Skip Tick 0 for Rendering

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityBeam.java

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public class RenderAbilityBeam extends RenderEnergyAbility {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityAbilityBeam beam = (EntityAbilityBeam) entity;
 
         setupRenderState();

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityDisc.java

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public class RenderAbilityDisc extends RenderEnergyAbility {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityAbilityDisc disc = (EntityAbilityDisc) entity;
 
         setupRenderState();

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityDome.java

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public class RenderAbilityDome extends RenderEnergyBarrier {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityAbilityDome dome = (EntityAbilityDome) entity;
         float radius = dome.getDomeRadius();
         float healthPercent = dome.getHealthPercent();

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityLaser.java

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public class RenderAbilityLaser extends RenderEnergyAbility {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityAbilityLaser laser = (EntityAbilityLaser) entity;
 
         setupRenderState();

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityOrb.java

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class RenderAbilityOrb extends RenderEnergyAbility {
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
         EntityAbilityOrb orb = (EntityAbilityOrb) entity;
 
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         setupRenderState();
 
         GL11.glPushMatrix();

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderAbilityPanel.java

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public class RenderAbilityPanel extends RenderEnergyBarrier {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityAbilityPanel panel = (EntityAbilityPanel) entity;
 
         float width = panel.getPanelData().panelWidth;

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderEnergyAbility.java

@@ -22,11 +22,22 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL12;
 public abstract class RenderEnergyAbility extends Render {
 
     protected static final ResourceLocation WHITE_TEXTURE = new ResourceLocation("customnpcs", "textures/entity/white.png");
+    protected static final int HIDE_INITIAL_ACTIVE_TICKS = 1;
 
     public RenderEnergyAbility() {
         this.shadowSize = 0.0f;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Hide the first active tick to avoid the visible spawn-frame pause at fire time.
+     * Charging previews are never hidden.
+     */
+    protected boolean shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(Entity entity) {
+        if (!(entity instanceof EntityEnergyAbility)) return false;
+        EntityEnergyAbility ability = (EntityEnergyAbility) entity;
+        return !ability.isPreviewMode() && !ability.isCharging() && ability.ticksExisted <= HIDE_INITIAL_ACTIVE_TICKS;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Setup GL state for translucent, self-illuminated rendering.
      * Forces full brightness so world lighting does not affect projectiles.

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderEnergyExplosion.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class RenderEnergyExplosion extends RenderEnergyAbility {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) return;
         if (!(entity instanceof EntityEnergyExplosion)) return;
         if (ConfigClient.LowResExplosion) return;
         EntityEnergyExplosion explosion = (EntityEnergyExplosion) entity;

src/main/java/kamkeel/npcs/client/renderer/RenderEnergySlicer.java

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public class RenderEnergySlicer extends RenderEnergyAbility {
 
     @Override
     public void doRender(Entity entity, double x, double y, double z, float yaw, float partialTicks) {
+        if (shouldSkipInitialActiveRender(entity)) {
+            return;
+        }
         EntityEnergySlicer slicer = (EntityEnergySlicer) entity;
 
         float width = slicer.getSliceWidth();