Changelog
Major changes to the SRD site, the In The Union Now builder, and the Discord bot. For full commit history see theGitHub repository.
Link to the character builder
- The top bar now has a BUILDER link out to In The Union Now — the no-account character builder & game manager — so you can jump straight from the reference to building pilots, mechs, and crawlers.
Faster page loads
- Entity and category pages now download only the reference data they actually need, instead of the entire dataset — item and listing pages load noticeably faster, especially on slower connections.
- Search now runs against a small pre-built index instead of downloading the full dataset, so search starts working faster the first time you use it.
Discord bot Terms & Privacy pages
- Added Terms of Service and Privacy Policy pages for the Salvage Union Discord bot, linked from the site footer.
First-class search and shareable filtered views
- A dedicated search page shows the full, uncapped list of matches (press Enter in the search box, or open it directly at /search?q=…) with type filters to narrow by category.
- On phones, a search button now sits right in the top bar — no need to open the menu first.
- Filtered listing views are now bookmarkable and shareable: your Tech Level, Source, and name filters live in the URL and survive back-navigation.
- Entity pages gained Previous/Next links to page through the rest of their category.
No more text flash when opening an entity
- Opening a chassis, system, ability, or any other entity no longer briefly flashes an unstyled text-only version before the full card appears — the styled card (or its loading skeleton) is what you see from the first paint.
Discord bot: install page and the /su command
- New Discord page (in the nav) with a one-click install button and a reference for using the bot at your table.
- Bot commands now live under a single /su namespace — /su roll and /su lookup — so they no longer collide with other bots’ /roll in the command picker.
55 community Mech Monday patterns
- Seven chassis — Mule, Scrapper, Thresher, Spectrum, Mazona, Goliath, and Bobcat — now carry the community-designed patterns from Leyline Press’s official Mech Monday compilations: 55 new patterns in all, each transcribed from the published cards.
- A handful of cards that reference homebrew or ambiguous items were left out rather than guessed at.
Builder: safer data, session drafts, printable sheets
- Wizard progress survives refreshes and accidental taps — pilot/mech/crawler builds save a session draft as you go, and Cancel asks before discarding changes.
- Scrapping a mech, moving cargo, and salvage deposits now apply all-or-nothing, so scrap value can no longer duplicate or vanish if something goes wrong mid-action.
- Every sheet has a Print action with a clean paper layout (pips and current stats included) — use "Save as PDF" in the print dialog for a PDF copy.
- Snapshot sharing renders a real scannable QR code, and internal links no longer trigger full page reloads on crawler pages.
Discord bot: /lookup and full table coverage
- New /lookup command searches every entity type — chassis, systems, modules, equipment, keywords, and more — with autocomplete and a link to the entity’s SRD page.
- Both "Salvage Cache Table" roll tables are now individually rollable (one previously shadowed the other), and slash commands re-register automatically on every deploy.
Builder: live-play rules controls across every sheet
- Mech sheets gained Take Damage (with the Critical Damage table), Heat Check escalation, Salvage rolls, Scrap-this-Mech, and per-item condition tracking; pilot sheets take damage and injuries; crawler sheets run the full economy — upkeep, upgrades, and trade.
- A Downtime control walks the between-mission steps (repairs, healing, training, crafting), and a floating quick-roll button rolls any table from anywhere.
- GMs get an encounter tray: track reference NPCs with live HP/SP and roll on the Mediator tables.
- Global search (Cmd+K) finds any rule or entity from anywhere in the builder.
Shadowed table restored, smarter search, tidier sitemap
- The two "Salvage Cache Table" roll tables (We Were Here First! and Reclamation of the Wastes) shared one URL, so only the first was reachable — they are now disambiguated by source and both have their own page.
- Search understands multi-word queries: "heavy laser" now finds Heavy Laser instead of returning nothing, with word-prefix matching and better ranking.
- Removed 712 orphaned internal pages (inline-only entries like raw actions) from the sitemap and breadcrumbs — every indexed page now has a working parent listing.
Builder: smarter mech & crawler building
- Installed Heat Sinks, Capacitance Banks, cargo holds and similar passives now raise your mech’s maximum Heat/EP/SP/Cargo automatically.
- The mech loadout supports duplicate systems and modules (two Heat Sinks are two Heat Sinks), with per-item Add buttons, installed counts, and remove-one controls, plus Bio and Nanite tiers in the tech filter.
- New crawlers seed only their base bays — the three expansion bays (Bio Bays, Nanite Processing Bay, VR Tubes) are add-ons you install — and crawler system capacity follows the crawler type.
"View details" opens the full entity page
- Clicking "View details" on a nested entity (chassis pattern, formation member, integrated system, ability) now opens that entity's own page in a new tab instead of a modal, so you can read it alongside the original and link straight to it.
Link previews now mirror the entity card exactly
- The preview image shown when you share an entity link is now a 1:1 render of the actual entity display card — the same header, stats, traits, and styling you see on the page — instead of a separately-designed preview.
Faster, lighter artwork
- All entity artwork now serves as WebP from a dedicated asset store — noticeably smaller downloads on art-heavy pages, with the about-page map shrunk to a fraction of its old size.
Non-advanceable classes call it out
- Classes that cannot advance to a hybrid class now show a "Non-Advanceable" tag, instead of silently omitting the "Advanceable" label and leaving it ambiguous.
Steadier catalog grid on load
- Fixed a hydration mismatch on catalog (/schema) pages where the masonry grid rendered one column on the server but two or three in the browser, throwing a React error and forcing the whole grid to re-render on tablet and desktop widths.
Branded link previews for every entity
- Sharing a link to any chassis, system, ability, creature (or any other entity) now shows a branded Salvage Union preview card — the entity name, tech level, key stats, traits, and source — instead of a generic banner. Generated at build time for all entity pages.
Small data & display fixes
- The "Legal Starting Pattern" badge is driven by each pattern’s data tag instead of being computed, fixing patterns that were mislabeled.
- The Adv. Epoxy Applicator’s self-action now bubbles up correctly, and entities whose stats live on a matching action show those stats in the resolved data row.
- First Aid Kit no longer shows a spurious 2 AP cost.
Fabrication Bay options restored
- The Fabrication Bay system now lists its four activation options — restore up to 15 SP, restore up to 2 EP, repair damaged Systems/Modules, or repair damaged Chassis/Vehicles. Previously the text promised "choose one of the following options" but showed none.
In The Union Now rebuilt — local-first, no account needed
- The character builder & game manager was rebuilt from the ground up as a local-first app: your pilots, mechs, and crawlers live in your browser (with export/import backups) — no account, no server, works offline.
- Redesigned pilot/mech/crawler wizards with auto-fill selection grids, a floating step footer, and a crawler Crew step with selectable crawler types and editable tech level.
- Share read-only snapshots of any sheet via link — the one place a server is involved, and only when you ask for it.
- The Discord bot also got steadier: it now finishes loading game data before answering commands.
Filters above the catalog, smoother window resizing
- Catalog filters (name, tech level, source) now sit in a bar above the results at every screen size, instead of in a left sidebar on desktop.
- The catalog grid no longer stutters when you resize the window — large schemas (chassis, abilities, equipment) stay smooth.
Smoother loads on catalog & entity pages
- Fixed a hydration mismatch that could make a catalog or entity page throw away the server-rendered HTML and re-render (a brief flicker) once game data finished loading.
Buy links on source books
- Each source book and expansion now shows a Buy button — in both the catalog listing and on its page — linking straight to the publisher's store.
Vehicles read as actions, not installable systems
- Conventional vehicles now list their loadout — weapons and locomotion — as actions, the way their statblocks read, rather than as installable Mech Systems.
- The Power Loader's rigging arm now shows its own melee profile (Close, 1 SP), distinct from the mech utility arm, and two placeholder systems (Integrated Amphibious Locomotion System and Shanty Home) were folded into the vehicles that use them.
Audit sweep: search fixes, offline support, faster pages
- Search no longer breaks if you type before game data finishes loading, Enter now jumps to the top result, and category matches no longer crowd out item hits.
- The SRD now works offline after your first visit — install it to your phone for table use on bad venue wifi.
- Every page loads ~1.3 MB less JavaScript, schema listings gained a name filter plus loading skeletons and clearer empty states, and printed pages drop the site chrome.
- Item pages link their traits and keywords directly, trait tooltips fixed for six pilot-equipment items (armor/armour mismatch), and the Salvage Cache Table now references SRD listings instead of print-book page numbers.
Expansion crawler bays added
- Four expansion / found Crawler bays now appear in the reference: the Bio-Mech Bay and Bio-Crafting Bay (We Were Here First!), the Nanite Processing Bay (False Flag), and the VR Tubes (Rainmaker).
- Unlike the core fixed facilities, these are player-addable upgrade bays — each shows its build cost (Scrap and/or Bio-Salvage), tech level, or salvage value instead of a crew member and damaged effect.
Bio-Titans restored; Iron Lady reclassified
- The Titans schema is once again Bio-Titans, and each Bio-Titan now shows its bio-salvage value (equal to its Structure Points).
- The Iron Lady — an android, not a Bio-Titan — now lives under Drones with a salvage value, while keeping her Titanic Actions and equipped Mech Modules.
Mobile fix for guide entity grids
- Side-by-side entity cards in guides (e.g. the Base Classes and abilities on Create a Pilot) now stack into a single column on mobile instead of overflowing off the right edge, and still show two balanced columns on wider screens.
Site restyle + interactive equipment customisation
- New Salvage Union 'Cargo' brand header with a breadcrumb description sub-bar that surfaces each schema's description as you browse.
- Refreshed entity-card and typography styling across the SRD, and the old landing-page hero has been removed.
- Pilot equipment with player choices (weapon type, modifications) now shows an interactive customisation panel — toggle options to watch the damage, range, and traits update live.
Iron Lady modules + custom expansion themes
- Iron Lady (titans) now lists its equipped Mech Modules — Comms Module, IR Night Vision Optics, Firewall — as compact entries you can click through.
- Titans schema accepts optional `systems` and `modules` arrays; both render as compact cards beneath the titan actions.
- New custom themes for Reclamation of the Wastes (wind-blown dust), The Hive (honeycomb mesh), Thatcher's Mech Base (industrial steel grate), and Relics of a Time Gone By (weathered parchment).
- Changelog entries are now rendered as readable bullet lists instead of paragraphs.
- API page documents that appending `.json` to any schema or item URL returns the raw data.
Salvage Union Starter Set archived
- Reclamation of the Wastes and the Asset Pack mini-adventures (Hive, Thatcher's Mech Base, Relics of a Time Gone By) are now reachable: chassis patterns, systems, modules, abilities, equipment, drones, creatures, titans (monsters and bosses), NPCs with unique statblocks, lances, and roll tables.
- New `titans` schema (replaces `bio-titans`) consolidates monster-class and boss-class mech-scale enemies, including Iron Lady.
- Mobile schema list pages no longer overflow horizontally.