CHANGELOG.md

v0.8.14 - 2026-03-05

• Update to support EU5 1.1.9 saves

v0.8.13 - 2026-02-17

• Fix json command output for PDS-jomini save files

v0.8.12 - 2026-02-06

• Improve melting support for CK3 1.18.3 saves

v0.8.11 - 2026-02-04

• Initial support for EU5 1.1.0 saves

v0.8.10 - 2025-12-15

• Improve EU5 melter accuracy, fixing blank map for melted saves with custom names.

v0.8.9 - 2025-12-12

• Update to support Vic3 1.12 saves

v0.8.8 - 2025-12-09

• Improve melting support for EU5 1.0.8+ saves

v0.8.7 - 2025-12-06

• Update to support melting EU5 1.0.10 saves
• Improved melting support of HOI4 1.17 saves

v0.8.6 - 2025-11-28

• Fix missing lookup values in EU5 1.0.8 saves

v0.8.5 - 2025-11-28

• Update to support EU5 1.0.8 saves
• Fix incorrect melting output for "resistance" fields in EU5

v0.8.4 - 2025-11-24

• Update to support EU5 1.0.8 saves (this proved too optimistic)

v0.8.3 - 2025-11-24

• Update to support HOI4 1.17 saves
• Performance improvements to all operations working over binary / ironman saves.

v0.8.2 - 2025-11-12

• Add the --interpolate flag for variable interpolation on the json command
• Organize watched EU5 saves by playthrough name instead of file name

v0.8.1 - 2025-11-07

• Strip ironman flag on melted eu5 saves to avoid reverting to ironman

v0.8.0 - 2025-11-05

• Add EU5 support
• Update to support CK3 1.18

v0.7.1 - 2025-10-05

• Update to support Vic3 1.10.4 saves

v0.7.0 - 2025-10-02

• (breaking change): JSON output update
• Update to support Vic3 1.10 saves
• Update to support CK3 1.17 saves

v0.6.1 - 2025-06-20

• Update to support Vic3 1.9 saves

v0.6.0 - 2025-05-02

• Add watch command that will monitor a save file and create a copy at desired in-game date intervals

v0.5.7 - 2025-04-28

• Update to support CK3 1.16.0 saves

v0.5.6 - 2025-03-27

• Update to support CK3 1.15.0 saves

v0.5.5 - 2025-03-12

• Update to support HOI4 1.16.0 saves
• Update to support CK3 1.14.3 saves

v0.5.4 - 2024-11-21

• Update to support melting Vic3 1.8 saves
• Update to support melting HOI4 1.15 saves

v0.5.3 - 2024-10-04

• Update to support CK3 1.13 saves

v0.5.2 - 2024-07-05

• Fix regression when melting Vic3, Imperator, and CK3 text zip save files

v0.5.1 - 2024-07-02

• All games now use a constant memory melter
• Update to support VIC3 1.7 saves

v0.5.0 - 2024-05-08

• Remove underutilized upload command to mitigate false positive virus reports
• Update to support EU4 1.37 saves

v0.4.25 - 2024-04-12

• Release native mac m-series binaries

v0.4.24 - 2024-03-11

• Update to support HOI4 1.14 saves
• Fix ironman ck3 json generation

v0.4.23 - 2024-03-07

• Update to support CK3 1.12 saves
• Update to support VIC3 1.6 saves

v0.4.22 - 2023-11-21

• Improved support for VIC3 1.5 saves

v0.4.21 - 2023-11-15

• Update to support CK3 1.11 saves
• Update to support VIC3 1.5 saves

v0.4.20 - 2023-11-06

• Update to support EU4 1.36 saves

v0.4.19 - 2023-10-15

• Update to support HOI4 1.13 saves

v0.4.18 - 2023-10-09

• Update to support VIC3 1.4.2 tokens

v0.4.17 - 2023-08-29

• Update to support VIC3 1.4 tokens
• Update to support CK3 1.10 tokens

v0.4.16 - 2023-07-10

• Additional accuracy for melted vic3 output
• Update to latest upload API

v0.4.15 - 2023-05-26

• Improve vic3 melt accuracy for pop_statistsics

v0.4.14 - 2023-05-25

• Improved accuracy of vic3 melted numbers

v0.4.13 - 2023-05-23

• Update vic3 tokens to 1.3

v0.4.12 - 2023-05-14

• Update hoi4 melter to exclude ironman key from output

v0.4.11 - 2023-05-12

• Update to support EU4 1.35.3 tokens
• Update to support CK3 1.9 tokens

v0.4.10 - 2023-04-18

• Update to support EU4 1.35 tokens

v0.4.9 - 2023-03-13

• Update to HOI4 1.12.11 tokens
• Update to Vic3 1.2 tokens
• Improve HOI4 melting accuracy

v0.4.8 - 2022-12-17

• Update to Ck3 1.8 tokens

v0.4.7 - 2022-12-05

• Update to Vic3 1.1 tokens

v0.4.6 - 2022-11-23

• Fix vic3 dates in melted output
  • Properly detect 1.1.1 as a date when encoded as 43808760
  • Encode real_date as a known date as it falls outside the heuristic range

v0.4.5 - 2022-11-07

• Add Vic3 support

v0.4.4 - 2022-09-29

• Update to HOI4 1.12 tokens

v0.4.3 - 2022-09-22

• Fix incorrect CK3 1.7 melted format for floats

v0.4.2 - 2022-09-12

• Update to CK3 1.7 tokens
• Update to EU4 1.34 tokens
• Performance improvements when melting zipped saves

v0.4.1 - 2022-07-24

• Fix incorrect binary tokens for HOI4, Imperator, and CK3.

v0.4.0 - 2022-07-03

• Add initial support for the json subcommand, which will convert game and save files (including binary ones) into JSON output on stdout. CLI arguments are subject to change.

v0.3.19 - 2022-06-01

• Support CK3 1.6 saves

v0.3.18 - 2022-03-20

• Update EU4 melted output to be compatible with loading the save from the in game menu by not containing a terminating newline

v0.3.17 - 2021-03-06

• Support HOI4 1.11.8 saves

v0.3.16 - 2021-02-22

• Support CK3 1.5 saves
• Support EU4 1.33 saves

v0.3.15 - 2021-11-24

• Update tokens to support new HOI4 1.11 additions
• Detect and melt known HOI4 dates correctly

v0.3.14 - 2021-11-14

• Update tokens to support new EU4 1.32 additions

v0.3.13 - 2021-09-24

• Up to 15% performance improvement when melting saves
• Uploaded saves now take advantage of Rakaly's new storage format

v0.3.12 - 2021-07-25

• Support melting dates that have a zero year
• Support melting files that are missing a file name (eg: .eu4)

v0.3.11 - 2021-07-10

• Fix HOI4 saves not melting correctly when operatives is present and decoded incorrectly.

v0.3.10 - 2021-07-04

• Fix improper melted output when a name ended with a quote

v0.3.9 - 2021-06-08

• EU4 dates prior to 5000 BC can now be melted properly and not cause an error
• EU4 dates that would cause an error going forward are ignored unless --unknown-key error is provided

v0.3.8 - 2021-05-29

• Fix obscenely large CK3 melted output (introduced in v0.3.7) due to not accounting for hidden objects
• Fix some array values not being properly indented

v0.3.7 - 2021-05-28

• Fix missing HOI4 binary tokens in linux build
• Melt with tabs instead of spaces
• Melted quoted values are now escaped as needed. A quoted value that contained quotes didn't have the inner quotes escaped, leading to output that could fail to parse.

v0.3.6 - 2021-05-18

• Add new --retain flag that will not rewrite melted output to conform more to plaintext properties
• Melted output now only uses newlines for line endings
• eu4: correct number of decimal points are always used
• eu4: fixed the possibility of melted ids being detected as dates
• ck3: rewrite save header line with new metadata size
• ck3: omit certain ironman fields (ironman and ironman_manager) from melted output

v0.3.5 - 2021-05-03

• Update tokens to support EU4 1.31.2
• Increase accuracy for melted EU4 64bit floats by up to a 10,000th
• Significant update to CK3 melting output:
  • Fix melted output containing quotes when plaintext has no quotes
  • Rewrite save header to declare the melted output is uncompressed plaintext
  • Increase accuracy of decoding 64 bit floats (alternative format) from ironman format
  • Write numbers as integers when ignoring the fractional component would not result in a loss of accuracy just like the plaintext format
  • Identified additional tokens that use the alternative float format
  • Fixed more numbers being interpreted as dates

v0.3.4 - 2021-04-29

• Update tokens to support EU4 1.31.1
• Fix regression introduced in v0.8.4 where ck3 and imperator would melt all numbers as dates

v0.3.3 - 2021-04-27

• Update melting to more accurately decode 64 bit floats (in rare cases large positive numbers could be interpreted as negative)
• Update melting to support Eu4 Leviathan prehistoric dates
• Update melting to support alternative Ck3 floating point format
• Update tokens to support Eu4 Leviathan

v0.3.2 - 2021-03-16

• Update CK3 tokens to support the 1.3 update

v0.3.1 - 2021-02-17

• Update Imperator tokens to support the 2.0 update

v0.3.0 - 2021-02-09

• Added a new upload command so one can upload saves to Rakaly

v0.2.2 - 2021-02-05

• Fix minor defects in previous release assets (eg: include version string and don't package tempory directory).

v0.2.1 - 2021-02-05

• Improved melting support. Won't quote values that aren't quoted in plaintext

v0.2.0 - 2021-02-01

• Initial HOI4 melting support
• Updated ck3 tokens

v0.1.2 - 2021-01-26

• Update latest tokens for ck3 and eu4
• Specify out file with -o/--out
• Fix bug that didn't allow creating a melted file from an extensionless file

v0.1.1 - 2021-01-25

• Update melting logic to correctly melt seeds
• Return exit code 1 when unknown tokens are encountered when they are stringified into the output
• Print unknown tokens encountered to stderr

v0.1.0 - 2021-01-13

Include a --format flag to the melter to dictate how the file should be decoded

v0.0.10 - 2020-12-06

Negative binary dates are properly melted into their plaintext equivalent.