Changes and updates to the FlowStreams platform are published here. If you run into any bugs that are introduced as a result of a change, let us know.
Version 0.07.05.24 - 7th May, 2024
ThugChat: Padding has been reworked so larger messages don't wrap too far to the left.
ThugChat: A character limit of 320 has been added.
ThugChat: Added UUIDs to messages in preparation for future improvements.
ThugChat: The last 20 messages in the chat for a stream are now stored and returned when the user connects to ThugChat. This will hopefully increase engagement from skeptical users who think the chat is inactive.
Version 0.06.05.24 - 6th May, 2024
Settings: The ability to reset and change your password on the settings page has been enabled.
Authentication: The ability to login using your email address, username and password if set, has been enabled.
Version 0.25.04.24 - 25th April, 2024
Settings: Added a place in settings where users can redeem VIP keys, and see VIP information if the user has VIP.
VIP: Added text to the VIP page stating where users can buy VIP through our Sellix storefront and redeem their keys.
VIP: We're now testing alternative playlist URLs in the player for VIPs. In short, if you're a VIP and you're logged in on an applicable stream, the stream you're watching should be coming from a different server or domain than everyone elses.
24/7 channels: An issue causing intermittent screw ups on 24/7 channel has been fixed and the issue should no longer occur.
Version 0.20.04.24 - 20th April, 2024
Design: The stream page has been redesigned. Theatre mode is now an actual theatre mode, the rounding has been removed from the player & chat element.
Site: Added German Streams category.
Site: Added de.flowstreams.cx as a way to access the site with some necessary changes for German clients, such as showing German streams on the home page.
Site: Added Streams page to show streams from all stream categories.
API/Home page: With the introduction of new categories, we took the opportunity to switch the 24/7 streams to an actual category. Any apps using the old endpoint will need updating to support this new system.
ThugChat: Added badges for VIPs and staff.
ThugChat: Added title & status header. If disconnected, you will either see a "disconnected" or "conecting" with a red or orange indicator, and "connected" / green when connected successfully.
ThugChat: Fixed an issue causing the chat to not reconnect properly in any event of network interuption.
ThugChat: Performance has been improved under high load.
Requests: Duplication checking has been added to avoid any one request for a specific event being sent twice by one or multiple clients.
Version 0.30.03.24 - 30th March, 2024
Design: The 24/7 stream section has been rearranged to stack like the other sections due to a high amount of streams present. It will likely stay like this for the foreseeable future.
Version 0.11.02.24 - 11th February, 2024
Design: Added Spanish language from Google translate since there is no one on our team who can speak Spanish. If you have any suggestions for how any Spanish phrases can be changed, please contact us.
Design: Added "Request" button and enabled "VODs" button within the navbar.
Site: The VODs page has finally been fixed and now contains some recent events as a test. More content will be added as events happen & time goes on.
Site: A request page ("Request") has been added. We used to primarily take requests over Discord, with a few coming in Telegram that would sometimes go unseen. This consolidates it to one nice place so we can easily find and arrange requested events, however it means we can no longer respond to individual requests.
Version 0.03.02.24 - 3rd February, 2024
Design: Added language switcher.
Design: Added German language.
Design: Fixed typo on changelog page.
ThugChat: Pushed minor update to ThugChat which live-updates a stream page if the page is updated by staff.
Version 0.29.01.24 - 29th January, 2024
Player: Added client side fallback video to signal events which have not started or have ended.
Player: Added autoplay for clients who have enabled that permission and better error handling / retry logic.
Player: Added alert to signal when events are supposed to start when video playlist returns a 404 response.
Version 0.16.01.24 - 16th January, 2024
Player: Added theatre mode which removes the chat box and enlarges the video player.
Home page: Fixed the stream countdown timer bugging out after the page is loaded for a while. Due to how browsers work, it will desync if you're tabbed out for a while but will fix itself upon the next refresh (every 60 seconds)
Version 0.13.01.24 - 13th January, 2024
Design: Added changelog
Design: Changed stream layout to stack instead of scrolling vertically.
Settings: Fixed username validation not removing the disabled attribute from the update button after attempting an invalid format.
VIP Settings: Fixed VIP profile section and added back missing dropdown to change effect.