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Update 06/07/2025

• New Profile System: Introduces a comprehensive user profile page where users can manage their account settings, view their download history, and see their public depot lists.
• New Depot List System: Users can now create, share, and manage custom lists of Steam depots. These lists can be public or private, allowing for easy organization and sharing of curated game collections.
• Public Lists Browse Page: A new "/browse" page has been added, allowing users to discover and filter public depot lists created by other community members. Filters include popularity, creation date, and categories.
• Increased Batch Download Limit (Premium Only): The maximum number of games allowed in a single batch download for Premium users has been significantly increased from 20 to 100.
• Real-time Notification System: Implemented a new notification system with sound alerts for various user interactions, including:
  • When someone starts following your profile.
  • When someone likes one of your public depot lists.
  • When someone leaves a comment on one of your public depot lists.

Update 03/07/2025

• Improved Download Failure Messages: Now provides clear and specific messages in the progress log if a game's manifest cannot be found in any of our databases, preventing confusion about server errors.
• Smart Auto-Scrolling Log: The progress log will now auto-scroll to the latest message only when you're at the bottom, allowing you to read previous messages without interruption.
• Enhanced Cart Animations (Premium):
  • Adding a game to the cart now triggers a subtle "pop" animation on the "Add" button and a brief pulse on the cart counter for instant feedback.
  • Removing items from the cart features a smooth fade-out and slide animation.
  • The cart item count dynamically changes color (green, yellow, red) to visually indicate how full your cart is.
• Refined Button & Icon Interactions: Most button icons now animate slightly on hover, offering a more dynamic and interactive feel.
• Smoother Modal Transitions: All pop-up windows (history, terms, privacy, announcement) now appear and disappear with fluid opacity and scale animations.
• Visual Search Feedback: Added a "typing..." indicator next to the search bar while the user is typing, offering a subtle hint of responsiveness.
• Minor UI/UX adjustments across various sections for a more polished and intuitive user experience.

Update 14/06/2025

• New Premium Feature: Added an option to merge all game files (manifests and .lua files) directly into a single directory within the batch download ZIP, allowing for a flatter file structure.
• New Feature: Introduced a "Popular Depots" section on the homepage, displaying the top 3 most downloaded games.
• Improved overall website layout with a two-column design for better use of screen space, making the interface more open and less scroll-heavy.
• Each main column now features its own distinct visual container, enhancing clarity and organization.
• The site logo is now accurately centered at the top of the page, while Login and Register links remain aligned to the right.
• Optimized the visual footprint of the DepotBox Launcher promotion, making it more compact.
• Behind the Scenes: All downloads (single, batch, and API) now log information to the database, serving as the foundation for the "Popular Depots" feature and future analytics.
• New Feature: Added a "Your Recent Downloads" section on the homepage, displaying the last 5 downloads for logged-in users, with a button to view the full history in a modal.

Update 01/06/2025

• Integrated API Key System: Users can now register, log in, request API keys, and manage them from a dedicated dashboard.
• Added API documentation accessible from the dashboard.
• API Key requests are now subject to admin approval for better control.
• API downloads now include rate limiting and optional Discord webhook logging for users.
• New Premium Feature: Batch download multiple games simultaneously in a single zip file (max 20 games).
• New Premium Feature: Premium users bypass CAPTCHA for searches and downloads.
• Added game selection "cart" for Premium batch downloads.
• Display "Premium" tag next to site title for premium users.

Update 29/05/2025

• Implemented new DRM and Third-Party Account warnings for selected games, displayed instantly.
• Optimized backend and frontend for faster retrieval and display of game information.

Update 24/05/2025

• Initial public release of DepotBox.
• Added "Try Database 2" option.
• Included game cover images in search results and selection.
• Implemented CAPTCHA reset after successful actions.