## [1.4.4] - August 30th, 2026
A major conversation UI update focused on readability, smoother interactions, and better accessibility across MCA, chat, and Townstead.
### Added
* Redesigned response panel with wrapped text, numbered choices, clearer highlighting, page controls, and support for oversized answers.
* Keyboard controls for selecting and navigating responses, including number keys, Numpad, arrows, Home/End, Page Up/Down, Enter, and Space.
* Mouse-wheel navigation and clickable previous/next page buttons.
* Numeric chat selection without broadcasting the entered number. Multi-digit choices such as `10` are also supported.
* Gold, high-contrast, and classic themes, plus configurable opacity, speaker-name accents, sound volume, and motion effects.
* New animations, UI sounds, selection feedback, and accessibility narration.
* Optional matching number badges and shortcuts for Townstead’s conversation screen.
### Improved
* Chat now displays every available response instead of hiding choices after the first five.
* Recognized villager names appear bold and gold for easier reading.
* Long questions, multi-line answers, custom fonts, and different screen sizes now lay out correctly.
* Keyboard and mouse focus behave more naturally, with selected rows gently expanding without shifting the menu.
* Responses lock immediately after selection to prevent accidental duplicate answers.
* English and Portuguese-Brazilian localization has been expanded for the new interface.
### Fixed
* Fixed custom fonts causing overlapping text.
* Fixed long conversations extending beyond the safe screen area.
* Fixed stale conversation data sometimes rejecting a valid response after switching villagers.
* Fixed stationary mouse pointers overriding keyboard navigation.
* Fixed unnecessary sounds and narration playing when the selected response had not changed.
### Compatibility
* Network protocol remains **2**, with no changes to dialogue outcomes or server authority.
* MCA’s original interface remains available as a fallback if the enhanced UI cannot load.
* Townstead remains completely optional.
Developer information
Projects on Modrinth are automatically available through a Maven repository for use with JVM build tools such as Gradle.
maven { name = "Modrinth"; url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }