tekton/CHANGELOG_DRAFT.md

[2.3.6] — 2026-05-22

• Added new game mode: Candy Cannon Survival — dodge candy volleys from a giant cannon in the center of the arena!
• New 20×20 arena with a central Candy Cannon obstacle and three escalating phases: Open Arena, Route Pressure, and Survival.
• Candy Cannon Survival is now selectable from the lobby game mode list with its own dedicated arena.
• The arena now spawns collectible tiles (Hearts, Diamonds, Stars, Coins) with pattern-matching missions — complete goals while dodging candy!

[2.3.5] — 2026-05-22

• Refactored lobby.gd into modular helper classes (LobbyChat, LobbyMainMenu, LobbyRoomList, LobbyRoom) to reduce file size and improve maintainability.
• Externalized Nakama connection config in nakama_manager.gd — server key, host, port, and scheme now read from environment variables with ProjectSettings fallback.
• Hardened auth_manager.gd session encryption — replaced static key with device-specific key derived from OS.get_unique_id().sha256_text().
• Removed Steam email-based fallback auth; Steam login now requires a valid auth ticket (no more dev-mode workaround).
• Wired GachaManager.pull() as async (await) in gacha_panel.gd to support server-side gacha rolls.
• Removed dummy wallet seeding from gacha_panel.gd — wallet balances now sourced exclusively from server.
• Added store_type field to currency purchase payload for IAP receipt routing.
• Added server-side IAP receipt validation in economy.lua with Google Play, Apple, and test-mode receipt support.
• Registered gacha Lua module in main.lua server entrypoint.
• Cleaned up stub methods (achievements, leaderboard, shop wrappers) from backend_service.gd.
• Fixed featured_banners type safety in gacha_manager.gd — guards against non-array server responses.
• Removed stale tiles_armagedon_a1.res from project root (asset relocated to assets/models/meshes/).

[2.3.4] — 2026-05-15

• Modernized GachaPanel and FragmentCraftPanel UI to align with the Tekton dark theme and Lobby aesthetics.
• Updated panel borders to use standard 4px content margins, matching the Login and Lobby interfaces.
• Redesigned banner selection tabs (Star/Gold) into compact navigation elements with state-driven styling (Inactive: Cyan, Active: Dark Blue).
• Replaced single-line currency balances with individual themed panels containing icons and right-aligned values.
• Updated GachaPanel to display both Star and Gold balances simultaneously for better resource management.
• Introduced separate UI panels in FragmentCraftPanel to display Common, Uncommon, and Rare fragment quantities individually.
• Refactored FragmentCraftPanel action buttons to use the Tekton BtnDark style with consistent padding and corner radii.
• Fixed nearly invisible "Rates" text in Gacha by changing font color from dark brown to light grey.
• Updated ProfilePanel category tabs to use descriptive text labels ("Head", "Costume", "Gloves", "Accessory") instead of emojis.
• Standardized currency and fragment balance panels to be fixed-width and compact, removing excessive horizontal stretching.
• Dynamic StyleBoxFlat instantiation for tabs in GachaPanel and ProfilePanel to ensure visual consistency across all modal screens.

[2.3.3] — 2026-05-13

• Modernized Shop UI to match Lobby's dark theme; removed orange/brown accents in favor of a neutral dark-grey aesthetic.
• Replaced Label-based currency indicators with pill-shaped containers and high-quality gold/star textures.
• Integrated RichTextLabel with BBCode support for inline currency icons across all shop cards (Gold, Star, and Cosmetic).
• Implemented active-state highlighting for shop tabs with distinct visual feedback (white bg/dark text for active).
• Added featured banner system with sidebar support for event-based selling and special item spotlights.
• Added "Shop" tab to Admin Panel to manage 3 featured banner slots and their associated event labels.
• Standardized UI margins, button padding, and minimum sizes to ensure layout consistency and prevent text overlap.
• Added server-side RPCs (admin_set_featured_banners, admin_get_featured_banners) for persistent shop configuration.
• Fixed missing dependency errors (sky_sea_01.png and tiles_slot.png) by clearing stale .godot cache and UID references.
• Implemented _populate_banners() function in shop_panel.gd to fix "Function not found" runtime error.

[2.3.2] — 2026-05-12

• Integrated Mailbox UI into lobby with CanvasLayer overlay (renders above 3D viewport).
• Redesigned mailbox_panel.tscn to 3-column layout: scrollable mail list | content area | reward slots.
• Auto read-all and auto claim-all triggered on mailbox open — no "NEW" tags remain after viewing.
• Fixed MailboxBtn text glitch — removed text override, replaced with MailBadge Label overlay in top-right corner of button.
• Fixed mark_as_read() in MailManager — now persists read_ids to server via new save_mail_state RPC.
• Admin Panel: Announcement tab Target User field now accepts username, display name, or user_id with Find button for resolution.
• Admin Panel: New Mail Manager tab listing all global and personal sent mails with Type, Title, Sender, Start, Expires, Status columns.
• Admin Panel: Edit dialog for mails uses date_picker.tscn for end date and supports reassigning recipient (username lookup + move).
• Admin Panel: End Now button sets end_date to current timestamp; Delete permanently removes mail from server storage.
• Server: Added admin_list_mail RPC — paginates all inbox/personal storage objects across all users via storageList.
• Server: Added admin_update_mail RPC — extract-then-reinsert pattern supports field edits and cross-user mail movement.
• Server: Added admin_delete_mail_server RPC — hard-removes mail from global config or personal inbox storage.
• Server: Added save_mail_state RPC — merges client read_ids into server inbox/state without clobbering claimed/deleted IDs.

[2.3.1] — 2026-05-11

• Integrated DM tab system directly into the lobby chatbox — DMs now open as closeable tabs inside ChatPanel instead of a fullscreen overlay.
• Removed static DMTabBtn; DM tabs are dynamically created per friend using a scene-local DMTabTemplate with (X) close button.
• Added @username auto-suggest popup in ChatInput — typing @ shows a live-filtered friend list; tap/click to select and format as @username (message).
• FriendSuggestPanel moved to scene node (editable in editor) with touch/mobile support via item_selected signal.
• DM messages render in the shared GlobalChat RichTextLabel, switched by active tab context.
• Incoming DMs from friends automatically create a new tab without opening the Social Panel.
• Fixed self-DM tab creation — outgoing DM echo no longer triggers a tab for own username.
• Chat timestamps updated to [ DD-MM-YY - HH:MM ] format; DM history loaded oldest-to-newest (oldest at top, newest at bottom).
• Added /clear command — clears DM chat history locally; on Global tab, only admin/owner/moderator can use it.
• Admin /clear on Global also calls admin_clear_global_chat RPC to permanently delete persisted messages server-side.
• Added admin_clear_global_chat RPC in tekton_admin.js — paginates and removes all messages from the channel.
• Fixed theme_override_colors property error on dynamically created Button nodes — replaced with add_theme_color_override().

[2.3.0] — 2026-05-06

• Fixed boot screen crash caused by TextureButton cast as Button returning nil (as Button → as BaseButton).
• Routed boot screen button .text assignments through child Label nodes for TextureButton compatibility.
• Changed changelog bullet list to BBCode [table=2] layout for proper hanging indent on wrapped lines.
• Fixed changelog RichTextLabel scroll by removing fit_content = true flag.
• Synced player avatar, username, leaderboard score, and rank to the Room List panel header on open.
• Restored preserved hosting logic — wired Play tab FreeModeBtn and StopNGoBtn to host room with correct game mode.
• Wired Room tab RoomFreeModeBtn and RoomStopNGoBtn to filter room list by game mode (toggle).
• Encoded game mode as [Mode] Room NNNN prefix in room name for LAN room discovery filtering.
• Added game_mode field to room dictionaries across LobbyManager (Nakama + LAN) and NakamaManager match listing.

[2.2.1] — 2026-05-01

• Updated daily login logic to support multiple reward types (star, gold, fragments).
• Fixed leaderboard UI to dynamically update with player changes.
• Added full backend Nakama support for daily login claiming and administration.
• Refactored Admin Panel to include a bordered 30-day grid layout with January-December selection.

[2.2.0] — 2026-04-30

• Redesigned Social Panel with a 3-tab layout (Search, Requests, Friends) to fix UI overlap issues.
• Fixed an issue where offline friend requests were not being delivered properly.
• Added persistent storage for Direct Messages, loading previous chat history when opening a DM.
• Improved real-time Nakama socket listening to allow incoming DMs to be received instantly even when the chat tab is closed.
• Fixed account state pollution where friend data leaked when switching users without restarting the client.
• Corrected server-side RPCs for Nakama send_friend_request ensuring persistent push notifications.
• Re-themed Social Panel DM UI to use dark brown fonts for high-contrast readability.

[2.1.9] — 2026-04-29

• Added friend system with friend list, direct messaging, and lobby invitations
• Improved Steam login support
• Added Social Panel with Friends, Global Chat, and Direct Message tabs
• Added ability to add/remove friends from lobby player slots
• Added Invite Friends button to lobby
• Added lobby invite notifications
• Fixed account type display in profile panel

[2.1.8] — 2026-04-24

• Optimized network synchronization with deterministic tile slots and granular board sync
• Removed lag-sensitive server adjacency checks to fix "disappearing tiles" on high-latency connections
• Fixed "No multiplayer peer assigned" crash during host disconnection and cleanup
• Finalized AP system removal, transitioning to a fully real-time authoritative model
• Restored bot mission completion logic
• Stabilized Nakama socket cleanup during match-to-lobby transitions
• Fixed Tekton not rotating toward spawning direction when throwing tiles
• Fixed purple powerup tiles spawning on top of existing layer 1 tiles
• Added animation delay to tile spawning to match Tekton throw animation timing
• Implemented 1-tile perimeter buffer on all spawn areas to prevent edge spawning and stuck gaps
• Tekton NPCs now spawn exclusively in corner zones; players spawn in middle zones
• Fixed outline shader being lost when applying skin material overrides
• Added Unstuck button to pause menu to teleport stuck players to a safe area

[2.1.7] — 2026-04-24

• Upgraded Gacha interface with dynamic CSGO-style sequential reveal animations
• Added an animation skip button for faster 10x multi-pulls
• Fixed a bug where opening the Craft menu from Gacha would show an empty screen
• Stabilized login flow by resetting connection states after failed auto-logins

[2.1.6] — 2026-04-24

• Added Gacha system with Star and Gold banners (1x & 10x pulls)
• Fragment Craft system — collect drops to craft exclusive skins
• Fixed boot screen stuck on "Checking versions..."