Lord Spey v2.1.2

Release v2.1.2: Docked Obsidian Workspace UI (Zero Overlay Slop), Uni…

Lord Spey v2.0.0

Lord Spey v2.0.0 — We finally made it to Version 2.0!

A monumental release delivering an authentic Obsidian-grade interface, multi-tier Universe Starcharts, and buttery-smooth interactions.

✦ What's New & Improved in v2.0.0

• 💎 Obsidian-Style Interface & Activity Ribbon:
  • Activity Ribbon: Docked left vertical toolstrip providing 1-click access to Vault File Tree (Ctrl+Shift+E), Quick Switcher (Ctrl+K), Galaxy Graph (Ctrl+G), Universe Atlas (Ctrl+M), Chronology Timelines (Ctrl+T), Character Codex (Ctrl+U), Daily Word Goals, Interactive Tutorial, and Settings (Ctrl+,).
  • Workspace Document Tabs Bar: Sleek document tabs with live document title synchronization, quick close (Esc), new note (Ctrl+N), live reading mode toggle (Ctrl+Shift+P), split view (Ctrl+\), and scene outline drawer (Alt+O).
  • Obsidian Bottom Status Bar: Real-time telemetry displaying word count, character count, estimated reading time, active document name, backlinks count, editor mode, and instant save indicator.
• 🌌 Universe Starcharts & Multi-Tier Cosmic Atlas:
  • Full authorial freedom to map entire universes instead of a single country map.
  • Multi-tier hierarchy: Galaxies / Sectors (with galactic nucleus radiance, quadrant crosshairs, sector range rings, and coordinate labels), Star Systems (with radial solar cores, concentric planetary orbital rings, AU distance guides), World Maps (continents & biomes), and Station / Vessel Deckplans.
  • 1-Click Universe Template Generator: Generates the Andromeda Expanse with connected binary star systems, habitable worlds, and relic jump gates.
• ⚡ Silky Smooth 60fps Experience:
  • Re-engineered transitions using hardware-accelerated cubic-bezier curves (cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)) for buttery smooth modals, sidebar collapse, and drawer slides.
• ✨ Ambient Animated Themes:
  • Five calm, distraction-free backdrops (Default Serene Obsidian, Cosmic Starfield, Ethereal Nebula, Cozy Embers, Midnight Rain & Mist).
• 🛡️ 100% Local-First Sovereign Privacy:
  • Zero subscriptions, zero telemetry, local .spey and Markdown exports, and automatic pre-update safety snapshots.

📦 Downloads & Binaries

• Lord.Spey.Setup.2.0.0.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord.Spey.2.0.0.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).
• Lord.Spey.apk / app-debug.apk: Android package for mobile writing and worldbuilding.

Lord Spey v1.2.0

Lord Spey v1.2.0 — Universe Atlas & Ambient Animated Themes

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's New & Improved in v1.2.0

• 🌌 Lord Spey Universe Atlas & Multi-Tier Cartography:
  • Hierarchical Cosmic Mapping: Seamless nested tier structure spanning Galaxy / Sector, Star System, World Surface, and Local / Station deckplans.
  • Radial Solar Cores & Concentric Orbital Rings: Dedicated star system canvas featuring luminous radial central stars, concentric planetary orbital guide rings, and toggleable orbital paths.
  • Celestial Pins & Drill-Down Previews: Rich celestial pin taxonomy (Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Moons, Space Stations, Asteroid Belts) with deep-link realm preview modals and one-click realm switching ([ 🪐 Enter Star System ] / [ 🗺️ View World Map ]).
  • Interstellar Hyperlane Route Pen: Draw dashed luminous trade routes and hyperlanes directly connecting star systems.
  • Multiverse .spey Package Serialization: Complete multi-map universe registry and child maps bundled into portable .spey projects with non-destructive merge and duplicate pin guards.
• ✨ Ambient Animated Themes:
  • Distraction-Free Atmospheric Backdrops: Five calm themes selectable in Settings: Default Serene Obsidian, Cosmic Starfield (gentle twinkling celestial stars), Ethereal Nebula (slow-drifting celestial auroras), Cozy Fireflies & Embers (warm twilight embers), and Midnight Rain & Mist (soothing rain streaks).
  • Lightweight Hardware Acceleration: Zero CPU lag, smooth canvas particle rendering, auto-pauses during heavy operations, and honors prefers-reduced-motion.
• 🎨 Photoshop-Style Map Studio & Custom Sizing:
  • Custom canvas sizing (500px to 4000px), multi-layer drawing system, terrain stampers, fractal landmass sculpting, and high-DPI PNG export.
• 🛡️ Data Safety & Sovereign Vault:
  • Automatic pre-update backups, non-destructive sample vault merging, and 100% offline-first privacy.

📦 Downloads & Binaries

• Lord.Spey.Setup.1.2.0.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord.Spey.1.2.0.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).
• Lord.Spey.apk / app-debug.apk: Android package for mobile writing and worldbuilding.

Lord Spey v1.1.5

Lord Spey v1.1.5 — Creative Map Studio, Custom Sizing & Cartography Tools

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's New & Improved in v1.1.5

• 🎨 Creative Photoshop-Like Map Studio:
  • Full Cartography Drawing Suite: Dedicated drawing mode (Paint / Studio) equipped with freeform ink brush, fine pencil for borders/rivers, precision eraser, fractal landmass coastline sculptor, and geometric tools (rectangles, ellipses, straight lines, multi-point polygons).
  • Fantasy Terrain Stampers: Quick-draw terrain brushes for mountain ranges (▲▲▲), dense forests (♣♣♣), desert dunes (〜〜), swamps (≈≈), and rolling hills (⌒⌒).
  • Color Palette & Swatches: 10 fantasy cartography swatches (Deep Ocean, Coastal Azure, Parchment, Grassland, Basalt Mountain, Evergreen Forest, Desert Sand, Volcanic Ash, Crimson Kingdom, Royal Gold) plus full RGB/Hex color picker.
  • Multi-Layer Drawing System: Create, hide/show, reorder, adjust layer opacity (0%–100%), and one-click "Bake Layers" to flatten onto the permanent base canvas.
  • Flood Fill Bucket: High-speed flat 1D queue flood-fill with color tolerance for instant continental or ocean tinting.
• 📐 Custom Canvas Shapes & Dimensions:
  • Precision Sizing: Set custom map dimensions from 500 px to 4000 px with aspect-ratio locking and 1-click presets (Cinema 16:9, Ultrawide 24:10, Square 1:1, Vertical Scroll 9:16).
  • Boundary Framing: Choice of Classic Rectangle, Circular/Oval Vignette with soft atmospheric shadows, and Archival Parchment vintage antique deckled borders.
• 🗺️ High-DPI Export & Gesture Navigation:
  • Elliptical PNG Export: Exports crisp high-resolution maps compositing background, drawings, layers, and dynamically scaled landmark pins & territory labels, with accurate elliptical clipping masks.
  • Two-Finger Touch Navigation: Pinch-to-zoom and canvas panning seamlessly bypasses drawing tools on touch devices.
• 🛡️ Data Safety & Backward Compatibility:
  • Seamless persistence in Storage, .spey project bundle import/export, and multi-tier storage quota fallback protection.

📦 Downloads & Binaries

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.5.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.5.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).
• Lord.Spey.apk / app-debug.apk: Android package for mobile writing and worldbuilding.

Lord Spey v1.1.4

Lord Spey v1.1.4 — Sample Vault Data-Loss Protection & Minimalist UI Overhaul

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's New & Improved in v1.1.4

• 🛡️ Sample Vault Data-Loss Prevention & Rollback:
  • Accidental Overwrite Protection: Intelligent user content detection (Storage.hasUserContent(), Storage.isPristineStarterVault()) prevents accidental progress loss when selecting the Sample Vault while working on a project with chapters, lore, characters, maps, or timeline milestones.
  • Interactive Safety Confirmation Modal: Populated vaults trigger an immediate confirmation modal with live project statistics and three non-destructive options: Backup & Replace, Merge with Sample Vault, or Cancel.
  • 1-Click Instant Undo / Restore: Automatic pre-replacement safety snapshot with an immediate floating banner ([Undo / Restore My Work]) and permanent Settings restore control ([Restore Previous Vault Backup]).
  • Non-Destructive Universe Merging: Merge mode safely incorporates sample lore, timeline milestones, and map regions alongside your custom project without overwriting any user content.
  • Quota Error Boundary: In-memory and session storage fallback snapshots protect against QuotaExceededError if storage quota is constrained.
• ✨ Minimalist UI/UX & Distraction-Free Redesign ("Un-slopped"):
  • Purged Neon Glows & Halos: Eradicated aggressive red box shadows, neon halos, and visual clutter across input fields, wiki links, tags, and modal dialogs. Replaced with soft, refined elevation shadows and clean focus rings.
  • Emoji & Sparkle Decoupling: Removed gratuitous sparkle emojis (✦) and decorative clutter from logo headers, outline drawers, linked mentions, metrics, and graph legends.
  • Editorial Typography: Serene, comfortable drafting canvas with classic publishing asterisks (* * *) for scene breaks and refined headline tracking.
  • Compact Formatting Bar: Unified single-line formatting toolbar with sleek 150ms ease transitions.
  • Decluttered Sidebar & Modals: Clean tree hierarchy, unobtrusive split + New Note button, and streamlined dialogs.
• 🔄 Real-Time GitHub Release Detection & In-App Updates:
  • Automatic background detection of new GitHub releases with notification banners and status badges.
  • 15-minute rate-limiting cooldown cache and safe pre-update snapshots.

📦 Downloads & Binaries

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.4.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.4.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).
• Lord.Spey.apk / app-debug.apk: Android package for mobile writing and worldbuilding.

Lord Spey v1.1.3

Lord Spey v1.1.3 — Automatic Update Detection & Visual Notifications

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's New & Improved in v1.1.3

• 🔄 Automatic Background Release Detection:
  • Automatically queries the GitHub Releases API to detect new versions across both Electron desktop and web browser sessions.
  • Startup check with a gentle 3-second delay to ensure zero impact on workspace initial render.
  • Periodic background polling every 45 minutes and automatic checks upon window refocus.
• 🔔 Real-Time Visual Notifications & Update Banners:
  • Non-intrusive floating top banner (#update-banner) offering instant [Update Now] action and quick dismiss ([✕]).
  • Subtle pulsing update badges on the sidebar Settings gear (#btn-project-settings) and top Dashboard indicator.
  • Dismissing the floating banner maintains subtle gear and dashboard badges until updated or dismissed.
• 🛡️ Rate-Limiting Cache & Error Resilience:
  • 15-minute rate-limit cooldown cache (localStorage) prevents redundant network requests on repeated focus switches.
  • Silent background error handling: offline network failures or GitHub API rate limits (HTTP 403) fail silently in the background while user-initiated manual checks provide actionable status alerts.
• ⚡ Safe Update Guarantee & In-Place Backups:
  • Automated safety snapshot before updates ensuring 100% preservation of manuscript drafts, vault lore, world maps, characters, and settings.
• ✍️ Workspace & Editor Refinements:
  • Seamless split-button "+ New Note" and type selector dropdown menu.
  • Editor layout geometry isolation, unconstrained vertical flow, and configurable Tab indentation.

📦 Downloads & Binaries

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.3.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.3.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).
• Lord.Spey.apk / app-debug.apk: Android package for mobile writing and worldbuilding.

Lord Spey v1.1.2

Lord Spey v1.1.2 — New Note Button & Dropdown Action Fix

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's Fixed in v1.1.2

• ⚡ Resolved New Note Button & Dropdown Action Conflict:
  • Fixed duplicate listener trigger where pressing the "+ New Note" button simultaneously opened both the "Create New Document" modal and the dropdown menu, resulting in the modal backdrop obscuring the dropdown menu beneath it.
  • Added dedicated dropdown toggle button (#btn-new-note-dropdown) forming a clean, unified split button ([ + New Note | ▾ ]) in the sidebar footer.
  • Clicking "+ New Note" now immediately opens the document creation modal without opening the dropdown menu.
  • Clicking the dropdown chevron (▾) toggles the document type menu (Chapter, Character Note, Worldbuilding, Draft) cleanly without opening the modal.
• 🛡️ Dropdown Occlusion, Dismissal & Keyboard Navigation:
  • Implemented proper event isolation (e.stopPropagation()) preventing double triggers and event bubbling.
  • Added Escape key dismissal to immediately close the dropdown menu without impacting other views.
  • Added document click-outside dismissal and cleared active toggle button state.
  • Enhanced upward slide animation and alignment within the sidebar footer.

📦 Windows Downloads

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.2.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.2.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).

Lord Spey v1.1.1

Lord Spey v1.1.1 — Layout Resize & Tab Indentation Bug Fix

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's Fixed in v1.1.1

• 📐 Layout Overlap & Collision Fix on Window / Tab Resize:
  • Resolved responsive flexbox compression where document header (#editor-header) and formatting toolbar overlapped with editor text and preview pane during viewport resizing, split view changes, or tablet/laptop dimension shifts.
  • Added min-height: 42px, max-height: 42px, flex-wrap: nowrap, and horizontal scrolling to .format-bar and .editor-toolbar so toolbars remain sleek and never vertically explode to 250px or crush the writing area.
  • Reset .editor-scroll-container flex basis to 0% (flex: 1 1 0%) to ensure unconstrained, single-scroll vertical flow.
  • Upgraded split view to dynamic height scaling (flex: 1 1 auto; height: 100%) eliminating hardcoded viewport offset collisions.
  • Enhanced Focus Mode toolbar hover detection to calculate dynamic bounds across all window sizes.
• ⌨️ Customizable Editor Tab Indentation & 1-Click Toolbar Control:
  • Added instant Tab Indentation cycle button (Tab: 2 / 4 / 8) directly on the formatting toolbar alongside line spacing.
  • Added configurable Tab Size setting in Settings → Editor & Writing Preferences with 2-space, 4-space, and 8-space presets with immediate persistence.
  • Integrated dynamic CSS variable (--editor-tab-size) syncing live to the drafting canvas.
  • Upgraded Tab key handling in the editor: supports single indentation with native undo (Ctrl+Z), multiline block indentation, and Shift+Tab unindentation.
• 🛡️ DOM Selector Compatibility & Class Aliasing:
  • Full support for selector aliases (#editor-header, #editor-toolbar-wrap, #editor-title, #editor-body, #preview-pane, .split-view, .focus-mode).

📦 Windows Downloads

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.1.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.1.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).

Lord Spey v1.1.0

Lord Spey v1.1.0 — Raven Brand & Feature Expansion

Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

✦ What's New in v1.1.0

• 🦅 Official Raven Brand Logo:
  • Celestial raven emblem with butterfly silhouette accents in top navigation, header, and dashboard watermark.
  • Native multi-resolution Windows icon (.ico) configured for installers, taskbar, and desktop launcher shortcuts.
• 🎨 App Themes & Custom Accent Picker:
  • Velvet Dark, Ivory Light, and Parchment Sepia authorial reading themes.
  • Custom Accent Color Picker with live CSS variable updates and accessible border contrast.
• ✍️ Writing Focus Mode:
  • Auto-hiding formatting toolbar while typing for zero-clutter composition.
  • Smooth fade-in on mouse hover or pause.
• 🗺️ World Map Shapes & Region Drawing:
  • 16:9 Landscape, 1:1 Square, 9:16 Realm, and Oval cartographic canvas aspect ratios.
  • Interactive territory polygon drawing with fill colors, opacity controls, and linked lore markers.
• 📁 Multi-Section Folders & Note Dropdown:
  • Multi-act and multi-volume chapter folder hierarchies.
  • Dedicated + New Note dropdown for Chapters, Lore, Characters, and Codex documents.
• 🌌 Expanded Galaxy Graph:
  • 0-collision force simulation physics with spacious distribution and legible typography.
  • Manual entity creation for Themes, Plot Arcs, and Factions with custom directional relationship links.
• 👤 Character Codex Portraits:
  • Direct portrait image upload and drag-and-drop for concept art & avatars.
  • Aspect-ratio preserved dossier cards with zoom previews.
• 📦 Standalone Modules:
  • In-module inspection and editing for Characters, Maps, and Timelines without forced note redirects.
• 🔄 In-App Auto-Updater:
  • Automated background release detector connected to GitHub Releases API.
  • "What's New in v1.1.0" changelog viewer and update notification preview tester in Settings.
  • Automated safety snapshot backup before updates guaranteeing 100% preservation of drafts, lore, and maps.

📦 Windows Downloads

• Lord Spey Setup 1.1.0.exe: Complete Windows installer (NSIS) with desktop shortcuts & auto-update support.
• Lord Spey 1.1.0.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required).

Lord Spey v1.0.0

Desktop release of Lord Spey — Minimal Obsidian-inspired author's workspace for drafts, lore, and worldbuilding.

Windows Downloads

• Lord Spey Setup 1.0.0.exe: Full Windows installer (NSIS)
• Lord Spey 1.0.0.exe: Portable standalone executable (no installation required)