PepeCompanion Changelog

v1.4.3

Fixed

• Resolved dungeon/raid zone status caching issues to ensure food buff alerts consistently trigger upon initial zone entering or interface reloading.

v1.4.2

Fixed

• Cleaned up garbled legacy comments in Lua files, converting all internal documentation to clean English ASCII to prevent patch loading instability and code execution glitches caused by encoding corruption.
• Removed duplicated print logs inside slash commands.
• Enhanced overall code readability and execution safety.

v1.4.1

Improved

• Adjusted the UI frame layer to prevent Pepe from hiding important game windows like the Talent Tree.
• Optimized internal background processes to improve stability.

v1.4.0

Visual Improvements

• Faithful Model Representation: Improved the companion's appearance to accurately capture the vibrant colors and shading of the original WoW Pepe model.
• Improved Visual Quality: Fixed visual layering issues for a cleaner, more polished look.

General Improvements

• Streamlined Commands: Removed unnecessary debug commands for a cleaner user experience.
• Optimization: Improved overall performance and reduced memory usage.
• Documentation: Updated the addon instructions and help text.

v1.3.4

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the PepeCompanion frame could be hidden behind action bars (like Bartender4) by changing its FrameStrata to DIALOG.

v1.3.3

• Bumped Interface version to 120005 for WoW Patch 12.0.5 compatibility.
• Added Dragon, Ninja, Viking, Pirates, and Knight Pepe models to the Skin Type selection.

v1.3.2

New Features

• Added individual on/off toggles in the settings panel for each alert type (Repair, Food Buff, Inventory).
• Added "Repair Alert Level" slider in settings to customize the durability alert threshold (5% to 75%).

Bug Fixes

• Suppressed food buff alerts during combat in raid/dungeon encounters to prevent false positives when aura names become secret.

v1.3.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Lua error on login caused by currentLanguage being declared twice at module scope (variable shadowing introduced in v1.3.0)
• Fixed status alerts not appearing on initial login after the event-driven refactoring in v1.3.0 — initial state is now correctly calculated at addon load
• Fixed UpdateStatusDisplay reassignment inside OnAddonLoaded not being visible to all closures under certain execution orders
• No changes to features, visuals, or SavedVariables

v1.3.0

Performance Improvements

• Removed UpdateStatusDisplay() from the animation ticker (was running 20 times/sec)
• Removed the redundant 0.5-second periodic ticker
• Replaced C_UnitAuras.GetUnitAuras() with GetAuraDataByIndex() — eliminates per-frame table allocation
• Replaced unpack() in the animation loop with direct index access
• Status checks (durability, food, inventory) are now fully event-driven:
  • Durability recalculates on UPDATE_INVENTORY_DURABILITY
  • Inventory recalculates on BAG_UPDATE_DELAYED
  • Food buff and zone recalculate on ZONE_CHANGED / PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED
• No changes to features, visuals, or SavedVariables

v1.2.0

• Added Settings panel (Game Menu → Interface → AddOns → Pepe Companion)
• Added Show/Hide toggle in settings
• Added Language toggle (Japanese/English) in settings
• Added Frame Lock toggle in settings
• Added Scale slider in settings
• Scale changes now preserve visual screen position
• Added /pepe settings command to open settings panel
• Improved SavedVariables migration for old installs
• Added charDefaults table for cleaner default handling

v1.1.1

• Fixed food buff detection in raid zones using auraInstanceID
• Improved error handling for WoW 12.0 secret value restrictions
• Food warning now works correctly in all dungeon/raid instances
• Enhanced safety measures across buff detection functions

v1.1.0

• Added frame lock feature
• Lock status saved per character
• Improved position saving reliability

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Core features: durability, food, inventory alerts
• Character-specific position saving
• Multi-language support (Japanese/English)
• Frame lock functionality