Hycompanion NPC v1.1.6

### Patch Notes 2026-03-03 – Version 1.1.6

### New plugins for Players and NPCs Speech Bubbles (FREE)

• You can now display a Speech Bubble above players and NPCs when they talk.
• The NPC Speech Bubble plugin can be downloaded on Curseforge: https://www.curseforge.com/hytale/mods/npc-speech-bubbles-hycompanion-extension-plugin (soon on BuiltByBit)
• The Player Speech Bubble plugin can be downloaded on Curseforge: (soon on BuiltByBit)
• Both plugins don't need the Hycompanion Plugin to work and can be used independently. While the Player Speech Bubble plugin will work out of the box, the NPC Speech Bubble plugin needs other plugin integration. Download the latest version of Hycompanion so that it is automatically detected.
• This is the first version. Soon you'll be able to customize the speech bubble image. For now, only one bubble can be displayed simultaneously.

### What’s New / Fixed in Hycompanion Plugin

• Fixed issue where memory summaries were not generating properly
• Added support for the new Speech Bubble for NPCs plugin (!)

### FLAME + NOVA Tier Only (PAID)

* Container management (!)

* NPCs can now take items from containers like chests, for example.
* NPCs can now store items in containers.
* NPCs can now check containers' inventories.
* For now, there is no land-owning system or item filtering, so be careful when asking NPCs.

REMEMBER: Inventory management and block interaction can be enabled on the dashboard in the NPC’s Skills section. Without that, NPCs won't be able to interact with items, containers, or inventories.

The new version of the plugin can be downloaded on CurseForge, BuiltByBit, or Modtale.
Also available on the Hycompanion website.

### Plugin Requirement

* Items marked with (!) require updating the Java plugin.

### What’s New / Fixed

• Reworked LLM tooling pipeline and overall execution efficiency.
• Increased tool call limit and max running time.
• Memory system improvements (NPCs now remember tool calls).
• Fixed server crash when an NPC was frozen. (!)
• Fixed server version warning at startup. (!)
• Scan blocks tool now identify fluid properly (water, lava, ...). (!)
• Fixed thinking indicator duplication. (!)
• Better compatibility with GLM 4.5, Claude Haiku 3 and other models.

### FLAME + NOVA Tier Only

* Inventory management (!)

* NPCs can now pick up nearby items and drop inventory items.
* NPCs can now equip items.
* NPCs can now get their inventory data and manage it.
* Block interaction (!)

* NPCs can now break nearby blocks using their equipped (held) item or with bare hands. Can be used for wood, ores for example.
* Note: there is no systematic animation depending on the NPC model. This part will be improved soon.

Inventory management and block interaction can be enabled on the dashboard in the NPC’s Skills section (refresh the Dashboard to get the update! - CTRL + F5).
Finer permissions will be available in the next update and inventory options.

Next: Text Bubbles, Containers Interaction (like chests) and Quests System.

The new version of the plugin can be downloaded on CurseForge, BuiltByBit, or Modtale.
Also available on the HyCompanion website.

### Plugin Requirement

* Items marked with (!) require updating the Java plugin.

### What’s New / Fixed

• Quota Security Added: Per-NPC quota security enforcement implemented (can be set on the NPC general settings tab.
• Improved error message handling for clearer and more consistent feedback (!).
• Improved LLM tooling pipeline and overall execution efficiency.
• Memory system improvements and multiple issues fixed.
• New NOVA Tier Plan Released:

* Unlimited NPCs
* Unlimited conversations
* Long-term NPC memory extended to 90 days
* Fixed NPC discovery issue when switching between worlds. (!)

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### FLAME + NOVA Tier Only

* Section Helper → Knowledge Base Added:
* Knowledge entries can now be injected directly into the system prompt.
* Enables simplified RAG-style contextual answering.
* NPCs can answer player questions using custom knowledge snippets.

* Teleport Command Added (!):
* NPCs can teleport players using defined locations.
* NPCs can list available destinations on request.
* Supports natural language teleport requests from players.

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### Plugin Requirement

• Items marked with (!) require updating the Java plugin.
• Plugin update is mandatory to enable teleport and enhanced error handling features.

### What’s New / Fixed

* BREAKING CHANGE (REQUIRES PLUGIN UPDATE): Deprecated find_block and find_entity tools — replaced with new Scan Blocks and Scan Entities tools.
You must re-download and reinstall the Java plugin for NPCs to properly discover blocks and entities. Without this, NPCs cannot locate resources, creatures, or players.
The new scan tools return all unique block types/entities with nearest coordinates, categorized for smarter AI decision-making.

• MAJOR FIX: Fixed race condition causing multiple "Thinking" indicators to spawn above NPCs.
• Added Scan Blocks tool: NPCs can now scan surroundings to discover all unique block types nearby, grouped by category (wood, stone, ore, etc.) with nearest coordinates for direct navigation.
• Added Scan Entities tool: NPCs can now scan surroundings to discover all nearby entities (animals, mobs, NPCs, players) with name, type, coordinates, and health info.
• Improved prompt builder for better AI context and tool selection.
• DeepSeek is now a recommended paid model option in the AI Model selector (frontend).
• Added link to D&D alignment grid system for informational purposes in the NPC editor.

Download also the new version from the dashboard.
Update is mandatory due to the breaking change.