# Changelog This changelog summarizes the main user-facing changes in Go-Gotchi. Minor versions are grouped when they belong to the same feature area or polish cycle. --- ## [0.32.1 - 0.32.8] - 2026-05-25 / 2026-05-26 ### Added - **Babysitting**: added the dedicated babysitting flow, including requests, applications, confirmations, entrusted pets, monitoring and end-of-stay feedback. - **Farewell animation**: babysitting can now end with a small pet reaction based on how the stay went. ### Changed - Babysitting now gives clearer feedback after each step, including applications, confirmations, declined candidates and active contracts. - Babysitting updates are reflected more quickly across tabs and devices. - Pets offered for babysitting stay fully usable by their owner until a sitter is actually chosen. - Entrusted pets are shown in a dedicated area, with a monitoring card instead of the normal control view. - Disabled sections can now be hidden from menus and public navigation. ### Fixed - Declining one babysitting candidate no longer closes the whole request. - Owners and sitters now receive clearer updates when applications are created, accepted or declined. - Ending a babysitting session now returns the pet and the player interface to a stable state. - Disabled sections now redirect or block cleanly instead of showing dead ends. - Minor interface and loading issues were cleaned up. ### Security - No security changes. --- ## [0.31.117 - 0.31.125] - 2026-05-23 / 2026-05-25 ### Added - **Supporters page**: added a public thank-you page for people who support Go-Gotchi. - **Supporter privacy**: supporter names are shown only when public display is allowed; otherwise they remain anonymous. - **Multilingual supporter copy**: added English and Italian text for the supporter page. ### Changed - The Supporters page stays hidden until at least one public supporter is available. - The donation/support flow now has a clearer public thank-you area. - Safe time and work feedback are now easier to understand during play. ### Fixed - The safe time rest note now appears correctly from the first page load. - The work button no longer flickers after a work action. - The work button is hidden during safe time to avoid confusing disabled states. - Drinking water now updates the pet’s need message immediately. - Getting a free broom no longer plays the cleaning animation by mistake. - Minor visual and stability fixes. --- ## [0.31.104 - 0.31.106] - 2026-05-21 / 2026-05-23 ### Added - **Adoption recovery**: added a way to restore pets from adoption when needed. - **Pet face consistency**: added a shared face renderer so eyes and pupils remain consistent across pet previews, memorials, cemetery views, chat cards, adoption cards and secondary pet views. - **Safe time feedback**: added clearer availability messages in options and pet controls. ### Changed - Adoption views now show clearer ownership history, status and care information. - Adoption cards now show the actual pet preview instead of a generic avatar. - Pet adoption prices now better reflect age, species rarity and pet value. - Safe time can only be changed once every 24 hours and not while the protected time window is already active. - During safe time, the pet rests more firmly and does not work. - Static and dynamic pet renders now share the same face drawing behavior. ### Fixed - Pets in adoption are now detached more reliably from their previous active pet list. - Pets in adoption can no longer be reassigned while adoption is active. - Egg pets can no longer be listed or shown as adoptable. - Pet renders no longer lose eyes or pupils in secondary views. - Safe time energy changes now apply only once per protected window and survive reloads. - Minor adoption, rendering and maintenance fixes. --- ## [0.31.92 - 0.31.103] - 2026-05-21 ### Added - **Adoption zone**: registered users can now put pets up for adoption and adopt pets from other players. - **Account coins**: added a separate account coin balance used by adoption and related features. - **DNA v2**: pet DNA now stores color, sex, species and visual identity in a clearer format. - **Species selection**: added selectable pet species, including Dragon, Dog, Husky, Cat, Fox, Rabbit, Panda, Axolotl, Owl, Duckling, Hedgehog and Goat. - **Stable visual identity**: added controls to keep or regenerate a pet’s visual seed. - **Public stats**: expanded the home page with more real server counters. ### Changed - Existing pets are migrated to the newer DNA format without changing their appearance. - Reborn children now inherit the parent’s color while receiving a new visual identity. - Adoption prices now depend on pet age and species rarity. - Adoption confirmation dialogs now match the app style instead of using browser popups. - Pets waiting for adoption continue receiving essential automatic care. - Public pages and guides now explain progression, DNA, care and pet memory more clearly. ### Fixed - Adopted pets now disappear immediately from the previous owner’s open sessions. - Adoption listings now avoid invalid ownership states and stale roster entries. - Egg pets are excluded from adoption flows. --- ## [0.31.88 - 0.31.91] - 2026-05-20 ### Added - **Diaper**: added a care item that temporarily prevents poop generation. - **Baby Bottle**: added a care item for baby-stage pets. - **Swipe petting recovery**: petting now recovers over time after being overused. - **Classic mode update**: improved the classic mode with a more retro monochrome design. - **Store layout polish**: improved the visual layout of store items. ### Changed - Diapers can only be bought while the pet is very young, but already-owned diapers can still be used later. - Baby Bottles can only be bought during the baby stage and can still be used while the pet is sleeping. - The pet now visually shows when a diaper is active. - Store and status texts now explain item limits more clearly. - The classic view now has a vintage green display, stronger dark outlines and fewer scene colors. ### Fixed - Poop generation now pauses correctly while a diaper is active, even after refresh or reconnect. - Swipe petting no longer stays stuck in an overused state for too long. - The loading screen now remains visible until the pet scene is fully ready. - Empty-pet messages and buttons no longer flash before the correct pet state is loaded. - Switching pets now triggers a cleaner reload. --- ## [0.31.83 - 0.31.87] - 2026-05-19 / 2026-05-20 ### Added - **No distractions mode**: added a cleaner pet screen mode with fewer distractions and a restore button. - **Night safe window**: players can now set protected night hours for all their pets. - **Stroke gesture**: added swipe gestures to pet the active pet. ### Changed - Modal close buttons are now more consistent and remain visible while scrolling. - The pet screen can remember no distractions mode on the current device. - Night safe hours now better protect pets during the chosen sleep window. - Petting gestures now behave like the Pat action when the pet is very sad. ### Fixed - Minor visual and interaction issues were cleaned up. --- ## [0.31.75 - 0.31.82] - 2026-05-17 / 2026-05-19 ### Added - **Tap controls**: tapping the pet screen opens the status modal. Double-tap opens the store. - **General polish**: added minor visual and usability improvements. ### Changed - Meadow mode was improved on mobile, including pet positioning and layout balance. - The affection bar is now easier to read. - Night safe hours now mute thirst notifications overnight and reduce dehydration effects during protected hours. ### Fixed - The app window is now locked to the viewport to prevent tiny scroll overflows. - Poop is now drawn at the pet’s feet instead of below the visible scene. - Scrollbar appearance was improved. --- ## [0.31.48 - 0.31.74] - 2026-05-14 / 2026-05-17 ### Added - **Hydration system**: added Hydration, Drink action, drinking animation, thirst messages, hydration notifications and a dedicated trophy. - **Hydration reminders**: added optional reminders with mood, energy and sickness-related effects. - **Toast notifications**: added in-game notification messages. - **Satiety and indigestion**: added satiety, fullness tooltips and overfeeding effects. - **Physical state and fitness**: added thin, normal, fit, overweight and obese pet states. - **Belly visual**: pets now visually show fullness, bloating and body shape more clearly. - **Offline support**: recently visited pages can remain available when temporarily offline. ### Changed - Hydration is tracked by glasses per hour, with limits, warnings and temporary action blocking. - Disabling hydration reminders hides the Drink action and removes the related trophy. - Action buttons now reorganize automatically to keep important actions visible. - Feeding, satiety, belly size and body shape now better reflect how much the pet has eaten. - Connection and reconnection messages are clearer and better integrated into the game screen. - Sleep and meadow mode visuals were simplified and refined. ### Fixed - The Drink button and hydration status now update correctly after switching pets, refreshing or reconnecting. - Fixed cases where the Drink button did not work during other animations. - Fixed missing or broken app texts. - Pet death is now shown immediately when it happens. - Satiety now correctly includes food bloating. - Bloated belly visuals are no longer shown while the pet is sleeping. - Status indicators now use more consistent colors. --- ## [0.31.0 - 0.31.47] - 2026-05-11 / 2026-05-13 ### Added - **Public home**: added a public landing page with a random example pet and public activity statistics. - **Cemetery**: added burial, cemetery counting and improved memorial behavior. - **Pet sharing**: added pet sharing through links and the Share button. - **Pet switching**: added vertical swipe to switch between pets. - **Pet identity**: added real pet age tracking and more varied automatic names. ### Changed - The main page now works better as a public landing page. - Installed app launches now open the play screen more directly. - Rebirth, cemetery, pet actions, pet lists and family history were improved. - Public home, navigation, public statistics and pet data refresh were improved. - Shared links now open more reliably. - Real-time connection recovery is more stable. ### Fixed - Opening the app from the home screen, notifications and shared links is now more reliable. - Fixed deceased pets appearing incorrectly after refresh. - Fixed invalid-pet lockups, reconnection loops and cache-related issues. - Notifications now open the play screen correctly. - The wake-up button no longer stops working in some cases. - The cemetery now counts only buried or reborn pets. --- ## [0.30.0 - 0.30.8] - 2026-05-10 / 2026-05-11 ### Added - **Pet identity**: added male and female pets, gender symbols and more recognizable names. - **Audio and notifications**: added a global sound toggle and per-pet notification settings. - **Work and coins**: added daily work limits based on pet age. New pets now start with 150 coins. ### Changed - Sound preferences are saved on the device. - Notifications are managed separately for each pet. - Energy and age progression were rebalanced. - Work limits now stay fixed for the whole local day. ### Fixed - Fixed older pets missing gender information. - Fixed disabled notifications still being sent. - Fixed sounds ignoring the sound setting. - Fixed excessive energy loss while awake. - Fixed the daily cleaning reset. --- ## [0.29.0 - 0.29.25] - 2026-05-09 / 2026-05-10 ### Added - **General polish**: added small improvements and general fixes. ### Changed - The pet’s first year is now more challenging. - Ticket purchasing is more reliable. ### Fixed - Fixed a cleaning-related issue. - Fixed ticket purchases not always refreshing the displayed balance. --- ## [0.24.0 - 0.28.0] - 2026-05-09 ### Added - **Bug reports**: added the Report Bug option on public pages, available even without login or an active pet. - **Public pages**: added improvements to public pet pages. - **General polish**: added small improvements, new features and general fixes. ### Changed - Improved the public footer. - Improved bug report handling. - Improved ticket purchasing and ticket crediting reliability. - Improved the Hall of Fame and How to Play guide. - Improved the mailbox theme, position and side button layout. - Improved pet geographic origin handling. ### Fixed - Prevented visible errors when a ticket purchase had already completed. - Made ticket crediting more reliable. --- ## [0.19.0 - 0.23.7] - 2026-05-07 / 2026-05-09 ### Added - **Mailbox and friends**: added mailbox, friends list, conversations, unread message count and direct messages. - **Map**: added pet birth counts by area and a fullscreen map with zoom. - **Pet information**: added a new information tab, real-time display and current pet age display. - **Pet creation**: added a waiting screen during pet creation. - **Updates**: added an update warning when the app version is outdated. ### Changed - Improved mailbox interface and chat ticket purchasing. - Improved work rewards and minigame reliability. - Improved information readability and status screen. - Improved map visuals, pet origin preview, rendering, zoom and movement. - Improved Hall of Fame, pet creation, rebirth, update handling and action visibility. - Improved deceased pet and tombstone visuals. ### Fixed - Prevented coin loss if ticket crediting fails. - Ticket confirmation now appears only when tickets are actually added. - Prevented reward loss when the pet status changes during gameplay. - Fixed cases where guests could not create a new pet. - Fixed cases where a new pet could be replaced by a previous one. - Improved cache update handling. --- ## [0.18.0 - 0.18.29] - 2026-05-01 / 2026-05-07 ### Added - **Core game**: added the first playable version of Go-Gotchi, with pet status, main actions, interface, real-time updates and saved progress. - **Pet care**: added illness, medicine, sleep, energy, cleaning, day/night cycle, sounds, dynamic backgrounds and notifications. - **Pet identity and progression**: added procedural DNA, multiple species, evolution, emotional states and trophies. - **Items and economy**: added inventory, store, coins, work, minigames, emergency medicine and cleaning tools. - **Public features**: added Hall of Fame, cemetery and informational pages. - **Accounts and app support**: added installable/offline support, Google login, guest/cloud/Premium accounts, pet limits, profile page and pet import. ### Changed - Improved the overall app structure and session handling. - Improved health, life status, illness, healing and deceased pet handling. - Improved mobile interface, pet graphics, items, status, animations, visual effects and sounds. ### Fixed - Early gameplay, display, persistence and app-flow issues were progressively cleaned up. --- ## [0.1.0] - 2026-05-01 ### Added - **Project**: started the Go-Gotchi project.