Lady Taffer on 2/11/2022 at 23:55

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Everything's working perfectly now. Thanks so much!
Gonna make a note of all this so I don't forget how to do it in the future.

FenPhoenix on 8/11/2022 at 00:08

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The mods tab simply lists the mods that are defined in cam_mod.ini. In that file should be a section similar to this:

mod_path usermods+NecroAge+EP2+T2FMDML
mp_mod_path usermods+NecroAge+EP2+T2FMDML

AngelLoader doesn't attempt to detect which of these are actually installed. Maybe it should. I guess I thought it would be too heavy to hit the disk for every mod listed, but maybe not.

Anyway, if a mod is defined in cam_mod.ini but doesn't actually exist on disk, then leaving it enabled will have no effect, so you're good. I'll see about improving this behavior for the next version.

FenPhoenix on 26/11/2022 at 08:19

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(https://github.com/FenPhoenix/AngelLoader/releases/download/v1.6.9.1/AngelLoader_v1.6.9.1.zip) AngelLoader <strike>v1.6.9</strike> v1.6.9.1 is out.

v1.6.9.1 important fix:

* If the Edit FM tab was not yet loaded, and you had multiple FMs selected, then you loaded the Edit FM tab, all selected FMs' ratings would become the rating of the first selected one.




Features and improvements:

* In the Mods tab, only the mods that actually exist on disk will now be shown. Previously, all mods defined in cam_mod.ini were shown, whether they existed on disk or not.
* Added optional fuzzy matching for title and author filters. It can be enabled in Settings -> Other -> Filtering.
* Last Played column now sorts in descending order on first click. My argument about that being "inconsistent" was stupid, as descending is what you'd want in the common case so let's just have it already.
* Selected FM count and available FM count are now displayed on the bottom bar.
* When selecting multiple FMs, the FM details area message will now state how many FMs are selected, rather than just stating that "multiple" are selected.
* You can now hide the Web Search button, in Settings -> Appearance -> Show or hide interface elements.


Greatly reduced startup time:

* Tweaked the splash screen to make it even more lightweight and show up faster.
* RTF readmes will now load a little quicker on startup.
* Most parts of the UI will now remain unloaded until shown. So if you like to keep a minimal UI, your startup time will benefit. Even if you don't, you'll still notice a healthy speed increase.


Better error messages:

* If you try to play an FM that has no missflag.str AND no validly-named .mis files exist for which to generate it, an error message is now shown explaining the situation.
* Error icons and messages will now be shown for several more failure scenarios (hopefully you never see them, of course!).


Fixes:

* It was possible (if you purposely tried really hard) to have duplicate entries in the FM archive paths list.
* The Comment textbox would lose its text selection on mousewheel scroll.
* When scanning GLML readmes, the scanner will now properly read non-ASCII characters.
* For Thief 3 FMs, the Mods tab is now disabled with a message stating that mod management is not supported for Thief 3. In fact it has never worked for Thief 3, but AngelLoader didn't disable the functionality in that case, thus giving the false impression that it would work.
* In dark mode, the Languages dropdown box would flicker white when moving between Thief 3 FMs, or between "no FM selected" and "one FM selected".

Outsider One on 27/11/2022 at 05:28

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Thank you for the updates, FenPhoenix.

Here is the updated 1.6.9.1 Turkish translation.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oUzsyx52fxWivuh98J8392WYKjQQOZgX/view?usp=sharing)

With better interface, many features and more updates, AngelLoader is a real loader. I prefer AngelLoader over FMSel. AngelLoader deserves to be a part of the unofficial patches.

gamophyte on 28/11/2022 at 21:12

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It's really cool though! Thanks for your hard work Fen!