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Changelog messages in Discord use the new post titles

A post in the changelog channel is titled like the site, "Rosa Update" with its date or "Rosa Patch Notes" with its month, and lists the first five things in it.

Changelog messages in Discord are a quick summary

A post in the changelog channel now shows the opening, five highlights and a button to the full post on the site.

Rosa Terminal gets to the point faster

Replies about reports, penalties, applications and the registry are shorter. Every consequence is still there.

The changelog channel now posts changelogs and monthly patch notes

Instead of a message for every version, you'll see each new changelog post, and the patch notes on the first of every month. Each one links to the full post on the site.

Rosa Terminal's messages are clearer and friendlier

We rewrote the replies about applications, the registry, reports and penalties so they say what happened and what to do next. Reports and penalties still mean exactly what they did.

Winning an appeal now also ends your in-game ban

When staff overturn a penalty on appeal, your ban in Path of Titans now ends at the same time. Before, the penalty was withdrawn but you could still be locked out of the game.

A new Discord name or avatar shows up everywhere right away

When you change your Discord username, display name or avatar, the Reserve now saves it at once. Before, the old name stayed until you used a command or signed in to the website.

Buttons work again right after an update

Pressing a button on an older message, or while the bot restarts, no longer ends in "This interaction failed". Slow replies still arrive, and a button that no longer works shows a message saying so.

The changelog channel only lists changes you can notice

Changes that only matter to the team stay on the website and are no longer posted in the changelog channel.

Being accepted now puts you on the game server whitelist

The game server turned down every whitelist change the bot sent, so accepted members couldn't join. Everyone on the registry is now whitelisted, and new members are added within a few minutes.

Members registered in Discord show on the sprouts list right away

When staff register someone with /register, or a member links with /link, their page is now set up at once. It shows on the sprouts list the same minute.

A banned member cannot link or verify a game account

While you are banned from the Reserve, /link and /verify are refused with a message that names the day the ban ends. The account already on your record stays as it is.

A changed registry entry is posted again in full

When your registry details change, your entry is now posted again in full, with the divider, just like a new one. Before, it was edited in place with a short note under it that didn't always get cleaned up.

A paused command now shows what's going on

While we work on a problem, some commands can be paused. A paused command shows what's happening and what to do next, and nothing you were partway through is lost.

The bot's status shows when we're fixing a problem

While a problem is being worked on, the status under the bot's name in the member list says so. It goes back to normal once the problem is over.

Passing the apex application now gives you the apex role

The role used to be given by hand, so you had to wait for someone to remember. Now you get it within a few minutes of being accepted.

Penalties that bar apexes now remove the apex role

The role used to stay on during a suspension or ban, even though you couldn't play an apex. It now comes off while the penalty runs and comes back the day the penalty ends.

The game server says which penalty is keeping you out

The message used to show only a rule number, which means little without the rulebook open. It now names the penalty, the Reserve and the rule.

A temporary ban now ends on the day it says it ends

The end date staff set on a temporary ban wasn't passed to the game server, so the ban kept going after it. The game server now gets the date and lets you back in on that day.

Suggestions can be marked maybe later, already planned or wrong format

Before, staff could only mark a suggestion open, in discussion, approved, denied or handled. The forum had tags for the other three but no way to set them.

A decision in the thread says what was decided and why

The message used to show only the number, the decision and whether the thread was closing. It now names the suggestion, gives the reason its own heading, and says when it was decided.

Announced decisions now show the suggestion first

The number and the decision used to come first, so you had to read past both to see what the suggestion was about. The suggestion now comes first.

Making a suggestion works again

The suggestion window stopped opening for everyone after the last release. It also offered tags only staff can use, such as implemented and denied, which Discord would have refused.

You can add a picture to a suggestion

Add one in the suggestion window and it becomes the cover of the post. It's optional, but a screenshot often shows what you mean better than words.

You can tag what your suggestion is about

Pick up to three of the forum's tags, so others can filter for the kinds of suggestions they care about.

Suggestion post titles no longer start with a number

The number used to come before the title in the list of posts, which made them harder to scan. The number is still in the post itself.

Messages name the report, case or channel they mean

Messages that used to start with "it" or "this" now say which report, case or channel they're about, so each one makes sense on its own.

Error messages now tell you what to do next

Refusals and errors used to stop at the problem. They now give the step that fixes it, or say who can fix it for you.

Say more about your suggestion in its own thread

The window now asks for a title and a short summary, which is what people read before voting. Once it's posted, you can add more in the thread: the full case for it, pictures, or answers to questions.

Suggestions are posted in the forum again

Suggestions made since September 17 were saved but never posted, because the forum needed a tag and none was set. They've all been posted now, and nothing you wrote was lost.

Suggest something without opening a thread yourself

/suggest opens a window to write in, and the bot posts it in the suggestions forum under your name. Every suggestion has the same layout, so the forum is easy to scan.

Vote on suggestions with two buttons

Press the same button again to take your vote back, or the other one to change it. Staff look at the most wanted ideas first, so voting helps more than posting the same idea again.

Decisions on suggestions are posted in the thread

When staff approve, deny or finish a suggestion, the post's tag changes and a message says what was decided. Denied and finished suggestions have their thread closed.

Suggestion decisions can be announced in their own channel

Staff choose where decisions are announced. Each announcement has the suggestion number and a button to the thread, so it's easy to find months later.

Reactions in the suggestions forum are turned off

Only the two vote buttons count, so a post can't show one result in reactions and another in the votes.

The animal you play is called a character everywhere

The note under a growth code called it a creature, unlike the rest of the Reserve. Every screen and message now says character.

The applications command shows when the next round opens

If a round is scheduled, you'll see when it opens in your own time zone, and an open round shows when it closes. Before, a round opening Friday and a switched-off form both showed as closed.

Sticky notes no longer repost themselves over and over

The bot treated its own note as a new message and kept posting it again. Messages from the bot no longer move a note.

Staff can keep a note at the bottom of a channel

After someone posts, the note is posted again and the old copy is deleted. The thing everyone needs to read is always the last message, not a pin nobody opens.

Messages say "that egg" instead of "the selected egg"

Ninety messages said "the selected egg" or "the selected character", even though you never selected anything. They now say "that egg", like the rest of the Reserve.

Staff commands now start with STAFF: in the command list

Most staff commands are already hidden, but a command with a part anyone can use stays visible in full. Now you can tell which parts are for staff.

Leaving the Discord server signs you out and clears your registry entry

Before, leaving only took you off the whitelist. Now your Alderon details, your registry post and your website sign-in are all removed, and your game account can be registered again.

Your record is kept when you leave

Your characters, tickets and staff decisions about you are still saved, so you don't start over if you come back. You'll just need to register your Alderon ID again.

Pins and joins in a case transcript say what happened

A pin, a join or a channel rename used to show as an empty line with a timestamp, because Discord sends those with no text. The transcript now says what happened.

Case transcripts now show bot messages as they looked

Bot messages in report channels and discussions used to be saved as plain text, so you couldn't tell the bot from people. They now keep their colored frame. Older transcripts stay as they were.

A staff member can't claim a report they're part of

Filing a report, being reported or being named as involved now stops you from claiming it, by button or by emoji. The refusal says who handles it instead.

You're told when a different staff member takes over your case

A case picked up by someone new used to say it had been claimed again, with no sign the name changed. Everyone involved is now told who's handling it, and the investigation and any open discussion are updated.

You're warned twice before a discussion closes

There used to be one warning, an hour before the end. Now there's one at six hours and one at one hour, so you have a chance to answer even if you haven't been on Discord all day.

The discussion channel explains what you're there to discuss

The staff member handling the case posts their decision first. Everyone named in the report then has a day to disagree or add anything missed, and the opening message now says so.

Channels are called channels and investigations are called investigations

Report messages called the same thing a room in one place and a channel in another, and called an investigation a post. They now use the words you see in Discord and across the Reserve.

Channel messages now say exactly what's saved

Lines like "Everything said here is kept" didn't say what was stored. They now say every message in the channel is saved, attachments included, and who can read the transcript after the case closes.

When staff take your report, you're told what happens next

The message used to say your report was with staff and nothing more was needed. It now says they'll post their decision in a channel, add you to it, and give you a day to discuss it.

The button on a claimed report now says Unclaim

The button used to say "Put the report back". Reports now use the same claim and unclaim words as tickets.

The emoji board explains what a staff emoji means

Each staff member has their own emoji, and it goes on whatever they take on: under the post on a report, and in the channel name on a ticket. The board used to mention reports only.

Bot confirmations now say what was saved

Filling in a report used to reply with just "Saved". Every confirmation now names what it changed, so you know your answer went to the report.

Channels are now called channels, not rooms

Reports, discussions and transcripts called their channels rooms. Every message now says channel, like your sidebar. The public or private report screen also names the channel it'll be posted in.

A closed discussion channel tells you what was decided

When staff close a case, the channel now posts the decision and a link to the full transcript, then is deleted a minute later. Before, it vanished the moment the case closed.

You can't add to a case once it's closed

The channel you filed in stays readable, and you're sent a link to read it back. You just can't post in it anymore, the same as a closed discussion.

You confirm whether a report is public or private first

Public reports are posted where the whole server can read them, and private ones open a channel only you and staff can see. Your choice is shown back to you before you fill anything in, with the option to switch.

Transcripts open once the case is closed

Until then, put anything you want on the record in the channel itself. You're sent the transcript link as soon as the case closes. Staff can read it while they handle the case.

Private reporters get the transcript of their own channel

Everything said in the channel you filed in is saved and sent to you when the case closes. Staff's conversation with the person you reported is a separate channel, and you won't see it.

Public reports are shown in their discussion channel

The report as filed now appears under the opening message, with anything already said about it, plus the case name and a link to the original. Before, the channel just said a report existed.

Private reports aren't shown to the people they're about

The discussion channel says a report exists and staff say what they need answered, but the report itself isn't posted. Only staff can press the button that links to it.

Your half-written report is saved through a bot restart

Your answers on the report panel are saved as you go and kept for an hour after your last answer. Before, it was half an hour, and a bot restart wiped everything.

Staff can give a discussion an extra day

A discussion still runs for a day, then the parties can no longer post. Staff can add a day as many times as needed, and doing so after it ended lets everyone post again.

Case channels are named after the case number

A private report opens in r-0042-report-yourname and its discussion in r-0042-discussion-yourname, so both sit together and are easy to search. Before, they were numbered by how many reports you'd filed.

Each report shows its case number

The number is in small text at the bottom of the report. The channel, the investigation, the mod log and the website all use the same number.

Discussions use the case number of their report

Discussions used to have their own separate number, so one case had two numbers that didn't look related.

Opening a discussion no longer leaves an empty channel

The channel was created, but the message explaining it was refused, so the channel sat empty. People are now pinged in a separate line above that message, and if it still fails, the channel says so.

The involved people and rules windows open again

The window for naming who else was involved didn't open when you pressed the button. Picking rules failed the same way when a rule had no text yet. Both work now.

The emoji board shows who each emoji belongs to

Each emoji now has its staff member's username next to it, so you can look them up. The instructions for staff on picking an emoji were removed from the board.

Filing a report now uses buttons instead of ten options

/report asks if it's public or private, then shows buttons for who, who else was there, when, evidence and rules. Rules are picked from the rulebook, and nothing is posted until you press send.

Private reports get their own channel

A private report is posted in a channel only you and staff can see, and you're asked why you want it private. Public reports go in the reports channel, the same as before.

People named in a report can give their side

A button next to the report opens a form for your evidence and timestamps. Each person can use it once, and it closes when staff claim the report.

Claiming a report creates the investigation post

The bot writes the forum post with the report, every side given, and each person's past penalties. Staff can refresh the penalties at any time.

Everyone involved gets a day to discuss the case

Staff open a discussion channel with the people involved. It runs for a day, with a warning an hour before the end, and then only staff can post. Every message is saved, even deleted ones.

Your report shows when its case is finished

Once the case closes, the claim button on your report is replaced by who handled it, when it finished, and a link to the discussion record. Staff can close a case privately if needed.

Staff can escalate a case to the key holders

Escalating moves the whole case: the report goes back to unclaimed and the original staff lose access. Key holders see the report itself, and a case can't be handed back.

You're told how to link your account when added to the registry

Right after your registry details, a second message gives four steps to link your account. That includes the one people miss: stay logged in to the game server while you run the command.

The kick and ban commands now describe their own result

The kick reason hint said the player would be banned, and the ban reason hint said they'd be kicked. Each hint now matches its command.

Every screen and message now calls you a sprout

Your rank has always been called Sprouts, but screens and messages still said member. Now it's one word everywhere.

The registry reply says whose entry to clear

Registering an Alderon ID someone else already has used to reply with "clear it there first", which named nothing. The reply now says to clear the ID from their registry entry.

You're told when you're added to the registry

Staff do your registration, and you used to have to go look for it. Now you're pinged in the registry channel and sent your entry with a link. Later changes reach you the same way.

Linking your account now says you're verified

Verified is what you just did, and it's what the rest of the server calls it. Whitelisted is a status we track on our side.

Account verification is no longer recorded as a staff edit

Verifying with a code from the game proves the account is yours, so no edit notice is sent. Your entry only changes if you linked a different account than the one on file.

Registry entries show only your account details

Each registry entry now has four fields: your Discord name and ID, and your Alderon name and ID. Registration history no longer gets in the way.

Messaging the bot gets you a dinosaur fact

The reply still explains that staff don't read the bot's messages. Now it ends with a dinosaur fact.

Filing a report now opens a form to write in

The command asks who and when, then opens a window with room to write the whole story. No more squeezing it into one line.

Clips and screenshots each get their own line

Each clip or screenshot goes on its own numbered line, so staff can open the exact one you mean.

Calendar events now show up as Discord events

Mark yourself interested and Discord reminds you when it starts, just like any other server event.

The bots now reply to direct messages

Direct messages to the bots used to get no reply. Each bot now tells you where to ask instead.

New sprouts get a welcome message

The founders write and update the welcome message, so every new sprout gets a current introduction.

Check in and pick your own ping roles

One button records that you've read the rules, and a menu lets you pick notification roles. Staff no longer assign those roles one person at a time.

Each moderation case gets a number

Every moderation incident gets one case number that stays with it through reports, investigations and penalties.

Every bot replies to a command in the same shape

The bots were built at different times, so the same thing could work in one and fail in another. They now behave the same, and a restart no longer makes a bot reply twice.

Screenshots on a report no longer expire

Discord attachment links expire within a day, so report evidence used to disappear overnight. Rosa now saves a copy as soon as you post it.

Apply on the website and get the decision in Discord

You fill in your application on the website, and staff review it in Discord. The decision is sent to you in Discord, with no extra form or account needed.

Prove your account is yours with /link

The bot sends you a private in-game message with a code. Only someone logged in to that account can see it.

Sprouts no longer see commands they can't use

Only what you can actually use shows up in the picker.

Reports now lead to investigations and penalties

A report becomes an investigation, which can end in a penalty from a fixed ladder based on the rulebook. Every decision points to a rule.

What you can do depends on your Discord role

Your access updates the moment your role changes.

The info command shows the bot version

The /info command now shows which version of the bot is running.