Hawaii Quake & Volcano Guidev1.0.7

What changed

• MonetizationAdded Lifetime Access purchase option and updated paywall layout
• PerformanceOptimized 3D Hypocenter Cloud for M5 chips and Apple Silicon with background scene rebuilding
• ContentAdded ability to download and load large historical earthquake JSON files
• PerformanceImplemented adaptive clustering to keep maps responsive with thousands of quakes
• UXAdded Reset View button and window persistence for Mac users
• New featureIntroduced depth rods and epicenter spheres to the 3D simulation
• UXSplit data-source menu into Live USGS Feeds and Historic categories
• UXExpanded Help & Guide with sections on data sources and 3D scope
• PerformanceFixed Mac-specific issues including inverted Y-axis and window beachballing
• New featureAdded in-app version update checker for App Store notifications

Original release notes

Most important

* 3D Hypocenter Cloud can work with many more earthquakes simultaneously (Mac)
* Fixed freeze/beachball where the scene stopped rotating and the Map tab would hang
* Drag up now tilts the island toward you (Mac Y-axis was inverted)
* Orbit no longer accumulates weird roll - rotation stays predictable
* Reset View button on the bottom panel (expanded and collapsed) returns to the opening camera angle
* Much faster on M5 chips and Apple Silicon in general with large datasets: smarter clustering, background scene rebuild, hover/tooltip only on the quake under the cursor

Load larger historical earthquake files

* Help > Download & Load for Plum Amazing’s HistoricalQuakes.json (~8 MB) from your CDN; cached locally after first download
* Load from File shows real progress (reading MB > parsing > done), validates file type upfront, and disables controls while loading
* Loaded files no longer get silently replaced when you tap 24h / 7d / 30d
* All button shows every quake in a loaded file
* Time filters for loaded files anchor to the file’s newest event (not “right now”)
* Pill/menu shows the real filename (e.g. HistoricalQuakes.json)

Map & simulations stay responsive with thousands of quakes

* Fixed Map tab beachballing with large imports
* Map caps at 1,000 annotations (highest-magnitude events kept)
* 3D Cloud, Exaggerated Depth, and Cross-Section use adaptive clustering so dense feeds stay interactive

Clearer Live vs Historic data

* Data-source menu split into Live USGS Feeds and Historic (bundled, since 1900)
* Notable relabeled to Notable (live, last 30 days) for clarity
* Live/Historic badge and labels reflect what is actually on screen

Lifetime purchase option (iOS & Mac App Store)

* Paywall adds Lifetime Access ($14.99) alongside Daily and Monthly
* Layout updated to fit the lifetime option
* Buttons sized to match StoreKit controls

Mac window remembers size and position

* Restore window size and location after quit/relaunch

Also worth mentioning

* Cross-Section improvements
* Less clutter with large historical files: finer binning, small clusters render as individual dots
* Help explains slice thickness, xN cluster badges, and why vertical columns can be a grid artifact versus real geology

3D Cloud scope clarified

* Documented: 3D Cloud simulation currently shows Hawaii (textured Big Island) even when Region is Worldwide. Map a…