What's New
Latest updates and improvements to ZERG3RRBOT
● **Join Sounds (new)** - Assign a sound that plays automatically when a viewer's join message fires. Set one per viewer from the Join Messages page.
● **Join Sounds (new)** - Assign a sound that plays automatically when a viewer's join message fires. Set one per viewer from the Join Messages page. ● **Shoutout Command (new)** - Use !so <streamer> (or !shoutout) to shout out another streamer in chat with an overlay pop-up. Mods and broadcaster only. ● **Command Search & Favorites (new)** - Search your commands and star the ones you use most so they stay at the top of the Custom Commands page. ● **Win Totals in Trivia & Hangman (new)** - Event responses now support a {total} variable showing how many times a viewer has answered trivia correctly or solved a hangman word. Drop it into your custom win message, e.g. "{viewer} won! That's {total} solved!" ● **Cleaner Leaderboards** - !top hangman and !top hm now match the other boards (top 10, no empty entries), and !top trivia hides viewers with zero answers. ● **Event Message Previews** - When setting up an event response, the box now shows that event's default message as a hint so you can see what it looks like before customizing. ● Bug Fixes ○ Fixed !top commands (!top trivia, !top hangman, etc.) doing nothing on channels that use the ! prefix. ○ Removed a duplicate hangman win message that posted twice when someone solved the word if both were enabled. ○ Referral and activation bonus earnings now update on their own, so trivia/hangman participation is credited even if you never open your referrals page. ○ Improved stat-tracking reliability so chat and watch-time keep recording after a connection hiccup.
We are back up and running, this should be a high rarity as where I live should have a backup generator running in times like this, it just failed to turn on.
We are back up and running, this should be a high rarity as where I live should have a backup generator running in times like this, it just failed to turn on. Nevertheless, I have a plan to prevent this going forward but I need to build out quite a bit of infrastructure to do it - to be seen down the road
As a reminder there is a lot more to the bot beyond just minigames. We have:
As a reminder there is a lot more to the bot beyond just minigames. We have: - In depth analytics past even what twitch or any other platform provides for insight into your channel (including audio/speech analysis) - Engagement tools like other minigames (Russian Roulette and 8-Ball), join messages, and leaderboards for your viewers - Sound and Text Commands - both timed and event based with variable support - Viewer queue system so you can have viewers queue up to play games with you, managed both from the website and through chat - Quotes system to remember goofy things said in the past (and post them to the chat) - Moderation system - custom filters, cross-channel ban sharing (auto-handles viewers banned in other channels), and similarity-based spam detection - Achievements for viewers to work towards - fully customizable as well - Viewer dashboard so viewers can easily see their own stats, watch your stream, and manage their settings - OBS overlay for games, leaderboards, etc. - Last but definitely not least - the streamer discovery page to find other streamers on the bot, filterable by games, features, and activity!
@here Hi all, this one is big enough to warrant the @. I'm rolling out a referral program and activation bonus program paying out money for use of the bot and to try and help get the name out there.
@here Hi all, this one is big enough to warrant the @. I'm rolling out a referral program and activation bonus program paying out money for use of the bot and to try and help get the name out there. The way that the referral program works is that for every streamer that joins the bot using your link and turns on trivia and hangman, you get paid for each unique instance of a viewer playing one of the games. Amounts do need to build up to $5 minimum for payout via PayPal. Activation bonus for your own stream - you can now earn up to $25 by simply having viewers use trivia and hangman on your channel. This works the same way as the referral program and you are automatically enrolled to start earning as of today. It's worth noting for this first phase of the referral program and activation bonuses I'm allotting a total of $250 to the cause, so once that's gone, no further payouts until I decide to do another phase (if this is worth doing again). To get started and find your referral link visit this page - https://www.zerg3rrbot.com/referrals
2026-05-14 Changelog
● Russian Roulette Overhaul - Complete rewrite of the game logic. Players now get individual results announced with suspense ("Click... safe" or "BANG! Timed out for Xs"). Mods are immune - the bullet bounces off. Groups of 8+ get extra bullets. Join confirmations show when you enter, and the game uses your channel's command prefix. ● Command Chaining (new) - Custom commands can now trigger other commands using $run(commandname) in the response. Example: set up !socials with $run(discord) $run(twitter) $run(youtube) and all three fire in sequence with a 1-second gap. Max 10 commands per chain. (Worth noting that deepbot chained commands don't need to be updated and will work as imported) ● Sound Commands Extended - Maximum sound duration bumped from 30 seconds to 60 seconds. ● Guided Tour for All Streamers -The platform tour is now available to every streamer, not just new signups. Gold "Take the Tour" button in the nav if you haven't taken it yet. ● Discover Page Improvements - Faster loading with background caching. All biome types now show on the minimap with proper colors. ● Analytics Performance - The aggregate stats page loads significantly faster. Database queries now run in parallel instead of sequentially. ● Bug Fixes ○ Fixed false "previous name" entries when a viewer only changed capitalization (e.g., "zerg" to "Zerg") ○ Fixed hangman winner submission link leading to a 404 page ○ Fixed the guided tour viewer dashboard redirect link ○ Fixed the analytics page benchmark on the Viewers card comparing the wrong metrics
2026-05-11 Changelog
Big thanks to my brother TreesGoesMoo for this round of fixes and adds ● **7TV Emote Support (new)** — Chat messages on the viewer detail page now render 7TV emotes as images. ● **Ad Break Controls (new)** — The ad break widget on the dashboard now has a "Run Ad" button with a duration dropdown (30s to 3 minutes). Pick a duration and start a commercial directly from the dashboard instead of going to Twitch. ● **Channel Point Redemptions in Activity Feed** — When a viewer redeems a channel point reward, it now appears in the activity feed with the reward name, cost, and any text they typed. Previously channel point events were tracked but never shown in the feed. ● **Bot Join Announcements (new)** — New setting under Bot Settings: when enabled, the bot sends a greeting message when it joins your channel ("ZERG3RRBOT has joined the chat!"). Off by default. ● **Sound Commands with Spaces** — Sound command names can now contain spaces (e.g., "air horn"). Sounds trigger directly by name — just type `!air horn` in chat. Multi-word custom commands work the same way. ● **Bug Fixes** ○ Bot classification search now works for all streamers (was silently failing for non-tracked streamers) ○ Discord Server, Voice Profile, and Bot Classification sections on Settings page now render correctly (Alpine.js template fix that was breaking multiple sections) ○ Bot classification action buttons now display their icons properly ○ 30-second prediction option added to the dashboard prediction widget dropdown ○ Bot status indicator on Settings page now accurately shows moderator status
2026-05-10 Changelog
● **Command Prefix Toggle (new)** — Streamers can now switch their command prefix between `-` and `!` from the Custom Commands page. All built-in and custom commands update instantly. Your viewers use whichever prefix you pick. New streamers default to `!`. ● **What's New Page (new)** — Public changelog at /changelog showing update history with category badges. ● **Ad Break Analytics (new)** — The bot now tracks when Twitch runs ads on your channel and measures how it affects your viewers. See ad count, average duration, viewer drop percentage, and recovery stats on your Aggregate Stats page. ● **Guided Platform Tour (new)** — New streamers now get a guided walkthrough of the platform using step-by-step tooltips. Covers setup, analytics, engagement features, settings, and integrations across five phases. Gold "Take the Tour" button in the nav with a progress bar. Retake or skip anytime from the profile menu. ● **How You Compare Improvements** — Tier pills now show each group's color so the bar colors make sense at a glance. Benchmark callouts on KPI cards are more actionable. Still behind closed doors until we hit a certain number of active streamers using the tool. ● **Bug Fixes**