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Version 0.153 (Aug. 2020)

Note that iterations 150 to 153 were combined into a single iteration.
In addition, the work on the documentation for this version is still in-progress.

API

  • overwolf.utils.openUrlInDefaultBrowser() - Now allows extra behaviour. Right now "skip_in_game_notification" is the only option. When set to true, the alert notifying in-game users that their browser is about to open will not display.
  • Add to overwolf.utils.enums.eStorePage - Now you can Open the requested app’s reviews/feedabck page in the Overwolf Appstore.
  • overwolf.windows.getCurrentWindow() now returns also the monitor id.
    Now you quickly determine which monitor the window is displayed.
  • New manifest flag - process_name.
    By adding your custom "process_name" to an app manifest, the OverwolfBrowser.exe process name is overridden, and all the processes related to the app ads are now running with the name given them by this flag.

Platform

  • Chrome Developer Tools disabled for OW windows as default.
    From now on, when clicking Ctrl+Shift+I on a window will NOT open the developer tools. (Even if the disable_dt manifest flag is set to false). The only way to enable it back is by changing a registry key.
  • Allow pin to the taskbar (and launch the app + app icon):
    Now you can pin an open app to the taskbar, and the app icon will not change to the Overwolf icon, and the pinned app can be launched from the taskbar.
  • "Jump list" to show the extension's icon.

Game events

  • Minecraft
    • New supported game
  • LOL
    • New updates under:
      • match_info
  • MTGA
    • New updates under:
      • game_info

Version 0.149 (Jul. 2020)

API and Platform

Game events

Docs

  • We are now supporting bigger screenshots for your OW app store page: 1200x750 pixels, instead of the old 656X410.

Version 0.148 (Jun. 2020)

API and Platform

  • "DPI-aware" feature for native windows:
    It means that when you move the native window between monitors with different DPIs for example from 100 DPI to 125 DPI, the window will automatically resize according to the new DPI.
    There's also a new manifest flag to disable that behavior if the developer wants none of that: disable_auto_dpi_sizing.
  • Moved to be part of our internal API and removed from the docs:
    • event overwolf.streaming.onRecordingEngineStateChanged.
    • function overwolf.streaming.getRunningRecorders().

Version 0.147 (May. 2020)

Note that iteration 146 and 147 were combined into a single iteration.

API and Platform

  • New feature: overwolf.window.flash()
    Flashes a window that is not in focus (for example, minimized to taskbar).
    Support either constant pulses or a single flash - the choice is yours.
  • New manifest flag: disable_cleanup.
    If set to true, app local data will not be cleaned up after app uninstallation.
  • New API: overwolf.extensions.io
    No need to use the external I/O plugin anymore for your current extension-related I/O functionalities.
    Now you can easily create, delete, or update files on your extension's dedicated storage space.
  • Allow apps to request opening the hotkey settings for a specific game. An example:
    • Current hotkey URL:
      overwolf://settings/hotkeys#hotkey_name_in_manifest.
    • New hotkey URL:
      overwolf://settings/games-overlay?hotkey=hotkey_name_in_manifest&gameId=game_id.
      game_id is optional.
  • Upgrade to OBS 25.0.0
    • Update obs-ffmpeg.dll (NVENC encoder). That can affect some devs that are trying to capture videos and get encoders errors and a message that the NVEC driver should be updated.
  • Updates for the streaming and replay APIs: added a quota object:
    Allow setting max media folder size in GB, and exclude folders that are not part of this quota.
  • Video recording engine updated, and now it supports Vulkan capturing!

Game events

Version 0.145 (Apr. 2020)

Note that iteration 144 and 145 were combined into a single iteration.

API and Platform

  • New API: overwolf.campaigns for the new LoL "Refer a friend" feature. Note: the docs for this API will be released soon
  • Cookie Sync - Cookie Syncing was updated to support Microsoft Edge (non-dev version) and the new Firefox schema.
  • Security and bug Fixes.

Version 0.143 (Mar. 2020)

Game events

Game events

Version 0.142 (Feb. 2020)

API and Platform

Game events

Version 0.141 (Jan. 2020)

Version 0.140 (Dec. 2019)

  • Internal bug fixes and refactoring.

Version 0.139 (Dec. 2019)

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)

Version 0.133 (Jul. 2019)

Version 0.132 (Jul. 2019)

Version 0.131 (Jun. 2019)

Last updated on 2020-8-2 by eransharv
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