Roadmap
Where HubOS is going. Built in public, driven by the community.
Current Release: v2.5
150+ tools · 89 servers · 20 development waves · Built on Bazzite (Fedora Atomic)
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v1.0 — Foundation
March 2026✓ Bazzite base with 24HG branding (Plymouth, GRUB, SDDM, KDE theme)
✓ Chromium hub kiosk with 24hg:// protocol handler
✓ Auto-install Steam, Lutris, Heroic, Discord, OBS on first boot
✓ 65 game servers pre-configured in Steam favorites
✓ Per-game optimized configs (CS2, TF2, CS 1.6, Rust)
✓ MangoHud performance overlay pre-configured
✓ GameMode with CPU/GPU/scheduler optimization
✓ Gamescope session (console mode) + KDE desktop mode
✓ First-boot setup wizard with GPU detection
✓ Atomic auto-updates (gaming session aware)
✓ Diagnostics tool + system info (24hg-diag, 24hg-neofetch)
✓ Live bootable ISO — try before installing
✓ OBS streaming pre-configured with 24HG scenes
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v1.1 — Performance & Integration
March 2026✓ TCP BBR congestion control + kernel gaming params
✓ Centralized servers.json powering tray, Steam, and shell
✓ System tray with live player counts (A2S protocol queries)
✓ Network Latency Guard — traffic shaping, gaming DNS, service pausing
✓ Proton Troubleshooter — diagnose and fix game launch failures
✓ Instant Replay — ShadowPlay equivalent with gpu-screen-recorder
✓ Input Latency Optimizer — flat mouse accel, fast keyboard
✓ Audio Optimizer — low-latency PipeWire, noise cancellation
✓ Auto GameMode hooks — everything activates when you launch a game
✓ Offline fallback page with server IPs for direct connect
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v1.2 — Quality of Life
March 2026✓ Discord Rich Presence Flatpak bridge (auto-fix)
✓ Proton-GE auto-install on first boot
✓ Screenshot tool with clipboard + notifications
✓ Game save backup system (auto-weekly + manual)
✓ Night light / blue light filter with keyboard shortcut
✓ Gaming benchmark suite with readiness check
✓ Custom keyboard shortcuts (Print=screenshot, F9=replay, Meta+N=nightlight)
✓ PipeWire gaming defaults out of the box
✓ libinput gaming mouse quirks
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v1.3 — Hub Integration
March 2026✓ Hub Bridge daemon — desktop notifications for DMs, mentions, friends
✓ System tray shows hub status, unread counts, online friends
✓ Hub login from first-boot wizard and system tray
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v1.4 — Advanced Gaming Tools
March 2026✓ Per-game profiles — custom Proton, resolution, env vars per game
✓ Controller manager — detect, calibrate, remap, profile switching
✓ Auto Proton-GE updater — daily checks, auto-install, cleanup old versions
✓ Playtime tracker — cross-launcher stats synced to Hub profile
✓ One-click streaming — Twitch/YouTube/Kick with GPU encoding
✓ Shader cache manager — optimize, clean, export/import caches
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v1.5 — User Experience Polish
March 2026✓ Custom sound theme — login chime, notification dings, game launch fanfare
✓ Animated KDE splash screen with 24HG branding
✓ Desktop widget — live CPU/GPU/RAM stats + server status + Hub info
✓ 50+ rotating gaming tips in terminal and desktop notifications
✓ Achievement system — 30+ unlockable OS-level achievements with points
✓ Time-based wallpaper rotation (morning/afternoon/evening/night)
✓ Gaming notification style — compact, non-intrusive, auto-DND in fullscreen
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v1.6 — Troubleshooting & Compatibility
March 2026✓ Game compatibility checker — ProtonDB + anti-cheat DB + Steam library scan
✓ Crash auto-diagnosis — detect OOM, GPU hang, missing libs, prefix corruption
✓ Multi-monitor display manager — refresh rates, VRR, HDR, profiles
✓ Discord Wayland screen share fix — xwaylandvideobridge + audio routing
✓ Wine/Proton prefix manager — health check, deps, backup, cleanup
✓ Dual-boot helper — quick reboot to Windows, GRUB fix, shared games, clock sync
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v1.7 — Adoption & Onboarding
March 2026✓ Windows migration assistant — import game configs, keybinds, sensitivity from Windows
✓ Benchmark comparison tool — FPS vs Windows with shareable result cards
✓ 24HG Perks — 30-day VIP trial, [24HG] badge, referral system, activity rewards
✓ Game compatibility page — honest anti-cheat status for 50+ popular games
✓ Content creator kit — OBS scenes, overlays, intros, clip tools, all 24HG branded
✓ Polished live demo mode — guided 5-minute tour from bootable USB
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v1.8 — Intelligent Gaming
March 2026✓ Smart Game Launch — auto-detect game, apply optimal Proton/MangoHud/performance per game
✓ Session Summary — FPS stats, temps, playtime after every gaming session
✓ Post-Crash Recovery — auto-restore resolution, audio, compositor after game crashes
✓ Download Scheduler — auto-pause downloads during gaming, bandwidth prioritization
✓ Unified Game Library — all games from Steam, Heroic, Lutris, native in one place
✓ Thermal Guard — live temp monitoring, throttle warnings, fan control
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v1.9 — Community-Requested Fixes
March 2026✓ Anti-cheat status tracker — 186-game database, daily checks, notify on Linux support changes
✓ Mod manager bridge — Vortex/MO2 installer, prefix path mapping, Nexus nxm:// handler
✓ HDR gaming wizard — monitor detection, KDE/gamescope config, per-game HDR profiles
✓ Flatpak gaming permission fixer — auto-fix sandbox issues for 8 gaming apps
✓ Update Guard — snapshot gaming stack, benchmark after updates, one-click rollback
✓ Universal save game manager — find saves across all prefixes, backup/restore, cloud sync
✓ NVIDIA Wayland auto-fix — tearing, flickering, shader cache, VRR, explicit sync
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v2.0 — Killer Features
March 2026✓ Sunshine remote play — stream your PC to any device
✓ Game Clips — instant replay with one-click Hub upload
✓ LAN Party discovery — auto-find gamers on your network
✓ Community Radio — lo-fi, synthwave, rock while gaming
✓ Rig Score — benchmark and compare your hardware
✓ Game Compatibility scanner — ProtonDB + anti-cheat database
✓ Tournament system — brackets, matchmaking, leaderboards
✓ Live Wallpaper engine — animated desktop backgrounds
✓ Hardware Optimizer — auto-detect and tune for your GPU/CPU
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v2.1 — Social & Intelligence
March 2026✓ In-game Overlay — server info, FPS, clan chat, voice controls
✓ Cloud Saves — sync saves across machines via Hub account
✓ Smart Launch — auto-detect optimal Proton and MangoHud per game
✓ Ping Optimizer — route optimization for lowest latency
✓ System Rescue — emergency recovery with one command
✓ Screenshot Gallery — browse, organize, upload captures
✓ VPN gaming setup, Retro game emulation, Voice chat integration
✓ Settings panel, Guided tour, Activity feed, Themes browser
✓ AI game assistant, Performance logging, Game deals tracker
✓ Parental controls, Accessibility options, Discord Rich Presence
✓ Game server hosting — one command to host Minecraft, Terraria, Valheim
✓ Go-live streaming — one-click Twitch/YouTube with OBS auto-config
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v2.3 — Smart Gaming OS
March 2026✓ Game Ready auto-optimizer — install a game, 24HG configures everything
✓ Smart Updates — updates wait until you're done gaming
✓ Quick Resume — save and restore your full desktop session
✓ Hardware Scout — continuous system health monitoring
✓ Unified Game Installer — one tool for Steam, Epic, GOG, Itch
✓ LAN Mode — auto-discover, file sharing, game voting, built-in chat
✓ Per-game Performance Profiles — auto-apply when each game launches
✓ Desktop ⟷ Game Mode boot selector
✓ Driver Manager, Network Optimizer, Game Migrator
✓ Tray Dashboard, Game Sandbox, Power Plan manager
✓ One-click game server hosting (15+ supported games)
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v2.5 — Hardware Control
March 2026✓ Peripheral Manager — mouse DPI, RGB lighting, macros (replaces Razer Synapse)
✓ Input Lag Analyzer — measure and optimize input latency
✓ Audio Router — per-app audio routing (replaces Voicemeeter)
✓ System Cleaner — remove shader caches, logs, orphaned prefixes
✓ Dual GPU Manager — hybrid GPU switching for laptops
✓ Mod Manager — install, update, and organize game mods
✓ Custom Resolution Creator — create and apply custom display modes
✓ Boot Speed Optimizer — analyze and optimize boot time
✓ Bash tab completions for all 118 24hg-* commands
✓ Fastfetch with custom 24HG ASCII art branding
✓ Full color sync — unified #040910/#00e5ff across all UI from GRUB to desktop
✓ Discovery VPN — WireGuard virtual LAN to find gamers worldwide, one-click connect from Hub or CLI
✓ VPN management dashboard — admin GUI for peer management at Hub + 24HG Control Room
NEXT
v3.0 — Native Hub App
Q2 2026 Replace Chromium kiosk with native Tauri desktop app
In-game overlay (server info, clan chat, voice controls)
Push-to-talk keybind for LiveKit voice chat
Clip auto-upload to hub gallery
NVIDIA ISO variant with proprietary drivers
Steam Deck / HTPC ISO variant
ISO downloads from os.24hgaming.com
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v3.1 — Community Features
Q3 2026 Tournament notifications — desktop alerts when tournaments start
Cloud save sync via 24HG account (already in 24hg-save-manager)
Download scheduler with community-set gaming hours
KDE Plasma widget — live server status on desktop (already built as Conky)
Plasma native widget rewrite (replace Conky)
Voice chat overlay (LiveKit integration)
VISION
v4.0 — The Complete Gaming Platform
2027 AI-powered game optimization (auto-detect and configure per game)
P2P game server hosting (community members host servers via 24HG)
Game streaming from your 24HG PC to mobile/TV
24HG Companion mobile app (server status, clan chat, remote control)
Hardware compatibility database (community-verified)
Automatic anti-cheat compatibility layer
VR gaming support and setup wizard
Wayland game capture without performance loss