During October 2024, this developer enhanced the GTNewHorizons/Angelica repository by integrating Iris ShadowRenderer support, refactoring chunk rendering and shadow passes to improve visual fidelity for blocks and entities under Iris. Using Java, OpenGL, and Mixin development, they stabilized the rendering pipeline by addressing shader mixin alpha handling, synchronizing OpenGL draw calls, and correcting the pipeline phase for block destruction textures. In GTNewHorizons/Hodgepodge, they resolved brightness issues for nametags and hit effects, introducing Mixin-based configurability to reduce lighting artifacts. These contributions improved rendering reliability, user configurability, and maintainability across both repositories, focusing on shader and rendering pipeline enhancements.