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Changes in v2.0 (Build 116):
- Complete rewrite of all code, fixing some limitations and core bugs.
- Brand new GUI, making navigation less of a hassle and adding the ability to change the Window Size.
- UPGRADED SQLite engine to 3.6.5 (from 2.1).
- NEW FEATURE: Integraded DropBox support, allowing for your gamesaves to be stored "on the cloud".
- NEW FEATURE: "Custom Gamesave Entries" wizard.
- NEW FEATURE: "Task Scheduler" Wizard.
- NEW FEATURE: GameSave Manager can now scan your system on program launch.
- NEW FEATURE: Create a Backup Archive per gamesave (seperate archives).
- NEW FEATURE: Export your Custom Gamesave Entries to a txt file.
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "User Profile" - C:\Users\>username< (in WinVista / Win7) or C:\Documents and Settings\>username< (WinXP).
- Improved "Check for Updates" and "Update Notification" routines.
- Improved Settings Engine.
- Improved "Settings Engine Update" routine.
- Improved "Steam Detection" routine.
- Improved Logging System.
- Improved "Multiple Instances" routine.
- Changes since last ALPHA:
- FIXED: Detection issue with newly added "Officially Supported Games" entries (discovered via test database updates).
- FIXED: Issue with some Scheduled Task data not being correctly saved.
- FIXED: Program crash when checking for "multiple instances" and the user closes a window during this time.
- FIXED: Issue with "ChangeLog" dialog not always closing correctly.
- FIXED: Annoyance regarding a "Entry Already Exists" warning being shown when editing a Custom Gamesave Entry.
- FIXED: Detection issue for entries that have more than 1 file / file-type to search for.
- ADDED: "Release History" option to the "Help" Menu Bar; allowing users to see how v2.0 has changed on a per release basis.
- ADDED: Routine to store settings, custom entries, tasks and logs in a "config" folder within the launch directory (used for "Portable Mode").
- MODIFIED: Majority of the GUI's images.
- NEW FEATURE: Export your Custom Gamesave Entries to a txt file.
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "User Profile" - C:\Users\>username< (in WinVista / Win7) or C:\Documents and Settings\>username< (WinXP).
Changes in v2.0 (Build 135):
- FIXED: Program Crash when updating database, while there's no existing database on your system.
- FIXED: "Auto-Check File Association" routine not always running.
- FIXED: "Overwrite" and "Append" options not correctly being saved while making a Scheduled Task.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which a "sub folder" is created during a Scheduled Task when "Create separate archives" is enabled.
- FIXED: "Settings Engine Update" routine not copying over your "Ignore Defaults" configuration correctly.
- FIXED: Cache directories being deleted when closing GSM while another instance is still running.
- FIXED: ChangeLog link not being shown for the "Officially Supported Database" entry (from the "Check for Updates" dialog).
- FIXED: Tooltips on "Scheduled Tasks" referring to "Custom Gamesave Entries" instead of Scheduled Tasks.
- FIXED: Unable to restore Settings Backup Archives (gsms files).
- FIXED: GFW-L (Games for Windows LIVE) Profile not being cached when backing up (while "Cache GFW-L Profile" is selected).
- ADDED: Option to disable "GameSaveBackup_DATE - TIME" from being appended to archive filenames (when "Create separate archives" option is enabled).
- ADDED: File Association icon for the "gsms" file type.
- ADDED: "GFW-L Profile Caching" Warning Dialog (displayed only if the user selects to backup their GFW-L Profile BUT haven't enabled the caching option).
- ADDED: "Import" and "Export" options to the "Task Options" Menu Bar (on the "Program Settings" page).
- ADDED: Support for DropBox 0.8.x (current BETA / "Forum Build").
- MODIFIED: DropBox Sync Directory detection routine, which in turn adds "DropBoxPortable" support.
- MODIFIED: "Multiple Instances" routine resulting in a massive improvement in performance.
Changes in v2.0 (Build 214):
- FIXED: Last five charactors of a Path being removed during a Scheduled Task (while "Create seperate archives" is enabled).
- FIXED: Backups being stored in a sub-folder when DropBox Support is enabled (while "Create seperate archives" is enabled).
- FIXED: Issue resulting in "Shutdown Tasks" not being performed correctly.
- ADDED: New icon for "GameSave Manager" folder (within DropBox Sync Directory).
- NEW FEATURE: "Backwards Compatibility" for Backup Archives made with GameSave Manager v1.5 and below.
- Minor alterations to uninstaller.
- Altered the URL used for the "Database ChangeLog" to direct the user to the new PHP-scripted changelog.
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Detection issue for "Xmoto".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Free Col
- FreeOrion
- Railroad Tycoon 3
- Secret Maryo Chronicles
Changes in v2.1 (Build 417):
- FIXED: Sub-folder being created during a Sheduled Task (while "Create separate archives" is enabled) when the task in question was created while "Create separate archives" was disabled.
- FIXED: Backup Archive not being correctly created during a Sheduled Task (while "Create separate archives" is disabled) when the task in question was created while "Create separate archives" was enabled.
- FIXED: Bug in which the majority of users are sent to a non-existing HTML page when clicking "ChangeLog" for the Database Update (from the "Check for Updates" dialog).
- FIXED: Issue in which restored gamesaves aren't detected until program restart (v1.5 Backups).
- FIXED: GUI issue in which "Service Pack" is in red for Windows 7 users, despite no Service Pack has been released for said Operating System (via "Technical Information").
- FIXED: GUI issue concerning Progress Bars going to 100% while making a Backup Archive while "Create separate archives" is enabled.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which GameSave Manager searches for supported gamesaves when loading up a Backup Archive to be restored (either via Windows Explorer or directly from commandlines).
- ADDED: Routine to help prevent program crash when an issue with Gamesave Detection occurs.
- ADDED: Icon for "Sync & Link".
- NEW FEATURE: Only create Backup Archive when/if gamesave data has been modified since the last backup (for use with "Create separate archives" only); can be enabled/disabled via "Program Settings".
- NEW FEATURE: "Sync & Link"; Move your gamesaves into your DropBox directory while creating an "NTFS Junction", allowing you to store your gamesaves directly "in the cloud".
- NEW FEATURE: "News Ticker"; List the last 5 entries from the website's News Feed via the Main Menu.
MODIFIED: "Timeout" for "Check for Updates" has been changed from 20 seconds to 5 seconds.
- Minor changes to the default Program Settings configuration.
- Changes since last BETA:
- FIXED: Settings issue in which a "File Corruption" message is displayed if your "settings.db" file is blank.
- FIXED: Issue in which "Sync & Link" listed gamesaves that used Steam Cloud, despite not being needed.
- FIXED: GUI issue in which "Append" and "Overwrite" options could both be selected in the "Task Scheduler Wizard".
- FIXED: Annoyance in which GameSave Manager would list System Hidden directories within it's "Directories" Tree via "Task Scheduler Wizard".
- FIXED: Error caused when the user double-clicks inside the "Directories" Tree (from the "Task Scheduler Wizard") while no directory is specified.
- FIXED: Error caused when the user changes "pages" while the "News Ticker" is downloading the latest feed.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which GameSave Manager would re-scan the system for supported gamesaves when loading a Backup Archive via the "Restore - Compatibility Mode" page.
- ADDED: Routine to check if nessessary directories are writable (thus avoiding crashes and loops).
- ADDED: A "Toolbox" panel for the Backup, Restore and Sync & Link pages.
- ADDED: "Recan" buttons for Backup and Restore tasks.
- ADDED: "Sync and Link" to the File Menu Bar.
- ADDED: "Re-link" option to the "Sync & Link" page; used to re-create NTFS Junctions to gamesaves stored within your Dropbox directory.
- ADDED: "Commandline Help" dialog; use the "/?" commandline to access it.
- NEW FEATURE: Ability to set "Create Separate Archives" program settings on a per Scheduled Task basis (via the "Task Scheduler Wizard").
- CHANGED: "Working Directory" from "%AppData%\GameSave Manager 2.0" to "%AppData%\GameSave Manager 2" (existing "GameSave Manager 2.0" directory will automatically be renamed).
- Minor alterations to the formatting of the ChangeLog (as displayed within GameSave Manager).
- "News Ticker" is now updated once per launch, instead of every time the user visits the "Home"/"Welcome" page.
- Possible fix for an issue in which "settings.db" can't be created.
- 7za.exe updated to latest BETA (v9.15).
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Detection issue for "Metro 2033".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Aliens vs Predator
- Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000
- Alpha Prime (STEAM Edition)
- And Yet It Moves
- Bad Rats: The Rats Revenge
- Batman: Arkham Asylum (GOTY Edition)
- Beat Hazard (STEAM Edition)
- Blur
- Bob Came In Pieces (STEAM Edition)
- BoneTown
- Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Commandos 2: Men Of Courage
- Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
- Crazy Machines (STEAM Edition)
- DogFighter (STEAM Edition)
- FIFA 10
- Gish (STEAM Edition)
- Gumboy Tournament
- Hammerfight
- Heroes Over Europe
- Iron Man
- Just Cause 2
- Madballs in Babo Invasion (STEAM Edition)
- Midnight Club 2 (STEAM Edition)
- Need For Speed: Underground 2
- Power Rangers: Super Legends
- Quantum of Solace
- Rocket Knight (STEAM Edition)
- RUSE
- Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game
- SEGA Rally Revo
- Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (STEAM Edition)
- Split Second
- Star Wars: Battle Front II (STEAM Edition)
- Star Wars: Republic Commando (STEAM Edition)
- Super Laser Racer
- Test Drive: Unlimited
- The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
- Ultimate Doom (STEAM Edition)
- Uplink (STEAM Edition)
Changes in v2.1 (Build 426):
- FIXED: Previously Sync'd gamesave(s) being removed from the user's system when performing another "Sync & Link" task.
- FIXED: Re-linked gamesave(s) not being detected via "Backup Gamesave(s)" page until GameSave Manager restarts.
- FIXED: "Backup successfully created" message occuring when a successful "Sync & Link" task is completed.
- FIXED: "File Association Check" being performed each time the user visits the "Welcome" screen.
- FIXED: "News Ticker" being updated after the user visits the "Restore - Compatibiliy Mode" page.
- FIXED: "Save within a 'GameSave Manager' sub-folder" checkbox being enabled, despite the user hasn't got DropBox running (but have previously configured their DropBox Settings) via Program Settings.
- ADDED: "Use my DropBox settings" checkbox to the "Backup Gamesave(s)" page (only displayed if DropBox support has been enabled via Program Settings).
- ADDED: "Commandline help" shortcut to the Start Menu folder setup creates.
- Minor changes to the Program Logo and Program Icon (making them lighter).
- Latest Database Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "World of Goo".
- REMOVED: Duplicate entry for "Test Drive: Unlimited".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Alien Swarm
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
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