openQ4 0.13.1

openQ4 0.13.1

Field	Value
Version	0.13.1
Release tag	v0.13.1
Commit	e74ae236
Generated	2026-09-08 07:09 UTC
Release scale	override
Version decision	Version override was supplied manually.
Workflow	34196053568
Since	v0.13.0 (compare)

Highlights

• Saving works again in release packages. New saves no longer fail validation because the release was incorrectly identified as build 1.
• Release downloads are checked end to end. Archives must decompress completely, and uploaded file sizes and SHA-256 digests must match the validated originals before a new release is published.
• Compiled maps carry the correct geometry checksum. A newly generated .proc is no longer immediately reported as out of date.

Upgrade Notes

• Replace the complete package, keeping the engine, renderer modules, game modules, and bundled data together. Retail Quake 4 assets are still required.
• Failed save attempts in 0.13.0 did not produce a usable new save. This patch does not recover those attempts or add compatibility with unsupported older saves stamped as build 1; keep backups and use the version that wrote an older campaign save when necessary.
• Map authors: openQ4 rebuilds render geometry and collision, but does not yet include the Quake 4 AAS compiler. Rebuild navigation with the Quake 4 SDK tools after changing map geometry. The compiler now reports this limitation explicitly; remaining navigation work is tracked in #158.
• The experimental macOS packages target Apple Silicon/arm64. Intel Mac packages are not published, and Rosetta is not a supported substitute. Linux ARM64 remains a preview.
• The macos_graphics_bridge=metal package is a Metal bridge around the OpenGL renderer, not a native Metal renderer; platform_backend=native is comparison-only diagnostic infrastructure, not a release backend. Existing macOS visual-parity limitations remain tracked in issue #98, and support promotion remains gated by docs/dev/macos-signoff-evidence.md.

Change Log

• Corrected release build numbering and rejected stable builds made without complete Git history, preventing freshly written saves from being mistaken for unsupported development saves (#159).
• Added full archive integrity checks and verification of the exact bytes stored by GitHub; new releases stay in draft until those checks pass (#160).
• Replaced the map compiler's placeholder checksum with the compiled map's geometry checksum, and added a clear warning when navigation cannot be rebuilt (#158).

Linux ARM64 Support

Linux ARM64 preview artifacts enabled. First-class publication remains gated on accepted real-hardware native-Wayland SP/MP, dedicated-server, audio, input, display, and package evidence.