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Changelog
Version history and updates
New Features
- User accounts — sign up with email to unlock profile features
- Cultist profiles — customisable display name, bio, pronouns, and avatar
- Profile walls — leave messages on other cultists' profiles
- Profile themes — 17 colour themes including pride flags
- Social links — connect your Twitter, Discord, Reddit, and website
- Privacy controls — lock your profile to hide details from others
- Custom flash text — load your own .txt file to override default phrases
- Visual layer toggle — switch between Spiral and Waves effects
Improvements
- Redesigned player drawer with 2×2 control grid layout
- Session restart — pick up where you left off or start fresh
- Volume slider now properly wired to audio output
- Info modal for custom text feature with clear instructions
- Drawer controls now stack cleanly without overlap
Bug Fixes
- Fixed volume control not working in drawer
- Fixed file input showing native browser UI on some browsers
- Fixed drawer handle overlapping control buttons
New Features
- Resume playback — automatically saves your position and offers to continue where you left off
- Redesigned content badges with custom iconography
- Animated prompt with blinking eye icon
Improvements
- Visual effects now trigger reliably when entering fullscreen mode
- Unified colour palette across all interface elements
- Footer spacing adjusts dynamically for expanded player
- Daily counter now resets at midnight UK time
- Player drawer styling now matches header material
Bug Fixes
- Fixed visual effects not stopping on fullscreen exit
- Fixed badge positioning on content cards
New Features
- Immersive fullscreen visualiser with layered video compositing
- Four-tier intensity system with configurable timing
- Dynamic colour overlay with progression based on track position
- Unified player drawer with expanded controls
- Collapsible drawer with smooth animations
- Fullscreen toggle with dedicated exit control
Improvements
- Complete mobile header redesign
- Lazy loading for video layers — only loads when needed
- Hardware-accelerated playback for smoother performance
- New glass material styling throughout interface
- Reduced transition times for snappier response
- Volume control repositioned to avoid player overlap
Technical
- Increased visual layer playback rate for enhanced effect
- Improved age gate state detection
- Optimised category filter performance
Bug Fixes
- Fixed play/pause button sync issues across multiple UI elements
- Fixed drawer not collapsing when clicking handle
- Fixed visualiser continuing to run when audio paused
- Fixed mobile header elements overlapping on small screens
- Fixed progress bar not updating during playback
- Fixed album tracks not highlighting when selected
- Fixed category filter not persisting after page reload
- Fixed footer being covered by player drawer
- Fixed fullscreen button not appearing on first play
- Fixed intensity controls not applying to active session
- Fixed video layers not pausing when audio stops
- Fixed volume slider not reflecting actual audio level
- Fixed preloader getting stuck on slow connections
- Fixed About page content being overwritten by navigation
- Fixed z-index stacking issues with modals and overlays
New Features
- Video-based visual layer system with blend effects
- Mini player with cover art, track info, and animated indicators
- Category filter tabs with preference memory
- Hidden intensity mode via keyboard shortcut
Improvements
- Rebuilt card grid with responsive auto-fill layout
- Album cards now display track count and expandable listing
- Progress bar with click-to-seek
- Smooth transitions on visualiser enter/exit
- Refined mobile breakpoints for better touch targets
Technical
- Audio API integration for future reactive features
- External content loading for easier updates
- Asset preloader with progress tracking
Major Update
- Complete ground-up rebuild with no external dependencies
- Custom audio player replacing third-party hosting
- Support for albums and single tracks
- Age verification with date validation and session persistence
- Self-hosted on European infrastructure for privacy
Technical
- Custom UI elements and typography
- Theming system with design tokens
- Lazy image loading for performance
- SEO and social sharing metadata
Initial Release
- Cockthoughts launches as preview portal for The Vault+
- Basic landing page with embedded audio player
- Payment integration for purchases and subscriptions
- Links to community and social channels