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Full Changelog: 1.6.7...nightly

Goverlay 1.6.7

Hey Linuxers,

Christmas is almost here again, and i hope this is the last update this year. A bunch of updates / fixes happen this last week in order to put optiscaler and flatpak support in shape. The most important features are:

Changes:

• Optiscaler channel selection (stable or bleeding-edge versions)
• Sync versions with Optiscaler (now we don't use decky-framegen builds anymore)
• • Optiscaler builds repo
    workflow for optiscaler builds by @xXJSONDeruloXx
• GNOME Fixes: Tab text visibility on GNOME with dark themes
• Debug Logging: 50+ debug checkpoints throughout OptiScaler operations
• Flatpak Support: MangoHud configuration for Flatpak Steam

As a christmas gift, Goverlay is in final phases of approaval in flathub, this was only possible due to @Twig6943 hard work. Without him it wouldn't happen. Thanks man ! you rock those manifests.

Wish you all great hollidays and keep gaming on Linux

Goverlay 1.6.5

Fix release

1. Improved configuration persistence (network interface and font selections)
2. More responsive UI during downloads and notifications
3. Better compatibility with non-Steam launchers (absolute paths)
4. Consistent vkBasalt paths across installation methods

1.6.4

Another day, another release...

This small release brings a FSR version management system, now you can choose betwen the latest FSR DLL (with ML features for RDNA4) or stick to the INT8 version that keeps RDNA2 and 3 compatibility.

Also there's another regression fix catched by @LuanVSO. Thanks dude !

Major Features:

• FSR4 Variant Management System: Switch between FP8 (latest) and INT8 (4.0.2) variants
  • Automatic folder creation and setup during OptiScaler update
  • User-selectable via dropdown menu
  • Persistent configuration with automatic restoration

Bug Fixes:

• FPS limit offset now correctly handles zero (unlimited) values (PR #222 by @LuanVSO)

OBS: Delete your old FGMOD folder and install it again so everything works smoothly

Goverlay 1.6.3

A small but useful update just landed
This release focuses on bug fixes and a adding new preset system for Steam Deck users (request by MonroeWorld)

✨ What’s new

🎮 Steam Deck preset saving

• Save MangoHud configs into 4 preset slots

• Perfect for quickly switching performance profiles on the Deck

🐛 Fixes & improvements

• Fixed FPS cap offset calculation (by @LuanVSO )

• Improved vkBasalt detection (library + JSON config) (by @LuanVSO )

• Blacklisted apps moved to context menu

• Small syntax and stability fixes

As always, feedback is welcome. Enjoy! 💙

Goverlay 1.6.2

Hello ever growing mass of Linux gamers !

This release brings one of the largest improvement cycles in the
project's history. Goverlay now includes an official Flatpak build
(beta), full support for MangoHud 0.8.2, compatibility with
OptiScaler 0.9, a brand-new Light/Dark theme system, major UI
updates, and many old bugs squashed.

Highlights

Flatpak Support (Beta)

Goverlay now ships with an official Flatpak package.

• Based on KDE Platform 6.10 and Qt 6.10\
• Includes MangoHud 0.8.2, vkBasalt 0.3.2.10, and Lazarus 4.4\
• Filesystem detection adjusted for sandbox environments\
• Notifications work via D-Bus inside and outside Flatpak\

obs: I'll upload it to flathub after the beta phase. I'm sure there will be fixes to make.

MangoHud 0.8.2 Support

New configuration options added:

• cpu_efficiency
• gpu_power_limit
• core_type
• proc_vram
• ftrace
• dx_api
• flip_efficiency
• gpu_list automatic multi-GPU detection

OptiScaler 0.9 Compatibility

• Updated parser to reflect new OptiScaler.ini format\
• Removed deprecated FGType\
• New ShortcutKey selector (INSERT, F1--F4)\
• Installation and detection now work correctly inside Flatpak\
• Improved error messages and file validation
• Tutorial for Steam and Heroic use of FGMOD

New Light/Dark Theme System

The entire theming engine has been rewritten.

• Light/Dark toggle added\
• Improved contrast for text fields and ComboBoxes\
• Updated icons for better visibility\
• Theme preference persists between sessions\
• Smart exclusions for elements with custom colors\
• Various visibility and layout fixes

Bug Fixes (Selection)

• Fixed List index out of bounds crash\
• Fixed memory leak in LoadFont\
• Fixed thread creation failure on CachyOS\
• Improved external process execution and migrated downloads to
  curl\
• Corrected vkBasalt detection path in Flatpak\
• Corrected icon contrast and theme-related issues\
• Unified notification system (D-Bus + fallback)

Additional Improvements

• Major code refactoring and comment translation\
• New first-run tutorial with animations\
• Updated dependencies (Qt, Lazarus, Git, MangoHud)\
• Expanded documentation: FLATPAK.md, THEME_SYSTEM.md, icon guide\
• GitHub Actions now builds Flatpak bundles automatically for every
  tag

1.6.1 (update fix)

The latest update had a error in the goverlay update function. The problem is now fixed, also the update button now open the github release page to download it.

1.6.0

Hello Linuxers,

This release brings several improvements that I’ve been wanting to implement for a long time.
The biggest highlight is the installation, update, and configuration workflow for OptiScaler.
You can now enable OptiScaler in any Steam game with just a few clicks.

To make this possible, Goverlay now integrates with the amazing work done by other projects, including decky-framegen by @xXJSONDeruloXx and fgmod by @FakeMichau.
We also automatically download, update, and configure FakeNVAPI as part of this new workflow.

Another major addition is the Goverlay update checker, which notifies users when a new version is available — especially helpful for distros with slower release cycles.

Fixes

• Fixed waitOnExit handling when running external processes.
• Several small UI fixes and cleanup.
• Code cleanup and consistency updates.

UI/UX

• General UI layout and hint/tooltip improvements.
• Progress bar moved to mangobarPanel.
• Notifications now hide after menu interaction.
• Improved download button behavior.
• "About" moved to context menu.
• Added Ko-fi donation link.

Dependencies

• Added required external tools: p7zip and wget.

Goverlay 1.5.0 — vkBasalt is Back!

Hey Linuxers! 👋

This is a very special release. After many community requests, vkBasalt is finally back — and this time, it’s in much better shape than before!

We’re also excited to introduce something brand new: the integrated OpenGL demo cube (formerly known as govercube) now has its own dedicated project — pasCube.

pasCube will replace vkcube and makes its first appearance in version 1.5.0 as a beta feature, and its releases will stay in sync with GOverlay from now on.

Since pasCube is OpenGL-based, GOverlay automatically launches it using the ZINK driver, allowing you to apply vkBasalt post-processing effects directly on top of it — perfect for testing overlays, shaders, and visual configurations.

Here’s what’s new in this release 👇

• 🧩 Reintroduced vkBasalt integration with improved handling
• 🎲 Added pasCube (OpenGL demo cube) integration
• ⚙️ Automatic ZINK enforcement when launching OpenGL demos
• 🧱 Various UI and stability improvements
• 🪄 Minor fixes and internal refactors

Special thanks to @yochananmarqos for all the help with pascube and goverlay PKBUILDs.

Hope you all enjoy this release — and as always, thanks for your support and feedback! ❤️

Update: 1.5.1 is just a small fix in the tags. The tar.xz is already updated
Update 2: Thanks to @Samueru-sama the appimage is already working for the new release.
Update 3: Fixed Appimage (v3) uploaded

1.4.1 bugfix

This is a small fix release.

changes to dependency check

@benjamimgois
benjamimgois committed 6 hours ago
changes to color exceptions and ui fix

@benjamimgois
benjamimgois committed 5 hours ago
Remove zenergy dependency