Road Map
Complete and in progress releases.
2023 Releases
Discord Integration
Outputting to a new platform.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of 2023
Details
- Send automatic go live notifications.
- Report user banned and reason with recent messages they have sent for moderation.
- Add role command.
- Remove role command.
Stream Deck Integration
Control InstructBot from your Stream Deck.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of 2023
Details
Enable InstructBot to be controlled from your Stream Deck.
- Connect, disconnect and toggling the pause / unpause state of InstructBot
- Trigger commands with a button press.
OBS Integration
Control OBS from InstructBot.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of Q1 2023
Details
Create an OBS plugin to enable InstructBot to control it directly.
2022 Releases
Version 4
Allow your viewers to game whilst you game.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of Q4 2022
Details
There are two main aims for version 4:
The first is to enable you to create text based mini games for chat which can:
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Receive triggers from Twitch chat.
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Make choices depending upon the input received.
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Then send text to Twitch chat, grant points to viewers, grant commands to viewers or perform commands.
The second is to expose an API which can send a receive commands from other processes, for example a OBS plugin or a custom mod for games.
More Third Party Connections and Twitch Reward Trigger
More connections and a reward trigger.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of Jun 2022
Details
Supports to connect and respond to ExtraLife, JustGiving, GoFundMe, StreamLabs Charity and Tiltify
An explicit Twitch reward trigger which is controlled by InstructBot.
Polls and More Commands
Working towards version 4.
Coming Soon
Expected release: End of Mar 2022
Details
Add the ability to create and run Twitch polls from InstructBot, as well as trigger commands from the outcome.
Two new commands types:
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Sequential: A command which can trigger other commands in an order you define.
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Parallel: A command which can trigger multiple commands simultaneously.
2021 Releases
Stability of Third Party Connections
Stability and visibility.
Released
10 January 2022
Details
Increase the reliability of the third party integrations, e.g. Twitch, StreamElements and StreamLabs, as well as be more informative in the UI when a current connection is re-connecting.
Conditional Execution of Commands
Controlling when commands are executed.
Released
13 September 2021
Details
The ability to control when commands are executed based upon the current state of the keyboard and mouse.
Simplifying and Improving the UI
A better UI.
Released
30 June 2021
Details
A number of improvements aimed at making the UI easier to use :
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Fix DPI scaling issues.
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Increase the number of warning and errors shown for common misconfigurations.
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Simplifying command activation.
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Swap the web browser used from CefSharp to WebView2.
Console and Processing Improvements
Improving the console and processing screens.
Released
15 February 2021
Details
Console Improvements:
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Display Twitch, BetterTwitchTV and FrankerFaceZ these emotes.
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More control over how users are displayed.
Processing Improvements:
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Ability to emulate Ban, Cheer, Host, Raid, Subscription and Unban events from Twitch.
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Ability to emulate Donation events from StreamElements and StreamLabs.
2020 Releases
Trigger Enhancements
New and improved triggers.
Released
21 December 2020
Details
New trigger types:
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Ban / Unban: Trigger when a user is banned or unbanned.
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Emote / Word: Trigger when a random emote or word is written in chat, swap the emote / word once triggered if required, no need for trigger prefix e.g. !.
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Host / Raid: Trigger on a host or raid with the ability to set the minimum number of users.
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Timed: Trigger at a set interval with the ability to set a minimum number of messages between triggering, excluding certain users as required.
Enhancements:
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Simplistic boolean logic, e.g. greater than, less than and between to define ranges on cheer and donation triggers.
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Simplistic permissioning, e.g. enable moderator and VIP only triggers. Disabling triggers for banned and / or specified users.
Better Integration with Twitch
A deeper connection with Twitch.
Released
31 October 2020
Details
A number of improvements to increase InstructBot's integration with Twitch including:
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Triggering commands with Twitch channel points.
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Updating your game automatically based upon the currently selected application.
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Setting the title of you game through InstructBot.
Version 3
A major update to InstructBot.
Released
29 August 2020
Details
A major update to InstructBot bring a brand new user interface and enhancements including:
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Ability to have different profiles per game.
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Being able to rewards you viewers be it through discount when they subscribe, or accumulating non-triggering bits and donations and rewarding commands when a desired total is reached.
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New external and text command types.
...and much more. For an overview of the changes please have a look here.
2019 Releases
StreamElements Integration
A new source for InstructBot.
Released
31 October 2019
Details
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Integration with bit and tip events from StreamElements.
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Ability to trigger commands using the the StreamElements points system.
New Commands: Mute and Play
Two new command types.
Released
30 September 2019
Enhanced Commands: Input, Timeout and Use
Improved commands.
Released
31 August 2019
Details
Enhancements to three commands to improve and extend functionality:
Automatic updates
Keeping upto date.
Released
31 August 2019
Details
Allowing InstructBot to automatically update it's self as new versions are released.
New Commands: Swap Mouse Button, Timeout and Use
Three new command types.
Released
30 June 2019
Details
Three more commands types were added:
Multi-Channel Support
Supporting multi-channel streaming.
Released
30 June 2019
StreamLabs Integration
A new source for InstructBot.
Released
31 May 2019
Details
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Integration with bit and donation events from StreamLabs.
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Ability to trigger commands using the StreamLabs points* system.
*Note: Please see here and here for how to integrate the StreamLabs Twitch extension.
InstructBot Launch
The first release of InstructBot.
Released
31 March 2019