Changelog

This page documents the release history and major changes for the Ludens project.

For a complete list of commits and minor fixes, please refer to the GitHub Releases page.

v0.4.0 - 2026-07-16

Rich WebView Game Runtime Error Interception & Diagnostic Traceback Dialog supporting JavaScript exception capturing, native WebView loading failure interception, variable formatting, and localized translations across KMP.
Automated App Icon Generator Gradle plugin and task that compiles Android launcher icons (legacy and adaptive SVG/PNG), iOS app icons (all resolutions and JSON manifest), and Google Play Store listing icons from a single source image in project/assets/icons/.
New language support: Chinese (zh), Japanese (ja), Portuguese - Brazil (pt-rBR), and Russian (ru) for UI.
Automatic synchronization of web assets from the project/www/ root directory to Compose resources.
Font and language strings sync plugins for resource management within the build-logic to strip out unused languages and fonts.
Language and font configuration support for resource generation, including base language metadata support.
Project extension utilities for asset management and resource name parsing.
Multilingual support with optimized i18n loading, and language alias parsing from presets configuration.
Conditional rendering of LanguageAction based on available languages.
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md and updated issue templates.

Enhanced SideTabOptions layout, improving text overflow handling.
Optimized view model injection and enhanced state management using rememberSaveable.
Removed specific fonts to use variable font types.
Reduced manual resource handling by leveraging new helper utilities.
Moved configuration files and enhanced internal documentation for clarity.
Changed how plugins are applied: now there is only a single ludens.build plugin, and the others must be activated/applied using the DSL in gradle.
Updated project documentation (README, BUILD, CONTRIBUTING) to detail the new root folder asset synchronization method.
Replace 404 page with game setup placeholder for default index.html pages.
Optimized WebView key event simulation script by batching events by type with a single guard per group.

Fixed unexpected error has been fixed in the generation of icon resources during compilation, which was causing the files to be placed inside the “generated” folder.
Fixed locale handling by including configuration orientation in remember.
Fixed movement key event script operator precedence issue by wrapping the assignment in parentheses.
Fixed potential null pointer exceptions in WebView scripts by adding null guards for global Input and Graphics objects.
Fixed error logger double-registration when YDP_Ludens is loaded.
Fixed missing accessibility descriptions by adding content descriptions to FloatingDock buttons.

build-logic module with custom Gradle plugins for Ludens configuration, generated resources, and generated permissions.
Root ludens.properties configuration as the main source for app identity, manifest flags, permissions, and settings presets.
Typed compose resource accessors and settings preset generation.
Platform-specific WebView helpers and memory-management utilities for Android and iOS.
New keyboard control model and related UI state for game input mapping.
Expanded range of keys supported by the control buttons to include standard and specific graphic keys.
Responsive layout primitives and reusable design tokens for spacing, radius, strokes, and breakpoints.
Searchable dropdown component for control selection flows.
Boot resource handling, including www/index.html and memory-cleaner boot script support.

Android build now reads Ludens configuration from ludens.properties and applies app identity and manifest placeholders from that model.
Settings preset generation now resolves default values from the new configuration pipeline instead of hardcoded app-side defaults.
Home and settings screens were reworked for updated control behavior, action ordering, and more responsive layouts.
Theme, typography, spacing, card, floating, and dock components were refreshed to match a new visual system.
WebView startup and lifecycle handling were updated to improve stability and memory behavior.
The plugin and settings experience was updated around YDP_Ludens.js and related control/key handling.

Fixed configuration loading behavior that could be affected by cache or stale values.
Fixed missing file/path handling for resource bootstrapping.
Fixed settings layout padding mismatches.
Fixed behavior around unexpected active actions.
Fixed black screen for RPG Maker MZ games.

Fixed on-screen controls not showing when YDP_Ludens plugin is disabled or not present
Fixed unnecessary WebView restart when updating settings without navigating away

Initial project release.