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Changelog

A living record of what changed, shipped and evolved across the NEOQEX universe.

PRE-ALPHA 0.1 → 0.9
BUILD 0.10.0
STATUS Active development
0.9.8
LATEST
September 2026
NEOQEX evolved into a more interactive and connected platform, introducing a major visual universe upgrade, expanded platform infrastructure, privacy and legal experiences, and the foundations for a more connected account ecosystem.
Platform Design Backend Ecosystem
  • Introduced a major upgrade to the NEOQEX interactive space environment.
  • Improved the animated galaxy, planets, moon and background space elements.
  • Added interactive star behaviour and constellation effects when interacting with stars.
  • Added a more advanced planetary system with animated orbital movement.
  • Added an orbiting Moon that dynamically moves around the main planet.
  • Added an interactive Moon event that triggers a meteor shower when clicked.
  • Added an interactive black hole with a gravitational visual effect that pulls nearby stars toward it.
  • Added an additional distant planet to improve the depth and scale of the space environment.
  • Added cursor-following particle effects throughout the interactive space background.
  • Added additional parallax and interaction effects based on cursor position and scrolling.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX space environment with additional animations and dynamic visual responses.
  • Expanded the interactive environment with new sound effects and audio feedback.
  • Added additional hidden interactions and easter eggs throughout the NEOQEX experience.
  • Added support for the classic Konami Code easter egg.
  • Added a dedicated Privacy Policy page.
  • Added a dedicated Terms of Service page.
  • Added a dedicated Cookies Policy page.
  • Expanded the legal section of the NEOQEX ecosystem.
  • Documented the use of essential authentication cookies.
  • Added a cookie information notice to the NEOQEX homepage.
  • Added information explaining the separation between cookies and browser local storage.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX account infrastructure around Cloudflare D1.
  • Improved the account and session architecture used by the platform.
  • Expanded email verification and login verification flows.
  • Improved the handling of authenticated sessions and account security.
  • Expanded the foundation for public NEOQEX profiles.
  • Expanded account-related data structures for profiles, permissions, XP and progression.
  • Improved the foundation for connecting user accounts with the wider NEOQEX ecosystem.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX profile experience with public profile information including usernames, display names, bios, levels and XP.
  • Improved the structure for future profile customization and account features.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX achievements and progression foundation.
  • Improved the structure for connecting achievements and progression with the wider platform.
  • Expanded local game and achievement progression support.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX ecosystem around Games, Experiences, Challenges and interactive projects.
  • Improved the foundation for storing game progress and high scores.
  • Expanded the connection between games, achievements and user progression.
  • Expanded NeoAI integration through the Gemini API.
  • Improved the separation between NEOQEX account information and NeoAI requests.
  • Improved the privacy handling of NeoAI interactions.
  • Expanded the NEOQEX homepage statistics system.
  • Improved persistent website visit counting through the platform database.
  • Improved the presentation of account and platform statistics.
  • Expanded browser-side persistence for settings, achievements, game progress and other local NEOQEX experiences.
  • Expanded local data export support for supported NEOQEX browser data.
  • Improved the global NEOQEX navigation structure.
  • Improved consistency between the homepage, informational pages and the wider ecosystem.
  • Improved the overall platform architecture in preparation for a more connected NEOQEX experience.
0.9.7
PLATFORM
September 2026
NEOQEX expanded its public identity, navigation and ecosystem structure, connecting more of the platform's projects and experiences together.
Platform Design Navigation Content
  • Updated the About NEOQEX page with a much more complete overview of the NEOQEX universe.
  • Expanded the About page with dedicated sections for the NEOQEX ecosystem and its projects.
  • Added NEOQEX Studios to the public About experience.
  • Added dedicated information about Craftify Labs and its Minecraft resource packs, mods and related projects.
  • Added dedicated information about NEOQEXMC as an upcoming Minecraft server.
  • Improved the presentation of NEOQEX projects, experiences and future ideas.
  • Expanded the global NEOQEX footer with a complete ecosystem navigation structure.
  • Added dedicated footer navigation for NEOQEX, Explore, Productivity, Account, Knowledge, Support and Legal.
  • Added a dedicated NEOQEX Studios section to the footer.
  • Added navigation for Games, Experiences, Challenges, Illusions and Neo Quiz.
  • Added navigation for Tools, Neo AI, Neo Office and Neo Mail.
  • Added navigation for Profile, Achievements, Settings and Notifications.
  • Added navigation for NeoPedia, Neo News, NeoBooks and NeoStudy.
  • Expanded support navigation with Help, Report a Problem and Community Guidelines.
  • Expanded legal navigation with Privacy, Terms, Cookies, Licenses and Accessibility.
  • Added NEOQEX Studios navigation for About Us, NEO Apps, NEOQEX Projects, Craftify Labs and NEOQEXMC.
  • Improved footer organization and information architecture across the platform.
  • Improved consistency between informational pages and the wider NEOQEX ecosystem.
0.9.6
ACCOUNT
September 2026
Public profiles and the next generation of NEOQEX identity and account infrastructure.
Security Design Platform
  • Added public NEOQEX profiles accessible through unique profile links.
  • Added unique profile tokens to user accounts.
  • Added automatic profile token generation for newly registered accounts.
  • Added profile token generation for existing user accounts.
  • Added the new /profile/<token> public profile route.
  • Added public profile rendering with display name, username, bio, avatar, banner, level, XP and membership date.
  • Added public profile pages using the same visual design as the main NEOQEX profile interface.
  • Removed profile editing controls from public profile pages.
  • Added secure HTML escaping for public profile data.
  • Ensured public profiles only expose publicly safe account information.
  • Added unique randomized profile tokens to prevent direct username-based profile enumeration.
  • Added support for custom profile avatars on public profiles.
  • Added support for custom profile banners on public profiles.
  • Added profile level and XP information to public profiles.
  • Added membership date information to public profiles.
  • Added profile experience progress visualization.
  • Added responsive public profile layouts for smaller screens.
  • Improved profile presentation across the NEOQEX platform.
  • Improved consistency between private and public profile interfaces.
  • Prepared the profile system for future sharing and social features.
  • Updated build to 0.9.6.
0.9.5
INFRASTRUCTURE
September 2026
Service monitoring, system reliability and custom platform error handling.
Infrastructure Platform Design Reliability
  • Added the new /status page for monitoring the health of NEOQEX services.
  • Added live-style service status indicators for the NEOQEX website, experiences, achievements, community, backend and game integration.
  • Added dedicated operational, under development and not operational status states.
  • Added color-coded status indicators for easier system monitoring.
  • Updated the Backend & Accounts status to reflect the now-operational authentication and account infrastructure.
  • Added an overall system status summary to the Status page.
  • Added custom HTTP 400 Bad Request error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 401 Unauthorized error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 403 Forbidden error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 408 Request Timeout error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 429 Too Many Requests error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 500 Internal Server Error error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 502 Bad Gateway error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 503 Service Unavailable error page.
  • Added custom HTTP 504 Gateway Timeout error page.
  • Updated the existing 404 page and kept the NOT_FOUND route compatibility.
  • Integrated custom error pages with the shared NEOQEX navigation, cosmic background, starfield and footer systems.
  • Added the shared NEOQEX starfield and shooting-star system to error pages.
  • Improved visual consistency across system status and error pages.
  • Improved responsive layouts for status and error interfaces on smaller screens.
  • Improved footer positioning and page structure across the Status interface.
  • Improved status page spacing, service cards and system indicators.
  • Prepared the NEOQEX platform for more detailed service monitoring in future updates.
  • Updated build to 0.9.5.
0.9.4
ACCOUNT
September 2026
The NEOQEX account system became a real authenticated platform with persistent sessions and profile infrastructure.
Security Infrastructure
  • Added a complete authentication backend powered by Cloudflare D1.
  • Added secure password hashing using PBKDF2 with SHA-256.
  • Added email verification using secure six-digit verification codes.
  • Added login verification using one-time six-digit security codes.
  • Added secure session management with hashed session tokens.
  • Added persistent login sessions with secure HttpOnly, Secure and SameSite cookies.
  • Added automatic session expiration and cleanup for expired sessions.
  • Added authenticated API protection for account-only endpoints.
  • Added granular user permission support through the new permissions system.
  • Added request IDs and standardized API error responses for improved backend debugging and reliability.
  • Added profile data storage to user accounts.
  • Added display names, biographies, avatars and profile banners.
  • Added account level and XP tracking to user profiles.
  • Added account creation date information to profiles.
  • Added online, idle and offline activity tracking infrastructure.
  • Added activity heartbeat support for authenticated users.
  • Added current activity tracking for users.
  • Added the new profile API with authenticated profile retrieval and editing support.
  • Added profile editing support for display name, bio, avatar and banner data.
  • Added validation and length limits for editable profile information.
  • Added the new /profile page.
  • Added a new NEOQEX profile interface with banner, avatar, username, display name, bio, level, XP and account information.
  • Added profile XP progress visualization.
  • Integrated the profile page with the existing NEOQEX navigation, space background and footer systems.
  • Improved backend error handling and authentication failure responses.
  • Improved API responses with cache prevention for sensitive account information.
  • Improved account and session security across authenticated endpoints.
  • Updated the NEOQEX account system to provide the foundation for future cloud saves, achievements and cross-device progression.
  • Updated build to 0.9.4.
0.9.3
EXPERIENCE
September 2026
The Void received a major gameplay expansion, turning it into a deeper and more dynamic arcade experience.
Games Experience Design
  • Updated The Void to version 0.3.
  • Added Shield power-ups that can absorb one anomaly collision.
  • Added Speed power-ups that temporarily increase player movement speed.
  • Added Fragment Magnet power-ups that pull nearby fragments toward the player.
  • Added EMP power-ups that clear nearby anomalies.
  • Added Void Cores worth bonus points.
  • Added new Void events, including Void Echo and Core Rain.
  • Improved existing Void events with stronger and more dynamic effects.
  • Added escalating difficulty as the run continues.
  • Added multiple anomaly types with different movement behaviours.
  • Added anomaly splitting mechanics for more intense encounters.
  • Added a three-life integrity system.
  • Added dash movement with temporary invulnerability.
  • Added a dynamic objective system with rewards for completing missions.
  • Added particle effects for fragments, power-ups, anomalies and major events.
  • Added screen shake and improved visual feedback during intense moments.
  • Added active power-up indicators to the HUD.
  • Added level progression as the player survives longer.
  • Improved combo scoring and progression.
  • Improved anomaly spawning and movement.
  • Improved responsive behaviour on smaller screens.
  • Added pause functionality using P or Escape.
  • Added an improved game-over screen with detailed run statistics.
  • Added new Void-related achievement conditions.
  • Improved The Void interface, HUD and overall gameplay feedback.
  • Updated build to 0.9.3.
0.9.2
NAVIGATION
September 2026
Improved the global navigation structure and unified the footer architecture across NEOQEX.
Navigation Design Platform
  • Fixed footer positioning across NEOQEX pages.
  • Fixed unwanted scrolling below the footer.
  • Improved page height and content layout handling.
  • Moved footers outside page containers where necessary.
  • Added all footer pages to the NEOQEX website.
  • Improved navigation between informational pages.
  • Improved consistency across NEOQEX pages.
  • Updated footer page structure and spacing.
  • Updated build to 0.9.2.
0.9.1
CONTENT
September 2026
NEOQEX gained a dedicated identity and introduction through the new About experience.
Content Design Platform
  • Added About NEOQEX — a new page introducing the NEOQEX universe.
  • Added The Idea section explaining the concept behind NEOQEX.
  • Added an overview of NEOQEX experiences, challenges, experiments and discoveries.
  • Added a new exploration-focused About page design.
  • Added responsive layouts for the new About page.
  • Updated the About page with the current NEOQEX build information.
  • Updated footer navigation with the new About page.
  • Improved consistency across NEOQEX informational pages.
  • Updated build to 0.9.1.
0.9.0
CODE
September 2026
The Code Gallery introduced programming as an interactive part of the NEOQEX universe.
Experience Content Design
  • Added Code Gallery — a new interactive programming showcase.
  • Added 30 programming languages to the gallery.
  • Added interactive demos for selected programming languages.
  • Added language cards with descriptions, categories and difficulty information.
  • Added Python Monte Carlo and Julia fractal visualizations.
  • Added interactive JavaScript, CSS, Kotlin and C demonstrations.
  • Added Code Gallery source code viewer.
  • Added search and language filtering functionality.
  • Added copy-to-clipboard support for code examples.
  • Added Code Gallery to the NEOQEX website.
  • Updated build to 0.9.0.
Earlier pre-alpha development
0.8.0
EXPERIENCE
September 2026
Experience Content Games
  • Added Scale of Numbers — a new interactive mathematical experience.
  • Added a progressive journey from 1 through enormous named numbers.
  • Added interactive timeline navigation with 40+ numerical milestones.
  • Added Googol, Googolplex, Graham's number, TREE(3), Busy Beaver values and Rayo's number.
  • Added keyboard navigation using Arrow Keys.
  • Added custom number input with formatting and scientific notation.
  • Added number comparison tools.
  • Added Standard, Scientific and Named notation modes.
  • Added new Scale of Numbers achievements.
  • Added a final discovery explaining that there is no final number.
  • Added Scale of Numbers to Experiences → Showcases.
  • Updated build to 0.8.0.
0.7.0
DESIGN
September 2026
Design Experience Platform
  • Added animated canvas starfield across all pages with twinkling stars and parallax layers.
  • Added shooting stars with glowing trails.
  • Added star sparkle effects with cross-shaped flares.
  • Added planet ring with orbital visual effects.
  • Improved planet surface detail, atmosphere glow and ring.
  • Improved moon crater detail and lighting.
  • Improved nebula layers with more colour variation and smoother drift animation.
  • Added ripple effects on card clicks.
  • Added sound effects for UI interactions.
  • Improved animations across the platform.
  • Improved navigation glass depth and transitions.
  • Improved cards with stronger glass depth and smoother hover effects.
  • Improved hero buttons with stronger gradients and glow.
  • Improved the black hole footer.
  • Improved social link hover effects.
  • Updated theme variables with richer nebula colours.
  • Updated build to 0.7.0.
0.6.2
PLATFORM
September 2026
Platform Design Navigation
  • Fixed broken Experiences page HTML nesting and layout.
  • Updated all /games links to /experiences across the site.
  • Fixed the Experience Hunter achievement trigger.
  • Added the shared theme system with Dark, AMOLED, Purple Cyber and The Void themes.
  • Added custom theme picker UI in Settings.
  • Added theme and settings persistence.
  • Added shared navigation and footer systems.
  • Added nebula cloud layers to the background.
  • Updated build to 0.6.2.
0.6.0 – 0.6.1
PLATFORM
September 2026
Platform Content Design
  • Expanded Support into a full Help Centre with FAQ and email templates.
  • Added Community, Status, News and Under Development pages.
  • Added smooth achievement unlock notifications.
  • Added glassmorphism More menu in navigation.
  • Updated build to 0.6.1.
0.5.x
FOUNDATION
August – September 2026
Games Platform Design
  • Added NEON//SHIFT — gravity-shifting arcade game.
  • Updated The Void to v0.2 with combos, fox encounters and Void events.
  • Added page animations, floating planet, moon and rotating galaxy.
  • Added the Achievements system with 39 discoveries.
  • Added Settings, Changelog and Support pages.
  • Added the 404 page with glitch animation.