github Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher v2.6.1
2.6.1 'Trafalgar Law' HOTFIX #1

latest releases: v2.15.2, v2.15.1, v2.15.0...
21 months ago

Small hotfix that was causing some issues on a clean install.

Full changelog bellow:

Hi!

This is the first Heroic release of 2023 and since it is a new year we have a new logo and a new default theme called Midnight Mirage. The previous theme is still available and it is called 'Cyberspace Oasis'. We also added a couple of new ones including a High Contrast theme.

Besides the new theme, we also added several new features and fixes, also improvements for a better user experience.

Highlights

  • New Default Theme 'Midnight Mirage'
  • Game Settings will open on a dialog now instead of a new page, making it easier to access them.
  • New item on the game submenu called 'Extra Info' will show extra information like HowLongToBeat and Game Score
  • Heroic will show progress for individual files when moving a game
  • Better caching for GOG games information
  • [Linux/macOS] When the selected wine version was not found Heroic will search and suggest another one
  • [macOS] Wine manager was enabled and it is possible to download Wine Crossover and Wine-Staging directly from Heroic.
  • Added setting to auto-update games and also to skip updates for a specific game
  • Sidebar now will resize on drag event
  • Now it is possible to see the download size and platform of the game on the Downloads manager
  • Added a button to retry the auto-detection of the saves game path for games that supports cloud sync saves
  • [Windows] Arm64 build available

Fixes

  • Heroic will block the installation when changing the platform on the install dialog to avoid corrupting the game
  • Fixes and improvements on GOG games setup and installation
  • Fix game status not working properly sometimes
  • Ui fixes and improvements
  • Several other fixes and improvements

Known issues:

  • [Linux] It is not possible to download native Linux games on GOG, the install button never stops loading.
  • [Linux] Save sync not showing for windows games that have Linux versions
  • [Linux/macOS] install dialog is not pre-selecting the default wine

Screnshots

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Contributors

@arielj @CommandMC @imLinguin @Nocccer @flavioislima @biliesilva @redromnon @Etaash-mathamsetty @weblate

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