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Version history v0.20.6

A short, curated changelog of what's shipped — newest first.

  1. Movable rack on the table and practice clock restart

    Add a rack you can place, move, and rotate on the table, with undo/redo and shareable position links that remember it. The practice shot clock has a Start over button to restart a challenge from scratch, and the intro menu and side panel behave more sensibly when you resume a game or collapse panels.

  2. Intro menu and practice challenge improvements

    A new intro menu appears when you first open the app to help you find your way around. In practice challenges with a full rack, you can now place the cue ball in the D on break-off, the same as in match play.

  3. Practice challenges unlock as you complete drills

    Practice presets now unlock in order as you finish earlier challenges, while capstone drills stay available whenever you want them. The practice panel shows which challenges are locked, completed, or open so you can see your progress at a glance.

  4. Smoother shot previews and improved jump shots

    Aiming and camera movement feel more responsive, with clearer hint-mode path lines and smoother updates when you switch preview types. Jump shots now collide properly with balls on the table instead of passing through them, and the preview duration slider has been removed for a simpler interface.

  5. Leaderboards and score tracking

    Compete on the new leaderboard and manage your profile from the account panel. Cue ball dragging is smoother during key game states, and high scores plus a live table camera are on the way.

  6. Version history in the app

    See what’s new in each release from a version history page, with the current version shown in the app. Open it from the header or the help guide to browse past updates.

  7. Polished brand mark and help guide UI

    Tidier About panel, refreshed help guide chrome, and a smoother app loader.

  8. Play-the-computer overlays and player names

    Game completion overlay, customisable player names, card-style mode and hints picker, and a friendlier TV follow camera on phones.

  9. Accounts, saved shots and shareable frames

    Sign in to save shots and breaks, sync across devices, and share any position with a single link backed by the new auth worker.

  10. Top-down view and audio strike recording

    True top-down camera, microphone audio mixed into shot recordings, and a “Pot” button on the replay overlay.

  11. Pocketing physics overhaul

    Knuckle and jaw geometry tuned for more realistic pocket behaviour, plus better hand-off into the drop.

  12. Room backdrop and hi-fi table toggles

    Optional billiards-room backdrop, hi-fi table materials, and a quick toggle to drop back to performance mode.

  13. Practice panel and analytics

    New practice drills panel, favicon set, and event tracking so usage can shape what gets built next.

  14. Object Ball preview

    Press O to zoom onto the first ball your aim line touches and see the contact point — much easier to judge fine cuts.

  15. Photo import and max-break celebration

    Import a phone photo (including HEIC) of a real table to rebuild a frame, plus a confetti moment when you make a 147.

  16. Mid-shot undo and mobile recommender polish

    Step backwards through long breaks shot by shot, and a recommender bubble redesigned for phones.

  17. Help guide and cushion-warning feedback

    First version of the in-app help guide modal, plus cushion rebound warnings when your route is doomed before it starts.

  18. SnookerSim.com branding and analytics opt-outs

    Final-form branding, follow-through control, and URL-based analytics toggles for privacy-friendly sessions.

  19. Shot replay and aim mode overhaul

    Watch any shot back, with a redesigned aim/look mode split and an auto-revert camera that returns to your line.

  20. Airborne physics

    Jump shots, ball hops, and rim-bounces now obey gravity properly — the cue ball can leave the cloth and land where physics says it should.

  21. Foul tracking and the play panel

    Score, fouls and free-ball rules tracked properly, with a play panel surfacing the state of the frame.

  22. Shareable position links and camera presets

    Copy a URL that captures the exact position and settings, plus camera presets (TV, overhead, cushion-level).

  23. Shot recommender

    Press Recommend and the engine searches the position with the real physics, ranking the strongest lines with multi-shot lookahead.

  24. Cue aim drag and collapsible controls

    Drag the cue butt to fine-tune aim on touch devices, collapsible control panel, and Cloudflare Workers wired up for the backend.

  25. Lighting and table refinements

    Overhead lamp with adjustable intensity, smoother cushion fillets at the knuckles, and a wireframe debug toggle.

  26. Initial commit

    Snooker table geometry, cushion physics, knuckle pieces and pocket specs — the foundation everything else is built on.

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