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GaleModManager

A modern and lightweight mod manager for many games on Thunderstore.

CHANGELOG

Changelog

1.1.1 (2024-11-14)

Fixed

  • Startup crash due to extra hyphens in mod names (failed to read profile manifest ...)
  • BepInEx config files installing with extra directories, causing them to seem duplicated
  • Re-added Dyson Sphere Program icon

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