Dowy Client 0.8.6

Dowy Client 0.8.6 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

• New server: Dowy Duels - dowyduels.pixxl.lol
• The Play background now switches between the Dowy servers every few seconds: Dowy HardBox (red) and Dowy Duels (ice blue), with a smooth fade, colour-changing glow and a light shine.
• Both server addresses are above the Launch button; the one on screen lights up. Click one to copy it (and show its background).
• dowyduels.pixxl.lol is added to the top of your Multiplayer list in game as a favourite.

Dowy Client 0.8.5

Dowy Client 0.8.5 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

• New Play background: Dowy HardBox.
• The server address dowybox.dismine.xyz is shown above the Launch button - click it to copy.
• dowybox.dismine.xyz is added to the top of your Multiplayer list in game as a favourite (once; if you delete it, it stays deleted).
• Smoother colours on the left menu buttons: the selected page glows in a soft blue-to-green gradient that fades in and out.

Dowy Client 0.8.4

Dowy Client 0.8.4 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

• Servers can now tell when you play with Dowy Client. On servers with the Dowy plugin, type /dowyclient to get your Dowy Client reward.

Dowy Client 0.8.3

Dowy Client 0.8.3 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

Faster launch

• Signing in no longer holds up every launch: your Minecraft session is saved (encrypted) and reused, and renewed in the background while you play. Launch starts about 2-3 seconds sooner.
• Signing in now runs at the same time as the Java, Fabric and mod checks instead of before them.
• New default mod Language Reload: the game loads only your language at start instead of all of them.

Java install fix

• Removed the after-download antivirus check that stopped Java from installing on some PCs ("the saved file came out different from the download"). Java is still checked by actually starting it.

Dowy Client 0.8.2

Dowy Client 0.8.2 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

• Sharper Dowy Client icon (512x512) for the app, taskbar, installer and uninstaller, and the cropped cube logo inside the launcher is back.

Dowy Client 0.8.1

Dowy Client 0.8.1 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

Fixed: "the saved file came out different from the download" when installing Java

• Some antivirus programs lock every new file for a moment to scan it. Dowy took that as a damaged file. Now it waits for the scan and checks again, and only stops if the file really is different.
• "Failed to load jvm.dll" right after installing Java (the antivirus still scanning) now waits and tries again instead of failing.

Dowy Client 0.8.0

Dowy Client 0.8.0 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

Profiles: icons and search

• Mods in a profile's Content and Files tabs now show each mod's own icon. Resource packs, shader packs and data packs show their pack picture, worlds show their world icon and screenshots show a small preview.
• New search box above the Content and Files lists: type part of a name to find a mod, pack or file quickly.

Dowy Client 0.7.9

Dowy Client 0.7.9 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

More Java fixes for PCs where Java won't install or start

• New last step: if Java still can't be installed, Dowy installs it with the official Java installer (Eclipse Temurin, into Program Files). Windows asks you to allow it - press Yes. Antivirus that blocks Java in AppData usually trusts this one.
• Every downloaded file is checked again after it's saved. If antivirus removes or changes Java's files, the message now says so clearly and tells you which folder to add to the antivirus exclusions.

Dowy Client 0.7.8

Dowy Client 0.7.8 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

Java fixes for PCs where Java crashes on start (code 0xC0000005)

• If Java crashes, Dowy now tries more ways to start it: again (a crash can be a one-off), without the class data cache, and without AVX instructions (some CPUs crash in them). The way that works is remembered and the game uses it too.
• A Java download that unpacks damaged is unpacked one more time before giving up.
• If Java still can't start, the message says what to do: add the Dowy folder to your antivirus exclusions, turn off overclock/XMP and update the BIOS (Intel 13th/14th gen CPUs especially), and restart the PC.

Dowy Client 0.7.7

Dowy Client 0.7.7 - download DowyClient-Setup.exe and run it. Already installed? The launcher updates itself (Update & restart).

• The "Join the Dowy Discord" card moved to the top left of the Play screen, with the active players right under it.