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NYSTBOT RELEASE HISTORY

Built in public. Improved release by release.

Every major NystBot milestone from the original multi-server core through the current dashboard release candidate is collected here.

Open Dashboard NystBot v1.0 RC2
20 release milestones
v0.1 first NystBot core
v1.0 RC2 current build
v1.0 RC2 CURRENT LATEST

Discord Control & Release Readiness

RC2 prepares NystBot for its stable v1.0.0 release with repaired modules, a redesigned dashboard and built-in configuration diagnostics.

✨ Added

  • Discord Control design across the public website, dashboard and administration pages.
  • Collapsible Community, Staff, Automation and Gaming module groups.
  • Dashboard and server status summaries.
  • Staff-only `/nyst diagnose` command for configuration and permission checks.
  • Complete RC2 live-test checklist.

↗ Improved

  • Ticket panel, private thread and close workflow.
  • Moderation permission separation and accurate case recording.
  • Application concurrency protection.
  • Scheduled-message recovery after downtime.
  • Direct links between Discord, the unified dashboard and Support Discord.
  • Responsive mobile dashboard layout.
v1.0 RC1 WEBSITE

Unified Website & Dashboard URL

The public website and member dashboard now share one clear nystbot.com address, while the private staff admin remains separate.

✨ Added

  • The authenticated dashboard now opens at https://www.nystbot.com/dashboard.
  • Existing guild-management pages stay on the same www.nystbot.com domain.
  • Requests to the former dashboard.nystbot.com hostname redirect to the matching page on the unified website.

↗ Improved

  • Dashboard buttons, documentation links and Discord bot links use the unified website address.
  • Discord OAuth only needs the public website callback plus the separate private admin callback.
  • Login cookies and return URLs stay on one public origin.

✓ Fixed

  • Removed the redirect loop that would otherwise occur when public and dashboard URLs use the same host.
  • The private admin.nystbot.com staff control centre remains isolated from the member dashboard.
v1.0 RC1 WEBSITE

Public Website & Dashboard Separation

NystBot now has a public showroom website on www.nystbot.com while the authenticated server-management experience stays on dashboard.nystbot.com.

✨ Added

  • Public NystBot homepage with product overview, feature highlights, dashboard preview and clear calls to action.
  • Public Features page at `/features`.
  • Public About page at `/about`.
  • Public navigation for Home, Features, Changelog and About.
  • Public Add NystBot buttons using the production Discord bot invite.
  • Public Open Dashboard and Login actions that lead to `dashboard.nystbot.com`.
  • Product-style footer with Dashboard, Changelog, About, Privacy and Terms links.
  • Host-aware routing so `dashboard.nystbot.com/` opens the authenticated dashboard while `www.nystbot.com/` remains public.

↗ Improved

  • `nystbot.com` can act as the canonical redirect to `www.nystbot.com`.
  • Changelog, Privacy and Terms remain public and no longer require visitors to enter the dashboard first.
  • Dashboard branding now links back to the public NystBot website.
  • Local development keeps the public homepage at `/` and the management area at `/dashboard`.

✓ Fixed

  • The old root route no longer forces ordinary website visitors straight into Discord OAuth.
  • Dashboard authentication is now isolated to the management area instead of being the first experience for every visitor.
v1.0 RC1 CURRENT

Add NystBot & Server Discovery

Server owners can now install NystBot directly from the dashboard and quickly find Discord servers they manage where NystBot is not installed yet.

✨ Added

  • A global Add NystBot button in the dashboard top bar.
  • An Add NystBot shortcut in the dashboard sidebar.
  • A dedicated Other Servers You Manage section on the My Servers page.
  • Real Discord server icons for manageable servers that do not have NystBot installed yet.
  • Per-server Add NystBot buttons that open Discord with the selected guild preselected.
  • A generic Add NystBot button for installing the bot into another manageable server.
  • A friendly first-install state when the user has no NystBot servers yet.

↗ Improved

  • The My Servers page now clearly separates servers already using NystBot from servers available for installation.
  • The dashboard reuses the Discord OAuth guild list instead of requiring the website to receive the Discord bot token.
  • Production uses the configured Discord client ID while retaining the official NystBot application ID as a safe fallback for the invite link.
  • The What's New dashboard card now highlights bot installation and server discovery.

✓ Fixed

  • Server invitation links now support guild preselection and optional guild-selection locking for one-click installs.
v1.0 RC1 CHANGELOG

Markdown-Powered Changelog

The public release-history UI is unchanged, but its content now comes from simple Markdown files instead of being hardcoded in C#.

✨ Added

  • A dedicated NystBot.Web/Changelogs folder containing one Markdown file per release milestone.
  • Automatic Markdown discovery, parsing, sorting and latest-release detection.
  • Markdown changelog files are copied into Release and publish output automatically.
  • A safe fallback to the previous C# changelog history if the Markdown folder is missing or cannot be parsed.

↗ Improved

  • New release notes can be added without editing the Razor UI or rebuilding the changelog model by hand.
  • The existing hero, milestone counters, Jump To navigation, timeline, badges and Added/Improved/Fixed cards are preserved.

✓ Fixed

  • The Razor foreach variable was renamed from section to changelogSection to avoid collision with Razor @section syntax.
v1.0 RC1 CHANGELOG

Public Changelog & Release History

NystBot now has a public, built-in release history so server owners and members can see what changed without opening source ZIPs or logging in.

✨ Added

  • Public changelog page at /changelog.
  • Full project history from NystBot Core v0.1 through the current RC1 dashboard build.
  • Changelog navigation in the dashboard sidebar and public footer.
  • A What's New card on the My Servers dashboard linking directly to the latest release notes.

↗ Improved

  • Release notes are grouped by milestone with Added, Improved and Fixed sections.
  • Current release information is easier to discover from both logged-in and public views.
v1.0 RC1 DASHBOARD

Discord Guild Icons

The dashboard now uses real Discord server artwork instead of relying only on first-letter placeholders.

✨ Added

  • Bot directory snapshots now include GuildIconUrl.
  • My Servers cards display each Discord guild's real icon.
  • Server Overview and Setup Wizard headers display the guild icon.
  • Servers without an icon keep the existing first-letter fallback.

↗ Improved

  • Guild artwork refreshes whenever the bot refreshes Data/Guilds/{GuildId}/Discord/directory.json.
v1.0 RC1 DASHBOARD

Dashboard UI Update

The authenticated website was reworked from a collection of forms into a more complete Discord management dashboard.

✨ Added

  • Persistent left-side navigation for server management pages.
  • Responsive mobile dashboard navigation.
  • NystBot logo branding, browser favicon and Apple touch icon.
  • Discord profile avatar and display name in the authenticated header.
  • /dashboard Discord command with an Open NystBot Dashboard link button.
  • NYSTBOT_DASHBOARD_URL configuration for development and production.

↗ Improved

  • My Servers was rebuilt into cleaner server cards.
  • Setup Wizard became a compact four-step workspace with named progress stages and contextual help.
  • Server Overview navigation was simplified because module pages now live in the sidebar.
  • Mobile behavior and spacing were tightened across the dashboard.

✓ Fixed

  • Production dashboard links can point directly to https://dashboard.nystbot.com while development remains on localhost.
v1.0 RC1 RELEASE CANDIDATE

Release Candidate 1

NystBot v1.0 RC1 combines the public website, secured dashboard, installation flow, documentation, support tools and launch-hardening work into one release candidate.

✨ Added

  • Four-step first-time server Setup Wizard.
  • Safe Discord channel and role directory snapshots under Data/Guilds/{GuildId}/Discord/directory.json.
  • Real Discord guild icons across My Servers, server overview and setup pages with a letter fallback when no icon exists.
  • Automatic per-server ZIP backups with 14-day local retention and manual backup creation.
  • /my-data privacy deletion workflow and server-owner full guild deletion workflow.
  • Error IDs, bot error logs, web audit logs, bot audit logs and branded error pages.
  • Bot slash-command and website request rate limiting.
  • Anonymous /health endpoint.
  • /dashboard Discord command that opens the secure web dashboard.
  • Public NystBot showroom on www.nystbot.com with Features, About, Privacy, Terms and Changelog pages.
  • Authenticated server management isolated on dashboard.nystbot.com.
  • Add NystBot buttons and discovery of manageable Discord servers where the bot is not installed yet.
  • Per-server Discord invite links with the selected server preselected.
  • Markdown-only changelog data under NystBot.Web/Changelogs; the old hard-coded ChangelogHistory.cs database has been removed.
  • Expanded custom-command placeholder engine with user, server, channel, bot, date/time, argument and random-choice placeholders.
  • Public documentation pages for commands and placeholders.
  • Public Support page with configurable Support Discord/community link.
  • /support Discord command linking users to NystBot help resources.
  • Website support ticket system for general help, installation help, feature help, bug reports, feature requests, dashboard/account help and privacy/data requests.
  • Private support conversations for guest visitors or connected Discord users, with automatic message refresh.
  • Floating Help widget on the public website with quick access to support chat, bug reports, feature requests, documentation and Support Discord.
  • Support ticket workflow with filtering, assignment, status updates and staff replies.

↗ Improved

  • Human-readable channel and role selectors do not expose the Discord bot token to the website.
  • The authenticated website uses a persistent management sidebar and responsive dashboard layout.
  • Setup Wizard uses named stages and contextual help.
  • Public visitors are no longer forced directly into Discord OAuth.
  • Changelog, Privacy, Terms, Documentation and Support remain public without login.
  • The changelog keeps the existing hero, milestone counters, Jump To navigation, purple timeline and release cards while loading only Markdown files.
  • A malformed Markdown release file is skipped and logged instead of silently switching to stale C# changelog data.
  • Custom commands support an optional args field so {args}, {arg1} through {arg9} can be used in responses.
  • Placeholder dates and times use the server's configured NystBot time zone.
  • Support ticket messages are stored under the shared NystBot data root so web restarts do not lose conversations.
  • Support conversations use lightweight automatic refresh for near-real-time replies without adding a separate chat service dependency.
  • The built-in command reservation leaves safe room below Discord's per-guild command limit.

✓ Fixed

  • Corrected NystBot.Web Program.cs using-directive ordering.
  • Added the OAuth claims namespace required by MapJsonKey.
  • Fixed AllowedMentions.RoleIds collection types in Applications and Scheduling.
  • Fixed Ticket thread creation to use the correct autoArchiveDuration argument.
  • Community settings saving no longer overwrites unrelated module settings.
  • Retained the GetRoleMenusPath helper fix and Razor literal @@ fix.
  • Fixed the Razor changelog foreach variable collision with @section.
  • Removed repeated v1.0 RC1 cards from the public release history.
  • Public/dashboard hostname routing no longer sends the public homepage into Discord OAuth.
v1.0 RC1 RELEASE CANDIDATE

Launch Hardening

A safety and deployment pass over the complete v1.0 feature set before public beta use.

✨ Added

  • Four-step first-time server Setup Wizard.
  • Safe Discord channel and role directory snapshots under Data/Guilds/{GuildId}/Discord/directory.json.
  • Human-readable channel and role selectors without exposing the Discord bot token to the website.
  • Automatic per-server ZIP backups with 14-day local retention and manual backup creation.
  • /my-data privacy deletion workflow and server-owner full guild deletion workflow.
  • Error IDs, bot error logs and branded 403/404/429/error pages.
  • Bot and web audit JSONL logs.
  • Bot slash-command and website request rate limiting.
  • Anonymous /health endpoint.
  • GitHub Actions .NET 8 build workflow plus Windows/Linux release-check scripts.

✓ Fixed

  • Corrected NystBot.Web Program.cs using-directive ordering.
  • Added the OAuth claims namespace required by MapJsonKey.
  • Fixed AllowedMentions.RoleIds collection types in Applications and Scheduling.
  • Fixed Ticket thread creation to use the correct autoArchiveDuration argument.
  • Community settings saving no longer overwrites unrelated module settings.
  • Retained the GetRoleMenusPath helper fix and Razor literal @@ fix.
v1.0.1 WEB

Legal Pages & Public OAuth Preparation

Public-facing privacy and terms pages were added as part of preparing the Discord OAuth dashboard for deployment.

✨ Added

  • Public /privacy page.
  • Public /terms page.
  • Configurable legal operator name and contact email.
  • Discord OAuth production setup documentation.
  • Public HTTPS deployment guidance for privacy and terms URLs.

↗ Improved

  • Legal text now documents the categories of Discord, moderation, ticket, application, leveling, EVE, BDO, role-menu and scheduling data used by NystBot.
  • Discord reviewers can open Privacy and Terms without signing into the dashboard.
v1.0 Beta MAJOR FEATURE BUILD

Applications, Scheduling, Leveling & Secure Dashboard

NystBot reached its first broad all-in-one platform build, combining the existing community/game modules with Discord OAuth and several new management systems.

✨ Added

  • Discord OAuth2 login with identify and guilds scopes.
  • Per-server dashboard access for Server Owner, Administrator and Manage Server users.
  • Application/recruitment forms with up to five questions, staff review and accepted-role support.
  • /apply list, /apply start and /apply status.
  • One-time, daily, weekly and monthly scheduled messages with optional role pings.
  • /schedule list, run-now, pause and resume.
  • /remind personal Discord reminders.
  • Leveling/XP system with reward roles, level-up messages and web leaderboard.
  • /rank and /leaderboard.

↗ Improved

  • Bot and website continue to share one persistent NYSTBOT_DATA_ROOT.
  • Existing EVE, BDO, moderation, AutoMod, welcome, logging, suggestions, tickets, custom commands and role menus remained integrated in one solution.
v0.6.1 FIX

Role Menu Data Path Fix

A focused compile/runtime fix for the website Role Menu builder.

✓ Fixed

  • Added the missing GetRoleMenusPath(ulong guildId) helper in GuildDataService.
  • Role menu data resolves consistently to Data/Guilds/{GuildId}/RoleMenus/menus.json.
v0.6 FEATURE

Self-Role / Role Menu Builder

NystBot gained a full self-role system managed through the website and published into Discord.

✨ Added

  • Website Role Menu builder.
  • Button and dropdown role menus.
  • Exclusive choices, multi-select and Allow Remove behavior.
  • Up to 25 role options per menu with labels, role IDs, descriptions, emoji and button styles.
  • /roles list, show, publish, refresh and unpublish.
  • Role Menu Manager permission support.
  • Per-server RoleMenus/menus.json storage.

✓ Fixed

  • Escaped literal @ symbols in the BDO Razor placeholder that previously caused a Razor page error.
v0.5 BDO

Black Desert Event Core

Black Desert became a first-class NystBot module with persistent event coordination and attendance tracking.

✨ Added

  • Black Desert Event Core.
  • BDO RSVP and attendance tracking.
  • Guild Boss events.
  • Node War events.
  • Guild Mission events.
  • Grind Party events.
  • PvP/GvG events.
  • BDO web settings.
  • Persistent BDO active-event and history storage.
v0.4 COMMUNITY

Community Core

NystBot expanded beyond EVE into the core Discord community tools needed for general-purpose servers.

✨ Added

  • Website-created custom commands synchronized to Discord approximately every 20 seconds.
  • Custom command variables: {user}, {username}, {server} and {channel}.
  • Moderation commands for warnings, cases, timeout, kick, ban and purge.
  • Persistent moderation cases.
  • Welcome, goodbye and auto-role configuration.
  • AutoMod blocked words, invite blocking, external-link blocking and mention limits.
  • Member join/leave and message edit/delete logging.
  • /suggest with voting reactions.
  • /ticket open, close and mine using Discord threads.

↗ Improved

  • The website gained Community settings for Welcome/Goodbye, AutoMod, Logging, Suggestions, Tickets and Custom Commands.
v0.3.1 FOUNDATION FIX

Shared Persistent Data Fix

Bot and website were moved onto one shared persistent data root instead of accidentally writing runtime data under bin/Debug or bin/Release.

✓ Fixed

  • Bot no longer bases runtime guild storage on AppContext.BaseDirectory.
  • Bot and website both resolve the same top-level Data directory.
  • NYSTBOT_DATA_ROOT can point both applications at one absolute persistent production path.
  • Runtime data is kept outside bin/ and obj/ so Clean/Rebuild cannot remove it.

✨ Added

  • Migration instructions for older Data/Guilds folders created inside build output directories.
v0.3 WEB FOUNDATION

Bot + Web Platform

NystBot became a two-project solution with its first ASP.NET Core Razor Pages management website.

✨ Added

  • NystBot.Bot and NystBot.Web projects in one platform package.
  • Server list and per-server management pages.
  • Website toggles for EVE Online, Black Desert and Custom Commands.
  • Website Staff Role ID and Audit Channel ID settings.
  • Simple custom-command definition builder and per-server commands.json storage.
  • Live settings timestamp reload so bot settings changed by the website can be picked up without a restart.

↗ Improved

  • EVE Fleet/Fit/Doctrine support from v0.2 remained in the bot project.

✓ Fixed

  • The v0.3 dashboard was intentionally local-development only because Discord OAuth security had not yet been added.
v0.2 EVE

Multi-Server EVE Module

The existing GMEVO EVE workflow was migrated into the new NystBot multi-server architecture.

✨ Added

  • /fleet create, list, show, close, open and add-fit.
  • /fit create, list, show, edit and delete.
  • /doctrine create, list, show, edit, add-fit, remove-fit and delete.
  • Persistent active Fleet Ups with OPEN/CLOSED lifecycle.
  • Fleet RSVP buttons and Fleet threads.
  • Saved fits, saved doctrines and doctrine fit cards.
  • View Full Fit buttons, optional direct Fleet fit and autocomplete.
  • Per-guild EVE storage isolation so one Discord server cannot see another server's EVE data.

↗ Improved

  • NystBot Staff Role, Manage Events, Administrator and bot-owner permission paths were applied to EVE management actions.
v0.1 BEGINNING

NystBot Core

The first standalone NystBot project established the multi-server foundation that every later module builds on.

✨ Added

  • Discord.Net bot startup and .env loading.
  • Development-guild command registration.
  • /help and /nyst status.
  • /nyst enable and /nyst disable module controls.
  • /nyst staff-role and /nyst clear-staff-role.
  • BOT_OWNER_USER_ID bypass.
  • Per-Discord-server settings.
  • Initial EVE, BDO and Custom Commands module switches.
  • One Data/Guilds/{GuildId}/settings.json area per Discord server.

↗ Improved

  • NystBot development was separated from the working GMEVO bot so the new platform could grow without breaking the existing EVE bot.