G3ms v1.3.1 Alpha

v1.3.1 Alpha

Faster Replays, More Reliable Duels

Faster Replay Navigation

Improved replay loading and seeking, including the first jump through a Duel and repeated backward/forward navigation.
Longer replays prepare useful seek points in the background, with clearer loading feedback and cancellation.
Improved paused seeking and protection against stale reconstruction results affecting the current replay.

Leaderboard Replay Support

Added support for sharing eligible leaderboard runs and watching them directly from the leaderboard.
Players can manage their shared recordings, with improved handling of interrupted uploads, retries and account name changes.
Replay sharing is prepared for rollout and requires server enablement. Existing scores remain available without a replay.

More Reliable Multiplayer

Improved reconnecting, move recovery and handling of interrupted or failed animations in Standard and Turn-Based Duels.
Fixed Turn-Based combat display discrepancies involving HP, shield and queued attacks after recovery.
Added safeguards against invalid moves and stale recovery updates leaving a board stuck.

Double Tesseract Scoring

Double Tesseract damage now follows the eligible pieces it clears. Additional specials caught in the clear increase its Chain and damage.
Updated bot predictions, Specialist accounting and Tutorial descriptions to match. Repeated Unlimited DT uses retain their reduced damage.

Loading and Presentation

Added a shared animated Tesseract loading indicator for startup, replay seeking, leaderboards and other waiting screens.
Reduced repeated downloads of unchanged assets and improved audio loading.
Refreshed browser/app icons, renamed Audio and Display to General, and added a Disclaimer window.

Public Names and Compatibility

Added public-name checks and safer account-name handling, with human-led moderation and improved administrator review tools. The expanded all-ages filter remains staged, not enabled.
Older Duel and Survival recordings using the previous Double Tesseract scoring are incompatible. Older non-combat recordings remain supported where they do not activate DT.
Multiplayer players must refresh to the same updated version before creating, joining or resuming a room.

v1.3.0 Alpha

Smarter Bots, Smoother Play

Welcome to G3ms

The game is now officially G3ms, without the .io suffix. Our new home is g3ms.app.

Faster, More Responsive Bots

Bots spend less time checking moves and planning ahead, with improved responsiveness during busy gameplay.
Reduced unnecessary interface updates that could slow down the game and bot decisions.
Higher-level bots make better use of their lookahead when considering future moves.

Refreshed Bot Difficulty

Rebalanced Levels 1-10, with easier introductory opponents and more demanding upper levels. Bots adjust their move selection as a match develops.
Higher levels emphasise planning, specials and maintaining MULT. Consistency and well-timed spikes remain important ways to overcome them.
Level 11 remains the unrestricted strongest opponent. Further difficulty polish, especially around Levels 6-7, remains planned.
Corrected bot predictions involving grey/newborn gems, special creation positions and newly created Tesseracts.

Profile and Cloud Saves

Improved syncing of completed Tests, challenge records and supported settings after signing in or using account-connected online features.
Fixed restored 30 Moves and Survival records being removed, and improved protection against older progress overwriting newer achievements.
Improved interrupted syncing, account changes and guest-progress imports. Ordinary startup and Play still require no online connection.
Browser saves belong to their original website. Keep old Render-site data until supported progress has synced; uploaded music stays local. Missing local/cloud data cannot be recovered by this update.

Gameplay Fixes

Fixed queued premoves leaving play stuck or allowing play to continue after HP reached zero.
Improved Survival's transition from a finishing move to the end of the challenge.
Further replay optimisation and difficulty polish remain planned.

v1.2.9 Alpha

Visuals and SFX Overhaul Update

Gameplay Visuals and Sound

New shrink/fade clear animation with expanding white silhouette outlines, coordinated chain highlights and refreshed Bomb, Cross and rainbow Tesseract effects.
Added broad Flashwave pressure distortion around floating attack numbers: cumulative outgoing damage after cancellation controls strength, starting at 1,000. Score-only modes use score gained per move.
Reworked score, attack, healing and shield/cancellation popups, including stronger entrances, cumulative updates and an individual-number Minimal option.
Reworked defeat presentation with falling board/HUD, separating gems, gradual rotation and a dark-grey alternative when collapse is disabled.
Replaced many SFX with royalty-free alternatives, added gem landing sounds and improved visual/audio synchronisation. Premove no longer replaces swap feedback.

Gameplay Pace and HUD

Smoother gem falling, quicker successive grey clears and grey-to-colour transitions. Grey clears allow falling to continue while fading.
Distance-based special projectile timing and corrected initial-match counting in extended Bomb clears. Tesseract-special combinations merge into the destination cell.
Speed Challenges now use 1.5x animation speed. Animation timing changes intentionally affect gameplay pace.
Shield MULT uses one continuous tier-local progress segment with Classic-style gain/depletion glows and completion flashes.
Lethal queued damage produces a persistent fading red glow. No new moves or attack packets can begin after either side is defeated.

Menus and Options

Standardised buttons, windows, controls, tooltips and scrolling across Options, startup, Tutorial/Tests, configuration, pause/results, Challenges, leaderboards and Multiplayer lobbies/browser.
Consistent forward/reverse zoom and blur transitions; fixed abrupt arrivals, duplicated returns and countdown visibility.
Added music title/artist search and in-game custom-track editing. Removing uploads preserves remaining assignments, with G3ms defaults when no base tracks remain.
Sharper skin previews, fixed Back controls and stacked Game Options categories for gameplay/menu effects. Touch setting rows briefly show help.
Signed-in startup offers Play then logout; username changes have a dedicated screen. Bot Duel settings reset on launch.
Fixed Tutorial counter placement, two-board demo layouts, residual sounds and DT navigation/performance. Improved mobile dialogs and challenge buttons.
Improved large-clear/falling performance, startup preparation and defeat startup. Fixed defeated boards layering above results.

Compatibility and Follow-Up

Older recordings affected by gameplay/detonation timing changes are marked incompatible. Visual preferences alone do not change replay rules.
Deployed live Multiplayer replay validation and broader physical-device/browser testing remain outstanding.

History

v1.2.8 Alpha

Music, Menu Customisation and MULT/Shield Settings

Additions

Expanded the music library with G3ms Default, TETR.IO Inspired and Full Library presets. Tracks are sorted by artist and title, with distinct colours for G3ms, TETR.IO and custom music.
Music scenarios now distinguish Speed and Focus Challenges and combine Sandbox/Tests. Added new default Tutorial, Replay and Multiplayer Lobby themes.
Customise menu grid visibility/speed, effect density/brightness, particle colour and four independent highlight colours, with per-setting resets and account settings sync.
Added configurable MULT increments, stage counts, SHP per special and a tier editor with PP/SHP requirements, damage reduction and cumulative progress. Settings persist and synchronise in multiplayer.
Classic MULT can now store PP at maximum MULT in all modes; Duel tier settings control that capacity.
Bot and live Duel results offer Watch Replay without saving. Closing playback returns to results so the recording can still be saved.
Redesigned the Main Menu around a larger central logo and added illustrated menu headers.

Bug Fixes

Fixed mobile opponent-focus HUDs in Standard and Turn-Based Duels, landscape stats/clocks, counter spacing and small touch controls.
Contained mobile Free Move displays and made Tutorial category buttons more compact and consistent with Challenges.
Fixed menu button resizing and header/Back/fullscreen controls snapping during transitions. Music dropdowns no longer follow parallax.
Improved attack-packet timer presentation and replay display of custom MULT/Shield settings.
Consecutive Shield matchless moves now deduct one matchless loss, then clear the resulting tier's progress. Loss scales with SHP gain.
Corrected extended PP/SHP tier progression, scaled MULT increase sounds/effects for custom stages, and updated the Old School preset.

Compatibility and Follow-Up

Older replays affected by changed Shield matchless, maximum-MULT PP or extended-tier rules are marked incompatible rather than played with different mechanics.
Multiplayer players must use matching updated builds. Further replay optimisation, live-service validation and physical-device testing remain ongoing.

v1.2.7 Alpha

Tutorial, HUD and Replay Polish

Additions

Live multiplayer results now offer Save Replay and Watch Replay once the recording is ready.
Added a moving neon-grid menu background with drifting glow regions, particles and shared parallax.
Rebuilt the New skin as SVG gems and specials, with more consistent visible sizing.
Reworked Tutorial/Test menus and demos, including animated Test details and shared challenge-style HUDs.

Bug Fixes

Fixed live replay finalisation, packet ownership and results-screen replay availability.
Improved desktop and mobile HUD allocations, counter placement, Free Move visibility and packet sizing.
Fixed MULT progress animations resizing rails and Combo/Chain clipping or persisting over the Test menu.
Corrected Tutorial HP projections, demo sound leakage, Test clocks and return transitions. Sandbox starts without a countdown.
Targets now fade into their normal yellow highlight. Specialist counts both Tesseracts and other specials cleared by DT without changing its damage or chaining.
Adjusted the MULT Test objective to 1.25x; the 100 Shield objective is unchanged.

Limitations

Live multiplayer replay completion is provisionally confirmed locally; proper live testing and broader device testing are still needed.
Replay optimisation and further visual polish remain ongoing.

v1.2.6 Alpha

Duel Replays and Multiplayer Polish

Additions

Save and watch Standard and Turn-Based Duel replays. The Replay Library shows match results and rulesets.
Reworked Multiplayer menus, added on-demand online connections, a low-MULT speed-penalty option and leaderboard submission dates.

Bug Fixes

Improved replay seeking and compatibility handling, large-clear performance, New-skin loading and attack-packet sound timing.
Corrected 30 Moves leaderboard tie-break submissions and AI special-mechanics parity.

Limitations

Long-replay optimisation and broader live multiplayer, mobile-device and browser validation remain ahead.

v1.2.5 Alpha

Challenge Replays

Additions

Save and watch replays for all eight challenges. Manage, import and export recordings from Replays in Options.
Playback includes 0.25x-4x speed, timestamp seeking, previous/next swap navigation, arrow keys and Space to pause. Paused gameplay time is skipped.
Mode-specific HUDs include Free Move rewards, segmented move/Matchless meters, targets and Survival combat. Timeline markers show Spike Builder's best move and target-clearing swaps.
Replay menus include matching transitions, sound cues and the White Gourd replay theme.

Bug Fixes

Fixed replay saving from local files, improved seeking and piece restoration, and synchronised playback effects and sound cues.
Corrected replay packet direction and responsive sizing; preserved cancellation and danger effects without timer fills. Low-health warnings now surround the board itself.
Improved mobile button sizing, challenge HUD visibility and results layouts. Online player counts no longer shift menu buttons.
Updated login/menu consistency, Back button placement and tutorial demo speed. Non-improving scores no longer attempt leaderboard submission.
Added bounded fragmented-message support to address multiplayer stalls associated with large board-sync messages.

Limitations

Duel replay implementation follows in a later update. Sandbox and Tests do not record replays.
Multiplayer fixes still need to be confirmed on the deployed Render service; local tests pass but production verification is pending.
Replays are local-only. Long seeks, terminal defeat animations and physical-device/mobile HUD polish still need work.

v1.2.4h Alpha

Account and Survival Hotfix

Additions

New accounts registered on a guest's device retain that guest's challenge records, stats and test progress after verification.
Challenge results submit automatically for signed-in accounts. Better results replace previous leaderboard bests, including both 30 Moves rankings.
Challenge personal bests are labelled Account best when signed in, and Local best for guests.
Survival: cancelling the final queued packet halves the remaining wait for the next wave, once per wave. Pending burst packets prevent this bonus; landed packets do not trigger it.

Bug Fixes

Fixed missing Firebase dependencies in the deployed server image. Live account functionality has been verified.
Removed the manual Submit Score button. Failed leaderboard updates remain queued and retry automatically.

Physical mobile and Android session testing, UI polish and server-validated competitive results still need work. Imported guest records are not submitted retroactively to leaderboards.

v1.2.4 Alpha

Accounts and Cloud Saves

Additions

Optional verified accounts with email or username login, email verification, password recovery and saved sessions. Guests can continue using nicknames.
Unique account usernames with a 24-hour rename cooldown. Old names become available immediately after renaming.
Cloud saves for challenge records, test completion, volume settings, skin and parallax. Music customisation remains on each device.
Durable Firestore leaderboards with verified-account submissions and independent pieces and score rankings for 30 Moves.
Account management, logout and password-confirmed account deletion in Profile settings.

Bug Fixes

Older device saves preserve better records and completed tests. Offline changes retry when reconnecting.
Account switching separates progress and settings; logout also updates other tabs in the same browser.
Leaderboard records no longer rely on the server's temporary filesystem, and existing entries follow username changes.
Menu sizing is prepared during startup, parallax has extra clearance without resizing buttons, and Challenges Back matches other menu Back buttons.
Account and multiplayer limits distinguish clients behind Render's proxy; storage and deletion gained transaction regression coverage.

Live email delivery and Render integration will be verified with this release. Physical mobile and Android session testing, further UI polish and server-validated competitive results remain outstanding. Legacy records are not imported into account leaderboards.

v1.2.3 AlphaCombat, Leaderboard and Compatibility Update

Additions

Compact leaderboard category selection and scrollable rankings for phone and short landscape screens.
Failed score submissions are saved locally for retry when reconnecting or reopening leaderboards.
UI layout debug gained F3+H toggling and touch inspection of interface elements.
Sandbox Experiment Mode resets Double Tesseract usage and allows unlimited uses.

Bug Fixes

Double Tesseract base damage is standardised to 1600 with no special chaining; obsolete damage settings and Tutorial references were updated.
Pause and resume preserve resolving combat events. Survival cannot heal back from zero HP, and delayed frames retain scheduled drain and waves.
Free Move reservations are protected from stale online updates, with clearer next-turn activation and turn-based clock highlighting.
Leaderboards use the configured game server, reject failed saves correctly, ignore outdated responses, and retain actual paired 30 Moves results and MULT Rush time tiebreakers.
Music no longer preloads the entire soundtrack at startup; cancelled previews and intentionally paused music no longer resume unexpectedly.
Menu transitions wait for asynchronous actions, and short-screen menus, Test HUDs, combat rails and attack-packet visuals fit more reliably.
Bot search caching and redundant HUD updates were corrected; server file access and WebSocket input gained defensive limits.

Further mobile polish, real-device performance testing, persistent leaderboard hosting and server-validated competitive results are still needed.

v1.2.2 AlphaMobile Duel and Layout Diagnostics Update

Portrait Duels gained a dedicated mobile composition with a compact opponent board and hold-to-focus board switching.
Player and opponent clocks, combat statistics, Free Moves, Combo and Chain, HP, SHIELD, and attack queues were reorganised for narrow displays.
Standard and Turn-Based Duels now share more consistent mobile HUD geometry, including improved minimap, resource-bar, delta, and end-state presentation.
A session-only UI layout debug option can outline rendered interface allocations and reveal their names on hover.
Responsive regression coverage now checks mobile Duel focus, live resizing, HUD containment, readable text, and additional menu and gameplay states.
Further HUD polish and testing across additional display sizes are still planned.

v1.2.1 AlphaMobile Interaction and Soundtrack Update

Touch-first devices gained explicit tap and swipe board controls without desktop hover artefacts.
Tutorial pages gained fixed phone navigation, directional swipe and keyboard transitions, and more reliable demo cleanup between pages.
First-launch gem skins and menu music now initialise more reliably, with the original gem set renamed to Default.
Phone Tutorial, Test, HUD, Patch Notes, and Options presentation received another responsive polish pass.
Volume controls became centred, consistently aligned, and responsive to available window width.
Five soundtrack additions joined Customisation, including dedicated Tutorial and multiplayer-lobby themes.

v1.2.0 AlphaBrowser Compatibility First Pass

A central responsive layout system began adapting major screens to phone, tablet, windowed, and desktop browser geometry.
Phone menus and submenus gained touch-safe controls, compact arrangements, explicit scroll ownership, and safer viewport boundaries.
Options, Challenges, match configuration, Tutorial selectors, overlays, and loading presentation received an initial mobile compatibility pass.
Automated layout coverage expanded across nine viewport families and core gameplay scenes.

v1.1.9 AlphaPersistent Menu World Update

Primary menus moved into one persistent spatial world with directional camera travel.
Menu navigation, background movement, parallax, focus handling, and responsive resizing became more stable.
Sandbox gained Experiment Mode and an optional multiplayer-style display.
MULT progress, special convergence, premove cleanup, piece falls, and Challenge presentation received fixes.

v1.1.8 AlphaChallenge Update

Spike Builder, Survival, Target Practice, Match Streak, and Specialist joined Training Challenges.
Challenge description pages gained local records and direct access to global leaderboards.
Training records, results, profiles, rankings, and responsive layouts expanded for the new challenge roster.
The canonical web client gained a shared Capacitor Android build pipeline with automated integration checks.

v1.1.7 AlphaMusic Customisation Update

Options were organised into Game, Profile, and Customisation sections.
Local MP3, OGG, and WAV tracks gained scenario assignments and playlist controls.
Custom music remained browser-local with editing, preview, and reset tools.

v1.1.6h AlphaTests and playfield hotfix

Singleplayer and Test boards received responsive sizing and interaction fixes.
Special Chain moved to a focused Singleplayer Test layout.
Combined Specials and Test stat presentation received additional fixes.

v1.1.6 AlphaCombined Specials Update

Bombs and Crosses gained three destination-centred Combined Special effects.
Combined Specials gained duel configuration, Bot evaluation, tutorial content, and dedicated effects.
Tesseract resolution and follow-up Combo accounting were made more consistent.
Board rendering, duel HUD updates, and packet timers received a performance cleanup.

v1.1.5 AlphaResponsive playfields and tutorial polish

Singleplayer, Tutorial, and Test boards became more responsive around their supporting HUD.
Tutorial demonstrations gained clearer board, combat, clock, packet, SHIELD, and Free Move examples.
Turn-Based Free Moves gained configurable progress goals and storage limits.
Duel configuration, result feedback, battle music, spectating, and match-ending safeguards received polish.

v1.1.4 AlphaProfiles and leaderboards update

Blitz, 30 Moves, and MULT Rush gained global leaderboards with per-player rankings.
Personal bests can be submitted explicitly while offline scores remain saved locally.
Generated guest identities and username prompts improved online player identification.
30 Moves gained Free Move progress and more complete live counting.

v1.1.3 AlphaTurn-Based strategy and tutorial update

Turn-Based Free Moves added stored extra turns, clock restoration, HUD feedback, and dedicated sounds.
Bot opponents gained tactical Free Move use and steadier route retention.
Tutorials and Tests were reorganised into clearer learning categories.
Multiplayer-style Tests gained more consistent combat HUD and packet behaviour.

v1.1.2h AlphaMultiplayer clarity hotfix

Committed opponent premoves became visible and audible.
Bot decisions stopped restarting for insignificant queue updates.
Packet placement, menu motion, online presence, and opponent audio received polish.

v1.1.2 AlphaTiming and resolution update

Attack activation pauses during board resolution while swap time still counts.
Turn-Based premoves, Bot pacing, and low-clock urgency were rebalanced.
Turn-Based live stats gained average thinking time and attack per move.
New specials became protected until their creation wave finishes.

v1.1.1 AlphaTurn-Based clock feedback update

Low-time and overtime states gained dedicated warning sounds.
The active clock gained clearer low-time and overtime states.
Clock sizing, positioning, HP drain, and damage feedback became more consistent.

v1.1.0 AlphaTurn-Based Update

Turn-Based attacks defaulted to simultaneous sending with a soft cap.
Special recovery gained selectable HP or clock restoration.
Overtime and background Bot thinking were introduced.

v1.0.12 AlphaPresentation and pacing update

Gem falling and cascades became smoother and more consistent.
The multiplayer HUD became more responsive while prioritising board space.
Fullscreen guidance, tutorial recommendations, and default gem presentation were updated.

v1.0.11 AlphaCombat HUD rework

HP, Shield, and attack queues moved into a compact horizontal HUD.
Expanded side telemetry and mirrored resource bars improved combat readability.
Multiplayer tutorials were updated to match the redesigned interface.

v1.0.9 AlphaPremoves and Experimental Shield

Premoves became available across duels, singleplayer, and training.
Adaptive Bot timing began following player thinking time.
Experimental Shield gain was stabilised across combat events.

v1.0.8 AlphaCombat clarity and performance

Attack Timeout replaced the Stall Penalty.
Resource bars gained incoming damage and cancellation previews.
Packet readability, Bot animation-time thinking, and sound timing improved.

v1.0.7 AlphaSpecial balance hotfix

Hybrid matches were capped at two created specials.
Simultaneous combo attacks became separate packets.
Special scoring, Tesseract swaps, and score-number presentation were corrected.

v1.0.6 AlphaLobby stability hotfix

Waiting rooms began surviving brief connection interruptions.
Hosts and guests could resume their original room and player slot.

v1.0.5 AlphaSpectator synchronization hotfix

Fixed multiplayer initialization with spectators present.
Restored live opponent boards while keeping spectator boards read-only.

v1.0.4 AlphaMultiplayer spectators

Players could join active rooms as spectators.
Lobby roles, live match watching, and participant profiles were added.

v1.0.3 AlphaGem skin polish

Scalable gem artwork and selectable New and Default skins were introduced.
Default sprites and gameplay sprite caching were refreshed.

v1.0.2 AlphaGem skin selector

New scalable gem artwork and skin selection arrived.
Default PNG sprites were refreshed.

v1.0.1 AlphaPublic rooms

Public room browsing, visibility switching, and invite links were added.
Local profiles began displaying names and training records.
Players could leave multiplayer results independently.

MULT	SHP to next	Specials	DR
1.00x	50	2	0%
1.25x	50	2	5%
1.50x	75	3	5%
1.75x	75	3	10%
2.00x	100	4	10%
2.25x	100	4	15%
2.50x	125	5	15%
2.75x	125	5	25%
3.00x	125 capacity	5	25%

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v1.3.1 Alpha

Faster Replay Navigation

Leaderboard Replay Support

More Reliable Multiplayer

Double Tesseract Scoring

Loading and Presentation

Public Names and Compatibility

v1.3.0 Alpha

Welcome to G3ms

Faster, More Responsive Bots

Refreshed Bot Difficulty

Profile and Cloud Saves

Gameplay Fixes

v1.2.9 Alpha

Gameplay Visuals and Sound

Gameplay Pace and HUD

Menus and Options

Compatibility and Follow-Up

History

v1.2.8 Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

Compatibility and Follow-Up

v1.2.7 Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

Limitations

v1.2.6 Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

Limitations

v1.2.5 Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

Limitations

v1.2.4h Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

v1.2.4 Alpha

Additions

Bug Fixes

Additions

Bug Fixes

v1.3.1 Alpha

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