From 35659983c37f78f23e22e0daad5c16f686f8fb33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tdgao <mr.trumgao@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:10:50 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat: exclude loaders from randomizing

---
 .../icon-editor-modal/editor-catalog.ts       | 44 ++++++++++++++++---
 .../icon-editor-modal/index.vue               |  4 +-
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/editor-catalog.ts b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/editor-catalog.ts
index 203862a8de..7fa45b51a5 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/editor-catalog.ts
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/editor-catalog.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { defineMessages } from '@modrinth/ui'
+import { defineMessages, type MessageDescriptor } from '@modrinth/ui'
 
 import backpack from '@/assets/instance-icons/backpack.png'
 import beacon from '@/assets/instance-icons/beacon.png'
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ const names = defineMessages({
 	quilt: { id: 'instance.icon-editor.symbol.quilt', defaultMessage: 'Quilt' },
 })
 
+export interface SymbolOption {
+	id: string
+	name: MessageDescriptor
+	asset: string
+	category: 'loader' | 'modded' | 'vanilla'
+	excludeFromRandomization?: boolean
+}
+
 export const backgroundOptions = [
 	{
 		id: 'rose',
@@ -351,10 +359,34 @@ export const symbolOptions = [
 	// loaders
 	/////////////////////////
 
-	{ id: 'fabric', name: names.fabric, asset: fabric, category: 'loader' },
-	{ id: 'forge', name: names.forge, asset: forge, category: 'loader' },
-	{ id: 'neoforge', name: names.neoForge, asset: neoForge, category: 'loader' },
-	{ id: 'quilt', name: names.quilt, asset: quilt, category: 'loader' },
+	{
+		id: 'fabric',
+		name: names.fabric,
+		asset: fabric,
+		category: 'loader',
+		excludeFromRandomization: true,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'forge',
+		name: names.forge,
+		asset: forge,
+		category: 'loader',
+		excludeFromRandomization: true,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'neoforge',
+		name: names.neoForge,
+		asset: neoForge,
+		category: 'loader',
+		excludeFromRandomization: true,
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'quilt',
+		name: names.quilt,
+		asset: quilt,
+		category: 'loader',
+		excludeFromRandomization: true,
+	},
 
 	// Cobblemon: Poké Ball
 	{ id: 'poke_ball', name: names.pokeBall, asset: pokeBall, category: 'modded' },
@@ -455,7 +487,7 @@ export const symbolOptions = [
 	{ id: 'lantern', name: names.lantern, asset: lantern, category: 'vanilla' },
 	{ id: 'tnt', name: names.tnt, asset: tnt, category: 'vanilla' },
 	{ id: 'command_block', name: names.commandBlock, asset: commandBlock, category: 'vanilla' },
-] as const
+] as const satisfies readonly SymbolOption[]
 
 export type BackgroundId = (typeof backgroundOptions)[number]['id']
 export type SymbolId = (typeof symbolOptions)[number]['id']
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/index.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/index.vue
index 730e3a0164..7ecf4ba41b 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/index.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/instance_settings/icon-editor-modal/index.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 	DEFAULT_SYMBOL_ID,
 	RANDOM_CONFIG_BLACKLIST,
 	type SymbolId,
+	type SymbolOption,
 	symbolOptions,
 } from './editor-catalog'
 
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ function surpriseMe() {
 	const configurations = backgroundOptions.flatMap((background) =>
 		symbolOptions
 			.filter(
-				(symbol) =>
+				(symbol: SymbolOption) =>
+					!symbol.excludeFromRandomization &&
 					background.id !== selectedBackground.value &&
 					symbol.id !== selectedSymbol.value &&
 					!RANDOM_CONFIG_BLACKLIST.some(