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--- whats_new [2023/06/16 15:54] – [ROMVault 3.6.0] johnsanc
+++ whats_new [2024/01/11 08:46] – johnsanc
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 ====== What's New - ROMVault Changelog ======
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+===== ROMVault 3.6.4 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-01-09''
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed an issue where RV7Z files would be needlessly recompressed
+  * Fixed a missing fix status icon for "MIA found, but won't be used because it results in an incomplete set"
+  * Fixed an issue with the description tag in Fix DATs
+  * Increased the maximum DAT size limit for DatVault to support very large DATs (E.g. TeknoParrot)
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.3 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-01-04''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Enhanced the Directory Mapping window to highlight non-existent directories in red
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Added checks to ensure directory exists while creating a directory mapping
+  * Fixed the DAT XML loader to load non-standard characters in XML
+  * Fixed a DatVault crash that could occur on startup
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur when adding directory mappings
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.2 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2023-12-25''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Split Directory Settings into Directory Mappings and DAT Rules for greater flexibility
+  * Added a new Single Archive directory setting to use subdirectories only if a set contains multiple roms or a rom/set name mismatch (Great for archiving TOSEC with shorter paths)
+  * Added a new DAT Rule to use category tag values as subdirectories (Most useful for Redump DATs)
+  * Added the ability to prioritize categories for subdirectories in case the DAT contains multiple for a partiular set (Common with No-Intro)
+  * Added a global setting to delete previous cue packs downloaded by DatVault
+  * Added a Modified Date column to the Game List and ROM Details grids
+  * Added a context menu to the Game List grid (Shift + Right-click) which includes re-scanning options and opening a directory, archive, or No-Intro game details webpage
+  * Added support for new CHD compression codecs, ZSTD and CDZS
+  * Updated the Game List grid to hide the Description column if there is nothing to display
+  * Updated the "old DAT cleanup" function to also remove empty directories in the DATRoot
+  * Updated the layout of the global settings section
+  * Improved performance of deleting cue files downloaded from DatVault
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed an issue related to path and filename lengths
+  * Fixed an issue with scanning archives with the Shrink compression method
+  * Fixed an issue where corrupt CHDs would freeze the scanning process
+  * Fixed an issue where corrupt CHDs could be marked as good after a Level 1 then Level 2 scan
+  * Fixed a scanning performance issue with v1 CHDs
+  * Fixed an issue where MIA status was not reflected when using the "Merged" merge type
+  * Fixed an issue where Tree Presets could cause a crash
+  * Fixed an issue where directories created by RomVault during a fix did not have modified time stored in the cache
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.1 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2023-06-23''
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed a memory leak issue that could occur when scanning CHDs with a large cache
+  * Fixed a CHD scanning performance issue which increased CHD verification speed by 3-4x compared to chdman.exe
+  * Fixed an error due to a missing status combination involving the "keep only complete sets" feature
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 ===== ROMVault 3.6.0 =====
-''**Release Date:** 2023-06-15''
+''**Release Date:** 2023-06-16''
 **Feature Updates:**
   * Added a new directory setting for "Only keep complete sets" which will prevent incomplete sets from being stored in your RomRoot (No more cue-only sets!)
-  * Added a new directory setting for "Use ID for numbered DAT names" which will prefix the set name with the release ID
+  * Added a new directory setting for "Use ID for numbered DAT names" which will prefix the set name with the release ID (Primarily used for No-Intro DATs)
   * Added a new default fix status icon for "Rename"
-  * Enhanced CHD verification by removing the chdman.exe dependency and increasing verification speed by 3-4x
+  * Enhanced CHD verification by removing the chdman.exe dependency
   * Enhanced ZipMove functionality so that the best partially complete archive is used if there is no complete archive
   * Enhanced the scanning logic so some errors are logged without halting the scanning process (E.g. locked files)
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   * Fixed a "Missing files cannot have alt values" crash that could occur if a CHD has incompatible permissions
   * Fixed a "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime" error that could occur with DATVault if the user had an unusual combination of the system date format and region
-  * Fixed a "Unknown Tree settings in DisplayTree" which would prevent the user from being able to update DATs without a full refresh
+  * Fixed a "Unknown Tree settings in DisplayTree" error which would prevent the user from being able to update DATs without a full refresh