FoundryInk Changelog

What is new on FoundryInk, newest first. This page tracks the features and fixes that ship to creators, studios, and readers. For a full how-to, see the Guide.

v0.10.0 (2026-06-29)

Cameos

• A cameo splash overlay can now play as a one-shot animation, running once and then resting on its final frame, instead of always looping.

Navigation

• Public gallery pages now use the standard breadcrumb navigation, matching the rest of the site.

v0.9.0 (2026-06-29)

For readers

• A reader engagement layer: earn badges, take on challenges and missions, and build a public reader profile with stats and a tier. Keep a wishlist, show off a showcase, and follow an activity feed of what you have been reading.

Community

• Community rooms now have their own identity (name, banner, and description), and rooms surface the genres they are about so the right people can find them.

v0.8.0 (2026-06-29)

Community

• Reading clubs are now part of community rooms, one place for every group conversation. Existing clubs and their members, messages, and page notes carry over automatically. Rooms come in a few kinds: open to everyone, or scoped to a project, a studio, or a genre.

v0.7.0 (2026-06-29)

Growth

• Coupons: issue discount codes (a percentage or a flat amount) scoped to a whole studio, a project, or a single work, with usage limits and expiry.
• Affiliates: run a referral program. Track who sent a sale and pay them a commission, set as a percentage or a flat amount.

Reading

• Tightened the previous and next navigation on landing-page assets so it only shows where it makes sense.

v0.6.0 (2026-06-29)

Galleries

• Galleries now carry a genre, the same as every other kind of work on the platform. A genre badge shows on the gallery page, and galleries surface in the same genre-based discovery as comics and books.

v0.5.0 (2026-06-29)

Reading

• Every asset now has previous and next navigation, so readers can move through a studio's work without going back to the index each time.

Orders and fulfilment

• Order lifecycle: buyers can cancel within a short window, every order now carries carrier tracking and an estimated delivery date, and shipping addresses are checked at checkout to cut down on failed deliveries.
• Print sizes are capped to what the in-house press supports, so every order is printable.

Trust and safety

• Studios can be suspended and infringing content taken down in response to a valid complaint, with a clear record of why.

v0.4.0 (2026-06-28)

Polish

• The Chill Player shows a small animated wave under its toggle when minimized, instead of a plain line.
• Native date and time pickers now follow the theme, so the picker icon is readable on the dark theme instead of black on black.
• A reading club's chat is now titled by the club name instead of showing "Personal Notes".

v0.3.0 (2026-06-28)

Community

• Reading clubs work again: creating a club no longer errors, the "Start a club" button is hidden when you are not eligible, and any problem surfaces a clear message instead of failing silently.

Galleries

• Studio pages now carry a first-class Galleries tab.
• Gallery cards fall back to the first image as their cover when none is set.
• Fixed the print price-override field so it reads correctly on the dark theme.

Events

• The events calendar shows even when there is nothing scheduled yet, and an event time is now optional (date-only events are fine).
• The platform-wide events calendar paginates and has broader search.

Browse and forms

• A "Takes commissions" badge on Browse studio cards, so readers can spot creators open for custom work at a glance.
• When a form shows an error, the offending field is now highlighted in red.

v0.2.0 (2026-06-28)

Studio

• Events calendar: announce a convention, signing, or live session. Publish it to your public timeline, share it to your connected social accounts, and let followers see what is coming up. Virtual join links stay gated to followers.
• Galleries and art prints: build a portfolio of standalone art, separate from your comics. Mark any piece sellable as a print and readers can order it through the same checkout, with sizes, paper stocks, and per-size pricing.

Creator tools

• The assistant can now do more on your behalf: manage question sessions and task cards, generate QR codes, update the changelog, set a reading mode, configure a banner visual novel, and pull reader insights, all from a chat.

v0.1.0 (2026-06-28)

Reading

• Behind the scenes extras: a comic or zine issue can now carry a bonus reel of process art, deleted and alternate pages, creator commentary, and a post-credits stinger. Subscriber-gated extras stay locked until a reader earns them; post-credits rewards are always shown to anyone who finishes the issue.
• Vertical scroll reading mode: read an issue as one long, continuous strip, or keep the classic page-by-page flip. Creators set a series default and readers can switch in the reader.
• Studio page sidebar: a studio's public page now carries a sticky sidebar with the subscription, open question sessions, and series widgets, hiding itself when there is nothing to show.

Studio

• Commissions storefront: a studio can offer custom work, set a price, slots, and turnaround, take a buyer brief at checkout, collect payment, and deliver the finished file or ship a physical piece with tracking. Buyers manage their orders from their library.
• Creator reader analytics: a Readers dashboard with view counts, completion rates, and per-series drop-off, counting both signed-in and anonymous audiences.
• Work board and due dates: a studio-wide work board, card due dates, turning a comment into a task, and workflow conditioning on a project.
• Editorial calendar: a cross-project timeline with a fourteen-day velocity projection and campaign deadlines.
• Task blockers: an asset board can now express card-to-card dependencies as an advisory graph.

Community and growth

• Question sessions (open studio Q and A): readers ask, creators answer, and an open session can be shared to a studio's connected social accounts.
• Crowdfunding: a series page can carry a campaign rail with a creator backer ledger.
• Reader depth: fan collections, reading clubs, and per-issue release notes.
• Global search: search by keyword, genre, and tag across the public catalog, with filter chips on the results page.

Platform

• Installable app: add FoundryInk to your home screen, with an offline page and an install prompt.
• Browse spotlight hero: a full-bleed, edge-to-edge spotlight at the top of Browse, pageable by mouse or trackpad gesture.
• Account-wide reading and playback preferences, plus a cameo opt-out.
• The Chill Player: a license-free, pinnable background music player across the public site and the studio, with an admin music console to manage the catalog.
• Cameos: a project can author a troupe of collectible cameos with an optional splash overlay.

Foundations

The platform creators build on every day:

• Studios, projects, and issues, with a full publishing flow and a reader that serves comics, books, slideshows, comic strips, presentations, games, visual novels, download packs, and merch.
• Muse and the Codex: the assistant layer that helps import existing work, maintain a story Codex, and keep character notes in sync.
• The in-house print shop: order-ready proofs, a printer sign-off step, and print-on-demand, with self-fulfilment for creators who ship their own stock.
• Sales, tips, subscriptions, and payouts, plus creator approval and account security with new-device alerts and sign-in history.