Version 1.1.2

Released: June 18, 2026

• Optimized Leaderboard Refreshing: Restricted the background 30-second leaderboard polling process to run only when the Scoreboard screen is actively visible to the user, eliminating unnecessary API requests when navigating other views.

Version 1.1.1

Released: June 18, 2026

• Sidebar Tab View & Chart Text Legibility: Consolidated the Instructions (How to Play) and My Performance panels in the left sidebar into a single glass panel container with tabbed navigation, defaulting to the Performance stats. Changed the text label colors in Google Charts from translucent white to solid white to maximize legibility on dark backgrounds.

Version 1.1.0

Released: June 18, 2026

• Anti-Cheat Refresh Protection: Prevented players from resetting their quiz state by refreshing the browser. The active question is now correctly marked as a forfeit (TIMEOUT) on page reload, and prior answered questions are seamlessly restored from the saved game progress state.

Version 1.0.9

Released: June 18, 2026

• Real-Time Standings Updates: Integrated timestamp-based cache busting on leaderboard API requests to prevent receiving yesterday's stale rankings. Configured an auto-refresh timer to poll updated standings every 30 seconds (when the player is not actively in-game) and updated scores immediately upon completing a quiz.

Version 1.0.8

Released: June 18, 2026

• Performance Statistics Panel: Integrated Google Charts into the desktop left sidebar layout. Displays a Games & Scores Combo Chart comparing recent user scores vs global/regional averages, along with a Category Breakdown Bar Chart comparing average category performance against global and regional baselines.

Version 1.0.7

Released: June 18, 2026

• Audio-Visual Synchronization: Delayed playing correct/wrong/timeout synth sound effects until the feedback panel/card is displayed, ensuring sound effects align perfectly with the transition animation and the explosion of the visual fireworks.

Version 1.0.6

Released: June 17, 2026

• Admin Tools & Layout: Overhauled the administrative utility module. Restructured score simulation to synthesize a full telemetry answers array, satisfying backend checksum validation. Enhanced progress reset to scrub all local storage states cleanly. Rebuilt the Admin Panel visual interface to remove all decorative emoji icons, replacing them with clean typography, borders, and modern layout systems.

Version 1.0.5

Released: June 17, 2026

• Audio Launch Whistle & Crackle: Upgraded synthesized fireworks sound effects to include a launch whistle shriek prior to the explosion. Elevated audio frequencies to produce a crisp cracking sound followed by metallic crackling sparkles, matching the visual explosions perfectly.

Version 1.0.4

Released: June 17, 2026

• Audio-Visual Fireworks: Upgraded the success panel (correct answers) to trigger a beautiful series of 3 staggered fireworks explosions matching 3 synchronized audio explosions. Replaced standard correct answer confetti with visual fireworks, leaving confetti exclusive to the final results screen.

Version 1.0.3

Released: June 17, 2026

• UI/UX: Added a responsive desktop layout. On screens 1024px or wider, the main app card is flanked by a left panel showing gameplay instructions and a right panel showing the live standings leaderboard.

Version 1.0.2

Released: June 17, 2026

• Audio Synthesis: Upgraded correct answer sound and game completion fanfare to high-fidelity synthesized fireworks and explosions using Native Web Audio API.

Version 1.0.1

Released: June 17, 2026

• Anti-Cheat: Standardized epoch millisecond mapping/parsing in UTC for Asked At and Answered At timestamps to resolve checksum validation mismatches.

• User Interface: Added a dedicated Change Log view panel accessible from the Help screen.

Version 1.0.0

Released: June 16, 2026

• Initial launch of the Quiz Machine Web Player Client.

• Features rich glassmorphism UI, offline state handling, and dynamic regional leaderboards.