the-honkers-railway-launcher/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

• Added "Indonesia" wine language option
• Added writing of the game's output to the game.log file in the launcher's folder. Size of this file is controlled by the LAUNCHER_GAME_LOG_FILE_LIMIT environment variable.

Fixed

• Fixed dwebp package name for fedora during initial setup

Changed

• Updated FPS unlocker version
• Changed background images processing logic

Removed

• Removed xdelta3 dependency

3.10.1 - 02.07.2024

Added

• Handle dwebp re-coding errors

Fixed

• Added workaround for wrong pre-downloads API format

3.10.0 - 17.06.2024

Added

• List missing dependencies on non-standard distros during initial setup
• Added 4.7.0 voiceovers sizes

Fixed

• Fixed Italian localization breaking the launcher

Changed

• Support new game API
• Improved background pictures processing
• Updated desktop file entry to include "aagl" keyword
• Localized force-grab-cursor to Ukrainian

3.9.6 - 08.05.2024

Added

• Added 4.6.0 voiceovers sizes
• Added Czech

Changed

• Changed labels for the payment processing options
• Changed one of translator's username

3.9.5 - 24.03.2024

Added

• Bundle applications-system-symbolic icon to the app
• Added "force grab cursor" option to the gamescope settings
• Added Thai
• Added Ukrainian

Fixed

• Fixed GtkSwitch UI state representation

Changed

• Update wish url
• Updated dependencies
• Improved app args parsing
• Updated locales

3.9.4 - 29.12.2023

Changed

• Replaced FPS unlocker by a custom one

3.9.3 - 23.12.2023

Added

• Added UpdatingPermissions installation step
• Downloaders now will skip finished files and truncate them if needed

Changed

• Increased voiceovers version prediction error
• Updated FPS Unlocker version which fixes new game version integration issue
• Updated Turkish
• Updated German
• Updated Chinese
• Updated Polish

3.9.2 - 13.11.2023

Added

• Added Korean
• Added Dutch
• Added 4.2.0 voiceovers sizes
• Made free space checks resolve symlinks

Changed

• Updated development libraries versions
• Updated Japanese

3.9.1 - 28.09.2023

Added

• Added Vietnamese
• Added support for segmented zip archives (fixed initial game downloading)

Changed

• Updated Chinese

3.9.0 - 20.08.2023

Added

• Added feature to map wine drives
• Added %launch_args% magic word for game launching command. Now you can use %bash_command% <script> %launch_args% to run custom script
• Added 4.0.0 voiceovers sizes
• Added --session <name> flag to switch active session
• Added Portuguese
• Added Polish

Fixed

• Fixed logo size in the first run window

Changed

• Updated Turkish
• Updated Italian
• Updated Japanese
• Updated Swedish
• Improved files migration code. In the best case scenarios, it will work immediately now

Removed

• Removed patch integration

3.8.0 - 02.08.2023

Added

• Added new gamescope version compatibility
• Added "launcher behavior" option
• Added "kill game process" button when chosen behavior keeps launcher window open
• Bundled some icons into the app for consistency across the systems
• Added better panics handler
• Added Swedish

Fixed

• Fixed predownload button sensitivity

Changed

• Improved pre-downloads state checking
• Replaced translation functions by tr! macro
• Reworked app resources structure
• Improved game running status check (wasn't working properly with Chinese client)

3.7.6 - 15.07.2023

Fixed

• Fixed game launching on installs without launcher.bat file

3.7.5 - 14.07.2023

Added

• Added support to the new wishes url cache location

Fixed

• Fixed telemetry disabling

Changed

• Updated Italian
• Updated Hungarian
• Updated Japanese
• Updated Indonesian
• Updated Spanish
• Updated Turkish
• Updated Chinese
• Disabled patch applying for new installations

3.7.4 (hotfix) - 19.06.2023

Fixed

• Fixed main patch applying

3.7.3 - 18.06.2023

Added

• Added telemetry disabling state support
• Added Discord RPC icons updating

Changed

• Replaced xlua patch by "disable mhypbase" option
• Returned back old background file path

3.7.2 - 14.06.2023

Fixed

• Fixed check button style for newly made sessions
• Fixed repairer's NaN progress
• Fixed game session selection when current one is removed

Changed

• Updated Spanish
• Updated Hungarian (fixed #194)

3.7.1 - 11.06.2023

Added

• Added Discord RPC icon selection
• Added Japanese
• Added Hungarian

Fixed

• Fixed progress bar style after running game repairer
• Fixed repair button functionality (#186)
• Fixed default launcher language selection at the first start
• Fixed some installer updates reporting (including "checking free space")

Changed

• Reworked game sessions selection
• Updated Indonesian
• Updated French
• Made initial tasks async which has decreased startup time
• Updated fps unlocker to 2.1.1

Removed

• Removed 3.7.0 workaround
• Removed patch mirror migration

3.7.0 - 24.05.2023

Added

• Added Italian
• Added Indonesian
• Added dynamic main button icon switching
• Set button label as "Resume" when the diff is part downloaded
• Added options to use wine / gstreamer shared libraries from selected wine build. These options will configure LD_LIBRARY_PATH and GST_PLUGIN_PATH environment variables
• Added setting of LC_ALL in wine lang setting
• Added LAUNCHER_REQUESTS_TIMEOUT environment variable
• Added option to disable main patch applying

Fixed

• Fixed session applying on each launcher start
• Fixed predownload button ui
• Fixed proton builds integration with sandbox
• Fixed compatibility between sessions manager and sandbox
• Fixed sandboxing of inexisting folders

Changed

• Apply selected session before launching the game. This will properly save your game session when you switch between wine prefixes
• Redesigned main button
• Used whatadistro to identify recommended package manager in the first run window
• Moved a lot of settings to separate page
• Set fsr quality mode in enhancements settings instead of strength
• Updated fps unlocker data
• Made temporary workaround to the game API changes
• Increased default requests timeout to 8 seconds
• Updated minreq to support http_proxy-like variables
• Disabled xlua patch applying by default

Removed

• Removed Futex2 wine sync option

3.6.0 - 06.05.2023

Added

• Added rules approving dialog to the first run window
• Added game settings section
• Added game sessions manager
• Added LAUNCHER_FOLDER variable support. Using this you can specify root path where the launcher stores config.json and other files
• Added patch repository mirror

Changed

• Improved launcher logo rendering quality
• Reworked entry rows in the settings

Fixed

• Fixed wine tools running using proton builds
• Fixed sandboxed game running (sounds are broken for now)

3.5.2 - 17.04.2023

Added

• Added arguments and symlinks editor to sandbox settings

Fixed

• Fixed game running issue if you have spaces in paths

3.5.1 (hotfix) - 16.04.2023

Fixed

• Fixed telemetry checking

3.5.0 - 16.04.2023

Added

• Added game sandboxing feature
• Added debugger to wine tools

Changed

• Removed fractions displaying in components downloading progress bar
• Moved to upgraded launcher SDK

3.4.1 - 12.04.2023

Fixed

• Fixed base game's hdiff patches applying errors caused by 3.6's voiceovers files migration
• Fixed xlua patch applying

Changed

• Removed fractions displaying in repairer's progress bar

3.4.0 - 11.04.2023

Added

• Added installation migration feature
• Added game environment switcher
• Added game edition switcher
• Added changelog to updated components toast
• Added wine tools to settings
• Added preferences search
• Added new progress bar statuses for applyign hdiff patches and removing outdated files
• Added automatic 3.5 -> 3.6 voiceover files migration related to changed files structure

Fixed

• Added whitespaces removing from environment values

Changed

• Improved game repairing feature
• Replaced curl dependency by native code
• Replaced static image by spinner in wine / dxvk version selection
• Made wine / dxvk versions always visible if they're downloaded

3.3.0 - 24.03.2023

Added

• Added option to use additional xlua patch
• Added menu option to open wishes history url

Fixed

• Fixed downloaded wine version selection on "download wine" button
• Fixed game downloading (it wasn't working since some version????)
• Fixed infinite retries to download some update or patch the game if it failed

Removed

• Removed launcher.speed_limit config

3.2.1 - 18.03.2023

Fixed

• Fixed DXVK applying on changed default path during initial setup
• Disabled long swipes and wheel scrolling for carousel in initial setup window

3.2.0 - 18.03.2023

Added

• Added "components index updated" toast
• Added wine / dxvk downloading skipping in initial setup if you already downloaded them
• Added fps unlocker path chooser in initial setup

Fixed

• Fixed main button sensitivity after prefix creation
• Fixed components related error on changing default path
• Fixed "wine not installed" button work

Changed

• Changed opt-level to s (optimize for size). Decreased build size by 2 MB
• Changed default game and prefix paths
• Improved Proton-builds compatibility

3.1.5 - 07.03.2023

Added

• Added support for features entry in wine/dxvk components index
• Added caching to ComponentsLoader methods
• Added Turkish

3.1.4 - 07.03.2023

Changed

• Removed commit hash from core/SDK versions in about window

3.1.3 - 07.03.2023

Added

• Added Spanish translations

Fixed

• Fixed compatibility with GE-Proton

Changed

• Improved components downloading in initial setup

3.1.2 - 07.03.2023

Added

• Added status page to the initial setup window

Fixed

• Fixed initial setup window panic
• Fixed components and game downloading

3.1.1 - 06.03.2023

Added

• Added components index path selection to initial setup

Fixed

• Fixed game launching command

3.1.0 - 06.03.2023

Added

• Added game repairing function
• Added french translations (#81)
• Used open library for xdg (#84)
• Added dynamic components loading
• Added commit hashes to core/sdk versions in about window
• Added translation for Simplified Chinese (#88)

Fixed

• Forced format_lang to return regions for language codes
• Fixed titlebar behavior on some DEs
• Fixed wine LANG values
• Updated launcher URLs in about window

Changed

• Changed default language from en to en-us
• Moved integer scaling, fsr and nis into separate group in gamescope settings

3.0.1 - 04.03.2023

Fixed

• Fixed background picture updating on "update background" switch disabled

Changed

• Updated core library & sdk, changed game running mechanism
• Temporary hidden repair game button

3.0.0 - 04.03.2023

🚀 Initial release