ROOT · Network OS 1.8.0

ROOT · Network OS 1.8.0

Research, customer growth and expansion now give you more control over how the bunker develops between visits.

• Research economy. Agent levels add research output with diminishing returns. Routine jobs pay fewer points, starter projects cost 25–40 RP, and repeatable tracks start at 120–240 RP.
• Customer growth. A paid expansion reserves capacity and adds units to the existing contract after an agent provisions it. The quote identifies room team, hardware and funding constraints.
• Unattended operations. An optional response plan can start a safe power reroute within the hourly repair budget and protected cash reserve. Server purchases and sector expansion warn if the next backup will exceed its budget. Unaffordable enquiries skip the expensive capacity check.
• Phased construction. On Basement 1, the first additional server room can open with two rack slots for 6 million CR. A 14-million-CR fit-out adds four more. You can also build all six slots at once. Sector expansion counts reachable servers.
• Agent development. At level 14, agents can specialize in customer service, rack maintenance or project review. Automatic staffing prioritizes urgent SLA work, and job selection accounts for available resources and estimated run time.

Existing saves migrate to schema 11. Research balances, completed work and paid commitments carry over. Automatic power rerouting is off by default.

Installed Windows and Linux editions can update through Settings → Desktop & updates. Portable users can replace their binary and keep the adjacent save folder.

For Docker, keep the existing Compose project and volume, run docker compose pull, then docker compose up -d --no-build --wait. The versioned image is ghcr.io/tricade/root-network-os:1.8.0. Docker instructions.

ROOT · Network OS 1.7.1

ROOT · Network OS 1.7.1

Coming up now lists a rack upgrade as soon as the operator books it. An announced outage counts down to the maintenance start, then shows the time until the rack comes back online. An immediate upgrade shows the time remaining straight away. Select the rack name to open the affected cabinet in the web interface or the 3D console. The entry disappears when the work is complete.

The Docker edition uses the official Node.js 26.13.0 LTS image on x86-64 and ARM64. The source edition supports Node.js 24 and 26, with checks on Windows and Linux for both. Installed Windows and Linux editions can update through Settings → Desktop & updates. Portable users can replace their binary and keep the adjacent save folder.

For Docker, keep the existing Compose project and volume, run docker compose pull, then docker compose up -d --no-build --wait. The versioned image is ghcr.io/tricade/root-network-os:1.7.1. Docker instructions.

ROOT · Network OS 1.7.0

ROOT · Network OS 1.7.0

This release adds planned rack maintenance, optional customer communication and quieter notification controls across the browser, desktop and Docker editions.

• One rack, one outage: combine power, cooling and switch upgrades. Select one to three components; prices and work times add up, and each component gains one level when the shared window completes. Capital plans can schedule the same batch.
• Optional customer notice: send a simulated announcement to active customers in the rack’s room for an extra credit fee. The rack stays online for a two-minute lead time; satisfaction loss attributable to the announced outage is halved. Delivery, SLA deficits and unrelated faults still matter. Notice is off by default.
• Maintenance communications research: sector 4, 450 RP and two hours of lab work. Customer desk and Preventive maintenance are prerequisites. The project cuts announcement fees by 25% and lead time to one minute. It is not required for ordinary maintenance.
• A configurable bell: choose visibility, badge counting and automatic pop-ups independently for ten notification types. Each type has an icon. Routine jobs and backups do not add badge counts or automatic pop-ups by default. Research, hardware and construction completions appear at the bottom right, including work completed while away. Direct action feedback stays visible.
• More predictable 3D controls: explicitly capture the mouse, release it with Escape, or use drag-to-look. Capture changes, focus loss and released buttons clear stale input so old drag coordinates cannot move the camera after a mode change.

Existing saves migrate to schema 9. Cached older browser clients are asked to reload before writing, so they cannot discard an already paid maintenance window. Export a backup from Settings before updating; the same save format is used by desktop, browser and Docker.

Docker images: ghcr.io/tricade/root-network-os:1.7.0 or :latest, for x86-64 and ARM64. With the existing Compose project, run docker compose pull then docker compose up -d --no-build --wait. Keep its persistent volume. Docker instructions.

Windows/Linux installed editions retain their updater. Portable editions and Docker use manual updates. Desktop packages remain unsigned.

Validation: all 367 automated tests, lint and formatting passed locally, plus the native Electron smoke check with real WebGL. German and English notification settings were checked in the browser at normal and narrow widths. Verification scope.

ROOT · Network OS 1.6.1

ROOT · Network OS 1.6.1

This release adds the Docker browser edition alongside the existing Windows and Linux desktop downloads.

• x86-64 and ARM64 containers: ghcr.io/tricade/root-network-os:1.6.1 (or :latest), with the complete web UI and first-person bunker. Rendering uses the browser; the container needs no GPU.
• Persistent progress: Compose stores the current save and previous valid backup in a separate volume. Existing browser/desktop progress can be exported and imported through Settings.
• Local by default: the host port binds to loopback. NAS/LAN and HTTPS proxy deployments use an explicit browser origin; ROOT still has one save per instance and no account system.
• Predictable operation: a non-root process, read-only runtime, health check and graceful save shutdown. Tagged images are tested natively on both architectures before publication. Dependabot tracks the pinned Node base image.

Docker start, backup and update instructions

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d --no-build --wait

Download compose.yaml first, then open http://127.0.0.1:18473. Keep the Compose project directory and volume when updating. Do not use down -v unless you intend to delete progress.

The simulation and save schema are unchanged from 1.6.0. Offline catch-up remains capped at 12 hours; running Docker does not run an unlimited server-side economy. Windows/Linux installed editions keep their existing updater; portable editions and Docker use manual updates. Desktop packages remain unsigned.

ROOT · Network OS 1.6.0

ROOT · Network OS 1.6.0 expands the bunker into an operating business: staffed customer contracts, a much larger research atlas, planned maintenance and clearer day-to-day decisions.

Build a business that keeps running

• Customers now send enquiries. Accepted contracts reserve capacity and need an agent to provision them before they earn revenue. Terms, renewals, cancellations, complaints and expansion requests make capacity planning matter.
• Income depends on delivered services. Operating costs, spare-part deliveries, expensive room/floor construction and paid central-utility conversions give expansion lasting consequences. A failed server affects its own capacity; shared power, cooling and network dependencies determine wider outages.
• Recruit robots from a rotating roster with independent strengths and drawbacks, assign their work and preview the costs and benefits of upgrades. The interface includes 64 original robot portraits.
• Organize operating plans into focused sections for contracts, service priorities, staffing and reserves. Review spending and scheduled work before committing.

Make longer-term choices

• Explore 96 technologies across eight research branches, plus five repeatable tracks. Research takes lab time and reserves some project throughput. Opposing specializations involve trade-offs; changing direction has a real cost.
• Track 25 achievements on their own page, including difficult long-term milestones. Current credits, lifetime earnings and recurring net income per minute are explicitly distinguished.
• Use the notification bell for pending decisions, customer requests, rewards and activity. The dashboard shows actionable details with compact paging instead of nested scrolling.

A clearer interface and bunker

• Grouped navigation, themed dropdowns, better modal spacing, compact buttons and responsive layouts improve both the web interface and the 3D console. Research-node details open next to the task in a dialog; completed technologies show their lasting effects.
• Original artwork illustrates events, jobs, research, achievements and room construction. Room equipment, central-cooling connections and cable trays have been refined, along with doors, displays and signage.
• Walk and sprint 50% faster, with collision-safe movement and a visible sprint hint. The sidebar logo now stays visible when navigating a long menu, including smaller Electron windows and zoomed layouts.
• New installations get a first-run introduction. Existing installations receive these release notes once after updating; both remain available in the guide. English/German localization and offline summaries have also been corrected.

Downloads and existing saves

• Windows installer: ROOT-1.6.0-windows-x64-setup.exe — includes update controls.
• Linux installer: ROOT-1.6.0-linux-amd64.deb — includes update controls.
• Portable: Windows EXE or Linux AppImage — update manually and retain the adjacent ROOT-data folder.
• SHA256SUMS.txt contains the download checksums. latest.yml, latest-linux.yml and the blockmap are used by installed editions for updates.

Existing saves are migrated without a reset; installed profile locations remain unchanged. Export a backup before updating if you may want to return to 1.5.1: the older release cannot read the new save format. Desktop and browser profiles remain separate. Packages are unsigned. See the desktop guide for setup and update behavior.

This release also includes the build-dependency security fixes merged since 1.5.1.

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Deutsch

Version 1.6.0 erweitert den Bunker um einen richtigen Geschäftsbetrieb: Kundenanfragen mit Einrichtung durch Agenten, Vertragslaufzeiten und Kündigungen, geplante Wartung, Ersatzteile und kostspieligen Ausbau. Einnahmen hängen von tatsächlich erbrachter Leistung ab; Ausfälle folgen den betroffenen Servern und gemeinsamen Versorgungseinheiten.

Neu sind außerdem 96 Technologien in acht Forschungszweigen, fünf wiederholbare Forschungsreihen, 25 Erfolge und ein wechselnder Bewerberpool mit 64 Roboterporträts. Das Dashboard zeigt konkrete Aufgaben; die Glocke bündelt Meldungen. Menüstruktur, Dialoge, Abstände, Übersetzungen und Originalbilder wurden überarbeitet. Im Bunker sind zentrale Versorgungsanschlüsse und Kabelpritschen verbessert, das Laufen ist schneller und das Logo bleibt auch im kleinen Electron-Fenster sichtbar.

Bestehende Stände werden übernommen. Vor dem Update eine Sicherung exportieren, wenn du später zu 1.5.1 zurückkehren möchtest: die alte Version versteht das neue Speicherformat nicht. Installierte Ausgaben haben eine Update-Funktion; portable Ausgaben werden manuell ersetzt, wobei ROOT-data erhalten bleiben muss.

ROOT · Network OS 1.5.1

ROOT · Network OS now uses one name throughout the intro, web console, desktop application and repository.

• The fly-in returns to the web dashboard so credits, workload, incidents and construction are visible first. Choose Enter room when you want to walk through the facility.
• Skipping the intro also opens the dashboard. Reloading a walkthrough still restores its room, floor, position and view direction.
• Narrow scrollbars use a muted green palette, with system overrides retained for high contrast and touch input.
• The intro wordmark is root. / NETWORK OS, matching the main interface. README branding, package titles, links and repository metadata follow the same identity.
• Existing installed saves/preferences keep their original profile directory. Portable progress remains beside the executable in ROOT-data.

The repository is now Tricade/root-network-os. Previous repository URLs redirect; retain the original alias so existing updater feeds keep working.

Windows NSIS and Linux DEB installations include update controls. Portable EXE and AppImage use manual replacement: retain ROOT-data. Packages remain unsigned. Desktop setup and compatibility details.

Validation: Windows/Linux native package and release checks passed. The pinned updater SDK also discovered and downloaded 1.5.1 through the previous repository address, before and after retiring the 1.5.0 release. Missing historical blockmaps correctly fell back to a full download with SHA-512 validation. This verifies discovery/download, not an in-place OS upgrade.

The previous downloadable 1.5.0 release has been retired; its Git tag and source history are retained.