Ninja 4.0.16

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Ninja 4 detaches previously supplied components, which are now maintained separately in Toolkit.

This serves the purpose of counteracting false-positive classifications as malware. Previously, Ninja unpacked customized versions of Ikarus and LeGo at runtime, which was associated with trojan-like behavior. As these special versions of the two libraries are nevertheless required by some modular mods, they are encapsulated as a separate mod - to be potentially expanded in the future to include further recurring "convenience" components.

In addition, a purchased certificate for signing the DLL and the setup should help to prevent false positives. Special thanks are due to the supporters who support this financially! Without their commitment, there would be no solution in sight.

A disclaimer on code signing: Such certificates are very expensive, which is why we have chosen a cheaper open source developer certificate. This is correspondingly less powerful and works on a reputation basis. Patience may therefore still be required until virus detection engines recognize the certificate as trustworthy. It is still highly advised to thoroughly verify the integrity of Ninja in case of malware detection using the checksums.

For developers, the introduction of the toolkit does not require any action: Only the installation instructions should draw players' attention to the toolkit as a new requirement. For this reason, this release is considered a "breaking change" and is thus given the version number 4.

🗒️ Change log
🖥️ Installation instructions
#️⃣ Check sums for verification.
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   VirusTotal report for the setup of this release.

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This discussion was created from the release Ninja 4.0.16.