Update: 1st August 2025

• Plot Co: Increased response box height.
• Secretary: improved event attendance screen for mobile and desktop.

Update: 29th July 2025

• Plot Co: updated downtime user count to not include crew without characters.
• Sys Ref: updated Leadership to apply training benefits to the extra person upgrade.
• Removed seeder references from migrations. Seeders should be run on-demand to avoid clashes with migrations.
• Added note about where to add specialties to the add skills form.
• Fixed Leadership skill to properly count the number of people you can affect.
• Fixed a repeating skill description in the edit skills form.
• Bug fixes!

Bugfix: 20th July 2025

• Fixed issue where two teachers could not benefit from each other's courses.
• Limited downtime actions notes and responses to 2000 characters.

Bugfix: 16th July 2025

• Updated log tables.

Update: 13th July 2025

• Updated research project views for better clarity of skill spread.
• Show skill checks in downtime view for better clarity.
• Improve formatting.

Update: 12th July 2025

• Plot Co: make character archetype editable after approval.
• Added skill selection to research actions.
• Hid System skills from list of skills for teaching/researching.
• Updated error appearance on downtime submissions.
• Updated notes placeholders.
• Use base skill name on training course list.

Bugfix: 11th July 2025

• Plot Co: added view as player option.
• Fixed skill upkeep processing errors.
• Made research projects only available for completed skills.
• Changed view of project researchers.

Bugfix: 7th July 2025

• Fixed downtime processing errors.
• Refined downtime processed email.
• Fixed Coderabbit nitpicks.

Bugfix: 9th July 2025

• Added skill specialties to research projects.
• Made downtime open/closed language better for downtimes in the future.
• Fixed Coderabbit nitpicks.

Update: 4th July 2025

• Sys Ref: rules 1.3.1 update.
• Sys Ref: added abilities to skill check view.
• Added explanation to help text about catchup XP calculations.
• Added per-event trackers for feats.
• Added percentage time discount note for cards.
• Added list of abilities to character sheets.
• Removed unnecessary code.
• Changed reset code to allow for plot updates to remain after reset.
• Made changes as per suggestions from AI code review.

Update: 1st July 2025

• Plot Co: added editing and approval capacity for research projects.
• Plot Co: added facility for personal responses to downtimes.
• Plot Co: added character traits.
• Plot Co: added general response field to downtimes.
• Plot Co: track changes to character traits.
• Researcher: added editing capacity for research projects.
• Added research projects.
• Added research subject action.
• Added research projects to downtime submissions.
• Added research projects to downtime email.
• Added personal action responses to downtime email.
• Cleaned up code to combine view routes.
• Fixed bugs with database duplication.
• Cleaned up button displays.
• Paginated log displays.
• Made changes as per suggestions from AI code review.

Tested by Kath, Debi, James, and others

Bugfix: 29th June 2025

• Plot Co: allow for hidden log notes.

Update: 23rd June 2025

• Admin: tidied manage roles screen.
• Secretary: updated attendance lists to show event roles.
• Plot Co: updated training/catchup XP display.
• Plot Co: fixed bug in viewing downtime actions.
• Sys Ref: updated catchup XP calculations to be based solely on downtime training, ignoring characters who have not submitted a downtime.
• Sys Ref: added catchup XP numbers to Skill Check screen.
• Sys Ref: rules 1.3 update.
• Event Runner: removed dedicated role.
• Event runners now have access to the skill breakdown based on their attendance role for future events.
• Updated feat display to be clearer regarding uses per day/event and Vigor costs.
• Added a banner to make it clear when on a test site.
• Changed "miscellaneous actions" to "personal actions" in downtime and added explanatory text.
• Fixed bug which blocked character deletions.
• Made changes as per suggestions from AI code review.

Bugfix: 16th June 2025

• Secretary: fixed bug with access to executive screen.
• Added roles page to show the different available roles.

Update: 19th May 2025

• Plot Co: allow change of user on characters to allow for NPCs to be assigned to plot co user.
• Plot Co: organise user lists by type.
• Plot Co: allow direct creation and editing of character logs.
• Plot Co: removed ability to add completed skills to characters without creating a log.
• Plot Co: added section for "other abilities" to characters.
• Track ID of user making changes to characters.
• Add plot coordinator user for system use.
• Changed Endurance Training additions from E1 to be permanent Body changes instead.
• Changed attendance tracking to remove temporary Body/Vigor.
• Refactored inline scripts to be shared files.
• Had CodeRabbit do a code review and fixed some bugs as a result.
• Corrected the parameters for when skill upkeep is required.

Bugfix: 30th April 2025

• Fixed bug with skill completion during downtime processing.
• Fixed display bug in downtime processing emails.

Bugfix: 28th April 2025

• Plot Co: added count of submitted downtimes.
• Plot Co: added button for editing downtime submissions.
• Fixed bug with setting played status.

Bugfix: 22nd April 2025

• Plot Co: added ability to delete downtime actions before processing.
• Plot Co: show misc actions in downtime view.
• Secretary: added labels for accessibility.
• Fixed bug which allowed anyone to submit downtime actions regardless of event attendance.
• Replaced wording about submitting downtime actions with additional notes.

Update: 20th April 2025

• Plot Co: add downtime reminder email.
• Plot Co: fixed bug with printing characters.
• Remove attendance feature from characters.
• Fixed Botch Job showing up erroneously on bulk prints.
• Changed formatting of print skills.

Bugfix: 17th April 2025

• Plot Co: fixed event skill breakdown.

Minor updates: 15th April 2025

• Plot Co: now has event editing permission.
• Added CTA to downtime announcements.
• Teachers now get the number of trainees when checking their downtime submission.
• Empty miscellaneous actions are now removed.
• Fixed some issues with training course information display.
• Aligned language on preprocess downtime view.
• Limited emails when testing to prevent upsetting Mailtrap.
• Expert Knowledge skills no longer trained by main skill.
• Fixed potential exploit where a character could double their training from a single course.

Bugfix: 13th April 2025

• Fixed bug with skill training seeding.
• Fixed timezone display and saving.
• Fixed bug with skill training costs on downtime submission.
• Fixed bug with Research Action display.
• Fixed bug with Misc Action saving and display.
• Added better notes around teaching and training.
• Fixed a broken icon.
• Fixed the email header to use the logo.
• Improved display of downtime indexes.
• Adapted downtime processing to handle over-training a skill.

Release: 12th April 2025

• Executive: combined menu options.
• Plot Co: added downtime system.
• Plot Co: added handling of plot changes to characters.
• Secretary: added event editing system.
• Secretary: added event attendance system.
• Secretary: added paid downtimes.
• Event Runner: added access to skills breakdown view.
• Sys Ref: added skill description to skill check view.
• Added Secretary and Event Runner roles.
• Changed attendance tracking to be attached to users, not characters.
• Added support for paid downtimes.
• Added system to track which basic skills can be trained by full skill teaching.
• Added downtime submission system.
• Played characters can no longer be deleted.
• Background skills are now added to trained skills list.
• Unified layouts to allow for global notices.
• Added global notice when downtime is open.
• Added success messaging.
• Added success and info states for global notices.
• Customised emails with Stargate branding.
• Added inactive state for characters.
• Improved skill description display universally.
• Added handling of resuscitation.
• Reorganised character actions.
• Aligned gap styling on character pages.
• Fixed timezone issues.
• Updated rules in line with the 1.2 update.
  • Updated skill and feat descriptions.
  • Character creation months are now adjusted in line with lowest trained months.
  • Added Self-Defense skill.
  • Added Primitive Weapons as alternate prerequisite for Accuracy Training.
  • Updated printed character sheet with new information on Critical/bleeding.

Tested by Ben B, Fraser, Kat, and Orev

Update: 10th March 2025

• Added facility to let players edit their characters after approval.
• Bug fixes related to short names.
• Added extra text around purpose of short names.
• Fixed confirm dialogs.

Tested by Orev

Update: 24th February 2025

• Applied new SEF logo made by Charlie based on the initial design by Mark.

Update: 8th February 2025

• Updated character links to be include character name (old links will still work).
• Fixed issue with scaling costs display for approved characters.
• Added random name generator to character create/edit screen at request.
• Fixed some validation and made minor wording changes.
• Plot Co: enabled editing of ranks.
• Plot Co: add character links to skills breakdown.
• Hide former ranks from display if new rank assigned.
• Add short name editing and display.
• Implemented soft-deletion of users.
• Add wounded and bleeding state notes to character sheet.
• Change buttons to use a combined icon/text appearance and unify appearance across site.

Tested by Debi

Bugfix: 13th January 2025

• Plot Co: Fixed skills breakdown to only have one row per character and include background skills.
• Updated privacy policy to include contact email address.

Update: 11th January 2025

• Added changelog
• Added mobile improvements
• Added expandable descriptions for skills and feats to character view
• Updated text field validation to match lengths
• Added primary/secondary typing to characters
• Added hero/scoundrel typing to characters
• Added notice if your name is not unique
• Admin: Added ability to manage roles
• Plot Co: Added per-event breakdown to skills breakdown view
• Plot Co: Added notification for characters becoming ready for approval
• Plot Co: Added note to show who a character belongs to
• Add player name to print sheet
• Add print skills/feats view to characters
• Improve mobile navigation and styling
• Add favicon
• Bug fixes

Tested by Gregg

Release: 5th January 2025

• Initial release
• Emergency bug fixes
• Correcting Point Man cost

Tested by Kat and Topper; feat text entered by Ki