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Lucas Kessayan

Worked on the goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 repository, delivering iterative enhancements and ongoing maintenance for the ChatProximity plugin over eight months. Focused on sustaining compatibility with evolving FFXIV game versions and SDKs, the work included API integration, plugin development, and configuration management using C# and TOML. Implemented user-facing features such as color-coded chat messages and in-game configuration commands, while maintaining rigorous version control and release hygiene. Addressed compatibility challenges by aligning plugin updates with new SDK releases, ensuring a stable user experience. The approach emphasized traceable commits, clear changelogs, and a maintainable upgrade path, supporting both end users and downstream integrations.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

90%Features

Repository Contributions

10Total
Bugs
1
Commits
10
Features
9
Lines of code
71
Activity Months8

Work History

April 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 monthly summary for the goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 repo. Focused on delivering a compatibility update for the ChatProximity plugin to align with game version 7.5 and SDK version 15.0.0, ensuring continued access to new features and a smooth user experience. The release is tagged ChatProximity 1.4.3 (#8314) with commit c60b4e4f1f5df480684cf2a9d82376d3a0cc4c9a. This work reinforces plugin viability amid game SDK updates and sets the foundation for future enhancements.

December 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Dec 1, 2025

December 2025 monthly summary for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 focusing on compatibility and maintenance. Key features delivered: - ChatProximity Plugin Compatibility Update to support game version 7.4 and SDK 14.0.1. - Removed outdated changelog entries for previous versions to reduce confusion and maintain clear release notes. Major bugs fixed: - No critical bugs reported this month; efforts centered on compatibility and clean release hygiene. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Ensured continued plugin operability with the latest game/version SDKs, preserving user experience and plugin ecosystem reliability. - Support for users upgrading to game version 7.4 with minimal friction; aligns with December release cadence. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - C#/.NET plugin development, versioned releases, and SDK integration (7.4 / SDK 14.0.1). - Change management and release readiness through changelog cleanup and precise commit control. - Traceability via explicit commit reference: ChatProximity 1.4.2 (#7266) added by commit c52ddd65eb206c02c90cf9d2e66f24262d4f2762.

August 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Aug 1, 2025

August 2025 monthly summary for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 focusing on delivering the Chat Proximity Plugin update to version 1.4.1 and ensuring compatibility with game version 7.3 and SDK 13.0.0. This work builds on the 1.4.0 release that introduced the recolor option for focus target messages, continuing the iterative improvement of user experience and stability.

July 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 — Goatcorp DalamudPluginsD17: Delivered a user-facing feature enhancement and prepared release readiness for deployment. Implemented Chat Proximity Plugin: Recolor Focus Target Messages, improving visibility of focus-target communications for players. The update is released as version 1.4.0, with a linked commit to ensure traceability and reproducible builds. No major bugs fixed this month; the work focused on feature delivery and release hygiene. Overall impact includes better in-game readability, a cleaner upgrade path for end users, and a maintainable release process. Technologies/skills demonstrated include plugin development, UI/UX consideration in feature design, manifest/version management, and Git-based release discipline.

April 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2025

In April 2025, completed the ChatProximity plugin release (Version 1.3.3) for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17. This release updates the manifest to reference 1.3.3, updates the changelog with the new version and a Ko-fi contribution note, and is tracked by commit 713d41002d5e3cd4a8b06200ba11240d4dfa9eac (ChatProximity 1.3.3 (#5920)). No major bugs fixed this month. The work enhances user experience, ensures compatibility with the latest plugin version, and reinforces release process discipline with clear traceability.

March 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2025

March 2025 for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 focused on API compatibility and release hygiene for ChatProximity. Delivered API-compatible 1.3.2 release: manifest version bumped, changelog updated, API changes reflected, core functionality unchanged. No major bugs fixed this month; improvements centered on stability and ecosystem compatibility.

December 2024

2 Commits • 1 Features

Dec 1, 2024

December 2024 (2024-12) - GoatCorp DalamudPluginsD17: Delivered user-facing configurability for the ChatProximity plugin and stabilized core behavior. Added a Slash Command for in-game configuration editing (v1.3.0) and fixed targeting logic and the targeted color switch (v1.3.1). This release set clear versioning, updated changelogs, and improved end-user usability and reliability.

November 2024

2 Commits • 2 Features

Nov 1, 2024

November 2024 monthly summary for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17. Focused on sustaining compatibility with FFXIV 7.1 and enhancing ChatProximity UX. Delivered two key feature updates with targeted commit work, maintained release-quality documentation, and prepared for ongoing support and adoption.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness94.0%
Maintainability94.0%
Architecture88.0%
Performance88.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

TOML

Technical Skills

API IntegrationConfiguration ManagementPlugin DevelopmentPlugin ManagementVersion Controlplugin developmentsoftware maintenanceversion control

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17

Nov 2024 Apr 2026
8 Months active

Languages Used

TOML

Technical Skills

API IntegrationConfiguration ManagementPlugin DevelopmentPlugin ManagementVersion Controlplugin development