MikeMaximus/gbm v1.1.5

Game Backup Monitor v1.1.5

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New in 1.1.5

All Platforms:

• Fixed a crash that could occur when renaming a game configuration.
• Rewrote portions of game detection:
  • The handling of duplicate game configurations has been flawed since regular expression support was added in v1.1. This has been fixed.
  • GBM is now more efficient when detecting games by parameter and/or process path.
• Changed how save path variables are handled:
  • GBM no longer uses it's own format and naming scheme for path variables.
  • GBM now uses Windows environment variables in game configurations.
    • For example, *appdatalocal* is now %LOCALAPPDATA% in a Windows configuration.
    • GBM also uses some custom environment variables, such as %USERDOCUMENTS% and %COMMONDOCUMENTS%. These are needed for compatability and to handle some limitations with how GBM interacts with 7-Zip.
  • GBM now uses the XDG specification for game configurations in Linux. (Thanks basxto!)
    • For example, *appdatalocal* is now ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share} in a Linux configuration.
  • Custom Path Variables have changed. For example, *Steam User Data* will now be %Steam User Data%.
    • They will appear this way in Windows and Linux.
    • GBM will no longer allows the creation of variables using reserved names, such as APPDATA.
  • Your configurations will be automatically updated to these new formats when upgrading to v1.1.5.
  • These changes will break game list compatability with other versions of GBM. Archived lists are available at http://mikemaximus.github.io/gbm-web/archive.html for those that wish to stay on an older version.
• Added a new setting, "Show resolved save paths in Game Manager".
  • This new setting is enabled by default.
  • When enabled, GBM will display resolved save paths in the Game Manager. This is how GBM displayed paths prior to v1.1.5.
  • When disabled, GBM will display save paths with their variables when applicable.
• Added a tooltip to applicable "Path" fields on the Game Manager.
  • This tooltip either displays either a resolved or unresolved path.
  • The behaviour is toggled by the "Show resolved save paths" setting.
• Added "Import Backup Files" feature to the Game Manager.
  • This feature allows you to import one or more backup files for a specific game configuration.
  • This is useful if you lost your GBM database(s), but not the backup files. It also can be used to easily move compatible saved game backups between Windows and Linux.
  • GBM cannot verify that the backups being imported are compatible with the current configuration. This is up to the user!
  • This feature will be expanded and refined in future releases.

Linux:

• Fixed an issue that prevented Wine / Proton games from being detected in some cases.
• GBM can now use any Windows configuration to detect and backup games running in Wine / Proton.
  • An absolute Windows save path, such "%APPDATA%\Game\Saved Games" will be automatically converted to the proper path within the detected Wine prefix.
  • The converted path will be saved to the configuration once game has been detected at least once.
  • You cannot restore a backup using an absolute Windows path. The game needs to be detected at least once so the correct save path can be determined.
  • This feature should be considered "Beta" and may not work in all scenarios. Please report any issues you may encounter!

Website:

• Search features have been added to the Official Game Lists (Thanks basxto!)
  • Includes advanced features such as searching by tag and excludes.
  • Tags are now clickable for automatic searching of similar games.
  • Searches are linkable.
  • You can now link directly to a single configuration using the new link icon.
  • Configurations intelligently collapse or uncollapse based on search results.

The entire version history of GBM releases is available at http://mikemaximus.github.io/gbm-web/versionhistory.html