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Titan Development Log

October 9, 2026 2:32 AM CST

Portrait Close-Ups Follow Adventurers into Chat

Adventurers now use a closer, slightly brighter facial portrait in chat, rosters and other compact views, while profiles and character creation retain their existing upper-body framing. Both versions use the character's equipped appearance and familiar portrait background.

Chat portraits follow character identity and refresh with current appearance, including existing messages. Appearance changes are briefly delayed to avoid repeated renders during equipment swaps, and a failed render keeps the last valid portrait.

The beta and release timeline box has been removed below the header. The centered Map Uptime box remains, with its link to World Time.

October 9, 2026 2:12 AM CST

Map Uptime Opens World Time

The Map Uptime box below the header now opens World Time. The beta timeline continues to open About Titan.

October 9, 2026 1:48 AM CST

Portrait Hair Respects Headgear

Corrected how the portrait renderer reads model visibility categories. Hoods and covering helmets now hide the conflicting hair geometry declared by their DAT models, while circlets and open head pieces preserve the hair they are meant to show. This also corrects covered Tarutaru ponytails and Mithra hair and ears.

Checked 1,408 race, face and equipment combinations, including tunics, cloaks, circlets, bandanas, caps, masks and hats. The existing fixed camera framing, portrait palettes and background treatment are unchanged.

October 9, 2026 1:38 AM CST

Character Portrait Framing Stays Steady

Character creation portraits now keep a fixed square viewport and a stationary camera for each race and size. Changing faces, hairstyles or equipment no longer automatically zooms or recenters the character. Existing FFXI models, portrait palettes and background treatment are preserved.

Portrait selections are decoded before display, with the last valid image retained during slow or failed loads. All 384 race, face and size selections were checked, along with equipment changes and consecutive selections at desktop and mobile widths.

October 9, 2026 1:18 AM CST

Main Menu Icons Load Before Opening

Restored immediate loading for the main menu icons. The SEO audit had deferred their downloads until the menu opened, leaving icons temporarily blank. Menu artwork, layout and navigation remain unchanged.

October 9, 2026 1:11 AM CST

Adventurer Portraits Reflect Equipped Gear

Adventurer portraits now use Titan’s game models with their selected face and equipped appearance, retaining each face’s existing background palette and website colors. Cached square portraits are shared across profiles, rosters, chat and activity. Character creation previews show racial starter attire.

Portraits refresh after appearance changes settle for 30 seconds. Failed renders retain the last valid image; existing artwork remains available as a fallback. This is a still model portrait, rather than an in-game screenshot.

October 9, 2026 12:18 AM CST

Homepage Invitation Focuses on Recruits

Updated the homepage invitation to highlight classic level 75 play, solo or with friends, and intelligent Recruits with distinct races, appearances and jobs. Direct links lead to Recruits and the Getting Started guide.

October 9, 2026 12:16 AM CST

Homepage Highlights Recruitable Adventurers

Refined the homepage introduction to describe recruitable adventurers and intelligent combat commands, with direct links to Recruits and the Getting Started guide. The invitation now emphasizes exploring at your own pace and adventuring alongside friends.