Patch Notes

Welcome to the Patch Notes, the place where J Samuel Diehl provides updates for any changes to the public face of their products, social presence, and more. The notes are marked in a daily change log, and will be broken out into different sections by site modified.

Patch 2022 – 03 – 31

Jsamueldiehl Site

Updated In Review page to In Review – 2020
Added Space Engineers to In Review – 2020
Added Genshin Impact to In Review – 2020
Added Phasmophobia to In Review – 2020
Added Hades to In Review – 2020
Added Sea of Thieves to In Review – 2020
Added Viscera Cleanup Detail to In Review – 2020
Added a Closure section to In Review – 2020
Added the In Review page
- This page includes the sections By the Year and Favorites
- Updated In Review – 2020 as a submenu item to In Review

The Hiddennode Discord Server

Overhaul!
Channel changes split into a number of groups.
The Porch is our front stoop.
- Mostly the same channels but this is basically our front door.
- Now capable of following #Bulletins and #bonfire
Supporters Galley is our Patreon and Twitch subscriber rooms.
- Merged the Twitch and Patreon rooms
Housing Suite is our general chatting community
- Reduced the number of rooms
- Specific game rooms removed for now. #entertainment-systems covers this need.
Recording Studio covers our podcasting and streaming needs.
- #The Green Room is our audience chamber. Supporters and Patrons can join and listen to this channel.
- #The Broadcast Booth is open to general broadcasters for the Discord.
Roles have been overhauled, with a few specialized roles overhauled.

Patch 2020 – 09 – 27

Patch 2020 – 09 – 25

Twitch Channel

Added the Avatar.

Patch 2020 – 05 – 30

Jsamueldiehl Site

Added the In Review page.
- This page offers reviews of titles we’ve completed in chronological order.
Added Monster Hunter World: Iceborne to In Review
Added Cross Code to In Review
Added Primordia to In Review

Patch 2020 – 05 – 19

Twi tch Channel

New Emote!
- nullopOkay now active.
Loyalty Badges now active.
New Banner on stream added showing Epicus status/word count.

Discord Server

New Emote!
- nullopOkay now active.

Twitter Account

New Profile icon based on new emote.

Patch 2020 – 04 – 06

Twitch Channel

Affiliate status achieved!
- Now accepting subscriptions
- Now accepting bits
- Ads added to the channel
- Now linking Discord to subscribers
Pre-roll ads and Intermission Ads
- Affiliate status enables ads on the channel
- By default, Pre-roll ads will run
- Running manual ads prevent Pre-roll ads for a set time, so during intermissions, we’ll run an ad, especially since intermissions typically happen when we swap games and stream notices go out
- Subscribers will not be shown ads
Emotes, Loyalty Badges, and Channel Points will be coming in the future

Patreon Campaign

Added Discord role to all tiers.

Discord Server

Created a Discord Server, “The Hub.”
The Discord is split between the sections Top Level Communication, Supporters, Central Hub, Comms Open, Fandoms, and The Creative Side.
Top Level Communication
- General announcements and public information
- Introductory posts for new users
- Go Live notifications for the stream, and over time this will include partner streamers
Supporters
- Text channel for supporter only chat
- Text channels for Patreon and Twitch announcements
- Supporter-Only voice channel which will be used for Q&A Sessions if requested
Central Hub
- General Chat and communications
Comms Open
- Voice channels split between public and stream related
Fandoms
- Specific gaming, show, and other channels
- Will expand as visitor interests vary
The Creative Side
- Text channels for sharing creative works that have been found, that users have made, or that are asking for support
Membership is public, but Patrons and Twitch subscribers have access to special areas for announcements and chat

Patch 2020 – 03 – 23

Twitch Channel

Updated Panels:
- Current Project
- Welcome Message
- Dinner First
- Schedule
Schedule Changes
- Running Friday through Monday, and Wednesday streams starting at 10pm EDT
- Wednesday Day streams are being shelved for the foreseeable future

Patch 2020 – 03 – 05

Twitch Channel

Added a new Bot. Say hello to drone_brain, powered by Stream Element’s bot.
Added !so <name> function to the stream. Now we can do shout outs!
New Auto Hosts.
- Skallora
- FrightShow
Removed some long term inactive streamers from Auto Hosts list.

Patch 2020 – 01 – 31

Patreon Campaign

Adjusted Descriptions across the board
Tier descriptions have been adjusted, better clarifying what’s on offer. Note that benefits have not been changed.
Goal descriptions have seen a major overhaul.
- Reduced to four tiers of goals.
- Removed the majority of podcast references. We’re focused more on streaming these days and goals should reflect this.
- Goals are more reflective of what we have going on in terms of occupational status, versus my previous full time employement when these goals were first developed.
- Added action item goal to $500 monthly tier goal: “Fireside” chats with patrons.
Cleaned up a lot of tags on posts.
- Blog Entries are now properly linked with the Blog tag
- This frees up Updates to be associated with the Patreon exclusive weekly updates (which start today at 5pm est).
Welcome Letter updated
- Fleshed out benefits a bit more.
- Added section for links to Early Access stories.

Patch 2020 – 01 – 28

Jsamueldiehl Site

Added Patch Notes Page
Modified Patrons Page to include all current (Jan 28, 2020) patrons.
Modified Home Page
- Latest Work Panel Adjusted. This was a change in the widget from a Text field to a custom HTML field. Micara looks much better now.
- Updated to new Patreon Logo. No more orange swirl and blurry look
- Changed Category to a drop down menu
- Changed Archive to a drop down menu
- Added Pages banner under header image

Amazon Site Presence

Modified Author Page Bio
- Previous entry seemed amateurish. Updated to something a little bit classy, imo
Doppelganger: Draco Artifactium Book 1 was missing as a listed book. This has been corrected and already adjusted by Amazon