v2.2.2

New Features

• Added BSA packer plugin by PurpleFez.
  • Adds "BSA Packer" option to the tools menu. This is a convenient way to package a mod's assets into BSA/BA2 archives.
  • Disabled by default. Can be enabled in Settings > Plugins.
• Added LOOT message output.
  • Displayed when clicking the sort button.
  • Outputs errors, general messages, and plugin specific messages.
  • Can access a more detailed and plain-text version with the details expander.
• Added preview support for .ini files, .json files, .log files, and .cfg files.
• Added DDS preview plugin by AnyOldName3.
  • Supports all texture formats used by the supported games.
  • Includes useful information on the previewed file like internal format and pixel size.
  • Can set a custom color as background for viewing transparent textures that aren't easy to see on a traditional checkerboard background.
• Added portable instance lock.
  • Creating a file named "portable.txt" in the MO install directory will lock the program into a portable instance. The contents of the file do not matter. This will bypass the instance selection dialog. This also removes the "change game" option from the main window.
• Added a sanity checker when launching MO to look for potential problems.
  • Checks for any blocked .exe or .dll files in the MO install directory.
  • Checks for certain files missing from the MO install directory.
  • Checks for other programs hooking into MO that are known to cause issues (usually ones with OSDs).
  • Checks for MO folders (mods, profiles, etc.) being in protected folders.
  • Currently, no action is taken except displaying a warning in the log.
• Added new logging pane.
  • Can be opened and closed in the view menu or by right-clicking the menu/toolbar area.
  • Can be docked in different position on the main window or even undocked from the main window.
  • Reworked to be more condensed and provide more information.
  • Can copy the log or clear the log by right-clicking the log text.
  • Can set the log level by right-clicking the log text.
  • Note: Due to a general logging overhaul, a lot less information will be seen in the log when set to the INFO log level. Most of this has been moved to the DEBUG log level.
• Added features to the main window filters list.
  • Filters changed to have three state: not included, included, and inverted (shown as "NOT"). Clicking a filter cycles through these states while right-clicking cycles backwards.
  • Removed filters made redundant by the ability to invert filters.
  • Added option to show or hide separators.
  • Added "Tracked on Nexus", "Has valid game data", and "Has Nexus ID" filters.
  • Changed the filters list to be resizable.
  • Renamed some filters to clarify their meaning.
• Added new lock dialog.
  • Locks the GUI while being more flexible. Allows the user to resize the window, minimize the window, etc.
• Added new options dialog.
  • Displayed when the user needs to make a choice with multiple options and outcomes (e.g., starting the game but Steam isn't running).
  • Provides a better explanation of each option as needed.
  • Allows users to more easily tell the dialog to remember previous choices (instead of checkboxes).
  • The details expander can provide more details.
• Added new error dialog.
  • Displayed when something goes seriously wrong (i.e., USVFS fails when starting the game).
  • Provides human readable messages instead of esoteric error codes.
  • Provides troubleshooting steps for common problems.
  • The details expander can provide more details about errors.

Enhancements

• Packed core Python files into a zip file (as much as possible).
• Improved errors reported by the archive extractor plugin.
• Improved FNIS integration plugin by adding "Reset FNIS Settings" menu option.
• Improved NCC installer by adding a manual install button.
• Improved script extender plugin checker by adding human-readable error messages.
• Improved checking INI files for read-only state by giving users a choice on how to proceed and to optionally remember the choice.
• Improved logging all over the place to be simpler for user and more informative for developers.
• Improved display of dates in the mod version field by using the system date format.
• Improved text viewer widgets (INI editor, etc.) by making highlighted text visible if the viewer is not in focus (thanks reedts!)
• Improved download related dialogs by making them a child of the main window.
• Improved querying info on large downloads by adding a progress bar for the MD5 hashing step.
• Improved getting the creation time of a download by adding some fallbacks if the time is invalid.
• Improved download speed indication by making it translatable.
• Improved picking a remote file when querying info by sorting the files from newest to oldest.
• Improved various dialogs by remembering their geometry (position, size, etc.).
• Improved symbolic link checker by downgrading it to a warning instead of a fatal error.
• Improved mod list by moving conflict flags to their own column (gives more options for user to hide columns).
• Improved selecting the mod ID from the file name when querying info by providing all numbers as options.
• Improved info dialog when canceling an installation.
• Improved plugin list by not showing light plugins and light plugin information unless the game supports light plugins.
• Improved plugin by adding LOOT information for plugins via flags and tooltips. Will be updated when the sort button is clicked.
• Improved MO update checker by not checking for updates when offline mode is enabled or checking for updates is disabled.
• Improved reporting of server speeds by averaging last 5 downloads.
• Improved connection dialog on startup.
• Improved links shown in the GUI to respect the active style's colors.
• Improved saves tab and data tab in the main window to have alternating row colors.
• Improved many aspects related to starting up MO.
• Improved many aspects related to launching an executable.
• Removed extraneous code dealing with alternative load mechanisms.
• Removed translations for log entries.
• Removed mention of 32-bit Java when adding .jar executables.
• Added placeholder text to notification dialog.
• Added source game column to downloads list.
• About dialog:
  • Added Xahtax as German translator.
  • Added reedts as a supporter.
• Edit Executables dialog:
  • Fixed automatically setting the title when selecting a binary if the title hasn't been set before.
  • Added the ability to select a binary when adding an executable.
  • Added the ability to clone the selected executable.
  • Added the ability to hide executables in the main window.
• Mod Information dialog:
  • Added "Open with Preview Plugin" button to the images tab.
  • Added "Execute with VFS" and "Open with VFS" context menu options to the conflicts and filetree tabs.
  • Improved filetree tab by changing double-click from renaming the file to opening the file. Uses a preview plugin if supported otherwise opens the file normally.
  • Improved filetree tab context menu.
  • Improved images tab by providing a warning if Qt can not display an image.
• Settings dialog:
  • Visual overhaul of the General tab.
  • Added additional Qt default styles to the General tab.
  • Added an "Explore..." button to open the MO stylesheets folder in Explorer.
  • Added "Show confirmation when changing instance" option to the General tab.
  • Added "always center dialogs" option to the General tab.
  • Added "check for updates" option to the General tab.
  • Added "open previews on double-click" option to the General tab.
  • Visual overhaul of the Nexus tab to provide more information.
  • Added "LOOT Log Level" to the Diagnostics tab.
• Installer:
  • Updated to install Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributables if needed.
  • Condensed game support plugins down to a single component to help prevent installation issues.
• Style changes:
  • Minor updates to all to support changes to program.
  • dark.qss: Applied style to QListView widgets.
  • vs15 Dark.qss and others: Fixed display of tristate checkboxes (e.g., a folder in the manual install window that only has some files selected)
  • Paper Automata: Updated from v2.0 to v2.2.
  • Paper Dark: Updated from v5.0 to v5.3.
  • Paper Light: Updated from v5.0 to v5.3.
  • Paper Mono: Added v2.1.
  • 1809 Dark Mode: Added v1.3.
  • Dracula: Fixed issue when scrolling the images tab in the mod information dialog.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed path error in FNIS integration plugin.
• Fixed running FNIS integration plugin when no mods are installed.
• Fixed issue when disabling profile-specific save games.
• Fixed FOMOD installers when the first page is hidden.
• Fixed error when canceling a FOMOD install.
• Fixed Temp\NMMCLI error for NCC installs by deleting the folder before every install.
• Fixed Python plugin not reporting problems.
• Fixed script extender plugin checker reporting the wrong mod when the same plugin was in more than one mod.
• Fixed issue when reading script extender logs by always opening them as cp1252.
• Fixed some issues with the tutorials.
• Fixed issue when right-clicking a download and the index is invalid.
• Fixed issue where a "cache" and/or "qtwebengine" instance was shown in the instance manager.
• Fixed crash when changing the category of mods while filters were selected.
• Fixed "failed to receive data from secondary instance" when opening MO, including downloading mods.

USVFS

• Fixed USVFS issue when deleting file with a relative path.
• Fixed a handle leak when closing a file.
• Fixed a crash when starting multiple processes quickly.
• Fixed behavior when a null string is passed to MoveFileExA and MoveFileWithProgressA.
• Improved detection of blacklisted applications.
• Improved protection of items shared between processes.
• Added GetVFSProcessList2 to retrieve all process IDs.

Game-specific Changes

• Fallout 3: Added the ability to download and manage Fallout NV mods.
• Fallout 3: Added support for FalloutCustom.ini.
• Fallout NV: Added the ability to download and manage Fallout 3 mods.
• Morrowind: Added LOOT to default executables.
• Skyrim SE: Added Form 43 plugin checker. Creates notifications when a form 43 plugin is detected.

Dependencies

• Loot 0.14.8 -> 0.15.0
• Boost 1.70.0 -> 1.71.0
• OpenSSL 1.1.1c -> 1.1.1d
• PyQt 5.12.3 -> 5.13.1
• Python 3.7.4 -> 3.7.5
• Sip 4.19.17 -> 4.19.19
• Qt 5.12.4 -> 5.13.2
• Grep 2.5.4 -> 3.3
• icu 64.2 -> 65.1
• lz4 1.9.1 -> 1.9.2
• NMM 0.65.11 -> 0.70.9
• Added fmt 6.0.0
• Added bzip2 1.0.6
• Added spdlog 1.4.2
• Added explorer++ 1.3.5
• Added libbsarch 0.0.7