? nativeBearing : rivencraft$orbitBearing;
+    }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = "renderSun", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target =
+            "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/SkyRenderer;applyCelestialBodyTransform(Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/PoseStack;FF)Lorg/joml/Matrix4f;"), index = 2)
+    private float rivencraft$scaleSun(float nativeSize) {
+        // 1.21.1 Normal Time applies Size to its sun; its paired moon remains 1x.
+        return nativeSize * rivencraft$sunSize;
+    }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = "renderMoon", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target =
+            "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/SkyRenderer;applyCelestialBodyTransform(Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/PoseStack;FF)Lorg/joml/Matrix4f;"), index = 2)
+    private float rivencraft$scaleMoon(float nativeSize) {
+        return rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON
+                ? nativeSize * rivencraft$sunSize : nativeSize;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderSun", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$hideSun(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass, float alpha,
+                                    com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON
+                || rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.NONE) ci.cancel();
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderMoon", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$hideMoon(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                     net.minecraft.world.level.MoonPhase phase, float alpha,
+                                     com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.SUN
+                || rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.NONE) ci.cancel();
+    }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = {"renderSun", "renderMoon"}, at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target =
+            "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/DynamicGpuData;writeTransform(Lorg/joml/Matrix4f;Lorg/joml/Vector4f;)Lcom/mojang/renderpearl/api/buffers/GpuBufferSlice;"), index = 1)
+    private org.joml.Vector4f rivencraft$tintCelestial(org.joml.Vector4f nativeColor) {
+        // Normal Time consumes one shared color group for its sun and moon in 1.21.1.
+        // Keep native alpha (including weather fading) and the sprite's transparent halo.
+        if (rivencraft$celestialTint < 0) return nativeColor;
+        var tint = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.vector(rivencraft$celestialTint);
+        return new org.joml.Vector4f(nativeColor.x * tint.x(), nativeColor.y * tint.y(),
+                nativeColor.z * tint.z(), nativeColor.w);
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderSunriseAndSunset", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void rivencraft$rotateHorizon(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                         com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, float angle,
+                                         org.joml.Vector4fc color, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON
+                || rivencraft$bodyMode == net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.NONE) {
+            ci.cancel();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (rivencraft$orbitBearing < 0) return;
+        pose.pushPose();
+        pose.rotateDegrees(com.mojang.math.Axis.YP, rivencraft$orbitBearing + 90);
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderSunriseAndSunset", at = @At("TAIL"))
+    private void rivencraft$restoreHorizon(com.mojang.renderpearl.api.commands.RenderPass pass,
+                                          com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack pose, float angle,
+                                          org.joml.Vector4fc color, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$bodyMode != net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.MOON
+                && rivencraft$bodyMode != net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.NONE
+                && rivencraft$orbitBearing >= 0) pose.popPose();
+    }
+
+    @Redirect(method = "renderEndSky", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target =
+            "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/DynamicGpuData;writeTransform(Lorg/joml/Matrix4f;)Lcom/mojang/renderpearl/api/buffers/GpuBufferSlice;"))
+    private GpuBufferSlice rivencraft$endColor(net.minecraft.client.renderer.DynamicGpuData uniforms,
+                                               org.joml.Matrix4f matrix) {
+        return rivencraft$endTint < 0 ? uniforms.writeTransform(matrix) : uniforms.writeTransform(matrix,
+                new org.joml.Vector4f(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.vector(rivencraft$endTint), 1));
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "close", at = @At("HEAD"))
+    private void rivencraft$close(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (rivencraft$discs != null) {
+            rivencraft$discs.close();
+            rivencraft$discs = null;
+        }
+        if (rivencraft$staticSky != null) {
+            rivencraft$staticSky.close();
+            rivencraft$staticSky = null;
+        }
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/StaticSkyStateMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.StaticSkyState;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.state.level.SkyRenderState;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Unique;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+@Mixin(SkyRenderState.class)
+public class StaticSkyStateMixin implements StaticSkyState {
+    @Unique private long rivencraft$frame = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$tint = -1;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$bearing = -1;
+    @Unique private float rivencraft$sunSize = 1F;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$celestialTint = -1;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$bodyMode;
+    @Unique private int rivencraft$bodyOverlay;
+    public int rivencraft$bodyOverlay() { return rivencraft$bodyOverlay; }
+    public void rivencraft$bodyOverlay(int mode) { rivencraft$bodyOverlay = mode; }
+    @Unique private java.util.List<StaticSkyState.Body> rivencraft$bodies = java.util.List.of();
+    public java.util.List<StaticSkyState.Body> rivencraft$bodies() { return rivencraft$bodies; }
+    public void rivencraft$bodies(java.util.List<StaticSkyState.Body> bodies) { rivencraft$bodies = java.util.List.copyOf(bodies); }
+    public long rivencraft$staticFrame() { return rivencraft$frame; }
+    public void rivencraft$staticFrame(long frame) { rivencraft$frame = frame; }
+    public int rivencraft$skyTint() { return rivencraft$tint; }
+    public void rivencraft$skyTint(int color) { rivencraft$tint = color; }
+    public int rivencraft$orbitBearing() { return rivencraft$bearing; }
+    public void rivencraft$orbitBearing(int bearing) { rivencraft$bearing = bearing; }
+    public float rivencraft$sunSize() { return rivencraft$sunSize; }
+    public void rivencraft$sunSize(float size) { rivencraft$sunSize = size; }
+    public int rivencraft$celestialTint() { return rivencraft$celestialTint; }
+    public void rivencraft$celestialTint(int color) { rivencraft$celestialTint = color; }
+    public int rivencraft$bodyMode() { return rivencraft$bodyMode; }
+    public void rivencraft$bodyMode(int mode) { rivencraft$bodyMode = mode; }
+
+    @Inject(method = "reset", at = @At("TAIL"))
+    private void rivencraft$reset(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        rivencraft$frame = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+        rivencraft$tint = -1;
+        rivencraft$bearing = -1;
+        rivencraft$sunSize = 1F;
+        rivencraft$celestialTint = -1;
+        rivencraft$bodyMode = 0;
+        rivencraft$bodyOverlay = 0;
+        rivencraft$bodies = java.util.List.of();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/mixin/StructurePlacementAccessor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.structure.placement.AbstractSpreadingStructurePlacement;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.gen.Accessor;
+
+/** Read-only placement settings for Age-local copies, never edits global placements. */
+@Mixin(AbstractSpreadingStructurePlacement.class)
+public interface StructurePlacementAccessor {
+    @Accessor("frequencyReductionMethod")
+    AbstractSpreadingStructurePlacement.FrequencyReductionMethod rivencraft$frequencyReductionMethod();
+    @Accessor("frequency") float rivencraft$frequency();
+    @Accessor("salt") int rivencraft$salt();
+    @Accessor("exclusionZone")
+    Optional<AbstractSpreadingStructurePlacement.ExclusionZone> rivencraft$exclusionZone();
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/network/PortBookNetworking.java

@@ -108,9 +108,22 @@ public final class PortBookNetworking {
 
     public static Identifier createAge(ServerPlayer player, String title, List<Identifier> pages) {
         if (title == null || title.isBlank() || title.length() > MAX_BOOK_TITLE_LENGTH) return null;
+        long seed = player.getRandom().nextLong();
         net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortBiomePlan biomePlan;
+        PortAgeTerrain terrain;
+        List<Identifier> generationPages;
         try {
-            biomePlan = PortAuthoredWriting.biomePlan(pages, player.registryAccess());
+            if (pages.isEmpty()) {
+                var random = PortRandomAgeSelection.select(player.level().getServer(), seed);
+                terrain = random.terrain();
+                biomePlan = random.biomes();
+                generationPages = pages;
+            } else {
+                var selected = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PortAuthoredTerrainSelection.select(player.level().getServer(), pages, seed);
+                terrain = selected.terrain();
+                biomePlan = selected.biomes();
+                generationPages = selected.generationPages();
+            }
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException exception) {
             player.sendOverlayMessage(Component.literal("Age writing unavailable: " + exception.getMessage()));
             return null;
@@ -127,19 +140,21 @@ public final class PortBookNetworking {
             id = Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "age/" + name);
         }
         try {
-            long seed = player.getRandom().nextLong();
-            PortAgeTerrain terrain = PortAuthoredWriting.terrain(pages);
-            if (pages.isEmpty()) {
-                PortRandomAgeSelection.Selection random = PortRandomAgeSelection.select(server, seed);
-                terrain = random.terrain();
-                biomePlan = random.biomes();
-            }
-            RuntimeAgeBackend.create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain,
-                    PortAuthoredWriting.rockPlan(pages, seed),
-                    PortAuthoredWriting.vegetationPlan(pages),
-                    PortAuthoredWriting.dungeonCount(pages),
-                    PortAuthoredWriting.lakePlan(pages, seed),
-                    PortAuthoredWriting.terrainFeaturePlan(pages, seed));
+            var environment = net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortEnvironmentSelection.resolve(pages, seed, terrain);
+            var randomFeatures = pages.isEmpty()
+                    ? net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomFeatureSelection.select(server, seed, terrain, biomePlan) : null;
+            var level = RuntimeAgeBackend.create(server, id, seed, biomePlan, terrain,
+                    randomFeatures == null ? PortAuthoredWriting.rockPlan(generationPages, seed) : randomFeatures.rocks(),
+                    PortAuthoredWriting.vegetationPlan(generationPages),
+                    randomFeatures == null ? PortAuthoredWriting.dungeonCount(generationPages) : randomFeatures.dungeons(),
+                    randomFeatures == null ? PortAuthoredWriting.lakePlan(generationPages, seed) : randomFeatures.lakes(),
+                    randomFeatures == null ? PortAuthoredWriting.terrainFeaturePlan(generationPages, seed) : randomFeatures.terrain(),
+                    environment.weather(), environment.lighting(), environment.sky(),
+                    net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.resolve(pages, seed),
+                    net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.resolve(pages, seed,
+                            net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.nativeTicks(server.overworld())));
+            net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAcceleratedTicks.configure(level,
+                    net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAcceleratedTicks.pageCount(pages));
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException | IllegalStateException exception) {
             player.sendOverlayMessage(Component.literal("Age creation failed: " + exception.getMessage()));
             return null;

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/writing/PortAuthoredTerrainSelection.java

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeTerrain;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortBiomePlan;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomAgeSelection;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+
+/** Root AgeRuntimeProfiles.selectForWriting, limited to currently supported port combinations. */
+public final class PortAuthoredTerrainSelection {
+    private PortAuthoredTerrainSelection() {}
+
+    public record Selection(PortAgeTerrain terrain, List<Identifier> generationPages, PortBiomePlan biomes) {
+        public Selection { generationPages = List.copyOf(generationPages); }
+    }
+
+    public static Selection select(MinecraftServer server, List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        var explicit = PortAuthoredWriting.explicitTerrain(pages);
+        if (explicit != null) return compile(server, pages, seed, explicit);
+        var preferred = PortRandomAgeSelection.terrain(seed);
+        try {
+            return compile(server, pages, seed, preferred);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
+            // Match root's stable profile-ID fallback rather than rerolling the seed.
+        }
+        var compatible = new ArrayList<Selection>();
+        for (var terrain : PortRandomAgeSelection.terrains()) {
+            if (terrain == preferred) continue;
+            try { compatible.add(compile(server, pages, seed, terrain)); }
+            catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) { }
+        }
+        if (compatible.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No supported terrain can host this book's pages");
+        return compatible.get(Math.floorMod(Long.hashCode(seed), compatible.size()));
+    }
+
+    private static Selection compile(MinecraftServer server, List<Identifier> pages, long seed, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        if (!PortAuthoredWriting.supportsOnTerrain(pages, terrain, seed))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported pages for " + terrain + " terrain");
+        var resolved = PortAuthoredWriting.withTerrain(pages, terrain);
+        // Also preflight registry-backed biome restrictions, so an automatic Cave
+        // choice cannot turn supplied surface biome pages into an unusable book.
+        var biomes = PortAuthoredWriting.biomePlan(resolved, server, seed);
+        return new Selection(terrain, resolved, biomes);
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/writing/PortAuthoredWriting.java

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRockPlan;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortVegetationPlan;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortLakePlan;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortTerrainFeaturePlan;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortStructurePages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCarverPages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortWeatherMode;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortLighting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortSkyStyle;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
@@ -45,8 +50,61 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
 
     private PortAuthoredWriting() {}
 
+    /** Port availability only, not validity of a particular ordered book. */
+    public static boolean isPageImplemented(Identifier page) {
+        if (page == null || !page.getNamespace().equals(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)) return false;
+        var entry = PortSymbolPages.find(page);
+        if (entry == null) return false;
+        if (net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.isModifier(page)
+                || net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.supports(page)) return true;
+        if (page.equals(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAcceleratedTicks.PAGE)) return true;
+        if (isTerrain(page) || controller(page) != null || PortWeatherMode.forPage(page) != null
+                || PortLighting.forPage(page) != null || PortSkyStyle.forPage(page) != null) return true;
+        if (entry.category().equals("rivencraft:biome") && PortRegistryPages.biomeId(page) != null) return true;
+        if (isBlockPage(page) && (entry.category().equals("rivencraft:block")
+                || entry.category().equals("rivencraft:fluid"))) return true;
+        return page.equals(ROCKS) || page.equals(DUNGEONS) || PortLakePlan.isLake(page)
+                || PortVegetationPlan.isVegetation(page) || PortTerrainFeaturePlan.isSupported(page)
+                || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SKYLANDS)
+                || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.DENSE_ORES)
+                || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES)
+                || PortStructurePages.supports(page) || PortCarverPages.supports(page);
+    }
+
     /** A page never disappears into an Age unless this port can apply its effect. */
     public static boolean supports(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        if (pages.stream().noneMatch(PortAuthoredWriting::isTerrain))
+            return net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomAgeSelection.terrains().stream()
+                    .anyMatch(terrain -> supportsOnTerrain(pages, terrain, 0));
+        try {
+            return supportsExplicit(PortMaterialCompletion.complete(pages, 0));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException exception) { return false; }
+    }
+
+    static boolean supportsOnTerrain(List<Identifier> pages, PortAgeTerrain terrain, long seed) {
+        try {
+            return supportsExplicit(PortMaterialCompletion.complete(withTerrain(pages, terrain), seed));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException exception) { return false; }
+    }
+
+    static List<Identifier> withTerrain(List<Identifier> pages, PortAgeTerrain terrain) {
+        if (pages.stream().anyMatch(PortAuthoredWriting::isTerrain)) return List.copyOf(pages);
+        var resolved = new ArrayList<>(pages);
+        // Append internally so original material/color/controller indices stay stable.
+        resolved.add(Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID,
+                "terrain/" + terrain.name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT)));
+        return List.copyOf(resolved);
+    }
+
+    static PortAgeTerrain explicitTerrain(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        return pages.stream().filter(PortAuthoredWriting::isTerrain).findFirst()
+                .map(page -> PortAgeTerrain.valueOf(page.getPath().substring(8).toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT)))
+                .orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean supportsExplicit(List<Identifier> pages) {
+        if (!net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.validNumbers(pages)) return false;
+        if (!net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.validWriting(pages)) return false;
         boolean terrain = false;
         int biomes = 0;
         int controllers = 0;
@@ -58,15 +116,31 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
         int skylands = 0;
         int denseOres = 0;
         int starFissures = 0;
+        int weather = 0;
+        int lighting = 0;
+        int sky = 0;
         Map<Identifier, Integer> terrainFeatures = new HashMap<>();
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> structures = new HashMap<>();
+        Map<Identifier, Integer> carvers = new HashMap<>();
         for (Identifier page : pages) {
             if (pendingMaterial != null && !(pendingMaterial.equals("rivencraft:block")
                     && (page.equals(ROCKS) || PortTerrainFeaturePlan.acceptsMaterial(page))
                     || pendingMaterial.equals("rivencraft:fluid") && PortLakePlan.isLake(page))) return false;
-            if (isTerrain(page) && !terrain) {
+            if (net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAgeColors.isModifier(page)
+                    || net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDayCycle.supports(page)) {
+                // Shared colors target Sky, Ambient Light Color or Normal Time; trailing colors tint the sky.
+            } else if (page.equals(net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortAcceleratedTicks.PAGE)) {
+                // Every Accelerated page adds random-tick attempts; it is not a controller.
+            } else if (isTerrain(page) && !terrain) {
                 terrain = true;
+            } else if (PortSkyStyle.forPage(page) != null && sky++ == 0) {
+                // Sky presentation, independent of terrain and illumination.
+            } else if (PortLighting.forPage(page) != null && lighting++ == 0) {
+                // A single lighting controller; omitted choices resolve from the Age seed.
+            } else if (PortWeatherMode.forPage(page) != null && weather++ == 0) {
+                // A single independent weather policy for this Age.
             } else if (controller(page) != null && controllers++ == 0) {
-                // An explicit controller needs an authored pool.
+                // Missing biome slots are seed-completed when the Age is created.
             } else if (isBlockPage(page) && pendingMaterial == null
                     && PortSymbolPages.find(page) != null
                     && (PortSymbolPages.find(page).category().equals("rivencraft:block")
@@ -91,6 +165,12 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
             } else if (page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES)
                     && starFissures < PortTerrainFeaturePlan.MAX_PER_FEATURE) {
                 starFissures++;
+            } else if (PortCarverPages.supports(page)
+                    && carvers.getOrDefault(page, 0) < PortTerrainFeaturePlan.MAX_PER_FEATURE) {
+                carvers.merge(page, 1, Integer::sum);
+            } else if (PortStructurePages.supports(page)
+                    && structures.getOrDefault(page, 0) < PortTerrainFeaturePlan.MAX_PER_FEATURE) {
+                structures.merge(page, 1, Integer::sum);
             } else if (PortVegetationPlan.isVegetation(page) && vegetation < MAX_VEGETATION) {
                 vegetation++;
             } else if (page.equals(DUNGEONS) && dungeons < MAX_DUNGEONS) {
@@ -103,11 +183,18 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
                 biomes++;
             } else return false;
         }
-        if (pendingMaterial != null || (rocks > 0 || vegetation > 0)
+        if (pendingMaterial != null || (rocks > 0 || pages.stream().anyMatch(PortVegetationPlan::requiresSurface))
                 && (pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN))) return false;
-        if ((dungeons > 0 || lakes > 0) && (pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN)
+        if (dungeons > 0 && (pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN))) return false;
+        if (lakes > 0 && (pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN)
                 || pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN))) return false;
         if (denseOres > 0 && (pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN))) return false;
+        if (!carvers.isEmpty() && (pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN))) return false;
+        PortAgeTerrain structureTerrain = pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN) ? PortAgeTerrain.VOID
+                : pages.contains(FLAT_TERRAIN) ? PortAgeTerrain.FLAT
+                : pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN) ? PortAgeTerrain.CAVE : PortAgeTerrain.STANDARD;
+        if (structures.keySet().stream().anyMatch(page -> !PortStructurePages.supportsTerrain(page, structureTerrain)))
+            return false;
         if (pages.contains(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.FLOATING_ISLANDS) && pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN)) return false;
         if (pages.stream().anyMatch(PortTerrainFeaturePlan::isSurface)
                 && (pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN) || pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN))) return false;
@@ -116,8 +203,8 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
                     .filter(value -> value != null).findFirst().orElseThrow();
             boolean valid = switch (distribution) {
                 case NATIVE -> biomes == 0;
-                case SINGLE -> biomes == 1;
-                default -> biomes >= 2;
+                case SINGLE -> biomes <= 1;
+                default -> true;
             };
             return valid;
         }
@@ -161,13 +248,14 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
     }
 
     public static PortRockPlan rockPlan(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
-        if (!supports(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported authored Age pages");
+        pages = completedMaterials(pages, seed);
         List<Identifier> materials = solidMaterials(pages, seed, ROCKS);
         return materials.isEmpty() ? null : new PortRockPlan(materials);
     }
 
     public static PortTerrainFeaturePlan terrainFeaturePlan(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
-        if (!supports(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported authored Age pages");
+        pages = completedMaterials(pages, seed);
+        final List<Identifier> completed = pages;
         Map<Identifier, List<Identifier>> materials = new HashMap<>();
         Map<Identifier, Integer> occurrences = new HashMap<>();
         List<PortTerrainFeaturePlan.Choice> choices = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -177,15 +265,17 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
                 choices.add(new PortTerrainFeaturePlan.Choice(page, PortTerrainFeaturePlan.CRYSTAL_MATERIAL));
                 continue;
             }
-            List<Identifier> selected = materials.computeIfAbsent(page, feature -> solidMaterials(pages, seed, feature));
+            List<Identifier> selected = materials.computeIfAbsent(page, feature -> solidMaterials(completed, seed, feature));
             int occurrence = occurrences.merge(page, 1, Integer::sum) - 1;
             choices.add(new PortTerrainFeaturePlan.Choice(page, selected.get(occurrence)));
         }
         boolean skylands = pages.contains(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SKYLANDS);
         int denseOres = (int) pages.stream().filter(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.DENSE_ORES::equals).count();
         boolean starFissures = pages.contains(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES);
-        return choices.isEmpty() && !skylands && denseOres == 0 && !starFissures ? null
-                : new PortTerrainFeaturePlan(choices, skylands, denseOres, starFissures);
+        List<Identifier> structures = pages.stream().filter(PortStructurePages::supports).toList();
+        List<Identifier> carvers = pages.stream().filter(PortCarverPages::supports).toList();
+        return choices.isEmpty() && !skylands && denseOres == 0 && !starFissures && structures.isEmpty() && carvers.isEmpty() ? null
+                : new PortTerrainFeaturePlan(choices, skylands, denseOres, starFissures, structures, carvers);
     }
 
     private static List<Identifier> solidMaterials(List<Identifier> pages, long seed, Identifier feature) {
@@ -207,7 +297,7 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
     }
 
     public static PortLakePlan lakePlan(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
-        if (!supports(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported authored Age pages");
+        pages = completedMaterials(pages, seed);
         if (pages.stream().noneMatch(PortLakePlan::isLake)) return null;
         List<Identifier> fluidPool = PortRegistryPages.fluidMaterialIds();
         if (fluidPool.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalStateException("No source-fluid materials are registered");
@@ -233,6 +323,12 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
         return new PortLakePlan(choices);
     }
 
+    private static List<Identifier> completedMaterials(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        var completed = PortMaterialCompletion.complete(pages, seed);
+        if (!supportsExplicit(completed)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported authored Age pages");
+        return completed;
+    }
+
     public static PortVegetationPlan vegetationPlan(List<Identifier> pages) {
         if (!supports(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported authored Age pages");
         List<Identifier> vegetation = pages.stream().filter(PortVegetationPlan::isVegetation).toList();
@@ -252,22 +348,34 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
 
     /** Resolves all authored biomes from the active registry before creating a level. */
     public static PortBiomePlan biomePlan(List<Identifier> pages, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        return biomePlan(pages, registries, 0, null, null);
+    }
+
+    /** Creation-only completion; the saved plan never rerolls on load or reseed. */
+    public static PortBiomePlan biomePlan(List<Identifier> pages, net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer server, long seed) {
+        return biomePlan(pages, server.registryAccess(), seed,
+                net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomAgeSelection.eligibleBiomes(server, terrain(pages)),
+                net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomAgeSelection.distribution(seed));
+    }
+
+    private static PortBiomePlan biomePlan(List<Identifier> pages, HolderLookup.Provider registries,
+                                          long seed, List<Identifier> available, PortBiomePlan.Distribution fallback) {
         if (!supports(pages)) throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                 "Unsupported terrain or biome-page combination in this port slice");
         List<Identifier> biomes = new ArrayList<>();
+        PortStructurePages.validateRegistry(pages, registries);
+        PortCarverPages.validateRegistry(pages, registries);
         PortBiomePlan.Distribution distribution = null;
         boolean caveTerrain = pages.contains(CAVE_TERRAIN);
         boolean hasSurfaceBiome = false;
         boolean hasOreBiome = false;
         for (Identifier page : pages) {
-            if (isTerrain(page) || page.equals(ROCKS) || page.equals(DUNGEONS)
-                    || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SKYLANDS)
-                    || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.DENSE_ORES)
-                    || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES)
-                    || PortLakePlan.isLake(page) || PortTerrainFeaturePlan.isSupported(page) || isBlockPage(page)
-                    || PortVegetationPlan.isVegetation(page)) continue;
             PortBiomePlan.Distribution selected = controller(page);
             if (selected != null) { distribution = selected; continue; }
+            // supports() has already checked the whole book. Resolve only biome
+            // pages here, not every page absent from a growing exclusion list.
+            var entry = PortSymbolPages.find(page);
+            if (entry == null || !entry.category().equals("rivencraft:biome")) continue;
             Identifier biome = PortRegistryPages.biomeId(page);
             var registry = registries.lookupOrThrow(Registries.BIOME);
             var holder = registry.get(ResourceKey.create(Registries.BIOME, biome))
@@ -279,13 +387,49 @@ public final class PortAuthoredWriting {
             if (net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortDenseOres.hasOres(holder)) hasOreBiome = true;
             biomes.add(biome);
         }
-        if (pages.stream().anyMatch(PortVegetationPlan::isVegetation)
+        if (pages.stream().anyMatch(PortVegetationPlan::requiresSurface)
                 && !biomes.isEmpty() && !hasSurfaceBiome)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Vegetation pages need at least one surface Overworld biome");
         if (pages.contains(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.DENSE_ORES) && !biomes.isEmpty() && !hasOreBiome)
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Dense Ores needs at least one biome with registered ore placements");
-        if (distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE)
-            return new PortBiomePlan(distribution, List.of());
+        if (distribution == null && fallback != null) {
+            distribution = fallback;
+            // Root's authored-pool fallback never discards supplied biome pages.
+            if (pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN) && biomes.isEmpty()) distribution = PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE;
+            if (!biomes.isEmpty() && (pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN)
+                    || distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE
+                    || distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE && biomes.size() > 1))
+                distribution = biomes.size() == 1 ? PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE : biomes.size() == 2
+                        ? PortBiomePlan.Distribution.TILED : PortBiomePlan.Distribution.MEDIUM;
+        }
+        if (distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.NATIVE) {
+            var nativePool = caveTerrain
+                    ? (available != null ? available : net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortRandomAgeSelection.caveBiomes(registries))
+                    : List.<Identifier>of();
+            return new PortBiomePlan(distribution, nativePool);
+        }
+        if (distribution != null && available != null) {
+            int minimum = distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE ? 1 : 2;
+            int target = minimum;
+            if (biomes.isEmpty() && distribution != PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE) {
+                var random = new Random(seed ^ 0x42494F4D45434F55L);
+                while (target < available.size() && random.nextInt(3) != 0) target++;
+            }
+            var distinct = new java.util.HashSet<>(biomes);
+            PortStructureBiomeCompletion.complete(pages, registries, available, !biomes.isEmpty(),
+                    distribution, biomes, distinct, seed);
+            target = Math.max(target, distinct.size());
+            // Void may retain authored weather/season biomes, but must not gain
+            // an unrequested The Void biome just to fill a multi-biome controller.
+            var filler = new ArrayList<>(pages.contains(VOID_TERRAIN) && !biomes.isEmpty() ? List.<Identifier>of() : available);
+            Collections.shuffle(filler, new Random(seed ^ 0x42494F4D45504F4FL));
+            for (Identifier biome : filler) {
+                if (distinct.size() >= target) break;
+                if (distinct.add(biome)) biomes.add(biome);
+            }
+            if (distinct.size() < minimum) throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    distribution + " requires " + minimum + " distinct biomes; supply more biome pages for this terrain");
+        }
         if (biomes.isEmpty()) return null;
         if (distribution == null) distribution = biomes.size() == 1
                 ? PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE : biomes.size() == 2

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/writing/PortMaterialCompletion.java

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortCarverPages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortLakePlan;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortStructurePages;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortTerrainFeaturePlan;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortVegetationPlan;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** Creation-time implied features, adapted from 1.21.1 AgeFeatureSelection. */
+public final class PortMaterialCompletion {
+    private PortMaterialCompletion() {}
+
+    public static List<Identifier> complete(List<Identifier> pages, long seed) {
+        var result = new ArrayList<Identifier>();
+        for (int index = 0; index < pages.size(); index++) {
+            Identifier page = pages.get(index);
+            result.add(page);
+            var entry = PortSymbolPages.find(page);
+            if (entry == null || !(entry.category().equals("rivencraft:block")
+                    || entry.category().equals("rivencraft:fluid"))) continue;
+            if (index + 1 < pages.size() && isFeature(pages.get(index + 1))) continue;
+            Identifier material = PortRegistryPages.blockId(page);
+            var candidates = candidates(pages, entry.category().equals("rivencraft:fluid"));
+            if (candidates.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "No compatible feature for material " + material + " on this terrain");
+            long mixed = mix(seed ^ (long) material.hashCode() * 0x9E3779B97F4A7C15L ^ index);
+            result.add(candidates.get(Math.floorMod(mixed, candidates.size())));
+        }
+        return List.copyOf(result);
+    }
+
+    private static List<Identifier> candidates(List<Identifier> pages, boolean fluid) {
+        boolean cave = pages.contains(id("terrain/cave"));
+        boolean empty = pages.contains(id("terrain/void"));
+        boolean flat = pages.contains(id("terrain/flat"));
+        if (fluid) return cave || empty || flat ? List.of()
+                : List.of(id("feature/surface_lakes"), id("feature/deep_lakes"), id("feature/lava_lakes"));
+        var choices = new ArrayList<Identifier>();
+        if (!cave && !empty && !flat) choices.add(id("feature/rocks"));
+        if (!cave) choices.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.FLOATING_ISLANDS);
+        choices.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.TENDRILS);
+        choices.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SPHERES);
+        if (!cave && !empty) {
+            choices.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SPIKES);
+            choices.add(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.OBELISKS);
+        }
+        return choices;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isFeature(Identifier page) {
+        return PortTerrainFeaturePlan.isSupported(page) || PortLakePlan.isLake(page)
+                || PortVegetationPlan.isVegetation(page) || PortStructurePages.supports(page)
+                || PortCarverPages.supports(page) || page.equals(id("feature/rocks"))
+                || page.equals(id("feature/dungeons")) || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.SKYLANDS)
+                || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.DENSE_ORES) || page.equals(PortTerrainFeaturePlan.STAR_FISSURES);
+    }
+
+    private static Identifier id(String path) { return Identifier.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", path); }
+
+    private static long mix(long value) {
+        value = (value ^ value >>> 30) * 0xBF58476D1CE4E5B9L;
+        value = (value ^ value >>> 27) * 0x94D049BB133111EBL;
+        return value ^ value >>> 31;
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/writing/PortStructureBiomeCompletion.java

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Set;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortBiomePlan;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.age.PortStructurePages;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.resources.Identifier;
+
+/** Root AgeBiomeSelection.completeStructureBiomes, before ordinary minimum filling. */
+final class PortStructureBiomeCompletion {
+    private PortStructureBiomeCompletion() {}
+
+    static void complete(List<Identifier> pages, HolderLookup.Provider registries, List<Identifier> available,
+                         boolean hasAuthoredBiomes, PortBiomePlan.Distribution distribution,
+                         List<Identifier> selected, Set<Identifier> distinct, long seed) {
+        var requirements = pages.stream().filter(PortStructurePages::supports).distinct()
+                .map(page -> PortStructurePages.compatibleBiomes(page, registries))
+                .filter(requirement -> !requirement.isEmpty()).toList();
+        if (requirements.isEmpty()) return;
+        if (distribution == PortBiomePlan.Distribution.SINGLE) {
+            if (hasAuthoredBiomes) return;
+            var candidates = available.stream()
+                    .filter(candidate -> requirements.stream().allMatch(requirement -> requirement.contains(candidate)))
+                    .toList();
+            if (candidates.isEmpty()) return;
+            Identifier biome = choose(candidates, seed, 0x5354525543544249L);
+            selected.clear();
+            distinct.clear();
+            selected.add(biome);
+            distinct.add(biome);
+            return;
+        }
+        for (int index = 0; index < requirements.size(); index++) {
+            var requirement = requirements.get(index);
+            if (selected.stream().anyMatch(requirement::contains)) continue;
+            var candidates = available.stream().filter(requirement::contains)
+                    .filter(candidate -> !distinct.contains(candidate)).toList();
+            if (candidates.isEmpty()) continue;
+            Identifier biome = choose(candidates, seed, 0x5354525543544249L + index);
+            selected.add(biome);
+            distinct.add(biome);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Identifier choose(List<Identifier> candidates, long seed, long salt) {
+        var shuffled = new ArrayList<>(candidates);
+        Collections.shuffle(shuffled, new Random(seed ^ salt));
+        return shuffled.getFirst();
+    }
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/sounds.json

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "linking.link-fissure": {
-    "sounds": [{"name": "rivencraft:linking/link-fissure"}]
-  }
-}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/rivencraft/symbols/lighting/ambient_color.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"schema_version":2,"name":"symbol.rivencraft.lighting.ambient_color","description":"symbol.rivencraft.lighting.ambient_color.description","category":"rivencraft:lighting","poem":"Ethereal Red Sustain Balance"}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/worldgen/feature/poplar_trees.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "minecraft:weighted_random_selector",
+  "features": [
+    {"data": "minecraft:red_poplar_leaf_litter", "weight": 200},
+    {"data": "minecraft:orange_poplar_leaf_litter", "weight": 240},
+    {"data": "minecraft:yellow_poplar_leaf_litter", "weight": 90}
+  ]
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/worldgen/placed_feature/fallen_poplar_trees.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "feature": "minecraft:fallen_poplar_tree",
+  "placement": [
+    {"type": "minecraft:in_square"},
+    {"type": "minecraft:surface_water_depth_filter", "max_water_depth": 0},
+    {"type": "minecraft:heightmap", "heightmap": "OCEAN_FLOOR"},
+    {
+      "type": "minecraft:block_predicate_filter",
+      "predicate": {"type": "minecraft:would_survive", "state": "minecraft:poplar_sapling"}
+    }
+  ]
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/worldgen/placed_feature/poplar_trees.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "feature": "rivencraft:poplar_trees",
+  "placement": [
+    {"type": "minecraft:count", "count": 6},
+    {"type": "minecraft:in_square"},
+    {"type": "minecraft:surface_water_depth_filter", "max_water_depth": 0},
+    {"type": "minecraft:heightmap", "heightmap": "OCEAN_FLOOR"}
+  ]
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/resources/rivencraft.mixins.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "required": true,
+  "minVersion": "0.8",
+  "package": "net.dnorberg.rivencraft.mixin",
+  "compatibilityLevel": "JAVA_25",
+  "mixins": ["StructurePlacementAccessor", "AgeStructureBiomeMixin", "AgeCarversMixin", "AgeAmbientLightMixin", "AgeColorAttributesMixin", "AgeDayTimelineMixin"],
+  "client": ["StaticSkyStateMixin", "StaticSkyRendererMixin"],
+  "injectors": {"defaultRequire": 1}
+}

ports/mc263/src/main/templates/META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml

@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ issueTrackerURL="https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/issues"
 [[mods]]
 modId="${mod_id}"
 version="${mod_version}"
-displayName="${mod_name} 26.3 Alpha"
+displayName="${mod_name} 26.3 Beta"
 displayURL="https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft"
 authors="dnorberg and contributors"
 description='''
-Experimental Minecraft 26.3 alpha. Provides a runtime Age prototype and basic
-Linking Book travel. Most Rivencraft gameplay has not yet been ported. Use a
-test world and keep backups; this alpha is not compatible with 1.21.1 worlds.
+Experimental Minecraft 26.3 beta with books, writing stations and selected
+authored Age generation. Full 1.21.1 gameplay parity is still in progress.
+Use a test world and keep backups; 1.21.1 worlds are not compatible.
 '''
 
+[[mixins]]
+config="rivencraft.mixins.json"
+
 [[dependencies.${mod_id}]]
 modId="neoforge"
 type="required"