Changelog - Adventure Plates

All notable changes to the Adventure Plates project will be documented in this file.

[0.9.0-beta] - 2026-09-20

Initial Beta Release

Adventure Plates brings the beloved Final Fantasy XIV "Adventurer Plate" profile card concept to World of Warcraft, tailored for modern Classic Era and Retail clients.

Added

• 3D Character Portrait Studio (/plate edit):
  • Live WYSIWYG 3D character viewport with interactive drag-to-rotate model staging.
  • Corrected M2 / AnimationData.dbc animation sequences: Battle Stance, Salute, Bow, Wave, Cheer, Dance, Laugh, Roar, Kneel, Applaud, Flex, Attack (1H & 2H), Spell Cast, Battle Roar, Walk, and Neutral Stand.
  • "Reflect Current Gear" instant sync button to update your 3D model whenever you equip new items.
• 39 Authentic High-Resolution Zone Backdrops:
  • Curated from official Blizzard 4K landscape art and clean Barrens.chat ultrawide scenic wallpapers (100% free of logos/watermarks).
  • Mathematically cropped to 2:3 portrait aspect ratio (512×768 PNGs) to prevent stretching.
  • Grouped into 6 thematic submenus: Alliance Territories, Horde Territories, Kalimdor Wilderness, Eastern Kingdoms & Battles, Raids, Dungeons & Legends, and Epic Landscapes & Beyond.
• Dual 24-Hour Playtime Schedule (Weekdays & Weekends):
  • Interactive 24-hour visual timeline bars for Weekdays (Mon to Fri) and Weekends (Sat to Sun).
  • One-click daypart presets (Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Late Night) and individual hourly slots.
  • Individual hour slot hover tooltips displaying exact Server Time availability (e.g. 18:00 - 19:00 (Server Time)).
• Social Interaction Preference (WU/T):
  • First-class social readiness badges:
  • WU/T: Walk-Up & Tell (open to random walk-ups and direct whispers).
  • WU: Walk-Up Only (in-person in-character interactions welcome).
  • T: Whisper First (please whisper before approaching).
  • OPEN: Open & Friendly (casual grouping and chatting welcome).
  • BUSY: Busy / Focused (focusing on dungeon/raid/grind, do not disturb).
• Interactive Tooltips Everywhere:
  • Rich contextual hover tooltips for all 10 Playstyle & Focus badges, Preferred Roles (Tank, Healer, Melee DPS, Ranged DPS), Social Interaction codes, and schedule hour pills.
• Non-Intrusive Context Menu & Launcher:
  • Right-click unit frame and chat context menu options: "View Adventure Plate".
  • Standalone circular Minimap button and LibDataBroker (LDB) launcher with custom 64×64 brand logo.
• P2P Invisible Data Sync:
  • Ultra-compact 200-byte wire protocol using bit-packed hexadecimal schedules and caret-delimited fields.
  • Invisible CHAT_MSG_ADDON whispers over channel prefix "AdvPlate" with zero public chat spam or throttling.
  • Smart 1-hour local profile cache with automatic pruning.
• Graceful Dynamic Fallback:
  • If an inspected player does not have the addon installed, a 1.5s timeout automatically generates a clean native plate using their live 3D character model, guild, title, race, and class.