Changelog

1.1.0 (2024-11-13)

Added

• Experimental support for:
  • 4 platforms: Epic Games, Xbox Store, Oculus and Origin
  • 4 mod loaders: MelonLoader, Shimloader, GDWeave and Northstar
  • 11 games using those mod loaders
• More logging and error context, especially during the startup process
• Tons of game icons
• Links to the new Discord server

Fixed

• Modpack export causing the app to freeze on games without a "Modpack" category
• Arcus Chroma and Subnautica Below Zero not working at all

1.0.1 (2024-11-09)

Fixed

• Importing profiles with local mods (they are ignored now)
• r2modman/Thunderstore Mod Manager profile transfer for Risk Of Rain 2

1.0.0 (2024-11-09)

Added

• Open game directory button to File menu

0.9.2 (2024-10-29)

Added

• Accent color setting

Changes

• Minor UI tweaks

Fixed

• Zoom in hotkey (Ctrl +)
• Empty string config options causing an extra = to be added

0.9.1 (2024-10-24)

Added

• Support for TCG Card Shop Simulator

Removed

• Redudant options in the Window menu

Fixed

• Re-added the ability to edit mod versions
• Being able to open multiple mod context menus at the same time
• Importing local mods with BOM-encoded manifests
• IL2CPP BepInEx packs being extracted incorrectly
• Small UI fixes

0.9.0 (2024-10-21)

Added

• Right-click mod context menu (same as the dropdown on the details panel)

Changed

• Various UI changes and fixes, including revamped reordering

Fixed

• Symlinks not having .old appended to them when disabling mods
• BOM-encoded config files causing a parse error
• Extra whitespace around config options causing a parse error
• Install with mod manager button on thunderstore.io
• Profile mod count not updating when a mod is uninstalled
• Extra decimals sometimes being added when dragging a config slider

0.8.11 (2024-10-14)

Added

• More game icons

Changed

• Various UI changes

Fixed

• Direct launch mode
• Profile mod count not updating when a mod is installing

0.8.10 (2024-10-11)

Changed

• Moved the Check for updates button to a new About Gale dialog
• Also look for .sh, .x86_64 and .x86 executables when launching games, instead of only .exe files

Fixed

• Modpack icon selector throwing an error after selecting a file
• Cancelling a mod disable dialog causing the target mod to behave as if it was disabled

0.8.9 (2024-10-04)

Changed

• Minor UI improvements

Fixed

• Various issues with importing and managing local mods

0.8.8 (2024-10-02)

Fixed

• Uninstalling and toggling mods not affecting the files
• Open directory mod context menu option

0.8.7 (2024-10-02)

Fixed

• Mod list throwing errors before the Enabled filter is interacted with

0.8.6 (2024-10-02)

Added

• Option to filter out enabled mods
• Keyboard shortcuts for some of the menu items
• Custom launch arguments
• Window menu

Removed

• Home page with changelog. The default when starting the app is now the profile page instead.

Changed

• UI tweaks and fixes

Fixed

• Last updated showing NaN on Linux
• Sometimes being able to scroll the whole window
• Modpack updates not overriding existing config files

0.8.5 (2024-09-11)

Added

• "Uninstall disabled mods" button to Profile menu
• Code highlighting to markdown code blocks

Changed

• New monospace font
• Enable gzip for API requests, which can significantly speed up mod fetching
• Mods are now always fetched on startup, even if the automatic fetch setting is disabled
• Minor UI changes

Fixed

• Local mods not showing in the mod list until the page is refreshed
• The "Install date" sorting mode being affected by mod updates

0.8.4 (2024-09-03)

Fixed

• Opening a config file freezing the app

0.8.3 (2024-09-03)

Added

• File size to mod details menu

Fixed

• Install with mod manager button on Thunderstore not working
• Mod list installed indicator being hidden
• Delete button not working for non-cfg config files
• Improve error messages for failed modpack uploads
• Zip archives with backslashes instead of frontslashes extracting incorrectly on Unix platforms

0.8.2 (2024-08-30)

Changed

• Install the root mod before dependencies, which should fix issues with modpack config files sometimes being skipped

0.8.1 (2024-08-30)

Removed

• Settings toggle to disable mod download cache, as it now doesn't provide any benefit

Fixed

• Old mod cache files from pre-0.8 not being deleted on startup. Note: if you've already updated to 0.8.0, you need to manually delete them.
• Modpack arguments not being saved when app is closed or profile is changed while the page is open
• <details> elements in markdown rendering incorrectly

0.8.0 (2024-08-30)

Added

• Profile > Copy launch arguments
• Indicator for installed mods in the mod list (thanks @DaXcess)

Removed

• Cache directory setting - mods are now cached within the data directory instead

Changed

• Use hard links instead of copying files when installing mods, which reduces disk usage and install times significantly
• New cache format for mods (existing cache will be deleted on first launch)
• Use a broad-first search for dependencies instead of depth-first

Fixed

• Multiple .old extensions sometimes being added when a mod is disabled
• Missing or corrupted profile manifests causing a crash on startup

0.7.7 (2024-08-25)

Added

• Profile > Copy debug info button for easier troubleshooting

Changed

• Hide orphaned config entries in the config editor
• List other common config file formats in the config editor

Fixed

• Re-added CLI (oops)
• FINALLY fixed the "Install with Mod Manager" button on Thunderstore
• Various issues related to config file names with non-UTF8 characters
• Multiple config files from the same mod being displayed with the same name
• Decrease config load time by reading files in parallel
• Various UI issues

0.7.6 (2024-08-22)

Removed

• Temp directory setting in favor of using the system's temp directory with automatic cleanup

Fixed

• Parity with r2modman's mod structure format, which should solve gale-specific mod issues
• Failed r2modman profile imports creating corrupted profiles
• Crash when changing the data directory setting
• Improve profile and export modpack performance by doing more work in-memory

0.7.5 (2024-08-20)

Changed

• Move deleted config files to the trash instead of permanently deleting them

Fixed

• BepInEx being installed incorrectly on certain games
• Sorting and filtering options not persisting between sessions
• Expand config entry button covering the end of the text input
• Hopefully fixed issues related to moving the data, temp or cache directories

0.7.4 (2024-08-09)

Fixed

• Custom sort order not responding to Descending/Ascending
• Mod reordering moving mods in the wrong direction
• Expanded config entries not being editable in text mode

0.7.3 (2024-08-08)

Added

• Option to disable automatic thunderstore fetching
• Option to ignore updates for the "Update all" banner

Changed

• Detect steam installation path on Windows from registry
• Sort pinned mods to the top of the mod list
• UI tweaks

Fixed

• Open gale log button not working
• Thunderstore API token not persisting between sessions
• Modpack export arguments sometimes not being saved
• App closing immediately when a startup error occurs instead of showing an error dialog

0.7.2 (2024-08-01)

Changed

• Switched UI font to a non-rounded version

Fixed

• Crash when entering the config editor
• Path settings not saving correctly
• Decrease latency when moving data, temp or cache directories on the same volume
• Auto updater not showing up (not retroactive; you still need to manually update to this version)
• Additional files like mod manifests being included in file, code and modpack exports

0.7.1 (2024-07-30)

Fixed

• "Invalid type: map ..." errors when importing profile from file and editing path settings

0.7.0 (2024-07-30)

Added

• Simple CLI for choosing game, profile and launching games through the command line
• Resizable text input and list editor for long config entries
• Changelog field and automatic changelog generation in modpack exporter
• More game icons (#58 and #61)
• Local mod import from zip (#57)

Changed

• Various UI tweaks

Fixed

• Restricted profile names further, which should fix "failed to read profile manifest" error on startup
• "BepInEx preloader not found" error when launching IL2CPP games
• Window size and position not persisting between sessions
• Having many profiles causing the profile dropdown to go off-screen
• Crash when changing the version of certain mods
• Dependencies not being installed when changing the version of a mod
• Local mod icons not being displayed (finally)
• "Failed to execute 'query_mods_in_profile'" error when viewing a profile with deleted mods
• "Visiting" a new game and immediately switching back causing a "Failed to read game save data" on the next launch

0.6.2 (2024-07-15)

Added

• Ctrl+click shortcut to install a mod

Changed

• Reworked config entry sliders, which should fix all issues with freezing or crashing
• Search mods by their description as well as name

Fixed

• Welcome dialog opening every time the app is launched until a setting is changed
• Disabling mods with missing dependencies
• Deleted config files not being removed from the modpack export list
• Moving temp, data or cache directory to a different drive
• Mods being imported in the reverse order when importing a Gale-generated profile code

0.6.1 (2024-07-03)

Added

• Preview of contents before importing a profile

Changed

• Display a list of mod cards instead of table when viewing Dependants/Dependencies

Fixed

• BepInEx/* directories in remote mods being installed at the wrong location
• Settings on the welcome page not working properly

0.6.0 (2024-07-02)

Added

• Revamped modpack export page, including uploading modpacks directly from Gale

Changed

• Breaking change! Corrected the community identifier for Risk of Rain 2. If you use Gale for RoR2, please go to Gale's data folder and rename the ror2 directory to riskofrain2!
• Persist mod search options between sessions
• Allow importing local DLLs directly
• UI changes

Fixed

• Filters not updating specifically for Risk of Rain 2
• Trim whitespace around import codes and search queries
• Allow enabling mods with missing dependencies
• BepInEx/* directories in local mods being installed at the wrong location

0.5.8 (2024-06-26)

Fixed

• Frequent crashing while mods are being fetched from thunderstore
• Optimize game icons to reduce binary size
• Mods and settings loading slowly
• The window opening extremely small

0.5.7 (2024-06-14)

Added

• Ability to rename and duplicate the active profile from the menubar
• Setting to override a game's install path

Changed

• Various UI changes

Fixed

• Improve error handling during startup, instead of crashing immediately
• Some mod files being skipped when importing a profile with config
• Config editor clearing search query when deleting a file

0.5.6 (2024-06-10)

Added

• Setting for the steam library path

Fixed

• Improve game search accuracy
• Correct default steam library path on Linux

0.5.5 (2024-06-09)

Added

• Option to disable mod download cache
• Mod reordering (AKA custom sorting)
• Disk space sorting option

Changed

• Show latest changelog instead of the mod's version's
• Moved settings to a separate page instead of a dialog
• Made mod updates cancellable
• Show only dependants from the active profile
• Miscellaneous UI changes

Fixed

• Mod details menu not refreshing after installing or updating a mod
• No mods being loaded if BepInEx hadn't been installed through another mod manager before
• Config files being sorted by raw file name instead of display name
• Disabled mods being enabled after updating
• Mod dependencies not being installed when updating
• Failing to extract mods in rare cases

0.5.4 (2024-06-04)

Fixed

• Config files being imported outside of the BepInEx directory

0.5.3 (2024-06-04)

Added

• Ability to copy dependency strings to clipboard
• Button to view dependants in mod details menu dropdown

Changed

• Remember window size and position between sessions
• Show cleaner file names in mod config editor
• Several user interface alterations

Fixed

• Profile dropdown in the import profile dialog allowing invalid options
• Import profile dialog selecting the wrong option initially
• Config files outside of the config directory not being exported/imported
• Update banner sometimes not showing until the app is restarted
• Config files not being linked until the config editor page is visited
• Improve config file linking

0.5.2 (2024-06-02)

Added

• README to mod details menu, shown if the window is large enough
• "Edit config" button to mod details menu
• Quick install button in mod list
• "Open directory" options to profile mod dropdown

Changed

• Update banner can now be dismissed
• Save search queries, filters and sorting options are between page navigations
• Various UI improvements

Fixed

• Local mod icons not being displayed
• Links replacing the entire page instead of opening in the browser
• Crash when importing local mod
• Profile names being capitalized in the import profile dialog
• R2modman/TMM profiles not being found on Linux
• Improve performance of config serialization
• Config editor sometimes freezing when switching between profiles

0.5.1 (2024-05-31)

Added

• "Change version" option to profile mod dropdown
• Icon in the top right to indicate if an app update is available
• Disable and enable all mods button
• Open Gale log button

Changed

• Minor UI tweaks
• Moved settings to Edit menu

Fixed

• Moving data directory
• Moving cache directory before any mods are installed

0.5.0 (2024-05-30)

Added

• Setup flow for first-time users
• Cache for mods that are used in profiles, which drastically decreases load times
• Option to automatically transfer profiles from r2modman/Thunderstore Mod Manager
• Soft cache clear (only removes unused mods)
• Dialog when installing a mod with missing dependencies (instead of throwing an error)

Changed

• Changelog on the home page now hides unreleased changes
• Overhauled sorting and filtering options
• Infinite scroll instead of pagination
• Made msi the preferred installer for Windows
• Numerous UI changes

Fixed

• Moving the window while a dialog is open
• Improve startup time by not parsing config files immediately
• "steam_exe_path pref not found" error when opening settings
• Config sliders with large ranges causing performance issues or freezing
• Zoom factor not being applied when reopening the app
• Open log file button
• Modpack export creating an incorrect PNG

0.4.1 (2024-05-23)

Added

• Log file
• Dialog when overwriting a profile

Removed

• Deep link functionality on Linux

Changed

• Moved "New Profile" to the profile list, instead of the menubar
• Various UI improvements

Fixed

• Crash when launching on Linux
• Deserializing config files with commas as decimal separators
• Multiple versions of the same mod being installed as dependencies

0.4.0 (2024-05-22)

Added

• Dialog when enabling a mod which has disabled dependencies
• Dialog before updating all mods
• More options when importing profiles (similarly to r2modman/Thunderstore Mod Manager)
• Close button to all dialogs
• Confirm dialog when aborting mod installation
• Zoom preference

Removed

• Quit button

Changed

• Config parser now allows invalid semver versions
• Increased interval between fetching mods from Thunderstore
• Various UI improvements

Fixed

• Auto updater not working (not retroactive; you still need to manually update to this version)
• Improve performance for dependency trees
• Improve performance of config parsing
• Parsing config entries without a value
• "Update all" banner showing the wrong number of mods
• Config files being copied from other profiles when importing from code
• Launching games with doorstop v4
• Uninstalled mods sometimes not being deleted from the file system

0.3.1 (2024-05-15)

Fixed

• Compatibility with profiles created prior to 0.3.0

0.3.0 (2024-05-15)

Added

• Profile import from file
• Profile export to file
• Ability to cancel mod installation
• Ability to remove mod without its dependencies
• Mod disabling and enabling

Changed

• The config parser now supports untagged entries
• Decimal config sliders now have a step of 0.01 (instead of 1)
• Various UI improvements

Fixed

• Importing profiles with disabled mods

0.2.0 (2024-05-08)

Added

• Proper logo & icons

Changed

• Gale itself is now hidden in the mod list
• Config entries are no longer required to be in the acceptable range

Fixed

• Crash when opening on Linux (hopefully) (thanks testaccount666 on discord)
• Screenshots in the Thunderstore README

0.1.0 (2024-05-07)

• Initial release