Gethes v0.02 — “Night Residue” Update

Gethes v0.02 expands both the identity and flexibility of the project.
This update introduces full modding paths for themes and story content, while pushing Story Mode into a more immersive and melancholic direction centered on Syster and the creator's past.

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What's New

Modding Support (Themes)

You can now mod the visual style of Gethes using JSON files.

• Custom theme files are loaded from:
  C:\Users\<your_user>\AppData\Roaming\Gethes\mods\themes
• Built-in and modded themes can coexist.
• Added runtime reload command:
  theme reload

Modding Support (Story Mode)

Story content is now extensible without touching source code.

• Story mod files are loaded from:
  C:\Users\<your_user>\AppData\Roaming\Gethes\mods\story
• Supported formats:
  • story_<lang>.json (es, en, pt)
  • story.json (fallback)
• Merge modes:
  • append (add chapters after base story)
  • replace (fully override base story)

Auto-Generated Mod Templates

On first run, Gethes creates modding templates and docs automatically:

• mods/README_MODS.txt
• mods/themes/sample_theme_pack.json
• mods/story/sample_story_es.json

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Story Expansion

Story Mode has been expanded in all supported languages:

• Spanish
• English
• Portuguese

The new narrative arc is more introspective and melancholic, focusing on:

• late-night system atmosphere,
• recovered creator traces,
• Syster's internal conflict,
• memory, grief, and unresolved digital residue.

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Audio Workflow Improvements

This release also includes the new external SFX path integration:

• Freesound dependency support
• Event-based binding for SFX customization
• sfx command flow for key/search/bind/test/reset

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Versioning and Build

• Version bumped to: 0.02
• Metadata updated across app, installer, updater, and release descriptors.
• New distribution outputs generated for this version.

Full Changelog: v0.01...v0.02