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Hotfix to v1.106

Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") just released a hotfix to the version 1.

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fixedBalanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") just released a hotfix to the version 1.106 of our game client for BatMUD on Steam for all of our currently supported platforms (Windows 64-bit and 32-bit, Linux 64-bit and 32-bit and MacOS).
fixedMini-FAQ:What are the changes included in this hotfix version?
fixedMini-FAQ:Why was this hotfix needed / implemented?
addedMini-FAQ:Hey, thank you for asking! We found out that there was an issue with the new v1.106 feature that allow players to quit & restart the game client and still retain their last issued commands (and conveniently access them, e.g. by arrow-up or searching otherwise). The player issued commands are stored locally in the \batclient\config\CommandHistory.xml -file. Due to an issue in the code, this file could for users become bloated (e.g. 1GB in size). In addition to taking the diskspace, it would slow down client start-up and closure; especially when users had Steam Cloud options enabled, where this file would be stored (also) in Steam Cloud.
fixedMini-FAQ:How can I see that I have have / I am running the hotfix version?
fixedMini-FAQ:Look at ESC->Help->Changelog, if it has the above two (2) items added on the bottom of v1.106 changes listing, then you are running the version with the hotfix included.

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fixedBalanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") just released a hotfix to the version 1.106 of our game client for BatMUD on Steam for all of our currently supported platforms (Windows 64-bit and 32-bit, Linux 64-bit and 32-bit and MacOS).
fixedWhat are the changes included in this hotfix version?
fixedWhy was this hotfix needed / implemented?
addedHey, thank you for asking! We found out that there was an issue with the new v1.106 feature that allow players to quit & restart the game client and still retain their last issued commands (and conveniently access them, e.g. by arrow-up or searching otherwise). The player issued commands are stored locally in the \batclient\config\CommandHistory.xml -file. Due to an issue in the code, this file could for users become bloated (e.g. 1GB in size). In addition to taking the diskspace, it would slow down client start-up and closure; especially when users had Steam Cloud options enabled, where this file would be stored (also) in Steam Cloud.
fixedHow can I see that I have have / I am running the hotfix version?

Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry") just released a hotfix to the version 1.106 of our game client for BatMUD on Steam for all of our currently supported platforms (Windows 64-bit and 32-bit, Linux 64-bit and 32-bit and MacOS).

Mini-FAQ:

What are the changes included in this hotfix version?

The changes done are as follows:

  • Changing a character's saved password to another in login screen should now update and save properly

  • Your command history is now limited 10k lines due to size issues with CommandHistory.xml savefile

Why was this hotfix needed / implemented?

Hey, thank you for asking! We found out that there was an issue with the new v1.106 feature that allow players to quit & restart the game client and still retain their last issued commands (and conveniently access them, e.g. by arrow-up or searching otherwise). The player issued commands are stored locally in the \batclient\config\CommandHistory.xml -file. Due to an issue in the code, this file could for users become bloated (e.g. 1GB in size). In addition to taking the diskspace, it would slow down client start-up and closure; especially when users had Steam Cloud options enabled, where this file would be stored (also) in Steam Cloud.

How can I see that I have have / I am running the hotfix version?

Look at ESC->Help->Changelog, if it has the above two (2) items added on the bottom of v1.106 changes listing, then you are running the version with the hotfix included.

How can I get this hotfix?

Running Steam's own client should prompt you for the update, if it doesn't auto-update by itself. You usually need to "open Steam" for the game client updates to become available / get queued.

My current CommandHistory.xml file is still huge, what can I do about this?

While we took steps that this would be corrected, you can also delete the file manually from your batclient -directory, e.g. on Windows this can reside under C:\Users\user\batclient\config\CommandHistory.xml. Remember to also delete the Steam Cloud equivalent, as it will otherwise repopulate it (transfer a copy) from Steam Cloud. Depending on Steam client (and the changes they implement), you may be able to access the settings/possibly also files from Steam -> Library -> BatMUD -> Properties -> Steam Cloud.

On behalf of the devs,

Amarth Shadowstring

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Steam News / 30 August 2023

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