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.

Highlights

No super fancy changelog with screenshots this time around; too much work on my plate unfortunately.

• Added: Complete overhaul of the mod downloading experience.

• Added: Trimming to all remaining libraries in mod loader. Almost all unused code is now eliminated.

• Added: Support for translating the Reloaded Process Menu.

• Added: Option to skip Wine related launch warnings in Reloaded config.

• Added: Support for resolving symbolic links when adding application.

• Added: Public NuGet packages for more Reloaded internal APIs, e.g. Mod Updates, Update Package creation.

• Added: Ability to include README(s) and Changelog(s) inside published packages [incl. NuGet].

• Added: Ability to run Reloaded.Installer GUI-less [in case of Linux troubleshooting].

• Added: Response caching to all web requests to improve performance where possible.

• Added: Ability to cache images downloaded from the internet.

• Added: Ability to search for mods through bot-build 'search index' for instant mod searching.

• Added: Support for downloading Sounds from GameBanana.

• Added: Tooltips to help end users in the `Publish Mod' dialog.

• Added: Crash handler to help developers debug issues when the game crashes outside of mod code.

• Added: Support for embedding icons into NuGet packages.

• Added: Support for Assembly Trimming [remove unused code!!] in Mod Template.

• Added: Support for displaying changelogs in mod update menu.

• Added: Support for individually enabling/disabling which mods you want to update.

• Added: Ability to include a Project Website with your mod.

• Improved: Mod search speed, it is now instant for supported games.

• Improved: Number of displayed items in Downloads menu. Now displays 500 items per page.

• Improved: All Web API calls [requests to servers] now use compression when possible.

• Improved: Controller input logic. Now cursor should move better to your expectation with a stronger bias on closer elements.

• Improved: Loader startup performance through re-introducing ReadyToRun.

• Improved: Launcher RAM usage after startup. Reloaded Launcher should have a working set of <100MB during normal use now.

• Improved: Linux (Wine) support to give more useful, clear and up to date information on process launch.

• Improved: Reduced the number of DLLs in Loader output to improve performance when booting after a fresh Windows reboot.

• Improved: Trimming support in Mod Template. Mod template will now automatically trim all libraies where IsTrimmable == true when trimming is enabled.

• Improved: Speed of first web request. Reloaded now determines Proxy settings at boot time to ensure it does not slow down execution later.

• Improved: Startup time by asynchronously checking for Reloaded Bootstrapper updates.

• Improved: Page creation performance through replacement of IoC container.

• Improved: Overall UI performance by disabling WPF UI automation.

• Improved: Lowered memory allocation during idle time in launcher by reducing allocations performed by controller library.

• Improved: Wiki documentation for Releases, Linux info.

• Fixed: Hiding exit button in dialogue boxes will no longer hide exit button in main window.

• Fixed: GitHub resolver not being used while searching for dependencies (oops!).

• Fixed: Bug where a searching for mods returns the result of previous search when typing fast.

• Fixed: A questionable 'by-design' WPF memory leak.

• Fixed: Empty strings in some parts of the UI should no longer unintentionally leave reserved space.

• Fixed: Bug where downloads still kept running in the background if user exited the download dialog.

• Changed: Reloaded Process Menu (click on process in processes list) now displays user friendly Mod Name instead of Mod Id.

• Changed: Ninject to IoC.Container to improve performance in launcher when loading new pages.

• Changed: Reloaded Loader's server code has been separated out to a separate mod.

Complete Changes

1.20.0 - 2022-08-24

Merged

• Update how-to on creating a game shortcut in Steam #128

Fixed

• Implemented: Proper disposal of non-visible Virtualizing Panel items. Fixes #130 #130

Commits

• Updated: LiteNetLib to 1.0.0-rc3 w/ Trimming 6446a33
• Added: Trimmable ver. of Reloaded.Hooks into Loader 83a1d12
• Cleanup: Reduced Warnings in Main & Sub-Projects 32d5e13
• WIP: Separate Reloaded.Utils.Server Mod for Services 37c26fd
• Added: Auto Reconnect, Fixed Mod List Column Width, Menu Notice 71c4fbd
• Changed: Mod ID to Mod Name in Loaded Mods Menu e1651ff
• Added: Localization Support to Reloaded Process Menu 2021bd5
• Added: Global Using(s) to Projects 53917d1
• Update: The Most Important Translations 9d538e6
• Changed: Use Reloaded.Messaging from NuGet 19e974a
• Changed: Raised Client Timeout for Slow CI/CD Runners 861911e
• Updated: Delta Generation in CI/CD Script 8e2e116
• Replaced: NInject with IoC.Container 0573485
• Added: Missing Preserve Space Tag in Language(s) b145a13
• Removed: Accidental Change made to Exception Handle in Debug Mode 21a3d2b
• Refactor: Loader Server Shared Code into Shared Project 9a7a24a
• Updated: NuGet Packages ab6dc3a
• Added: Ability to skip Wine related launch warning(s). 3c76d69
• Updated: Interfaces Dependency in NuGet 0f41498
• Updated: Packaging Lib. with Zip Delimiter Bugfix 1344755
• Added: Printout for Current Executable Location During Boot Sequence 32d385c
• Added: Linux Setup Documentation [WIP] 0863446
• Added: Installer flag [--dependenciesOnly]. 9c0dfb7
• Added: Proton Setup Details to Linux Guide & Extra Setup 553edd5
• Added: Link to temporary installer binary for Proton in Wiki. dacaad5
• Added: Support for resolving symlinks for path add, including on paste. c04ba03
• Added: New & Improved Wine/Proton Compatibility Notice cd89921
• Added: Multicore-JIT back to help avoid I/O bottleneck after cold boot. 8b5fed4
• Changed: Shared Plugins are now Correctly Unloadable e72f406
• Added: Purge Private Working Set (RAM) on Launcher Init 0b154db
• Added: ReadyToRun back to Loader a23b3a5
• Added: Modernised Trimming Targets a3e9554
• Updated: NuGet Template Version 6df3d13
• Fixed: Exception on IoC Container Rebind from Transient 654c160
• Fixed: Correctly Reset Tutorial Progress on Re-Entry under New IoC Container 6c770e0
• Changed: Do not cache keep Splash Page in memory, it is never shown again. 1d7e13c
• Added: Small doc. note to IoC Container 94a61b4
• Wiki: Added ReadyToRun compatibility note. 496fef0
• Wiki: Removed WIP flag from Linux Setup Guide 07e787d
• Changed: Don't Explicit Unbind on Get when unbound. f7d9575
• Fixed: Individual Dialogs' Button Visibility doesn't affect Others de7ebed
• Added: Missing GitHub Dependency Resolver, Oops! 708fee6
• Changed: Reloaded.Mod.Shared into Shared Project to avoid extra DLL. a80f622
• Bumped: Reloaded.Mod.Loader.Server to 3.0.0 0821297
• Added: Where to download Reloaded II Server Mod. 78e182d
• Added: CI/CD Support for Server Mod 8a7be51
• Fixed: Bad XML Tag ca4728c
• Updated: NuGet Configurations for Unpublished Projects 9f22bec
• Added: Missing XML Documentation db6202c
• Changed: Pass only PluginData for Dependency Resolvers. df1ce0f
• Added: Basic Documentation for Internal Libraries 982297f
• Updated: The Most Important Translations [as usual] 491e662
• Updated: Ultimate ASI Loader fc69f4a
• Improved: Always download smallest update package. f600233
• Updated: DotNetCorePlugins to Latest Custom Build f306dd8
• Added: Run GC before Emptying Working Set to Compact 88f8072
• Added: Support for Readme inside Publish Output 556a76e
• Changed: Publish Menu Size & Minor Layout 8aa5d35
• Added: Support for Markdown Long Descriptions in Downloaded Release Metadata 04e9a9d
• Added: Changelog Template for next version. 0138362
• Added: Missing XML Documentation in Shared Project d6296cb
• Added: Support for fetching Preview Images for Mod Packages e8dc7f1
• Added: Support for submitter information in various sites. 13b2aa4
• Added: Project URL to Downloadable Packages, GameBanana Cleanup 2fd6fa2
• Added: Download, Like, View Count for Downloadable Packages a9837a7
• Added: Support for Compression in GameBanana API Calls 3f5c052
• Fixed: Missing Fields in GB Query f8c439c
• Changed: Nullability of Items in IDownloadablePackage f714c32
• Added: Package Publish Date to Downloadable Package 2f29e64
• Added: Overhauled Download Menu [Part 1] 61c6817
• Changed: Custom Input Handling for Controller to Handle Bubble Up/Down d629147
• Improved: Controller Accuracy when Picking Elements 4623941
• Fixed: Edge Case where Cancelled Search Operation Still Completes eacc569
• Added: Resolve Windows Proxy at Boot for Faster 1st Web Request 80e2b14
• Improved: GameBanana Downloadable Mod Titles bf6774c
• Improved: Removed Padding in Downloads Menu to Improve Screen Real Estate. fbbabf6
• Improved: Memory Usage on Thumbnail Display by Selecting and Scaling Image b3d9e75
• Fixed: Edge Case where Cancelled Search Operation Still Completes [for real] 99dccce
• Added: Fetch Multiple Release Metadata at once for GameBanana 67664dd
• Added: Async bootstrapper check to help cold boot. c6b197c
• Fixed: Broken Release Metadata Fetch due to Lib Update 6ef061f
• Fixed: Unnecessary Nullability Checks 5bfcf14
• Added: Support for Changelogs in GameBanana packages. bd73dc5
• Added: Package Preview Page Version 1 & Fix Hierarchy Btn Colour in Config 4ee3f0f
• Fixed: Carousel Selection with Controller eb45c34
• Fixed: Sewer's Skill Issues with IoC Lifetime Management 98aa40f
• Improved: Object Disposal & Cleanup Code 4892fcd
• Removed: Unnecessary Dict Merge 7ecfadb
• Fixed: A cool by design memory leak (KB938416) 1c6ceba
• Fixed: INotifyPropertyChanged missing from bound to objects. b6c77bf
• Added: More Memory Shenanigans b199139
• Added: GUI-less Install to Installer d221052
• Added: Unused Event Suppression (they're used) 189c918
• Added: Basic Implementation of Index Generator & Response Caching e353dfa
• Added: Web cached response compression. e1aa175
• Added: Lazy Initialization to SharedHttpClient 3b05d52
• Re-added: Resolve Windows Proxy at Boot for Faster 1st Web Request 033a5aa
• Fixed: Resolved some compiler warnings. df925d3
• Refactor: Added generic base class for ImageCacheService, GameBanana Metadata Caching 021568f
• Added: Unit Tests & Update Functionality for Index 94f63fd
• Added: Multi-connection index building. 9165523
• Added: Auto Index Builder Bot 2612d1f
• Added: Index Accelerated GameBanana Searches 3096ec4
• Added: Support for NuGet Indexed Packages a550018
• Added: Git Reset Hard to Remote f95e7a2
• Refactored: Removed NuGetDownloadablePackage for WebDownloadablePackage. 0f47124
• Increased: Number of Items Per Page 1d21af2
• Added: Cancel image Loading Prematurely if possible. 545dadc
• Improved: Misc. Search Settings, incl. item count. 38ce6f8
• Optimised: Grid Item Load Performance a Small Bit 8df20bb
• Added: OverlappingElementsPanel de6eb45
• Improved: Layout Performance of Download Mods Menu 71e1f98
• Added: Custom Panel a5d9d15
• Added: Slightly more efficient Observable Collection(s). 67e38e1
• Improved: Performance by Disabling Automation 82b9d10
• Implement: Virtualization in CardPanel 16d7dc4
• Added: Fetch Grand Total of 500+ Items at Once!! w/ GB Index Stall & 50+ Fix 3d850bc
• Fixed: Possible Crash when ItemContainerGenerator is desynced. 5feff13
• Added: Scroll offset for down scroll for controllers. a427fa0
• Fixed: Image re-set on exit Download Mods Page c8183a1
• Fixed: Expanding Scrollbar on Scroll Down in Download Packages f8dc169
• Added: Ensure Last Row is Visible when Panel Shrinks f10ac3a
• Improved: UI Thread in Download Packages by Async Decode bb9e1be
• Changed: [Perf] Cache the Reloaded Placeholder in Memory Permanently 6e810b7
• Improved: Reduced Gen 0 Allocations via Dependency Update 2d42575
• Added: Basic Support for Sounds in GameBanana API f181a6a
• Changed: Made Markdown Viewer non-Focusable 2146842
• Fixed: Markdown Viewers can't be Focused by Controller 3c46e0e
• Improved: Performance. by omitting Measure call on Children when applicable. d512ad4
• Fixed: Nullability related warnings. 115b282
• Removed: Unused code from earlier commit. 7dee850
• Improved: Hack for Page Navigation in PackagePreviewPage 0b0bc45
• Fixed: String to Visibility Conversion Producing Incorrect Result on Null String de9d692
• Added: Cancellation Support to Download Packages Menu e5f373b
• Fixed: DetermineVisibleItems should return max index, not max count. 4baa34d
• Added: Some padding between download cards. 6dc0b01
• Changed: Loop variable to be consistent with rest of codebase. db823e8
• Fixed: Setting Current Item Scroll offset when Virtualizing. 42a0629
• Refactor: Cleanup Using Statements edf3c64
• Added: Documentation on Adding Release Information 3192505
• Improved: Publishing Documentation a bit to make it more Streamlined 52ae28f
• Updated: FAQ a tiny bit. a7f673d
• Added: Support for GameBanana Autogenerated Changelogs 2617475
• Wiki: Added Note on Support for Autogenerated Changelogs 36c3694
• Updated: Changelog for vNext. dfe30bc
• Added: Missing changelog entries. b585323
• Added: Tooltips in Publish Mod Dialog 4c3c89d
• Fixed: Background Colour on Generic MarkdownViewer. da515cd
• Added: Support for Crash Dumps 4520363
• Added: Support for Readme(s) in Publish Script 8a0a720
• Refactor: DependencyChecker to no longer require. LoaderConfig dependency. cedbfa4
• Added: Missing initialize flag set in ProcessCrashHook 891fe1c
• Added: Basic support for runtime update w/ Reloaded update. fd9bcdc
• Fixed: Unwanted background in package download descriptions. 436f64e
• Added: Support for Readme & Changelog in NuGet Packages 43a42e2
• Fixed: Do not allow null key when master key is not set. 9d19b4f
• Added: Support for NuGet Tags [Untested] c5b398e
• Fixed: Accidental Bad Changelog Assignment 6d14882
• Renamed: Robust Trimming to Reloaded Trimming fd680ba
• Added: Preview Icon for GameBanana Source 4e82a62
• Fixed: NuGet Background Task Silent Exception & bad nuspec path 320c8fd
• Fixed: Mod previews opening pages in-application. 0d606fb
• Added: Thumbnails to Package Preview, force use Http(s) for hyperlinks. 2ff5d95
• Added: Tooltip for Mod Source 13e11db
• Improved: Styling of Package Preview Menu d3870e3
• Added: Individual Update Enable/Disable Toggle d1c4142
• Updated: WPF Controller Dependency 1b71d64
• Added: Support for Changelogs in Mod Update Dialog f517083
• Fixed: Oversight where mod can be published without being saved first. 317af12
• Added: Support for Mod URL/Website for Mods 503b9d5
• Updated: Changelog & Mod Version(s) 2c15938
• Removed: Some Obsolete TODOs dce2c0c
• Updated: Wiki for 1.20.0 Release, Trimming Docs & Debug Output 6f643d6
• Updated: Final Release Changelog for 1.20.0 fbbb09b
• Fixed: Missing Null Check in Log Writer Disposal a291193

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