Devlog - v0.1.8

This update focuses on a major structural shift for the project, plus early groundwork for world generation and modding APIs.

Highlights

Project split into modules: The codebase is now separated into engine (core runtime) and api (public interfaces for modding and scripting).
Build setup updated: Added dedicated Gradle configuration for multi-module development (root, engine, and api).
API foundation added: Introduced first-pass API types for scripting/runtime integration, including:
- ScriptContext
- ExecutionSide
- PlatformInfo
- WorldApi
- Time
- Result
- ModLogger
Scripting direction documented: Added CHISEL_SCRIPT.md to outline the plan for the upcoming scripting language.

Engine and World Work

Added World and WorldChunkGenerator to formalize world ownership and chunk generation flow.
Added NoiseGenerator for terrain and cave sampling (Perlin-style approach), which sets up more realistic procedural generation.

Refactor Pass

A broad package/path reorganization moved key classes into the engine module namespace and improved naming consistency/accessibility across systems. This includes updates around:

window/bootstrap and application entry
rendering and graphics primitives
scene graph/components/transform handling
input and keybind flow
world IO and NBT support
game state management

Notable internal cleanup also removed outdated notes/docs that no longer matched the current structure.

Documentation Updates

Updated README.md with v0.1.8-rc-1 notes.
Clarified the module split and the new scripting-language direction.

Commit Rollup (Recent)

bf7bd20 removed old/outdated notes
89d0516 docs: README update for v0.1.8-rc-1
be509e8 Gradle scripts for engine, api, and root
d2b7a92 API interfaces and enums added
ceca11d world/chunk generation classes added
4ff8014 NoiseGenerator added
08d3326, 18178f9, ee847d3, 4b2547b, 9acd119, fb582ec, 9f990a2, 7b5c449, 7fe6483 refactor/rename and package-structure cleanup

Why this matters

This release candidate is less about user-facing polish and more about establishing a cleaner architecture for future features. Splitting api from engine makes modding integrations safer and easier to evolve, while the new worldgen building blocks prepare the path toward richer procedural terrain.