v2.0.280

• Updated to .NET 8.0.0.
  • We will support .NET LTS releases going forward.
• Updated library dependencies.
  • Updated protobuf-net to 3.2.26.
• Applied [SkipLocalsInit] to all libraries.
• Applied [DisableRuntimeMarshalling] to all libraries.
• Vezel.Novadrop.Formats
  • Added a TrimExcess method to DataCenterNode.
  • Removed the SetAttribute method from DataCenterNode (it was never meant to be public).
  • Changed the Name property on DataCenterNode to be mutable (if the node is actually mutable).
  • Added a collection of navigation extension methods for DataCenterNode.
  • Rearranged fields on DataCenterValue to reduce memory usage.
  • Fixed some memory safety issues due to incorrect usage of Unsafe and MemoryMarshal classes.
• Vezel.Novadrop.Client
  • Overhauled client and launcher interaction APIs.
    • The message server types now encapsulate just a window, rather than both a child process and a window. It is now the responsibility of callers to actually start the child process.
    • Renamed GameProcess to GameMessageServer, ClientProcess to ClientMessageServer, and LauncherProcess to LauncherMessageServer.
    • Renamed ClientProcessOptions to ClientMessageServerOptions and LauncherProcessOptions to LauncherMessageServerOptions.
    • Removed the FileName and Language properties from ClientMessageServerOptions.
    • Removed the FileName property from LauncherMessageServerOptions.
    • Removed the Id (process ID) property from GameMessageServer.
    • Replaced the RunAsync() method on GameMessageServer with Start factory methods on ClientMessageServer and LauncherMessageServer.
    • Implemented IDisposable on GameMessageServer.
    • Added OpenWebsiteRequested and OpenSupportWebsiteRequested events to ClientMessageServer.
  • Removed all Vezel.Novadrop.Memory and Vezel.Novadrop.Patches APIs.
    • Users of these APIs should consider using an unpacked game executable instead.
• Vezel.Novadrop.Interop
  • Introduced a low-level library for in-memory interoperation with the game client (e.g. after assembly injection with Ruptura).
  • The interop bindings target the unpacked r387486 client by default, but the API allows overriding address resolution if needed.
  • This library should be considered experimental; the API shape will evolve over time without the usual major version bumps required by Semantic Versioning.
• novadrop-dc
  • Fixed validation errors during pack not having line and column information.
  • Changed validation diagnostics to be printed in a more machine-friendly way (<file>(<line>,<column>): <severity>: <message>).
• novadrop-run
  • This tool has been removed as it did not appear to have any users; it mostly served as a tech demo for the Vezel.Novadrop.Client APIs.
• novadrop-scan
  • This tool has been removed as it became obsolete when the game stopped being updated.