Tactical Pirate — Roadmap

The Roadmap records current priorities and longer-term intentions. Planned items are not promises or release dates; hardware limits, testing results, licensing and safety requirements may change their course.

Completed Foundations

• Working firmware foundation for the LILYGO T-Embed CC1101 Plus.
• Stormy Sailors boot identity, brass-and-black palette and Main Deck carousel.
• Original Stormy Sailors interface code layered with adapted Bruce components.
• Native vector carousel icons restored and accepted for clear rendering on the physical 320×170 display.
• Restored and protected Settings route.
• M022 Weapons Department: active testing tools consolidated behind an authorization acknowledgement with an accepted native-vector naval cannon icon.
• Initial microSD storage validation using MBR/FAT32 and the TACTICAL volume.

Currently Testing

• Weapons Department functional checks using owned equipment and explicitly authorized lab targets.
• Settings access, Hide/Show Apps protection and return-to-Main-Deck behaviour.
• Passive Wi-Fi diagnostics, capture storage and log handling.
• IR capture, saved-code testing and compatible television protocols.

Next Priorities

• Refine simplified nautical vector icons for LoRa, FM, Clock, Scripts and remaining secondary screens without sacrificing embedded-display clarity.
• Complete the Back/Main Deck audit so no operational screen traps the user.
• Finish the portal landing page and remove remaining unwanted upstream presentation elements.
• Document verified installation, recovery and clean-build procedures.
• Standardize capture filenames, folders and retention notes.

Planned Hardware

• GPS/BDS: M5Stack U190 module with external SMA antenna.
• Ethernet Deck: PoE-capable ESP32-S3/W5500 wired-diagnostics deck.
• Field power: dependable operation from a 10,000 mAh USB battery pack.
• IR expansion: improved transmitter range and verified receiver performance.

Longer-Term and Experimental

• Embergotchi presentation and passive diagnostic workflow.
• USB-accessible capture storage where the hardware and firmware safely permit it.
• Expanded offline IR code database and assisted protocol identification.
• Additional authorized diagnostic modules assessed individually for legality, safety, usefulness and licence compatibility.

Operating Principle

The Tactical Pirate remains a white-hat tool. Development favours passive observation, clear diagnostics, minimal disruption and use only on equipment, networks and signals owned by the operator or covered by explicit authorization.