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Object Rotation

You can rotate objects in your rooms now! This allows for much more customization of rooms going forward, especially as I continue to add new items (keep a look out for next week 👀).

The New Mobile PWA

I finally polished up and released the Mobile view to you! It's pretty sleek, and I think you should check it out. I'll be iterating on it for a while yet, but it's designed to feel like a native app. Learn how to install it here. When I can get my hands on a Mac computer for more testing, I'll be able to actually create an app.

Message Editing and Deleting

Ever make a typo? I recognize not everyone has admin powers and can just edit or delete their messages from the Great Cowork Database, so I added chat editing and deletion to your messages.

Redesigned Sign-in/Sign-up/Join Room Flows

I reworked the visuals of the authentication screens to better match the rest of the app and look much more polished, both on mobile and on desktop.

A New Server System

I separated out the authentication server from everything else and added a naive load balancing system. What this means for you: much better uptime and faster updates. I'm working to make sure that as the servers need to grow to handle more traffic, your experience does not change.

Bug Fixes

• The bears no longer slide! Huge thanks to Cityus at Ozde Studio for helping me debug this!
• The stats page correctly organizes your work sessions by day.
• The task editor popup now shows the correct time spent working on the task. Discuss...

Features

• See how much time you've spent on a task on its details pane.
• When a player walks behind objects taller than a player, the object will turns transparent. No more hide and seek, sorry!

Bug Fixes

• Sessions finally end correctly.
• Achievements no longer render in front of pop-ups or tooltips.
• Images are now sized correctly on the home page.
• The “save task” button now displays with centered text.

Features

• You can buy and place checkpoints in the room.
• You can use the new drop-down beneath the room title to warp to any checkpoints.
• You can now rename any object you have permission to rename. Try renaming a chicken or checkpoint!
• You can save, tag, and work on others' public tasks!
• You can see when people chat in the main room via a tooltip over their avatar's head!
• While editing with the pencil icon, you can hover an object; it will turn lighter to provide feedback.
• The grass is gone!

Bug Fixes

• You will no longer accidentally edit something while trying to move or place something else.
• You (and your chickens) should no longer slide around after reaching targets.
• Chickens no longer move after the room closes.
• Online members who disconnect or go to another room are now added to the offline members list instead of disappearing.
• You will now be able to leave and re-join sessions more reliably, even if you lose connection or refresh the page.
• The first task you create will be automatically marked as active.
• (Mobile, regression fix) Users on touch devices can move by tapping the screen again.

Features

• Use your coins to buy items (currently trees, shrubs, and chickens) for the room!
• Edit your rooms using the pencil in the corner of the screen. Add some of that furniture you bought!
• Invite your friends to your Cowork room by entering their email. You'll earn an achievement, too!
• New users: see the much better (though still simple) onboarding process. If you're not a member of a room, you'll be invited to join a publicly listed one.
• You can now edit the title and descriptions of your rooms.
• See the number of online members in a room before joining it.
• Check out the new (strange) chickens in all their glory.

Bug Fixes

• Timer sessions should now always reward players (both in stats and for coins).
• Invalid timer sessions should no longer persist across refreshes.
• The appearance of the join room page is improved.

Features

• Achievements are done! Get rewarded for completing them. Check them out in the Stats tab.
• You'll now earn coins from completing achievements and spending time in sessions; you can see how much you've earned in total in the bottom left corner of the room panel.
• You can refer a friend to join a room with you in Cowork! Enter their email address using the form in the Settings tab.

Bug Fixes

• Room creation and memberships work again.

Features

• You can finally reset your password.
• This also means email is (mostly) up and running!
• You can close out of the tags popup with a nice new X.
• It's easier to add new tasks, especially for new users, because the tasks field is now obviously interactive.
• The process of selecting an active task has been clarified.

Bug Fixes

• The database no longer gets choked up with too many connections from too many rooms.
• The time adjustment arrows no longer appear across tabs after a session ends.
• The online member indicator is now more accessible.

Bug Fixes

• The server is now using a greatly reduced number of database connections, resulting in much faster loading times.

Features

• There are now “chickens” (actually just bears labeled “Chicken”) who will wander around your room while you work. They are still a work-in-progress.

Bug Fixes

• You will automatically re-join a session you are a part of upon refreshing the page.
• Tasks will no longer be duplicated in the original list after you select a new active task.
• Reduced ping time again (to make the chickens move...).
• Your shadow and name tag will no longer be darker and bolder.

Bug Fixes

• I fixed the error printing lots to the console.

Features

• You can now see a breakdown of your work for the past week in the stats tab.
• See how you've worked by tag over the last week. Notes: Time might be doubled for tasks with multiple tasks, and colors are random for now. Please use the Feedback button to report bugs!
• You can select a room member's name wherever it appears (outside the room) to view that member's details.

Bug Fixes

• The camera should always follow your avatar correctly now.
• Your avatar will walk right where you click now, even after changing rooms.