### build
- Build system has been converted to libtool + automake for sanity reasons.
+### user
+- Import the ability to exceed MAXCHANNELS from ircd-seven.
+
+### oper
+- Merge several features from ircd-seven:
+ - Implement support for remote DIE/RESTART.
+ - Implement support for remote MODLOAD et al commands.
+ - Add the GRANT command which allows for temporarily opering a client.
+ - Implement the hidden oper-only channel modes framework.
+ - Implement a channel mode that disallows kicking IRC operators (+M).
+- Enhance the oper override system, allowing more flexibility and detail
+ in network-wide notices.
+
+### conf
+- Add the ability to strip color codes from topics unconditionally.
+
+### code
+- Almost all 2.8-style hashtable structures have been moved to dictionaries or
+ radix trees, resulting in significant memory savings.
+- The block allocator has been disabled and is no longer used.
+
## charybdis-3.5.0
### server protocol