SMWMTL 2.18 // 2.10-LTS.8

Release date : April 21, 2022

This release wasn't planned, but since Dropbox dropped support for TLS 1.0 for connections, SMWMTL_Update 2.10 was completly broken.

This Release 2.18 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1201.81
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.18.1201.81-rv8bld-01_x86_210422
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.18.1201.81-rv8bld-01_x64_210422
• LTS Release : Build 1211.81
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.81-ltsbld-21_x86_210422
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.81-ltsbld-21_x64_210422

Changelog :

• Bug fixes :
  • "Settings" window :
    • Fixed a bug in SMWMTL_Update which prevented the download of the changelog on OSes whose display language is neither English nor French.
• Modifications :
  • Updated SMWMTL_Update to version 2.11.
    • Added support for TLS 1.2 after Dropbox dropped support for the TLS 1.0 protocol used by .NET Framework 4.0.

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.20 Release Candidate 3

Release date : April 17, 2022

This Pre-Release 2.20 Release Candidate 3 (in x64 for Stable Release) coming with the changes that will be described in 2.20 full release.

Note

This version is a PRE-RELEASE version of SMWMTL 2.20. Use it with a lot of precautions. Some features may be subject to change or remove in a near or far future.

Important

Since this release of SMWMTL changes a lot of fundamental things, the previously announced dropping support for all Windows NT 5.x-based and all 32-bit OSes in #2, here is the new system requirements if you want to use SMWMTL 2.2x and above :

	Minimal Configuration	Recommended Configuration
Operating System	Windows Vista SP2 (x64)	Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
.NET Framework Version	Version 4.6	Version 4.8
System Memory	128 MB	256 MB
Disk Space	128 MB	512 MB
Screen Resolution	1366x768 Pixels	1600x900 Pixels

For people that wants to keep these now-unsupported platforms and still wants to use SMWMTL, the older version 2.10-LTS is still an option as it will still be updated for a while (until v2.40 release).

Warning

Due to a complete rewrite of the settings part of SMWMTL, Settings files from 2.1x Releases are not compatible with 2.2x releases.

Build String :

• Stable Release : Build 1572.00
  • SMWMTL_Montréal_2.20.1572.00-rc3bld-13_x64_160422

Changelog from Release 2.20-RC2 :

• General :
  • Removed unused translation lines.
  • If "Silent install" option is enabled, Update now installs at application startup instead on application shutdown.
• Main window :
  • Update banner's text is no longer cutted off by the "see details" link.
  • Fixed a bug with the UberASM path which enabling its button when it wasn't supposed to (yet).
• "About SMWMTL" window :
  • Removed unused values from removed 2.1x features.
• "Settings" window :
  • Hiding UI Theme-related controls.
  • Modified strings due to previous Automatic update triggering change.
• "Software Updates" window :
  • Reworded "An error has occured" text.
  • Fixed missing French translation for the same text.
  • Fixed a bug with window loading code that shows "update detected" if an update detected by an older version is older or equal to the current version.
• "OS Version" window :
  • Removed duplicated value for Windows Platform (Win32NT).
  • Fixed some values for Embedded versions of Windows.
• "Legacy About" window :
  • Removed unused Tooltips handler, the only tab that use it was removed in 2.10.

Software preview :

SMWMTL 2.20 Release Candidate 2

Release date : March 17, 2022

This Pre-Release 2.20 Release Candidate 2 (in x64 for Stable Release) coming with the changes that will be described in 2.20 full release.

Note

This version is a PRE-RELEASE version of SMWMTL 2.20. Use it with a lot of precautions. Some features may be subject to change or remove in a near or far future.

Important

Since this release of SMWMTL changes a lot of fundamental things, the previously announced dropping support for all Windows NT 5.x-based and all 32-bit OSes in #2, here is the new system requirements if you want to use SMWMTL 2.2x and above :

	Minimal Configuration	Recommended Configuration
Operating System	Windows Vista SP2 (x64)	Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
.NET Framework Version	Version 4.6	Version 4.8
System Memory	128 MB	256 MB
Disk Space	128 MB	512 MB
Screen Resolution	1366x768 Pixels	1600x900 Pixels

For people that wants to keep these now-unsupported platforms and still wants to use SMWMTL, the older version 2.10-LTS is still an option as it will still be updated for a while (until v2.40 release).

Important

Please export your settings first before updating to Release Candidate 2!
Folder name in LocalAppData has been changed in this update, so if you don't want to reconfigure everything, export your settings, do the update and after reimport them into SMWMTL!

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Anyway, if you (really) want to manually move the settings folder on your LocalAppData folder, here's how to proceed:

1. First (before updating), export your settings from the application, it may help you if you encounter some problems.
2. After updating SMWMTL, go to %LocalAppData% (or C:\Users\<Your Name>\AppData\Local).
3. Find the •••Kiki79250••• folder.
4. Create a new folder with the following name : AstragonQC_Softwares (Yes, with the typo (*facepalm*))
5. Copy the SMWMTL.exe_StrongName_r5fdzx4hx5s3ws3oxg5rca4llvs4yb2p folder from •••Kiki79250••• to AstragonQC_Softwares.
6. Try if settings has been correctly moved.

If the settings loader shows an error, delete the folder you copied, start SMWMTL, check if a new folder was created and import your settings from the exported file you did earlier (or retry Step 5).

Warning

Due to a complete rewrite of the settings part of SMWMTL, Settings files from 2.1x Releases are not compatible with 2.2x releases.

Build String :

• Stable Release : Build 1554.00
  • SMWMTL_Montréal_2.20.1554.00-rc2bld-05_x64_170322

Changelog from Release 2.20-RC1 :

• March 20, 2022 • 01h10 :
  • Fix an installer bug which prevent it to run on Windows Vista. Default minimum version for Installers in Inno Setup is "6.1" (which is Win7 NT Version) instead of "6.0" (used by Vista).

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• March 17, 2022 • 14h30 :
  • Ninja-mode update / Updated installer to avoid create a new icon in desktop if you update from SMWMTL_Update directly.

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• General :
  • Rewrited and cleaned application start code.
  • Changed the code used to load and save the settings to try to eradicate for good the fact of manually restarting the software so that the settings are properly applied.
  • Updated some Assembly informations :
    • Changed settings file location in AppData from "•••Kiki79250•••" to "AstragonQC_Softwares".
    • Changed Assembly Copyright from "•••Kiki79250•••" to "•••Kiki79250••• // AstragonQC".
    • Changed Assembly trademark from "•••Kiki79250•••" to "AstragonQC Softwares".
  • Added an Application-level Exception handler for all remaining unhandled exceptions.
  • Harmonized all windows titles by changing "-" to "•".
• Application Settings :
  • Modified default value for Task Manager Icon line color from "Blue" (2) to "Green" (1).
• Main window :
  • Added an experimental dark theme for Main window.
    • Enable it in Settings > Arrow menu > Experimental Settings".
  • Fixed a bug with the UberASM button remaining disabled even if an existing path is correctly settled.
  • Updated "Via GUI version" for "AddMusicK" sub-menu.
  • Added a fix for not displaying the "•" when custom title text is blank.
  • Updated "Kill Process" icon for "SMW Customizer" sub-menu.
• "About SMWMTL" window :
  • Added ability to copy Build string when clicking on it.
  • Updated application logo banner by moving the SKU from right to left.
• "Settings" window :
  • Modified some strings.
  • Modified AddMusicK path labels from "CMD Version";"GUI Version" to "AMK";"AMKGUI".
  • Fixed "Smallhacker's Tools" buttons' tooltips to display correct apps name.
  • Swapped "SMW Enemy Name Importer" and "SMW Enemy Name Exporter" Icons, they're now associated with the right application.
  • Fixed a bug that displays "00/00" on custom title text character counter if custom text is blank.
• "OS Version" window :
  • Fixed bug with Windows 10/11 "Dev" Insider builds which have only "20" for years instead of nothing.
  • Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 now use the same Copyright year checking as client Windows versions.
  • Optimized OS detection.
• "Suggest Tool/Update" window :
  • Removed unused dependencies after removal of "Suggested Updates" and "Reported problem" lists.
• "Report bug/Crash" window :
  • Added an info about future username change.
  • Fixed bug for opacity option is not applying if Apply mode is settled on "all windows"
• "More Informations" window :
  • Updated Changelog to add 2.17 changes.
  • Updated License by Adding "AstragonQC" on Copyright.
  • Updated Legal Notices.
  • Removed "OOBE Music" part from "Other Credits" section.
• "Legacy About" window :
  • Updated Author name value from static to the centralized dynamic value used in current about box.
  • Updated Compile date value to use the same code as in current about box.

Software preview :

SMWMTL 2.17 // 2.10-LTS.7

Release date : March 08, 2022

This Release 2.17 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1201.72
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.17.1201.72-rv7bld-02_x86_080322
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.17.1201.72-rv7bld-02_x64_080322
• LTS Release : Build 1211.72
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.72-ltsbld-20_x86_080322
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.72-ltsbld-20_x64_080322

Changelog :

• Bug fixes :
  • Fixed a bug that still shows your OS Version on title even if "Hide window title" option is enabled.
  • Fixed a critical bug with Lunar Magic 1 Click to Launch that does not enable option if slot path is valid on loading.
• Modifications :
  • Changed case for "SnesGFX" text.
• Other :
  • Fixed typo in French in Main window's Settings button tooltip when CTRL+Click is enabled.
  • Fixed typo in French in default placeholder text in "Suggest Tool/Update" window.

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.20 Release Candidate 1

Release date : February 17, 2022

This Pre-Release 2.20 Release Candidate 1 (in x64 for Stable Release) coming with the changes that will be described in 2.20 full release.

Note

This version is a PRE-RELEASE version of SMWMTL 2.20. Use it with a lot of precautions. Some features may be subject to change or remove in a near or far future.

Important

Since this release of SMWMTL changes a lot of fundamental things, the previously announced dropping support for all Windows NT 5.x-based and all 32-bit OSes in #2, here is the new system requirements if you want to use SMWMTL 2.2x and above :

	Minimal Configuration	Recommended Configuration
Operating System	Windows Vista SP2 (x64)	Windows 7 SP1 (x64)
.NET Framework Version	Version 4.6	Version 4.8
System Memory	128 MB	256 MB
Disk Space	128 MB	512 MB
Screen Resolution	1366x768 Pixels	1600x900 Pixels

For people that wants to keep these now-unsupported platforms and still wants to use SMWMTL, the older version 2.10-LTS is still an option as it will still be updated for a while (until v2.40 release).

Warning

Due to a complete rewrite of the settings part of SMWMTL, Settings files from 2.1x Releases are not compatible with 2.2x releases.

Build String :

• Stable Release : Build 1502.00
  • SMWMTL_Montréal_2.20.1502.00-rc1bld-03_x64_160222

Software preview :

SMWMTL 2.16

Release date : January 15, 2022

This Release 2.16 (both x86 and x64 for Stable Release only) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ The last LTS version is 2.10-LTS.6 and can be downloaded in the previous release.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1201.60
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.16.1201.60-rv6bld-01_x86_150122
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.16.1201.60-rv6bld-01_x64_150122

Changelog :

• Modifications :
  • Updated Version number by increasing it by 1 due to a weird bug with update system returning an error 404 when files strings is "2.15".
• Other :
  • Settled a new record bewteen two updates (4 days).

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.15 // 2.10-LTS.6

Release date : January 11, 2022

This Release 2.15 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1201.56
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.15.1201.56-rv5bld-01_x86_100122
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.15.1201.56-rv5bld-01_x64_100122
• LTS Release : Build 1211.56
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.56-ltsbld-17_x86_100122
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1211.56-ltsbld-17_x64_100122

Changelog :

• Improvements :
  • Backporting application optimisations from current development versions :
    • Reduced application size (From 22 MB to 11.6 MB).
  • Updated SMWMTL_Update to version 2.10 :
    • It'll no longer displays you an error if the current build number is higher than the one known by the server, it'll display that no updates are available instead.
    • This change also affect update search at startup.
• Modifications :
  • Disabled DPI Scaling support due to several UI Problems when DPI is higher than 100%.
  • Changed "BRR Player" strings, because this program was never called "Organ".
  • Modified About screen Application name graphic to reflect.
• Bug fixes :
  • Fixed a problem with update search at program startup :
    • Search process download data for server status for Stable release even if your version is a LTS one.

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.14 // 2.10-LTS.5

Release date : November 10, 2021

This Release 2.14 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1200.41
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.14.1200.41-rv4bld-01_x86_091121
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.14.1200.41-rv4bld-01_x64_091121
• LTS Release : Build 1210.41
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1210.41-ltsbld-11_x86_091121
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1210.41-ltsbld-11_x64_091121

Changelog :

• Fixed bugs :
  • First Configuration window :
    • Fixed a bug with transparent buttons on OOBE with Windows Classic Theme on Windows XP/Vista/7.
    • Fixed a display bug with category name Texts during Personalized configuration with Windows Classic Theme.
  • Main window :
    • Fixed a display bug with the Update banner that displays it in White instead of Windows Classic selected color.
  • "Report Bug / Crash" window :
    • Fixed tab background color to accomodate with Windows Classic design on Windows XP/Vista/7.
  • "Suggest Tool / Update" window :
    • Fixed a development error, a point is added after the version in the generated suggestion text, I forgot to remove this few characters from code coming from earlier versions.
• Modifications :
  • General :
    • Added support for Lunar Magic 3.31 in LM 1CTL.
    • Separators in bottom bar option is now disabled by default.
  • "Report Bug / Crash" window :
    • Added a button leading to the GitHub Repo.
  • Windows XP/32-bit end of support notification window :
    • Changing Windows XP age from 19 to 20 years old.

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.13 // 2.10-LTS.4

Release date : September 19, 2021

This Release 2.13 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Note

This release is the first officially compatible with Windows 11.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Release : Build 1200.33
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.13.1200.33-rv3bld-02_x86_180921
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.13.1200.33-rv3bld-02_x64_180921
• LTS Release : Build 1210.33
  • 32-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1210.33-ltsbld-06_x86_180921
  • 64-bit : SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1210.33-ltsbld-06_x64_180921

Changelog :

Bug fixes :

• "OS Version" window :
  • Windows 11 : detection no longer shows "Windows 10" in the "Operating System name" item.
    • The reason this is happening is a registry value that contains the version of Windows has not been updated to Windows 11 and still displays "Windows 10".

Modifications :

• "OS Version" window :
  • Virtual Memory values are now hidden in 64-bit release due to incorrect values. 32-bit release is not affected by this bug.
  • Added a preliminary detection of the future version 22H1 of Windows 10 & 11.

Software Prewiew :

SMWMTL 2.12 // 2.10-LTS.3

Release date : August 10, 2021

This Release 2.12 (both x86 and x64 for Stable and LTS Releases) coming with the Following changes :
⚠️ NOTE : LTS Releases are also included here. The changelog is the same, except Version is numbered as 2.10.

Warning

Since April 16, 2022, all SMWMTL versions before 2.18 and 2.20-RC1 are unable to connect to SMWMTL_Update servers due to TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols deprecation. All affected clients needs to install this patch in order to force usage of TLS 1.2 protocol and allow SMWMTL_Update to connect to the update servers.

Affected versions : From v2.07 through v2.17 (LTS versions included)

Build Strings :

• Stable Branch : 2.12.1200.26 (SMWMTL_Québec_2.12.1200.26-rv2bld-06_xAR_100821)
• LTS Branch : 2.10.1210.26 (SMWMTL_Québec_2.10.1210.26-ltsbld-05_xAR_100821)

"xAR" corresponds to the Architecture (32-bit = x86 // 64-bit = x64)

Changelog :

• Bug Fixes :
  • Settings window :
    • Fixed text duplication with 64-bit environments detection when Settings opens for Snes9x.
    • Fixed a bug on SMWMTL_Update which did not delete the download test file when the test fails.
  • First Configuration window :
    • Fixed the import settings dialog that was not translated in French.
    • Fixed text overlapped by icon in the "Show Buttons Separators" checkbox in French.
• Modifications :
  • First Configuration window :
    • Changed the text of the system requirements to align with those of the GitHub repository.
• Additions :
  • "Windows Version" window :
    • Added preliminary Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 detection.

Software Prewiew :