2023-06-11 Release Notes - NightLight Desktop 0.4.x

Hello! I’m super excited to be releasing this update as it brings so many cool features, improvements, and fixes. We’ve got pack favouriting, more & better filters, some really cool improvements for creators & a bunch more.

Features

  • Added pack favouriting, hover over the top right of a pack’s banner to add a pack to your favourites and use the new favourites filter to view them.
  • Added a Dead by Daylight version filter and changed the includes filter to covers all upload-able categories. In addition, you can now control how the include is applied - as an “and”, “or”, or “only”.
  • Added filtering shortcuts - these cover some of the main things you might want to see, Portraits, Perks, and equipable icons.
  • Added some new sorting options, DbD Version, Random, and Last Downloaded (this is a personal tracker for those “ah, what was that pack called again” moments)
  • Added a way to specify a non-DbD install folder for icon packs for personal or artistic use (you got permission from the creator, right?)
  • Added a setting to control which game installation is defaulted to when multiple are specified
  • Reworked the default icons page to list all NL provided default icon packs for creators (which now no longer show on the main list but can still be linked to)
  • Multiple creators can now be credited on the packs list & tagged with various badges like “OG”, “OC”, or one for maintainers. If you wish to credit another artist on your packs, please reach out.
  • Added shared pack management. If you wish for another creator to be able to update a pack of yours this is now possible. Please reach out for more info.
  • Added lists to show file changes when uploading/updating packsw

Changes

  • Pack links & download options now exist under a “share” menu
  • The pack list UI has been improved to make better use of the space & to better handle scaling
  • Pack link prefixes (nightlight.gg/packs or nightlight://packs) will now be automatically removed when pasting into the search box
  • Pack preview tab order is now standardised & consistent with other the other icon category lists
  • Updated/tidied the pack uploading & updating pages to make them easier to use and to better state the rules/requirements because apparently they needed it
  • Hidden files are now ignored on the uploader (no more desktop.ini appearing in the errors, yay)
  • Improved searching & pack links so that variants can now be selected by default when they are the (closest) match. Previously the primary/default variant would be shown as selected regardless.
    This means that variants can now be linked to directly & “collections” like WheatDraws’ pearlescent variants can be displayed just by searching.

Bug Fixes

  • Clicking the same pack link again after having adjusting filters will no longer be ignored
  • Fixed the starting selected pack’s update date being shown for any of it’s variants on the pack list
  • Fixed an error when clicking the sort or author filter in a specific spot
  • Fixed a bug which would prevent a Xbox/Windows Store path from displaying when revisiting the settings page
  • Fixed the “install to” selector showing when only one install path is configured
  • Fixed the installation alert message box persisting when retrying the install
  • Fixed an issue preventing the tooltips from showing on the chapter and download count of packs
  • Fixed the pending update display not working for variants
  • Fixed the uploader defaulting to an older DbD version
  • Added some logic to handle a pack download error which would occur if your Window’s user folder was renamed
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NightLight Desktop 0.4.1:

Changes

  • Enabled a warning for uploads which haven’t completed properly (appears on the pack list in the place of the banner/pending approval message)
  • Made the favourite button fade out a lot more slowly

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue which prevented the Epic default install option from being applied
  • Fixed an issue which prevented variants from showing on the default packs list
  • Fixed the names for the Singularity’s addons (as previews are generated/built for each pack version the changes won’t appear straight away)

NightLight Desktop 0.4.2:

Changes

  • Added counts to the pack installer file tree (which currently show how many files are selected)
  • Made some changes to the installer and updating logic to help please the remaining hesitant anti-virus overlords
  • Improved the updating speed, & the reliability of app restarts after updating
  • Moved the favourite button to the left of the pack display

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a display issue with the Pack display credit list

NightLight Desktop 0.4.3:

Bug Fixes

  • Added a fix for an uncommon issue which can prevent the app from opening

NightLight Desktop 0.4.4:

Additions

  • Added support for 7.1.0

Changes

  • The enter key can now be used to apply the filters when the search box is focused

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue which caused the favourite button to be enabled when not signed in - clicking it would cause the app to restart.
  • Fixed an issue which could cause the uploader’s change count UI to show incorrect information & spam errors in specific circumstances.
  • Trying to preview unapproved packs now returns a warning instead of causing the app to error.
  • Fixed an issue which caused clicking the “pack requirements” link to open the folder selector as well.

NightLight Desktop 0.4.5:

As this update was only to the installer, it wasnt published as an update to existing installations

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed (in most circumstances) an issue which could cause the app’s shortcut to be invalid after installation

NightLight Desktop 0.4.6:

Changes

  • Added support for the new “in-site” avatar system (avatars can be managed via https://nightlight.gg/account)
  • Improved the reliability of the pack uploader

NightLight Desktop 0.4.8:

Changes

  • Fixed some validation issues with the icon pack uploader