Community Feature Requests
The following feature requests were submitted by the Chronas community. They are listed here for tracking and prioritization.
Feature 1: Reverse / Rewind support for the Autoplay feature
Original request: "the ability to go backwards with the autoplay feature would be great!"
Description:
The current autoplay feature only plays forward through time (i.e. the year advances automatically). Users would like the ability to also play in reverse — stepping backwards through history — so they can explore events in a reverse chronological direction without manually dragging the timeline.
Proposed behavior:
- Add a "Rewind" / "Play Backwards" button next to the existing autoplay control
- When active, the year decreases automatically at the same speed as forward autoplay
- The existing play speed settings should apply to both directions
Feature 2: More accurate ocean borders
Original request: "more accurate ocean borders"
Description:
The current ocean/sea boundary rendering on the map could be more geographically accurate. This may include more precise coastlines, sea regions, or maritime boundary delineations that better reflect historical or modern reality.
Feature 3: Performance / detail level setting (scalable for different hardware)
Original request: "having the areas be divided more as a setting so people with higher end computers can run it if they want to while also allowing for people with lower specs to be able to enjoy Chronas as well"
Description:
Chronas should offer a configurable level-of-detail or performance setting so that:
- Users with higher-end hardware can enable more detailed map rendering, finer province boundaries, richer textures, and denser labels
- Users with lower-end hardware can reduce visual complexity to maintain a smooth, usable experience
Proposed approach:
- Add a "Performance" or "Detail Level" setting in the Configuration panel (e.g. Low / Medium / High)
- Higher settings could enable: more province subdivisions, higher-resolution basemaps, more simultaneous labels, smoother animations
- Lower settings could reduce: label density, map tile resolution, animation smoothness
Notes
These requests have been structured from the original community submission for clarity. The core ideas and feature intent have not been changed.
Community Feature Requests
The following feature requests were submitted by the Chronas community. They are listed here for tracking and prioritization.
Feature 1: Reverse / Rewind support for the Autoplay feature
Original request: "the ability to go backwards with the autoplay feature would be great!"
Description:
The current autoplay feature only plays forward through time (i.e. the year advances automatically). Users would like the ability to also play in reverse — stepping backwards through history — so they can explore events in a reverse chronological direction without manually dragging the timeline.
Proposed behavior:
Feature 2: More accurate ocean borders
Original request: "more accurate ocean borders"
Description:
The current ocean/sea boundary rendering on the map could be more geographically accurate. This may include more precise coastlines, sea regions, or maritime boundary delineations that better reflect historical or modern reality.
Feature 3: Performance / detail level setting (scalable for different hardware)
Original request: "having the areas be divided more as a setting so people with higher end computers can run it if they want to while also allowing for people with lower specs to be able to enjoy Chronas as well"
Description:
Chronas should offer a configurable level-of-detail or performance setting so that:
Proposed approach:
Notes
These requests have been structured from the original community submission for clarity. The core ideas and feature intent have not been changed.