AG Launcher 2.10.0-test.1

AG Launcher 2.10.0-test.1

This release rebuilds Allegator Games News as a responsive editorial workspace that fits the launcher’s workshop identity.

Changes

• Replaces the legacy article carousel with a persistent archive and focused reader.
• Adds fast local search and dynamic category filters across the current News feed.
• Introduces responsive article banners, readable typography, and layouts for large and minimum-size windows.
• Preserves article, filter, archive-scroll, and reading positions while navigating during a launcher session.
• Keeps JSON-first loading, RSS fallback, safe links, offline caching, unread state, and Home article deep links.
• Adds deterministic Electron visual coverage for wide, minimum, and compact drawer layouts.

Test releases remain unsigned while Windows Public Trust signing is prepared.

AG Launcher 2.9.1-test.1

AG Launcher 2.9.1-test.1

This release moves Allegator Games News away from the unavailable legacy host and introduces a schema-versioned publishing platform.

Changes

• Loads News from the Allegator Games JSON index with RSS fallback.
• Retains a bounded sanitized cache for useful offline reading.
• Supports remotely injected News discovery so the host can change without another launcher or mod build.
• Preserves Home and full News navigation without delaying authentication, Community, or game launching.
• Adds non-blocking News draft automation to launcher and Cobble Power release workflows.

Test releases remain unsigned while Windows Public Trust signing is prepared.

AG Launcher 2.9.0-test.1

AG Launcher 2.9.0-test.1

Home now brings the Allegator Games workshop to life with useful, live content while keeping game launch fast and independent.

Changes

• Replaces the previous Home hero with the three most recent Allegator Games News entries.
• Adds up to five popular Community creations, with ranks, previews, creators, content types, and engagement counts.
• Opens Home News directly in the full News reader and Community creations in their established detail views.
• Adds bounded, presentation-safe News caching and reuses the Community catalog's ETag-backed offline cache.
• Pauses feed refreshes away from Home and keeps News or Community failures isolated from Play and Play & Join.
• Adds responsive Home layouts and deterministic showroom fixtures at large, default, and minimum launcher sizes.
• Corrects browser timer binding in server-status and Home feed scheduling.

Test releases are currently unsigned. Stable publication remains blocked until Windows Public Trust signing is configured.

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.5

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.5

This is a focused end-to-end verification release for readable launcher update notes.

What to verify

• Headings appear as readable text without HTML tags.
• List entries appear as separate bullet points.
• Inline labels such as Settings → Updates remain legible.
• No <h1>, <p>, <ul>, <li>, or <code> markup is visible.

There are no functional launcher changes beyond the version and verification notes. Test releases remain unsigned while Windows Public Trust signing is prepared.

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.4

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.4

This update makes launcher release notes readable and keeps their rendering secure.

Changes

• Converts GitHub's HTML release notes into clean plain text before sending them to the launcher interface.
• Preserves headings, paragraphs, lists, inline text, and common HTML entities without exposing markup.
• Removes active or embedded content, limits the resulting message size, and continues rendering through safe text-only UI APIs.

Test releases are currently unsigned. Stable publication remains blocked until Windows Public Trust signing is configured.

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.3

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.3

This release is the automated publication-path verification target for AG Launcher self-updates.

Changes

• Uses an explicit GitHub HTTP-status guard before creating an immutable release.
• Fails closed on authentication, network, and unexpected API responses.
• Retains the complete optional in-app update workflow introduced in 2.8.0-test.1.

Test releases are currently unsigned. Stable publication remains blocked until Windows Public Trust signing is configured.

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.2

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.2

This verification release validates the new in-app update path from 2.8.0-test.1.

Changes

• Preserves the complete AG Launcher self-update experience introduced in 2.8.0-test.1.
• Prevents ordinary CI and local package builds from publishing implicitly.
• Corrects the approval-gated release guard for an absent GitHub release.
• Includes the Pack Studio PostgreSQL JSON-fragment compatibility fix discovered by mandatory integration testing.

Test releases are currently unsigned. Windows may display an unknown-publisher warning during the one-time 2.8.0-test.1 bootstrap installation; stable releases remain blocked until Public Trust signing is configured.

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.1

AG Launcher 2.8.0-test.1

This is the final manually installed bootstrap release for AG Launcher self-updates.

• Adds optional in-launcher update checks, downloads, and restart-to-install support.
• Adds an AG-branded update prompt and persistent update controls in Settings.
• Keeps Minecraft launch, Community, and authenticated mod downloads available when update checks fail.
• Adds launcher version/channel identity to authenticated service requests.
• Prepares a disabled-by-default backend minimum-version safety policy.

This test release is unsigned. Windows may continue to show its existing publisher warning until Public Trust signing is enabled for a future stable release.