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 '''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.
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 '''released 2013.04.02'''
 * AE folder is now called "AE/", not "Edition/".
-* Updated Installer to 2.0.
+* New Java-based AE Installer 2.0. Updates to AEI2 are logged [[../Installer/Change log|HERE]].
-** Complete rewrite in Java.
 ** BSL mods finally handled correctly for both Yes and Addon flags.
-** Now reads Mod Depot directly and allows user to download packages.
+** Now reads {{OMD}} directly and presents categorized mods and modding tools for user to download and install.
-** Automatically detects available updates.
+** 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.
+* Updated [[Making a mod package|package protocol]] to 2.0.
-* Updated package protocol to 2.0.
 ** New optional DependsOn and IncompatibleWith flags for AEI to work with.
-** 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/" directory).
+** 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.
-* No more bundled packages -- Installer downloads core tools and packages upon first launch.
+* No more bundled mods — Installer downloads core (required) mods and modding tools upon first launch, and the rest are optional for the player to download and install. The core packages are intended to only consist of uncontroversial tweaks and fixes.
-** Core packages now only consist of uncontroversial tweaks and fixes.
+* [[XmlTools]] by [[User:Script_10k|s10k]] now a core tool alongside OniSplit to enable XML patching.
-** Packages that were formerly bundled now available on Depot as optional packages.
-* XmlTools by [[User:Script_10k|s10k]] now a core tool alongside OniSplit to enable XML patching.
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