v0.2.2

GTA SA Open Downgrader v0.2.2

Bug fixes

• Fixed the application aborting with QThread: Destroyed while thread is still running when closing during background work
• Added cooperative cancellation and graceful waiting for scans, downloads, mod checks, mod installations, and patching
• Kept download and mod-install dialogs alive until their native worker threads have fully stopped
• Preserved tracking data for mods installed before a cancellation

v0.2.1

GTA SA Open Downgrader v0.2.1

Startup experience

• Added a preparation splash window so one-file builds provide immediate feedback while starting
• Bundled the splash runtime and Tk libraries in packaged builds; end users do not need to install Tkinter
• Added a Qt fallback when the packaged splash IPC socket is unavailable
• Standardized Linux and Windows builds on Python 3.12

Linux packaging

• Migrated AppImage packaging to the maintained appimagetool 1.9.1 builder
• Added a pinned, checksum-verified static AppImage runtime
• Removed the end-user libfuse2 dependency and documented the extraction fallback for systems without FUSE

Mod downloads

• Updated Framerate Vigilante to the current official ZIP package
• Added support for ShareMods' current OVH object-storage download links
• Avoided intermittent ShareMods 403 responses with a compatible request profile
• Ensured only the GTA San Andreas ASI and configuration are extracted from the multi-game archive

Dependencies and maintenance

• Updated and locked all Python dependencies to their latest compatible releases
• Updated GitHub Actions dependencies to their latest stable releases

v0.2.0

GTA SA Open Downgrader v0.2.0

Mod management

• Added persistent installed-mod versions, package fingerprints, source URLs, and installation timestamps
• Added background update checks with installed, up-to-date, unknown, and update-available states in the UI
• Added Force Reinstall Selected Mods for updates, missing files, and configuration recovery
• Added legacy .downgrader detection with a configuration-backup warning
• Legacy trackers now fully reinstall every recorded mod once, then migrate to the versioned tracker format

Downloads and packaging

• Replaced private fileserver downloads with official upstream mod packages
• Added package-layout normalization, including GTA SA-only extraction from multi-game archives
• Added ZIP and 7z path validation to prevent unsafe archive extraction
• Switched iCloud patch downloads to the published icloud-resolver package
• Patch downloads are now validated and replace existing patch assets only after successful extraction
• Simplified Linux and Windows builds around uv sync and reproducible project dependencies

Fixes and maintenance

• Fixed gta_sa.exe consistency across different versions
• Fixed the misspelled generate_pathces.sh filename and README reference
• Fixed update checks so older releases are not offered as updates
• Improved download error reporting, stability, and mod-installation progress handling

v0.1.1

GTA SA Open Downgrader v0.1.1

• Added Linux AppImage support (Online & Offline)
• Added Windows Offline standalone executable
• Improved Window Icons and UI theme
• Added Application Updater (Online & Offline modes)
• Fixed gta_sa.exe consistency across different versions
• Various stability and UX improvements

v0.1.0

GTA SA Open Downgrader v0.1.0

Initial Release

Note

On Windows the Defender is going to flag app as its a Python Self-Extractable package, thats a false positive