Changelog

1.0.0

First full release of Modsmith Cycle's intended restart, resume, and troubleshooting workflow.
Added optional local BepInEx session-log history for easier troubleshooting between test sessions.
The current BepInEx LogOutput.log is preserved during normal game exit and before Save & Restart closes Valheim.
Recent log history is retained as LogOutput-1.txt and LogOutput-2.txt.
LogOutput-PendingSession.txt is used as the temporary current-session copy before the history is advanced at the next launch.
LogOutput-1.txt is the most recent previous session and LogOutput-2.txt is the older retained session.
Added Logging.BackupSessionLog, enabled by default, to allow log backup, migration, and rotation to be disabled.
Existing Test 1 log-backup names are migrated safely to the numbered history names on the first upgraded launch.
Log backups remain local beside the normal BepInEx LogOutput.log and are never transmitted by Modsmith Cycle.
Updated and revalidated Modsmith Cycle for Valheim 1.0.16 and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351.
Automatic remote-server guest reconnect remains planned for a future update and is not enabled in 1.0.0.
Standardized the ModsmithCycle plugin ID and configuration filename to MaddCatter365.ModsmithCycle for consistent creator branding. Users upgrading from an earlier version will receive a fresh configuration file and may delete the old MaddCatter.ModsmithCycle.cfg after transferring any custom settings they wish to keep.

Hotfix: corrected the restart helper to read the V2 launch-request format written by the current plugin.
Preserved every repeated Argument= entry so the active r2modman/BepInEx launch arguments are passed back to Steam correctly.
Restored the save → shutdown → Steam relaunch → character/world resume sequence.
The main ModsmithCycle.dll behavior is unchanged from 0.1.5; this hotfix replaces the mismatched helper packaged with 0.1.5.

Reworked the Escape-menu restart control to use Valheim's native button styling.
Added a matching native gold ornament above the Modsmith Cycle restart button.
Moved restart status and cancellation messages directly below the button and stabilized their layout.
Fixed inherited native-button behavior that could trigger the original Settings action.
Removed temporary UI diagnostics after final placement was verified.
Cleaned obsolete fields from the plugin-to-restarter launch contract.
Removed the retired opening-cinematic skip functionality and stale configuration references.
Disabled unfinished automatic remote-server reconnect behavior while preserving the framework for future co-op work.
Preserved same-character and same-local-world automatic resume.
Preserved locally hosted-session settings so friends can reconnect normally after the host restarts.
Revalidated the full save, shutdown, Steam relaunch, character restore, and local-world resume cycle on Valheim 1.0.15.

Updated the packaged Modsmith Cycle plugin to build 0.1.4.
Updated the support link to https://discord.gg/ZxJ8wRtxhQ.
Bundled the restart helper and Thunderstore package metadata for the 0.1.4 release.

Reissued the cinematic-skip and same-server reconnect update under a fresh Thunderstore version after the removed listing retained version 0.1.2.
Kept the same ModsmithCycle package identity so existing installations can update normally.
Added the Mod Support Discord channel to the package documentation and metadata.

Added a configurable skip for Valheim's opening cinematic, enabled by default.
Added immediate title-menu advancement when a valid Modsmith auto-resume is pending.
Restores hosted-server, public-listing, crossplay, and salted password-verifier settings so friends can reconnect after the world reloads.
Added guest-client restart and automatic reconnection to the same Steam, PlayFab/crossplay, or direct-address server.
Uses Valheim's normal password prompt for guest reconnection; readable server passwords are not stored.
Kept ordinary title-menu access unchanged when no auto-resume request exists.
Left engine and publisher splash screens that occur before BepInEx initialization untouched.

Changed relaunching from direct Valheim.exe execution to Steam -applaunch 892970, matching r2modman's Windows launch route.
Rebuilds the active profile's Doorstop 3 or Doorstop 4 arguments from the currently loaded BepInEx directory.
Added automatic Steam.exe discovery from the running Steam process and standard installation folders.
Added an optional Steam executable override for nonstandard installations.
Increased the post-exit delay to give Steam time to release the previous game session.
Corrected an empty launch-argument request edge condition found by the helper smoke test.
Verified the complete save, modded relaunch, active-profile preservation, and same-local-world resume cycle on Valheim 1.0.12.

Added an Escape-menu save-and-restart button.
Added a configurable five-second countdown and cancel action.
Added a hidden Windows helper that waits for Valheim to exit before relaunching.
Preserved the current r2modman profile through the existing Doorstop/BepInEx launch arguments.
Added same-character and same-local-world automatic resume.
Added private-session enforcement for automatic local-world resume.
Added connected-player blocking, expiring requests, one-use tokens, and restart-loop protection.
Added an optional Left Ctrl + F9 menu shortcut.