Changelog

This page lists usage affecting changes on the site.

09/07/19

• API now allows CORS with any domain, so API may be used directly from browsers
• API requests use short term (60s) client based caching to mitigate frequent requests from from browsers

08/03/19

• Update #2
  • Suggestions for cards can now be sorted by name, newness (default) or upvotes.
    • Note: The main cards are always sorted by newness, unless a search term is present in which case cards are sorted by name
  • Upgrade Deck suggestions are always sorted by upvotes
  • Quick search now finds cards that only have inferiors without typing the exact card name
    • Typing "Lightning B" should now return Lightning Bolt as expected, even if it doesn't have any upgrade suggestions
• Update #1
  • Support for split and flip cards
  • Existing superior card is no longer pre-selected when adding new suggestions
  • Quick search prioritizes exact card name match over cards with suggestions
  • New programmatically added suggestions will be shown on first Browse page just like suggestions added by users

07/06/19

• Upgrade Deck -feature no longer suggests cards that are alredy in the deck. E.g. when playing both Murder and Hero's Downfall

06/26/19

• Card database is now updated daily to match the cards available at Scryfall
• New programmatic suggestions and functional reprints are added automatically when card database is updated

06/22/19

• Harshly downvoted cards have a label on them (requires 10 more downvotes than upvotes).
• Harshly downvoted cards can be hidden from results with Labels Filters on Browse page
• UI rework for Browse page
  • For smaller screens cards may scaled a bit smaller. Put cursor over them to enlarge.
  • Inferior/Superior panels can now be hidden, so you can see more cards for the side you want to see
  • Inferior/Superior panels become exclusive if screen width is less than 1070px
• Fixed obsoletes API not showing functional reprint IDs for inferior cards
• Fixed labels not being generated programmatic additions

06/21/19

• Added new cards to database (some M20 spoilers).
• Added Scryfall links for cards
• Use Scryfall images for cards without multiverse id (instead of Gatherer)
• Re-added non-legal cards (Unhinged, etc)
• Functional reprints API now uses "@@@" in place of the cards name in rules text
• Reset functional reprints IDs in the API. The IDs will NOT be reset again in the future
• Added 1 new functional reprint family (now totaling 148) and 3 individual cards to new/existing families (now totaling 306)
• Added 8 new strictly-better suggestions programmatically
• Fixed a scroll issue with small screens when selecting a format or labels to filter on Browse page

06/12/19

• Back/Forward navigation works more intuitively on Browse page. Remembers scroll positions and records format/label filter changes to page history.
• Scroll to top when clicking navigation elements in Browse page (only if top pagination menu is not visible)

06/11/19

• Major UI rework
  • Changed card listing layout
  • Inferior cards are listed aswell on Browse -page
  • Functional reprints are listed for searched cards
  • Clicking a card on Browse page or using the searchbox on navbar displays the card Browse page instead of going to Add Suggestion page
  • Inferior and superior suggestions can be added via Browse page cards with big "+" sign on them
  • Added labels for suggestions indicating "issues" with their worse-better relation if any
  • If no suggestions are found for a card name searched on Browse -page, the card database is searched instead
  • When worse card is selected on Add Suggetion -page, current superiors are shown, so people know if a suggestion alredy exists
  • Mobile-friendly UI
  • Added autocomplete for quicksearch
  • Adjusted search timers to prevent excessive calls when typing to search inputs, potentially also increasing response speed
• Suggestions adding rules changed
  • Color is no longer checked
  • If better and worse cards have subtypes/tribes, they must have atleast 1 in common
  • Better card may not use manacolors in manacost not present in worse card, hybrid mana is an exception
  • Better card may cost more mana of a color, but must still have less or equal CMC. A label is added to better cards that cost more colored mana.
  • Better/Worse creature may also have other types. The difference is indicated with a label
• Removed non-playable cards like tokens, schemes, emblems, etc
• Removed cards not legal in any format
• Added suggestion labels to API
• Added some suggestions programmatically (only works for cards with identical rules texts)

05/29/19

• Added About and Changelog pages
• Changed API formats to save bandwidth (the info is available from other sites). Function reprints API uses the same paging format.
• If commander format is selected when ugrading deck, the suggestions must follow the color identity of the cards in the deck
• To speed up Browse -page initial load time, images are only fetched after everything else is ready
• Voting no longer refreshes the page, but is done in the background instead

05/28/19

• Improved functional reprint detection to also detect cards that use their own name in rules text. This pushes functional reprint families from 102 -> 147 and individual cards from 202 -> 306
• Added support for formats. When a format is selected, only upgrades available in that format will be shown. The card to upgrade from may still be from any from format.

05/27/19

• Did some background work for functional reprints (Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic...) They are now available via API, but not yet present in UI.
• Added and fixed issues with color restrictions. The better card must not have colors the worse card doesn't have. (This means the better card may have less colors)
• Suggested better card must not be a functional reprint of the worse card.
• Fixed clipping issue with vote buttons.
• Removed existing suggestions that don't fall under new addition rules.
• If a suggested worse/better card has functional reprints, all reprints are automatically suggested as well.

05/26/19

• Initial release