release: v1.8.0

Author: eblackrps

README.md

@@ -2,24 +2,21 @@
 
 NPCJason is a Windows desktop pet that lives on top of your desktop, reacts to system events, swaps skins, chats with cloned friends, and ships as a standalone EXE so end users do not need Python installed.
 
-> **Current release target:** `v1.7.0`
+> **Current release target:** `v1.8.0`
 
 ---
 
-## What’s New In v1.7.0
+## What’s New In v1.8.0
 
-This release gives Jason a stronger sense of desktop place, better layered timing, and more long-session variety without making him noisy:
+This release makes Jason feel more like a long-running desktop companion instead of a stack of disconnected bits:
 
-- A new desk-item interaction framework so Jason can mess with desktop-adjacent props without everything becoming a toy
-- Three visible desk-item interactions: coffee mug, keyboard, and tiny network rack
-- Structured notification/context reactions that occasionally turn useful title observations into short bits instead of only one-line comments
-- Quote follow-up chaining so some jokes land as mini conversational beats instead of isolated lines
-- Idle micro-actions that add more life during quiet stretches: suspicious checks, keyboard tapping, coffee mug bits, rack checks, and smug doing-nothing moments
-- Skin-linked specialty bias so skins like Astronaut, Network, Office, and Squarl Suit feel more distinct during normal behavior
-- More Jason-and-mouse sidekick interactions including Desk Patrol, Cable Audit, and Victory Scamper
-- A new Networking Meltdown & Helpdesk Chaos content pack
-- Clearer behavior tuning controls for activity level, quote frequency, and companion frequency
-- Runtime polish to keep desk items, quotes, notification reactions, micro-actions, toys, and companion bits from piling on top of each other
+- A lightweight familiarity system that remembers time spent together and subtly changes how Jason greets, reacts, and unlocks things
+- Intentional startup greetings, quiet sign-offs, daily mood surfacing, and theme spotlights so sessions feel like they have a point of view
+- Milestone moments for longer sessions and repeat visits, plus low-frequency ambient world beats that make the desktop feel inhabited
+- Clearer unlock and discovery surfacing so new weird little rewards do not disappear quietly into the background
+- A livelier mouse sidekick with Crumb Heist, Mug Recon, Zip Tie Recovery, and calmer ambient sidekick behavior
+- More expressive success, confusion, interruption, and cooldown reactions so Jason reads as intentional instead of glitchy
+- Runtime polish for the new long-session systems, including safer upgrade backfill for relationship history, better milestone delivery, and less intrusive suppression behavior
 
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@@ -32,13 +29,18 @@ This release gives Jason a stronger sense of desktop place, better layered timin
 - Idle breathing and blinking animation
 - Mood system: happy, tired, caffeinated
 - Personality state system with idle, curious, smug, busy, annoyed, celebrating, confused, sneaky, and exhausted behavior
+- Lightweight relationship/familiarity tracking so Jason greets you a little differently over time without getting weird about it
 - Autonomous desktop movement with pacing, hesitation, edge inspection, and better recovery from awkward pathing
 - Local companion framework with the pet mouse sidekick, follow/wait/react states, and menu-triggered interactions
 - Cheese feeding and the mouse backflip routine with the exact `Ansible Chris made me do it` payoff
+- Extra mouse life bits including Crumb Heist, Mug Recon, Zip Tie Recovery, and quieter ambient sidekick activity
 - Three dance routines with contextual variety instead of a single repeated dance loop
 - Event reactions for removable drives, low battery, and focused window changes
 - Desk-item framework with coffee mug, keyboard, and tiny network rack interactions
 - Structured quote packs with enable/disable support and repeat suppression
+- Greeting/sign-off behavior, daily vibe surfacing, theme spotlights, ambient world moments, and milestone beats for longer-running sessions
+- Lighter achievement-style unlock surfacing so new discoveries do not disappear into the background
+- Clearer success/failure/confusion reactions so interrupted or completed bits feel intentional instead of accidental
 - Quote follow-up chaining for short secondary punchlines and mini conversational beats
 - App-title humor and Cisco joke packs integrated into the contextual quote system
 - Networking Meltdown & Helpdesk Chaos pack for helpdesk, routing, and patch-panel suffering
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ The project uses PyInstaller for standalone packaging today. If you ever want an
 1. Open the [Releases](../../releases) page
 2. Download either:
    - `NPCJason.exe` for the standalone app
-   - `NPCJason_Setup_1.7.0.exe` for the installer
+   - `NPCJason_Setup_1.8.0.exe` for the installer
 3. Launch it and let Jason haunt your desktop
 
 ### Controls
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ Add extra `.json` files to [`skins/`](./skins). NPCJason will detect them at run
 NPCJason stores state in `%APPDATA%\NPCJason\`.
 
 - `settings.json`: position, skin, mood, sound, startup/update preferences, favorites, quiet hours, and reaction toggles
+- `settings.json` also stores companion familiarity, streaks, theme rotation, milestone history, and unlock announcement memory
 - `shared_state.json`: pet coordination, chatter, and pet-management commands
 - `logs\npcjason.log`: diagnostics log
 - `sounds/`: generated sound assets used for playback
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ This installs dependencies from [`pyproject.toml`](./pyproject.toml), runs tests
 build_installer.bat
 ```
 
-This runs tests, builds `dist\NPCJason.exe`, and produces `NPCJason_Setup_1.7.0.exe`.
+This runs tests, builds `dist\NPCJason.exe`, and produces `NPCJason_Setup_1.8.0.exe`.
 
 ### Release automation
 
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ Publishing a GitHub release triggers [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](./.github
 | `npcjason_app/scheduler.py` | Managed Tk scheduler and UI dispatch loop |
 | `npcjason_app/settings_service.py` | Settings load/save/import/export/reset logic |
 | `npcjason_app/persistence.py` | Settings/shared-state schema sanitization |
+| `npcjason_app/companion_presence.py` | Familiarity, greetings/sign-offs, milestones, daily vibe, and theme spotlight logic |
 | `npcjason_app/speech_history.py` | Recent/favorite saying history management |
 | `npcjason_app/dialogue.py` | Quote packs, dialogue selection, repeat suppression, event text |
 | `npcjason_app/personality.py` | Personality states, moodful transitions, and quote/movement bias |

installer.iss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ; Or open in the Inno Setup IDE and press Ctrl+F9
 
 #define MyAppName "NPCJason"
-#define MyAppVersion "1.7.0"
+#define MyAppVersion "1.8.0"
 #define MyAppPublisher "NPCJason"
 #define MyAppExeName "NPCJason.exe"