Release Notes

Release Notes#

Release Highlights#

Social v3#

We’re very excited to announce Social v3, a significant expansion of the component now including profanity filtering across all content, a brand-new social network, an Activity & News Feed system, and Realtime Communication with support for text chat, voice and video conferencing.

Activity & News Feed#

With the introduction of the Activity and News Feed, you can now create a dynamic social network for your player community. Players can post content to their activity feed, including media attachments such as photos and videos. Other users can engage by commenting, reacting with emojis, or resharing content with their friends and followers. Posts also include comprehensive visibility controls, allowing players to manage who can view or share their content.

The News Feed provides an integrated view of your social community, filtering content based on friends and following lists while excluding blocked users. Its simple, predictable algorithm ensures players see only the content that matters to them. Key features include:

Posts: Share updates and activities with the community
Comments: Engage in conversations by commenting on posts
Reactions: Express emotions with emojis on posts and comments
Media Attachments: Upload photos or videos to highlight your gaming moments
Reposts: Amplify content by resharing posts with your network
News Feed: Stay connected by exploring updates from friends and followers in real time

Realtime Communication#

The new Realtime Communication system brings text chat, VOIP, and video conferencing to your game or application, providing an immersive and seamless communication experience.

Key features include:

Text, Voice, and Video: Empower players to connect in real time using text, voice, or video chat within the same channel
Multiple Channels: Enable users to join and participate in multiple channels simultaneously
Moderator Support: Allow channel owners to manage permissions, assign moderators, ban users, and more
Reactions: Let users respond instantly to messages with emojis, creating engaging and interactive conversations
Threading Support: Organize discussions with sub-threads for deeper and focused interactions
Typing Indicator: Show when someone is typing in a channel or thread to improve communication flow
Proxy Server: Overcome firewall and routing issues with the built-in proxy server for VOIP and video calls
Integration: Add realtime chat functionality to your game or party sessions with ease

Profanity Filtering#

Social v3 now includes automatic profanity filtering across all user-generated content. Key features include:

Activity Posts & Comments
Channel Messages
Player-to-Player Mail
Profile Aliases
Relationship Aliases

Mail#

The system previously known as Player-to-Player Messaging has been renamed to the Mail System in order to avoid confusion with the new Realtime Communication system.

As a result, all related APIs have been updated to reflect this new terminology and naming conventions.

Relationships#

The system previously known as UserLinks has been renamed to the Relationships System. We hope that this new name will reduce confusion and improve understanding of the purpose of the feature among developers.

All related APIs and SDKs have been updated to reflect this new terminology and naming convention.

Enhanced Console Features#

Console’s latest enhancements focus on simplifying workflows and boosting productivity. Bulk import functionality now allows seamless integration of large datasets, reducing manual effort and providing realtime feedback during the process. Leaderboard management has become more intuitive, offering precise search and editing capabilities for specific leaderboard definitions. More localization support further expands usability, while improved error handling and polished UX elements ensure a smoother, more-reliable experience across the platform.

These improvements aim to speed up tasks, reduce manual effort, and improve accessibility across different environments. Key features include:

Bulk creation of entities through CSV/JSON imports#

We are excited to introduce a new feature to the Console that enables bulk creation of entities directly from CSV or JSON files:

This enhancement streamlines the onboarding process by allowing users to efficiently import large datasets into the system:

Console bulk create csv|json flow

Some of these key features include:

File Format Support: Users can upload data in either CSV or JSON formats with the same formats currently supported for export to allow easy upload between different environments:
Realtime Feedback: Progress tracking provides real-time updates on the import process, ensuring per-entry transparency with realtime monitoring:
Partial Imports: For files with entry errors, the system supports partial imports by allowing users to skip invalid rows or make adjustments to entries that may have errored during the import process:
Bulk Actions: Post-import, users can apply bulk actions to the imported entries in a reviewable panel of entries that have been successfully imported.This new feature simplifies data management and accelerates workflows, reducing what’s otherwise a manually intensive process for large data entry
- Start leveraging bulk imports with the December release to accelerate faster development!

Improved LeaderboardRecords Management#

Users now have the ability to search records by LeaderboardDefinition to easily review, modify, search and export specific Leaderboards in real time:

New Language Support#

Added Korean language support:

Console Korean language support

Enhanced UX#

Enhanced delete behavior, error handling, and UX styles across all views:

Console Improved UX

Improved Documentation & Developer Tools#

Revamped SDK references and quickstart guides for C++, C#, and Unreal
Introduced new tutorials, including an economy component guide and a leaderboard guide
Added high-level Kubernetes and containerization knowledgebase articles

Expanded Node.js SDK Functionality#

Added WebSocket API and NotificationServer API for realtime communication and push notification management
Introduced EntityWatchdog to Node.js SDK to match offerings in other SDKs
Introduced new Social v3 models and services, including Agreements and enhanced user linking

Bug Fixes & Quality Improvements#

Improved build pipelines and resolved critical Linux compatibility issues in SDKs
Fixed several asset upload, validation, and rendering issues across applications and services

Warning

Compatibility and Breaking Changes

Social Services v3 Renames:
- Message → Mail
- UserLink → Relationship
Quest Services QuestReward Renames:
- quantity → value
- entityUid → entity

Please see changes in each SDK update for full list of breaking changes per component

Service Updates#

The following services have changed:

account_services | v3.2.0 #

Added generate shortId to Organization
Added checks to verify User.roles is an array

economy_services | v3.2.0 #

Added ability to do lookup inventory by bank:name
Added ability to do a transaction from bank using bank:name
Restrict -1 quantity transactions to be to the bank
Added more error handling/reporting to TransactionRoute
Openapi docs updates

purchasing_services | v3.0.0 #

Upgrades to latest ComposerJS libraries
Added versionUid to Product to provide a link to a ProductVersion
Openapi docs updates

Added new Models, Routes:
- Agreements, Agreement Signatures
  - Ability to have such versioned agreements as a EULA presented to the Users and storing a digital, binary or text signature
- Download Info
  - Provides ability to information about a downloadable software version, including size, checksum and download url
- Product Version
  - Store download info, notes and the semantic version for a Product

quest_services | v3.0.0 #

Added Quest rewards processing for Quest/Skill Progress and Item reward
Change Quest Reward models:
- Quantity -> Value
- EntityUid -> Entity
General quest progress fixes and clean up
Openapi docs updates

service_monitor | v4.0.0 #

Added support for sending cluster information to SaaS

world_services | v2.1.1 #

Fix for scaling when no current shards

Other Updated Docs#

achievements_services | v3.1.1
asset_services | v3.1.1
backup_services | v2.1.1
leaderboard_services | v3.1.1
matchmaking_services | v2.1.1
notification_services | v2.1.0 (Same Ver)
persona_services | v2.1.1
progression_services | v2.1.1
reporting_services | v2.1.1
scripting_services | v2.1.0 (Same Ver)
server_instance_services | v2.1.1
session_services | v3.1.1
telemetry_services | v2.1.1
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