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Changelog

All notable changes to Asset Optics are documented here.

v1.1.1 - Planning Module Release (January 2026)

Supported Engines: Unreal Engine 5.5, 5.6, 5.7
Platforms: Windows, macOS

New Features

Focus Mode - Know Exactly What To Do Next

The new Focus tab shows your work in three smart categories:

  • NOW: Your highest priority tasks based on due dates, dependencies, and urgency. The top task displays as a "Hero Card" with expanded details including linked assets and checklists.
  • NEXT: Tasks coming up soon. Complete NOW tasks to move these up.
  • LATER: Backlog grouped by milestone. Locked milestones show which dependencies must be completed first.

Snooze/Boost Controls: Temporarily reprioritize tasks without changing their actual priority. Snooze a task to push it down; boost a task to pull it up.

Planning Board - Visual Task Management

Full Kanban board inside Unreal Engine:

  • Drag-and-drop: Move tasks between To Do, In Progress, Blocked, and Done columns
  • Milestones: Group tasks into release milestones with visual progress tracking
  • Sprints/Runs: Organize work into time-boxed iterations
  • Task-Asset Linking: Connect tasks directly to assets
  • Checklist-to-Task Promotion: Convert any asset checklist item into a tracked task

AI Assistant Integration - Plan With AI

Connect your favorite AI assistant to Asset Optics:

  • Supported clients: Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible AI
  • Natural language planning: Describe what you want to build and AI creates tasks, milestones, and asset placeholders
  • Review and approve: Plans appear in Unreal or the web dashboard for review before applying
  • Instant sync: Changes apply immediately across all devices

Generate an MCP token in the web dashboard Account settings to get started.

MCP Status Indicator

The Account tab now shows your AI assistant connection status:

  • MCP Connected: Shows number of active tokens
  • MCP Available: Prompts setup instructions

Improvements

Inline Editing

  • Edit comments and checklist items directly without opening a modal
  • Changes sync automatically to the web dashboard

Simplified Login Display

  • Header bar now shows "Logged in" instead of timestamp
  • Cleaner, less cluttered interface

Onboarding Experience

  • New onboarding wizard guides first-time users through key features
  • Spotlight tours for Dashboard, Assets, Planning, and Focus tabs
  • Feature discovery tips reveal advanced features as you use the plugin

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+R / Cmd+R: Refresh current view
  • Triple-click refresh button: Force hard refresh (clear cache)

Technical Changes

Engine Support

  • Added support for Unreal Engine 5.6 and 5.7
  • Maintained compatibility with Unreal Engine 5.5

API Stability

  • Improved JSON parsing resilience for null/missing fields
  • Better error handling for network failures
  • Automatic retry with exponential backoff

Performance

  • Optimized task list rendering for large projects
  • Reduced memory footprint for cached data
  • Faster initial load with progressive data fetching

Known Issues

  • Emojis are not supported in task/asset descriptions (database encoding limitation)
  • Plans created via AI expire after 30 minutes if not approved

Upgrade Notes

From v1.0.x

This is a seamless upgrade. All existing checklists and comments are preserved. New features (tasks, milestones, Focus Mode) are additive.

v1.0.0 - Initial Release

Supported Engines: Unreal Engine 5.5
Platforms: Windows, macOS

Features

  • Asset management with Content Browser integration
  • Comments and checklists on assets
  • Web dashboard for browser-based access
  • Google authentication
  • Real-time sync between plugin and web

v0.0.1 - Beta Release

Supported Engines: Unreal Engine 5.5
Platforms: Windows, macOS

Features

  • Initial beta release
  • Basic asset tracking
  • Comment system
  • Web dashboard preview

For support, contact assetoptics@brahmaforge.com