TLDR;
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Revamped and improved many menus, plus a new Teal theme!
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Added
ely.byandlittleskinaccount integration -
Switched to BetterJSONs
and LaunchWrapper: Fixing many issues (marked with(b)) -
Many, many bug-fixes and performance improvements! (for real)
ely.by/littleskin integration
- You can now log in with
ely.byandlittleskinaccounts! - Minecraft 1.21.5 and below support skins from both services
(b)
Note:
You'll need to create a new instance for skins to work without mods.For existing instances, and for 1.21.6+, use the CustomSkinLoader mod
Other
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Logs can now be uploaded to https://mclo.gs for easy sharing (from within the launcher).
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You can now set Minecraft's window size both globally and per-instance.
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The launcher now retains its own window size from the previous session
(this feature can be disabled)
Revamped Menus
- Launcher settings (redesign + licenses page + UI antialiasing option)
- Confirmation screen
- All launcher icons (thanks, Aurlt !)
- OptiFine install menu (now with Drag & Drop, delete installer option)
CLI
The following commands have been added:
quantum_launcher create <NAME> <VERSION>(add-sto skip downloading assets (music/sound))quantum_launcher launch <INSTANCE> <USERNAME>(add-sfor account authentication)quantum_launcher delete <INSTANCE>(add-fto skip confirmation)
System & Platform
- Overhauled portable/custom directory system (see
docs/PORTABLE.mdfor more info) - Linux ARM 32-bit is now supported!
- Experimental FreeBSD support is also available
Fixes
- Fixed many crashes on Linux ARM and macOS
(b) - Fixed game crashes in portable mode
- Fixed many formatting issues in game logs
- Fixed welcome screen not working
- Fixed arrow keys to switch instances, not updating the Edit menu
- Account session ID is now censored in game logs
- Improved readability of a few errors
- Improved support for weird character encodings in file paths
- Missing libraries are now auto-downloaded
- Last account selected is now remembered
- On Windows, custom file managers are now respected when opening files
- Added dialog to prevent glitching upon changing UI scale
- Removed Ctrl-Scroll to change UI scale due to many bugs
Modding
- Fixed Fabric API being missing for some curseforge mods
- Fixed getting stuck in an infinite loop when downloading some curseforge mods
- Fixed modrinth mods repeating infinitely in the store list
- Improved mod description rendering in the store
Versions
- Fixed Minecraft Indev and early Infdev being unplayable
(b) - Fixed broken colors in old versions on M-series Macs
(b) - Old Minecraft versions are now in the correct order in the download list
(b) - Snapshots of 1.0 to 1.5.2 are no longer missing for download
(b)
Performance
- Fixed lag spikes on some systems when selecting instances
- Many autosaving features has been slowed down, and disk accesses reduced
Optimized:
- "Create Instance" version list
(b) - Recommended mods list
- Forge installation for older versions
- Log renderer (slightly worse scrolling as a tradeoff)