April 9, 2021 - This week’s release notes feature a combination of changes that we’re incredibly excited to share with you. All in all, we’ve pushed more than 75 changes in the past 2 releases and can’t wait for you to test them out. We know that it’s been a bumpy ride, but thank you for sticking it out with us, as Color Collab is a complete custom build from the ground up.. no template to reference.

As always we seek your feedback and look forward to your continued critiques (as kindly as possible, please 😉) as we work to bring you ongoing improvements and polish Color Collab into the coloring book you all deserve.

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Holy moly, here are the updates for our two latest releases!

FEATURED

• We are now offering a free trial of Color Collab PLUS and this is indicated on bundle pop-ups

• Mary Joy Scott IPI bundle can now be purchased - featuring PLUS art and new brush

• Waterstreet Phantom IPI bundle can now be purchased - featuring PLUS art & new stamp

• Shaun Topper IPI bundle can now be purchased - featuring Foxtail stamp

• 'Drag to cycle' input method to rotate through color palettes in Gameplay Loop has been added

• IP/artist's packs will now display in artist’s profiles

• Updated Intro/loading videos

• Renamed “Library” to “Artists” to improve clarity
  

GENERAL

• Created section for high prominent news items on home screen, these will display for 1 week, then default to the news section

  • This news will only show if it is a “pinned” news item

• Prepared foundation to reintroduce the “Shop” icon in Navbar

• Added share to Discord option

• Added visual indication that a download is occurring

• Subscription price changed to $14.99 USD

• Color Collab Team profile created to display original works created by our tireless team

• Updated reference folder in backend to display proper images within My Collabs section

• The Plus modal appears immediately after pressing on Plus art

• Collabers can now close brush tray by swiping down

• Improved load times

IPI

• The app shows the IP categories and regular categories in the same order as the Admin does

• Like the Featured Replays in the Home screen, the contents of the bundle pop-up will cycle every 3 seconds.

• Updated copy/layout on the IPI bundle pop-up

• Tapping an already-selected brush closes the drawer

• We now use the category image for the bundle background (with a blur effect)

• Artist picture will display on bundle pop-up

• Emphasized Plus cost in bundle pop-up

• Unused brushes have a "!" new icon/badge on them

• Displaying multiple IPI categories at the same time has been included in the home screen

• When tapping a un-owned brush in the brush drawer, the user should be prompted with the bundle pop-up.

• Within the IPI categories, collabers can see the art unlocked by purchasing an IPI pack

• Bundle prices updated

• 9 new analytics events added for tracking within IPI bundle

• Collabers are able to restore the IPI bundle IAPs in iOS - as these are permanent purchases

• Improved visibility on IPI bundle assets in the home screen 

• Added indicators showing which tools a collaber owns vs. which tools are available for purchase

• Frontend can now handle null/empty IP category fields

• Slowed down repeat rate of Waterstreet Phantom tool

• Updated copy/layout on the bundle pop-up

COMPETITIONS

•  Updated table in Dev to match Prod's template

BACKEND

• Art categories now added to admin dashboard

  • If IPI fields are empty, the system will ignore them

• Add a DEV tag at the top of the screen when a build is pointing to the dev environment 

• Created loading time dashboard so we can better monitor

• Created Time-to-Home screen events to improve monitoring/correction

• IPI feature permanently turned on in backend

• Admin dashboard can toggle whether or not IPI category appears

• Admins are now able to delete/edit categories

• Admins can select associated art from a dropdown menu within admin dash

• Admins can now add new regular categories

• Admins can now add new IP categories

• Updated API keys

• Created hidden category for “uncategorized” art

BUG FIXES

• Updated homepage to correct vertical alignment issue on carousel 

• Fixed bug causing corrupt files to show up as blank images in My Collabs section 

• Corrected bug causing some categories to no appear on first vertical scroll

• Fixed error when pressing +MY COLLABS that displayed wrong art icon/data under My Collabs

• Corrected error that caused '+ My Collabs' button for MJS artwork to not add artwork to My Collabs section

• Fixed bug that caused improper functionality when selecting art from Featured Replays

• Fixed lag on homepage 

• Fixed bug causing competition descriptions to bounce to bottom (indicating there’s more to read), then back up to the middle of the text. This should now bounce back to the top of the description

• Fixed backend bugs when testing purchase options 

• Fixed error that disallowed replays to open in full-screen mode

• Fixed bug causing some art to not display on artist pages

• Corrected error that was causing drawing box in artist directory page to be cut off

• Fixed error causing purchased bundles to disappear

• Corrected issue prohibiting admins from creating a Category with the necessary asset fields filled

• Fixed bug causing missing tile images and functionality on old blank collabs

• Fixed testing bug - RCS feature Free Purchases does not work as intended

• Fixed bug related to showing unused brushes 

• Fixed corrupted nodes loading images indefinitely 

• Corrected issue causing response time to add artwork to my collabs from home screen to be extremely slow

• Corrected bug causing Plus art to appear as Free in artist profile

• Corrected issue preventing tools from being resized

• Corrected issue causing categories and drawings to not appear on home screen

• Corrected visuals in replays showing constrained brush strokes as unconstrained on replays for select brushes

• Corrected spamming lines and fills causing an issue in backend

• Corrected issue when selecting PUBLISH TO COLOR COLLAB - does not function correctly