MONORYX v1.3.0

MONORYX 1.3.0

This release introduces a redesigned onboarding experience, full keyboard navigation with a global command palette, enhanced content safety and updater verification, flexible world backup compression, and comprehensive data management during uninstallation.

Onboarding and navigation

• Redesigned the onboarding wizard into a focused, centered modal with a themed backdrop graphic and a step rail (Step N of 3) tracking your progress.
• Added profile preview cards for offline accounts with clean badge placement.
• Added complete keyboard navigation for the wizard: Enter to continue, Escape to step back.
• Introduced a global Command Palette (Ctrl+K) to quickly search and jump between pages, instances, and common launcher actions.
• Added keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 for direct page navigation, F2 to open the screenshot gallery).

Discover and content safety

• Added one-click loader filter pills (Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, Vanilla) directly above the search bar for faster filtering.
• Prevented installing mods into instances whose base game files have not been downloaded, with clear guidance on creating or downloading the instance first.
• Loader filter pills now adapt to the loaders you actually have installed locally.
• Rebuilt the search field into a unified control with an integrated search icon, quick-clear button, and accented focus styling.
• Discover now displays a "CurseForge coming soon" indicator while backend integration is prepared.

Security and data protection

• Self-updater downloads are now cryptographically validated against published SHA-256 checksums before launching the installer.
• Modpack overrides extraction now enforces safety caps (up to 10,000 files and 4 GiB uncompressed) to protect against decompression bomb archives.
• The Windows uninstaller now prompts before deleting user data, giving clear choice between keeping saves and configs (default) or performing a complete wipe.
• The About tab now displays the app data storage location with details on what is stored there.

World backups

• Added backup compression modes in Settings: Fast (standard deflate), Maximum (deflate 9), and Smallest (zstd).
• World backups now use a streaming zip writer to handle large worlds efficiently without excessive memory overhead.

Interface and quality of life

• Added character limits and real-time visual capacity indicators (used/max) across all text fields (usernames, instance names, JVM arguments, paths, server addresses, search).
• The sidebar width now scales adaptively with the window size.
• Pages now preserve their scroll positions when switching tabs.
• Progress bars now report transfer speeds, downloaded bytes, throughput, and estimated time remaining.
• Improved contrast between secondary and disabled text tones across all themes.

Performance and engineering

• Cut executable size in half (from ~41 MB down to ~19 MB) for faster downloads and a lighter desktop footprint.
• Added automated CI workflows covering formatting, strict Clippy checks, and test suites across Windows and Linux.
• Added automated UI flow test coverage for the onboarding sequence and installer integrity verification.

Community and documentation

• Added an end-to-end installation walkthrough to the README with step-by-step instructions for Windows. Special thanks to @SniffBakaSniff for contributing the guide!

MONORYX v1.2.2

MONORYX 1.2.2

Another quick hotfix because updating wasn't feeling as seamless as it should be.

Fixes

• The installer now actually opens itself automatically once the update finishes downloading, so you're not left staring at the screen wondering if it did anything.
• Swapped the main button to "Run installer" once the download finishes, just in case you closed the installer wizard and need to run it again.
• Bumped the update download timeout to 10 minutes so slower connections don't randomly cut off with "error decoding response body" near the end.

MONORYX v1.2.1

MONORYX 1.2.1

Well... turns out our GPU preference logic was doing the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. Quick patch so your actual graphics card gets used.

Fixes

• Fixed Minecraft ignoring your dedicated graphics card and maxing out integrated graphics instead. Turns out Windows DirectX uses 2 for High Performance and 1 for Power Saving, and we had them backwards. So clicking "High performance" was essentially begging Windows to run the game on Intel UHD/integrated graphics. That should actually be fixed now.
• Added a trailing semicolon to the DirectX GPU registry value so Windows doesn't get confused reading it.

MONORYX v1.2.0

MONORYX 1.2.0

This release makes it easier to get back into a game, manage its files, and see what went wrong when Minecraft closes unexpectedly.

Home and instances

• Home puts the selected instance beside its latest screenshot. The rest of your instances stay in a compact list below, and selecting one no longer moves the cards around.
• The new instance form walks through the name, Minecraft version, and loader. Version search includes Mojang's changelog when one is available.
• Worlds & Files shows each world's saved name, icon, game mode, version, last-played time, and size. Backups sit beside the selected world; restoring one creates a separate save.
• The screenshot gallery collects images from MONORYX instances. You can open the gallery from Home or the sidebar.
• Library shows the instance you are editing, gives installed content room to breathe, and asks before removing it. Downloads focuses on completed installs and failures instead of every successful file transfer.

Discover and servers

• Discover uses two columns on wide screens. Project details expand in the results list with a version picker, full rendered description, and image viewer.
• The installer explains when a project has no compatible build. Downloads, image decoding, and metadata requests now have tighter limits so browsing stays responsive.
• Nexeu Servers has a native dashboard for server status, resource use, console output, power controls, and backups.

Discord and game performance

• Discord activity is on by default for new settings. It shows the current instance and, when detected, the active world or the name saved in Minecraft's server list. Privacy switches and elapsed time remain in Settings.
• Discord profiles include fixed links to MONORYX and DemonZ Development. Activity now updates while the launcher is hidden, and a renderer reload no longer looks like a disconnect.
• On Windows, Minecraft's generic third-party server title uses the saved multiplayer server name when the address matches your list.
• Eco mode is now a lower-memory preset without extra JVM tuning flags. It is off by default for new settings because a lower memory limit can reduce FPS in demanding games. Existing instance choices remain in place.

Interface and fixes

• Buttons have consistent sizing and stronger contrast across themes. Monochrome, Gloss, Soft pink, and Soft brown now cover more of the interface.
• Hover and page transitions are smoother. The instance loader picker animates its selection, and update checks and downloads show activity and progress in the app.
• Crash reports lead with a plain explanation and useful next steps; the full log is still available below.
• Windows startup no longer mistakes an older installed launcher for this release. The default window size is 1280×720, and the sidebar and dialogs fit smaller screens better.
• Update checks include eligible beta releases. On Windows, MONORYX downloads the matching installer and lets you choose when to run it.

MONORYX v1.1.0 Beta

MONORYX v1.1.0 beta

This update mainly focuses on improving loader handling, cleaning up the interface, reducing resource usage, and fixing a number of window and process related issues.

Loader and Metadata Changes

• Improved Fabric metadata parsing to support both flat and nested version structures.

• Fabric loader selection now prefers the latest stable release and ignores intermediary or unstable builds where appropriate.

• Reworked Forge and NeoForge metadata fetching with more reliable Maven metadata parsing.

• Added retry handling for temporary server and metadata errors.

• Forge and NeoForge versions are now sorted more consistently while preserving older version suffixes.

• Added additional dependency validation during Forge installation to reduce failed installations.

• Mod search and discovery results are now filtered based on the loader used by the selected instance. This currently supports Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, and Vanilla instances.

Interface Changes

• Simplified several parts of the interface and removed unnecessary borders, duplicate badges, and other visual elements.

• Cleaned up instance cards and sidebar navigation.

• Improved page transitions and general interface responsiveness.

• Reduced unnecessary redraws while the launcher is idle.

• Settings changes, update checks, and background operations now provide immediate notifications.

• Reorganized settings into Launcher, Minecraft, Java and GPU, and About sections.

• Updated the Check for Updates control with clearer loading and status feedback.

Window Management

• Fixed an issue where the launcher could open partially outside the visible screen area when Windows display scaling was enabled.

• Improved startup window positioning on high DPI displays.

• Start Maximized now uses native Windows window handling for more reliable behaviour.

• Windowed mode now attempts to center the launcher on the primary display.

• Added controls for maximizing the current window, applying a configured window size, and centering the window.

Memory and Resource Usage

• Reduced launcher memory usage while idle.

• Improved thumbnail and texture cache cleanup.

• Image data that is no longer required can now be released when leaving certain pages.

• Reduced unnecessary interface rendering while the launcher is inactive or Minecraft is running.

• Adjusted background polling behaviour to lower idle CPU and GPU usage.

Nexeu Server Management

• Added a Nexeu Servers section to the launcher.

• Servers can now be started, restarted, stopped, and terminated directly from the launcher.

• Added a terminal view for streaming server logs.

• Added support for starting and monitoring remote server backups.

Diagnostics and Crash Handling

• Moved Copy Report and Share on mclo.gs actions to the top of the crash report window.

• Improved detection of several common launch and crash problems.

• Diagnostics can now identify issues involving missing Java installations, invalid JVM arguments, graphics driver conflicts, and memory limits.

Installer and Process Handling

• Updated the Inno Setup configuration so launcher updates can handle an already running Monoryx process more reliably.

• Improved single instance handling.

• Opening Monoryx while another instance is already running now restores and focuses the existing launcher instead of creating another background process.

Codebase and Maintenance

• All 153 unit tests are currently passing.

• The project passes Clippy with warnings treated as errors.

• Formatting has been checked across the codebase.

MONORYX v1.0.0 Beta

Hey everyone,
v1.0.0 Beta is finally here. We spent the last few days fixing and polishing everything that felt clunky, broken, or just annoying in earlier builds.

What’s New & What Changed

• UI Layout & Spacing Overhaul: Kept the classic black and white aesthetic untouched, but went through every screen to fix colliding buttons, cramped margins, and text overlapping. Also replaced raw ISO date strings with clean human-readable timestamps ("Today at 2:30 PM").
• Launcher Now Actually Reopens After You Play:
  • When you hit Play, MONORYX closes/hides itself so it doesn't waste CPU or GPU resources while Minecraft is running.
  • As soon as you close the game (or if it exits/crashes), the launcher pops right back up.
  • If you click the shortcut while the game is running, it won't just silently do nothing anymore — it brings the existing window straight to the front.
• Built-in Game Crash Catcher: If Minecraft crashes (bad mod, out of memory, wrong Java version), you won't be left guessing. A dialog will pop up explaining what happened, with one-click buttons to copy the error log, open the crash folder, or view the full stack trace.
• Eco Mode: Renamed the old boost toggle to Eco Mode. When turned on, it applies sensible low-RAM JVM flags and memory limits so background apps don't choke while playing on lower-end rigs.
• SkinsRestorer Compatibility: Added proper server-wide support so your skin actually shows up on servers running SkinsRestorer when playing with custom/offline profiles.
• Discover / Modrinth Search Fix: Fixed the issue where searching for Shaders, Resource Packs, or Modpacks returned "No results found". Filtering and downloading from Modrinth works across all tabs now.
• Dedicated Accounts Page: Moved account settings out of the general settings clutter into its own dedicated page in the sidebar. (Microsoft Account login is marked as Coming Soon for now).
• Modern Windows Installer:
  • Upgraded the Inno Setup installer with a cleaner modern wizard and setup icon.
  • Automatically associates .mrpack files with MONORYX (double-clicking a Modrinth modpack will open/install it directly).
  • Registers the monoryx:// protocol handler.
  • Added the "Launch MONORYX now" checkbox on completion.
• Under the Hood:
  • Fixed app icon missing in Task Manager and desktop shortcuts.
  • Completely cleaned up the codebase (zero comments, zero clippy warnings, all 143 unit tests passing).

Packages

• Windows x64 Portable: monoryx-v1.0.0-beta-windows-x64.zip
• Windows Setup Installer: MONORYX-Setup-v1.0.0-Beta.exe (built via GitHub Actions)
• Linux x64: monoryx-v1.0.0-beta-linux-x64.tar.gz (built via GitHub Actions)

MONORYX v0.1.0-alpha (Alpha)

Alpha build. Download the setup exe below.