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Steam Game Idler v1.5.25

17 Sep 04:12
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  • Added a steam web api key option to settings > general
    • Allows users to supply their own Steam web API key for fetching user summary and game data
    • Useful if users want to keep their Steam profile and game details set to private, but still use SGI as normal
      • This works only when using an API key that is attached to the account you are logged in to SGI as
      • Some feature still wont work if your profile or game details are private, such as;
        • Displaying recently played games
        • Displaying lock/unlock state of achievements
    • API keys are free for all users with a Steam account, you can get your API key here
  • Sensitive credentials on the settings screen are now treated as passwords, and can be viewed as plain text when adding them, but will be permanently hidden afterwards

Steam Game Idler v1.5.23

17 Sep 00:42
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  • Made the anti-away status setting false by default

Steam Game Idler v1.5.22

16 Sep 08:44
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  • Show an error screen when the games list is unable to be retrieved
    • This usually occurs when:
      • Your profile is set to private
      • Your game details are set to private
      • You have no games in your library

Steam Game Idler v1.5.21

15 Sep 06:48
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  • Fixed an issue caused by the recent Steam client update, which prevented achievements from being unlocked

Steam Game Idler v1.5.19

13 Sep 09:06
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  • Added a run at startup option to settings > general
  • Fixed an issue where the Steam desktop client would be forced to open if the anti-away status setting was enabled

Steam Game Idler v1.5.18

11 Sep 06:19
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  • Further improvements of the free games features
    • Now, if there are any free Steam games available, there will be a gift icon below the games list icon in the sidebar. Clicking on it will display a list of the currently free games
    • Removed the notification associated with free games as it is no longer needed
    • Removed the get notified about free games option in settings > general as it is no longer needed

Steam Game Idler v1.5.17

11 Sep 00:08
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  • Improved the method for checking for free games
    • SGI will now check for free games - once on launch, and again every hour while SGI is running
    • Notifications about free games being available will only be shown once every 24 hours

Steam Game Idler v1.5.16

09 Sep 02:43
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  • Close all external processes (idle windows) opened by the main window when exiting the app
  • Added a tooltip to the system tray icon when hovered
  • Fixed an issue where logs would show an unknown version when updating SGI

Steam Game Idler v1.5.15

08 Sep 12:08
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  • Added an anti-away status option to settings > general
    • Prevents your Steam status from automatically switching to away while SGI is running
  • SGI by default will now be minimized to the system tray when clicking the close button on the title bar
    • Allows users to hide SGI while it continues to work in the background by minimizing it to the system tray
    • Exit SGI completely by right-clicking the icon in the system tray and clicking exit
    • You can disable this feature by unchecking minimize to tray in settings > general

Steam Game Idler v1.5.14

08 Sep 07:45
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  • Added a get notified about free games option to settings > general
    • When active, SGI will check if there are any Steam games with a discount of 100% (making them free)
    • This will not notify you about free to play game releases, but rather paid games that are on sale for free
    • SGI will check for free games when it launches, and will only check once every 6 hours. If one or more free games are found, you will see a notification in the bottom-right corner
  • Fixed an issue where the between the hours of setting was reversed
    • Now, the achievement unlocker task will only run within the time frame you have chosen, and not the other way around
  • Fixed an issue where sorting the games list by recently played would default to showing the entire list in no particular order