TimeDuck v1.1 — Tactical & Expressive

TimeDuck 1.1.0 — Tactical & Expressive

The first official post-v1.0 content, expression, and usability update for TimeDuck.

What's New in v1.1.0

• Version-Aware Update Experience ("What's New / What's Next"):
  • Automatically introduces each new version on first launch with a TimeDuck pixel-styled update popup.
  • Showcases newly unlocked features alongside a mysterious preview of the upcoming v1.2 Secret Living release.
  • Reopenable at any time via the What's New in TimeDuck… menu command.
• Menu Bar "Show TimeDuck" Command:
  • Instantly brings TimeDuck to the front, restores from minimized or hidden states, and focuses the existing window without interrupting active timers or creating duplicate windows.
• Tactical Bandana Wardrobe: Four bespoke pixel-art bandana headwear variants (Midnight Operative, Crimson Ronin, Forest Camo, Desert Camo) featuring low-profile wraps and trailing fluttering ties.
• Richer Expressive Idle Life:
  • Feather Ruffle: Multi-frame wing fluff and body shake.
  • Curious Peek: Alert head tilt and inquisitive glance.
• Expanded Situational Dialogue: Over 20 new context-aware lines across late-night sessions, tactical countdowns, and progress milestones, backed by anti-repetition memory.
• Three New Retro CRT Palettes:
  • Terminal Green: Classic VT220 phosphor green with dark matrix CRT backing.
  • Paperwhite: Crisp, glare-free e-ink grayscale with cyan/amber accents.
  • Electric Pond: High-voltage deep navy with neon cyan, amber, and electric magenta accents.
• Automated Test Suite: 72 automated unit and integration tests covering bandanas, idle frames, phrase limits ($\le 26$ chars), CRT palettes, state persistence, update acknowledgment, and non-destructive window management.

Coming Next in v1.2 — Secret Living

• Costumes gain subtle context-aware reactions and micro-behaviors.
• Rare secret events and Easter eggs to discover during deep focus sessions.
• Multi-track background atmosphere and expanded audio design.

A Note of Gratitude

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded, shared, starred, or simply spent some focus time with TimeDuck. Your support means a lot, and I'm excited to keep making this little duck stranger, livelier, and more useful with every update.

Installation / Updating

Install via Homebrew:

brew install --cask VinceGuyMan/tap/timeduck

Or build from source:

./build.sh --release

Open build/TimeDuck.app.

Requires macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon or Intel).

TimeDuck v1.0.0

Changelog

All notable changes to TimeDuck will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.0] - 2026-08-26

Added

• Countdown timer with on-screen presets 1M / 5M / 15M / 25M, -1M / +1M / +5M bumps, and additional 3M / 45M actions in the engine.
• Pomodoro focus engine with automatic 4-cycle long-break sequencing and custom work duration support (25M standard, 50M deep focus).
• High-resolution stopwatch with split-time lap tracking, fastest/slowest lap highlighting, and clipboard summary export (C).
• 5 CRT palettes: Arcade Neon, Game Boy DMG, Amber CRT, Synthwave, Duck Pond.
• 7 duck costumes: Classic, Wizard Hat, Detective Cap, Cyber Shades, Barista, Sleepy Cap, Royal Crown.
• CRT scanline shader with phosphor ghosting and vignette.
• Interactive duck: idle breathing, tail wagging, blinking, petting, breadcrumbs, quacking.
• Mini HUD mode (M) and always-on-top pinning (P).
• Original TimeDuck Theme soundtrack plus procedural 8-bit SFX.
• Menu bar live countdown; hiding the window keeps an active timer running.
• Adaptive frame pump: 60 / 30 / 15 / 10 / 0 FPS.
• Atomic JSON persistence and daily focus stats.
• Automated unit suite covering timer, stopwatch, pomodoro, formatting, stats, duck, persistence.