Tactical Pirate — Changelog

This log records meaningful project changes after they have been implemented or tested. Experimental ideas belong on the Roadmap until they are proven.

M022 — Weapons Department

Date: August 24, 2026
Target: LILYGO T-Embed CC1101 Plus
Result: Active testing tools consolidated, compiled, flashed and accepted on hardware.

Added

• Added Weapons Department as a dedicated Main Deck compartment.
• Added a display-native vector naval cannon icon in the Stormy Sailors brass-and-black palette.
• Added an acknowledgement screen stating Authorized testing only — Letter of Marque required.

Reorganized

• Consolidated Enhanced Deauth, Station Deauth, NetCut, BLE stress testing, NRF24 interference testing, RF interference testing and offline credential recovery under Weapons Department.
• Removed duplicate active-tool entries from the Wi-Fi, BLE, NRF24 and RF technical menus.
• Left passive capture, spectrum analysis, interference detection and other diagnostics in their normal technical departments.

Verification

• Completed a clean PlatformIO build for lilygo-t-embed-cc1101.
• Successfully flashed M022 to the Tactical Pirate hardware.
• Confirmed the Weapons Department menu, authorization notice and cannon icon on the physical 320×170 display.

M020 — Hardware Icon Evaluation and Vector Recovery

Date: August 24, 2026
Target: LILYGO T-Embed CC1101 Plus
Result: Native vector artwork restored and accepted for continued use.

Hardware Evaluation

• Tested the first 32×32 full-colour pirate bitmap package on the physical 320×170 display.
• Tested a second tightly cropped 48×48 revision rendered at a 96×96 footprint.
• Rejected both bitmap revisions after hardware testing. Detailed desktop artwork became muddy, weak and difficult to recognize on the embedded display.

Recovered

• Removed the custom bitmap renderer and embedded bitmap data from the firmware.
• Restored the firmware’s proven native vector icons using the Stormy Sailors brass-and-black palette.
• Retained the restored Settings route and its protection from Hide/Show Apps.
• Confirmed RGB controls under Settings → LED Config.

Verification

• Completed clean PlatformIO builds for each hardware-test revision.
• Successfully flashed and evaluated each revision on the Tactical Pirate device.
• Accepted native vector rendering as the current production approach.

Deferred

• Nautical vector redesign remains a future enhancement using simplified display-native geometry.
• Detailed full-colour pirate illustrations are retained for the website and project documentation.

M020 — Pirate Icon Foundation and Settings Recovery

Date: August 24, 2026
Target: LILYGO T-Embed CC1101 Plus
Build environment: lilygo-t-embed-cc1101
Build result: Clean PlatformIO build successful; firmware flashed to the device.

Added

• First complete Tactical Pirate artwork package containing sixteen 32×32 pirate-themed icons.
• Central RGB565 icon renderer with one-bit transparency masks.
• Dedicated carousel artwork for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Sub-GHz/RF, NRF24, NFC/RFID, IR Broadside, Files, GPS, Ethernet and Settings.

Changed

• Renamed the former Config carousel entry to Settings.
• Unmatched menus temporarily retain their proven vector artwork rather than displaying misleading icons.
• Firmware documentation now describes Bruce as the upstream foundation while recognizing original Stormy Sailors code and workflow.

Fixed

• Restored direct access to the Settings page from the Main Deck.
• Settings can no longer be hidden through Hide/Show Apps.

Known Issues and Testing

• Hardware review of icon centring, readability and colour remains in progress.
• LoRa, FM, Clock, Scripts and several secondary screens still require dedicated Stormy Sailors artwork.
• Back/Main Deck navigation still requires a complete screen-by-screen audit.