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CrabMods Manager 0.4.0

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@Dudiebug Dudiebug released this 13 Oct 18:29
· 13 commits to main since this release

The manager asks first, and runs on Linux.

  • Nothing changes until you say so. The first start shows the game folder, what it would install, every file it would add, and two questions about updates. Nothing is written until you press Install, or Just browse to look around first.
  • Every change is shown before it's made. Installing, uninstalling, updating, rolling back, loading a setup code and resetting to defaults all open a Review changes window. It lists each file it adds, replaces or removes, what it backs up, and which settings change.
  • Updates are your choice, for the mods and for the manager separately. You can install them automatically, or be told about them, with Update, Skip this version and What's new. After an update a note says what changed, for example CrabMods updated 0.14.1 → 0.14.2. An automatic manager update goes in when you close the manager; it never restarts while you're using it.
  • Checks every 5 minutes (or every minute, 15 minutes, or only when you press Check now). An unchanged release list doesn't count against GitHub's limit. Offline turns off all network use except Check now.
  • Every download is checked against the SHA-256 checksum GitHub publishes for it, and refused if it doesn't match. Releases also have a SHA256SUMS.txt, and the new Help page compares your installed files with it. It also explains why antivirus programs may flag the mod loader.
  • It never runs a mod DLL. Each release now publishes its item list as a catalog file, and the manager reads that.
  • Remove all mods takes out exactly the files the manager added and puts back any file it replaced, such as another xinput1_3.dll. It can also delete the mods' settings and logs.
  • Roll back to the previous version of CrabMods or CrabSync from its page. The newer version is then skipped until you undo it in Settings.
  • While the game is running, changes wait and go in when it closes. The bar at the top says what's waiting.
  • Sort the Mods list by type, name, rarity, installed first or newest, or click a column header. Items from the latest CrabMods update have a NEW badge.
  • A native Linux version, CrabModsManager-x86_64.AppImage, for Linux and Steam Deck. It keeps its files in ~/.config/CrabModsManager and ~/.cache/CrabModsManager, and updates itself like the Windows one. The Windows exe still runs under Proton or wine.
  • Coming from 0.3, it updates itself as before and keeps your mods, settings and game folder. It asks once how updates should work, and updates nothing on its own until you answer.