What's New in version 2.3 (Build 687):
- FIXED: Backed up Registry Data not being restored when restoring from a 'Open Directory' task.
- FIXED: Extremely rare detection issue with Custom Gamesave Entries.
- Latest Database Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'And Yet It Moves'
- ADDED: Alternative entries for 'Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3' and 'Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Path'
- FIXED: Detection issue for 'King's Bounty: The Legend'
- FIXED: Detection issue for 'Machinarium'
- UPDATED: 'Dead Space' entry to backup settings
- UPDATED: 'StarCraft' entry to backup registry data
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- 1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)
- Altitude
- Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4
- Cogs
- Duke Nukem 3D (GOG)
- GridRunner Revolution
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- Guitar Hero World Tour
- Mafia
- Section 8: Prejudice
- SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics
- Sonic Adventure DX
- TeeWorlds
- Tinker
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 685):
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Zuma's Revenge'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Ballance
- Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 1
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Loom
- Runaway : A Twist of Fate
- The Dig
- The Next BIG Thing
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 681):
- FIXED: Dialog message appearing for each hidden file / folder processed during backup.
- FIXED: Error caused when trying to process a hidden file (during backup) when a file mask defines a single file.
- FIXED: Issue in which passwords are applied to backup archives when using the 'separate archives' and 'verify upon creation' options.
- ADDED: "Abort Scan" button to the Loading Screen, allowing you to abort the gamesave scan upon startup (if enabled).
- RE-CODED: 'Registry Backup' routine now exports data via regedit.exe (instead of built-in registry functions), fixing limitations with x64 string registry values.
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Entries added in Database Update Build 483 were accidently removed, thus have now been re-added
- ALTERED: "Games for Windows LIVE (GFW-L) Profile" entry to include the "PCID" registry value within backups
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 676):
- FIXED: Extremely rare (and minor) GUI glitch while loading.
- ADDED: Ability to temporarily remove hidden attribute tags from files and folders before backing up (enable/disable via Program Settings).
- UPDATED: 'Technical Information' page to correctly detect Service Pack 1 as the latest Windows 7 service pack.
- Minor modifications to the Detection engine, hopefully fixing an extremely rare program hanging error.
- Latest Database Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Microsoft Flight Simulator X'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Bulletstorm
- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty: United Offensive
- Cities in Motion (STEAM Edition)
- Gray Matter
- Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
- Stronghold 2
- Two Worlds
- Two Worlds II
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 671):
- FIXED: Misspelling of 'miscellaneous' on the Program Settings page.
- FIXED: Error causing Backup Tasks to sometimes fail while 7Zip support is enabled (due to a typo in a string's name).
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Eversion
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
- Test Drive Unlimited 2
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 669):
- FIXED: 7Zip (7za.exe) asking for the user to specifiy a password.
- FIXED: Some typos in the debug log.
- FIXED: Backup sometimes failing when using a Network Share.
- FIXED: Rare minor GUI glitches.
- NEW FEATURE: Restore Engine can now remove any NTFS Junctions or Symbolic Links that may exist before restoring a backup (enable/disable via Program Settings).
- UPDATED: 7za.exe to v9.20.
- Minor code cleanup in the routine that loads up the "Officially Supported Games" database.
- Latest Database Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entries for the "Tales of Monkey Island" series
- REMOVED: Duplicate entry for "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
- CHANGED: "Tales of Monkey Island" series titles to the following template: "Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter X: SubTitle"
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
- Dead Space 2
- Magicka
- Sid Meier's Civilization V
- Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 5: Rise of the Pirate God
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
What's New in version 2.3 (Build 661):
- FIXED: "User Cache" droplist not being disabled while a task is in progress (via Steam Spreader).
- FIXED: "User Cache" selection not being correctly processed in Steam Spreader.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which alternative entries include trailing spaces after their title within filenames and folders - NOTE: Backups made with this version (and beyond) may not restore correctly in v2.2 and below.
- ADDED: Ability to double-click a directory (from within the "Entry Details" panel) and open it within Windows Explorer.
- ADDED: GameSave Manager can now restore saves without deleting any existing files (enable/disable via Program Settings) - This is enabled by default.
- MODIFIED: "Export to .txt" button (located on the "Custom Gamesave Entries" page) now automatically wraps the exported data in [code][/code] tags, allowing you to keep the layout when posting the contents on a forum.
- RE-DESIGNED: The "Program Settings" page has been re-designed for easier navigation of options along with better categorization of options.
- RE-DESIGNED: "First Run" dialog to better match the main GUI of the program.
- NEW FEATURE: GameSave Manager now uses "Symbolic Links" on Windows Vista and Windows 7 - You can force the use of NTFS Junctions via Program Settings.
- NEW FEATURE: You can now specify a custom path to process within "Steam Spreader".
- NEW FEATURE: Ability to create a Custom Gamesave Entry from a detected Officially Supported Entry.
- NEW FEATURE: GameSave Manager can now undo changes made via "Sync & Link" for you via the "Un-Link" button.
- UPDATED ROUTINE: "Check for Updates" routine now includes checks for the PortableApps Edition.
- UPDATED ROUTINE: Backup Engine has been modified so it no longer password protects backup archives, allowing for much easier manual restoring - "/manual_restore" commandline will still exist for help on manually restoring older backups.
Latest Database Update included:
- FIXED: Detection issue with "Devil May Cry 4"
- FIXED: Possible detection issue with "Dogfighter" entry
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Uprising"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Sacred 2: Fallen Angel"
- ADDED: 2 Alternative entries for "Supreme Commander 2"
- ALTERED: "Mount & Blade : Warband" entry to include game's profile and settings
- ALTERED: "Sid Meier's Civilization IV" entry to only backup your progress
- ALTERED: "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword" entry to only backup your progress
- ALTERED: "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords" entry to only backup your progress
- ALTERED: "Torchlight" entry to only backup your progress
- ALTERED: "Unreal Tournament 3" entry to exclude custom maps and mods
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 622):
- FIXED: Issues backing up entries with forward slashes in their title.
- FIXED: Minor annoyance in which the "Overall Progress Bar" wouldn't update during a Backup Task if the existing backup is already up to date.
- FIXED: "Check for Updates" claiming you're running the latest version available when the website is down for maintenance.
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks are now created with "Run with highest privileges" option enabled (Windows Vista and Windows 7 only), removing the annoying UAC confirmation dialogs from appearing upon the task starting (allowing for true automation).
- FIXED: Program Title not being correctly updated when navigating to the "Backup Gamesave(s)" page.
- ADDED: Ability to use "Direct Downloads" within the "Check for updates" dialog (enable/disable via Program Settings).
- MODIFIED: URL used to download Database Updates to use the new "direct download" links.
- MODIFIED: "File Association" options are now disabled when GameSave Manager is running in "Portable Mode".
- NEW FEATURE: Restore your saves to a custom directory, allowing you to manually restore single file(s) if required.
- UPDATED: "/debug" commandline now creates a basic Detection log (which is saved to 'WorkingDir'\TaskLogs\Detection.log) - NOTE: Effects performance.
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Detection issue with "Sid Meier's Civilization IV"
- RENAMED: "The Battle for Middle Earth II" to "The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II"
- RENAMED: "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Sith Edition" to "Star Wars: The Force Unleased - Ultimate Sith Edition"
- RENAMED: "Split Second" to "Split/Second"
- RENAMED: "Lord of the Rings: Conquest" to "The Lord of the Rings: Conquest"
- RENAMED: "Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory" to "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory"
- RENAMED: "Splinter Cell: Double Agent" to "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent"
- REMOVED: Duplicate "Halo: Combat Evolved" entry (named "Halo")
- REMOVED: Duplicate "The Settlers 7" entry (called "Settlers 7")
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Alpha Protocol
- Avencast
- Back to the Future: Episode 1
- Bejeweled Twist
- Chrome
- Chrome: Specforce
- Governor of Poker 2
- Lost Planet 2
- Mount & Blade: Warband
- Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
- Poker Night at the Inventory
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
- Puzzle Agent - The Mystery of Scoggins
- Sam & Max: Season 3 - Episode 1
- Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
- Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- The Scourge Project: Episode 1 & 2
- The Void
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Tron: Evolution
- Viva Pinata
- Worms Reloaded
- Worms Reloaded (Maps and Replays)
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 612):
- FIXED: Selected count not being updated when the GFW-L Profile is added to a backup task from the GFW-L Profile Exclusion warning dialog.
- FIXED: Control buttons not being re-enabled when an invalid number for "Consolidate Backups" option is set (from the Task Scheduler wizard).
- FIXED: Issue creating monthly scheduled tasks when more than one month is selected.
- FIXED: "Task ID" not correctly being generated, resulting in existing Scheduled Tasks being replaced with newer ones (from within the Windows Task Scheduler database).
- ADDED: "Don't warn me again" checkbox to the GFW-L warnings (exclusion and cache).
- ADDED: Ability to rename existing "Scheduled Tasks" when the task in question has a "Task ID" assigned to it (Task IDs are assigned if you create or edit a task via 2.2 Build 605 and above).
- UPDATED: Detection Engine now automatically adjusts "Local_AppData\VirtualStore\Program Files" to "Local_AppData\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)" in x64 Windows (and vice versa in x86 Windows).
- Latest Database Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Need for Speed: Underground"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Stranglehold"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy"
- FIXED: Detection issue with "Call of Duty: Black Ops"
- RENAMED: Previous entry for "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" to "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (STEAM Edition)"
- RENAMED: Previous entry for "Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy" to "Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (STEAM Edition)"
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- FlatOut
- FlatOut 2
- Super Meat Boy (STEAM Edition)
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Total Immersion Racing
- Total Overdose
- Ubisoft Game Launcher
- Unreal Tournament
- XIII
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 605):
- FIXED: "Encountered an improper argument" error when selecting a folder / username from the "Steam Spreader" page.
- FIXED: Various issues when trying to create a "Scheduled Task", resulting in an "Unknown error".
- FIXED: Program crashing upon trying to close the program after using the "Steam Spreader" feature.
- FIXED: "Check association status at startup" option from "First Run" dialog not being checked, despite the option is currently enabled.
- ADDED: Ability to create monthly tasks via the "Task Scheduler Wizard".
- ADDED: Option to save the directory specified via the "/workingdir:" commandline - enable/disable via Program Settings.
- ADDED: Warning Dialog asking the user if they wish to include their GFW-L Profile in the current backup (if it's not already included).
- ALTERED: Successful Backup message now states how many entries were successfully backed up.
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/manual_restore"; explains how to manually restore your gamesaves.
- Minor changes to the default Program Settings.
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Typo in "Wolfenstein" entry's title.
- FIXED: Program Crash caused by the "Men of War" entry by excluding cached shaders from backups.
- ALTERED: "Blade Kitten" entry to include Steam Cloud data.
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Aveyond I - Rhen's Quest
- Aveyond II - Ean's Quest
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- FIFA 11
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Plants vs Zombies (Steam Cloud)
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
- The I of the Dragon
- The Tales of Bingwood
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 593):
- FIXED: "Technical Information" page not correctly checking for the latest Service Pack for Windows XP and Windows Vista (thus not flagging it as a potentional issue).
- FIXED: Supported gamesaves not being listed in the "Task Scheduler" wizard when the user has chosen not to scan for gamesaves upon program startup.
- FIXED: "News Ticker" deleting existing News Entries it's collected when the RSS News Feed is down, thus not displaying anything.
- FIXED: Restore issue occuring when GameSave Manager wrongfully detects a Backup as containing the "Directory Replication Bug".
- FIXED: Error caused when the user tries to add, edit or remove a Custom Gamesave Entry while using the "/db_memory" commandline.
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks being aborted if DropBox support is enabled but DropBox isn't running at the time of the scheduled task, despite DropBox support not being required for the running task.
- ADDED: Ability to move your "User Cache" data via Steam Spreader (Steam\steamapps´username').
- ADDED: "Skip" button to the "Calculating" dialog displayed while GameSave Manager detects the directory size of the specified entry via Steam Spreader.
- ADDED: Routine to check if the user has Administrative rights. If they don't, a warning dialog is shown (can be disabled via Program Settings).
- ADDED: "Validate Archive" to the File menu bar.
- MODIFIED: Restore Engine; Backups can now be extracted to a tempoary directory before being moved to the correct location - used to detect the Directory Replication Bug which exists in backups made in v2.0 and v2.1 of GameSave Manager (can be enabled/disabled via Program Settings).
- NEW FEATURE: Modify Archive; allows you to strip out saves from existing Backup Archives.
- UPDATED: 7za.exe to the latest version (v9.19).
- Latest Database Update included...
- RENAMED: "Track Mania: Nations Forever" entry to "Track Mania Forever".
- RENAMED: "Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos" entry to "Warcraft 3".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Blade Kitten
- BlazBlue - Calamity Trigger
- Darksiders
- DeathSpank
- Farming Simulator 2011
- Football Manager 2009
- Football Manager 2010
- Football Manager 2011
- James Bond: Blood Stone
- Lost Planet Colonies
- Medal of Honor
- Need For Speed: Pro Street
- Shank
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2
- Stormrise
- Super Mario Bros. X
- The Club
- Transformers: War for Cybertron
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 571):
- FIXED: Issue in which alternative Windows XP directories are being stored with the "default" directories (when an entry has alternative directories defined), causing Restore and Validation errors.
- FIXED: Minor issues caused by the recent website redesign (Changelog urls not being correct, etc).
- FIXED: "Updates Available" message being shown after a Database update has been applied and no other update is available.
- ADDED: Routines to check for errors on a per directory backup basis, hopefully this will shed some light onto the recent validation errors.
- Latest Database Update included...
- FIXED: Detection issue with the alternative entry for "Batman: Arkham Asylum".
- FIXED: Detection issue with the "Colin McRae: DiRT" entry which would backup the entire game (effected non-Retail versions of the game).
- FIXED: Detection issue for the "Commandos 2: Men Of Courage" entry.
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Bejeweled 2 Deluxe".
- ADDED: 2 alternative entries for the "Peggle Nights" entry.
- ADDED: Alternative entry for the "Starcraft" and "Starcraft (Maps)" entries.
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Arcania - Gothic 4
- Audiosurf
- Bullet Candy
- Cities XL 2011
- Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
- Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
- Dead Rising 2
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Doom
- Geometry Wars: Retro Envolved
- Half-Life 2 Mod - City 7: Toronto Conflict
- Half-Life 2 Mod - MINERVA: Metastasis
- Half-Life 2 Mod - Riot Act
- Half-Life 2 Mod - Rock 24
- Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light
- Magnetis
- Majesty 2
- Master Levels of Doom II
- Moonbase Alpha
- Numen: Contest of Heroes
- Quake
- Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
- Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
- Quake II: Ground Zero
- Quake II: The Reckoning
- Quake III Arena
- Quake III Team Arena
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
- Singularity
- Sniper Elite
- Sol Survivor
- Space Giraffe
What's New in version 2.2 (Build 567):
- FIXED: A few typos in various dialogs and prompts.
- FIXED: Program Crash caused when trying to backup a file when it's locked by another program (while "Create separate archives" and "Create backup upon file change detection" options are enabled).
- FIXED: Minor GUI issues on the "Program Settings" page.
- FIXED: "Remember last directory" not working correctly when the user specified a "Network location".
- FIXED: "Remember last directory" sometimes not working correctly when "Create separate archives" is enabled.
- FIXED: Database Update claiming to be updated, despite the user didn't have write access to update the database.
- FIXED: GUI issue caused when the user navigates to a new "page" after re-sizing the GameSave Manager window (some objects wouldn't be re-centered and/or re-sized correctly to match the new window size).
- FIXED: Issues with the "tooltips" on the "Program Settings" page cutting off midway through some messages under Windows Vista and Windows 7.
- FIXED: "/db_memory" commandline not functioning correctly.
- FIXED: Minor annoyance in which "$$_archive_info_$$.db" is sometimes left in the "Working Directory".
- FIXED: User not being able to change directory (within Task Scheduler Wizard) when editing a Task that had DropBox support enabled, but DropBox support has been disabled via Program Settings.
- FIXED: Bug in which the user can't create or modify a Scheduled Task after using the "Custom Gamesave Entries" wizard in the same Session.
- FIXED: Backup issue which saved the folder structure of a gamesave, resulting in trouble restoring.
- FIXED: Restore issue caused by the Backup issue mentioned above.
- ADDED: Loading screen now displays progress (in percentage form) while scanning system for gamesaves.
- ADDED: Ability to retry, ignore or abort the backup process when/if a file is locked by another program (while "Create separate archives" and "Create backup upon file change detection" options are enabled).
- ADDED: Ability to set a "Default Directory" for Backing up to (extremely useful for hidden Network Shares).ADDED: "Validate Archive" option to the GUI (does the same thing as the "/validate:" commandline).
- ADDED: Option to remember the last Window Size used.
- ADDED: Option to manually specify a directory to use from "Sync & Link".
- ADDED: Routine to Backup and Restore your Custom Gamesave Entries when updating it's Database structure (before this feature, the existing entries were lost).
- CHANGED: Program Logo updated to the one used on the website.
- CHANGED: Uninstaller icon.
- MODIFIED: Minor alterations to the Loading Screen's appearance.
- MODIFIED: "Validation" routine now displays progress, allowing the user to know GameSave Manager hasn't crashed.
- MODIFIED: Left Panel options (Home, Backup Gamesave(s), etc) re-arranged.
- MODIFIED: Very minor alterations to GameSave Manager's GUI.
- MODIFIED: "Check for Updates" routine to include ALPHA releases.
- MODIFIED: "Export to .txt" now asks users where to save the exported data to.
- IMPROVED: "Validation" routine now "restores" all gamesaves in a given Backup Archive to a temporary directory, allowing for true archive validation.
- IMPROVED: "Database Updates" being applied by the "Check for Updates" dialog are now applied without the need to restart GameSave Manager (assuming only one instance of GameSave Manager is running).
- NEW FEATURE: "Steam Spreader"; Spread the size of your Steam Installation over partitions and/or drives via NTFS Junctions.
- NEW FEATURE: FTP Support; Get GameSave Manager to automatically upload your Backup Archives (upon creation) to a private FTP Server.
- NEW FEATURE: "Open Directory"; opens all valid .gsba files into GameSave Manager from the directory you specify.
- NEW FEATURE: "Consolidate Backups"; delete old Backup Archives once a specified amount to keep is exceeded (for "Scheduled Tasks" only).
- NEW FEATURE: "Registry Backup"; Backup data stored within the Windows Registry via "Custom Gamesave Entries".
- RE-DESIGNED: "Critical Error" dialog; it now displays error details.
- UPDATED ROUTINE: Database Updates are now stored within the "Working Directory" if the user doesn't have write access for the directory GameSave Manager was launched from.
- UPDATED: "7za.exe" to latest version (v9.16).
- Changes since last Alpha:
- FIXED: GUI glitch which caused pages to not be drawn correctly.
- FIXED: Error caused when the user specifies to "Retry" the backup when a file is in use (while "Create separate archives" and "Create backup upon file change detection" options are enabled).
- Latest Database Update included...
- Various modifications to Database Structure, adding support for Registry Backups (for GameSave Manager v2.2 and above only)
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Batman: Arkham Asylum (GFWL Edition)".
- RENAMED: "Majic - The Gathering" entry to "Magic: The Gathering".
- ALTERED: "Grand Theft Auto IV" entry to only backup progress, instead of including User Tracks, benchmark results, etc.
- ALTERED: "The Sims 2" entry to only backup progress, instead of including cached graphics.
- ALTERED: "The Sims 3" entry to only backup progress, instead of including cached graphics.
- ALTERED: "World In Conflict" entry to only backup progress, instead of including cached graphics.
- ALTERED: "Dragon Age: Origins" entry to include the user's achievements.
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Blacklight: Tango Down
- Command and Conquer: Generals
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Empire Earth
- Empire Earth: Art of Conquest
- F1 2010
- Flight Simulator 9
- Flight Simulator X
- Giants: Citizen Kaubto
- GT Legends
- Heroes of Might and Magic 5
- Hitman: Contracts
- Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Minecraft
- Section 8
- Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests
- Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play The World
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- TMNT
- Toy Story 3
- Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
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