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Every feature, fix, and quiet improvement shipped to Check Up - the public record of the work, in our own words.

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193

Span

2026

Latest

June 21, 2026

No. 20June 21, 2026MAJOR

Season 1 Goes Live - In-Season Hub + Homepage

Season 1 tipped off and the platform swung from a pre-draft countdown to a live in-season product: a rebuilt game-day hub, redesigned Film Room clips, ESPN-style stat leaders, and a homepage that finally reads as a running league. Plus game times fixed to ET and the prize split unified to rulebook v2.

Added

/today rebuilt phase-aware for the season - a game-day hub with live standings, stat leaders, storylines, recent finals, and upcoming matches instead of the stale pre-draft countdown it was stuck on all season
Film Room clip cards redesigned - SVG tier badges (no emoji), punchy headlines derived from the AI call, real franchise crests + team colors, cleaned captions, and custom play/duration/mute media; /today trending clips now show real thumbnails + crests

Changed

Stat Leaders rebuilt ESPN-style - per-stat leader cards across 11 categories, a sortable every-player table with search + team filter, and Season / All-Time scope with a per-game / totals toggle
Standings All-Time tab brought to parity with Triple Threat - rank column, franchise crest + team-color accent, and a gold rail on the all-time titles leader
Film Room shows a live / standby feed-status pill so a quiet feed reads as healthy-but-idle, waiting on live games, instead of looking broken
Homepage swung from the pre-draft funnel to the live season - phase-aware metadata + social unfurl, FeaturedHero / news feed / trending repointed to standings, power rankings, schedule, stat leaders and film room, and the EntryTable reframed to the waiver-wire path

Fixed

Match tip-offs and arena event times now render in ET with a zone label - the app container runs in UTC, so an 8 PM ET game was showing as midnight with no timezone shown
Prize-split copy unified to rulebook v2 (top 4 paid, 60/25/15) where the homepage FAQ, the AI wizard, and a news item still showed a superseded top-2 70/30 split

No. 19June 6, 2026MAJOR

Season 1 Extension - 16 Franchises

Season 1 grew from 14 to 16 franchises (Boston Clovers + Seattle Harbor restored from retirement after the brand reopen). TEAM_COUNT bumps cascade through pool size (80), conference split (8 + 8), schedule, lottery, and draft countdown. Owner-registration flag split into brand-tier vs personalized so the brand tier could reopen without unlocking custom.

Added

Boston Clovers (☘) and Seattle Harbor (🌊) brought back from retirement - assets + Discord IDs were kept as orphans through the cull so reinstatement is a straight copy from the pre-retirement commit

Changed

TEAM_COUNT in three-v-three-ruleset.ts bumped 14 → 16. Every derived value cascades: 80-spot draft pool, 8-team conferences, schedule recalculated, all lottery + draft pool surfaces reaim at 16
Owner registration flag split into OWNER_REGISTRATION_OPEN (brand-tier $25) + PERSONALIZED_REGISTRATION_OPEN ($75 custom) so the brand reopen could land without surfacing a custom CTA that would 403 at checkout
/leagues/triple-threat scarcity strip + pool composition + claimed urgency band all read 16 / TEAM_COUNT instead of a hardcoded 14. /draft-pool target updated to 80 players

Fixed

predict-lottery swap() had an off-by-two cap (>= 12) that blocked arrow-button reorder for slots 13-14 - an a11y-only bug, invisible to mouse users. Bound now reads TEAM_COUNT
claimed-urgency-band Tailwind grid was grid-cols-12, wrapped 13-14 onto a broken 2-cell row. Now grid-cols-[repeat(TEAM_COUNT,minmax(0,1fr))]

No. 18June 4, 2026SPRINT

Season 1 Lock - Sitewide Public Sweep

All 14 franchises claimed for Season 1, so the public site no longer surfaces the owner / personalized claim funnel anywhere - homepage, /p/league, /faq, /pricing, /help/payouts, /join, /leagues/triple-threat, global-nav, Discord bot, confirmation email, AI wizard. Player draft pool ($20) is the only entry path visible until Season 2 vetting opens. Plus: new MVP / Coach of the Year / DPOY awards strip on the homepage and 60/25/15 prize split aligned to rulebook v2.

Added

Individual awards strip on the homepage - MVP (gold) / Coach of the Year (cyan) / DPOY (purple) - sits between TrustBand and TheStandard with a link to the full /awards rack

Changed

Owner + personalized claim funnel removed from every public surface (was previously visible but 403'd at checkout). Homepage stripped of FranchiseSpotlight, FranchiseScarcityStrip, RecentClaimsRail, 'Pick a Franchise' footer link, and the owner/personalized rows in EntryTable
/p/league no longer renders OwnerMomentumStrip, the urgency band, or the '+N personalized franchise live' caption when the lock is on. The lock notice + 'Join the Draft Pool' CTA are the only entry signals
/leagues/triple-threat hero swaps 'Claim a city. Run the franchise.' for 'Get drafted. Play the season.' when locked. Scarcity line reads 'Season 1 - 14 franchises locked'. Personalized $75 conversion card hidden. EntryPriceTiles drops the Owner card and highlights the Player Entry instead
Confirmation email, Discord welcome DM, AI wizard answers (Coach C + rule-based), and the wizard suggested-questions picker all surface the lock state instead of pitching $50 owner / $75 personalized as buyable
Prize-split copy aligned to rulebook v2 - 'Top 4 paid - 60/25/15 split' (champion 60%, runner-up 25%, two conference finalists split 15%) replaces an earlier session-internal 70/30 framing across faq/pricing/payouts/news-feed/homepage metadata
Stripe-wipe to Whop checkout finished - stripe@^20.4.1 removed from package.json; sharp + @next/bundle-analyzer added for image pipeline + bundle inspection

Fixed

Coolify Next.js build OOM auto-recovery confirmed working - failed first attempt (1-3 min, exit 255) retries automatically with warm Docker layer cache and lands the second build cleanly

Data

14 team-brand asset drops committed: 12 city franchise logos + 2 personalized brands across .avif/.webp, mascot mp3s, lottery court-sweep audio cue, _league CU_3v3_DL global + wordmark marks

No. 17June 2, 2026MAJOR

Triple Threat - Analyst Panel + Rich Pool

Analyst star chips now ride every player card, /draft-pool got rebuilt with pool composition + latest signups + position pills, and the lottery prediction game upgraded to all 14 picks for a 105-point max.

Added

Analyst Panel live at /admin/draft-ratings - Toxik and David rating the full 70-player pool 1-5 stars. Average + rater count surfaces as a gold star chip on every player card in /p/draft
/draft-pool rebuilt - pool composition stats (PG / Lockdown / Bigs counts), latest-signups strip with relative time, richer player chips with position pills + Material controller icons + playstyle tags, mobile-first single-col with 60px tap targets

Changed

Owner registration reopened - was locked at 12, now open for 14. Two creator-owned franchises incoming
Lottery prediction game upgraded to all 14 picks at /play/draft-league/3v3/predict - max points 78 → 105, with Pick #1 right worth 14
Trade analyzer fixed - late-round 5th-rd picks (#61-70) had been valued at $0 due to a stale 60-pick ceiling in the engine. Now correctly priced against the 70-spot pool
Lottery broadcast board fixed - sealed envelope grid was hardcoded 12-col so the 13th + 14th wrapped to a 2-of-row. Now a clean 14-col

Fixed

Pick-clock server config aligned - draft auto-pick cron was running on a 90s timer while the captain UI showed 120s. Both now 120s
Mobile tap targets on /admin/draft-ratings bumped 28px → 44px so analyst stars are usable from a phone on the couch

No. 16June 1, 2026MAJOR

Season 1 Extension - 14 Franchises

Season 1 expanded from 12 to 14 franchises (12 city + 2 personalized). Every downstream calc - schedule, lottery, draft pool target, conference split - auto-cascades from the bumped TEAM_COUNT constant.

Added

Two personalized franchises added on top of the 12 preset cities - Season 1 is now officially a 14-team league

Changed

TEAM_COUNT in three-v-three-ruleset.ts bumped from 12 → 14. Every derived value cascades: 70-spot draft pool (was 60), 26-series-per-team double round-robin (was 22), 7 teams per conference (was 6), 14 draft captains (was 12)
Public copy across /faq, /partners, /p/league, /draft-pool, homepage hero, scorebox block, and the rulebook all re-aimed at 14-franchise framing
Owner registration lock message reads 'locked at 14 franchises' across all three checkout/submission routes (league-checkout, personalized-checkout, /p/league/personalize)
Rulebook version bumped v1.1 → v1.2-2026-06-01 - every prior accept invalidated, owners + players re-prompted at checkout to confirm the new format
Regression tests updated: 32/32 three-v-three-ruleset tests passing against the new 14-team values (7-team conferences, 26 series per team, 14 draft captains, 70-player pool target)

No. 15May 31, 2026UPDATE

Rulebook v1.1 - Coach-as-Player Penalty

Rulebook bumped to v1.1. New clause: if a coach is also playing as a player on their own team, the team forfeits its 1st-round pick. Every prior accept is invalidated - owners and captains will be re-prompted to accept at checkout.

Added

Draft Rules §dr.coach-as-player - coaches who play as a player on their own team forfeit the team's 1st-round pick. Triggers on participation, not timer expiry (different from the owner-as-player rule, which only triggers on a missed pick).

Changed

RULEBOOK_VERSION bumped to v1.1-2026-05-31. Server-side accept-gate (412 PRECONDITION_FAILED) refuses Whop checkout until the user accepts the new version. Anyone with a stored v1.0 accept will be re-prompted automatically.
The /leagues/triple-threat/rules public page and the #📋│tt-rules Discord pin both re-render from the same canonical source, so the new clause appears everywhere in one shot.

No. 14May 31, 2026SPRINT

Triple Threat Focus Pass

Site re-aimed end-to-end at Triple Threat. Cancelled 5v5 launch banner retired from every unfurl. Coach C unblocked. Toxik's Twitch wired as the league's official stream.

Added

Toxik's Twitch (@toxsik) wired as the league's official broadcast channel for Draft Night, the lottery, and the Bo7 Finals
Homepage build log surface - recent shipped work now lives above the data grid so visitors can see what's moving

Changed

Every public page (about, pricing, faq, partners, streamers, roadmap, login, /join, /p/welcome, /p/coach) re-aimed at Triple Threat Draft Night - zero stale May 30-31 references in the live HTML
Discord AI agent system prompt rewritten with the full Triple Threat narrative and state-aware ritual gates (Coach C and the other agents were confidently telling players the 5v5 tournament was still happening)
Discord bot commands (/draft, /leaderboard, /rank, /upgrade), verify-flow welcome embed, and verify-panel re-aimed at Triple Threat
Crons (daily-stats-discord-poster, onboarding-reminder, launch-announcer, team-voice-setup) now gate on Draft Night, not the cancelled tournament date

Fixed

Homepage cleanup: 'Six ways to play' lobby switcher removed, $75 Personalized Franchise tier added to Ways-In, recent-claims rail bumped from 3 to 6, Coach C wizard unblocked across /join /faq /pricing
OG banners: every public page that didn't pass its own image, the /tournaments/[id] launch override, and reminder emails were still pointing at the cancelled May 30-31 5v5 launch banner - retired and flipped to the Triple Threat hero
Coolify deploy pipeline unjammed - 76GB disk freed, Redis OOM cleared, three stuck deploys recovered, 24-item queue backlog culled

No. 13May 30, 2026MAJOR

Triple Threat Rulebook v1

Official Triple Threat rulebook live at /leagues/triple-threat/rules, pinned to the #📋│tt-rules Discord channel, and required to accept at registration. Server-side enforced.

Added

Rulebook v1.0-2026-05-30 - 17 sections covering gameplay, build rules, series formats, free agency, trades, lag-outs, disputes, fines, refunds, and media rights
Public rules page at /leagues/triple-threat/rules with anchored sections, TOC, and version stamp
Dedicated Discord channel #📋│tt-rules with the rulebook split across 17 embeds and the TOC pinned
Accept-checkbox added to both registration paths - player/owner entry on /p/league and personalized franchise on /p/league/personalize
Server-side accept-gate - both Whop checkout endpoints return 412 PRECONDITION_FAILED until the user accepts the current rulebook version

Changed

Rulebook bumps (RULEBOOK_VERSION) invalidate every prior accept and force a re-prompt - version pinned on the User row
24 gap-fill clauses added in the 2026-05-30 audit (eligibility, platform, dispute filing, scheduling, prize split, refunds, likeness rights, conduct ladder, etc.) - each badged 'Toxik review' pending sign-off
Regression test catches future rulebook edits that would silently drop sections from the Discord pin

No. 12May 20, 2026MAJOR

Homepage Premium Overhaul

The homepage rebuilt as a six-chapter magazine - cinematic hero, Owner gold card, sticky launch bar, Champions Wall, editorial FAQ, and broadcast pulse.

Added

Cinematic full-bleed hero with ken-burns slow zoom and broadcast pulse on the countdown card
Numbered chapter eyebrows - 01 Pressbox · 02 Six Ways · 03 Standard · 04 Pick a Lane · 05 Straight Answers · 06 The Server
Playfair Display editorial accents on hero sub-decks and pull-quote bands
Champions Wall - identity-of-record section listing every franchise crowned
Gold Owner-tier card on the product rail (S1 3v3 city ownership is the headline buy)
Sticky launch-event bar that follows you down the page
FAQ rebuilt as a magazine 'Letter to the editor' treatment with numbered Q/A rows
Discord CTA upgraded to a full chapter section ('06 / The Server')
Player-of-the-Week sidebar shows the six OCR stat-category bars used to score POTW
Standings sidebar adds a 7-day registration-pace sparkline

Changed

Real nano-banana cover photography replaces every news-card placeholder
News-card hover zoom (1.04x) and editorial pull-quote band between sections
Footer rebuilt as an editorial closing zone with a 4-column sitemap
Hero CTA glow, staggered hero-line reveal, and partner-strip polish
Hero content scopes to the active league channel (5v5 vs 3v3)

Fixed

MarqueeStrip removed - David flagged it as a second navbar
Duplicate quick-jump nav under the LeagueTicker removed; switcher now scrolls to the hub
Corrected 3v3 S1 league entry prices on the product rail - Owner $25→$50, Custom Team $50→$75

No. 11May 20, 2026UPDATE

Franchise Reservation Hold

A 15-minute reservation hold on 3v3 S1 franchise picks ends the owner race-claim - two people can never grab the same city.

Added

15-minute reservation hold the moment you tap a franchise - locks it to your session through checkout
Other owners see the city as 'On hold' in the picker until your hold expires

Changed

Race-claim race condition between simultaneous checkouts closed
Auth-redirect now preserves the franchise query param so you land back on your pick

No. 10May 20, 2026UPDATE

Draft - Server Clock + Persisted Trades

Draft Cast moves to a server-authoritative pick clock and trades persist across reloads - no more drift between viewers.

Changed

Pick clock now runs server-side - every viewer sees the same time, no client drift
Trades persist to the database - refresh and they're still there for everyone

Fixed

p/league inline format function moved off the server→client boundary (was crashing the page)

No. 09May 19, 2026MAJOR

3v3 S1 - 12-City Franchise System

12 named city franchises with full visual identities - owner picker, themed claimed pages, brand-colour chrome, and Global lockups across the platform.

Added

12 named city franchises with logos, lockups, primary/secondary palettes, and a brand voice
Owner-tier franchise picker - claim a city, see your hold timer, pay through to ownership
Themed franchise pages once claimed - chrome, accents, and hero zones recolor to the city palette

Changed

Theming wave 3 - claimed-franchise chrome propagates through nav, headers, and rails

Fixed

Showcase, picker, and rail now use the franchise Global lockup (not the Icon monogram)

No. 08May 19, 2026MAJOR

Draft Broadcast Suite

Draft Cast is now a broadcast theatre - SSE sync, OBS overlay mode, in-room trades, AI scout reports, 2K-native player cards, TTS, sound design, and a shareable recap.

Added

Draft Cast - live pick clock, run tracker, broadcast toggle
Real-time SSE layer - picks and trades sync across every connected browser
Trade Engine MVP - broadcast-theater player swaps with a 15-second banner
AI Scout reports per player + three commentator personas + a shareable PNG card
Streaming overlay mode (?overlay=1) - transparent layout meant for OBS browser sources
TTS announcer voice + confetti burst on elite (gem-tier) picks
Web Audio sound design pass - pick chimes, clock warnings, trade swoosh
2K-native player cards in the pool - gem tiers, archetypes, profile pics
Click a board pick to open the full player card
Post-draft recap as a shareable artifact (auto-generated after the last pick)
Combined career stats + projected-vs-actual line on every player card

Changed

Snake-turn pair intelligence - recommendations factor in your wrap pick
HMAC auth gate added to /api/v1/draft/[id]/broadcast
Discord signup webhook reformatted as a branded Check Up embed

No. 07May 18-19, 2026UPDATE

Game Scoreboard + Team Pages Rebuild

Team pages rebuilt around a broadcast Game Scoreboard, team-colour zones, Bebas team names, and louder data panels.

Added

Last-game scoreboard rebuilt as a broadcast Game Scoreboard card
Team Stats + Team Leaders panels rebuilt as broadcast-style data tiles
Team-colour zones - every team page accents to the franchise palette

Changed

Cleaner form strip (W/L pills) above each scoreboard
Bebas team names + louder chrome on the Game Scoreboard band
Beefier stat bars and higher-contrast quarter table
Tournament signup welcome screen redesigned + new May 30-31 OG image
Notify-me email flow polish, conversion copy, and per-channel groundwork

Fixed

Game Scoreboard team header stacks vertically on mobile
Graceful Game Scoreboard band when one team has no last game

No. 06May 19, 2026UPDATE

Homepage League Hub

The homepage is now a six-league hub - switch leagues, see the schedule, standings, news, and a community poll in one view.

Added

Homepage rebuilt as a league hub - every Check Up league from one place
League switcher built into the navbar as a dropdown
Schedule board - upcoming tournament and draft milestones
Homepage news feed, synced to this changelog
Community poll widget on the homepage
'Notify me' launch-list email signup

Changed

Standings, results, and stat leaders re-scope to the selected league

No. 05May 16-18, 2026MAJOR

Team Pages & Navigation

Persistent team franchise pages, head-to-head rivalries, tryout applications, and a cleaner three-layer navigation.

Added

Team franchise pages - roster, ratings, results, schedule, and gallery
Head-to-head rivalry pages between every franchise
Team tryout applications with a structured review rubric
Stream status tracking - see which teams are live
Triple Threat (3v3 Draft League) - solo sign-up, live snake draft, 12-team Pro-Am season

Changed

Three-layer navigation: leagues, modes, and local tabs
Homepage rebuilt around the May 30-31 launch tournament

Fixed

Gamertag-drift detection - false account locks fixed, admins and staff exempt

No. 04May 13-15, 2026SPRINT

Pre-Launch Hardening

Fixed the email-verification outage and hardened account linking ahead of the launch tournament.

Added

Discord server fully kitted - emojis, soundboard, and stickers

Changed

Registration hardened against silent verification-send failures

Fixed

Email-verification outage resolved - fresh links re-sent to every stuck account
Discord login no longer orphans an existing email account

No. 03April 20, 2026UPDATE

Intelligence & Engine Activation

Power Rankings, rivalry tracking, career comparison, and seven dormant analytics engines wired into production.

Added

Power Rankings - 0-99 OVR ratings with tier breakdowns
Rivalry Tracker - head-to-head records between all teams
Career Comparison - side-by-side career stats table
Trade Machine - team rosters with MMR analysis
All-Star Game - community-voted ballot system
Season Storylines - 11 auto-detected narrative types
AI Prediction Tracker - full accuracy log with confidence breakdown
Game Grades - game-by-game letter grades with distribution chart
HOF Progress - 6-category career milestone tracker

Changed

AI Game Recaps cron - Claude Haiku generates broadcast-style recaps hourly
7 dormant engines wired into production pages
Intel nav dropdown expanded with 5 new links
Footer expanded with Power Rankings, Rivalries, Career Comparison, Trade Machine
Error boundaries added to all new pages

Data

31+ cron endpoints now running on VPS

No. 02April 19-20, 2026MAJOR

Pre-Launch Foundation Build

The Arena, six game modes, AI match prediction, and the full pre-launch feature surface.

Added

The Arena - daily pickup events with community voting
6 game modes: 5v5, 3v3, Draft League, Stage, The Cage, Arena
AI Match Predictor with animated results
League Command Center - all engines in one dashboard
Mock Draft Simulator with AI snake draft
Season Awards ceremony page
AI Playoff Odds with bracket simulation
Daily Fantasy with player projections + prop lines
Stat Leaders per category
Weekly Recap auto-generated from match data
Postgame Show with AI game recaps
Matchup Previews for upcoming games
Trophy Room with rarity glow effects
Shareable Player Card (2K-style)
AI Scouting Reports with strengths/weaknesses
Hall of Fame Progress tracker
Badge Goals with completion tips
Player Grades (A+ to F per game)
Team Chemistry with teammate win rates
Trade Analyzer comparing roster MMR
Roster Builder for draft prep
Keeper Draft system for Season 2+
Dispute filing system with evidence
Player report system
LFG hub bridging fill-in + free agents
Season Pass shop with tier rewards
Gamertag change page ($2.99 fee)
News feed from activity events
Season History timeline
Leaderboard History (season over season)
About, Contact, Privacy pages

Changed

Visual heroes on ALL public pages
Dashboard: glowing wallet, SVG milestone rings, gradient actions
Standings: team cards with playoff positioning
Login/auth pages: gradient backgrounds
Tier-up celebration animation with particles
Loading spinners + error boundaries on all pages

Fixed

Renamed 'Cages' to 'The Cage' across platform
Postgame + matchup pages: 5-min cache for performance

Data

30 cron automation endpoints running on VPS
12,000+ lines of dormant engines activated

No. 01April 11-12, 2026SPRINT

Platform Build Sprint

The original build sprint - 65+ pages, the Draft Night engine, and OCR stat verification.

Added

Full platform built in 11.5 hours
65+ pages, 51 commits
Draft Night system with 8-phase engine
OCR screenshot stat verification
Box Score Brutal landing page
Discord bot with slash commands
Rebranded from 2K-Hub to Check Up

Read on

About Check Up →Command Center Join Check Up Upcoming events

Season 1 Goes Live - In-Season Hub + Homepage

Season 1 Extension - 16 Franchises

Season 1 Lock - Sitewide Public Sweep

No. 02April 19-20, 2026MAJOR

Pre-Launch Foundation Build

The Arena, six game modes, AI match prediction, and the full pre-launch feature surface.

Added

The Arena - daily pickup events with community voting
6 game modes: 5v5, 3v3, Draft League, Stage, The Cage, Arena
AI Match Predictor with animated results
League Command Center - all engines in one dashboard
Mock Draft Simulator with AI snake draft
Season Awards ceremony page
AI Playoff Odds with bracket simulation
Daily Fantasy with player projections + prop lines
Stat Leaders per category
Weekly Recap auto-generated from match data
Postgame Show with AI game recaps
Matchup Previews for upcoming games
Trophy Room with rarity glow effects
Shareable Player Card (2K-style)
AI Scouting Reports with strengths/weaknesses
Hall of Fame Progress tracker
Badge Goals with completion tips
Player Grades (A+ to F per game)
Team Chemistry with teammate win rates
Trade Analyzer comparing roster MMR
Roster Builder for draft prep
Keeper Draft system for Season 2+
Dispute filing system with evidence
Player report system
LFG hub bridging fill-in + free agents
Season Pass shop with tier rewards
Gamertag change page ($2.99 fee)
News feed from activity events
Season History timeline
Leaderboard History (season over season)
About, Contact, Privacy pages

Changed

Visual heroes on ALL public pages
Dashboard: glowing wallet, SVG milestone rings, gradient actions
Standings: team cards with playoff positioning
Login/auth pages: gradient backgrounds
Tier-up celebration animation with particles
Loading spinners + error boundaries on all pages

Fixed

Renamed 'Cages' to 'The Cage' across platform
Postgame + matchup pages: 5-min cache for performance

Data

30 cron automation endpoints running on VPS
12,000+ lines of dormant engines activated