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Milestone 6 (v1.0.2.0)

A brand new quality-of-life update is now available for Nonsensical Video Generator!
Here are the changes in this update:

[h3]Front-facing Changes[/h3]
  • Added scrolling to the Generate and Options tabs.
  • Added an option to disable holidays in preparation for the upcoming KiwifruitDev Birthday and Halloween holiday themes.
  • Added an icon to Discord rich presence for the rendering screen.
  • Added reasons for why a transition and/or effect was rolled in Console.
  • Added unique achievement icons to each achievement.
  • Added more spacing to the Initial Setup window to accomodate for different locales.
  • Added an action button to reload addons in the Addons tab.
  • Downloading media from the Discord CDN is now fixed.
    • Addons are still not allowed to download from Discord as its URLs are not permanent.
  • Rearranged and added categories to options for scrolling support.
  • Improved how the background music is looped.
  • The "Well That Happened" achievement will now be granted on any Lua error and not just syntax errors.
  • The scrolling background now takes up more screen space to accomodate for an experimental fullscreen option.
  • Updated the look of various action buttons to make them stand out more.
  • Changed the default Time Out value to 60 seconds.
  • Misclick circles now appear over the border overlay.
  • Removed the Bug Crusher and Mystery music tracks because they were unused.
    • These tracks are still available in the Soundtrack.
  • Removed the default "Idle" text from the header.

[h3]Effects[/h3]
  • Added the Vocoder effect, which comes with default carriers.
  • The Rave effect now supports the ability to revert to its old behavior, visit its options in the Addons tab to enable this.
  • There is now a Rave audio library to separate its music from the Dance music, you can choose which library to use in the Rave options.
  • Added new FFmpeg parameters to base generation code, stock and official Workshop effects, and other internal FFmpeg commands.
    • This should solve an issue with delayed audio in renders with a significant amount of clips.
  • Added support for frei0r filters.
    • When updating FFmpeg in NVG, these frei0r filters will also be automatically downloaded.
    • Due to a limitation with FFmpeg, the FREI0R_FILTERS environment variable will be set to NVG's frei0r-1 directory when NVG starts.
    • You can revert this behavior by using the "-nofrei0r" launch option.
  • Changed required FFmpeg version to "7.0.2-full_build-www.gyan.dev"
    • NVG will prompt you to update FFmpeg if you have an older version.
  • Fixed an issue where the Distort effect would not function if ImageMagick is not installed.

[h3]Under the Hood[/h3]
  • Added the Zerius Vocoder tool by Emanuel Borsboom for use in the new Vocoder effect.
  • Upgraded NVG to use .NET 8.0 and MonoGame v3.8.2.1105.
    • Steam should automatically install the .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime if you don't have it already.
  • Updated NuGet packages MonoGame.Extended (v4.0.2), DiscordRichPresence (v1.2.1.24), Newtonsoft.Json (v13.0.3), System.Speech (v8.0.0), and WindowsAPICodePack (v8.0.4).
  • Updated yt-dlp to 2024.09.27.
  • Removed the Munro Narrow and LanaPixel fonts.

[h3]Localization[/h3]
  • Added localization tokens for the new Rave options.
  • Added localization tokens for the new option categories.
  • Added a tooltip for the localization options switch in the first boot screen.
  • Shortened the text for the switches that sets the disable/delete max unique clips options.
  • Changed "Insert" to "Use" for the intro and outro buttons to take up less space.
  • When changing a locale, the header text is now reset.
  • Removed unused localization tokens.
  • Updated the localization files.

[h3]Debug[/h3]
  • The audio delay fix can be disabled in the Debug menu (Ctrl+F3).
  • An experimental fullscreen option has been added to the Debug menu.
  • Removed the mouse position from the Debug menu.


Let me know if you have any issues with this update.
Also, please help translate NVG into your language on GitHub!
Happy generating!

Milestone 5 Hotfix 4 (v1.0.1.4)

Here are the changes in this update:

[h3]Addons[/h3]
  • Increased verbosity of Lua error messages.
  • Disabled addon consent forms for now.
  • Addons can no longer download from Discord.
  • Addons can now download from YouTube.

[h3]Actions[/h3]
  • Added enable all and disable all action buttons to the Library and Addons tabs.
  • Added a filter action button to the Addons tab.

[h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]
  • Removed optional programs from the Tutorial screen.
  • Updated yt-dlp, this should fix issues when downloading from YouTube.
  • Updated the localization files.
  • Updated the credits.


Let me know if you have any issues with this update.
Also, please help translate NVG into your language on GitHub!
Happy generating!

NVG Anniversary Sale

It's been 1 year since NVG was published! Nonsensical Video Generator is now on sale for today only.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2516360/Nonsensical_Video_Generator/

Be sure to ask for help if needed!
Also, please help translate NVG into your language on GitHub!
Happy generating!

Milestone 5 Hotfix 3 (v1.0.1.3)

Here are the changes in this update:

[h3]Localization[/h3]
  • Added Noto Sans as an alternative font for locales.
  • Added a change language option in the initial setup.
  • Added German localization support.
  • Updated the localization files.
  • Steam client language is now selected by default.

[h3]Assets[/h3]
  • Added themes for the following events:
    • KiwifruitDev's Birthday
    • Christmas
    • NVG Anniversary
  • Removed unused content.
  • Added an option to enable the Colorblind theme in the initial setup.

[h3]Hotfix[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where the Steam client language was overriding the saved locale.

Let me know if you have any issues with this update.
Also, please help translate NVG into your language on GitHub!
Happy generating!

Milestone 5 Hotfix 2 (v1.0.1.2)

Here are the changes in this update:

[h3]Addons[/h3]
  • Added localization tokens for the addon filter button.
  • Fixed an issue when downloading files through Lua.

[h3]Credits[/h3]
  • Added a Translators section.
    • Added augustusproceus and mister_k_poyo to the Translators section.
  • Added zappaboi to the Superstars section.

[h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue where the "Generate:Rendering" localization token was unused.
  • Updated the bundled yt-dlp binary to version 2024.07.09.
  • Updated the localization files.

Let me know if you have any issues with this update.
Also, please help translate NVG into your language on GitHub!
Happy generating!