Droid Mod Loader v0.7.0-beta: Reliable Foundation

Droid Mod Loader v0.7.0-beta

Summary

v0.7.0-beta is the Reliable Foundation release. It strengthens archive
handling, protects installed mods during replacement, adds interruption and
cancellation recovery, completes the direct-filesystem transition, and retains
the post-v0.6.0-beta architecture and plugin-order improvements.

Added

• Tale of Two Wastelands profile support with the correct legacy
  timestamp-based plugin-order policy.
• Content-signature detection for ZIP, 7Z, RAR4, and RAR5 archives.
• Safe extraction limits for paths, duplicates, case collisions, entry counts,
  file sizes, total output, path length, and available storage.
• Persistent replacement transactions with recovery after interruption.
• Cooperative cancellation for archive copying, extraction, preparation, and
  installation.
• Canonical release version metadata through version.properties.

Changed

• DML now uses direct filesystem paths for Game Root, Data, Archive Library,
  archive imports, deployment, scanning, overwrite inspection, and legacy
  plugin timestamp ordering.
• Archive type and Archive Library labels are based on file content rather than
  filename extensions.
• New mod content is fully staged before it can replace an existing installed
  mod.
• Archive import cancellation distinguishes between unregistered partial copies
  and archives already saved to the library.
• Internal activity and engine responsibilities were split into focused
  workflows and services without intentionally changing established behavior.
• The displayed app version now comes from the APK's build configuration.

Fixed

• Failed or partial extraction can no longer be accepted as a successful mod
  installation.
• Existing installed mods remain available when replacement preparation or
  promotion fails.
• Interrupted replacement operations are recovered during startup and profile
  activation.
• Cancellation removes partial copied or extracted output where possible.
• RAR failures now distinguish unsupported RAR5, encrypted or
  password-protected archives, multipart archives, corruption, and general I/O
  failures more clearly.
• Supported archives can be recognized when their filename extension is missing
  or incorrect.

Known Issues

• RAR5 is recognized but cannot currently be installed.
• Password-protected or encrypted archives and multipart RAR archives are not
  supported.
• Some uncommon 7Z compression or encryption variants may remain unsupported.
• Android does not allow DML to access another application's protected
  Android/data directory.
• Game Root and Data folder validation still needs stronger game-specific
  guidance.
• This is beta software. Back up important game folders before deployment.

Upgrade Notes

• Install v0.7.0-beta over v0.6.0-beta. Do not uninstall first if you want
  to preserve app-managed profiles and state.
• Grant all-files access when prompted on Android 11 or newer.
• Upgrade validation confirmed retention of profiles, direct paths, archive
  history, installed mods, plugin state, and deployment state.
• Legacy URI-only Game Root, Data, and Archive Library selections must be
  selected again as direct filesystem paths.

Validation

Completed for this release:

• JVM unit tests and project validation script;
• debug and release APK assembly;
• version name v0.7.0-beta and version code 3 verification;
• game-aware plugin-order tests;
• focused archive probing, extraction-safety, replacement, recovery, and
  cancellation tests;
• real ZIP, 7Z, RAR4, RAR5, encrypted, multipart, corrupt, renamed, and
  extensionless archive checks;
• fresh install and in-place upgrade from the public v0.6.0-beta APK;
• profile, path, archive-history, mod, plugin, and deployment-state retention;
• large-import cancellation and cleanup;
• interrupted replacement recovery after restart; and
• safe-folder deployment and restart smoke checks.