Changelog — v1.9.0

v1.9.0 is a major architectural release — a central session context replaces all fragmented singletons, a shared base class unifies all 11 editors, equipment slot resolution is now synchronous and reliable, and the pack directory scaffold is made static and predictable.

New Features

Area	Change
Core	EditorContext — central shared session state replacing all fragmented singletons (PackContext, EquipmentSlotRegistry, scattered DynamicOptions calls); holds pack name, pack root, equipment slot types, and equipment categories; fires typed events (SLOT_TYPES_CHANGED, EQUIP_CATEGORIES_CHANGED, RESET) that editors receive immediately on the EDT
Core	BaseEditor abstract class — all 11 editors now extend BaseEditor instead of JPanel implements Saveable, Undoable; provides ctx field (EditorContext), isShipSlot() helper with full resolution chain, onContextEvent() with automatic listener cleanup
Core	EquipmentSlotRegistry middleware singleton — ConcurrentHashMap mapping category IDs to "ship"/"personal"; written synchronously by PackIndexer, ManifestEditor, and EditorContext; eliminates all EDT timing issues around slot type resolution
Equipment	Slot type indicator — live label displayed below the Category combo; green = SHIP (from manifest), blue = PERSONAL (from manifest), amber = inferred; confirms EditorContext registration at a glance
Core	PackIndexer.indexManifest() runs synchronously on pack open — manifest is parsed before the async scan so equipment categories and slot types are immediately available; reads the slotType field embedded by ManifestEditor
Manifest	Embeds slotType in core_systems JSON — each category entry now stores "slotType": "ship"/"personal" so the slot type survives across sessions without relying on naming conventions
Equipment	Equipment category combo fully dynamic — no original:* built-in slots pre-seeded; SLOT_TYPES_CHANGED event triggers an immediate Equipment tab refresh when the manifest is saved or loaded
Manifest	Static pack directory scaffold — Create Full Pack Structure creates only 13 universal base directories; all content-specific folders (skill categories, quest groups, recipe types, equipment slots) are created from manifest ticked rows only, not pre-generated
Open Pack	Reference pack tree locked — [REF] tab clicks no longer switch the file tree or enable Load into Editor; the tree always shows the edit pack only; eliminates the cross-pack loading corruption bug

Changes

• deriveSlotValue matches by string not combo index — custom manifest categories return their category ID as equipmentSlot; built-in original:* categories matched by exact string against EQUIPMENT_CATEGORIES
• All original:* seeds removed from DynamicOptions — CRAFT_TYPES, SKILLS, QUEST_CATEGORIES, SKILL_CATEGORIES, equipment_categories start empty and are populated only from manifest saves or pack file scans
• Skills section in Manifest starts with no default rows — combat/crafting/science no longer pre-seeded; users add only the categories their pack uses

Fixes

• Equipment slot type not applying for custom-named categories (e.g. weapon_001) — resolved via EditorContext which all three write paths update synchronously
• Room and Quest files not loading into editors — PackBrowserEditor switch now handles both room/rooms and quest/quests root keys
• Memory not cleared on pack close — EditorContext.reset() clears all registries atomically