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Changelog

Follow this entry for ongoing updates and changes to the project or tools:

Version 0.143 (Mar. 2020)

Note that the full documentation and links for this version will be added soon to the site.

• The Vulkan Graphics API is now supported.
• From now, whenever you try to use an obsolete API, the dev console will print a warning.
  Try: overwolf.setting.getCurrentOverwolfLanguage().
• New API - overwolf.settings.language.
  Returns an object with language methods and events.
  • overwolf.settings.language.get().
  • overwolf.settings.language.onLanguageChanged event.
• New event: overwolf.windows.onScreenPropertyChanged.
  Detect moving window to another monitor.
  Triggered if more than 50% of the window has been moved to another monitor.
  Returns the new monitor handle.
• Upgrade OBS to 24.0.5.
  • Update FFMpeg version.
  • Support new NVEC Encoders ("NVEC New").
• Allow overriding recording indication type and position in API:
  Now when calling overwolf.streaming.start(), indication_position and indication_type can be set under video settings. (Until now, you could do that only from the OW client UI).
• HTTPS - "Referrers", "Origins", and "AncestorsOrigin" should now all be using HTTPS instead of HTTP.
• PUBG Lite game events
  • New supported game
• Legends of Runeterra game events
  • New supported game
• World of Warcraft game events
  • New supported game

Version 0.142 (Feb. 2020)

• New API - overwolf.settings.hotkeys.
  Returns an object with hotkeys methods and events.

  • New manifest flag: hold: Will be added to the hotkeys object.
    Defines a new type of hotkey - hotkey that works only while you are holding the key.
    The flag also added to our manifest schema file.
  • New function: overwolf.settings.hotkeys.get(). Returns all calling extension’s hotkeys.
  • New event: overwolf.settings.onHold: will fire only for hotkeys that are defined as "hold".
    This event will be fired twice - on key down and on key up.
  • New event: overwolf.settings.onPressed: will fire only for hotkeys that are not defined as "hold".
    This event will replace the depracated overwolf.settings.registerHotKey function.
  • New event: overwolf.settings.onChanged: will fire on hotkeys change.

• Cleanup upon uninstall:

  • Delete extension folder upon uninstall extension.
  • Clear all extension windows proprieties from setting.
  • Clear localstorage.

• Enable Drag & drop To Overwolf app window.

• Hearthstone game events

  • New info updates:
    • adventure_stats

• League of Legends Events

  • New event & info:
    • live_client_data

• Path of Exile game events

  • New events & info
    • kill
    • death
    • match_outcome
    • current_zone
    • inventory open/close
    • character_name
    • character_level

Version 0.141 (Jan. 2020)

• Manifest flag enable_top_isolation has been "moved up" in the hirarchy:
  Now it's per app and not per windows - means, it's under the "data" node and not the "window" node.
  Note that it's backward compatible (means that if one of the app windows set this flag in the manifest - it will auto-merge to the entire app).
• New function: overwolf.utils.OpenFilePicker.
  Now also accepts an initialPath parameter.
• Logs: now end with the extension "log" (instead of numbers).
  In addition, logs file names are now counted where the last number one is the newest file.
• New function: overwolf.streaming.split.
  Split video files.
• Implement the main features of the IO-Pluign inside the overwolf.io API:
  • overwolf.io.dir()
  • overwolf.io.readBinaryFile()
  • overwolf.io.readTextFile()
  • overwolf.io.exist()
  • overwolf.io.listenOnFile()
  • overwolf.io.stopFilelistener()
• League of Legends Launcher Events
  • New status page for LOL launcher.
  • New update:
    • is_garena_user
• Hearthstone game events
  • New info updates:
    • Adventure Deck
    • adventure_loot_options
    • battlegrounds_rating
• All game-events
  • New update:
    • gep_internal

Version 0.140 (Dec. 2019)

• Internal bug fixes and refactoring.

Version 0.139 (Dec. 2019)

• overwolf.utils.getSystemInformation() now has VideoEncSupport property.
  (New boolean parameter in response, under SystemParams.
• League of Legends Events
  • New event & info:
    • damage
    • heal
• League of Legends Launcher Events
  • New update:
    • close_client_during_game
• MTGA Events
  • New info-update:
    • scene
• Dota Underlords Events
  • New events:
    • round_outcome
    • match_outcome
• Starcraft II Events
  • New supported game
• CS: GO game events
  • New update:
    • match_outcome
• PUBG game events
  • New update
    • team_index

Version 0.138 (Nov. 2019)

• All API functions that take callback arguments:
  from now on, we guarantee that a non-null result object parameter will always be returned and it will always contain a |success| boolean field.
  This means no more if (!result || !result.status ...) checks. Instead, this should always work: if (result.success).
• New Overwolf definition file addition - make your lives easier and your coding experience faster. Full details can be found here.
• New Event: overwolf.extensions.onExtensionUpdated. Notify when the app was updated.
  This event will replace the depracated "overwolf.extensions.onExtensionUpdateStateChanged" event.
  Fires after the current app were successfully updated.
• We updated the recommended process for manual update of your app.
• overwolf.tobii: this API has been deprecated.
• League of Legends Events
  • New event:
    • match_clock
• Dota 2 Events
  • New info-update:
    • role
    • hero_pool
• Dota Underlords Events
  • New supported game events

Version 0.137 (Nov. 2019)

• MTGA Events - New supported game
  • New info-update:
    • detailed_logs_enabled
  • New event:
    • match_outcome
• WOT Events
  • New event:
    • match_outcome
• New doc about our Game Events Simulator app.
• New sample app with enhanced UI.
• New game events past Incidents page.
• New manifest flag: minimum-gs-version - Allows extensions (apps) to set a minimum game summary app version in the manifest, this works similarly to minimum-overwolf-version and relevant only for apps thay using the game summary pannel.
• New manifest flag: service_providers - you can use this flag to set different parameters that are relevant for a service provider app. Use the new API function overwolf.extensions.getServiceConsumers() to read the flag value.
• New API function: overwolf.utils.openStore() - Opens the requested app’s profile/login/subscription page in the Overwolf Appstore.
• New API namespace: overwolf.extensions.shareddata - a new namespace that allows any app to share data with another app. the plan is to use it for the Game Summary tabs.
• New plugin: The Process Manager plugin that allow OW apps to run executable (for example, run a game when you launch an OW app).

Version 0.136 (Oct. 2019)

• Added new override setting to overwolf.windows.obtainDeclaredWindow() - useDefaultSizeAndLocation. When this flag is set to true, the window will be created using the default (manifest) size and location, rather than the saved setting.
• League of Legends Launcher Events
  • New update:
    • lcu_info
    • lol_end_game_stats
    • game_version

Version 0.135 (Sep. 2019)

• CS: GO game events
  • New update:
    • phase
• New properties for the GameInfo object:
  • monitorHandle - Returns the current monitor handle. You can now check for example, on which monitor your app is running.
  • windowHandle - Returns the current app window handle.
• New function: overwolf.extensions.checkForExtensionUpdate() - allows the current app to check if there is an extension update.

Version 0.134 (Aug. 2019)

• New API: overwolf.profile.subscriptions.
  Provides functions and events to help with user subscription management.

• Teamfight Tactics Events

  • New updates:
    • store
    • board
    • bench
    • carousel
    • local_player_damage

• League of Legends Launcher Events

  • New update:
    • end_game

• Hearthstone game events

  • New events:
    • match_type
    • match_start/end
    • match_outcome

• Rainbow Six: Siege game events

  • New update:
    • game_mode

• CS: GO game events

  • New update:
    • replay
    • server_info
    • game_mode

• PUBG game events

  • New update
    • team_location
    • health

Version 0.133 (Jul. 2019)

• minimum-gep-version - New manifest flag. Allow extensions to set a minimum GEP version in manifest, this works similarly to minimum-overwolf-version.

• overwolf.extensions.updateExtension() - new method. Tries to download an update for the calling extension.

• overwolf.extensions.onExtensionUpdateStateChanged - new event. Notify when the app was updated.

Version 0.132 (Jul. 2019)

• overwolf.os.getRegionInfo() - new method. Returns regional information about the user.

• overwolf.windows.setMinSize() - new method. Overrides the window's defined minimum size.

• Teamfight Tactics Game Events - TFT game events are now available. This game-mode is officially supported and more events will be added soon!

Version 0.131 (Jun. 2019)

• LoL Launcher events
  • New update:
    • lobby_info
• PUBG game events
  • New updates:
    • safe_zone
    • blue_zone
    • red_zone
• Fortnite game events
  • New update:
    • shield