v0.0.18

v0.0.18

• After a crash, the launcher now reads Windows' own crash records for loader.exe (Application log, events 1000/1001/1026) and writes them into run.log. No need to dig through Event Viewer. If Windows wrote none, run.log says so.

SHA-256

• Skatestrap-v0.0.18.zip 0e0c2d1e3b2dddb74113f44e1209ed5f8a6a2162e0e3e3ebeb615195c1faefc2
• Skatestrap.exe 7093cde0b892f1e08c10ab8e043679c3480f8819ed4f8240e0a46f43907107ff
• loader/loader.exe d164f53bf372f3cb777af8d40dba5f6b1fd2353744cd81bf362a06802f384c5d (unchanged)

Windows Defender

Skatestrap is not code-signed yet, so Defender or SmartScreen may flag it as a false positive. The full source is in this repo; you can build it yourself and compare hashes.

v0.0.17

v0.0.17

• Back to Roblox 2.746.1266. v0.0.16 pinned 2.742, which caused stutter and frame drops. 2.746 runs smooth again, and skater shadows work.
• First start after the update downloads the Roblox app again (~230 MB, once).
• Low-latency mode is now off by default.

SHA-256

• Skatestrap-v0.0.17.zip 92bffd2d8d21486dd3db3886ef463ac561b0edd50abd161970b2990124af28af
• Skatestrap.exe 5517ccc94143314c01bf5ece63c644915e9675fdb6aac3780b68ff8bb0e422ce
• loader/loader.exe d164f53bf372f3cb777af8d40dba5f6b1fd2353744cd81bf362a06802f384c5d
• patches.bin afc37d0e05ab2b7991cf304d512886c0e29ec9b558bd54a45437f8c32e6d174c

Windows Defender

Skatestrap is not code-signed yet, so Defender or SmartScreen may flag it as a false positive. The full source is in this repo; you can build it yourself and compare hashes.

v0.0.16

• Avatar shadows fixed: Roblox 2.746 stopped drawing shadows for some custom avatars, so Skatestrap now uses Roblox 2.742, where they still show. It downloads that version by itself the next time you open Skatestrap (about 230 MB, once). We'll move to a newer Roblox once they fix it.
• New on the Mods page: "PC mode" (off by default) tells Roblox this is a Windows PC.

SHA-256:

• Skatestrap-v0.0.16.zip 1821350a77d436e2c06c38e743942acd6d7031478637eab8aacd816820826687
• Skatestrap.exe acfa08d3e910e9866e03527d4e213196e2f422bdaa55a816a874d2bc35429021
• loader/loader.exe 2fe8f5937b53542bd734474b93f075f9628f2353f3dda32194db8051de63db36

Windows Defender flagging it? Skatestrap is fully open source: everything in the zip is built from this repo. A "!ml" detection is Defender's machine-learning guess on a new file, a false positive. To stop it flagging: Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Manage settings > Exclusions > Add or remove exclusions > Add an exclusion > Folder, and pick your Skatestrap folder. Already removed a file? Protection history > the Skatestrap entry > Actions > Restore. Exclude only the Skatestrap folder.

v0.0.15

• loader.exe and Skatestrap.exe now carry proper file details (name, publisher, version).
• loader.exe builds byte-for-byte the same when its code doesn't change, so updates that don't touch it keep the same file.
• GitHub builds now publish a signed provenance record for both exes.

SHA-256:

• Skatestrap-v0.0.15.zip 2f562d4e520d829b599881d56d2654a24bc61aff0f6ddc7e22a2adde094d61dd
• Skatestrap.exe 7751f0ce31612d5085431b891a62c31693d77355437b0d497bedde2148f94b0d
• loader/loader.exe 171f21b37fec57329d339a8f4ad88c88b2b22ffaadfa2d5b9a7da168ba4a9a67

v0.0.14

• Smoother uncapped FPS: far fewer frame-time spikes when running unlimited FPS.
• Holding right click to turn the camera no longer moves your cursor when you let go.

v0.0.13 - Defender fix

Fix: Windows Defender removing loader.exe. The v0.0.12 loader was flagged by Defender (Trojan:Win32/Bearfoos.A!ml, a false positive) because it swapped in the new launcher. That part is gone.

• Got "Could not start loader.exe ... cannot find the file"? Reopen Skatestrap: it downloads a clean loader.exe. If it still fails, download the zip again.
• On v0.0.12 already: Skatestrap updates itself to v0.0.13 when you open it.
• On v0.0.9 - v0.0.11: download the zip once to get the self-updating launcher.

v0.0.12 - auto-updating launcher

Skatestrap updates itself now. No more grabbing a new zip: from this update on, new versions of Skatestrap.exe download and install on their own.

• Already on v0.0.9 - v0.0.11? Open Skatestrap and play once. The new launcher installs in the background and is there the next time you open Skatestrap.
• Download is about half the size (launcher 136 MB -> 63 MB).
• "Update check failed" now says the real reason (e.g. the SSL error), so it is easier to fix.

Skatestrap v0.0.11

• Account switcher on the Play page: save several Roblox accounts and pick which one plays. "+ Add account" opens the roblox.com sign-in; the bin button removes one.

This update is in the launcher itself, so download the new zip (reopening only updates the game files).

Windows may flag it; it is fully open source here.

Skatestrap v0.0.10

• Typed letters now show in chat and text boxes.
• FPS past 240: set the cap above 240 (or unlimited) in the launcher. The in-game Max Frame Rate menu is ignored while it is.
• If the game closes by itself, run.log now says why (exit code at the end).

Already installed? Close Skatestrap completely and open it again to update.

Windows may flag it; it is fully open source here.

Skatestrap v0.0.9

• You can type in Roblox chat (and any text box): Enter sends, Esc closes, Ctrl+V pastes.
• You stay signed in: sign in once on Roblox's screen and Skatestrap remembers it.
• Ctrl+V pastes your clipboard in games.
• The game window has the Skatestrap icon, and the launcher steps aside while you play.

Windows may warn because the app isn't code-signed: More info, then Run anyway.