Editing Development Updates

This '''Site History''' page aims to document changes to the main Paw Borough website and updates to the game, as well as relevant meta history to the site.

==2022==
===September===
*14: The cat creator demo for the site went live, with the breeds [[Longhair]], [[Moontail]] (Ribbon), [[Ragdoll]], [[Shorthair]], and [[Snowfoot]]. The overcoat genes [[Basic]], [[Calico]], [[Cardinal]], [[Cloudy]], [[Patches]], [[Tiger]], and [[Tuxedo]]. The undercoat genes [[Basic]], [[Day]], and [[Gradient]]. The accent genes [[Basic]], [[Cheeks]], [[Lollipop]], and [[Mittens]]. The colors available can be found on the [[Colors#List of Demo Colors|Colors]] page.
*22: The pre-launch page for the [[Kickstarter]] went live.
===October===
*5: The [[Kickstarter]] went live and hit its goal within the first twelve hours of the campaign.
*13: The world page featuring a lore overview of each of the seven Boroughs went live.
*16: A teaser for five new colors and their palettes to be introduced at launch was shown. Those colors are Sheep, Raisin, Possum, Thunder, and Apple.
===November===
*2: Full lineart for the [[Bovine]] breed was shown.
*5: The [[Kickstarter]] ends successfully. It was announced that kit accessories, despite the stretch goal not being hit, will still be fulfilled through personal funds<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tbpt/paw-borough-the-feline-virtual-browser-rpg/posts/3657101</ref>. Additionally, the previous amount of 20 total planned [[Breeds]] was increased to be 22.

===December===
*5: The additional [[Colors]] that will be available at launch were announced. The full lineart for the [[Prancer]] breed was shown. An investor in the game enabled the team to work on a mobile application.
==2023==
===January===
*8: A preview of the UI for the profile and camp were shown. The full palettes for the Colors were revealed and an estimate of the number of items available at launch was revealed. 
**Ten Breeds: [[Shorthair]], [[Bovine]], [[Snowfoot]], [[Prancer]], [[Ragdoll]], [[Fyret]], [[Littlefang]], [[Stonehide]], [[Longhair]], [[Moontail]]
**Five genes in addition to those already in the demo, including [[Overgrowth]]
**13 [[:Category:Accessories|Accessories]]
**122 [[:Category:Decor|Decor]] items 
**40 [[:Category:Backdrops|Backdrops]]
**100 [[:Category:Companions|Companions]]
**330 [[:Category:Food|Food Items]] and [[:Category:Ornaments|Ornaments]]
===February===
*3: The deadline for additional add-ons to be purchased by Kickstarter backers. Emails had to be sent to the Paw Borough team by February 2nd, 11:59 PM EST to be able to purchase add-ons.
*5: Assets for the game were shown.
**The breed [[Wolf]] was revealed, with the breed itself said to be coming sometime after launch
**Updated art for the [[Bovine]] Kits was shown
**Sketches for the [[Fyret]] final poses were shown
===March===
*8: Assets for the game were shown alongside a preview of the [[Guild]] system.
**Final lineart for the [[Fyret]] was shown
**The [[Shorthair]] and [[Ragdoll]] had updated art to improve general quality
===April===
*6: Assets for the game were shown as well as a more thorough explanation of the game attached to the [[Guild]] system.
**The [[Snowfoot]] had updated art to improve quality
**Example UI for the [[Guild]]
===May===
*10: Assets, UI designs for various site features, and a new direction for genes were revealed.
**The [[Tiger]] gene was updated to reflect the new direction for genes.

===June===
*8: Lots of stuff!
**Six [[:Category:Companions|Companions]] were revealed, 3 of which being [[Kickstarter]] backer-designed
**Updated art for the [[Bovine]]
**Some new icons and tooltip UI
**The [[Cardinal]] gene was shown with the new art direction
**White Coverage was revealed as a mechanic
**The [[Prowler]] is replacing the [[Snowfoot]] as a starter breed
===July===
*11: A new monthly update
**Four [[:Category:Companions|Companions]] were revealed, 3 of which being [[Kickstarter]] backer-designed
**Eleven new icons and items
**An updated site header asset
**The reveal of the [[Butterfly]] overcoat gene
**Refined previews of the white coverage mechanic
**The reveal of the [[Solid]] gene and the retiration of the [[Basic]] gene
**UI previews
*18: The second half of July's update
**Introduction of a new [[Colors|color]] and breeding system
**Retiring of the color wheel breeding system

===August===
*18: New monthly update
**Slight changes made to [[Colors|color]] breeding system, now referred to as "Light Mixing" instead of "Paint Mixing" in the previous update
**[[Prancer]] Mars pose was updated to better utilize space
**Two new [[Kickstarter]] backer-designed [[:Category:Companions|Companions]] were revealed, with a teaser for two others
**[[Abyssal]] receives finished header art as well as a new [[Abyssal_Outskirts|backdrop]]
**A [[Cogwheel]] themed backdrop is also released: [[Cobblestone Clearing]]
**Backend updates such as onboarding and den organization
**Preview video of user den pages without final CSS
*19: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1142497358270169209 Discord Development Update]
**Fixed an ordering bug with moving widgets on the User Profile, logic now works as intended
**Set up nursery page
**Basic nursery bones setup
**While building the camp/profile logic, made sidebar nav block a component to be used elsewhere

===September===
*21: New monthly update
**Three more [[Kickstarter]] backer-designed [[:Category:Companions|Companions]] were revealed with a preview of one more
**Eleven new icons and items
**Work in progress images of [[Luna]] and [[Harvest]] headers and a Harvest backdrop
**Large UI update for cat creator on desktop and mobile
**Second [[:Category:Accent|accent]] slot announced!
**Cat profile UI preview
**Breeding UI and functionality finished along with a preview video
**The option to breed cats in a specific Borough for eye color was introduced as a premium feature, including a traveling option that randomized the Borough
*21: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1154618061089951805  Discord Dev Update]
**Squashed a bug for generating Borough eyes
**Adjusting mobile breeding layout
**Investigating potential breeding color bug 🐛
*22: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1154658674720120904 Discord Dev Updates]
**We found the bug! Only one hue was showing up for previews due to the spreasheet being misread. Squashed!
**Added bitter root breeding cooldown to the dam if a session is canceled
**Added loader to nest page
**Demo'd functionality of the cat profile, including relationships and viewing equipped items
**Demo'd item card functionality, including a rudimentary flip animation to view tertiary item information
**Demo'd accessory preview functions via item card navigation, using both default dolls and cats the user owns
**Opened a PR to: update cat profile item preview to handle smaller screens
*25: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1156008084892823683 Discord Dev Update]
**Working on mobile front-end for the cat profile
*26: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1156391352624484382 Discord Dev Update]
**Investigating a bug which shuffles white shapes when changing the overcoat!
**Cat profile for desktop is fully functional!
*28: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1157038679349530624 Discord Dev Update]
**Working on item cards and item storage

===October===
*5: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1159566669287526410 Discord Dev Update]
**Squashed several bugs, including a codemirror bug, a profile clicking bug, and a drag and drop bug
**Built out the new creator UI
**Built a creator / breeding predictor hybrid for testing
**Working on cat relationships and item mechanics
**Finished picking and inputting over 60 different palettes for Butterfly in a single week
**Finished several pattern illustrations
*9: New monthly update
**One year anniversary of the launch of the [[Kickstarter]]!
**One more backer-designed [[:Category:Companions|Companions]]
**New gene [[Valentine]] is introduced, showing off twelve different colors
**New artwork of [[Overgrowth]] on a Shorthair kit is shown
**Three new backdrops; [[Harvest Outskirts]], [[Zenith Outskirts]], [[Luna Outskirts]]
**Backend updates; item storage, daily activities, customize and dress-up for cats
*13: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1162483669437521992 Discord Dev Update]
**Knocking out kinks in cat customization, adding more complex accessory layering functionality, working on pelt functionality
*17: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1163941393367052350 Discord Dev Update]
**Fauna item groundwork
**Finished building relationship functionality between cats
*19: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1164663236923228251 Discord Dev Update]
**Over 100 colors hand-picked and finalized the last two weeks!
**Over 35 gene illustrations done in a week--art is picking up!

===November===
*2: [https://discord.com/channels/996868802497216522/996869642016542790/1169786543767040070 Discord Dev Update]
**Customize is done!
**We've moved to working on Guild functionality! Building out team functionality and the UI designs for creating and managing teams!
**Preparing for the November update 🤫
**Relationship management and an item function known as "gift-giving" has also been fleshed out and is fully functional!