Changelog

17 July 2025

Version 0.12.4

Bug Fixes

• Improve error handling to make it easier to resolve the issue. There is a known problem in how authentication is handled, and this helps to mitigate this while that larger issue is solved.

11 July 2025

Version 0.12.3

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing pages to not load if they had an empty heading line.

7 June 2025

Version 0.12.2

Bug Fixes

• The table button in the editor was broken by the v0.12 release. It works again!

3 June 2025

Version 0.12.1

New

• Added support for .bmp images.

Bug Fixes

• There were a few edge cases errors that weren't being communicated well. This small change handles those problematic situations better.

29 May 2025

Version 0.12

New

• Images can be drag & dropped or copy & pasted into the content area in all browsers now. Additionally, when the page is saved, those images will be uploaded to Mythic's file server rather than being embedded directly into the content. This keeps the pages fast and easier to work with.

Bug Fixes

• Revert content to the pre-saved state when cancelling edits without requiring a reload.
• Fix an under-the-hood error when deleting a page.

Notes

• If no changes to a page are made, clicking publish will not make a pointless call to the server.
• Improved the messaging and error handling of unsupported image types and file sizes.

29 April 2025

Version 0.11

New

• Improve session handling for less frequent login expiration.
• Facilitate re-authentication without losing unsaved data.

Bug Fixes

• Fix copying content from an existing page when creating a new page.
• Fix issues in editing and removing links.
• Fix layout on dashboard storybook cards.
• Fix editing storybook details.

20 April 2025

Version 0.10.5

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where editing or re-ordering a page corrupted its cached content, displaying blank pages (no data was lost, as a cache refresh re-populated it).

19 March 2025

Version 0.10.4

The primary change in this update is only noticeable for those with extremely large pages or Storybooks. Improved database querying now makes creating and updating pages much faster, as well as exports.

Bug Fixes

• Pages can now have aliases assigned when it is first created.

Notes

• Added a little note when importing & exporting so you know things are happening and it could take some time.

12 March 2025

Version 0.10.3

Bug Fixes

• Fixed various errors in the import/export functionality that would cause it to completely fail. Content that can be successfully imported or exported is, and content that cannot be is highlighted with suggestions on solving the problem.
  For imports, placeholder pages will be put into the Storybook with error details. For exports, a file called ___MYTHIC-EXPORT-ERRORS___.md will be created.
• Fixed issues with adding and removing links to other pages in the Storybook.

5 March 2025

Version 0.10.2

This is marked as a minor update since most changes are not obvious in Mythic's interface. However, does constitute a significant change to how content is stored and processed. This has simplified Mythic's codebase and requires fewer dependencies. In addition, it is more flexible and will allow for more complex content in the future.

Bug fixes

• Removed a piece of Hubspot JavaScript from the Dashboard page that was missed from the 0.9.1 update. It was non-functional though as our account with that service was closed.
• Italics can now be used for portions of words. For example.
• Fixed a specific scenario where the autosave feature of creating a new page would fail, causing the new page to have no text.

Notes

• Updated code dependencies which modernised parts of Mythic and shrank the amount of code the browser has to download and process.

5 August 2024

Version 0.10.1

The changes in this update are improving the interface to match up with current limitations in the app. We hope to eventually resolve these limitations and return the functionality.

Bug fixes

• Remove table functions that aren't supported by Markdown until the data storage format can be updated.
  • these are merging cells, having arbitrary header rows/columns/cells.
• Force tables to have headers in the editor view as the read mode currently requires them due to how our Markdown plugin works.

24 July 2024

Version 0.10

New

• Improve the interface for creating and managing tables.
  • When inserting a new table, a grid display appears which you can drag to the desired number of rows and columns. Additionally, table controls are now in context menus associated with the table itself, rather than the main editor menu.
• Allow merging table cells (or splitting previously merged ones).
• Ability to enable header styles for columns, rows, or individual cells.
• Update Page Location under the Page Settings dialog to allow custom page ordering.
  • This is an alternative way to order pages without requiring the mouse-only drag-and-drop functionality.

Bug fixes

• Disallow nested tables as Markdown doesn't support it.
• Fix scenarios where selected text is not visible.

Notes

• Increase the area of white space that focuses the text editor, including pages with existing text to make it easier to append to the end of a page.
• Remove ability to automatically create blank parent pages when moving a page.
• Add clear button to page search inputs.
• Fix various minor issues to page search fields.

24 November 2023

Version 0.9.1

Bug fixes

• Fix cached content that was preventing the v0.9 release from working correctly in some cases.

Version 0.9

New

• Custom ordering for Storybook page navigation. In addition to alphabetical sorting, grouped by folders, you can now drag and drop your pages to order them.
• Adjusted the Mythic layout with a header to hold high level information and configuration.
• Settings pop-up to configure your Storybook and app options.

Bug fixes

• Solved an issue with modal sizes on small screens.

Known Issues

• Pages can't yet be reordered using drag and drop using touch screen.

Notes

• Removed HubSpot, a third-party feedback form, and updated the privacy policy to reflect this.
• Updated the privacy policy that Storybooks you mark as public can be accessed anyone with the URL, just to be clear.

24 October 2023

Version 0.8.2

Notes

• Updated our policies to remove references to MailChimp, an email marketing provider. We closed our account with them due to an update in their policy stating they would be using customer data to train their machine learning models. This isn't something we agree with and wanted to ensure no Mythic user data was used.
• We are now communicating to bots and crawlers that they aren't allowed to scrape your content to train large language models. This only matters for public Storybooks. Unfortunately, it's up to the bot to respect these settings, but we wanted to at least try to keep your work out of LLMs without your consent.

1 September 2023

Version 0.8.1

Bug fixes

• Fix a minor issue that occasionally happened when pages were deleted.
• Fix an issue that was causing Mythic to go into a broken loading state when updating an existing page.

Notes

• Put the correct date on the v0.8 release notes. Whoopsie.
• Update a bunch of the development tools used to build Mythic. For modern browsers, this means a roughly 13% decrease in data to download and 10% (about 100KB) of data to process once downloaded. For legacy browsers, the difference is marginal: a slightly smaller download and less than 0.5% more to process.

28 August 2023

Version 0.8

New

• Storybooks are no longer organised with folders. Instead, organisation is done by allowing any page to have sub-pages. Folders without a cover page have been converted to blank pages while cover pages have been converted to regular pages. In both cases, their descendent pages are still nested in the same structure.

• Any blank page with sub-pages below it will display a list of their descendent pages.

Bug fixes

• General fixes and improvements of Storybook import and export. Mythic can now re-import its own exports. Importing will read page titles from YAML frontmatter metadata if it exists before using the filename (learn more).

Known issues

• Images are not imported.
• Aliases are not exported.

Notes

• Lots of under-the-hood changes and data migration to support upcoming features.

2 April 2023

Version 0.7.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue with the cache mechanism causing the app to get stuck on a blank screen or loading state when new updates were released.

Notes

• Under-the-hood changes and data migration to support upcoming features.

24 March 2023

Version 0.7

New

• When creating a new page, you can choose to duplicate the content of another page in the storybook. This can be used to create reusable templates. For example, session planning or NPC page templates that you frequently use.

Bug fixes

• Small width images are no longer forced to scale above their natural width. A new "original width" option allows the image to use its own size (no wider than the content editor width).

15 December 2022

Version 0.6.4

Bug fixes

• Updated the autolinker algorithm. Italics and highlighted text, as well as other edge cases, now link titles and aliases correctly.
• Fixed bug that prevented cover pages from being created in some instances.

Notes

• Updated many of the build tools and packages integrated into the Mythic codebase to make development a bit smoother, this includes the core text editor to its next major version.
• Under-the-hood code to prepare for custom navigation order and user preferences.

16 August 2022

Version 0.6.3

Bug fixes

• Improvements to how the cache works together with login authentication for a better experience
• Fixed a small issue in the cache related to where certain pages were stored, causing them to not be cleared correctly.

21 July 2022

Version 0.6.2

Notes

• Moved help documentation away from app.mythic.nz/help/ to mythic.nz/help/.

29 May 2022

Version 0.6.1

Bug fixes

• Added improved error handling for creating aliases or page titles that clash with each other across the Storybook. Previously, we only checked for duplicates between aliases themselves.

26 May 2022

Version 0.6

New

• Pages can now have aliases. These nicknames or alternate names will be used to automatically create links for their page from other pages across the storybook. This is in addition to autolinking with titles.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug from the v0.5 release which prevented Storybooks from being exported when "Include images in download" was selected.
• Autolinking of page titles and aliases is now case insensitive.

Notes

• Improved the existing interface for positioning and sizing an image.
• Improved the autolinking algorithm to make it more efficient and accurate.

27 Nov 2021

Version 0.5.2

Bug fixes

• Fix an issue where multiple storybook couldn't be opened in the same browser at the same time.

21 Nov 2021

Version 0.5.1

Bug fixes

• Manually created links (not auto-links) to storybook pages were broken by the 0.5 release. This bugfix updates them to the new format.

19 Nov 2021

Version 0.5

New

• Mark storybooks as public and allow anyone with the link to access it in read-only mode. This is a "breaking change" and storybook URLs have changed in this version.

4 Aug 2021

Version 0.4.2

Notes

• Improved the table of contents (displayed on pages with headings) so that they show by default on wide screens when there is enough space. This default behavior will eventually be a user preference.

11 July 2021

Version 0.4.1

New

• Print styles for when you want paper copies or a PDF version of a page. Extraneous web elements are removed and external link URLs are displayed when printing.

10 May 2021

Version 0.4.0

New

• Pages with headings now have a table of contents. Use it to jump directly to the heading. The toggle button to show the table of contents is on the left by the navigation pane for large screens and on small screens it is next to the edit button.
• Updated typography - font selections, sizes, and styles are improved across platforms.

Bug fixes

• With the improved typography, iOS should no longer auto-zoom the page when you are editing a page or using a form field (form field font size increased).

9 April 2021

Version 0.3.2

New

• Write dice notation in as highlighted text (e.g., 2d6) and get a random roll by clicking on it in read mode. More details in the help docs.

Bug fixes

• Re-instated caching and offlining for Safari with the exception of the Dashboard. This means that Storybooks are accessible offline and their content cached for fast loading, but the Dashboard is not available offline (it's still fast though). If you are offline, you can directly access your Storybook instead.
• Fixed a bug where tables would not be saved when creating a brand new page.

Notes

• Improved user experience when navigating to pages and storybooks that don't exist.
• Polished the design of various interstitial loading pages.

23 March 2021

Version 0.3.1

Bug fixes

• Pressing enter in the search menu when there is only one matching item navigates to that page again.

Notes

• Improved the design of the search and linking widgets so it is more obvious what the matches are.

18 March 2021

Version 0.3

New

• Keyboard shortcuts to make it simpler to get around the Storybook and text editor. See details in our help documentation.
• Export storybooks to Markdown files and download them.

Bug fixes

• The dashboard no longer has a horizontal scrollbar on small screens like iPhone 8's.
• Fixed issue with links across folders and automatic links.
• The dashboard is once again cached for offline use.

Notes

• Improved the interaction and design of modals (pop-up windows).
• Improved the page location form so it submits when hitting the enter key.
• Improved offline experience to better handle expired login sessions and uncached pages while no network connection is available.

Known Issues

• The cache and offlining has been disabled in Safari (desktop and mobile) while we solve an issue with how it integrates with our authentication provider.

24 February 2021

New

• Updated design of the Storybook editor to improve focus on content pages and fix user interface glitches.

Bug fixes

• Improved the warnings about unsaved changes when leaving writing mode.
• Fixed issues with local caching for speed and offline use.

Known issues

• The dashboard is no longer cached, but will be again in a future release.

11 February 2021

New

• Import existing content in Markdown format to a new or existing Storybook!
• Mythic and any of the content you've previously browsed is now cached to your device for super-fast load times and offline viewing.

Bug fixes

• Storybooks created with blank descriptions can now be updated.

28 January 2021

Bug fixes

• Fix server configuration so updates to Mythic no longer invalidate active member sessions which required them to re-log in. Now we can seamlessly update Mythic!
• There were a few instances where the editor could get into a corrupt state if a page title or location conflicted with another folder or page. These should all be fixed, let us know if you ever have trouble saving a page or the navigation breaks.

New

• This changelog!

19 January 2021

Bug fixes

• Fix user experience in authentication flow, requiring the interface to refresh unexpectedly.
• Images with alt text now display correctly in Read mode.

Notes

• Added self-hosted analytics to help us improve user pain-points in the app. This included an update to the privacy policy