Bloxstrap v2.4.0 — Release notes

Oh, hey, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Nearly three months, actually. That’s what happens when Roblox doesn’t force you to release an update on short notice. Ironically, this probably adds more than the jump from v1.6.1 to v2.0 did. So much has been added, removed, and changed, that there’s likely to be a bunch of things missing here. I’ll add them if they keep me up at night. As always, don’t forget to report anything that isn’t working right.

New features

• Added a full FastFlag editor. Yep, it took this long, but it’s finally here, no more JSON editing!
• Added context menu support for the notification area icon. (#186)
• Added ability to view server details at any time, not just through a notification.
• Added a new bootstrapper style mimicing the fake Byfron bootstrapper that fooled a lot of people. Okay, look, it was funnier back when it was still relevant :( (#169 - @1011025m)
• Added support for game message communication. (#171)
• [Mod] Added the option to configure the emoji set that Roblox uses. (#148)
• [Mod] Added the option to use the pre-2013 style mouse cursor. If you had the old cursor option enabled, you’ll have to reconfigure it.
• [Mod] Added the option to use the old avatar editor background used prior to 2020 in the desktop app. (#353)
• [Mod] Added the option to roughly emulate the old character sounds used prior to 2014.
• [Mod] Added the ability to easily choose the font that Roblox uses. Comic sans galore.
• [FastFlag] Added flags for fixing DPI scaling, which are automatically set.
• [FastFlag] Added the option to use the new v4/2023 escape menu.
• [FastFlag] Added the option to use Direct3D 10
• [FastFlag] Added the option to use ShadowMap/Phase 2 lighting. (#263)
• [FastFlag] Added the option to use the old material textures used prior to 2022. (#215)
• [FastFlag] Added the option to enable in-game GUI hiding. (https://github.com/pizzaboxer/bloxstrap/issues/230#issuecomment-1542966228 - @carter0nline)

Changes, fixes, and improvements

• [FastFlag] Flag for Direct3D exclusive fullscreen is now applied automatically, no need to manually set it.
• Extra help information is now shown throughout the menu
• Dialog boxes now follow the style of Bloxstrap’s main look.
• Fixed weird looking titlebar in the menu on Windows 11. Similarly, the padding has been changed to look more like native windows.
• Made the Fluent bootstrapper style more visually comforting, now more akin to the Vista style.
• Fixed progress bar marquee not having rounded corners. (#96 - @bluepilledgreat)
• More helpful details and information are now shown whenever an exception happens, instead of just throwing the error in your face.
• Fixed user interface not showing on beta/leaked builds of Windows 11. Yes, I actually had to account for this. (#413)
• Fixed Bloxstrap not cleaning up the notification area icon after exit. Sorry about that. (#295)
• Channel selector in the menu now checks if the channel you’ve chosen is out of date (behind LIVE). This replaces the startup check.
• Pre-installation notice now shows as its own page, instead of just an easily dismissable dialog box.
• Bloxstrap now checks to ensure the install location you’ve selected is not empty, extra cautious when uninstalling too. (#314)
• The Bloxstrap installation folder is now fully cleaned up after uninstallation.
• Approximate disk space that Bloxstrap consumes is now calculated and set in the installation manifest.
• Improved handling of Roblox updates while Roblox is already running. (#253)
• If the desktop app is disabled, it’ll now be temporarily re-enabled when launching a deeplink.
• Bloxstrap now assumes the channel to be LIVE if Roblox does not specify a channel from web launch.
• Channel change prompt now only shows once during the enrollment period.
• Channel change stuff has been moved to the Behaviour tab, being the most suitable place for it.
• Added notice for people using N editions of Windows without the necessary Windows Media libraries.
• Fixed problems related to UAC when launching Roblox, auto-stripping executable flag to run as admin.
• Fixed problems with old Roblox versions not being cleaned up correctly.
• Improved handling of launching two or more instances simultaneously.
• Mitigated problems with desktop icon creation (#410)
• Only one instance of the Bloxstrap menu can now be launched.
• Fixed problems related to system locale. (#268)
• Better handling of malformed installation registry key. (#264)
• Self-updating system has been changed to update based on file hash, not version.
• Join server button on rich presence now no longer shows if in a private/reserved server.
• Activity tracking is now shown as its own option, partly for the new context menu, and to make it clearer on how rich presence and other dependent features work.
• Activity tracking no longer screws up if it detects a Roblox log file from the future. Because yes, that’s a thing that can happen.

Removals

• [FastFlag] Removed the option to enable the v3/2021 escape menu, because it doesn’t exist anymore. (https://github.com/pizzaboxer/bloxstrap/issues/328#issuecomment-1607851705)
• [FastFlag] Removed the option to enable the mobile layout in the desktop app. Being honest here, it was only added as filler.
• Oh, that’s it?

Seriously though, sorry for taking this long, schoolwork and all of that stuff, but here you go. Dealing with a notification area filled up by Blostrap icons for the past few months probably wasn’t great. Even with that, I thank you greatly for your support, as nearly 400 stars and nearly 100K downloads for v2.3.0 is beyond insane. Still can’t believe those statistics.