Huskers 2026 v1.11.0 — HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.11.0

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.11.0
Release date: 2026-09-29

STAFF GAME PLAN
- Game week recommends one offensive install, one support install and a
practice focus. Each recommendation explains the evidence behind it.
- Advice uses opponent game ratings and base run tendency, the forecast,
starter injuries, available-player ratings including development, and
up to three archived game reports.
- Recent sacks, giveaways and yards allowed can change the plan.
- Recovery and second-team development receive attention when starters
are unavailable. Training experience is earned after the game.
- Use staff plan fills the editable choices. It never commits them by
itself; Kick off or confirmed simulation does that.
- Recommended installs and focus carry Staff pick badges.
- Suggestions are heuristics, not predictions or hidden-call information.

SEASON TRENDS
- New Trends tab in the information sidebar.
- Compares up to three recent archived games with up to three preceding
archived games: offense/defense net yards per play, third-down rate,
sacks allowed rate and turnover margin per game.
- Rates combine underlying totals rather than averaging game percentages.
- Favorable/unfavorable changes are marked; unavailable rates show a dash.
- Recent score buttons reopen the recorded game reviews.
- Score-only results, practice attempts and live games are excluded.
- Definitions distinguish box-score trends from regular-call analytics;
small samples are explicitly provisional.

PREPARATION FLOW FIX
- Opening or applying the staff plan leaves season state unchanged.
- Canceling Sim this game keeps draft selections visible but no longer
writes the draft to season preparation. Back discards the draft.
- Starting a game requires exactly two distinct valid installs.
- Reopening Game week during a live game returns to the season screen.

COMPATIBILITY AND VALIDATION
- Same save key, format 1.6 and internal save version.
- No new persistent fields or fabricated historical statistics.
- Reports consume no gameplay randomness and do not heal players.
- 62 regression checks pass, including advice for every defined opponent,
weighted trend calculations, draft/commit/cancel handlers and unchanged
full-game results after inspecting advice.
- Browser visual testing unavailable; UI handlers tested with DOM stubs.
- Original cover retained with its existing image-size advisory.

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.10.0
Release date: 2026-09-29

PRACTICE FIELD
- Open Practice from the header, title screen or season window.
- Four drills: two-minute touchdown drive, red-zone touchdown possession,
fourth-and-short conversion and a goal-line defensive stand.
- Choose a schedule opponent, difficulty, clear/windy/rainy weather and seed.
- Each drill starts in the fourth quarter with a stopped clock, a healthy
fresh roster, no player-development boosts and no weekly installs.
- Dedicated field diagram, scoreboard and recent plays on the left;
play calls, clock controls and coach shortlist on the right.
- Real play engine with pre-snap reads, one audible, defensive disguise,
sideline intent, timeouts and tempo changes.
- Clear objective result and tracked call statistics after each attempt.
- Repeat same setup or choose New seed. Same settings, seed and actions
reproduce the same sequence; changing decisions may change the sequence.
- Responsive practice screen; keyboard focus stays within the overlay.
- Focused buttons respond to Enter and Space without triggering field keys.

SEASON ISOLATION
- Practice owns separate state and never writes attempts to browser storage.
- Season progress, game reports, history and trophies are unchanged.
- The live turn pump pauses while the practice overlay is open.
- Practice is unavailable during active play animations or simulation.
- Exit or Escape returns to the original screen. Practice attempts are
intentionally discarded on exit or reload.

COMPATIBILITY AND VALIDATION
- Existing save key, format 1.6 and save version retained.
- Cover art and previous coaching/reporting features retained.
- 46 regression checks pass, including 108 drill/weather/difficulty/seed
combinations and practice UI events exercised with DOM stubs.
- Verified deterministic repeats, objective scoring and season/RNG isolation.
- Browser visual testing unavailable in the build environment.
- Existing cover image size advisory remains.

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.9.0
Release date: 2026-09-30

SAVED GAME REVIEWS
- Select a Review score from either season schedule to reopen a game.
- Summary: saved coaching notes and the win-probability chart.
- Box score: team statistics and Nebraska individual leaders.
- Playbook: separate offense and defense call performance.
- Drives: completed possessions and their outcomes.
- Previous/Next navigation between available reports.
- Continue after a final captures a compact independent snapshot before
clearing the live game. Played and simulated games are included.
- Reviews remain with the current season and survive browser reloads.
- Earlier results keep their score only; no detail is invented. Finishing
a game loaded from an earlier version retains its available history.

AUTOSAVE FEEDBACK
- Header shows when a saved season is loaded or progress saves locally.
- A persistent warning appears if autosave fails, including a Retry save
button. The current in-memory season stays playable; keep the tab open
until a successful retry. Failed writes preserve the previous save.
- Warning clears after a successful write or loading a saved season.

COMPATIBILITY AND VALIDATION
- Same save key, format 1.6 and save version; reports are optional fields.
- Current-season reports are replaced when starting a new season;
trophy history and the completed-season record book remain.
- Reports consume no randomness and do not alter results or season totals.
- Storage estimate increased to 1 MiB for game reports.
- 32 regression checks, including a complete 15-minute-quarter season,
save failure/retry, legacy saves and actual report handlers in DOM stubs.
- Browser layout testing was unavailable in the build environment.
- Cover artwork is unchanged; its existing size advisory remains.

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.8.0
Release date: 2026-09-28

PLAYBOOK PERFORMANCE
- New Playbook information tab with game/season and offense/defense filters.
- Call counts, yards per snap, touchdowns, giveaways/takeaways and success.
- On schedule: 40% of needed yards on first, 60% on second, conversion on
third/fourth; touchdowns succeed and turnovers/safeties fail.
- Defensive stop percentage is the inverse, measured per regular snap.
- Excludes penalties, special teams, kneels, spikes and two-point tries.
- Sacks and incompletions count against the called pass; sims are tracked.
- Rankings require three snaps and flag the limits of small samples.
- Completed totals persist; the live game is included exactly once.

COACHING REVIEW AND SAVE HANDLING
- Postgame review covers turnovers, third-down conversions, completed
drives and the most effective tracked calls.
- New-season setup retains saved progress until replacement is confirmed.
- Trophy case and completed-season record book are preserved.

COMPATIBILITY
- Existing cover, coaching suggestions and save format 1.6 retained.
- Tracking begins with newly resolved plays; earlier plays are not inferred.
- Optional aggregate fields require no migration of existing saves.
- Core manual remains 1.6.0; tutorial updated for 1.8.0.

VALIDATION
node validate.js
node tests/coach-tests.js
node tests/analytics-tests.js
node tests/save-flow-tests.js (handler checks; layout not tested)

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.7.0
Release date: 2026-09-28

SIDELINE COACH
- Three suggested offensive or defensive calls with explanations.
- Uses only visible looks and formations, recorded film, situation,
weather and weekly installs; never reads hidden calls or advances RNG.
- Warns about repeated calls in the current situation.
- Clock plan recommends tempo or a timeout; choices stay with the player.
- Coach badges mark suggestions; Options can turn the coach off.

GAME FLOW
- Current-drive card shows possession, plays, yards and field positions.
- Fullscreen header control when supported by the browser/portal.
- Full-game simulation requires confirmation on all three entry points.
- Audible choices disable after the one allowed change.

COMPATIBILITY
- Retains the Every Snap, Every Call cover.
- Save format 1.6, internal save version 7 and storage key are unchanged.
- New coach preference defaults on for existing saves.
- The 1.6.0 gameplay manual remains applicable; tutorial updated to 1.7.0.

VALIDATION
Run node validate.js and node tests/coach-tests.js.

HUSKERS 2026 — VERSION 1.6.1
Release date: 2026-09-28

- Replaced the catalog cover with Every Snap, Every Call artwork.
- Added the same complete, uncropped artwork to the opening screen.
- Season setup appears beside the cover on wide screens and beneath it
on narrow screens; Start, Continue, Trophy case and Help are retained.
- Updated release metadata, artwork credits and package checksums.
- Gameplay rules, storage key and save format 1.6 are unchanged.
The bundled gameplay manual from version 1.6.0 remains applicable.

HUSKERS 2026 - CHANGELOG

VERSION 1.6.0 (September 28, 2026)
- Halftime adjustments for both staffs.
- The Husker Beat; the Playoff bracket, played out to a champion.
- Win probability refitted.
- Save format 1.6 with migration from 1.0 through 1.5.

VERSION 1.5.0 (September 27, 2026)
- Fake punts and fake field goals, for Nebraska and the computer staffs.
- Trophy case: twenty-one achievements and a record book of seasons.
- Save format 1.5 with migration from 1.0 through 1.4.

VERSION 1.4.0 (September 27, 2026)
- A named defense with credited tackles, sacks and interceptions, growth
and injuries; Defensive fundamentals practice focus.
- Live win probability, play of the game and the fourth-down card.
- Save format 1.4 with migration from 1.0 through 1.3.

VERSION 1.3.0 (September 27, 2026)
- Player development from game reps and a weekly practice focus.
- Heisman watch and vote against fictional national candidates.
- Sideline toggle for the two-minute drill; first downs stop the clock
only until the ball is spotted.
- Save format 1.3 with migration from 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2.

VERSION 1.2.0 (September 27, 2026)
- Game week: scouting report, forecast, injury report and two installs per
team from eight.
- Depth chart with named backups; injuries lasting a game or several.
- Chalkboard preview of any call; the defense shell drawn at the line.
- Around-the-league results; head-to-head Big Ten tiebreaker.
- Save format 1.2 with migration from 1.0 and 1.1.

VERSION 1.1.0 (September 27, 2026)
- The pre-snap read: disguised looks, audibles and check-backs on offense;
formation reads and disguised coverage on defense.
- Simulated 18-team Big Ten and national Top 25; League tab; Big Ten title
game from the standings; 12-team College Football Playoff by ranking.
- Weather, momentum and crowd noise; drive chart; last-play replay.
- Real 31-13 win at Michigan State; "Pick up today" starts 4-0.
- Save format 1.1 with migration from 1.0.

VERSION 1.0.1 (September 26, 2026)
- Packaged to Tronsoft Games Package Specification v1.6.2.
- Computer coordinators split into js/ai.js; sound into js/sound.js with
local WAV files; effects-volume control added.
- Save format 1.0 unchanged.

VERSION 1.0.0 (September 26, 2026)
- Initial release as a single self-contained HTML file.
- The real 2026 Nebraska schedule; start 3-0 at Michigan State or from week one.
- One-decision-per-snap play-calling: 13 offensive plays plus specials,
7 defensive calls, matchup verdicts.
- Computer coordinators that read your film by situation; three difficulty levels.
- College clock, timeouts, tempo, two-point tries and overtime.
- Pan-and-zoom field with animated plays; box score, film and season tabs.
- Bowl, Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff paths.
- Autosave, keyboard shortcuts, synthesised sound, phone layout.