- Improved portal settings and communication preference screens.
- Expanded admin player-edit controls.
- Standardized common system email copy for clearer notifications.
Release Archive
1.x Updates
All release notes from the 1.x family.
- Message inbox, sent, archive, trash, and team folders now support keyword search with total-aware pagination.
- Message center folders are easier to search and browse.
- Tournament update emails are now sent only when tournament details, teams, or game timing/settings actually change.
- Players are emailed when admin resets scores for one tournament game or deletes a game from a tournament.
- Audit Trail now supports keyword search and pagination with 20 entries per page by default.
- Player-side My Audit Trail also supports keyword search and pagination.
- Large table listings now get in-page keyword search and paging controls automatically.
- Admins can now reset scores for one game inside a tournament without resetting the full tournament.
- Admins can now delete one assigned tournament game and remove all tournament scores and screenshot submissions tied to that game.
- Tournament game cleanup also removes mirrored solo leaderboard entries created from those tournament scores.
- Fixed image and attachment uploads on admin/player forms by stopping the global AJAX upload hijack.
- Only forms explicitly marked for AJAX upload now use the progress-upload pathway.
- AJAX upload forms now include the clicked submit button value so action-specific submits remain reliable.
- Fixed admin submit/update forms that were being hijacked by upload-progress JavaScript even when no file was selected.
- Admin file-upload forms now return clear AJAX error messages instead of vague failed-submit notices.
- Failed admin actions are now recorded in Audit Trail so the exact failing action can be traced.
- Added the same clean accordion left menu module to player-side pages.
- Player submenu groups are closed by default and open on click or touch.
- Player submenu items are full-width separate rows with larger tap targets.
- Opening one player menu group closes the others for a tidy mobile and desktop layout.
- Fixed Cron Health and Usage Reports admin layouts so the sidebar stays on the left.
- Admin Audit Trail now includes page movement activity from player portal usage tracking.
- Tournament and solo screenshot score submissions are now explicitly recorded in Audit Trail.
- Redesigned the admin left navigation as a touch-friendly accordion.
- Admin submenu groups are closed by default and open on click/tap.
- Every submenu item now appears on its own clean line with larger tap targets.
- Opening one admin menu group closes the others for a cleaner workspace.
- Player profile edits and photo changes now require admin approval.
- Admin approvals show before/after profile changes and allow edited approval or rejection.
- Profile social links are separated by platform for Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and Khichdi Social Network.
- Solo packages can be assigned to multiple players at once.
- Image Compression now separates uncompressed eligible images from already-compressed images and adds Restore All.
- Image Compression moved under the Optimization admin navigation group.
- Added tournament-game cron automation for starts, reminders, and closures.
- Added Command Center game-status shortcuts with live time-left indicators.
- Added admin cron health and usage reporting pages.
- Added player usage reports for sessions, sections, and game-page time.
- Grouped the admin sidebar into collapsible sections for cleaner navigation.
- Hardened install and update scripts so completed versions do not rerun.
- Fixed sponsor login password handling.
- Split sponsor management into separate list, create/edit, image, and lead pages.
- Split solo package management into separate list, create/edit, assignment, and subscription pages.
- Added square sponsor logo and banner upload handling with resize guidance.
- Added live upload progress bars and admin image compression with backup/restore.
- Added admin-managed solo game packages for selected custom HTML5 games.
- Admins can assign timed solo subscriptions to players outside tournaments.
- Players get a Solo Packages area, solo game pages, and global solo leaderboards.
- Solo scores remain independent from tournament and team leaderboards.
- Approved tournament bests can mirror into solo rankings without letting solo play affect tournaments.
- Added a WYSIWYG editor with inline image upload for key writing surfaces.
- Stories, portal messages, broadcasts, support tickets, replies, Help Center articles, FAQs, and social posts now support rich formatting.
- Rich text is sanitized before display so uploaded images and formatting can be shown safely.
- Leaderboard score rows now show approved screenshot evidence for manual custom-game submissions.
- Tournament viewers can cross-check screenshots for players from any team in the same tournament.
- Admins can re-open the same evidence from game, player, and team leaderboard detail pages.
- Approvals now include pending score screenshot approvals.
- Team rankings are clickable so admins and players can inspect point breakups.
- Audit Trail now records authenticated player and admin form actions going forward.
- Admin communication and organizer links were restored while keeping admins out of game play.
- Added sponsor and partner management with public listings, sponsor login, ad views, and click tracking.
- Cleaned the admin experience so admins manage and inspect instead of playing.
- Admins and sub-admins can view all tournament and game-wise leaderboards.
- Admin accounts are blocked from game play access and redirected away from player game screens.
- Admin navigation now focuses on management, monitoring, support, and leaderboard review.
- Added Secret Lakhpati mission templates for Game Control.
- Added targeted missions for all active players or one selected player.
- Added mission agenda, deadline, success reward, and failure penalty fields.
- Mission reviews now create transparent next-round elimination effects and audit records.
- Removed retired built-in games from public-facing home, game, and changelog surfaces.
- Added a public Secret Lakhpati feature page with registration and login calls to action.
- Added The Secret Lakhpati as a special feature card inside the Games page.
- Updated public wording so the portal highlights custom HTML5 games and Secret Lakhpati only.
- Removed the retired built-in game catalog.
- Kept custom embedded HTML5 games as the main tournament game system.
- Kept The Secret Lakhpati MMO RPG mode available separately.
- Added cleanup for stale retired-game tournament assignments and score rows during update.
- Added the internal MMO RPG mode The Secret Lakhpati.
- Added player applications, admin approval/rejection/delete/ban controls, and controller assignment.
- Added Game Control dashboards for clues, missions, mission review, private game messages, and voting reports.
- Added daily elimination rounds with automatic self-votes for non-voters and storyboard results.
- Added cron support for processing nightly Secret Lakhpati eliminations.
- Added custom embedded HTML5 games to the tournament game system.
- Admins can create custom games with title, category, icon, description, and embed URL.
- Custom games can be assigned to tournaments with the existing date-window controls.
- Players submit custom-game high scores through screenshot uploads for admin approval.
- Approved manual scores update the tournament leaderboards.
- Added an admin-only tournament leaderboard reset action.
- Tournament resets permanently delete all score submissions for that tournament.
- Added confirmation prompts before score history can be wiped.
- Admin tournament lists now show score-entry counts.
- Removed mid-game save controls from tournament game play.
- Disabled the autosave API so saved game state can no longer be used to manipulate scores.
- Changed tournament game launches to always start from a fresh run.
- Added updater cleanup for old saved game states.
- Added a full tournament Story Mode timeline page with filters and pagination.
- Added a searchable public Help Center with categories, FAQs, and articles.
- Added player support tickets with admin replies, assignment, priority, and attachments.
- Added sub-admin role support and audit trail pages.
- Expanded broadcasts to tournament player audiences.
- Renamed Deck to Command Center and Messages to Communication.
- Added server-side fair-play score caps and cleanup for retired built-in game scores.
- Improved tournament leaderboards so removed teams no longer appear in tournament rankings.
- Added command center captain shortcuts, local computer time, and richer tournament rank summaries.
- Added admin game management for descriptions and compatibility.
- Added tournament Story Mode and observer tournament following.
- Added social post edit/delete controls for players and admins.
- Restored admin changelog access.
- Improved top navigation with hover/touch submenus.
- Moved Message Center per-page controls to the bottom and improved Deck summaries.
- Removed public home-page leaderboard previews before login.
- Removed changelog links from the admin panel while keeping the public showcase changelog.
- Added clearer required-field markers and live validation ticks across forms.
- Added mobile/keyboard game categories and organizer sections.
- Expanded player registration and profile details with phone, birthday, gender, and photos.
- Improved messages with replies, archives, pagination, and compact reading.
- Added admin manual update upload and optimization cleanup tools.
- Added delete options for pending registrations and team join requests.
- Added admin broadcast messages to all or selected players and teams.
- Portal messages now send fuller email copies to recipients.
- Fixed admin approvals compatibility for installs that have not run every prior update.
- Made the updater able to migrate from any older version directly to the latest.
- Added message bulk trash, restore, and abuse reporting.
- Fixed tournament game cards and play controls so resizing is not required.
- Replaced the old chess target-square mini-game with real mate-in-one chess puzzles.
- Added an experimental timing-based sports game before the built-in game pack was retired.
- Introduced changelog pages for incremental releases.
- Added email notifications for signups, tournaments, teams, scores, and approvals.
- Added player notification preferences and team roster pages.
- Initial RPG MMO portal release with teams, tournaments, games, leaderboards, messaging, schedules, and admin modules.