Changelog

Human-readable release notes for players.

v0.2.33

  • Explorer lessons: full-bleed progress and Continue bars, equal grid padding, cleaner tiles with overlay grade rings
  • Capital map tiles: city name sits above the ★ with the familiar white/halo label style

v0.2.32

  • Explorer path (Europe): short guided lessons for countries and capitals — mobile-first practice track
  • Landmark photos, map vignettes, and a photo lightbox in Explorer lessons

v0.2.29

  • Leaderboard subtitle clarified; classic boards link hidden from the page for now

v0.2.28

  • New Flags Map quiz: pick Flags in setup, see the flag, click the country on the map
  • Leaderboard shows recent quiz types you’ve actually played (top 3 each) — titles open that quiz’s settings
  • Classic region × Typing/Map/Flags boards kept at /leaderboard/classic
  • Region-scoped quizzes hide out-of-scope ocean zones and region pills after Start
  • Flags prompt lives in the bottom bar at the same height as Study facts

v0.2.27

  • Support this App also in the profile menu and page footers
  • Study / Quiz tabs a bit larger on wider screens; support corner from medium screens up
  • Report page form styling matches Account; password sections get a key icon
  • Cloudflare Web Analytics on production builds

v0.2.26

  • About page: personal story, photo, and ways to support (Coffee, Patreon, YouTube)
  • Quick Settings: yellow Support this App button → About
  • Map (large screens): bottom-left corner peels open to Support this App

v0.2.25

  • Leaderboard: top 3 scores by region for Typing and Map (Flags coming soon)
  • Leaderboard stays snappy — cached on your device, with a Check for updates button

v0.2.24

  • Account hub: edit username, display name, country, and avatar (Google or emoji) at /account
  • Quiz history moved to /account/history (/profile redirects there)
  • Link Google and email/password on the same account; set a password if you started with Google
  • Soft account deletion with a 30-day window — sign back in to cancel if you change your mind
  • Privacy settings for a future public profile (route ready; nav link hidden until leaderboards ship)

v0.2.23

  • Leaner map stack: AmCharts removed — MapLibre only, with our own world land data
  • Map label fonts load from GeoWiz (no third-party glyph CDN)
  • Smoother guesses: country tint updates without a full map re-paint

v0.2.22

  • Quiz complete: detailed score breakdown (Map strike tiers / Typing ×5, accuracy, clock leftover)
  • Completion modal stays until you dismiss or Play/Try Again — no auto-close
  • Quit & Submit scores like a timeout (0s left — no leftover clock points)
  • Finishing a regional quiz keeps the map framed; X dismisses without pan/zoom; Play Again re-frames the quiz region
  • Quiz Settings polish: clearer labels, Max Points, Safari Start dismiss, Map 3-strike error paint stays on

v0.2.21

  • Map Mode (Medium): click countries on the map instead of typing — shuffled targets, strike scoring, EEZ outlines
  • Quiz setup: Scope (Countries/Capitals) + Mode (Typing Hard / Map Medium); Typing keeps Free/Guided
  • Map quiz: you control pan (Auto Pan ignored); Guided and Auto Pan stay editable but greyed while a Map quiz is live
  • Study Guided still works even if Quiz Mode is set to Map in setup
  • Navbar Quiz tab toggles Map & Quiz Settings open/closed when you’re already in Quiz
  • Profile history: tighter mobile columns, 24h times, equal column widths, cleaner score/time layout

v0.2.20

  • Study Facts: flag + capital, population, per capita, and GDP (with ranks) while you explore
  • Click a country to pin the facts panel; click again or the X to unpin (touch already worked this way)
  • Click the flag to expand it full-width; stay expanded while browsing other countries
  • Flag edges stay visible on light panels; Nepal keeps its true pennon shape (no rectangular frame)
  • Guided Mode no longer flips Auto Focus / Auto Pan off — those toggles pause while Guided owns the camera
  • New visitors default to Free Mode with Sound, Auto Focus, Auto Pan, and Study Facts on
  • Quiz status title uses your theme primary color; Map & Quiz Settings help and status bar polish

v0.2.19

  • Report page: signed-in users can file bugs or feature requests from the app (Pages → Report)
  • Reports include your build version automatically and go to our triage inbox

v0.2.18

  • Map & Quiz Settings: pick region, territories, Names vs Capitals, and Guided before you Start
  • Capitals mode: capital names on ★ markers; Guided and pans focus the capital; quiz ? pins sit on capitals
  • Central America is part of the North America filter (one NA region button)
  • Profile history: Score shows correct + time left + points; Time shows elapsed / allowed; tap a quiz title to replay those settings
  • Finished a full clear? Play Again — incomplete runs still say Try Again, with a clearer score on the banner
  • Wide screens (lg+): input and region pills at the top, timer/progress at the bottom

v0.2.17

  • Territories toggle (map + Quick Settings): study and quiz optional ISO dependencies (Puerto Rico, Greenland, and more)
  • Guide Me walks territories when the toggle is on (woven by region); sovereign-only walk when off
  • Study card: parent-country flag on the right for territories — hover for “Territory of …”
  • More exclusive economic zone (EEZ) coverage for Caribbean, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean islands
  • Territory EEZs hide when Territories is off; large islands (Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic) skip EEZ fill
  • Caribbean Netherlands (BQ): Saba and Sint Eustatius now show land shapes (pin stays on Bonaire)

v0.2.16

  • Google sign-in is more reliable after logout/re-login (Chrome and Safari)
  • Account avatar appears sooner after login; remembered on return visits
  • Profile & History: click Synced to Cloud to force a sync across devices
  • About, changelog, bugs, profile, and settings: only the page content scrolls (header/footer stay put)
  • Clearer recovery when an auth session goes bad — sign in again without clearing cookies by hand

v0.2.15

  • Larger country names, flags, and ? markers on the map (easier to read on phones)
  • Safari: Google sign-in and cloud history sync work again (cookie handling for first-party auth)
  • Safari / iPhone: soft keyboard no longer shoves the navbar off-screen
  • Quiz answer field no longer triggers iOS Contact Autofill
  • Pages / Theme / Profile menus in the top bar open reliably again
  • Mobile bottom chrome: full-width controls, circular region pills, roomier inset

v0.2.14

  • Study Guided: focus one country at a time (Prev / Next + region jumps); forward control says Next
  • Guide Me toggle on the map (under settings) — switch Guided on/off mid-quiz
  • Palestine added to the quiz (after Israel in the guided walk)
  • Study country card shows your place in the walk (n / total)
  • Default theme for new visitors is Corporate (change anytime in Theme)

v0.2.13

  • Region buttons show in Study (including Guided) and line up with the top/bottom bars on desktop

v0.2.12

  • Sharper country outlines on first paint (Caribbean islands no longer stuck as blocky blobs)

v0.2.11

  • Google profile photo shows again in the account button (no more letter-only fallback after re-login)

v0.2.10

  • Faster first map paint (lighter country shapes first, full detail shortly after)
  • Guided Quiz: region pills jump to that region’s next country (skipped ones stay on Prev)
  • Auto Focus Region (was Auto Zoom) — frames the guessed country’s region without snapping back to All
  • Theme no longer flashes the wrong colors on load
  • Support button uses a local Buy Me a Coffee graphic (no third-party image quirks)
  • Desktop map chrome roomier; Study name/capital spacing tightened

v0.2.9

  • Guided quiz progress survives refresh (resume where you left off)
  • Zoom controls hide during Guided so the map camera stays on target
  • Turning Guided off restores your previous Auto Focus Region / Auto Pan prefs

v0.2.8

  • Guided mode: walk the world country-by-country with Prev / Skip and auto camera
  • Unified quiz status bar and tighter mobile layout
  • Floating settings on the map for small screens; Pages / Theme stay in the hamburger
  • Country pins use capital locations; clearer flag pin outlines
  • Dev-only fake keyboard for testing mobile viewport (localhost)

v0.2.2

  • On small screens, Pages / Theme / Settings share one hamburger menu
  • Quiz and Study only highlight when you’re on the map
  • Changelog entries now show release dates

v0.2.1

  • Country name labels on the map stay readable in light themes (dark text + light outline)

v0.2.0

  • Quiz controls restyled (Start / Pause / Reset colors) and clearer pause modal actions
  • Region buttons slide away while typing so they don’t cover the map
  • Zoom level number updates instantly with +/- ; map follows that level
  • Study mode: compact country card on hover/tap; flag + name on the pin (same as Quiz guesses)
  • Better pin placement for Norway and Finland; filled missing capitals (e.g. Guinea-Bissau)
  • About, Changelog, and Report Bug pages; Buy Me a Coffee support link

v0.1.0

  • MapLibre as the live map engine
  • Build version + commit SHA in Quick Settings and site footer
  • Expanded EEZ coverage and theme-aware map colors

Full agent-oriented history lives in the repo DEVLOG.