Changelog

v2.4.10 RC4 — Performance & Rally Cap Expansion

Status: Release candidate testing

• Added 100,000, 105,000, and 110,000 Alliance Rally Cap options.
• Troop and march inputs no longer run the optimizer on every keystroke.
• LET'S GOOOO! now performs the optimization and caches both priority states.
• Rally Leader Priority now switches between cached results for a faster toggle response.
• No formation rules or scoring logic changed in this release.

v2.4.10 RC4 — Adaptive Optimization Beta

Status: Beta testing

• Removed the Balanced strategy after testing showed players are effectively optimizing as either joiners or Rally Leaders.
• Removed the strategy dropdown and replaced it with one clearer toggle: Prioritize Rally Leader Formation.
• Rally Leader March Size is now always visible and always used to show a Rally Leader Formation reference.
• Joiner-first mode now optimizes joiner Formations while still showing a Rally Leader Formation reference.
• Rally Leader priority mode now prioritizes the Rally Leader Formation while keeping joiners viable.
• Restored polished pill-style navigation across pages.
• Fixed Rally Leader priority toggle layout and removed the awkward gold hover box around the checkbox area.
• Updated Guide, About, Changelog, README, Roadmap, and Optimizer Rules for the v2.3 beta direction.

v2.3.0–v2.3.4 Dev Series

Status: Development testing

• Added Formation Integrity rules including a minimum Infantry presence and Cavalry floor targets.
• Added Archer scaling beyond 70% for high-Archer joiner Formations.
• Added automatic advanced Rally Leader milestone detection: 1 Infantry, roughly 10% Cavalry, and roughly 90% Archers.
• Protected joiner Formations so advanced Rally Leader progression only activates when joiners remain 70%+ Archers.
• Added exact count plus percentage display for Rally Leader Formation cards.
• Improved advanced Archer sharing between joiners and Rally Leader Formation.
• Fixed high-Archer candidate rejection caused by tiny rounding leftovers.
• Improved advanced-mode Cavalry backfill so joiners continue pushing toward the Alliance Rally Cap Limit when viable.
• Fixed APX Coach so it no longer recommends reducing marches just to chase 100% Archer joiners.
• Added configurable APX / Kingdom 1886 language foundation for future expansion.
• Added OPTIMIZER_RULES.md and ROADMAP.md for future development tracking.

v2.2.0 — Official Release

Status: Official release

• Promoted APX Tools from Release Candidate to official release.
• Added Guide, About, and Changelog pages.
• Added Copy Recommendation for Discord sharing.
• Finalized APX Coach, APX Insight, Optimization Report, and Formation cards.
• Prepared production package for Cloudflare Pages deployment.

v2.1 Development Series

• Added default APX testing values and Reset to Defaults.
• Added Developer Mode diagnostics.
• Improved mobile UX and input formatting.
• Reduced heavy gold usage and established troop colors.
• Refined LET'S GOOOO button behavior and copy output.

v2.0 Development Series

• Introduced rewritten candidate-based optimizer engine.
• Added Infantry soft cap logic.
• Added Cavalry filler logic.
• Added APX Recommended Setup and Maximum Marches Setup.
• Improved Rally Leader priority handling.
• Expanded Alliance Rally Cap Limit options through 90,000.

v1.0 — Original Launch

• Initial Bear Hunt Optimizer based on spreadsheet logic.
• Added Joiner and Rally Leader recommendations.
• Added APX branding and apxtools.org deployment.
• Validated early logic through APX tester feedback.