Changelog

Major public changes to The Patch.

This page is for visible site changes that affect values, trust, navigation, or core product surfaces. It is not a line-by-line git log.

June 20, 2026

Ran the automated Adopt Me maintenance refresh against the live tracker. The calculator now has 623 tracker-backed long-tail pets, 9 manual edge cases, and 0 unmatched local pets. No benchmark divergence rows remain in the audit.

June 19, 2026

Published the Summer Camp guide covering fishing, Karp bait, Rainbow Trout, Tealwood Monster, Clubtail Dragonfly, Solaris, Aestus, skydiving, admin voting, Water Balloon Need rewards, pet wear, toys, furniture, bug fixes, and market-forming value notes. Updated the homepage CTA, Adopt Me latest-update rotation, and sitemap entry for the guide.

June 18, 2026

Ran the automated Adopt Me maintenance refresh against the live tracker. The calculator now has 623 tracker-backed long-tail pets, 9 manual edge cases, and 0 unmatched local pets. No benchmark divergence rows remain in the audit.

June 17, 2026

Promoted a fresh live-tracker calculator refresh from the latest Adopt Me Values source. The broad support counts remain 623 tracker-backed long-tail pets, 9 manual edge cases, and 0 unmatched local pets. After review, the benchmark layer was also aligned to the June 17 tracker lanes for 94 anchor pets, including Candicorn and Hedgehog, leaving no benchmark divergence rows in the audit.

June 10, 2026

Promoted a fresh live-tracker calculator refresh with 623 tracker-backed long-tail pets and 9 manual edge cases, updated the public audit summaries, and refreshed the Bison and Ranger Beaver Summer Camp copy so it matches the June 10 lanes. Nurse Shark still has article, catalog, origin, and pet-page coverage while live numeric values remain pending.

June 9, 2026

Promoted tracker-backed calculator coverage for Bison and Ranger Beaver after auditing the cached public value feed, added both pets to the live calculator datasets, updated their pet pages and the Summer Camp Week 1 guide with current value lanes, and corrected Bison's availability to retired after its June 5 shop deadline. Nurse Shark remains covered on article, catalog, origin, and pet-page layers while numeric values stay pending.

June 5, 2026

Published the Journey Through Waves guide for the June 5 Adopt Me update, added Nurse Shark to the catalog, origin, image, and pet-page layers with value status still pending, and refreshed the long-tail calculator audit from a fresh live tracker fetch. The live refresh moved the public support counts to 619 tracker-backed pets and 11 manual edge cases while Nurse Shark, Bison, and Ranger Beaver remained without tracker-backed rows.

June 4, 2026

Reran the long-tail calculator refresh against a fresh live tracker fetch and promoted the updated override layer. Bison and Ranger Beaver still do not have tracker-backed rows, so their article, pet-page, and calculator messaging remains value-pending while the broader long-tail support counts moved to 621 tracker matches and 9 manual edge cases.

June 3, 2026

Reran the long-tail calculator refresh against the live tracker path. The tracker fetch still fell back to the cached source, Bison and Ranger Beaver still do not have tracker-backed rows, and the Summer Camp Week 1 article, pet pages, and calculator freshness markers were updated to reflect the June 3 audit.

June 2, 2026

Reran the long-tail calculator value audit and refreshed public freshness markers. Bison and Ranger Beaver still do not have tracker-backed rows, so both pets remain covered across article, catalog, and pet-page layers while numeric trade values stay pending.

May 29, 2026

Published the Journey to Summer Camp Week 1 guide covering Compass Coins, Beaver Bob's van activity, Bison, Ranger Beaver, new shop items, bug fixes, and market-forming value notes. Added Bison and Ranger Beaver to the shared pet catalog, pet pages, and origin metadata with local pet artwork, refreshed the value audit, and updated the homepage, Adopt Me hub, latest-update rotation, calculator freshness text, and sitemap.

May 27, 2026

Backfilled Latte Kitsune, Jiggly Jerboa, Pupcake, Milk Choccybunny, White Choccybunny, and Dark Choccybunny across the calculator datasets, tracker-backed override layer, origin metadata, generated pet pages, and public calculator freshness text.

May 26, 2026

Backfilled Rubber Ducky, Glyptodon Ducky, Unicorn Ducky, Strawberry Shortcake Ducky, Shadow Dragon Ducky, and Dirty Ducky across the pet catalog, calculator datasets, origin metadata, local image assets, generated pet pages, and coverage audit. Refreshed the calculator value feed so the Ducky pets use tracker-backed live lanes.

May 22, 2026

Published the Stormy Ducky Drama guide covering the Rubber Ducky Box odds, Shadow Dragon Ducky, storm activity rewards, and May 22 bug fixes. Updated the homepage hero, Adopt Me hub hero, latest-update rotation, and sitemap entry for the guide.

May 16, 2026

Published the Tim's Trial Tonics guide for the May 15 update covering temporary ingredients, Tim's cauldron, all 10 potion recipes, event timing, and the no-new-pets note. Updated the homepage hero, Adopt Me hub hero, latest-update rotation, and sitemap entry for the new guide.

May 16, 2026

Ran a fresh calculator value audit against the live tracker, promoted the long-tail calculator override layer, and regenerated pet-page value data. The benchmark/editorial layer remains in review mode for the flagged pets instead of being auto-overwritten.

May 8, 2026

Published the New Weather Needs update guide for the May 8 patch covering the four weather-exclusive pet needs, the Super Age-Up Potion, profile saving, and the new countdown bell. Updated the homepage hero, Adopt Me hub hero, and the latest-update rotation to feature the new guide.

May 8, 2026

Promoted the May 8 long-tail value review into production with no value moves; refreshed the dataset timestamps and noted the Salon Revamp pet additions that landed this week. Benchmark layer was cross-checked against a second public market reference and remains unchanged.

May 8, 2026

Backfilled coverage for Glormy Crab, Peachick, Peahen, and Moonbeam Peacock across the pet catalog, calculator override layer, legacy calculator dataset, and pet-origin overrides. Added local pet images for all four pets so production no longer depends on tracker hotlinks.

May 1, 2026

Published the Salon Revamp update guide for the May 1 patch covering the Golden Dandelion treat, the Peachick, Peahen, and Moonbeam Peacock drop rates, the salon redesign, and the new soap system. Pinned the article on the homepage and Adopt Me hub.

April 9, 2026

Added a pre-merge release checklist, a release QA script, and a draft release summary so the branch can be reviewed with a cleaner signoff process before anything goes live on main.

April 9, 2026

Added a local QA runbook, preview server scripts, and headless screenshot capture tooling so the remaining manual browser signoff can be faster and more repeatable before merge.

April 9, 2026

Added a PR body draft, manual QA report template, and release-status script so the final review and draft-to-ready handoff can be tracked more cleanly without changing the live site.

April 9, 2026

Added a GitHub Actions QA workflow and a pull request template so future review passes have a real automated check and more consistent review structure before anything reaches main.

April 9, 2026

Added analytics verification notes, a merge-day runbook, and a post-merge smoke-test guide so the last draft-to-merge handoff is documented without changing the live site.

April 9, 2026

Added a shared analytics event layer for tool interactions, newsletter starts, watchlist saves, and outbound clicks, then published privacy and advertising policy pages to support future monetization work more transparently.

April 9, 2026

Added a benchmark egg value calculator backed by a structured egg dataset, plus guide and hub links so players can compare hatch pools by benchmark coverage and expected benchmark value.

April 9, 2026

Added a parent guide and a public editorial policy, then wired them into the trust pages and trading guide so family safety, archive rules, and update standards are easier to find.

April 9, 2026

Added a benchmark pet library, recent-pet tracking, and richer generated pet pages with breadcrumbs, FAQ content, and structured-data support so benchmark pages are easier to discover and revisit.

April 9, 2026

Standardized metadata on the trust and beta pages, cleaned lingering encoded quote glitches, and added an automated HTML QA script to check internal links and baseline metadata coverage before future releases.

April 9, 2026

Launched 18 benchmark pet pages with static URLs, related-pet links, variant value callouts, and shared watchlist support so the value list, market board, explorer, and homepage now feed real per-pet landing pages.

April 9, 2026

Rebuilt the Adopt Me hub as an evergreen landing page, replaced the old Neon calculator with shared-data logic, converted the encyclopedia into a local pet explorer, and added a generated 725-entry pet catalog with explicit review flags for uncertain items.

April 9, 2026

Replaced the old trading board with an honest beta page, rewrote the About page around the actual Adopt Me product direction, and added public methodology, corrections, and changelog pages.

April 8, 2026

Unified the homepage, value list, and trade calculator around one shared Adopt Me value dataset. Fixed contradictory Bat Dragon and Shadow Dragon positioning, restored newsletter wiring, and removed stale homepage event framing.