Panel 6.9 Update Change Log

Posted by Cole | 3 February 2026

We know, it wasn’t that long ago we released Panel 6, but we’re here with the 9th version of Panel 6, after many bug fixes and some very cool features, the panel is now in your hands, ready to play around with!

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Change Log

Mod Installers

Changed:

  • UI Has been redone to fit screens better and fix the install button sitting under the dropdown

Added:

  • You can now see what mods are installed in the installers

  • You can now uninstall mods via the installer

  • You can now update mods via the installer

  • The Mod Installer now shows dependencies

  • Mods are now checked on page load to see if they’re client-side or not

  • Warning shows if you delete or disable a mod that other mods are dependent on

Vintage Story - Mod Installer

Added:

  • Vintage Story now has its own mod installer

World Map

Added:

  • 2d World Map. See your full world with a very detailed world map

  • See player locations on the map and teleport to their location

  • See items, mobs and entity locations

  • See a playtime heatmap of players

  • Use the Y scale to change the height and see caves and underground locations

  • Users can mass select chunks

  • Selecting or Mass Selecting chunks allows users to delete entities in the chunks or the chunks themselves

  • Pressing on a user's head allows you to edit their data, health, inventory, location, food and experience.

NBT Editor (3D Chunk View)

Changed:

  • Full rework of controls and make it easier to use

  • Removed old beta notice and wording about chunks

  • Full UI rework to look more like the map view

  • View now change size based on screen

  • You can no longer save without powering down the server

Added:

  • Stage button now flashes if it hasn’t been pressed

  • You can now fold away the chunk list at the side

  • The ctrl key can be pressed to enable delete mode

  • You can now paint and drag with the delete mode

  • You can now cut the chunk y/x to see blocks inside the chunk

  • You can now move around with WASD or arrow keys

  • You can now tilt the camera with Q and E or middle mouse

Fixed:

  • Block textures no longer load upside down

  • Most blocks that had missing textures

  • Movement slowing when close to the chunk

  • Chunk blocks getting messed up when you delete something

  • Top of chunks rendering in the wrong layout

Workspaces

Changed:

We’ve done some big reworks to the fish…

  • Fish now have emotions and will act based on how they’re feeling

  • Feeding the fish now makes them feel full

  • Fish now have names

  • You can now tap on the glass to make the fish swim away

  • Fish logic has been reworked

  • You can now change the light colour in the tank

  • Redone plans

  • Redone sounds

Added:

  • Snoot

Fixed:

  • Workspaces no longer keep making the default workspace

  • The fish after feeding no longer glitch back

  • The fish now move a lot smoother and more random

  • Fixed rain not filling it’s widget height

Consoles

Changed:

  • New design for the console to match its widget

Added:

  • New join log console

  • New error log console

Navigation Changes

Changed:

  • Customise button has been moved to the bottom

Added:

  • New sub categories now help order the side bar

  • Menu can now be set to only show icons to give more screen space

  • New buttons for last update and about panel

  • You can pin items in sub categories back to the main menu with right click

Fixed:

  • Fade looking odd on mobile

  • Menu blending into backgrounds on mobile

Modpack Installer

Fixed:

  • Modpack updater no longer shows mods that are part of the modpack as extras

Datapack Manager

Fixed:

  • Now only shows for datapack folders inside the world

File Editor

Changed:

  • Find menu

Added:

  • Find and Replace

Player Manager

Changed:

  • Player manager now checks if the player is online before allowing you to save

Fixed:

  • UI overlaying the inventory on smaller screens

  • The armour slots being reset sometimes on save.

Other

Added:

  • Shortcuts. Lots of actions now have shortcuts on the panel. You can now open the shortcut menu to see the full list of shortcuts or open the shortcut overlay

  • Search. CTRL + K now opens a search window. In here you can search for pages in the panel to quickly jump to them

Removed:

  • Bug report system. People can’t read

Fixed:

  • Fixed modals not sitting in the middle of the screen

  • Fixed loading… showing sometimes and not the spinner

  • Fixed spinner being too thin on buttons

  • Fixed the mass select box not sitting in the middle of the screen

  • Fixed small spinner being too thin


Next Steps

What’s next? Well, for us it’s working on Panel 6.10 and a few other very cool projects we hope for you to be able to see soon!

But for you, the next steps are to get started with the new features! We’re especially proud of the new map that we created, allowing you to view your world from inside the panel!

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