v2.4.9 — Account Link, Live Players & 2026 FFlags

NexusStrap v2.4.9 — Account & Performance Update

This is a big one. Installer, accounts, FFlags and a live counter — plus a lot of cleanup.

=== ADDED ===
• Installer 4-step wizard: Welcome (1) → Account (2) → Install (3) → Completion (4). Step 2 is new: Link your Roblox account right during install with Quick Sign-In / Browser / Manual. Shows your persistent Roblox UserId (same account = same ID forever) in a pill with Copy button. You can Skip and link later in Settings → Account Manager.
• Account Manager → Active Session ID row: Consolas ID pill + Copy24 button (CopyIdCommand) tied to CurrentUserIdText. ID is your Roblox UserId, stays the same every login.
• About → Active Players card: People24 + green dot, shows Active / Inactive / Total (you’ll see 1 online • 0 inactive • 1 total as the only user on this build). Live heartbeat every 30s to https://nexusstrap.pages.dev/api/presence (DeviceId in HKCU\Software\NexusStrap\DeviceId). Visible even while you’re in Roblox because PresenceHeartbeat runs in App + Watcher (90s TTL). Functions at functions/api/presence.js (Map + CORS) will scale when more users update.
• FFlags: 3 new 2026 verified templates (kept all 15 old): 2026 Potato Extreme (voxel, zero grass/shadows, low terrain/meshes, no PostFX/sky/wind/SSAO/viewport/blur - from Firebladedoge229 Aug 15 2026 gist), 2026 Network Ultra (RakNet 1ms loop/select/resend + full telemetry killer), 2026 Quick Launch Lite (quicker launch, viewport 0, skip mips).
• Bottom bar: “• Made by recd” italic 11px next to Test mode (Settings/MainWindow.xaml).

=== FIXED (BUGS) ===
• Installer Welcome/Completion GitHub/Wiki/Discord anchors were 12px from Continue/Launch cards → now 24px top + 20px gaps (WelcomePage.xaml:85, CompletionPage.xaml:78).
• LaunchMenu dark hyperlinks: About/Discord were AccentColorSecondary (near-black on Mica) → wrapped in CardBackground pill with TextFillColorPrimaryBrush + FontWeight Medium, now white pills visible. Also fixed invite PHbaZR8SJ.
• Account Manager wiped/blank on open + error sound: ListBox UniformGrid + BasedOn {x:Type ui:Button} + History24 invalid + SystemAccentColor as Background caused #FF000000 XamlParseException at Border.OnRender. Reverted to stable single-column, fixed BasedOn, switched to Headphones24.
• About crash on open (blank, error sound, loads only after Licenses → back): AboutViewModel used System.Timers.Timer off UI thread + Background SystemAccentColor (Color not Brush) on 44px border → InvalidOperationException. Fixed to DispatcherTimer on UI thread, fallback dummy 42/120, changed to SystemAccentBrush.
• About layout after fix was truncated (NEXUS STRAP cut): Fixed Grid.RowDefinitions 5→6 and Active Players card placement.
• FFlags warning bypass: Templates applied without showing warning. Now FFlagTemplatesViewModel.ApplyTemplate checks ShowFFlagEditorWarning first, shows warning (with outdated line), only after Yes clears the flag and then applies.
• IntegrationsPage MusicNote24 invalid SymbolRegular → Headphones24.
• Shadow Play 5 ffmpeg orphans + F5 loop: Start called 5× without lock, each press spawned new ffmpeg and tried to concat the live file (file-lock hang). Added _lock + taskkill + early RegisterF5 + copy-to-concat_tmp + 8s timeout.
• Shadow Play lag: 5× gdigrab 30fps libx264 → single instance, now ~3% CPU.
• Watcher leak and hotkey not working with Settings closed: moved heartbeat to PresenceHeartbeat.Start() in App + Watcher, helper Window kept alive.
• Settings/Game search bar still showing when you asked to remove: collapsed Game Search ComboBox + Settings SearchBox.

=== CHANGED ===
• Version bump: NexusStrap.csproj 2.3.1 → 2.4.9 (FileVersion too) so every UI shows v2.4.9.
• Warning text now says: “IMPORTANT: Most FFlags you find online are outdated and no longer work in 2026...” (Strings.resx:946).

=== REMOVED ===
• Dead FFlag templates: On-Screen FPS Counter (FFlagDebugDisplayFPS patched) and Future is Bright (FFlagDebugForceFutureIsBrightPhase2/3 now default/no-op).
• Search bars: Game Browser top Region/Players/Uptime/Game filter bar (GamesPage.xaml:22) and second Region/Server Size bar (325), plus Settings SearchBox (Settings/MainWindow.xaml:68) — all Visibility Collapsed.
• Nostalgia Leak (old Roblox sounds on Settings enter/Wiki hover): deleted Integrations/NostalgiaLeak.cs, Settings.EnableNostalgiaLeak, ViewModel property, IntegrationsPage card + Loaded handler, AboutPage Wiki MouseEnter.
• Shadow Play Mini (F5 last 10-60s): removed Integrations/ShadowPlay.cs, Settings EnableShadowPlay/ShadowPlayDuration, ViewModel properties, IntegrationsPage card + Save handler, App Init/Stop hooks. Too buggy/laggy.
• “Add a friend” button/popup that was briefly added to AccountsPage (friend system) — kept only installer sign-in + ID copy, friend system paused until strap is more popular.
• Plain file AccountManager.json in Downloads/Base/Cache — migrated to hidden registry HKCU\Software\NexusStrap\AM_v1 (DPAPI) + deleted legacy files.

Download: NexusStrap.exe (framework-dependent, requires .NET 10 Desktop Runtime)
Install: Run Downloads\NexusStrap.exe → new Account step will show your ID with Copy.

v2.3.1 - the final bug patch FOR NOW

lol that does not mean im not gonna update it anymore what i mean is that for the past version all of them had a ton of bugs

NexusStrap v2.3.1

Bug fixes

• Shift-lock cursor now renders correctly in-game (was written to the wrong folder, Roblox never loaded it)
• Custom shift-lock / cursor images are downscaled to Roblox native sizes (32x32 shift-lock, 64x64 arrows) so they don't appear huge
• Bootstrapper window now closes properly when launching from the browser
• Custom cursor sets apply and fetch to the correct Modifications paths
• Preset mods (fonts, emojis) copy to the correct version directory paths
• Preset custom font family manifests are generated correctly

Features

• Memory limiter + RAM cleaner
• Shift-lock cursor themes with live preview
• Custom cursor pack manager (create, apply, export, import sets)
• Femboy theme
• 8-bit bootstrapper icon
• Spotlight guide
• Login dialog fix

Installation

1. Close NexusStrap if running
2. Replace your installed NexusStrap.exe with the one from this release
3. Settings are preserved

and so much more that i cant even count

v2.0.6 — The Release

• Fixed: Account persistence (accounts now save on app exit)
• Fixed: Account Manager Sign Out button hidden when no account logged in
• Fixed: Region Selector uses user's own cookie instead of broken dummy cookie
• Fixed: Region Selector auto-reinitializes when user logs in
• Fixed: Hardware Optimization page scrolling
• Fixed: ZeroToVisibilityConverter crash in Anti-Cheat and Conflict Detector
• Fixed: All wiki URLs updated to lekdravpm-del/NexusStrap
• Fixed: Mouse wheel scroll in settings content area
• Added: 10 new features (Server History, Launch Arguments, Log Viewer, Anti-Cheat Awareness, Mod Conflict Detector, Crash Recovery, Custom RPC, Auto-Update FFlag Profiles, Health Check, Analytics Dashboard)
• Added: Full NexusStrap Wiki (10 pages: Home, Troubleshooting, Guides, Feature Docs)
• Added: Wiki button in About page
• Removed: RPC Customize separate page (merged into Integrations)
• Removed: Auto FFlag Update separate page (merged into FastFlags)
• Removed: Translators page from About window
• Redesigned: About page with unique layout
• now why did i say fix?
• because the strap was had many times being fixed and they were all bad so i didn't want anyone to use the bad versions