Project Sphere SFTP v1.6b

This is not a big release. It's addressing some issues, patch updates and RESTAPI issues.

Changelog v1.6b-sftp

• Updated GameData to Palworld patch 0.7.0
• Added API caching to prevent spamming Palworld RESTAPI with duplicate requests.
• Updated core dependency packages that contain important security updates.
• Updated chat relay regex and block filter.

Project Sphere SFTP v1.5b

Initial release for the SFTP version of Project Sphere

Changelog v1.5b-sftp

• Added yaml configuration support for managing multiple SFTP connections to your palworld servers.
• Removed local hosting cogs and replaced them with new sftp based cogs:
  • SFTP Chat: Handles cross server chat through SFTP.
  • SFTP Backup: Automates server backups and uploads via SFTP.
  • SFTP Save Check: Monitors save files to ensure servers are saving correctly.
• Introduced Docker support for easier deployment.

Project Sphere v1.5b

Minor release with some bug fixes.

Changelog v1.5b

• Added discord chat relay to sftpchat beta cog.
• Added integrity checks to savecheck beta cog.
• Updated GameData to latest patch 0.6.5.
• Removed docker support and added start script for Windows.
• Several bugs have been fixed.

Notes

Docker support will return with the SFTP branch when core cogs are converted over to paramiko.

Project Sphere v1.4b

With the release of Palworld 0.6.0, I have made some core changes to the way your bots connect to a game server.

Changelog v1.4b

• Palworld-API updated from 1.5.0 to 2.0.0
  • Authentication changed from utilizing Basic Auth to Base64-encoded token.
  • Sphere cogs have been updated to support this change.
• Fixed some weird bugs with the backup cog.
• Updated core package dependencies for the bot.
• Game Data has been updated to the latest 0.6.0 Palworld patch.

Project Sphere v1.2b

This update brings database support for cross server chat, backups, and more.

The palworld-api pypi package has also been updated to support the latest aiohttp updates.

Changelog v1.2b

• Pip packages have been updated.
  • discord.py 2.5.0 > 2.5.2
  • python-dotenv 1.0.1 >1.1.0
  • palworld-api 1.0.3 > 1.0.5
  • aiohttp 3.10.10 > 3.11.16
  • aiosqlite 0.20.0 > 0.21.0
• Cross server chat now support multiple servers.
  • New commands /setupchat and /removechat.
• Scheduled server backups have been added.
  • New command /setupbackup and /removebackup.
• Additional commands have been added to RCON.
  • New commands givexp, exportguilds, exportpals, and more.
• Player ID entries have been relabeled as UserID instead of SteamID.
• Timestamps have been added to event logging.
• Fixed command timeout when response from API was slower than usual.

Project Sphere v1.0b

Changelog v1.0b

• RCON support has been added to the bot.
  • Kits manager from Palbot has been added.
  • PalDefender commands have been added for basic functionality.
• Bugs in query have been fixed and more information added.
• New command /trackplayers: Enables tracking total players through the bots status.
• Added checks for NULL and VAC related checks.
  • NULL is an issue when a players connects without any proper verification like steam or xbox.
  • VAC Check compares the users SteamID with the the valve database to check for any VAC/Game bans.
• Chat Feed/Relay has been introduced with local support only.
• Several bugs and errors have been fixed.
• Error logging has been improved.

v0.1.0

This is the prerelease for Project Sphere. Feel free to beta test and report any issues that may arise.