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3.19.

+ "kalandra" is already added to .epk and particles exception lists.

+ minor fixes, common improvements. 

+ better localization, not finished tho. Thanks to Nadya for Chinese corrections.

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+ Added Exception lists for Shadows and Light ("remove darkness" option). It's a fix for Bramble Valley and Iceberg maps.

+ Adjusted rules. "Null skin-mesh-based effects" now removes Offering gore effects.

+ Added localization & setup form.

+ Improved "Setup/Migration" process. Now it checks if some rules were already commented in the previous version. So if you comment a ...

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+ adjusted ExceptList rules for 3.18 (including body armours / MTX fix)

+ improved archnemesis effects visibility

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"Sentinel" league.

# Added: New ingame UI: "Advanced -> QoL -> Centered UI". Select your PoE aspect ratio (21:9, 16:9) if you want to center flask bar as well.

If Chrome browser doesn't allow you to save a file, just press Ctrl + J, select "Save" & "Continue". The app can find default PoE client in the "C:\Program Files" folder, loads compression library, connec...

Dev Notes: new PoE UI, new D2 patch

1. I'm trying to fix default PoE User Interface because it's uncomfortable to play it on ultra-wide monitors.

There're some issues with different resolutions & aspects, and game developers can rewrite it by themselves soon but right now I have some interesting results and I hope to present this new feature in the next pNE version. Check images.

2. I'm glad we have ~2 ...

PSA: Alternative access to private releases

Dear russian-speaking patrons.

Some users from Russia and Ukraine have lost their access to the Patreon due to the sanctions. I've found a solution: https://ajaxvs.eu.org/sites/links/boosty.php 

(there's a public post with detailed info and private post for aprils pNE). I'm going to make new re...

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April.

/update: I'm online again.

IRL notes

Right now I'm in Ukraine. There's a war here.

My current city is under heavy rockets attack, every day. Hundreds of civil buildings and infrastructure objects are destroyed. Situation is much worse than we had in Donetsk 2014-2015. (nice relocation, yeah, I know lol...)

Here in my district we have had no electrification during last 7 days. So I can't be online too much, I...

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March updates.

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Waiting for 3.17 league. Should work by default.

/update1: we have no content files in the pre-patch torrent Content.ggpk as always. This time we have no index file too. Waiting for release patch. 

New league has "archnemesis" name, no special name was found. Feel free to add it as "ExceptList" rule if you want to see new league effects.

/update2: ch...

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Happy New Year.

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Added QoL features by demand:

+ "Camera Zoom". It makes your camera more D2-ish & comfortable. Limited to adequate values.

+ "Minimap *** RGBA". It allows to change colors of walkable area & edges/borders on minimap to keep your eyes healthy or for special purposes.

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+ Added "Reduce Textures" feature.

+ Added some "Except" rules.

Dev Notes: Reduce Texture Files - How It's Done

tldr: it's mainly for "special purposes", it's server-based, it's fast & easy, it can reduce your .ggpk to ~13 Gb.

As you know, we had some problems regarding Texture Resizing:

1. It took too much time (10+ hours on low-end PCs. It was about 15 hours on my old Athlon PC @ PoE v3.10)

2. We can't just resize all texture files. We need specific rules for .dds and t...

3.16 notes

As was expected, new Content.ggpk has no main bundles yet. Nothing to see there.

You can add "hellscape" line to the "data\ParticlesExceptList.txt" file ("use Except List" option) to keep new league effects visible.

Detailed datamine & rule sets: https://pastebin.com/wCxNkDhD

/Update Day0: &nb...

All Hail D2!

If you have had the question for me about D2R, my answer is "Yes!" :)

As you know D2 was released as the new "Resurrected" game. It's pleasure to see it becomes so popular again. I'd recommend to try to play it between leagues for every PoE-fan.

If you're interesting in some special "tools" for D2R, I already have two apps. They are private limited projects and they are cheaper than...

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October updates. Waiting for the new league. It should be more interesting than 3.15 :)

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September updates. 

Minor improvements & rules adjustments.

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August updates. 

Also I've made a small tool. The app detects current patch, downloads original files directly from PoE servers (the same way as original patcher does it) and replaces an old backup with new original files. You can use it if something goes wrong or if you tried to modify files manually and made some mistakes.

btw if you haven't noticed: PoE works fine...

3.15 notes

I've checked new Content.ggpk. No significant changes found. But no main bundles found as well :rofl: 

Seems like now we have to wait for the release patch to check if "_Tiny" and other important bundle files have some struct updates.

Anyway here's my datamine notes / developer names lists: https://pastebin.com/B...

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Waiting for the new league.

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+ Added "Remove Water" feature. You won't see oceans & river surfaces. It doesn't remove beach waves for a certain reason tho.

+ Changed some "Remove loot items" & "Null MTX" rules to keep visible more equipped items. Now unique item models should be visible. Disabled tp & id scroll models.

+ Improved "Null MTX" logic. Now we can use it with "1-emitter" options without i...

Dev Notes: SVGA 3D issues

tldr: some tech info for VmWare users. If you're a regular player, there's nothing interesting for you.

Hi guys. I can confirm there's a strange "infinite loop" loading issue that happens under certain circumstances:

1. You're using VmWare Workstation.

(and) 2. you're using Windows 10 as guest VM.

(and) 3. you have no GPU-passthrough enabled.

(and) 4. yo...

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+ Improved Ultimatum "Except" rules. Now PoE uses just 98 .pet files for common Ultimatum fights, it should boost performance for most ppl. New "Exsanguinate" skill is visible by default.

+ Improved Migration process. Now the app became even more simpler for casuals: just click Ok -> Open -> Apply.

+ Added two new "Null Material" options: "change color" & "null params". 2021-05-03 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev Notes: Materials, Shaders and Humans

It was a surprise for me to know some humans actually try to play PoE with "Null Materials" feature enabled. I understand it boosts fps a lot but obviously it's a bad idea due to the bright green color (default materials color) set by GGG. It's very unhealthy for your eyes.

So I've found the way to change the color using shader functions. We can also disable other material parameters incl...

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"How To":

# On new league start: unzip .7z to a new folder, don't migrate old backup, input path to your PoE client, press the "Apply" button. 

# On new patch: launch the app, press "Open"  and "Apply" buttons.

v.210416:

+ Fixed a "free record" 3.14 .ggpk issue

+ Added new league effects to the particles "Except" list. We can disable them later...

Dev Notes: PoE 3.14

Long story short: we need some updates. Working on it.

I've made a fix to see & extract ingame files: https://i.imgur.com/BFKzjO5.png but we can't edit them atm.

Update: ok, done. Check the new release.

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+ Added autoApply feature & menu. 

+ Added log.txt.

+ Added new "Bug Report" menu / logic.

Dev Notes: Adding autoApply parameter

(some guys asked for this)

In the next Aprils update you'll be able to launch the app with "-autoApply" parameter. 

In this scenario the app opens last opened poe client and applies last selected options. You can use it for your "special purposes" i.e. calling a cmd from a "OnPatch()" event listener or whatever you want.

Dev Notes: Relocation

If you're reading this text then I've started my long-awaited relocation.

It should take about one week to become online again. During this time I won't be able to answer your questions. Well, auto-bundles-detector works perfect, the next pNE update will come the 3rd of April anyway (I've already planned one more scheduled post), so you shouldn't worry about it. If you have any...