Version 2.0.0

AppImage & GOG Support is here!

No major changes compared to the beta releases

Changes:

• Support launching of GOG Linux and Windows games
• New Error dialog alerts the user if launching of games (bash script) fails
• New Error dialog alerts AppImage user if Heroic is not running
• Added support for alternate Legendary binary
• Added missing command for Nvidia Prime Render (DRI_PRIME=1)
• Checks if AppImage is running by searching for the temporary folder that includes path to the built-in Legendary binary
• Removed special characters in game names (like Rocket League®) because launching via Steam displayed UnicodeEncodeError

AppImage Support

Users using Heroic via the AppImage are recommended to specify an alternative Legendary binary for Epic Games. Moreover, AppImage users with a GOG library will have to keep Heroic running in the background. A how-to-guide and reason is elaborated here.

Version 2.0.0 Beta 2

GOG support is here!

Changes:

• Support launching of GOG Linux and Windows games
• New Error dialog alerts the user if launching of games (bash script) fails
• Added support for alternate Legendary binary
• Added missing command for Nvidia Prime Render (DRI_PRIME=1)
• Checks if AppImage is running by searching for the temporary folder that includes path to the built-in Legendary binary
• Removed special characters in game names (like Rocket League®) because launching via Steam displayed UnicodeEncodeError

AppImage Support

Users using Heroic via the AppImage are recommended to specify an alternative Legendary binary. Moreover, AppImage users with a GOG library will have to keep Heroic running in the background. A how-to-guide and reason is elaborated here.

AppImage and GOG testers are welcome! Feel free to report any issues!

Version 2.0.0 Beta 1

Some major additions are planned like support for AppImage and the launching of GOG games.

Changes:

• Added support for alternate Legendary binary
• Added missing command for Nvidia Prime Render (DRI_PRIME=1)
• Checks if AppImage is running by searching for the temporary folder that includes path to the built-in Legendary binary
• Removed special characters in game names (like Rocket League®) because launching via Steam displayed UnicodeEncodeError

AppImage Support

Users using Heroic via the AppImage are recommended to specify an alternative Legendary binary. A how-to-guide and reason is elaborated here.

AppImage testers are welcome! Feel free to report any issues!

Version 1.9.1

Bug Fix:

• Fixed typo that prevented games from launching with Proton - Issue #8

Changes:

• Checks if Zenity is installed ( previously implemented only in setup )
• Added "Heroic" to the game name for better clarity
• Added a caution note to readme.txt

Version 1.9.0

No major changes compared to the beta release

Changes:

• You no longer need Python3 installed on your system
• The program now runs from a single executable - just click and run!
• Updates parameters of each game's bash file individually. Previously updated for all games at once whenever a game was launched.
• Alerts user if the program fails to execute (if a game's launch parameter settings checking fails)
• Alerts user if Heroic or Legendary is not installed or no games are installed

Version 1.9.0 Beta

This release is for those curious. The code has undergone significant changes and now runs from a single executable. Although most of the work is done, I've decided to publish this release under beta. So do let me know if you come across any issues. Thanks!

Changes:

• Program now runs from a single executable - just click and play! Plus, you don't need to have Python installed on your system.
• Updates parameters of each game's bash file individually. Previously updated for all games at once whenever a game was launched.
• Alerts user if Heroic or Legendary is not installed or no games are installed

Version 1.8.1

Changes:

• The game launch files (bash files) will now be named after the game's actual name for easy identification.

Version 1.8.0

Changes:

• Users will be alerted with an error dialog if the program fails to execute

Bug Fix:

• The program failed whenever it couldn't find a parameter in the .json file. Now, it assumes those parameters as OFF - Issue #6

Special thanks to @namespace-miata for your contribution!

Version 1.7.1

Recommended for non-Debian users (package manager other than apt)

Changes:

• Removed Zenity auto-install

Version 1.7.0

Changes:

• Auto-Cloud Save Sync parameter is removed by default (Included only if toggled)