Animations: wire remaining effects + 2-column options panel

- Shared FX toolkit in fx-celebrate.lua: mth_shake tween type, MTH_FX_Flash
  glow helper, MTH_CelebrateRunaway red shaking banner, gold title reset.
- pet.runaway, pet.happiness, pet.loyaltyup, pet.feed
- combat.ammoswap, combat.rangedswap, combat.mmprocs
- ui.zbar, ui.stable, ui.minimapping, ui.optionsclose
- book.model, book.search
- Options > Animations panel now uses a balanced two-column layout.
- CHANGELOG Animations entry expanded (no version bump).

modules/expammo/engine.lua

@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ local lnl = {
 	expiresAt = 0,
 	DURATION  = 10,  -- Lock and Load real duration (tooltip: "Lasts 10 sec or until Aimed Shot is cast")
 }
+local MTH_EA_LnLWasActive = false  -- for detecting the proc rising edge (animations)
 
 -- ── Confirmed icon paths (captured in-game 2026-03-21) ────────
 -- Action-button spells (spellbook scan)
@@ -700,10 +701,18 @@ MTH_EA_UpdateUI = function()
 			cellTop.icon:SetVertexColor(1.00, 0.82, 0.00, 1)
 			cellTop:SetBackdropBorderColor(1.00, 0.82, 0.00, 1)
 			cellTopCD:SetText("|cffffffff" .. secs .. "|r")
+			if not MTH_EA_LnLWasActive then
+				if type(MTH_FX_Flash) == "function" and type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function"
+					and MTH_FX_IsEnabled("combat.mmprocs") then
+					MTH_FX_Flash(cellTop, 1.00, 0.82, 0.20, 0.55)
+				end
+				MTH_EA_LnLWasActive = true
+			end
 		else
 			cellTop.icon:SetVertexColor(0.28, 0.28, 0.28, 0.40)
 			cellTop:SetBackdropBorderColor(0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.35)
 			cellTopCD:SetText("")
+			MTH_EA_LnLWasActive = false
 		end
 	end
 

modules/smartammo/engine.lua

@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ local function MTHSmartAmmo_ShowFallbackWarning(previousAmmo, newAmmo)
 	elseif UIErrorsFrame and UIErrorsFrame.AddMessage then
 		UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage(warning, 1.0, 0.15, 0.15, 1.0)
 	end
+
+	if type(MTH_FX_Flash) == "function" and type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function"
+		and MTH_FX_IsEnabled("combat.ammoswap") then
+		local target = getglobal("zButtonAmmo")
+		if target then
+			MTH_FX_Flash(target, 1.00, 0.75, 0.20, 0.5)
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 local MTHSmartAmmo_FallbackCheckFrame = nil
@@ -371,6 +379,13 @@ local function MTHSmartAmmo_HandleWeaponSwapAutoEquip(reason)
 	if MTHSmartAmmo_EquipAmmoFromSlot(bestAmmo.bag, bestAmmo.slot) then
 		MTH_SA_LastKnownEquippedName = bestAmmo.name
 		MTHSmartAmmo_RefreshAmmoButtonDisplay()
+		if type(MTH_FX_Flash) == "function" and type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function"
+			and MTH_FX_IsEnabled("combat.rangedswap") then
+			local target = getglobal("zButtonAmmo")
+			if target then
+				MTH_FX_Flash(target, 0.30, 0.70, 1.00, 0.5)
+			end
+		end
 	end
 end
 

modules/zhunter/zBar.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 local ZBAR_FRAME_NAME = "MTH_ZBar_Anchor"
 
+local ZBar_Sauce = PizzaSauce
+
 local ZBAR_ALL_BUTTONS = {
 	"zButtonAspect",
 	"zButtonAmmo",
@@ -282,6 +284,26 @@ function MTH_ZBar_Release()
 	end
 end
 
+-- Animations: gentle staggered fade-in of the bar's buttons when it activates.
+function MTH_ZBar_AnimateActivate()
+	if not ZBar_Sauce then return end
+	if type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) ~= "function" or not MTH_FX_IsEnabled("ui.zbar") then
+		return
+	end
+	local s = MTH_ZBar_GetSaved()
+	local order = s.order or {}
+	for i = 1, table.getn(order) do
+		local buttonName = order[i]
+		if type(buttonName) == "string" then
+			local btn = getglobal(buttonName)
+			if btn and btn:IsShown() then
+				btn:SetAlpha(0)
+				ZBar_Sauce:FadeTo(btn, 1, 0.30, "outQuad", { delay = (i - 1) * 0.05 })
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 -- Called when the user toggles the Enable checkbox in the options.
 function MTH_ZBar_SetEnabled(enabled)
 	local s   = MTH_ZBar_GetSaved()
@@ -289,6 +311,7 @@ function MTH_ZBar_SetEnabled(enabled)
 	if enabled then
 		MTH_ZBar_EnsureAnchor()
 		MTH_ZBar_ApplyLayout()
+		MTH_ZBar_AnimateActivate()
 	else
 		MTH_ZBar_Release()
 	end

modules/zhunter/zButtonPet.lua

@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ local function zButtonPet_GetCorePetInfo()
 	return nil
 end
 
+local zButtonPet_LastLoyalty = nil
+
 local function zButtonPet_RefreshSavedPetState(saved, corePetInfo)
 	local hasLivePet = false
 	if type(UnitExists) == "function" then
@@ -343,8 +345,34 @@ local function zButtonPet_RefreshSavedPetState(saved, corePetInfo)
 	if happiness == nil and type(GetPetHappiness) == "function" then
 		happiness = GetPetHappiness()
 	end
+	local prevHappiness = saved["pet"]["happiness"]
 	saved["pet"]["happiness"] = happiness
 
+	-- Animations: flash the pet button when happiness or loyalty changes.
+	if type(MTH_FX_Flash) == "function" and type(MTH_FX_IsEnabled) == "function" then
+		if MTH_FX_IsEnabled("pet.happiness")
+			and prevHappiness ~= nil and happiness ~= nil and happiness ~= prevHappiness then
+			local target = getglobal("zButtonPet")
+			if target then
+				if happiness > prevHappiness then
+					MTH_FX_Flash(target, 0.30, 1.00, 0.35, 0.5)
+				else
+					MTH_FX_Flash(target, 1.00, 0.30, 0.30, 0.5)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		local loyalty = corePetInfo and tonumber(corePetInfo.loyaltyLevel) or nil
+		if MTH_FX_IsEnabled("pet.loyaltyup") and loyalty ~= nil then
+			if zButtonPet_LastLoyalty ~= nil and loyalty > zButtonPet_LastLoyalty then
+				local target = getglobal("zButtonPet")
+				if target then
+					MTH_FX_Flash(target, 1.00, 0.82, 0.20, 0.6)
+				end
+			end
+			zButtonPet_LastLoyalty = loyalty
+		end
+	end
+
 	if isDead then
 		saved["pet"]["status"] = 1
 	elseif currentHealth and currentHealthMax and currentHealthMax > 0 then