ACSG v1.0.2: Essential Update and New Project Management

We have an important update for ACSG, focused on stability, compatibility, and a new automatic update system for your projects. Starting with version 1.0.2, keeping your projects updated will be much simpler.

Why This Update is Important

This version introduces an intelligent system that ensures your projects are always compatible with the latest ACSG version you have installed. This is crucial for:

• Full Compatibility: Projects created in older versions will work perfectly with new features.
• Automatic Version Updates: The system will detect and automatically update your executable files when opening outdated projects.
• Automatic FREE to PREMIUM Conversion: If you use the ACSG Premium version, your projects created in the FREE version will be automatically converted to Premium when opened via the launcher.

Essential Manual Step for Older Projects (v1.0.1 or earlier)

v1.0.2 enables the new automatic update system. For your older projects (created before v1.0.2) to work correctly with it, you need to perform a one-time manual adjustment for each project:

1. Install ACSG v1.0.2.
2. In the ACSG installation folder, go to RES\DFT\ and copy the ACSG.exe and execute.exe files.
3. For each existing older project, paste these two files into the project's root folder, replacing the existing ones.

Without this step, automatic updates will not work for these projects.

After this adjustment, all future updates (v1.0.3, 1.0.4, etc.) will be processed automatically for these projects, without the need for further manual steps.

Important: Opening Your Projects

Starting with v1.0.2, you should always open your projects via the ACSG shortcut (on your Desktop, Start Menu, or directly from the program's installation folder). The "Open Project" option has been removed from within the editor to ensure all necessary updates and conversions occur safely, as the launcher is the only component capable of managing these processes.

Important Note

Automatic project updates do not overwrite your resources (like images and audio) or existing manuals within your projects, preserving your modifications. However, new projects will always come with updated help files to the latest installed version, ensuring you have the most current reference material for new work.

Other Corrections in v1.0.2

In addition to the important functionality of automatic project updates and the mandatory use of the launcher for opening projects, this version also brings some minor corrections:

• We fixed small pixel errors with transparency shades in some enemy images. This eliminates unwanted dots or smudges that might appear in some of them.
• The help documentation for Message Display commands has been reviewed and updated.
• In the main configuration section (Config), the initial direction option, which previously appeared as "Sul" (Portuguese) in the English version of the program, now correctly displays "South".
  

Thank you for your attention, and I hope you enjoy the update! :)