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Overwolf Changelog

What's new in Overwolf 243.1.1

Apr 4, 2024
  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved reporting and analytics in case the overlay fails to successfully connect to a game.

New in Overwolf 243.0.9 (Mar 28, 2024)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved reporting and analytics in case the overlay fails to successfully connect to a game.

New in Overwolf 242.1.16 (Mar 12, 2024)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Added DirectX 12 support to the Sea of Thieves overlay
  • Added DirectX 12 support to the Palworld overlay
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where hotkeys passed through the overlay to games
  • Fixed the DCS World overlay
  • Fixed cursor issues in the Honkai: Star Rail overlay
  • Fixed the detection of Stormgate

New in Overwolf 242.0.12 (Mar 1, 2024)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where BMP screenshots in DX12 games were saved as JPEG.
  • Removed JPEG conversion when trying to capture in-game screenshots as BMP.
  • Fixed a possible bug that caused Overwolf to crash in Valorant

New in Overwolf 242.0.11 (Feb 29, 2024)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where BMP screenshots in DX12 games were saved as JPEG.
  • Removed JPEG conversion when trying to capture in-game screenshots as BMP.

New in Overwolf 241.0.10 (Jan 17, 2024)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved error and crash handling for our OBS recording engine.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed screenshot capturing in World of Warcraft.
  • Fixed the overlay rendering in SCP: Secret Lab.

New in Overwolf 240.0.6 (Dec 20, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Added DirectX 12 overlay support to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the overlay from working properly in Diablo 4, specifically when running with NVIDIA 40 Series GPUs.
  • Fixed a possible memory leak in the overlay in Vulkan games.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the opening of app subscription pages from in-game windows

New in Overwolf 236.2.2 (Nov 28, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • We have updated our CMP (Consent Management Platform) to support the IAB TCF 2.2 policies.
  • You can read more about TCF 2.2 in the following link: https://iabeurope.eu/tcf-2-2-launches-all-you-need-to-know/
  • Made improvements to CoD: Modern Warfare III and CoD: Modern Warfare II game detection.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the Overwolf client did not shut down correctly upon exit.

New in Overwolf 236.2.2 (Nov 28, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • We have updated our CMP (Consent Management Platform) to support the IAB TCF 2.2 policies.
  • You can read more about TCF 2.2 in the following link: https://iabeurope.eu/tcf-2-2-launches-all-you-need-to-know/
  • Made improvements to CoD: Modern Warfare III and CoD: Modern Warfare II game detection.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the Overwolf client did not shut down correctly upon exit.

New in Overwolf 236.0.11 (Nov 16, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • We have updated our CMP (Consent Management Platform) to support the IAB TCF 2.2 policies.
  • You can read more about TCF 2.2 in the following link: https://iabeurope.eu/tcf-2-2-launches-all-you-need-to-know/
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the Overwolf client did not shut down correctly upon exit.

New in Overwolf 233.2.2 (Oct 28, 2023)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed black screen recording issue in certain games (CS2, Destiny 2, Warzone, etc.).
  • Fixed an issue with the overlay and hotkeys in CS2, when running the game in Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
  • Fixed an overlay issue in Vulkan-rendered games.
  • Fixed detection of games that are installed the in C:Windows directory.

New in Overwolf 233.1.2 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Added support for Traditional Chinese in the Overwolf client.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed Overwolf not running after an update and restart.
  • Fixed a bug where the taskbar context menu showed in default English instead of the selected language.
  • Fixed an issue with the overlay in games running in DirectX 12 rendering.
  • Fixed an issue in the recording engine, where it kept running even when the recording app crashed.
  • Fixed and improved Overwolf’s co-existence with the SteelSeries Moments app.
  • Fixed an issue where users with specific NVIDIA graphics cards would experience
  • crashes when launching Diablo 4

New in Overwolf 230.0.10 (Aug 17, 2023)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Updated the recording engine's list of incompatible GPUs (that don't have support for Quick Sync, NVIDIA NVENC or AMD AMF encoders), according to the new OBS version.
  • Fixed an issue where recording with the NVIDIA NVENC encoder failed in setups with both NVIDIA and AMD. dedicated GPUs.

New in Overwolf 228.0.21 (Aug 3, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved detection of Steam and Epic Games titles when scanning the system for installed game.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where sharing a video to Twitter would result in failure.
  • Fixed an issue where Overwolf's settings window would unexpectedly open while performing other actions within the Overwolf client.
  • Fixed possible game crash issue when using in-game hotkeys in Valotent

New in Overwolf 228.0.20 (Jul 24, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved detection of Steam and Epic Games titles when scanning the system for installed game.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where sharing a video to Twitter would result in failure.
  • Fixed an issue where Overwolf's settings window would unexpectedly open while performing other actions within the Overwolf client.

New in Overwolf 2.226.0.38 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • We have started preparations for the end of Windows 7 and 8.1 support.
  • From the next version onwards, Overwolf will support Windows versions 10 and 11 only.
  • Another goodbye goes to Gfycat - video sharing to Gfycat will no longer be available.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where app windows would occasionally freeze when trying to open a new window.
  • Drag resizing an in-game window will no longer get stuck when releasing the drag outside the game’s screen.
  • Game-specific hotkeys will no longer revert settings changes on the next Overwolf launch.

New in Overwolf 2.224.0.25 (Jun 4, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features
  • New and improved OBS recording engine
  • The old NVIDIA_NVENC encoder was removed
  • New and improved HEVC (H.265) encoder where added (*Playing videos that were recorded with HEVC on your system may require an external encoder pack)
  • NVIDIA_NVENC_HEVC
  • INTEL_HEVC
  • AMD_AMF_HEVC
  • AMD_AMF & INTEL (Quick Sync) Got a big performance boost
  • New and improved way to identify your supported Overwolf games
  • Fixed Bugs
  • Fixed a bug where creating multiple desktop apps windows at once may cause flickering

New in Overwolf 2.223.0.33 (May 23, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • New version update indication added to:
  • The Overwolf taskbar icon
  • The taskbar icon's context menu
  • The Settings window
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a potential crash following notifications that originated in desktop windows.
  • Fixed a potential crash related to the OverwolfLauncher.exe.
  • Fixed an issue where the new "Update available" message would still appear even after the new version got installed.
  • Clarified the logic behind opening Ad links from Overwolf windows
  • Game Overlays:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to turn invisible in Mordhau (Epic Games).

New in Overwolf 2.223.0.31 (May 22, 2023)

  • New version update indication added to:
  • The Overwolf taskbar icon
  • The taskbar icon's context menu
  • The Settings window
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a potential crash following notifications that originated in desktop windows.
  • Fixed a potential crash related to the OverwolfLauncher.exe.
  • Fixed an issue where the new "Update available" message would still appear even after the new version got installed.
  • Game Overlays:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to turn invisible in Mordhau (Epic Games).

New in Overwolf 2.221.109.14 (Apr 25, 2023)

  • Infrastructure update (CEF 109).
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • General bug fixes and improvements

New in Overwolf 2.220.0.1 (Mar 13, 2023)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an offset issue in the overlay that occurred when a game’s resolution was different from the screen resolution, and the DPI was set to a value different than 100%.
  • Fixed an issue with app windows that wouldn't get closed when trying to close them from the Taskbar Tray.

New in Overwolf 2.217.0.9 (Jan 30, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue on Windows 11, where focusing an overlay window in a game could block other windows from being focused.
  • Fixed an issue where app windows would not get recorded in videos in DirectX 12 games.

New in Overwolf 2.216.0.26 (Jan 16, 2023)

  • Log folder max size increased from 6MB to 20MB. More logs = more information to help us help users :)
  • Improved signature verification in the Overwolf Updater - this should help fix certain issue that might have occurred during a version setup.

New in Overwolf 2.215.0.15 (Jan 3, 2023)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Improved crash reports for better analysis.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue where in-game windows in Valorant would resize when clicked just once.
  • Resolved an issue with maximizing hidden windows and hiding maximized windows.
  • Fixed an uncommon crash that occurred when windows were moved between screens.

New in Overwolf 2.208.1.2 (Nov 24, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Overwolf processes will now be named according to running apps, in the Windows Task Manager, under the 'Details' tab. For example:
  • Overwolf overlay and app will now work for games that are installed under the Windows system directory (C:Windows).
  • Added new video streaming error codes to help app creators to better communicate what went wrong.
  • Updated the overlay and the video recording engine.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixes an issue with shared texture for DirectX 9 games that was caused by the latest Windows 11 update.
  • Fixed an issue where held hotkeys were canceled by any other hotkey presses.

New in Overwolf 2.204.0.1 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Overwolf Installer
  • The installer has been updated, and is now running on .NET Framework 3.5.
  • We have increased the level of detail in crash reports sent by the installer.
  • Overwolf now checks itself before it wrecks itself - it will make sure that it is not set to run in compatibility mode.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a couple of issues that occurred when trying to drag click-through windows too fast.
  • Fixed another dragging issue for certain Overwolf windows.

New in Overwolf 0.204.0.1 (Sep 22, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Overwolf Installer:
  • The installer has been updated, and is now running on .NET Framework 3.5.
  • We have increased the level of detail in crash reports sent by the installer.
  • Overwolf now checks itself before it wrecks itself - it will make sure that it is not set to run in compatibility mode.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a couple of issues that occurred when trying to drag click-through windows too fast.
  • Fixed another dragging issue for certain Overwolf windows.

New in Overwolf 0.203.1.12 (Aug 8, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Overwolf Installer:
  • The installer has been updated, and is now running on .NET Framework 3.5.
  • We have increased the level of detail in crash reports sent by the installer.
  • Overwolf now checks itself before it wrecks itself - it will make sure that it is not set to run in compatibility mode.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a couple of issues that occurred when trying to drag click-through windows too fast.
  • Fixed another dragging issue for certain Overwolf windows.

New in Overwolf 0.201.0.23 (Jul 25, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Screen DPI Refactor - This affects how Overwolf renders windows on displayed with high DPI settings.
  • Various improvements to the Overwolf API (read more here).
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Possible fix to Overwolf crashes that occurred on high DPI displays.
  • When sharing to Reddit, the “Success” message had a missing image. It has now been found.
  • Fixed rare cases where opening Overwolf windows while in-game had caused it to lose focus.

New in Overwolf 0.199.0.15 (Jun 19, 2022)

  • Overwolf will now install C++ Redistributable DLL files if they are missing from the system.
  • Improvements to crash analytics.
  • Filtered Audio Capture API - This will allow app creators to capture sound from a specific process, rather than capture all output sound (experimental feature).
  • Direct Downloads In Installer Error Messages - If Overwolf's installation fails an error message will now provide a direct link to download the Overwolf setup installer.

New in Overwolf 0.198.0.11 (May 26, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • New Social Share API for app creators, including an improved share flow.
  • Improved Overwolf crash analytics.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed artifacts when playing Fortnite using an AMD GPU and DirectX 12.

New in Overwolf 0.194.0.16 (Apr 27, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Reduced Overwolf's memory (RAM) usage.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Removed Overwolf CEF logs, that would sometimes cause spamming.
  • Fixed an issue caused in setups where monitors are positioned above one another.

New in Overwolf 0.194.0.16 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Reduced Overwolf's memory (RAM) usage.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Removed Overwolf CEF logs, that would sometimes cause spamming.
  • Fixed an issue caused in setups where monitors are positioned above one another.

New in Overwolf 0.194.0.15 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Reduced Overwolf's memory (RAM) usage.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Removed Overwolf CEF logs, that would sometimes cause spamming.
  • Fixed an issue caused in setups where monitors are positioned above one another.

New in Overwolf 0.191.0.20 (Mar 10, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • A lot of new APIs for app creators, with more to come.
  • Updated our game hooking method.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed an issue that occurred in apps that were trying to access their media folder if their display name was changed.
  • Audio will no longer get unsynced when trying to create a composition of 3 video clips or more.

New in Overwolf 0.190.0.13 (Feb 15, 2022)

  • Changes and New Features:
  • Hovering over an app icon in the 'Overlay & Hotkeys' and 'Capture' settings tabs now shows a tooltip of the app's name.
  • App creators can now add links in their replies to reviews.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • A small CSS fix in the installer for apps with long names.
  • Fixed a bug where the Task Bar icon would show an App’s shortcut icon instead of the App’s window icon.
  • Fixed the 'Settings' and 'Skins' windows that wouldn't open in the TeamSpeak 3 overlay app.
  • Fixed some graphical artifacts in a certain Minecraft version and in some modpacks.
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when running PUBG on Windows 11 using DirectX 12.

New in Overwolf 0.170.0.13 (May 14, 2021)

  • API:
  • App Channels:
  • Channels are no longer exclusive to the Overwolf client, apps can now also have channels; Creators can set a specific channel to use a specific version, this way they can super easily create and distribute beta versions for their apps.
  • Note that testing is still in progress. We will announce that soon for general usage.
  • API: The overwolf.settings.setExtensionSettings function now accepts a new property in its GeneralExtensionSettings object called channel, this will set the app to a specific channel.
  • In-app Subscriptions flow:
  • We now give Creators the option to show the subscription modal inside their apps. You will never have to send the users to the store again.
  • In order for this feature to work, the Creator will need to add Subscription to the “Permissions” array in the app’s manifest.json file.
  • New API, overwolf.profile.subscriptions.inapp: Allow apps to launch the subscription window inside their app and change subscription through the app (includs new permission: "subscription").
  • API: New function introduced to return additional details about the subscribed user, such as expiry date and subscription state:
  • overwolf.profile.subscriptions.getDetailedActivePlans().
  • new enum with the 3 available subscription states: active, cancelled, and revoked: overwolf.profile.SubscriptionState.
  • overwolf.profile.getCurrentUser - this API now also returns the user’s display name.
  • Dev Console:
  • Subscriptions statistics page was added
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix overwolf.utils.openUrlInOverwolfBrowser: allow to open tab and redirect back to overwolf-extension when origin URL is at 'externally_connectable' and to tab was open from the same extension.
  • Game events:
  • Support for the COD: Warzone game has been disabled temporarily.
  • Support for the PUBG Lite game will be disabled permanently from Apr. 2021 since PUBG Lite will be shut down at that date. In addition, we will remove all the content from our site.
  • VALORANT:
  • New supported map - Breeze.
  • Rocket League:
  • New info update under:
  • game_info
  • Apex Legends:
  • New "Arena" game mode will be enabled in the near future.
  • Valheim:
  • New updates and events under:
  • game_info
  • kill

New in Overwolf 0.168.0.12 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Note that iterations 167 to 168 were combined into a single iteration.
  • API:
  • You can now detect if the Windows 10 Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling feature is enabled by calling overwolf.utils.getSystemInformation(). The callback object contains the HAGSEnabled property that can be true or false. Note that the user can set the HA feature on or off therough the client settings.
  • Close overwolf when closing an app: apps can now add the new 'Shutdown' permissions to it's manifest, then call overwolf.settings.setExtensionSettings() with "exit_overwolf_on_exit: true".
  • Note: This option shouldn’t be used without Overwolf’s permission.
  • Social API: overwolf.social.youtube.performLogin() now opens in default browser and using pubsub to update client.
  • overwolf.util.openFilePicker(): now returns both overwolf-url and path to file.
  • Important: note that this function signature is not backwards compatible: the url property in the callback now returns the path in overwolf-fs:// format and not in an absolute path. (the new file property returns the absolute path).
  • url-scheme: added 'overwolfstore' url-scheme - use 'overwolfstore://app/:uid/reviews/:commentId' to open a specific comment.
  • This originally intended to be used as a link in emails users would get if a dev replied to their comment.
  • Some news for you on the video capture front. We added support for alternative recording resolutions. More info in our Video capture best practices guide.
  • Platform:
  • General partner reports on redash - now you can export your reports to CSV.
  • OW browser redirects: allow to open tab and redirect back to overwolf-extension when origin URL is at 'externally_connectable' and to tab was open from the same extension. See more details in our OAuth integration guide.
  • App UTM params: Until now, UTM params tagged with the installer were saved to the OW database only for new OW installations. Now, they are saved to the DB in an app context, also for existing installations. (should be sent with 'InstalledApp' analytic).
  • The parameters will be passed as command-line arguments in case overwolf is installed - more info about UTM params on our Referral ID Guide.
  • In addition, for security and privacy reasons, the app sees only its context. Meaning, Your app will not be able to read other app's UTM params. You will get empty strings.
  • Dev Console:
  • Subscriptions:
  • Added support for dark theme subscription plan page (coming soon)
  • Added the option to edit the Xsolla payment page background image
  • Added filters and improved sorting for your subscribers list
  • Bug fixes
  • Release management
  • Improved UX
  • Bug fixes:
  • DirectX 11 games should no longer minimize when spamming Overwolf windows.
  • Game events:
  • VALORANT
  • New supported game mode - Escalation
  • Fix to support the new patch
  • Teamfight Tactics
  • Fix to support the new patch
  • Fortnite
  • Support for the new season
  • Rainbow Six: Siege
  • Support for the new season
  • CS:GO
  • Change & update to kill_feed
  • Fortnite
  • Improved plugin code.

New in Overwolf 0.157.2.17 (Nov 9, 2020)

  • API:
  • overwolf.utils.openFilePicker - now accepts multiple selection of files. The selected files will be returned on the callback as an array.
  • overwolf.io.listenOnFile - add an indication that the watching on file started successfully.
  • Platform
  • Release phasing - keep the same distribution per release.
  • When you release version 1.0 to 10% of your users using the phase system and found a major bug - you can release an immediate fix 1.1 that targets the same 10% of your users.
  • Aero-snap support for native windows - Resizable native windows should support aero-snap (winkey + arrows and sticky-behaviour to screen edges).
  • Bug fixes:
  • Full-screen embedded videos no longer automatically repositioned in the top-left corner.
  • Fixed an exception that could occur when shutting down Overwolf.
  • Fixed a bug where the Windows 10 Controlled folder access prevented users from saving Overwolf videos in the default system directory.
  • Rainbow 6: Siege - CPU usage no longer increases when the user Alt-Tabs to with Overwolf.
  • Fixed several issues in Rainbow 6: Siege related to users who have enabled RawInput.
  • Fixed an issue when using overwolf.extensions.relaunch too quickly.
  • Several security patches for ransomware protection and processes protection.
  • Dev Console:
  • We added a "per-version" retention report to compare retention between different app versions. You can see it on your board.
  • Game events:
  • We're expanding our library with typedef files for the different in-game events, starting with Valorant info updates. You can find our def file in this repo, or as an npm package.
  • More info here.

New in Overwolf 0.128.0.10 (May 3, 2019)

  • PUBG Game Events:
  • New Info Updates:
  • Phase – New ‘landed’ info update
  • Match id for the current session.
  • BodyPosition
  • InVehicle
  • aiming
  • view
  • FreeView
  • Movement
  • New Events:
  • Jump
  • Fire
  • DamageTaken