MultiMC5/changelog.md

#MultiMC 0.4.6

##Functional changes

• Old version.json and custom.json version files will be transformed into a minecraft version patch:
  • The process is automated
  • LWJGL entries are stripped from the original file - you may have to re-do LWJGL version customizations
  • Old files will be renamed - .old extension is added
• It's now possible to:
  • Customize, edit and revert builtin version patches (Minecraft, LWJGL)
  • Edit custom version patches (Forge, LiteLoader, other)
• Blocked various environment variables from affecting Minecraft:
  • "JAVA_ARGS",
  • "CLASSPATH",
  • "CONFIGPATH",
  • "JAVA_HOME",
  • "JRE_HOME",
  • "_JAVA_OPTIONS",
  • "JAVA_OPTIONS",
  • "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS"
  • If you rely on those in any way, now would be a time to fix that
• Improved handling of LWJGL on OSX (.dylib vs. .jnilib extensions)
• Jar mods are now always put into a generated temporaty Minecraft jar instead of being put on the classpath
• PermGen settings:
  • Changed default PermGen value to 128M because of many issues from new users
  • MultiMC now recognizes the Java version used and will not add PermGen settings to Java >= 1.8
• Implemented simple modpack import and export feature:
  • Export allows selecting which files go into the resulting zip archive
  • Only MultiMC instances for now, other pack formats are planned
  • Import is either from local file or URL, URL can't have ad/click/pay gates
• Instance copy doesn't follow symlinks on Linux anymore
  • Still does on Windows because copying symlinks requires Administrator level access
• Instance delete doesn't follow symlinks anymore - anywhere
• MCEdit tool now recognizes MCEdit2.exe as a valid file to runtime
• Log uploads now follow the maximum allowed paste sizes of paste.ee and are encoded properly
• MultiMC now doesn't use a proxy by default
• Running profilers now works on Windows
• MultiMC will warn you if you run it from WinRAR or temporary folders
• Minecraft process ID is printed in the log on start

##UI changes

• Version lists:
  • All version lists now include latest and recommended versions - recommended are pre-selected
  • Java version list now sorts versions based on suitability - best on top
  • Forge version list includes the development branch the version came from
  • Minecraft list marks latest release as 'recommended' and latest snapshot as 'latest', if it is newer than the release
• Mod lists:
  • Are updated and sorted after adding mods
  • Browse buttons now properly open the central mods folder
  • Are no longer watching for updates when the user doesn't look at them
  • Loader mod list now recognizes .litemod files as valid mod files
• Improved wording of instance delete dialog
• Icon themes:
  • Can be changed without restarting
  • Added a workaround for icon themes broken in KDE Plasma 5 (only relevant for custom builds)
• Status icons:
  • Included a 'yellow' one
  • Are clickable and link to help.mojang.com
  • Refresh when the icon theme does
• Changed default console font to Courier 10pt on Windows
• Description text in the main window status bar now updates when Minecraft version is changed
• Inserted blatant self-promotion (Only Minecraft 1.8 and up)
  • This adds a bit of unobtrusive flavor text to the Minecraft F3 screen
• Log page now has a button to scroll to bottom
• Errors are reported while updating the instance in the Version page
• Fixed typos (forge -> Forge)

##Internals

• Massive internal restructuring (ongoing)
• Downloads now follow redirects
• Minecraft window size is now always at least 1x1 pixel (prevents crash from bad settings)
• Better handling of Forge downloads (obviously invalid/broken files are redownloaded)
• All download tasks now only start 6 downloads, using a queue (fixes issues with assets downloads)
• Fixed bugs related to corrupted settings files (settings and patch order file saves are now atomic)
• Updated zip manipulation library - files inside newly written zip/jar files should have proper access rights and timestamps
• Made Minecraft resource downloads more resilient (throwing away invalid/broken index files)
• Minecraft asset import from old format has been removed
• Generally improved MultiMC logging:
  • More error logging for network tasks
  • Added timestamps relative to application start
• Fixed issue with the application getting stuck in a modal dialog when screenshot uploads fail
• Instance profiles and patches are now loaded lazily (speeds up MultiMC start)
• Groups are saved after copying an instance
• MultiMC launcher part will now exit cleanly when MultiMC crashes or is closed during instance launch

#Previous releases ##0.4.5

• Copies of FTB instances should work again (GH-619)
• Fixed OSX version not including the hotfix number
• If the currectly used java version goes missing, it now triggers auto-detect (GH-608)
• Improved 'refresh' and 'update check' icons of the dark and bright simple icon themes (GH-618)
• Fixed console window hiding - it no longer results in windowless/unusable MultiMC

##0.4.4

• Other logs larger than 10MB will not load to prevent logs eating the whole available memory
• Translations are now updated independently from MultiMC
• Added new and reworked the old simple icon themes
• LWJGL on OSX should no longer clash with Java 8
• Update to newer Qt version
  • Look and feel updated for latest OSX
• Fixed issues caused by Minecraft inheriting the environment variables from MultiMC
• Minecraft log improvements:
  • Implemented search and pause
  • Automated coloring is updated for log format used by Minecraft 1.7+
  • Added settings for the font used in the console, using sensible defaults for the OS
• Removed MultiMC crash handler, it will be replaced by a better one in the future

##0.4.3

• Fix for issues with Minecraft version file updates
• Fix for console window related memory leak
• Fix for travis.ci build

##0.4.2

• Show a warning in the log if a library is missing
• Fixes for relocating instances to other MultiMC installs:
  • Libraries now use full Gradle dependency specifiers
  • Rework of forge installer (forge can reinstall itself using only the information already in the instance)
  • Fixed bugs in rarely used library insertion rules
• Make the global settings dialog into a page dialog
• Check if the Java binary can be found before launch
• Show a warning for paths containing a '!' (Java can't handle that properly)
• Many smaller fixes

##0.4.1

• Fix LWJGL version list (SourceForge has changed the download API)

##0.4.0

• Jar support in 1.6+
• Deprecated legacy instances
  • Legacy instances can still be used but not created
  • All Minecraft versions are supported in the new instance format
• All instance editing and settings dialogs were turned into pages
  • The edit instance dialog contains pages relevant to editing and settings
  • The console window contains pages useful when playing the game
• Redone the screenshot management and upload (page)
• Added a way to display and manage log files and crash reports generated by Minecraft (page)
• Added measures to prevent corruption of version files
  • Minecraft version files are no longer part of the instances by default
• Added help for the newly added dialog pages
• Made logs uploaded to paste.ee expire after a month
• Fixed a few bugs related to liteloader and forge (1.7.10 issues)
• Icon themes. Two new themes where added (work in progress)
• Changelog and update channel are now visible in the update dialog
• Several performance improvements to the group view
• Added keyboard navigation to the group view

##0.3.9

• Workaround for 1.7.10 Forge

##0.3.8

• Workaround for performance issues with Intel integrated graphics chips

##0.3.7

• Fixed forge for 1.7.10-pre4 (and any future prereleases)

##0.3.6

• New server status - now with more color
• Fix for FTB tracking issues
• Fix for translations on OSX not working
• Screenshot dialog should be harder to lose track of when used from the console window
• A crash handler implementation has been added.

##0.3.5

• More versions are now selectable when changing instance versions
• Fix for Forge/FML changing its mcmod.info metadata format

##0.3.4

• Show a list of Patreon patrons in credits section of the about dialog
• Make the console window raise itself after minecraft closes
• Add Control/Command+q shortcut to quit from the main window
• Add french translation
• Download and cache FML libs for legacy versions
• Update the OS X icon
• Fix FTB libraries not being used properly

##0.3.3

• Tweak context menu to prevent accidental clicks
• Fix adding icons to custom icon directories
• Added a Patreon button to the toolbar
• Minecraft authentication tasks now provide better error reports

##0.3.2

• Fix issues with libraries not getting replaced properly (fixes instance startup for new instances)
• Fix april fools

##0.3.1

• Fix copying of FTB instances (instance type is changed properly now)
• Customizing FTB pack versions will remove the FTB pack patch file

##0.3

• Improved instance view
• Overhauled 1.6+ version loading
• Added a patch system for instance modification
  • There is no longer a single custom.json file that overrides version.json
  • Instead there are now "patch" files in /patches/, one for each main tweaker (forge, liteloader etc.)
  • These patches are applied after version.json in a customisable order,
  • A list of these files is shown in the left most tab in the Edit Mods dialog, where a list of libraries was shown before.
  • custom.json can still be used for overriding everything.
• Offline mode can be used even when online
• Show an "empty" message in version selector dialogs
• Fix FTB paths on windows
• Tooling support
  • JProfiler
  • JVisualVM
  • MCEdit
• Don't assume forge in FTB instances and allow other libraries (liteloader, mcpatcher, etc.) in FTB instances
• Screenshot uploading/managing
• Instance badges
• Some pre/post command stuff (remove the timeout, variable substitution)
• Fix logging when the system language is not en_US
• Setting PermGen to 64 will now omit the java parameter because it is the default
• Fix encoding of escape sequences (tabs and newlines) in config files

##0.2.1

• Hotfix - move the native library extraction into the onesix launcher part.

##0.2

• Java memory settings have MB added to the number to make the units obvious.
• Complete rework of the launcher part. No more sensitive information in the process arguments.
• Cached downloads now do not destroy files on failure.
• Mojang service status is now on the MultiMC status bar.
• Java checker is no longer needed/used on instance launch.
• Support for private FTB packs.
• Fixed instance ID issues related to copying FTB packs without changing the instance name.
• Forge versions are better sorted (build numbers above 999 were sorted wrong).
• Fixed crash related to the MultiMC update channel picker in offline mode.
• Started using icon themes for the application icons, fixing many OSX graphical glitches.
• Icon sources have been located, along with icon licenses.
• Update to the German translation.

##0.1.1

• Hotfix - Changed the issue tracker URL to GitHub issues.

##0.1

• Reworked the version numbering system to support our new Git workflow.
• Added a tray icon for the console window.
• Fixed instances getting deselected after FTB instances are loaded (or whenever the model is reset).
• Implemented proxy settings.
• Fixed sorting of Java installations in the Java list.
• Jar files are now distributed separately, rather than being extracted from the binary at runtime.
• Added additional information to the about dialog.

##0.0

• Initial release.