[8.5.6 “Nova”] - May 1, 2025
This major update introduces a new soundtrack player with miniplayer functionality, significantly improves the onboarding experience with automatic tool setup, and adds several quality-of-life improvements including Defender exclusion options for download directories.
➕ Additions
- Toggle under Download Manager preference to exclude your game download directory from Defender
- Ascendara onboarding process now installs and sets up vulkan-tools and dxvk, and WineBottler (Mac/Linux)
- Soundtrack tab on play-game screen
- Listen to and download tracks from the soundtrack tab
- In-app miniplayer for the tracks you listen to
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Notification handling for the new Download manager
- Guarded tour component to prevent multiple tours on top of each other
- Page navigation with control + 1-5
🔨 Improvements
- Browser protocol handling (Mac/Linux)
- Download manager link handling & logic (Mac/Linux)
- Ascendara onboarding experience
- Text improvements and better icon spacings around the app
- Enhanced analytics with greater transparency for users
- Notification popup UI design
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