What's new in GameSave Manager 3.1.532.0
Feb 5, 2024
- ADDED: '/silent' switch; run a scheduled task using this commandline to suppress error prompts (shortcuts to logs are generated on the desktop instead)
- ADDED: Registry rulesets can now specify entire sub keys or specific values in sub keys to process (e.g "Config*" or "ConfigLanguageName")
- FIXED: Registry backups failing when exported data utilises UTF-16 (unicode) encoding
- FIXED: Registry backups failing when not running with administrative rights
- FIXED: Restoration paths targeting the 'Steam Install Directory' failing to be correctly detected when utilising multiple 'Steam Library' locations
- FIXED: UI glitch when listing registry values of a backup archive
- FIXED: User being able to start--or end--a Registry Key path with a backslash, potentially causing issues with detection
- The 'Scheduled Task Wizard' dialog is now resizable
- Updated 7zip assemblies (from 22.01 to 23.01)
- Very minor performance improvements
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.517.0 (Oct 5, 2022)
- FIXED: Detection issue when using the %STEAM% variable while targeting files outside of '..steamappscommon..'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'IsUninst.exe' registry values
- FIXED: Detection issue with registry keys using the trademark symbol
- Updated 7zip assemblies (from 22.0 to 22.01)
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.512.0 (Jul 18, 2022)
- FIXED: Submissions containing & and/or ® characters should now be correctly submitted
- FIXED: Minor translation error in the 'German' translation pack
- ADDED: Support for dynamic path detection via registry values using the template "%windir%IsUninst.exe -f"%PathToTarget%uninst.isu"
- Changed the 'AppData' path used (from '..GameSave Manager 3' to '..GameSave Manager3x')
- Updated '7z.exe' and '7za.exe' (7zip) assemblies (from 19.0.0.0 to 22.0.0.0)
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.494.0 (May 17, 2021)
- REMOVED: A Small Hike due to being a duplication of A Short Hike
- ADDED: Alternative entry for Crowman & Wolfboy
- ADDED: Alternative entry for Final Fantasy VII
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for Grounded
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Aster
- Battletoads
- Bret Airborne
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Goosebumps: The Game
- KUNAI
- Magic Wings
- Milftoon Drama
- Miss Lisette's Assassin Maid
- Monster Girl Island: Prologue
- Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
- Shera and the Three Treasures
- Story of Eve - A Hero's Study
- Together VR
- Waifu Uncovered
- Wasteland 3
- Zefira
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.489.0 (Feb 8, 2021)
- Maintenance release
- FIXED:
- 'Test Detection' button sometimes failing to find matching files caused by it wrongly flagging an 'Abort' request
- 'Test Detection' button using an outdated 'Scan' method, causing certain combinations to always fail
- The 'ac' folder wrongfully being processed alongside Steam Cloud Ids
- User submissions requiring dummy directory / file data when only registry data is required to backup (causing submissions to fail to send)
- ADDED:
- Support for 'wildcard' support in directory paths
- IMPROVED:
- The 'Validation Checks' results logged during 'Backup' tasks
- Registry values with multiple paths are now better parsed; the first path found that isn't nested in the Windows directory is automatically selected (supporting certain legacy game installers)
- Backup Archives now store 'Creation' and 'Last Access' timestamps (where applicable)
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.476.0 (Sep 2, 2020)
- REMOVED: A Small Hike due to being a duplication of A Short Hike
- ADDED: Alternative entry for Crowman & Wolfboy
- ADDED: Alternative entry for Final Fantasy VII
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for Grounded
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Aster
- Battletoads
- Bret Airborne
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Goosebumps: The Game
- KUNAI
- Magic Wings
- Milftoon Drama
- Miss Lisette's Assassin Maid
- Monster Girl Island: Prologue
- Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
- Shera and the Three Treasures
- Story of Eve - A Hero's Study
- Together VR
- Waifu Uncovered
- Wasteland 3
- Zefira
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.467.0 (Jan 14, 2020)
- FIXED: Bug in which 'binconfig.ini' is overwritten when updating GameSave Manager
- FIXED: Bug in which backups would fail in specific situations (thanks to 'Arno' for help debugging)
- ADDED: A 'Discord' option to the Social Media icons
- ALTERED: Default 'caching' directory to use user's Temp folder
- ALTERED: 'CacheDir' is now appended (previously '$$ CacheDir $$') to a directory that is not empty but set as the custom 'caching' directory
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.455.0 (Jan 8, 2018)
- Maintenance release; addressing program and database update issues
- FIXED 'No update data available or invalid file' error occuring when set to automatically check for updates and apply database updates at program startup
- Made some adjustments to how Program Updates are processed in anticipation for a v4.x release (in the distant future)
- Latest Database Update included...
- Many changes (far too many to list here); adding over a couple hundred new entries since v3.1 (Build 449)
New in GameSave Manager 4.0.090.0 Alpha (Dec 28, 2017)
- NEW TRANSLATION: 'French' by 'SSTSylvain'
- ADDED: 'Validation Checks' are now implemented for 'Separate Archives' backup mode (coming soon for 'Single Archive')
- FIXED: 'About' option of System Tray icon being functional while another task is running
- FIXED: 'Check for Updates' option of System Tray icon being functional while another task is running
- FIXED: File restoration failure from backups with multiple directories and 'backup points'
- FIXED: 'Notification Centre' panel not being closed when 'About' option of System Tray icon is clicked
- FIXED: 'Notification Centre' panel not being temporarily hidden while performing a task (such as opening a file from commandline)
- Plugins are now sorted by name
- 'Translation' pre-release builds now force '/dev' commandline at all times
- Various API fixes / changes (see API documentation for details)
- Introduced 'example.dll' plugin (aka "InsaneMatt's plugin") supporting the following games (source code also available in "pluginshelpProjects"):
- Anno 2070
- Factorio
- Sid Meier's Civilization V
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyim
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.449.0 (Jul 25, 2017)
- Maintenance release; addresses a security issue regarding 7zip!
- UPDATED: 7zip executables to v17.00 Beta (from v9.22)
- ADDED: Option to download pre-compiled Database Updates (drastically faster updates); enabled by default
- Update includes the 'Nightly Release' changes:
- FIXED: Bug that listed 'downloading', 'sourcemods' and 'temp' directories as 'Steam User Cache' paths
- FIXED: Sync & Link querying a different directory entry that's specified to the user, causing some directories to be incorrectly processed
- FIXED: Sync & Link displaying 'nested' directory paths when a parent directory is also listed
- ADDED: Ability to exclude specific Steam Cloud and Steam User Caches from being scanned (via Program Settings)
- Renamed 'SkyDrive' entry on Program Settings to 'OneDrive' to represent the new name the service now goes by (outside of 'English', it's up to the third party translator to update this)
- Latest Database Update included...
- Many changes (far too many to list here); adding over 2,000 new entries since v3.1 (Build 442)
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.388.0 (Oct 16, 2013)
- FIXED: Issue regarding the way GameSave Manager filters out duplicate entries, causing some entries to be incorrectly ignored
- FIXED: 'Copy all backups...' option failing when 'Organize each entry's...' option is also enabled
- FIXED: Program crash when trying to open backups made with GameSave Manager v2.x
- FIXED: 'Official Database' not correctly being updated after applying a Program Update in certain circumstances
- ADDED: Support for Windows 8.1's recent addition in which it added a built-in SkyDrive client
- ADDED: Recursing though sub-folders can now be set on a per directory detection basis (when specifying file(s) to backup in the Custom Gamesave Entries wizard)
- NEW FEATURE: Ability to import and export your Settings, Ignore List, Steam Spreader history, Logs and Custom Gamesave Entries (via Program Settings page)
- NEW TRANSLATION: Italian by Puxxup
- Introduced 'gsms' file association option
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Dark Souls: Prepare to Die' entry to include 'DarkSouls.ini'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'A Virus Named Tom'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Alpha Prime'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'BioShock 2', adding support for new Steamworks release
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Dragon Age: Origins'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Duke Nukem Manhattan Project'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Hitman: Contracts'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Mafia'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Myst: Masterpiece Edition'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'PAYDAY 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Pid'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Retro City Rampage'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'System Shock 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Adventures of Shuggy'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Whispered World'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Thief II: The Metal Age'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 2: The Last Resort'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 3: Muzzled!'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 4: The Bogey Man'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Clive Barker's Undying'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Alice' entry
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Back to the Future: The Game' entries
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Myst V: End of Ages' entry
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- 1701 A.D.
- A Valley Without Wind 2
- Agarest: Generations of War
- Alien Rage
- Alien Shooter 2: Conscription
- Alien Zombie Megadeath
- American Conquest
- American Conquest: Fight Back
- Ancients of Ooga
- Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods
- Carmageddon Max Pack
- Castlestorm
- Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
- DishwasherVS
- Divinity: Dragon Commander
- Dogfight 1942
- Dolphin Emulator
- Dysfunctional Systems: Episode 1
- Enclave
- F1 2013
- Games for Windows LIVE (GFW-L) DLC
- Godus
- Hammerwatch
- Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
- Hotfarm Africa
- Mini Motor Racing EVO
- Musumake Up
- Nikopol Secrets of the Immortals
- One Finger Death Punch
- Shadow Warrior [2013]
- State of Decay
- Talisman: Prologue
- Terminal Velocity
- The Dream Machine
- The King Of Fighters XIII
- The Microbie Story
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Total War: Rome II
- Triple Town
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- Zombies.
New in GameSave Manager 3.1.328.0 (Jun 10, 2013)
- FIXED: Crash when trying to abort a Backup Task currently in progress (via the Windows Border's close button - the 'X' in the top-right of a window)
- FIXED: Entries incorrectly being marked as modified since last backup (via 'on change' option)
- FIXED: 'Official Database' structure version not being checked before loading, resulting in failed database queries
- FIXED: 'Reset Settings' not resetting 'Ignored Entries' and 'Forced Time-stamps' listings
- FIXED: Entries appearing in the detection list that do not have anything specified to backup (side-effect of 'Prevent duplicate directories from being listed' setting)
- FIXED: Duplication of files due to issue with inclusion ruleset, causing validation failures of any backups effected
- ADDED: Option to specify whether to rescan system before a Scheduled Task begins via 'Scheduled Task Wizard' dialog (in Step 2)
- MODIFIED: Database Update routines, drastically reducing file-sizes of .gsdu files (up to 90% file-size decrease)
- MODIFIED: MD5 checksums are now stored with backup archives in a slightly different manor
- MODIFIED: 'Share Entry' routine now defaults to the user supplying additional information (although can still be opted out of)
- MODIFIED: 'Scheduled Tasks' now default to using Separate Archives
- MODIFED: Default 'Update Behaviour' now applies program updates with a single click from the 'Updates' page
- NEW FEATURE: 'Minute basis' Scheduled Tasks; specify how many minutes should pass before your backup task is ran
- NEW FEATURE: 'Hourly' Scheduled Tasks; specify how many hours should pass before your backup task is ran
- NEW FEATURE: 'On Idle' Scheduled Tasks; ability to run your backups when your system is idle
- NEW FEATURE: Ability to perform a full rescan of supported saves upon system idle (enable / disable via Program Settings -> Detection Configuration)
- TRANSLATION ALTERATION: 'Portuguese' pack now taken over by 'jrsolaris' (thanks to 'XPredator_13' who started it)
- Minor alterations to how the 'settings.ini' file is generated
- 'View Task Logs' link (from Main Menu) now opens a dialog, instead of the 'logs' storage folder
- 'Default Directory' and 'Duplicate Directory' options can now store paths relative to GameSave Manager's executable (via '%SOURCEDIR%' variable)
- Added a 'commandline_help.bat' batch script, which displays all available commandlines
- Latest Database Update included:
- REMOVED: 'The Basement Collection' entry due to incorrect information being used
- RENAMED: 'WANTED: Weapons of Fate (STEAM Edition)' entry to 'WANTED: Weapons of Fate'
- ALTERED: 'Alice: Madness Returns' entry to only process 'AliceGame' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'Anno 2070' entry to exclude cache and logs
- ALTERED: 'Cave Story+' to include .cfg, .log, .dat & .rec file types
- ALTERED: 'Dungeon Keeper 2' entry to backup registry values in the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' hive
- ALTERED: 'Legend of Grimrock' entry to include .cfg files
- ALTERED: 'Sid Meier's Civilization V' entry to detect 'ModdedSaves'
- ALTERED: 'Silent Hill 2 Directors Cut' entry to process all .ini files
- ALTERED: 'Star Wars: Dark Forces' to include additional configuration files
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Alice: Madness Returns'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Bejeweled 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Borderlands'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Brutal Legend'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Company of Heroes'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Dark Messiah Might and Magic (STEAM Edition)'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'DmC Devil May Cry'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Don't Starve'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Evil Genius'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Fallout 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Full Spectrum Warrior'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Grand Theft Auto IV'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Hotline Miami'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Icewind Dale II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'NBA 2K13'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Pharaoh'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Scribblenauts Unlimited'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Sin Episodes: Emergence'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Star Wars: Battlefront II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Star Wars: Republic Commando'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Street Fighter IV'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 5'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Torchlight II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Torchlight'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Vessel'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Victoria II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Waking Mars'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'WANTED: Weapons of Fate'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'X-COM: Terror From the Deep'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Half-Life 2'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Half-Life 2: Episode One'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Half-Life 2: Episode Two'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Half-Life: Blue Shift'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Half-Life: Opposing Force'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Neverwinter Nights 2'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Portal'
- FIXED: Detection issue for 'Tomb Raider III: Adventures Of Lara Croft'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Gardenscapes 2'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Sid Meier's Railroads'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'X-COM: Terror From the Deep'
- FIXED: Minor issue with 'Age of Empires' entry's file masks
- FIXED: Possible detection issue with 'Psychonauts'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- 10,000,000
- Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can
- Animal Color Cross
- Antichamber
- Armed and Dangerous
- Auditorium
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
- BioShock Infinite
- Blade: The Edge of Darkness
- Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition
- Brave: The Video Game
- Bridge Project
- Burger Shop 2
- Call of Juarez® Gunslinger
- Children of the Nile
- City of Fools
- Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle
- Cooper's Revenge
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Crayon Chronicles
- Cry of Fear
- Dark Matter
- Darkout
- DLC Quest
- Duke Nukem 3D (Steam Cloud)
- Dungeon Hearts
- Dust: An Elysian Tail
- Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul
- Evoland
- Fairway
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Farm Frenzy 3: Ice Age
- Farm Frenzy 3: Madagascar
- Farm Frenzy 4: Gone Fishing
- Farm Frenzy: Pizza Party
- Farm Frenzy: Viking Heroes
- FEZ
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta
- Fishdom: Harvest Splash
- Game Dev Tycoon
- Gardenscapes 2
- Gear Jack
- Gemsweeper
- Grim Dawn
- Gunpoint
- Half-Life 2 Mod - Black Snow
- Half-Life: Gunman
- Hidden & Dangerous 2
- Hinterland
- HitBlock
- iBomber Defense Pacific
- Impire
- Island Tribe 2
- Kentucky Route Zero
- Kerbal Space Program
- Krater
- Lair Of The Evildoer
- LaserCat
- Left 4 Dead 2 [Addons & Scripts]
- Light of Altair
- Logitech Profiler
- Mars: War Logs
- Marvins' Mittens
- Mayan Prophecies: Ship of Spirits
- Memento Mori 2
- Metro: Last Light
- Monaco
- MotioninJoy
- Mutant Mudds
- Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED
- Naval Warfare
- Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
- Ninja Reflex
- Northern Tale
- Open Broadcaster Software
- Path of Exile
- Peter Jackson's King Kong - Gamers Edition
- Pid
- Planet Explorers
- Poker Night 2
- Postal 2 Complete
- Praetorians
- PuppetShow: Destiny Undone
- PuppetShow: Lost Town
- PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville
- PuppetShow: Return to Joyville
- PuppetShow: Souls of the Innocent
- Puzzle Bots
- Race Driver: GRID 2
- Rally Trophy
- Real Heroes: Firefighter
- Resident Evil 6
- Resident Evil: Revelations
- ResidualVM
- Reus
- Saitek SD6 Profiles
- SHMUP
- Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
- Star Trek (2013)
- StarDrive
- Stronghold Legends
- Super Amazing Wagon Adventure
- The Adventures of Shuggy
- The Bridge
- The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
- The Sea Will Claim Everything
- The Settlers II - 10th Anniversary
- The Stanley Parabel
- The Swapper
- The Tiny Bang Story
- The Trouble With Robots
- The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
- Transcipted
- Treasure Adventure Game
- Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
- Ultramon
- Unepic
- Wild Earth Africa
- Winter Voices
- World Mosaics 6
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.290.0 (Feb 4, 2013)
- FIXED: Closing dialogs via Window Border Controls (i.e the red 'X') being classed as the user clicking 'Yes'
- FIXED: Program crash when using the 'Test Detection' option at the end of the 'Custom Gamesave Entries: Directory Wizard'
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks not using it's own 'consolidation' value but instead using the global setting (as specified in Program Settings)
- ADDED: 'Prevent duplicate directories from being listed' option to Program Settings (under 'Detection Configuration')
- ADDED: Ability to use 'consolidation' option when backing up to a single archive via Scheduled Tasks
- ALTERED: 'Scheduled Task' wizard now has the 'Automatically generate file-name' option checked by default
- NEW TRANSLATION: 'Hungarian' by 'lostprophet'
- NEW TRANSLATION: 'Turkish' by 'Bleak'
- Latest Database Update included...
- ALTERED: 'Fate of the World' entry to only backup 'save' folder
- ALTERED: 'Symphony' entry to only backup game progress
- ALTERED: 'The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring' entry to include 'saves' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'The Walking Dead' entry to exclude .prop files
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Alan Wake's American Nightmare'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Assassin's Creed 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Dragon Age: Origins'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Half-Life'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Jagged Alliance 2: Gold Pack'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'NightSky'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Planescape: Torment'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Sid Meier's Civilization IV'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Stealth Bastard Deluxe'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 1'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Lord of The Rings: War in the North'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Unreal Gold'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Unreal II: The Awakening'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Worms Armageddon'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Zen Bound 2'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- 1NSANE
- 30 Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
- ArmA: Cold War Assault
- Bleed
- Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
- Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come
- Dead Pixels
- Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten
- Devil May Cry 3
- DmC Devil May Cry
- Dune 2 Legacy
- Fieldrunners
- Fieldrunners 2
- Gods vs Humans
- Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 2
- Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 3
- Iron Brigade
- La-Mulana
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
- O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
- ProGammaX
- Puzzler World 2
- Scoregasm
- Scribblenauts Unlimited
- Soul Reaver 2
- Splice
- Stealth Bastard Deluxe
- Super Hexagon
- The Cave
- Tomb Raider
- Warlock: Master of the Arcane
- Worms Blast
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.280.0 (Dec 24, 2012)
- FIXED: User being able to select the 'steamapps\common' directory as the destination for a Steam Spreader task
- FIXED: Various dialogs being set as 'top most' as apposed to 'top' for 'window order' (in other words, forcibly ontop of everything)
- FIXED: GameSave Manager window showing for a split second during a Scheduled Task, resulting in it 'stealing focus' from the active window the user is in
- FIXED: 'Context Menu' option (on 'First Run' dialog) not correctly being applied when using the 'Install to' option
- ADDED: 'Move an Origin game' to the 'Steam Spreader; Queue Item' dialog
- ADDED: 'Check for database updates upon Windows Login' option (Program Settings -> General Settings -> Update Behaviour)
- ADDED: 'Copy saves; don't remove source files' option to the 'Sync & Link; Unlink' dialog
- ALTERED: Re-written 'Steam Spreader' detection routines, enabling support for games installed to different paths via Steam's new 'Game Management' feature (i.e 'alternative libraries')
- UPDATED: 'Detection Routine' now correctly processes saves located in an 'Alternative Library' (Steam's new built-in 'Install to' feature)
- NEW FEATURE: 'Steam Spreader' can now process Steam games that use '.gcf' files (such as Team Fortress 2)
- NEW COMMANDLINE: /? or /help; Displays a full list of available commandlines, along with brief descriptions and examples
- NEW COMMANDLINE: /checkupdates; Checks for, and applies, any Database Updates available and then closes (all silently)
- NEW COMMANDLINE: /rescan; Siliently performs a full recan for supported saves and then closes (NOTE: Only works with '/checkupdates')
- Minor changes to 'Share Entry' submission system
- Latest Database Update included:
- RENAMED: 'Bionic Commando Rearmed (STEAM Edition)' entry to 'Bionic Commando Rearmed'
- ALTERED: 'Borderlands' entry to only backup 'SaveData' sub-folder, enabling Sync & Link support
- ALTERED: 'Crysis' entry to exclude settings
- ALTERED: 'Crysis: Warhead' entry to exclude settings
- ALTERED: 'Dead Rising 2' entry to only backup 'saves' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'Dear Esther' entry to backup 'config.cfg' file
- ALTERED: 'Fallout 3' entry to only backup 'Saves' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'Fallout: New Vegas' entry to only backup 'Saves' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'Neverwinter Nights 2' entry to only backup 'Saves' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II' entry to backup '.ctl' files located in 'controls' sub-folder
- ALTERED: 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' entry to only backup the 'saves' sub-folder, enabling Sync & Link support
- ALTERED: 'XCOM: Enemy Unknown' entry to only backup 'SaveData' sub-folder
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Baldur's Gate'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Bionic Commando Rearmed'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'F.E.A.R. 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Hotline Miami'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Renegade Ops'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'RIFT'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Risen'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Assassin's Creed 3'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Might & Magic Heroes VI'
- FIXED: Detection issue regarding 'World of Tanks'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- A Virus Named Tom
- Awesomenauts
- Battle vs. Chess
- Chaos on Deponia
- Cloning Clyde
- Colour Bind
- Defy Gravity
- DJMAX Trilogy
- Don't Starve
- Drox Operative
- F1 RACE STARS™
- Far Cry 3
- Gateways
- Geneforge
- Geneforge 2
- Geneforge 3
- Geneforge 4: Rebellion
- Geneforge 5: Overthrow
- Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
- Harveys Neue Augen
- Intrusion 2
- King's Bounty: Crossworlds
- Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise
- Madagascar
- Men of War: Condemned Heroes
- Miner Wars 2081
- Monopoly - Spongebob Squarepants Edition
- Neighbours From Hell
- Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
- Pharaoh
- Port Royale 3
- Puddle
- Rigonauts
- Secret of the Magic Crystal
- Sine Mora
- Snapshot
- Spirits
- Star Conflict
- Star Wolves 3: Civil War
- Super Crate Box
- Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP
- The Bard's Tale
- The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
- They Bleed Pixels
- Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
- Unmechanical
- Waking Mars
- War Thunder
- White Gold (Xenus 2)
- XIII Century
- You Are Empty
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.268.0 Beta (Dec 5, 2012)
- ALTERED: Re-written 'Steam Spreader' detection routines, enabling support for games installed to different paths via Steam's new 'Game Management' feature
- ADDED: 'Move an Origin game' to the 'Steam Spreader; Queue Item' dialog
- FIXED: User being able to select the 'steamapps\common' as the destination for a Steam Spreader task
- Latest Database Update included:
- RENAMED: 'Bionic Commando Rearmed (STEAM Edition)' entry to 'Bionic Commando Rearmed'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Bionic Commando Rearmed'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'F.E.A.R. 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Hotline Miami'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- A Virus Named Tom
- Chaos on Deponia
- Cloning Clyde
- Defy Gravity
- Far Cry 3
- Gateways
- Geneforge
- Geneforge 2
- Geneforge 3
- Geneforge 4: Rebellion
- Geneforge 5: Overthrow
- Port Royale 3
- Spirits
- Super Crate Box
- Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP
- They Bleed Pixels
- Unmechanical
- White Gold (Xenus 2)
- You Are Empty
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.265.0 (Dec 3, 2012)
- FIXED: 'Entry Title' not being populated correctly when editing an existing Custom Gamesave Entry
- FIXED: Symbolic Links failing to be generated for Sync & Link and Steam Spreader tasks
- FIXED: User being able to navigate away from the 'Check for Updates' page while querying the website for release information
- FIXED: 'Translation Error #2' occuring in Sync & Link task logs
- FIXED: Minor UI glitch on 'Scheduled Task Wizard' due to translated strings overlapping input objects
- FIXED: 'Warning Message' radio buttons (on Custom Gamesave Entries Wizard) not correctly resizing to fit message
- FIXED: Various strings being excluded from being translated, such as the 'No warning available.' message
- FIXED: Issue in which entries that have no files to backup (i.e just registry data) not being updated when 'Create new archive upon file change' is enabled
- NEW TRANSLATION: 'French'
- NEW TRANSLATION: 'Ukrainian'
- Languages are now sorted alphabetically within 'Program Settings' and on the 'First Run' dialog
- Latest Database Update included
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Grand Theft Auto IV'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Assassin's Creed 3
- Farming Simulator 2013
- Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
- Inversion
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.238.0 (Oct 26, 2012)
- FIXED: Old and unused entries in 'settings.ini' still existing after updating the file
- FIXED: 'Back to Main Menu' and 'Update(s) Available' links incorrectly being enabled during a task
- FIXED: Various translation issues on the 'Steam Spreader' page
- FIXED: Issue when saving log file for a 'Removal Task' causing the application to hang
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks started that have no entries to backup causes GameSave Manager to hang
- FIXED: Full rescans not always being triggered after a program update
- FIXED: 'Use Dropbox' option not being unchecked when Dropbox isn't running on the user's system
- FIXED: 'Store 'Offficial Entries' database in AppData' failing to copy release's database if user decides to store settings in launch directory
- FIXED: 'Changelog' link not being hidden when downloading a new Program Update
- ADDED: 'Sort detected entries by entry's file-size' option to Program Settings
- ADDED: 'VerInfo' section to backup archive's data file, adding the ability to tell the user what version of GameSave Manager (including database) was used for it's creation during a 'Restore Task'
- ADDED: 'Sort Entries' category to 'Program Settings' (under 'Detection Configuration')
- ADDED: Ability to right-click 'Detected Entries' list on 'Backup Gamesave(s)' page to change sort order 'on the fly'
- ADDED: Counters on the 'Separate Archives' and 'Ignored Entries' sections of Program Settings
- ADDED: Routines to automatically resize checkboxes, radio-buttons and 'group headers' resulting in translators not having to worry about resizing them
- ALTERED: Detection Engine no longer requires a full rescan upon changing 'sort order' of results or specifying an entry to include / exclude via 'Ignored Entries' (assuming 'Save detection results...' option is enabled)
- ALTERED: Logs now contain the version information of the release of GameSave Manager used
- ALTERED: Translation Routines, adding possible bypasses to support more languages such as Japanese, Russian, etc
- NEW TRANSLATION: German by 'evilshinobi'
- NEW TRANSLATION: Russian by 'XIII'
- Latest Database Update included:
- RENAMED: 'Minecraft' entry to 'Minecraft (saves)'
- ALTERED: 'Medieval II: Total War (STEAM Edition)' entry to include preferences
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Shad'O'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Cortex Command
- Dishonored
- F1 2012
- FIFA 13
- Fruit Ninja HD
- Gnomoria
- Minecraft (full)
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
- R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War
- Resonance
- Tekkit (full)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
- Total War Battles: Shogun
- Waves
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.212.0 (Oct 11, 2012)
- FIXED: v3.x backups failing to restore 'registry data' during a 'Restore Task'
- FIXED: Minor UI glitch on 'Restore Gamesave(s)' page
- FIXED: Backup Archives being wrongfully flagged as containing older files (when 'Create a new archive upon file change' option is used)
- FIXED: 'settings.ini' not being updated with new options after updating to a newer release with additional options (such as this release)
- FIXED: 'First Run' issue caused when the user doesn't have required permission to write to the settings directory
- FIXED: Issue regarding querying databases when said database failed to be created
- FIXED: Failed restores sometimes not being correctly logged
- FIXED: 'Sync & Link' logs sometimes containing 'translation errors'
- FIXED: 'Administratraive rights required' dialog not being displayed if 'settings.ini' wasn't writable in last program update
- ADDED: Restorable 'registry data' is now listed within the 'Detected Entries' list, allowing for greater control of your 'Restore Tasks'
- ADDED: Option to specify the sub-folder to use for Sync & Link tasks (specify via 'Program Settings->Task Specific->Sync & Link')
- ADDED: Ability to double-click directory items in the 'Detected Entries' list on the 'Restore' and 'Sync & Link' pages (same behaviour as 'Backup' page)
- ADDED: 'Debug Mode' now generates a complete list of missing entries during a Database Update
- ADDED: Routine to check if user has required rights to apply a Database Update, modify settings, etc.
- ADDED: Option to sort detected entries by the date they were last modified / added to the database (via 'Program Settings->Detection Configuration')
- ADDED: 'Global Settings' (via First Run dialog); allows user to specify to store settings and 'Official Entries' database in AppData (by default they'll continue to be stored within launch directory for portability)
- ALTERED: 'Default Program Settings' now specifies to hide the 7zip command window from the user (many people requested this)
- ALTERED: Default 'cache directory' to append the '$$ CacheDir $$' subfolder
- Minor re-wording for log files; 'Collecting MD5 File Hashes...' to 'Collecting MD5 checksums...'
- Logs are now opened within GameSave Manager (when the user specifies to view the log after a failed task and after a 'forcibily started' scheduled task)
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Blades of Time' entry to only backup specific files (.blk)
- ALTERED: 'Borderlands 2' entry to only backup saves and config (separate directory entries)
- ALTERED: 'Doom 3' entry to include 'DoomConfig.cfg' file
- ALTERED: 'Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (GOG Edition)' entry to only backup 'sav' and 'cfg' files
- ALTERED: 'Spec Ops: The Line' entry to include 'Steam Cloud' data
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Ys Origin'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Divine Divinity'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Plants Vs Zombies' due to duplicate entries
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- BoXiKoN
- Carrier Command
- DaisyWords
- Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
- DoomsDay
- Flight Control HD
- Glowfish
- Hawken
- Hearts of Iron 3
- I Am Alive
- Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
- LEGO Racers 2
- NBA 2K13
- QuantZ
- Ravaged
- Smite
- The Settlers: Rise of an Empire Gold Edition
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Trino
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Zen Bound 2
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.191.0 (Sep 27, 2012)
- FIXED: Forcibly started Scheduled Tasks incorrectly displaying the task log twice when an error is detected
- FIXED: Archive Validation issue caused by archive's data file incorrectly including the entire entry dispite the user only specifying part of it
- FIXED: Backup Archive structure 'breaking' due to the assumption an entire entry should be processed
- FIXED: Entries being incorrectly flagged as having modified files due to the detected changes being in a directory the user has specified to be excluded
- FIXED: Entries not being flagged as having modified files when directory count between current task and the existing backup not matching
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks are now generated with the 'Run with highest privileges' option checked (only applied if GSM has full administrative rights at the time of creating the task)
- ADDED: Additional statistics in backup logs; entry count, sizes, folder and file counts, etc
- ADDED: Simple routine to check if project has full administrative rights with the ability to restart with said rights if user so chooses
- ADDED: "Use 'Program Compatibility' to always run with administrative rights" option to 'General' program settings
- Latest Database Update included...
- ALTERED: 'NBA 2K12' entry to exclude 'cache' directory
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Battle for Wesnoth'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Call of Duty'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Europa Universalis 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'J.U.L.I.A.'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- A Valley Without Wind
- Arx Libertatis
- Gabriel Knight: Sins of Fathers
- McPixel
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
- Starship Titanic
- UFO Afterlight
- Worms Armageddon
- Worms Armageddon (Custom Voices and Maps)
- Xenonauts
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.179.0 (Sep 21, 2012)
- FIXED: Paths detected via a registry value not being stripped of any executable that it may contain
- FIXED: Exceptions to the 'Detection Engine' output not being applied, resulting in a very small number of saves not being detected (e.g TimeShift)
- FIXED: 'Registry Data' to backup not being saved correctly when creating a Custom Gamesave Entry
- FIXED: Custom GameSave Entries wizard not removing unnecessary backslashes in paths specified (for example, 'My Games\Game Title\' instead of 'My Games\Game Title')
- FIXED: 'Relink' task (via Sync & Link) failing to create Symbolic Link when detecting a path from the registry
- FIXED: 'Detected Entries' list not correctly being re-populated after aborting a 'Relink' task (via Sync & Link)
- FIXED: 'Loading' and 'Scanning' dialogs losing focus behind other windows when starting up
- FIXED: 'Add task to Windows Task Scheduler' option not being a translatable string
- FIXED: UAC prompt sometimes being presented to the user upon program startup (no elevated rights should be requested, thus no prompt should appear)
- ADDED: 'View Changelog' links to the 'Check for Updates' dialog
- ADDED: 'Check for program and database updates upon startup' option to First Run dialog
- ADDED: Option to create desktop shortcuts for forcibly starting Scheduled Tasks (via Step 4 of the wizard), allowing you to backup your saves much easier after each gaming session
- ALTERED: 'Check for program and database updates upon startup' setting is now enabled by default
- ALTERED: 'Log' system now generates a log file for all Scheduled Tasks, regardless of your Program Settings
- Logs for 'Scheduled Tasks' are now stored with the prefix 'ScheduledBackup' for the filename, separating them from normal 'Backup' tasks
- Slightly resized objects on 'Main Menu' to add more space for translations
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Bus Driver' entry to exclude log file and setting
- ALTERED: 'Neverwinter Nights 2' entry to include settings
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'DiRT: Showdown'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Sleeping Dogs'
- FIXED: Duplicate entry for 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors
- Bang Bang Racing
- Black Mesa
- Borderlands 2
- Chaser
- Dragon Age: Legends
- East India Company
- Europa Universalis 3
- Faery - Legends of Avalon
- Gorasul: The Legacy of the Dragon
- Hack, Slash, Loot
- Icewind Dale II
- Inquisitor
- Minecraft; Technic
- Need for Speed: High Stakes
- Portal Prelude
- Puzzle Kingdoms
- Rune
- Shad'O
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
- Take On Helicopters
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold
- Torchlight II
- Victoria II
- X-Men: The Official Game
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.157.0 (Sep 10, 2012)
- FIXED: Backups made with v2.x not restoring to correct path when processing 'Steam\steamapps\common' directory
- ADDED: 'Updates Available' dialog prompt (can be disabled via Program Settings)
- NEW FEATURE: GameSave Manager can now delete specified saves from the user's system via the 'Delete' button on 'Backup Gamesave(s)' page
- Latest Database Update included:
- RENAMED: 'Crusader Kings 2' entry to 'Crusader Kings II'
- RENAMED: 'ToCA Race Driver 3 (STEAM Edition)' entry to 'Toca Race Driver 3'
- ALTERED: 'Crusader Kings II' entry to include settings and 'dlc_signature'
- ALTERED: 'Firestorm' entry to exclude '.cache' file types
- ALTERED: 'Sin' entry to exclude cached graphics
- ALTERED: 'Sleeping Dogs' entry to include display settings
- ALTERED: 'The Walking Dead' entry to exclude '.ttarch' files
- ADDED: 2 alternative entries for 'Evil Genius'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Evil Genius'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Homefront'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Sims Medieval'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Vessel'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Age of Empires
- Age of Wonders II
- ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead
- Blades of Time
- Chains
- Cold War
- Crazy Taxi
- Dark Souls: Prepare to Die
- FTL: Faster Than Light
- Gotham City Imposters: Free To Play
- Juiced
- Lunar Flight
- Luxor
- MacGuffin's Curse
- Pro Cycling Manager 2012
- Republic Commando
- Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
- Sonic CD
- Taito Legends
- Taito Legends 2
- The Political Machine 2008
- The Political Machine 2012
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
- Twin Sector
- Wasteland Angel
- Yesterday
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.144.0 (Jul 30, 2012)
- FIXED: Detection issue causing backups of entries with folders specified in their file masks to fail
- FIXED: Minor UI glitch on Steam Spreader's 'Add' dialog
- FIXED: 'Shutdown tasks' incorrectly being performed when multiple instances of GameSave Manager are open, causing errors to occur
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Fallout: New Vegas' entry to include game settings
- ALTERED: 'Legend of Grimrock' entry to include the 'secret file'
- ALTERED: 'Torchlight' entry to also list 'mods' directory for backup
- ADDED: Alternative paths for 'The Sims 3' entries
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Cargo! Quest for Gravity
- Colin McRae Rally 2.0
- Dear Esther
- Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
- Dynamite Jack
- From Dust
- Jets N Guns
- Majesty
- Majesty Expansion
- Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
- Wargame: European Escalation
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.140.0 (Jul 24, 2012)
- Addresses log files being generated on the user's desktop
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.139.0 (Jul 23, 2012)
- FIXED: 'uPlay' saves (using alternative save location) incorrectly listed during a Sync & Link task when settings specify to not show them
- FIXED: Backup Archives incorrectly failing the 'validation' checks due to files not being queried in the correct order
- ADDED: Steam Spreader now generates task logs when moving a directory
- ADDED: Option to hide the XCOPY window from view during a Steam Spreader task (Program Settings->Task Specific->Steam Spreader)
- IMPROVED: Symbolic Link error reports to help with troubleshooting issues
- NEW FEATURE: Steam Spreader now utilises a 'queue', allowing you to move multiple directories at a time
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'FIFA 12' entry to exclude 'replay0.bin' file
- Added compatibility for the following game:
- DiRT: Showdown
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.132.0 (Jul 19, 2012)
- FIXED: 'Sync & Link' failing to create Symbolic Link upon a 'Relink' task
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'uPlay' saves caused by uPlay storing saves in an alternative location for some unknown reason
- FIXED: Rare program update issue regarding MD5 checksums
- ADDED: Option to mute dialog notification sounds (Program Settings->General)
- ADDED: Ability to import v2.3 Custom Gamesave Entries (via 'Import' button of the 'Custom Gamesave Entries' page)
- UPDATED: 'Twitter' social icon to direct users to the newly created @GameSaveManager twitter account (maintained by GekzOverlord)
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Team Fortress 2' entry to exclude maps
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Fifa Manager 2012'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Shank 2'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- aeroflyFS
- Cars 2 The Video Game
- Gas Guzzlers Combat Carnage
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.125.0 (Jul 13, 2012)
- FIXED: Sync & Link incorrectly listing some unsupported entries
- FIXED: Sync & Link not parsing 'user details' (Steam Cache & Uplay Cache ids) resulting in trouble 'relinking' and 'unlinking'
- FIXED: Sync & Link merging multiple Steam Cache and Uplay Cache directories together
- FIXED: Directories modified via 'Modify Variables' no longer processing 'User Details'
- ADDED: Ability to list supported entries locally (Help->What games are currently supported?)
- ADDED: Various options to bypass Sync & Link's cautious listing routine (Program Settings->Task Specifc->Sync & Link)
- ADDED: 'Steam Cloud' support for 'Sync & Link' tasks
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Batman: Arkham City' entry to exclude logs and cached data
- ALTERED: 'The Sims 3 (DLC & Mods Backup)' entry to include 'userPresets.package' file
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Logitech G-series Macros'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'RealMyst'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Thief Gold'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Ys - Oath in Felghana'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- 3079
- Achron
- Crazy Machines Elements
- Endless Space
- Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone
- Jewel Knights: Crusaders
- Offspring Fling!
- Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Three
- Princess Waltz
- Revenant
- X-COM: Apocalypse
- Ys Origin
- Yukkuri Panic!
- Yukkuri Panic! Advanced
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.115.0 (Jul 6, 2012)
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks continuing to process despite task's output not correctly defined
- FIXED: Minor annoyance in which Scheduled Tasks displays the 'Shutting down' dialog instead of cleaning up silently
- FIXED: Possible error caused by the page trying to redraw while navigating elsewhere
- FIXED: Backups of Sync & Link'd directories incorrectly included the '$$ GSM_DATA $$' file
- FIXED: Minor translation issue with a string on the 'Modify Variables' dialog not being updated
- ADDED: Option to specify a 'default backup directory' (Program Settings->Task Specific->Backup Settings)
- ADDED: Ability to specify what directories you wish to 'unlink' during an 'Unlink' task from the Sync & Link page
- GameSave Manager window is now displayed if an error was detected during a Scheduled Task
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Anno 1404' entry to include files stored in 'Documents'
- ALTERED: 'Crysis 2' entry to exclude useless file such as download cache
- ALTERED: 'Darksiders' entry to include settings
- ALTERED: 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier' entry to include uPlay saves
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes™
- Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.106.0 (Jul 3, 2012)
- FIXED: Possible crash-enducing error while scanning system for saves
- FIXED: 'Select all / Deselect all' checkbox on 'Backup' page being incorrectly checked after using the 'Scheduled Task Wizard' in the same session
- FIXED: Minor issue with 'Check for Updates' not automatically being performed if no updates were found and the user re-visits the feature's page
- FIXED: 'Use my 'Cloud' settings' checkbox not being checked when editing a Scheduled Task which is using this option
- FIXED: 'Share Entry' feature not correctly submitting specified files to include and exclude
- ADDED: Ability to set GameSave Manager to backup all detected saves for a Scheduled Task (via it's wizard)
- ADDED: Ability to double-click a 'directory' entry to open it in Windows Explorer (via 'Backup' page)
- ADDED: Option to copy backups to another directory after their creation (Program Settings->Task Specific->Backup Settings)
- ALTERED: 'Google Drive' detection routine to function similar to 'DropBox' detection due to a recent Google Drive update 'breaking' previous detection method
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Warhammer 40k Space Marine' entry to include Steam Cloud saves
- RENAMED: 'Warhammer 40k Space Marine' entry to 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
- Dynasty Warriors 6
- Earth 2140
- NBA 2K12
- Spec Ops: The Line
- The Real Texas
- To the Moon
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.096.0 (Jun 28, 2012)
- FIXED: 'Custom Gamesave Entries Wizard' allowing the user to proceed despite nothing has been specified to backup
- FIXED: 'Custom Gamesave Entries Wizard' not querying database for 'Officially Supported' entry's data when required to
- FIXED: Minor UI glitch on the 'Release History' dialog
- FIXED: Parsing error causing Database Updates to not apply correctly, resulting in some games no longer being detected
- FIXED: No compression used at all when 'use maximum compression' option is disabled
- ADDED: Option to use 'Large Pages Mode' for 7zip while performing a backup
- ADDED: Ability to force 'time-stamped' separate archives for specific entries via Program Settings (displayed if 'separate archives' and 'on-detection' options are selected)
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Assassin's Creed: Revelations' entry to backup saves (instead of just settings)
- ALTERED: 'Counter Strike: Source' entry to only backup the 'Platform' and 'cstrike' directories
- ALTERED: 'Day of Defeat: Source' entry to only backup the 'Platform' directory
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Sims 3'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s)
- Assassin's Creed 2
- Escape Goat
- New Star Soccer 5
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.089.0 (Jun 25, 2012)
- FIXED: Hive values incorrectly being passed onto the Detection Routine
- FIXED: Restoring a backup not triggering a Rescan once changing 'page' as intended
- FIXED: 'Share Entry' error caused by clicking the 'Remove' button for a directory before submitting
- FIXED: Editing a previously created Custom Gamesave Entry caused it to be incorrectly flagged as not meeting 'Share Entry' criteria
- FIXED: Inability to specify registry data to backup during the 'Custom Gamesave Entries Wizard'
- FIXED: '%NAME%' not being parsed out of the 'success' message displayed after successful 'Share Entry' submission
- ALTERED: Default settings changed to enable searching for Steam Cloud & uPlay saves
- Full rescan is now performed after updating either the program or database
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.082.0 (Jun 25, 2012)
- FIXED: Minor submission bug, resulting in registry hive submitting as a number
- FIXED: Potential issue with relinking previously Sync & Link'd directories regarding the way a processed directory is detected
- FIXED: Sync & Link's 'Re-link' option failing if parent directories don't exist ('My Games' missing in 'Documents\My Games\DiRT3' for example)
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Google Drive' caused if user didn't specify a custom path during it's installation
- FIXED: Detection Routine treating the 'steamapps\common' directory as a 'Steam Cache' directory
- ADDED: 'Installer' wizard (displayed after the 'Greetings' / First Run dialog)
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Tropico 4' entry now excludes 'bik' files from backups
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Bejeweled 3'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (STEAM Edition)'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s)
- Artificial Academy
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- Postal 3
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
New in GameSave Manager 3.0.075.0 (Jun 25, 2012)
- Complete rewrite of all code, generally improving performance.
- Brand new and much improved GUI
- ADDED: Windows 8 support
- NEW FEATURE: Translations - Using 'Translation Packs', view GameSave Manager in your native language
- NEW FEATURE: Fully portable from the get-go
- NEW FEATURE: Excluded Files - Allows you to specify files--and entire file types-- to exclude in backups
- NEW FEATURE: Ability to automatically download and apply program updates for you with a single click
- NEW FEATURE: 'Cloud' options now support 'Google Drive' and 'Microsoft SkyDrive'
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "Ubisoft uPlay cache" - Detection of cached uPlay saves
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "Macromedia Flash cache" - Detection of games that store progress in the 'Flash cache'
- Improved listing of results, allowing you to have more say in what's going to be included
- Improved Detection Engine
- Improved Detection of file changes via MD5 checksums (from File CRC values)
- Improved Wizards
- Improved "Check for Updates" and "Update Notification" routines.
- Improved Settings Engine
- Default settings tweaked, enabling commonly used options 'straight out the box' (Separate Archives for example)
- Changes since Beta Release:
- FIXED: Backup error caused by existing archives not being removed before the new archive is created
- FIXED: Aborting a task via clicking the 'Close' button causing GameSave Manager to show the 'Error detected' dialog after aborting, despite no errors actually occuring
- FIXED: 'Scheduled Tasks' wizard not correctly saving the specified path
- FIXED: 'Scheduled Tasks' not running in the background (instead loading up the UI)
- FIXED: '7zip console' sometimes incorrectly showing, despite Program Settings set to hide it
- FIXED: Games table not correctly being populated on Windows 7 while performing a 'Scheduled Task'
- FIXED: Minor GUI glittches caused by incorrectly re-sized icons
- FIXED: 'Custom Gamesave Entries' not restoring correctly when entry has no 'dynamically detected paths' used
- FIXED: 'Custom Gamesave Entries' wizard not requesting the user for a registry value when specified to dynamically detect a directory from the registry
- ADDED: 'Share Entry' option to end of 'Custom Gamesave Entries' wizard (only shows if entry meets the criteria for submission)
- ADDED: 'Check for Updates' reminder option (enable / disable via 'Program Settings')
- RESIZED: 'Release History' dialog for easier viewing of changelogs
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 759 (Mar 19, 2012)
- FIXED: Issue with 'Save scan results for future rescans' option not correctly remembering similarly named entries (such as 'Game Title' and 'Game Title 2')
- FIXED: Scheduled Tasks sometimes saving into sub folders while backing up to a single archive (sub folder was labeled what the archive was named)
- FIXED: Minor issue in which 'Modify Archive' feature wouldn't warn the user if they are about to exclude the GFW-L profile from the new archive
- FIXED: Steam Spreader's 'already moved' warning not being reset when changing directoy to be processed
- FIXED: Detection issue when Custom Gamesave Entries use a 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' registry key to dynamically detect a save's path
- FIXED: Rare 'RedrawAfterResize' error when using the 'Rescan' button on the 'Backup Gamesave(s)' page
- FIXED: Issue in which entries selected / deselected via the 'spacebar' wouldn't be correctly updated for inclusion / exclusion of the current task (and as such, the 'counter' on the page)
- FIXED: Windows 7's 'Super Bar' (taskbar) progress bar feature being constantly ON for GameSave Manager after performing certain tasks in a certain sequence in some rare cases
- FIXED: Issue in which Steam Spreader wouldn't correctly restore a processed directory to it's original location when the directory is in the root of a partition (z:\folder_name for example)
- ADDED: Option to disable the 'Steam is running' warning dialog for the Steam Spreader feature
- ADDED: Option to list all 'Officially Supported' entries within the 'Base upon...' dialog for use with the 'Custom Gamesave Entries' wizard
- ADDED: Ability to add a comment to a Custom Gamesave Entry submission via a prompt before submitting
- MODIFIED: Detection Engine now performs a full scan while performing a Scheduled Task, regardless of 'Save scan results for future rescans' being checked or not
- MODIFIED: The 'Steam is running' warning dialog has been redesigned to share the rest of the program's UI
- Steam Spreader now remembers the last 'destination' directory you specified
- Possible fix for an extremely rare database update error
- Alterations to the 'File Association' options, allowing them dispite being in 'Portable Mode'. NOTE: PortableApps edition still disables them via a commandline!
- Latest Database Update including:
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Anno 1404'
- FIXED: Duplication entry of 'Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Anno 2070'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Tom Clancy's EndWar'
- RENAMED: 'Heroes of Might and Magic 5' entry to 'Heroes of Might and Magic V'
- ALTERED: 'Heroes of Might and Magic V' entry to exclude DLC saves (the latter now have separate entries)
- ALTERED: 'Neverwinter Nights 2' entry to only include saves
- ALTERED: 'Psychonauts (STEAM Edition)' entry to include profiles
- ALTERED: 'RAGE' entry to only include saves
- Added compatibility for the following games:
- 9th Company - Roots of Terror
- 18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
- 18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker
- Alan Wake
- Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
- Arcania: Fall of Setarrif
- Armade 2526
- Cities XL 2012
- Crysis Wars
- Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale
- Gothic
- Gothic 3
- Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition
- Greed: Black Border
- Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
- Heroes of Anniilated Empires
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
- Hexen II
- Homefront
- Icewind Dale Complete (DnD Classic Anthology)
- Jagged Alliance 2: Gold Pack
- Jagged Alliance 2 Gold: Unfinished Business
- Mass Effect 3
- Microsoft Flight
- Might & Magic Heroes VI
- Minecraft (jar)
- Minecraft (mods)
- Minecraft (texturepacks)
- Need for Speed: World
- PAYDAY: The Heist
- Pineapple Smash Crew
- Pyroblazer
- Risen 2
- Rush
- Serious Sam 2
- Shank 2
- Space Empires IV Deluxe
- Space Empires V
- Spectromancer
- Stacking
- Syndicate (2012)
- The Sims 3 (DLC & Mods Backup)
- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2
- Trine (Steam Cloud)
- Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
- Vessel
- Wings of Prey
- Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny
- WRC 2
- WRC 2010
- Zoo Tycoon
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 741 (Feb 19, 2012)
- FIXED Issue in which Custom Gamesave Entries titled similar to an Official Entry wouldn't be submit-able, despite the directories specified are different
- ADDED: 'Save scan results for future rescans' to Program Settings which drastically improves scanning times
- UPDATED: 'Junction.exe' to v1.06 (from v1.05)
- Latest Database Update included:
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Darwinia'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Thief II: The Metal Age'
- ALTERED: 'Sid Meier's Civilization V' entry to include settings
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Anno 2070
- APOX
- Baldur's Gate
- Battle: Los Angeles
- Cannon Fodder 3
- Darklands
- E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
- Fate of the World
- Gotham City Impostors
- Guild Wars
- Hard Reset
- Hunted The Demons Forge
- Indigo Prophecy
- Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
- Manhunt 2
- Men of War: Assault Squad
- Minecraft (Player Stats)
- Minecraft (servers.dat)
- Painkiller: Black Edition
- Painkiller: Redemption
- Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
- Sacred Gold
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
- Sword of the Stars Complete
- The Lord of The Rings: War in the North
- Thief Gold
- Trine 2
- Tropico 4
- Who's That Flying?!
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 736 (Jan 31, 2012)
- FIXED: Directory deletion routine breaking Symbolic Links and NTFS Junctions that are part of the path being processed (for example 'C:\Users' link being destroyed when clearing out cached files)
- FIXED: Error occuring when updating the Database via the 'Check for Updates' dialog
- FIXED: Issue in which the user is able to submit a 'Custom Gamesave Entry', despite it's not dynamically detected and thus can't be implemented in a DB update
- FIXED: Issue in which users could spam the server with submissions of Officially Supported entries
- ADDED: Checks to see if the Custom Gamesave Entry has already been submitted
- ADDED: Ability to make GameSave Manager only see a 'Custom Gamesave Entry' as a duplicate if it's an exact match to an Official Entry (enable / disable via Program Setings->Updates)
- ADDED: Overall progress of a task is now displayed via Windows 7's Taskbar
- ADDED: 'Compare' button to the 'Custom Gamesave Entries' page
- Improved Status Dialog for Custom Gamesave Entry submissions
- Latest Database Update included...
- ALTERED: 'The Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim' entry to include settings
- Added compatibility for the following games:
- Air Conflicts Secret Wars
- Drakensang: The River of Time
- Wing Commander
- Wing Commander 2
- Wing Commander 3
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 700 (Dec 6, 2011)
- ADDED: Small 'Donation' button to the 'About' and 'First Run' dialogs
- MODIFIED: Minor alterations to Detection Engine to support 'Necrovision - Lost Company'
- UPDATED: '7za.exe' to latest version (v9.22)
- Latest Database Update included:
- ALTERED: 'Burnout Paradise' entry to exclude 'game data' and 'shader cache'
- ALTERED: 'Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight' entry to include the entire save directory
- ALTERED: 'Elder Scrolls' games are now listed as 'The Elder Scrolls VER: TITLE'
- ALTERED: 'Star Wars: Empire At War' entry to include screenshots and settings
- ALTERED: 'Terraria' entry has been separated into two entries: 'Terraria (Characters)' and Terraria (Worlds); The latter only backs up .wld files
- RENAMED: Existing 'Star Wars: Forces Of Corruption' entry to 'Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces Of Corruption'
- ADDED: Alternative entries for various 'Bejeweled' games
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Call of Duty 2'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Star Wars: Empire at War'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces Of Corruption'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'SWAT 4'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'Tomb Raider: Legend'
- FIXED: Detection issue with 'Zen of Sudoku'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Alien Breed 2: Assault
- Alien Breed 3: Descent
- Asterix at the Olympic Games
- Batman: Arkham City
- Batman: Arkham City (Steam Cloud)
- Battlefield 3
- Blocks That Matter
- Caesar 3 [GoG Version]
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Chantelise
- Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
- Death Track Resurrection
- Dungeon Defenders
- Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper
- EDGE
- Fifa Manager 2012
- Ground Control II [GoG Version]
- Indigo Prophecy - Direct2Drive's "Director's Cut" Edition
- Jewel Quest Solitaire
- Jurassic Park: The Game
- L.A. Noire
- Legacy of Kain - Defiance
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance
- Monopoly
- Necrovision - Lost Company
- Need for Speed: The Run
- NHL '09
- Pharaoh
- RAGE
- Renegade Ops
- Rock Of Ages
- Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
- Serious Sam Double D
- Shadow Ops Red Mercury
- SimCity 4 Deluxe
- Sonic Generations
- Stronghold 3
- Super Street Fighter IV
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Trapped Dead
- UK Truck Simulator
- Universe Sandbox
- Warhammer Mark of Chaos
- Warzone 2100 v3.0
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 698 (Oct 9, 2011)
- FIXED: 'Check for Updates' routine not correctly listing 'major versions' as available if their build number is lower than the current version (e.g v2.3.661 would overwrite v3.0.015)
- MODIFIED: 'DropBox Sync Directory' routine to ask the user to specify the path if it can't automatically be detected (as a result of DropBox v1.2.40 altering it's configuration database).
- Latest Database Update included:
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Bejeweled Twist'
- ADDED: Multiple alternative entries for 'Bejeweled 3'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena'
- ADDED: Alternative entry for 'The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom'
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Alien Hallway
- Alien Shooter: Revisited
- Bejeweled Blitz
- Breath of Death VII
- CrimeCraft
- Cthulhu Saves The World
- Dead Island
- F1 2011
- Garshasp: The Monster Slayer
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Gun Metal
- Luxor 2
- Operation Flashpoint: Red River
- Plants Vs Zombies: Reflexive Arcade Edition
- Port Royale 2
- Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
- Sim City 4
- The Chosen: Well of Souls
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12 The Masters
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine
- Ys - Ark of Napishtim
- Ys - Oath in Felghana
- Zuma's Revenge - Adventure
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 693 (Sep 8, 2011)
- FIXED: 'DLC' folder being included during backups of 'Games For Windows LIVE' profiles, despite the user requested to cache the profile before backup.
- FIXED: Error regarding 'CriticalError' routine when creating a Scheduled Task.
- MODIFIED: GameSave Manager will now launch with the highest user rights available to the current user, instead of 'as invoker'.
- Website URL updated to use new domain i.e http://www.gamesave-manager.com
- Latest Database Update included:
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "The Lord of the Rings: Conquest"
- FIXED: "Amnesia: The Dark Descent" entry backing up demo progress instead of full game
- FIXED: Detection issue with "The Saboteur"
- ALTERED: "The Settlers 7" entry to backup ALL files in it's save directory, adding support for Sync & Link
- ALTERED: "Sid Meier's Civilization V" entry to exclude ini files (settings), adding support for Sync & Link
- ALTERED: "Dead Space 2" entry to include game settings
- REMOVED: "Machinarium" entry due to detection issues (Flash Cache directories aren't detectable in current GameSave Manager releases)
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- A New Beginning
- Act of War: Direct Action
- Act of War: High Treason
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Alone In The Dark
- Alpha Prime
- Angry Birds Rio
- Angry Birds Seasons
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Aquaria
- Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 5
- Bastion
- BIONICLE Heroes
- Bit.Trip Runner
- Breed
- Brink
- Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy
- Call of Cthulhu
- Call of Duty 2
- Colin McRae: DiRT 3
- Contract J.A.C.K.
- Constructor
- Dark Reign (GOG.com Edition)
- Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
- Driver: Parallel Lines
- Duke Nukem Forever
- Dungeon Siege 3
- F.E.A.R. 3
- F1 2000
- F1 2001
- Fable III
- Faerie Solitaire
- Fantastic Four
- Final Fantasy VIII
- FiNCK
- Gatling Gears
- Gemini Rue
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
- Hitman Contracts
- Hydrophobia: Prophecy
- iBomber Defense
- Jamestown
- Jewel Quest
- Legend of Fae
- Medal of Honor Allied Assualt
- Medal of Honor Allied Assualt: Breakthrough
- Medal of Honor Allied Assualt: Spearhead
- Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
- Napoleon: Total War
- NightSky
- Nimbus
- Pixar Cars
- Pixar Cars: Mater-National
- Puzzle Agent 2
- Red Faction: Armageddon
- Rollercoaster Tycoon Deluxe (GOG.com Edition)
- Saira
- Sanctum
- Second Sight
- Silent Hunter 4
- Silent Hunter 5
- Space, Pirates And Zombies
- SpaceChem
- Solar 2
- Soldier of Fortune II
- Soldier of Fortune Payback
- Spider-Man 3
- Spider-Man: The Movie
- Star Trek: Elite Force 2
- Star Wars: Empire At War
- Star Wars: Forces Of Corruption
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- SWAT 4
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
- Sword and Soldiers HD
- Tank Universal
- Terraria
- The Witcher 2
- Transformers: The Game
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Virtua Tennis 4
- VVVVVV
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution
- X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge
- X-Men Legends 2
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 687 (May 14, 2011)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 685 (Apr 29, 2011)
- FIXED: Routine that applies the "Officially Supported" database updates deleting the old database from the Launch Directory and saving the update in the "Working Directory" (instead of trying to move it to the Launch Directory first).
- CHANGED: XCOPY option is now checked by default on the "Steam Spreader" page.
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/skip_instance"; allows you to skip the "Multiple Instances" check via commandlines (you can permenantly disable this check via Program Settings).
- Latest Datbase Update included...
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Beyond Good and Evil"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Colin McRae: DiRT"
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "RUSE"
- ADDED: Alternative entries for "Sam & Max" seasons 1 & 2
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "Zuma's Revenge"
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Atom Zombie Smasher
- Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1
- Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2
- Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3
- Ballance
- Bone: Out From Boneville
- Bone: The Great Cow Race
- Broken Sword - Director's Cut
- Creative ALchemy
- Crysis 2
- Darwinia
- Disciples III
- Flotilla
- Hector: Badge of Carnage Episode 1
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Lego Indiana Jones 2
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Loom
- Grotesque Tactics
- Guardians of Graxia
- Guilty Gear X2 #Reload (GOG.com)
- Mata Hari
- Need for Speed: Shift 2 - Unleashed
- Portal 2
- Revenge of the Titans
- Runaway : A Twist of Fate
- Sam & Max: Season 3 - Episode 2
- Sam & Max: Season 3 - Episode 3
- Sam & Max: Season 3 - Episode 4
- Sam & Max: Season 3 - Episode 5
- SpellForce
- Spore (Creations)
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 1
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 2
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 3
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 4
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1 - Episode 5
- Telltale Texas Hold'em
- The Ball
- The Dig
- The Next BIG Thing
- The Sims Medieval
- Total War: SHOGUN 2
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 681 (Mar 14, 2011)
- 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 Dragon Age 2
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 676 (Mar 4, 2011)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 671 (Feb 19, 2011)
- 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).
- Latest Database Update included:
- Added compatibility for the following game(s)
- Eversion
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
- Test Drive Unlimited 2
New in GameSave Manager 2.3 Build 669 (Feb 10, 2011)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 622 (Dec 30, 2010)
- 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")
- ALTERED: "Tropico 3" entry to backup all data stored within it's saving directory, which adds support for expansions
- 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)
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 612 (Dec 6, 2010)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 605 (Nov 29, 2010)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 593 (Nov 15, 2010)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 571 (Oct 25, 2010)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.2 Build 567 (Oct 4, 2010)
- 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
New in GameSave Manager 2.1 Build 470 (Aug 25, 2010)
- FIXED: "Auto Check File Association" not being performed if the user specifies to do so, but didn't create the File Associations within GameSave Manager.
- FIXED: "Shutdown Tasks" not being performed (if enabled) after a Scheduled Task has been ran.
- ADDED: Ability to add "Verify Backup Archive" to the context menu of the gsba file-types.
- CHANGED: "Download DropBox" URL changed from "http://www.dropbox.com/install" to "http://www.dropbox.com"
- MODIFIED: The way GameSave Manager generates the "settings.db" file; it now uses the pre-made one instead of trying to create one "on-the-fly" first.
- NEW FEATURE: "Verify Backup Archives upon creation"; checks the basic integrity of a Backup Archive upon creation - enable/disable via Program Settings.
- Minor changes to the "File Associations" section of the Program Settings page.
- Minor code cleanup on "Program Settings" page.
- Changes since last BETA:
- FIXED: "Re-link" issue if destination folder's containing directory doesn't already exist.
- ADDED: "Add 'Verify Backup Archive' to context menu" option to the Installation Wizard.
- Latest Database Update included...
- RE-ADDED: "Starcraft" entry (thanks to 'Aerowinder' for providing missing details).
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Booster Troopers
- Build-a-Lot
- Build-a-Lot 2
- Build-a-Lot 3
- Build-a-Lot 4
- Burn Zombie Burn
- Company of Heroes Online
- Heavy Weapons Deluxe
- King Arthur: The Roleplaying Game
- Mafia 2
- Majic - The Gathering
- Natural Selection 2
- Plain Sight
- Puzzle Quest 2
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
- Settlers 7
- Shatter
- Starcraft (Maps only)
- Tropico
- Unreal Gold
- Zen of Sudoku
New in GameSave Manager 2.1 Build 455 (Aug 12, 2010)
- FIXED: DATA file for Backup Archives not being created when the "/db_memory" commandline is used.
- FIXED: Games For Windows LIVE entry being set to backup the wrong directory while "Cache GFW-L Profile" is enabled and a Backup has already been made without a re-scan.
- FIXED: Uninstaller now deletes the "GameSave Manager - Commandline Help" shortcut.
- FIXED: GameSave Manager not shutting down the user's system after a Scheduled Task (while the Scheduled Task has been configured to do so).
- FIXED: Issue in which the user can check for Program (and Database) updates while a task is being performed.
- FIXED: Program crash caused when using the "Exit" option from the File menu bar while "Run shutdown tasks" is enabled.
- FIXED: Minor annoyance in which gamesave entries starting with a lower case letter not being alphabetised in the results correctly.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which you're unable to list gamesaves in a Backup Archive, while all entries can't be restored.
- ADDED: "Create separate archives" checkbox to the "Backup Gamesave(s)" page (only displayed if Separate Archives has been enabled via Program Settings).
- ADDED: "Un-restorable Gamesave(s)" list; displays what gamesave(s) can't be restored from the specified Backup Archive and explains how to rectify it.
- ADDED: Alternative routine to detect gamesave backups within a Backup Archive that's missing the DATA file (as mentioned in the changelog above).
- IMPROVED: Loading time when "Check for Program (and Database) updates at program startup" is enabled.
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/debug"; displays the "Debug Window" where available - Useful when troubleshooting.
- Minor alterations to the way GameSave Manager validates a Backup Archive.
- Setup now creates a "Uninstall" shortcut in the Start Menu folder created.
- Possible fix for issues concerning databases not being created when needed.
- Latest Database Update included...
- UPDATED: "Just Cause 2" entry to include game settings.
- UPDATED: "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows" entry to include game settings in backup.
- RENAMED: "Logitech Macros" entry to "Logitech G-series Macros".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Logitech SetPoint II (Macros and settings)
- The Settlers 7
- Wolfenstein 3D (STEAM Edition)
New in GameSave Manager 2.1 Build 439 (Aug 2, 2010)
- FIXED: "Sync and Link" entry from the File Menu Bar now directs the user to the "Sync & Link" page.
- FIXED: "Task Options" Menu Bar being enabled on the "Main Menu" while the News Ticker is enabled.
- FIXED: "Use my DropBox settings" checkbox not being checked by default when the user leaves the "Backup Gamesave(s)" page and then re-visits it in the same session.
- FIXED: "Use my DropBox settings for this task" checkbox not being checked when editing a Scheduled Task that's using said option.
- FIXED: Latest BETA is no longer shown on the "Check for Updates" dialog if the latest Stable Release is newer.
- FIXED: Gamesave Detection concerning gamesaves using Steam Cloud not being searched for correctly when the user has less "Steam Cache" directories than "Steam Cloud" directories on their system.
- FIXED: Detection Engine using "SourceMods" as a valid "Steam Cache" directory.
- ADDED: "Toolbox" panel to the "Program Settings", "Scheduled Tasks" and "Custom Gamesave Entries" pages.
- ADDED: "Commandline Help" to the Help Menu Bar (displays the same dialog as the commandline "/?" does).
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/workingdir"; used to change the "Working Directory" for use with GameSave Manager - use "/?" commandline for more information.
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/db_memory"; forces GameSave Manager to load new databases within the System Memory (as apposed to a database file).
- Latest Database Update included...
- REMOVED: "Starcraft" entry as it appears it's missing an important directory (resulting in issues restoring).
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Crazy Machines 2 (STEAM Edition)
- Droplitz
- Flock
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (STEAM Edition)
New in GameSave Manager 2.1 Build 426 (Jul 27, 2010)
- FIXED: Previously Sync'd gamesave(s) being removed from the user's system when performing another "Sync & Link" task.
- FIXED: Re-linked gamesave(s) not being detected via "Backup Gamesave(s)" page until GameSave Manager restarts.
- FIXED: "Backup successfully created" message occuring when a successful "Sync & Link" task is completed.
- FIXED: "File Association Check" being performed each time the user visits the "Welcome" screen.
- FIXED: "News Ticker" being updated after the user visits the "Restore - Compatibiliy Mode" page.
- FIXED: "Save within a 'GameSave Manager' sub-folder" checkbox being enabled, despite the user hasn't got DropBox running (but have previously configured their DropBox Settings) via Program Settings.
- ADDED: "Use my DropBox settings" checkbox to the "Backup Gamesave(s)" page (only displayed if DropBox support has been enabled via Program Settings).
- ADDED: "Commandline help" shortcut to the Start Menu folder setup creates.
- Minor changes to the Program Logo and Program Icon (making them lighter).
- Latest Database Update included:
- ADDED: Alternative entry for "World of Goo".
- REMOVED: Duplicate entry for "Test Drive: Unlimited".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s): Alien Swarm, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
New in GameSave Manager 2.0 Build 214 (Jun 27, 2010)
- FIXED: Last five charactors of a Path being removed during a Scheduled Task (while "Create seperate archives" is enabled)
- FIXED: Backups being stored in a sub-folder when DropBox Support is enabled (while "Create seperate archives" is enabled)
- FIXED: Issue resulting in "Shutdown Tasks" not being performed correctly
- ADDED: New icon for "GameSave Manager" folder (within DropBox Sync Directory)
- NEW FEATURE: "Backwards Compatibility" for Backup Archives made with GameSave Manager v1.5 and below
- Minor alterations to uninstaller
- Altered the URL used for the "Database ChangeLog" to direct the user to the new PHP-scripted changelog
- Latest Database Update included
- FIXED: Detection issue for "Xmoto"
- Added compatibility for the following game(s)
- Free Col
- FreeOrion
- Railroad Tycoon 3
- Secret Maryo Chronicles
New in GameSave Manager 2.0 Build 135 (Jun 18, 2010)
- FIXED: Program Crash when updating database, while there's no existing database on your system.
- FIXED: "Auto-Check File Association" routine not always running.
- FIXED: "Overwrite" and "Append" options not correctly being saved while making a Scheduled Task.
- FIXED: Annoyance in which a "sub folder" is created during a Scheduled Task when "Create separate archives" is enabled.
- FIXED: "Settings Engine Update" routine not copying over your "Ignore Defaults" configuration correctly.
- FIXED: Cache directories being deleted when closing GSM while another instance is still running.
- FIXED: ChangeLog link not being shown for the "Officially Supported Database" entry (from the "Check for Updates" dialog).
- FIXED: Tooltips on "Scheduled Tasks" referring to "Custom Gamesave Entries" instead of Scheduled Tasks.
- FIXED: Unable to restore Settings Backup Archives (gsms files).
- FIXED: GFW-L (Games for Windows LIVE) Profile not being cached when backing up (while "Cache GFW-L Profile" is selected).
- ADDED: Option to disable "GameSaveBackup_DATE - TIME" from being appended to archive filenames (when "Create separate archives" option is enabled).
- ADDED: File Association icon for the "gsms" file type.
- ADDED: "GFW-L Profile Caching" Warning Dialog (displayed only if the user selects to backup their GFW-L Profile BUT haven't enabled the caching option).
- ADDED: "Import" and "Export" options to the "Task Options" Menu Bar (on the "Program Settings" page).
- ADDED: Support for DropBox 0.8.x (current BETA / "Forum Build").
- MODIFIED: DropBox Sync Directory detection routine, which in turn adds "DropBoxPortable" support.
- MODIFIED: "Multiple Instances" routine resulting in a massive improvement in performance.
New in GameSave Manager 2.0 Build 116 (Jun 8, 2010)
- Complete rewrite of all code, fixing some limitations and core bugs.
- Brand new GUI, making navigation less of a hassle and adding the ability to change the Window Size.
- UPGRADED SQLite engine to 3.6.5 (from 2.1).
- NEW FEATURE: Integraded DropBox support, allowing for your gamesaves to be stored "on the cloud".
- NEW FEATURE: "Custom Gamesave Entries" wizard.
- NEW FEATURE: "Task Scheduler" Wizard.
- NEW FEATURE: GameSave Manager can now scan your system on program launch.
- NEW FEATURE: Create a Backup Archive per gamesave (seperate archives).
- NEW FEATURE: Export your Custom Gamesave Entries to a txt file.
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "User Profile" - C:\Users\>username< (in WinVista / Win7) or C:\Documents and Settings\>username< (WinXP).
- Improved "Check for Updates" and "Update Notification" routines.
- Improved Settings Engine.
- Improved "Settings Engine Update" routine.
- Improved "Steam Detection" routine.
- Improved Logging System.
- Improved "Multiple Instances" routine.
- Changes since last ALPHA:
- FIXED: Detection issue with newly added "Officially Supported Games" entries (discovered via test database updates).
- FIXED: Issue with some Scheduled Task data not being correctly saved.
- FIXED: Program crash when checking for "multiple instances" and the user closes a window during this time.
- FIXED: Issue with "ChangeLog" dialog not always closing correctly.
- FIXED: Annoyance regarding a "Entry Already Exists" warning being shown when editing a Custom Gamesave Entry.
- FIXED: Detection issue for entries that have more than 1 file / file-type to search for.
- ADDED: "Release History" option to the "Help" Menu Bar; allowing users to see how v2.0 has changed on a per release basis.
- ADDED: Routine to store settings, custom entries, tasks and logs in a "config" folder within the launch directory (used for "Portable Mode").
- MODIFIED: Majority of the GUI's images.
- NEW FEATURE: Export your Custom Gamesave Entries to a txt file.
- NEW DETECTION PATH: "User Profile" - C:\Users\>username< (in WinVista / Win7) or C:\Documents and Settings\>username< (WinXP).
New in GameSave Manager 1.5 Build 1812 (Mar 31, 2010)
- Fixed bug concerning cached data not being deleted after a "Scheduled Task" has been ran.
- Fixed bug preventing icons not being cached during a "Scheduled Task" (thus the backup archive not including the icons as it supposed to).
- Fixed an issue concering GSM crashing if it couldn't detect any "STEAM Details" (Steam Cloud or Steam Cache), while you've specified to detect ALL games via Program Settings.
- Fixed a minor issue concerning errors not being correctly detected within the "Task Log" (resulting in "Success" messages being incorrectly shown).
- Fixed a bug in which occured when trying to restore "Program Settings".
- Removed the "Help File" icon from the execuble (gs_mngr.exe), making it slightly smaller in file size.
- Most cached scripts are now deleted on the fly, as apposed to staying until the user exits GameSave Manager.
- Minor UI changes to the "First Run" dialog.
- Minor changes to the "Legal" section (on the "About" dialog).
- Minor alternations to the "Help File" to include new features (see below), along with a few new entries to the "F.A.Q" section.
- Minor changes to the default "Program Settings" applied (such as "Use enhanced security" is now disabled by default).
- Added a "Remember last Window Position" program setting; remembers the last position of GameSave Manager on your screen (instead of centering the window on launch).
- Added a "Backup Custom GameSave Entries" link to the "Custom GameSave Entries" page; this link is only displayed if at least one "Custom GameSave Entry" exists in GameSave Manager's database.
- NEW FEATURE: Get GameSave Manager to use "7zip" to backup and restore, making tasks much quicker (theoretically at least); enable / disable via the "Program Settings" dialog.
- NEW COMMANDLINE: "/emergancyrestore"; allows you to extract ALL gamesaves from a backup archive to a folder of your choosing (useful if GSM can't restore your gamesaves; NOTE: Does not bypass password protection).
- MAINTENANCE; latest "Officially Supported Games" database included (games added since last GSM build are listed below).
- Altered the "Dragon Age: Origins" entry to backup saves and characters only.
- Added an alternative entry for "Dark Sector".
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Metro 2033
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat (STEAM Edition)
New in GameSave Manager 1.5 Build 1789 (Mar 12, 2010)
- Fixed yet another issue concerning Windows Vista x64 not being correctly detected (thus being shown the "Unsupported OS Detected" dialog).
- Fixed a minor annoyance regarding the exec icon not displaying correctly when "Large Icons" is selected (and there's a shortcut to GSM on the desktop).
- Very minor alterations to a few dialogs (fixing typos, slight rewording, etc).
- Minor alterations to the "Officially Supported Database" structure.
- Added a "Bypass Check" link to the "Unsupported OS Detected" dialog; this restarts GSM with the "/os_skip" commandline.
- REMOVED the "GameSave Manager Reviews..." section from the "Help menu bar".
- MAINTENANCE; latest "Officially Supported Games" database included (games added since last GSM build are listed below).
- Added compatibility for the following game(s):
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
- Supreme Commander 2
- Toki Tori (Steam Cloud)