Changelog

Notable changes to SleepHunter are listed here for people who use the application.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project follows Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

[4.12.1] - 2026-08-01

Fixed

Prevented non-ASCII bytes in client spell prompts from invalidating character snapshots.

[4.12.0] - 2026-07-27

Added

Added a new per-client automation system that now powers spell, flower, and skill macros with more predictable execution.
Expanded support for live 7.41 client information, including character details, group members, active effects, dialogs, nearby entities, inventory, equipment, skills, and spells.
Added a native-style vertical cooldown overlay to skills so remaining cooldown time is easier to see.
Added more complete live inventory names and stack information.
Added enabled-by-default active spell-effect icons with stepped duration bars beneath each client’s MP bar and a User Interface setting to hide them.

Changed

The Large inventory icon size now renders inventory and equipment sprites at a crisp 2x scale.
Refreshed accent styling throughout controls, tabs, queues, progress bars, and metadata headers.
Made theme highlights automatically use light or dark contrast based on the selected accent color.
Added subtle hover borders to dropdowns, numeric controls, and checkboxes, plus small pressed animations for dropdown and numeric-control arrows.
Redesigned client HP and MP bars as taller, aligned 10-segment displays with fixed-width labels and values.
Made the main and metadata windows resizable from every edge and corner.
Updated the spell queue with a taller progress bar, clearer selected and active states, white unselected names, and centered guidance when the queue is empty.
Simplified flower queue conditions to read as WHEN [TIMER] > time OR [MP] < amount, restored live countdowns, and reset displayed timers when automation stops.
Combined Start Macro, Pause Macro, and Resume Macro into one state-aware toolbar button.
Allowed skill toggles and spell or flower queue changes while automation is running.
Allowed ready skills to run during spell casting because skill input does not interrupt the active cast.
Improved automation behavior while typing, when dialogs open, when maps or coordinates change, and when the client temporarily switches panels.
Improved automatic staff selection so it respects class and level requirements and only switches when casting would benefit.
Changed current macro saves and autosaves to the versioned .sh4x format. Older .sh4 files remain available for import.
Added slot numbers to inventory, skill, and spell grids, plus abbreviated slot labels to equipment.
Compacted inventory-slot gold amounts with k and m suffixes while preserving exact tooltip values.
Added macro support for the client’s minimized one-row interface, including automatic expansion when an inventory item, skill, or spell is on a hidden row.
Increased the metadata editor’s default width so its columns and scrollbar fit without horizontal scrolling.
Improved performance when opening large metadata lists.
Replaced the small runtime indicator with a full-width status bar that shows Healthy, a concise error, or No clients, with selectable details when available.
Renamed the default character sort from Login Time to Launch Order and continued sorting clients from oldest to newest.
Improved global hotkey assignment and transfer between characters.
Upgraded SleepHunter and the updater to .NET 10 LTS.
Simplified client setup by replacing separate version profiles with one verified configuration for supported clients.
Improved client launch and patch handling so failures are reported and partially launched clients are cleaned up safely.
Unified the client list, vitals, inventory, equipment, skill, and spell displays behind the same coherent runtime snapshots used by automation.
Made current .sh4x macro files reject ambiguous duplicate fields instead of silently accepting them.

Removed

Removed the Zolian-only Water & Beds feature.
Removed legacy Zolian and Auto-Detect client profiles, along with the unused client-version selector.
Removed the old background client-reading path that duplicated the current runtime and could allow displayed information to disagree.

Fixed

Fixed spell and flower target dialogs rejecting a visibly selected alternate character.
Allowed ready skills to run between back-to-back zero-line spells instead of being blocked indefinitely.
Fixed the application starting without a visible window after the runtime and MVVM migration.
Restored the Close Client action for map and coordinate changes so it closes the affected game client instead of only stopping its macro.
Fixed second- and third-row spell clicking and targeting while using the minimized client interface.
Fixed a runtime error that could occur after a flower cast completed and its next waiting interval began.
Fixed normal spell casting and flowering failing to interleave when a prioritized flower target was temporarily unavailable.
Prevented Fas Spiorad from being cast again before its successful mana update can be observed, while preserving retries when mana stays low.
Kept Stop Macro available during capture errors and removed stale running indicators when a client runtime stops unexpectedly.
Fixed automatic flowering retaining a removed flower action and stopping the runtime when normal spell casting resumed.
Flower queue additions, edits, reordering, and removals now take effect safely while a macro is running.
Fixed Fas Spiorad behavior so active casts are rechecked against current mana and cancelled when no longer needed, while still retrying when mana is low.
Prevented automatic staff selection from unequipping a weapon unless another usable staff improves casting.
Restored the active-cast highlight on the correct spell queue item.
Fixed unexpected runtime failures appearing as a stale Healthy state and leaving macro controls unusable.
Fixed several UI update issues that could leave toolbar commands, selected queues, or runtime details out of date.
Fixed the runtime-details popup so it can be reopened and long diagnostics are not clipped.
Corrected character class detection, including Wizard, for supported clients.
Corrected the level requirement for early Priest and Wizard staves from 19 to 11.
Corrected all Instrumental Attack ranks to use normal skill activation.
Prevented stale client data from appearing as a garbled character name.
Corrected equipment and appearance readings for the supported 7.41 client.
Restored equipment icons and durability details, plus inventory durability numbers, for equipped and carried items.
Fixed skill cooldowns remaining visible after they end and restored live spell cooldowns in the UI.
Corrected inventory and equipment durability values, improved durability tooltip color, and made inventory tooltips respond across the full slot.
Fixed clients starting in certain inns appearing logged out until they changed maps.
Kept the last valid map visible during map transitions while preventing automation until the new location is read consistently.
Kept the Start Macro label visible before selecting a client and preserved Resume Macro for paused clients.
Restored updates to the selected macro queue.
Corrected skill and spell book handling so all 90 slots are supported and unused slots are cleared.
Cleared stale inventory, skill, spell, and chat information when its live source disappears.
Improved dialog cleanup so Escape is sent only when a popup is actually visible and stacked dialogs close one at a time.
Restored reliable selected-character hotkey assignment and glyph display, global start, pause, and resume control, immediate autosave and startup restore, plus Escape clearing.
Kept client updates running when optional spell information cannot be read, allowing HP and MP displays to recover after revival or flowering.
Fixed missing client executables being reported incorrectly and ensured failed suspended launches are terminated safely.

[4.11.2] - 2026-07-24

Added

Added an Improved Auto-Follow patch, enabled by default, that follows players and monsters without attacking when Shift is held during right-click. The minimum follow distance can be set from 1 to 10 tiles.

[4.11.1] - 2026-07-18

Added

Added separate options for a draggable exchange window and exchange results in the floating message bar. The draggable window is enabled by default, while floating results are disabled by default.
Added a dedicated Patches section in Settings with Startup, Input, Render, and Interface tabs.

[4.11.0] - 2026-07-18

Added

Added an enabled-by-default option that shows stack quantities in merchant and storage dialogs. Long item names are shortened to keep quantities visible.
Added inventory item icons using the client’s sprite, palette, and dye assets.
Added an icon-based equipment tab that matches the client pane and includes item, sprite, slot, and durability tooltips.
Added an enabled-by-default patch that shows up to 255 ground items as translucent hints while either Alt key is held.

Fixed

Improved inventory reliability and display, including item names, stack quantities, icons, gold formatting, durability tooltips, and coherent updates while the client changes inventory data.

[4.10.4] - 2026-07-17

Added

Added an enabled-by-default option that suppresses the login notification and transfer delay for supported clients.
Added an enabled-by-default option that clears held keys and modifiers when the Dark Ages client loses focus.

Fixed

Included required client-version and runtime data files in Debug and published builds.
Fixed runtime data loading when SleepHunter is started from a different working directory.

Security

Removed a dependency that introduced known vulnerable packages.

[4.10.3] - 2025-10-26

Changed

Updated SleepHunter to .NET 9.
Improved panel switching to reduce misplaced clicks.
Improved macro cleanup when a client exits.

Fixed

Fixed macro autosave and autoload.
Fixed the spell queue not being included correctly in autosaves.

[4.10.2] - 2023-06-29

Changed

Improved general application performance and removed unused legacy behavior.

Fixed

Improved autosave and autoload reliability.
Fixed several interface issues that could occur after an automatic load.

[4.10.1] - 2023-06-27

Added

Added configurable minimum and maximum HP conditions for abilities such as Crasher, Animal Feast, and Execute.
Added a spell queue indicator for abilities waiting on an HP condition.
Added support for marking spells that open dialogs.
Added HP conditions to ability tooltips and expanded metadata editor tooltips.

Changed

Updated skill and spell metadata editors with larger dialogs and clearer layouts.
Updated ability behavior to use configurable HP conditions instead of hard-coded skill names.

Fixed

Improved automatic dialog closing.
Improved autosave error messages.
Added thousands separators to HP and MP values.

[4.10.0] - 2023-06-27

Added

Added Save Macro and Load Macro toolbar buttons.
Added a configurable window title for client versions.
Added macro feature settings to saved macro files.

Changed

Renamed Start New Client to Launch Client.
Increased the minimum window width for the new toolbar buttons.
Improved macro and per-character feature storage.

Fixed

Improved autosave reliability.
Fixed the spell rotation dropdown occasionally appearing empty.

[4.9.0] - 2023-06-24

Added

Added an Inventory and Equipment toggle to the Items tab.
Added an equipment list organized by slot.

Changed

Renamed the Inventory tab to Items.
Added vertical scrolling to Inventory, Skills, and Spells when needed.

Fixed

Corrected Zolian equipment readings so automatic staff switching works.

[4.8.2] - 2023-06-23

Added

Added the Zolian-only Water & Beds MP recovery option.
Added a Browse button for selecting the client executable.

Changed

Limited the Flowering tab to USDA clients.
Improved the color-theme dropdown layout.
Automatically opened the spell queue when selecting a character with queued spells.

[4.8.1] - 2023-06-22

Added

Added gold to the final inventory slot.
Added a Features tab for per-character client options.

Changed

Renamed client version 7.41 to USDA 7.41 for clarity.

Fixed

Fixed Fas Spiorad casting unnecessarily at low mana.
Improved spell cooldown updates.

[4.8.0] - 2023-06-21

Added

Added an Inventory tab that initially displays item names.
Added inventory grid options under User Interface settings.
Added support for detecting and managing additional client variants.
Added a Zolian 9.1.1 client profile.

Changed

Improved client detection when launching or attaching to clients.
Increased the threshold for abbreviated HP and MP values to 10,000.
Enlarged the User Settings window.

Fixed

Fixed skill and spell names that do not include level text.

[4.7.0] - 2023-06-16

Added

Added per-character spell queue rotation.
Added spell cooldown indicators to the spell queue.
Added a Skip Spells on Cooldown option, enabled by default.
Added more keyboard shortcuts to Spell Macro settings.

Changed

Renamed Spell Rotation Mode to Default Spell Queue Rotation.
Formatted large HP and MP values with k and m suffixes, such as 256k and 1.2m.

Fixed

Corrected several staff casting-line values.
Improved spell queue rotation behavior.

[4.6.1] - 2023-06-03

Added

Added running and paused status icons beside character names.

Changed

Improved spacing and sizing in the character list.
Added more locations to check for the default Dark Ages client.

Removed

Removed the DirectDraw Compatibility Fix because it caused side effects for some users.
Users who enabled that fix should delete ddraw.dll and DDrawCompat-Darkages.ini from the Dark Ages client folder.

Fixed

Marked Assail, Assault, and Clobber as assail skills.
Cleared macro status when stopping, preventing stale states such as Assailing.
Updated Execute to wait until the target is below 2% HP.
Fixed spell queue levels not updating until the next cast.

[4.6.0] - 2023-05-31

Added

Added an optional DirectDraw Compatibility Fix for flickering mouse cursors.

[4.5.5] - 2023-05-21

Added

Added many missing Temuair and Medenia spells and skills, including abilities above AB 50.

Fixed

Corrected casting lines and mana costs for several spells.
Improved keyboard navigation in several parts of the interface.

[4.5.4] - 2023-05-19

Fixed

Improved skill cooldown detection.

[4.5.3] - 2023-05-18

Fixed

Fixed memory scanning on 64-bit systems to make cooldowns more reliable.
Reset cooldown tracking when logging back into the same client instance.

[4.5.2] - 2023-05-18

Added

Added missing high-level Medenia staves for all classes, including Bard and Summoner staves above AB 70.

Fixed

Fixed cooldown detection on 64-bit systems.
Improved macro toolbar updates after map or location changes.
Hid the spell queue after the final character logs out.
Added support for display scaling such as 150% and 175%.

[4.5.1] - 2023-04-18

Added

Added Escape-key support for closing Spell Target and Flower Target dialogs.

Fixed

Hid No Target for spells that require a target.
Hid mouse offsets when they do not apply to the selected spell or flower target.

[4.5.0] - 2023-04-18

Added

Added CPU and .NET version information to Settings > About.

Changed

Moved SleepHunter from .NET Framework 4.8.1 to .NET 7.
Removed the build date from Settings > About.

[4.4.2] - 2023-04-18

Changed

Required the client-version file instead of silently resetting or overwriting it.
Stopped overwriting theme and metadata files when SleepHunter closes.
Added a safe fallback to the default theme when a theme cannot be loaded.
Replaced the old status bar with a thinner border and resize grip.

Fixed

Fixed character sorting by login time.
Fixed Show All Processes not being applied correctly at startup.

[4.4.1] - 2023-04-16

Added

Added Show All Processes under Settings > Debug.
Added client launch times and a configurable character sort order.

Changed

Hid clients that are not logged in by default. They can still be shown with Show All Processes.
Sorted clients from oldest to newest by default.
Improved metadata editor layouts.

Fixed

Disabled spell queue actions when the queue is empty or no client is selected.
Disabled skill and spell tabs when no client is selected.
Fixed the SleepHunter window title occasionally failing to update.

[4.4.0] - 2023-04-15

Added

Added a Debug tab to Settings.
Added more skill and spell metadata.
Added spell mana costs to the Spell Target dialog.
Added animated resizing to Spell Target and Flower Target dialogs.
Added links to the user manual and an optional first-run prompt to open it.
Added a spell queue toggle button and a Stop All toolbar button.

Changed

Added a new collection of color themes.
Improved Settings layouts, keyboard shortcuts, and wording.
Moved the Metadata Editor to the main toolbar.
Redesigned Spell Target and Flower Target dialogs.
Added decorated numeric inputs for units and contextual labels.
Changed flower queue items to show timers.
Renamed Tile Radius to Tile Area and Absolute X/Y to Screen Position.
Limited screen-position targeting to coordinates from 0 through 1280x960.
Improved dropdown sizing, tooltip timing, and spell queue presentation.

Removed

Removed Relative Coordinates targeting because Self with X/Y offsets provides the same behavior.
Removed Rainbow Mode.
Removed Reset Themes and Reset Version buttons.
Removed the missing-spell warning and flower queue progress bar.
Removed the old Ready status-bar text.