Betacraft Launcher v1.09_17

Added:

• Option to disable Mojang's Intel driver trick on Windows (might help with 'decaying' textures on b1.9+)

Fixes:

• fixed the launcher freezing on "Logging in...", now it forces you to re-login
• fixed getting stuck on "Downloading..." if you try to play the game offline with Discord RPC enabled
• fixed failed requests & downloads not being treated properly
• fixed not notifying when the Microsoft account has no Minecraft JE licence
• fixed mods not properly rezipping with their base version
• changed the way Classic and Alpha before a1.0.16 authenticate with servers, fixing an exploit

Other changes:

• made addons & mods repository menus more intuitive
• removed Mojang accounts support
• the launcher now tries to detect Java installations in your system
• the launcher now makes sure you use the correct Java installation for the game
• the launcher now downloads and applies Java 8u51 for Intel Graphics users
• updated Gson to help BTA achieve compatibility
• due to Gson update, the minimal requirement for running the launcher is now Java 7 - legacy system users should stay on 1.09_16 for now

Betacraft Launcher v1.09_17-rc2

From rc1:

• fixed broken Microsoft login
• made detecting Intel HD Graphics more accurate

From 1.09_16 and earlier:

• added notify messages when you login to a Microsoft account with no Minecraft licence
• fixed Microsoft login error frames having content swapped with title
• fixed attempting to launch from 0 byte game jars

Betacraft Launcher v1.09_17-rc1

• The launcher now detects odd CPU architectures and warns the user
• Launcher now notifies when Java is too old to download versions or login to Microsoft
• Fixed launcher not announcing invalid Java path after Java is no longer there
• Fixed launcher not handling token timeouts properly
• Fixed Discord RPC preventing offline play
• Failed connections are treated properly

Betacraft v2.0.0-alpha.20230623

Changes:

• Authentication tokens are now refreshed properly
• Sensitive data no longer writes to game log and launcher log
• Launcher log now clears with every run
• Version jsons now re-download every launch (except for custom ones)
• Thanks to our translators, added Estonian and Russian

Fixes:

• Fixed joining online mode servers
• Fixed German language not loading (invalid json)
• No longer references undefined loadmap_x pointers (possibly caused unexpected behavior)

Betacraft v2.0.0-alpha.20230604

• Added a robust version picker to Add Instance
• Added Server tab to Edit Instance
• Fixed sound on Linux
• Added Offline Mode
• Allow dots in instance names
• Fixed server list bugs
• Upgrade to Qt 6.5.1
• Fixed game assets being put in the wrong location on Windows
• Donate button now links to the launcher's Patreon page
• Thanks to our translators, added German, Italian, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese
• Translators are now listed in the About section
• Improved progress bar
• Fixed memory leaks

Betacraft v2.0.0-alpha.20230520

• Changed theme to Qt's 'fusion'
• Added server list
• Added a proper changelog
• Added update notifications
• Added a tarball release alongside the Debian package
• Fixed Discord RPC being enabled after toggling it off in settings
• Fixed play button being unusuable after clicking on an instance group
• Fixed memory leaks
• Fixed running with too many libraries
• Fixed demo mode not triggering before 1.13
• Added additional logging
• Replaced libzip and libtar libraries with libarchive
• Upgraded the project to use Qt 6.5.0
• Running the Linux build doesn't require sudo anymore
• Changed the working directory on Linux to ~/.local/share/betacraft

Betacraft v2.0.0-alpha.20230501

• Everything

BetaCraft Launcher v1.09_16

Added:

• Console log window (with pause/unpause, copy, clear options)
• Option to change Java path for instance
• New mods repository system (mod creators can now upload their mods to it independently)
• BetaEvolutions support

Fixes:

• fixed excessive amount of r/w operations at startup
• Discord RPC not showing up
• versions 12w18a, 12w19a and 12w21a now work again
• the NSSS mod should now work again
• client error stream is now printed to log file
• fixed launcher not starting on Ubuntu on certain installations
• URLs that return code 400 and above will be treated accordingly from now on
• fixed uninstalled mods not listing when clicking on servers that run them

Other changes:

• optional "Manual download" option for new updates, pointing to Github
• the minimal requirement for running the launcher is now Java 5
• removed buggy and unsafe MSA auth flow, implemented device code flow in its place
• made launch methods updatable & decentralized
• language names are now standardized and use their own names instead of English
• logs are handled better internally now
• renamed default instance name to "default instance", and changed default RAM from 512M to 1G
• launcher will now check if selected Java installation is greater than 8; if so, it will warn the user about it
• instances can now be removed from instance list level
• signing in to minecraft accounts now happens on a separate thread
• it's possible to set a sha1 hash for versions in their .info files (useful for autoupdating mods)
• decreased macOS requirement from 10.7.1 to 10.4.1 (though no proper support due to lack of dedicated testers)
• removed unnecessary hardcoded JVM arguments
• launcher & client logs now clear on every run
• translation files lacking certain entries will now use default English ones in their place instead of 'null'

BetaCraft Launcher v1.09_15

• no more dependency on JavaFX for MSA (it is still buggy and is to be fixed next month)
• fixed the launcher crashing when the config files are corrupted
• now works again under a new domain

BetaCraft Launcher v1.09_15-pre3

• tweaked MSA so hopefully it works now