Changelog

All notable changes to GameByte Framework are documented here. The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and the project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Releases

v1.3.0 — Comprehensive Feature Expansion

February 6, 2026 | GitHub Release

The largest release in GameByte history. 10 new feature modules, 5 new facades, 50+ new files, and 15,000+ lines of production code.

New Module	What It Does
TickSystem	Per-component render loop with priority ordering
ResourceTracker	Auto-dispose scoped resource lifecycle
RaycastEventSystem	DOM-like 3D pointer events with bubbling
PerformanceAdvisor	Adaptive quality tiers with thermal protection
InstanceManager	Automatic GPU instancing at 3+ copies
PostProcessingPipeline	Effect merging via pmndrs/postprocessing
EnvironmentSystem	Skybox, fog, sun presets with smooth transitions
PrefabSystem	JSON-driven prefabs with ECS-lite components
SmartAssetPipeline	Priority loading with memory budgets & LRU eviction
GameSoundPresets	15 procedural game sounds (zero file deps)

Breaking changes: 2 low-severity changes. See full release notes.

Read full v1.3.0 release notes →

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v1.2.1

February 6, 2026 | GitHub Release

Bug fixes and demo improvements.

Fixed:

• CI/CD release workflow permissions and npm publish
• Platform-specific rollup dependency breaking CI
• Deprecated API calls in demos

Added:

• Comprehensive Pixi.js v8 and Three.js feature support
• 6 diverse game demos with different mechanics
• LiveDemo iframes in documentation pages
• A* Pathfinder for grid-based navigation
• CameraController component

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v1.2.0 — @pixi/ui Integration

January 30, 2026 | GitHub Release

Complete integration of @pixi/ui with game-style "jellybean" wrappers.

New UI Components:

• GameCheckBox — Touch-friendly checkbox with animation
• GameRadioGroup — Radio button group with dot indicator
• GameList — Auto-layout wrapper around @pixi/ui List
• GameInput — Styled text input with focus states
• GameScrollBox — Scrollable container with styled frame
• GameSelect — Dropdown select with backdrop closing

Also:

• GameStyleButton horizontal padding + auto text scaling
• 6 new color schemes (input, scrollbox, select, checkbox, radio, list)
• New pixi-ui-components-demo.html demo

Dependencies: Added @pixi/ui: ^2.3.2

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v1.1.0 — AI-Agent-Friendly Framework

January 15, 2026

Made the framework discoverable and usable by AI agents.

Added:

• docs/agent-guide/CORE_API.md — Essential API (~2000 tokens)
• docs/agent-guide/QUICK_REFERENCE.md — Command cheatsheet
• 9+ advanced guides with semantic keyword enrichment
• Self-contained HTML examples (examples/platformer/, examples/ui-showcase/)
• npm run validate:agent-docs validation script

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v0.1.0 — Initial Release

January 2025

Foundation release with core framework architecture.

• Service Container with dependency injection
• Pixi.js v8 (2D) and Three.js (3D) rendering
• Scene management with lifecycle hooks
• Plugin system with npm-style architecture
• Mobile-first design with adaptive quality scaling
• Complete TypeScript strict mode support

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Versioning Strategy

GameByte follows Semantic Versioning:

Version Part	When It Bumps	Example
Major (X.0.0)	Breaking API changes that require code updates	Removing a public method
Minor (0.X.0)	New features, backwards-compatible	Adding new modules
Patch (0.0.X)	Bug fixes, docs, CI/CD	Fixing a rendering glitch

For AI Agents

The latest API reference is always available at /llms-full.txt (2,200+ lines, copy-pasteable code examples for every exported class).