May 2026 monthly summary for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17: Focused on unifying API compatibility for Dalamud plugins with API 15 across Owofy and FlashOnTell, incorporating chat handling adjustments, and initiating a maintenance outreach plan to onboard new maintainers. Delivered coordinated plugin updates and release hygiene to ensure forward compatibility and ecosystem stability. No critical defects were required to be fixed this month; the emphasis was on forward-looking compatibility, maintainability, and developer onboarding.

December 2025 focused on maintaining ecosystem stability and expanding deployment capabilities across two key repositories. Key work included API compatibility maintenance for plugin developers and the introduction of a dedicated launcher packaging, reinforcing product readiness and user experience.

Monthly performance summary for 2025-08 focusing on business value, reliability, and contributor enablement for the goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 repository.

March 2025 — GoatCorp DalamudPluginsD17: Delivered a coordinated Dalamud API v12 compatibility sweep across the plugin set, including manifest version bumps, updated commit references, and API compatibility notes in changelogs, plus a client state fix for Character Data Sync. This release minimizes user disruption during the v12 upgrade and strengthens data integrity across sessions.

February 2025 — Focused feature delivery for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17. Implemented a security/compatibility improvement by replacing the WineRPCBridge in Dalamud.RichPresence to reduce antivirus false positives while maintaining Linux compatibility (Dalamud.RichPresence 2.0.6.6). This month centered on delivering business value through a low-risk architectural change with cross-platform support and no reported critical bugs.

January 2025: Concentrated on stabilizing and upgrading the Dalamud Rich Presence integration in the D17 plugin. Key work: upgraded Dalamud.RichPresence to 2.0.6.5 by bumping the WineRPCBridge version, which re-enabled assets previously disabled due to a Discord issue and activated the associated RPC Bridge update. This release enhances presence reliability and user experience for plugin users.

December 2024 monthly summary for goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 focused on release engineering, manifest maintenance, and maintainership alignment. Key features delivered include the Dalamud.RichPresence plugin update to 2.0.6.4 via manifest, and the CharacterSync manifest alignment to the correct repository URL and commit hash with updated ownership. Major bugs fixed centered on stability and correct version tracking through these updates. Overall, this work improves plugin stability, release traceability, and maintainership clarity, enabling smoother future maintenance. Technologies demonstrated include release management, manifest choreography, version pinning, and source-control hygiene.

November 2024 (2024-11) focused on strengthening API compatibility and Rich Presence UX across the goatcorp/DalamudPluginsD17 suite. Key work included API 11 compatibility updates across core plugins with version bumps and changelogs, targeted Rich Presence fixes for localization (non-English AFK/status and region images), and enhancements to display by showing full job names. These efforts reduce upgrade friction for users and plugins ecosystem, improve localization support, and elevate overall quality.