Heroic Games Launcher is one of the best ways to run games from Epic Games Store, GOG and more on Linux / SteamOS - with a new v2.20.0 bug-fix release out now.
The developers noted they're looking to speed up releases to get more bug fixes out, so they can keep improving the app. They're also considering having more Beta releases to get more testing done first as well. With the 2.20.0 release out now it fixes up issues with the interface, there's offline support for certain titles from Epic Games, better GOG error handling, showing details from How Long To Beat works again and more.
All the changes listed:
- [FIX] Dropdown vertical scroll by @arielj in #5222
- [UI] Set html's "lang" attribute to the current language by @arielj in #5252
- [FIX] Only use fake epic exe when turned on with env variable by @arielj in #5240 (you can remove the
USE_FAKE_EPIC_EXE=0env variable now)- [UI] Fix macOS small icon by @arielj in #5242
- Sync Flathub manifest changes with repo template by @CommandMC in #5254
- [UI] Fix text wrapping for CJK fonts by @SheffeyG in #5291
- [Zoom] Fix conditionals to show zoom by @arielj in #5267
- [UI] Fix dropdown style and settings back in RTL layout by @arielj in #5277
- [UI/UX] Move FPS limit option to new "Legacy" Game Settings Tab on Linux by @flavioislima in #5292
- [FIX] Launch Epic Games while offline for games that supports it by @flavioislima in #5302
- [UX] Log if a game does not support offlineMode but offlineMode is on by @arielj in #5318
- [UX] Prevent multiple Play clicks by @arielj in #5320
- [FIX] Launch options fixes by @flavioislima in #5230
- [UX] Better GOG errors handling by @arielj in #5324
- [Fix] Don't fail to check for updates if there isn't a beta release by @CommandMC in #5327
- [UI] Hide the Saves-Sync Quick on the game page menu behind a setting by @flavioislima in #5323
- [UX] Fix incorrect loading state in Wine Manager when library was refreshed by @arielj in #5293
- [DOC] Mention projects we use inside Heroic for more visibility by @arielj in #5274
- [FIX] Check alternative folders when installing DXVK by @arielj in #5342
- Bump Legendary by @CommandMC in #5341
- [UI] Show update message to game cards by @flavioislima in #5325
- [i18n] Updated Translations by @weblate in #5244
- [UX] Tell users to manually upload log if upload button failed by @arielj in https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/
- [FIX] Fix How Long To Beat implementation by @flavioislima in #5334
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