tws-zombies-scripts/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

Changes are listed newest first, with an independent version for every individual T5/T6 script and each native plugin. Current versions are recorded in versions.json; see the version policy.

2026-10-12

T6 newcomer join eligibility — tws_t6_join.gsc 1.0.1

• Fix t6/scripts/tws_t6_join.gsc treating the initial T6 setup spawn as gameplay, which rejected a new spectator's .join on Farm Survival round 3. Wait for the stock delayed spectator transition, then record actual play. Continue observing later spawns so waiting for the next round cannot grant an extra life after death. Reject requests while a spawn is settling; a real death during that window also permanently closes eligibility.
• T5 is unchanged: its separate SP spawn flow and self.initialized guard do not use T6's delayed game-mode spectator transition.
• Compatibility: existing T6 common 1.0.0 or later; no new dependency requirement. Deploy the updated join script to storage/t6/scripts/zm/ and restart the map. No full server-process restart is required.
• Portable regression fixtures: node tools/check_join.mjs. Compilation and live Plutonium validation remain required; no deployment was performed.

Persistent top-left Discord URL

Script	Version	Affected source
tws_t5_hud.gsc	1.1.0	t5/scripts/tws_t5_hud.gsc
tws_t5_common.gsc	1.1.0	t5/scripts/tws_t5_common.gsc
tws_t6_hud.gsc	1.1.0	t6/scripts/tws_t6_hud.gsc
tws_t6_common.gsc	1.1.0	t6/scripts/tws_t6_common.gsc

• Add https://discord.thewrightserver.net as a small, light-gray top-left HUD label, created once per connection, including spectator newcomers. It has no expiry or death/respawn reset and is cleaned up on disconnect. Move the gameplay stack down 20 HUD units to leave room above the timers; help and record positioning follow the shared layout automatically.
• Both engines receive the feature using their existing HUD anchors: T5 left/top safe-area alignment and T6 fullscreen alignment.
• Compatibility: deploy each game's HUD and common 1.1.0 together for the reserved top line. No new native plugin or external dependency requirement. Other scripts and both plugins retain their existing versions.
• Deployment: copy the updated HUD and common scripts to storage/t5/scripts/sp/ or storage/t6/scripts/zm/, respectively, and restart the map. No full server-process restart is required. No deployment has been performed here.
• Live validation remains required on both Plutonium games: check placement and readability, join as a spectator, die/respawn, reconnect, and open help and records to verify spacing and that only one URL label appears.

Initial versioning baseline

Established independent version 1.0.0 entries for each of the 14 scripts and both plugins from source commit b508b6739b185d5048e8a8f96ccb16e429f1d37a. This records the existing source state; earlier changes remain in Git history without retroactively assigned versions. The baseline introduces versions.json, this changelog, the README links and version policy, and the maintenance rules in AGENTS.md. It changes no game script or plugin behavior and requires no deployment by itself.

The component entries below summarize the existing functionality and deployment requirements for servers adopting this baseline. Version assignment does not indicate that a Windows build, live-game validation, or deployment was performed.

T5 script baselines

Each row is a separately versioned script under t5/scripts/.

Script	Version	Existing functionality
tws_t5_afk.gsc	1.0.0	AFK toggle, protection, and indicator
tws_t5_common.gsc	1.0.0	Shared configuration, helpers, commands, and player dispatchers
tws_t5_hud.gsc	1.0.0	Timers, zombie count, and health display
tws_t5_join.gsc	1.0.0	Immediate join for newcomers
tws_t5_leaderboard.gsc	1.0.0	Map record announcements and .leaders command
tws_t5_lock.gsc	1.0.0	Lobby lock at the configured round milestone
tws_t5_telemetry.gsc	1.0.0	Game reports, durable boundary retries, balance and cumulative score

• Compatibility: these initial script versions use tws_t5_common.gsc 1.0.0; lobby lock also needs tws_t5_hud.gsc 1.0.0. Telemetry and leaderboard use TWS T5 plugin 1.0.0. Telemetry additionally requires Electric Cherry's match/sequence deduplication and score_total support; follow the receiver and plugin rollout order. Disabling telemetry by dvar does not remove its native linking requirements.
• Deployment: follow the T5 installation/upgrade instructions, copy the desired scripts and their required dependencies to storage/t5/scripts/sp/, and restart the map. Installing or updating the required plugin needs a full server-process restart.

T6 script baselines

Each row is a separately versioned script under t6/scripts/, adapted to T6 APIs and map variants.

Script	Version	Existing functionality
tws_t6_afk.gsc	1.0.0	AFK toggle, protection, and indicator
tws_t6_common.gsc	1.0.0	Shared configuration, helpers, commands, and player dispatchers
tws_t6_hud.gsc	1.0.0	Timers, zombie count, and health display
tws_t6_join.gsc	1.0.0	Immediate join for newcomers
tws_t6_leaderboard.gsc	1.0.0	Map record announcements and .leaders command
tws_t6_lock.gsc	1.0.0	Lobby lock at the configured round milestone
tws_t6_telemetry.gsc	1.0.0	Game reports, durable boundary retries, balance and cumulative score

• Compatibility: these initial script versions use tws_t6_common.gsc 1.0.0; lobby lock also needs tws_t6_hud.gsc 1.0.0. Telemetry and leaderboard use TWS T6 plugin 1.0.0. Telemetry additionally requires Electric Cherry's match/sequence deduplication and score_total support; follow the receiver and plugin rollout order. Disabling telemetry by dvar does not remove its native linking requirements.
• Deployment: follow the T6 installation instructions, copy the desired scripts and their required dependencies to storage/t6/scripts/zm/, and restart the map. Installing or updating the required plugin needs a full server-process restart.

T5 plugin — 1.0.0

• Baseline: the TWS-maintained plugin, including configurable HTTP deadlines, status/timing diagnostics, and durable telemetry storage and response helpers.
• Source covered: t5/plugins/tws-t5-gsc-utils/ and the existing shared plugin build/dependency tooling under tools/.
• Compatibility: provides the native functions used by tws_t5_telemetry.gsc 1.0.0 and tws_t5_leaderboard.gsc 1.0.0. Upstream source and dependency pins remain in the plugin's upstream.json. Upstream binary downloads do not include these TWS changes.
• Deployment: build the x86 DLL on Windows, install tws-t5-gsc-utils.dll in Plutonium/plugins/, remove the old upstream DLL if present, and restart the full server process before loading dependent scripts.

T6 plugin — 1.0.0

• Baseline: the matching TWS T6 plugin with configurable HTTP deadlines, status/timing diagnostics, and durable telemetry storage and response helpers.
• Source covered: t6/plugins/tws-t6-gsc-utils/ and the existing shared plugin build/dependency tooling under tools/.
• Compatibility: provides the native functions used by tws_t6_telemetry.gsc 1.0.0 and tws_t6_leaderboard.gsc 1.0.0. Upstream source and dependency pins remain in the plugin's upstream.json. Upstream binary downloads do not include these TWS changes.
• Deployment: build the x86 DLL on Windows, install tws-t6-gsc-utils.dll in Plutonium/plugins/, remove the old upstream DLL if present, and restart the full server process before loading dependent scripts.