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'''released 2009.07.07'''
'''released 2009.07.07'''


Initial release of the new, modular AE with C-based GUI Installer and mod package system.
Initial release of a new AE with C-based GUI Installer and mod package system that allows mods to be enabled/disabled.


===2009-07a===
===2009-07a===
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** Automatically detects available updates for self and for mods.
** Automatically detects available updates for self and for mods.
** Further updates to the AEI are logged [[../Installer/Change log|HERE]] since they are separate from the release of AE7.
** Further updates to the AEI are logged [[../Installer/Change log|HERE]] since they are separate from the release of AE7.
* Updated package protocol to 2.0.
* Updated [[Making a mod package|package protocol]] to 2.0.
** New optional DependsOn and IncompatibleWith flags for AEI to work with.
** New optional DependsOn and IncompatibleWith flags for AEI to work with.
** Modding tools now come in packages (using the new "plain/" subdirectory for non-BSL, non-.oni files).
** Modding tools now come in packages (using the new "plain/" subdirectory for non-BSL, non-.oni files).
** Patches to .oni files in form of XML diffs now supported (using the new "patches/" subdirectory).
** Patches to .oni files in form of [[Making a patch mod|XML patches]] now supported (using the new "patches/" subdirectory).
** Packages now support both platforms at once; under level of "oni/" ("bsl/", etc.), modder uses "common/", "mac_only/" and "win_only/" sub-directories.
** Packages now support both platforms at once; under level of "oni/" ("bsl/", etc.), modder uses "common/", "mac_only/" and "win_only/" sub-directories.
* No more bundled mods -- Installer downloads core (required) mods and modding tools upon first launch.
* No more bundled mods -- Installer downloads core (required) mods and modding tools upon first launch.
** Core packages now only consist of uncontroversial tweaks and fixes.
** Core packages now only consist of uncontroversial tweaks and fixes.
** Mods that were formerly bundled now available through AEI as optional packages.
** Mods that were formerly bundled now available through AEI as optional packages.
* XmlTools by [[User:Script_10k|s10k]] now a core tool alongside OniSplit to enable XML patching.
* [[XmlTools]] by [[User:Script_10k|s10k]] now a core tool alongside OniSplit to enable XML patching.


[[Category:Anniversary Edition]]
[[Category:Anniversary Edition]]