Changelog

Version 4.1.3 - 2026-08-12

added protection against malformed addon paths and clean up existing broken data produced by bugged symlink handling in v4.1.0 and v4.1.1
changed actions tab to never show suggestions for ignored addons
fixed some linter and build time warnings, which should hopefully not have caused any observable changes
Linux fixed ESO addons not getting detected correctly when the manifest name doesn't match the folder name casing

fixed app running invisibly in the background when auto start is on, but show in tray has been turned off
fixed more symlink related issues
fixed quit dialog text getting cut off

fixed a case where a repair action is suggested after a clean up action was executed
fixed installer for previous version not being kept on Minion self updates
Windows fixed various errors when the AddOn folder is symlinked to a different drive
Linux fixed crash on KDE/Plasma desktops during launch

added new task management system for easier handling of asynchronous processes
added confirmation dialog for closing Minion when there are unfinished tasks
added descriptive error messages when addon installation fails
added automatic Minion 3 config import on first run
added **experimental** support for World Of Warcraft
changed how externally deleted addon files are handled so it no longer uninstalls the entry and instead shows a repair action
improved font rendering

in case it doesn't look good on your screen, you can add --lcd-text as a cli argument to get back the previous look

fixed addon installation repeatedly failing on subsequent attempts in some cases
fixed dependency calculation not arriving at the correct result in some cases
fixed several situations where addon actions were not re-calculated correctly, resulting in different actions showing after restarting Minion
fixed some files unexpectedly not getting unpacked on addon install when they are outside a folder with an addon manifest
fixed some texts showing placeholders instead of the actual values in some languages
fixed filesystem watcher not getting started when adding a new game install without an existing AddOn folder
Linux added rpm package and a plain tar.gz archive for broader support
removed "concurrent downloads" setting

Added Chinese translation (thanks FusRoDah!)
Added Russian translation (thanks art1ink and TEEN-true!)
Improved auto update mode to show a notification when additional dependencies have to be installed, instead of installing them automatically

If you want to help with translations, please register on our weblate instance and send a PM to sirinsidiator on ESOUI with your account name and which language you want to contribute to.

This seems to have fixed a few visual bugs, but at the same time may introduce new and unknown bugs - exciting!

Fixed Minion update information not being refreshed correctly after installing an update
Fixed layout issues on delete save data dialog
Fixed useless horizontal scroll bar showing in addon lists
Fixed some tooltips not showing immediately
Fixed install action showing in context menu for addons with a migrate action
Fixed repair action showing for missing addons with no installed dependants
Updated clean up action to show for entries where all addons are missing and not needed

Added feature to keep up to 5 backup copies of config files from previous app starts
Fixed various errors caused by incomplete .addon file support on the API side

Fixed "Clean Up" action deleting more files than intended
Fixed already installed addons not getting considered properly when resolving actions

Added support for addons with the new .addon manifest extension
Improved resolver tab in debug window (F12)
Improved tooltip text for "Clean Up" action to show everything that will get cleaned up
Fixed "Clean Up" action not being calculated correctly in some cases
Fixed Minion update notification showing up when there is no update