v2.0.0-rc.3

THSV StreamBridge 2.0.0-rc.3

THSV StreamBridge 2.0.0-rc.3 is the current public Windows release candidate for the revised v2 core and add-on platform. It replaces rc.2 for creator acceptance testing before stable 2.0.0.

Corrections since rc.2

• The installer clearly explains its local verification and privacy behavior, reports success or failure, and waits for the creator before closing.
• The uninstaller clearly explains what is removed and preserved, reports success or failure, waits for the creator before closing, and then safely removes its own wrapper; a Windows short-vs-long path mismatch that could make a valid installation look unmanaged is fixed.
• Native Streamer.bot platform intake (Twitch/YouTube/Kick) bug fixes corrected against real Streamer.bot Action History argument dumps: hardcoded item-name fallbacks, missing reward-redemption and YouTube membership-gift source IDs, YouTube monetary-amount parsing, and Kick's "Kicks Gifted" trigger-name mismatch.
• The Windows Bridge Launcher's Streamer.bot actions now wait for the launcher's own result instead of reporting success as soon as a process handle existed, and uploaded overlay assets are anchored to the persistent data root instead of the disposable per-version app folder.
• The setup wizard's Alerts, Command Sync, Timed Actions, Advanced Blockers, and Platforms panels were rebuilt around a consistent list-plus-editor layout with plain-language explanations for every toggle, replacing always-visible forms stacked above flat card lists.

Included

• A self-contained Windows x64 archive with pinned Node.js runtime and no global Node.js, npm, Docker, database, or administrator requirement.
• A state-preserving installer, replacement-start handling, upgrade rollback, conservative uninstall, and authenticated local setup wizard.
• Unified Twitch, YouTube, Kick, and TikFinity relay intake through one Streamer.bot WebSocket connection.
• Configurable Chat and Alerts browser sources, commands, timed actions, rewards, diagnostics, backups, and approval-gated add-ons.
• Durable at-least-once Streamer.bot delivery with restart replay, bounded retry, ordered lanes, and dead letters.
• SHA-256 archive checksum, CycloneDX SBOM, and GitHub artifact attestations from the release workflow.

RC safety boundaries

• Do not use TikFinity financial or progression events for production statistics or irreversible actions until provider-stable event identity and simulator provenance are verified live.
• Kick reward mutations remain disabled because Streamer.bot does not document them.
• High-impact events without a provider-stable source ID are rejected instead of being assigned a synthetic replay-unsafe identity.
• This is an unsigned portable ZIP. Verify both its adjacent SHA-256 file and GitHub artifact attestation before installation.

Acceptance evidence

• 62 test files / 424 tests pass with clean lint, typecheck, build, configuration validation, and zero production dependency audit findings.
• The public CMD installer and uninstaller are exercised through Windows acceptance, including visible completion, self-removal, and creator-data preservation.
• The release workflow rebuilds from the exact tag and publishes a SHA-256 checksum, CycloneDX SBOM, and provenance attestations.
• The published archive and checksum were verified with a real anonymous download from this release; the archive contents were confirmed against the exact tagged commit.

Meld Studio note

Meld Studio is distributed as an MSIX/UWP app, which Windows sandboxes with loopback isolation by default. This blocks the Chat, Alerts, and combined overlay URLs, and the setup wizard if opened from inside Meld's own browser layer, until a one-time exemption is granted. See Troubleshooting for the fix. This is a Windows app-sandboxing restriction, not a StreamBridge defect, and can affect other MSIX-packaged broadcasting apps the same way.

Install

Download THSV-StreamBridge-2.0.0-rc.3-windows-x64.zip and its .sha256 file from this release, verify them using RELEASE-VERIFICATION.md, extract the archive, and run Install THSV StreamBridge.cmd.

Normal upgrades preserve creator configuration, secrets, uploads, logs, backups, add-on packages, and add-on state. Default uninstall also preserves creator-owned data.