OpenDereth v0.2.0 Preview 11

OpenDereth Preview 11 introduces single-file server-mod packages and includes the accumulated curated mod-library updates.

Highlights:

• New format-2 mod ZIPs contain an embedded SHA-256 hash for every payload file. Users download and import one ZIP; no adjacent mod checksum file is needed.
• The launcher rejects changed, missing, duplicated, unlisted, unsafe, or malformed package files before installation.
• Legacy format-1 mod ZIPs remain supported when their matching .zip.sha256 sidecar is present.
• Adds Three Imbues, Aquafir Creature Variants, Housing Upgrade Pack, Landblock Summon Balance, All-Tier Salvage & Loot Luck, Unlimited Stat Augmentation Gems, and Unlimited Skill Specializations to the curated launcher source.
• Updates the mod authoring, migration, compatibility, saved-data, and removal documentation.

The package remains self-contained and includes ACE.Server, portable MariaDB 12.3.2, ACE World v0.9.294, the optional Decal bridge, 12 curated format-2 server-mod packages, CustomClothingBase 1.11, and Custom Weenie importing.

Install:

1. Download OpenDereth-v0.2.0-preview.11.zip below.
2. Extract the complete ZIP into a fresh writable folder such as C:\Games\OpenDereth.
3. Run OpenDereth.exe and point it to your existing Asheron's Call client/DAT directory when requested.

Existing users should back up %LOCALAPPDATA%\OpenDereth before upgrading and extract this release into a fresh folder. Proprietary Asheron's Call client and DAT files are not included.

Verified:

• Full launcher/mod test suite: 101/101 passed.
• Focused package importer tests: 6/6 passed.
• Complete self-contained release build and personal-path/proprietary-file safety inspection passed.
• All 12 bundled mod ZIPs pass embedded-manifest verification.
• Bundled mod directory contains zero checksum sidecars.
• Pinned MariaDB runtime and complete ACE World SQL are present.

SHA-256: 2F54703D5E4AD8564F1EC9271F648A91E65A72A2220BAFF9CA9791165C8793A2