benjamimgois/goverlay 1.9.1

GOverlay 1.9.1

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Hey Linuxers,

1.9.1 is ready with a bunch of features and fixes, here are the main ones. Thanks to all the users that submit bug reports and help make it a better app.

Lossless Scaling

• Integrated lsfg-vk 2.0 and MAKO into Lossless scaling tab

OptiScaler & DLSS Enabler

• Enhance Streamline SDK deployment for DLSS-ENABLER and native backup via bgmod.
• FSR Version Selector: Choose betwen Latest FSR version or RDNA2 optimized 4.1.1b / 4.0.2c

MangoHud & vkBasalt

• MangoHud:
  • Graphs: Added toggles for individual metric graphs
  • Detailed Frame Timing: Added the frame_timing_detailed

• vkBasalt & vkSumi:
  • Effect Pipeline Reordering: Added a visual effect pipeline reordering card, so you can choose effects order.
  • Fixes: Prevented duplicate built-in effects and invalid shader file mappings. Fixed button clipping on window resize.

Environment Variables & Tweaks (EnvVars)

• Card-Based Redesign: Overhauled the EnvVars tab into clean modern cards
• Hardware Badges: Added color-coded badges for RADEON (red) and NVIDIA (green) to easily distinguish vendor-specific tweaks.
• game-performance Wrapper: Added CachyOS game-performance process priority wrapper.

Game Management & Platform Integrations (Steam / Lutris)

• Dedicated Lutris Platform Tab:
  • Added a dedicated Lutris panel to the Finish Configuration dialog
  • Widened the Finish Configuration dialog for improved command visibility.
• Safer Uninstallation: Preemptively restore original DLL backups prior to deleting game configurations or removing overlays.

• Steam Integration:
  • Added Steam Grid artwork (logo and cover) for Steam shortcut integration.
  • Modernized fallback cover art and icons for games without artwork.
  • Updated card badges in-place when returning to the Games tab.

UI/UX Design System & Diagnostics

• Compact Anti-Aliased Toggle Switches:
  • Replaced traditional checkboxes across all tabs with modern, anti-aliased compact toggle switches
  • Fixed auto-save and state persistence for switches across tabs.

• Centralized Diagnostic Logs:

  • Centralized and continuously synchronized diagnostic logs to ~/.local/share/goverlay/logs/<GameTitle>/.
  • Unified log ingestion across OptiScaler, DLSS Enabler, MAKO, vkBasalt, vkSumi, and MangoHud.

• Direct Directory Access: Added hamburger menu options to open configuration and log folders directly in the system's default file manager (xdg-open).

Packaging & CI (Flatpak & AppImage)

• Flatpak:
  • Updated KDE Platform runtime and SDK to version 6.11.
  • Declared extension support for org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.lsfgvk.
• AppImage: Embedded standardized update information and published .zsync control files to support efficient delta updates.

Full Changelog: 1.9.0...1.9.1