v1.5.11

General - Reliability

• Overhaul how the Launcher Kit locates the game's files
  • New behavior attempts to mimic how the game itself does it - if the game can run, then LK should work
  • Because of this, it is no longer possible or necessary to choose where the game is located
• Minor fixes and improvements

General - Support

• Add new error messages for Steam-specific issues:
  • When game has been newly downloaded from Steam, but needs to be launched once from Steam, so it can finish installation
  • When the base game or C&C have been launched from Steam, as these can cause various issues
  • When the LAA/4GB patch has been used on the latest Steam version, which is not compatible with it
• Cleaned up and added more information to many other error messages
• Added a new "support info file"
  • This replaces path.info and contains the game version, Launcher Kit version, ModAPI DLLs version, paths to the game folder, all data folders, and the Launcher Kit's folder
  • This can be helpful for troubleshooting, and can be sent when requesting support, to give extra information to support staff
• If updates have been disabled, a warning will be shown periodically, or after attempting to install a mod that requires a newer Launcher Kit or ModAPI DLLs version

Easy Installer

• An error message is now shown when attempting to install a mod where dllsBuild is present but in the incorrect format - this can be helpful when creating a .sporemod with ModInfo.xml
• When installing a mod that requires newer ModAPI DLLs version, the current and required versions will be shown, and the Launcher Kit will always perform an update check on next launch

Easy Uninstaller

• Now shows the game version in the bottom left corner, in addition to Launcher Kit and ModAPI DLLs version
  • If the LAA/4GB patch has been correctly applied, this will also be listed here as "LAA"

v1.5.10

Changes

• Remove unsupported mod installation method (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.9

Changes

• Fix crash when InstalledMods.config or LauncherSettings.config is empty (by @Rosalie241)
• Fix manually specified Spore path not being respected (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove ForceGamePath setting from LauncherSettings.config (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.8

Changes

• Remove support for unsupported Spore versions (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.7

Changes

• Add SporeModLoader detection to the launcher (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove Game Version Selector dialog from the launcher (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve error handling in the launcher (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.6

Changes

• Fix launcher regression caused by v1.5.5

v1.5.5

Changes

• Fix installer creating an empty file in ModSettings for mods without configuration (by @Rosalie241)
• Add caching mechanism to Spore & GA path retrieval (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve setup by detecting existing installations automatically (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve setup by restricting filenames when selecting an existing install (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve safety of setup by not allowing installation to Program Files (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve behavior by checking for Spore & GA earlier (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve structure of code by using a single common library (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove support for WpfUseSoftwareRendering.info (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove support for EnabledComponents.txt and OldVersionFiles.txt (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove ProgressWindow and usage of WebClient in the launcher (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove XML files from published release (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.4

Changes

• Fix configuration not deleting files properly without the <remove> element (by @Rosalie241)
• Fix downloading of ModAPI Fix not using HTTPS (by @Rosalie241)
• Fix mods with configuration not reporting uninstall failure (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve uninstaller by keeping the window open after uninstallation or configuration (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve downloading files by downloading it to memory instead of a temporary file (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.3

Changes

• Improve update check by setting a shorter timeout (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve update download by using the progress dialog (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve error handling when downloading the ModAPI fix (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove internet check (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove unrequired version checks (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove DownloadDialog and use ProgressDialog instead (by @Rosalie241)

v1.5.2

Changes

• Fix Finish button of the installer window not being properly visible (by @Rosalie241)
• Fix installation messages not appearing for mods with a ModInfo.xml (by @Rosalie241)
• Improve method of signaling installer window (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove no configuration icon from uninstaller window (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove Ubuntu fonts and use Segoe UI instead (by @Rosalie241)
• Remove PDB files (by @Rosalie241)