Development Timeline

• Initial window development; got the Stonehenge Alpha Walk Test to display in the Java program window with a basic Swing GUI... this project looks promising!
• TOP PRIORITY - Screenshot feature added in conjunction with the GUI so you can take pictures of what's going on in the game.
• Major Version - VFKBuddy 0.88 ALPHA

• Fixed the screenshot feature so the pictures produced are a little bit cleaner.
• Removed the title bar and borders placed by the operating system
• Changed display of buttons
• Added ability to move around the program window
• Added Minimize and Close Window capability
• Weird display lag problem has been fixed
• Added a VFKBuddy logo I did in Photoshop to the upper left-hand corner of the window
• Began developing a way to customize the program FULLY
• Added a default skin with the name "Polished Wood" (thanks to CynAnne for saying the word "polished" and making me think of this!)
• Major Version - VFKBuddy 0.97 ALPHA

• Got the "Record" feature working so you can now record video within VFKBuddy (thanks to ShadowJr for suggesting this feature!)
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 0.98 ALPHA

• Skin configuration feature added so you can skin VFKBuddy however you want! Included skins are "gold", "polished-wood", and "steel", but you can also add your own images and use those as skins.
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 0.99 ALPHA

• Added a "Refresh" button and tweaked the "Record" feature a little bit
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.00 BETA released

• VFKBuddy now scrolls right to the game window so you don't have to mess with scrolling and trying to get the game window to fit exactly (thanks to Swordsman for suggesting this feature!)
• Minor Release - VFKBuddy 1.01 BETA released

• In-house tweaking and code analysis
• Two minor versions developed, but more work is required to reach a release version
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.02 BETA
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.03 BETA

• Accessing the VFKBuddy website from button in VFKBuddy now works
• Changed program development notice bar to include the numeric version
• Added a "Prefs" button so user preferences can be changed
• Major Version - VFKBuddy 1.10 BETA

• Added ability to change where screenshots and videos are stored (thanks to Swordsman for suggesting this feature!)
• Fixed problem with preferences file being erased whenever a new skin was picked
• The current skin is now selected by default in the "Choose Skin" window
• 4 new included skins added: "neon-green", "plasma", "waterfall", and "white-marble"
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.11 BETA

• Added a "Login" button to the program
• Developed first version of automatic log-in
• Fixed scrolling feature (May 27, 2008) that broke during code migration; the program now scrolls right to the game window again
• VFKBuddy now loads "Task Help" page by default
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.12 BETA

• Added the ability to log-in automatically
• Added a "Login" window to take care of log-in operations
  • Added an "Add User" button to add users that can log-in to VFK
  • Added an "Edit User" button to change a user's stored password
  • Added a "Delete" button to delete a user
• Stored passwords are encrypted for protection
• Fixed a few loading problems that could come from a blank user file
• Fixed some issues with "Edit" and "Delete" operations on a blank username
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.20 BETA scheduled for August 10, 2008

• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.20 BETA

• Added ability to check for updates automatically when VFK Buddy starts
• Replaced "Updates" button with "Links" button
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.21 BETA

• Status text is now written to a log file instead of the console window
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.22 BETA

• Added "Links" window where website links can be added, edited, and deleted based on the user's needs (thanks to ShadowJr for suggesting this feature!)
• New included skin added: "black-marble"
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.30 BETA

• Added "Utilities" window where miscellaneous windows and actions can be stored
• Replaced "Links" button with "Utilities" button on the toolbar
• Moved "Links" button to the "Utilities" window
• Added "Notes" window where notes can be written and then accessed from VFKBuddy
• 5 new skins added: "vfk-aust-zoo", "vfk-central-square", "vfk-gate-house", "vfk-marshalls-office", and "vfk-vict-corner"
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.40 BETA

• Added "Stopwatch" utility to "Utilities" window
• Added "Re-Sizer" utility to "Utilities" window to help resizing GIF, JPG, and PNG images
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.41 BETA

• Changed auto-login code so VFKBuddy now connects to the secure server instead of the unsecured server
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 1.50 BETA

• Fixed a major bug in the video capture system (thanks to ExtremeScarySky for pointing this bug out!)
• Minor Release - VFKBuddy 1.51 BETA

• Fixed a minor bug in the log-in system that caused VFKBuddy not to switch to the server with the Halloween decorations (thanks to icywaterprincess for pointing this bug out!)
• Minor Release - VFKBuddy 1.52 BETA

• Initial test code for keyboard text automation developed
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.53 BETA

• Developed "Auto Text" window and updated main window interface to reflect
• Automatic text feature now fully developed and working
• Removed "Grab Screen" feature
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.54 BETA

• Added "Auto Text" menu to the bottom right corner of the main window
• Added sound to all buttons on the main window
• Added notice to "Add User" on the Login window that choosing not to enter a password will cause the VFK login screen to load by default
• Minor Version - VFKBuddy 1.55 BETA

• Added "Gallery" utility so you can view your screenshots within VFKBuddy
• Added new skin: "steel-pipe"
• Active character username now displays in the title of the window in the task bar (thanks to bestlester for suggesting this feature!)
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 2.00 GAMMA

• Fixed issue with Halloween maps caching way after they were taken down
• Added auto-login script updater
• Fixed Auto-Text problem where the feature would place the mouse in the wrong spot if you moved the window
• Minor Release - VFKBuddy 2.10 GAMMA

• Added new skin: "one-year-ann"
• Added "AFK Mode" functionality and button to bottom-left corner of the window to write an Away Message into the chat window at a specified interval of time
• Changed the "Stop Rec" graphic to something more noticable when you're recording a video
• Added "AFK Message" field to the Preferences window
• Added "AFK Interval" field to the Preferences window
• Added "Fit to Game" functionality and button to bottom-left corner of the window in order to allow the user to scroll back to the game window at any time
• Added some internal performance tweaks to the Preferences system
• Major Release - VFKBuddy 3.00 DELTA

• Increased height of VFKBuddy window by 8 pixels to accomodate new VFK interface
• Added "Single Player" button to allow user to switch into Single Player mode in VFK
• Minor Release - VFKBuddy 3.10 DELTA

• Entirely re-wrote the loading system - no more command prompt/black window appearing
• Finally added support for Mac, Linux, and Solaris users
• Fix Release - VFKBuddy 3.11 DELTA