Tunngle Changelog

-----------------------------5.1
(17.01.2015)
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Incoming direct chat window minimizes full screen games.

Manual Reconnection for Tunngle Basics.
Automatic Reconnection for Premium members.
Automatic Updater for Premium members.
Wrong program name in Windows "Add or Remove Programs".
Port Forward port is set to 0 on updating.
Integrated G2A Game Buy option.
Message-box loop when switching from a network to another one.
Russian Setup download panel is not showing Cyrillic characters

.
- Fixed: Adapter detection routines.
- Fixed: Adapter updating issues.
- Improved: Switched to the Unicode Installer for better multi-language
support.
- Fixed: Black-list is not properly parsed when a blacklisted player rec
onnects to a network.
- Fixed: Slow/broken setup downloads when using the on-line installer.
- Fixed: The detach lobby window button remains pressed after the first
click.
- Fixed: Detached lobbies are not updating properly when a member joins
or leave.
- Fixed: Detached lobby notifications are not working.
- Improved: Integrated web frames loading process.
- Fixed: Hovering a member ID in the chat can cause an error message and
a crash.
- Fixed: Hovering a member ID in the chat does not properly show the act
ion menu.
- Fixed: Community banner rotation steals focus from the network chat in
put box.
- Fixed: Cannot join a chat lobby after leaving it.
-----------------------------5.0
(03.11.2014)
- Left Beta Status.
- New: Premium Subscription support.
- New: Tunngle White Skin.
- Improved: Network and Lobbies now have the same feature set (colors, i
cons etc.).
- Improved: Private Network Control Panel
- New: Chat Lobbies can now be detached into a separate window.
- Improved: New Language Pack.
- Fixed: Interlink issues.
- New: Friends are now highlighted in the Network Nick List (Premium Fea
ture).
- Improved: More time to read tooltips.
- New: Interlink Servers are now grouped.
- New: Option to automatically allow or deny Friend Requests.
- Improved: Graphical User Interface Menus.
- Improved: Black List handler.
- Improved: An incredible number of minor improvements and bugfixes.
-----------------------------4.5.1.4b
(22.01.2014)

- Implemented certificate.
-----------------------------4.5.1.4
(06.11.2013)
- Implemented new certificate.
-----------------------------4.5.1.3
(02.09.2013)
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New: Tunngle Beginner's Video Guide.

Fixed: Connectivity Problems with Modems and NAT-Less Connections.
Improved: Stability and Performance of the banner panels.
New: Adobe Flash Player detection.
Improved: Stability and Performance improvements.

-----------------------------4.5.1.2
(16.08.2013)
- Fixed: Router NAT Detection issue.
-----------------------------4.5.1.1
(08.08.2013)
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Improved: Network Join Cycle Stability.

Improved: Private Network Join Operation.
Fixed: Router NAT Detection issue.
Fixed: Automatic Sidebar Rotation.
Fixed: Client freeze.
Added: More Detections for NAT Routers.

-----------------------------4.5.1.0
(30.07.2013)
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Fixed: Chat Focus loss during Ad Rotation.

Fixed: Quick Access Button Icon.
Fixed: Error message on Windows Shutdown.
Fixed: Launcher Button giving an error.
Fixed: RuntimeData Registry keys not being updated correctly.
Fixed: Adapter Startup issues.
Fixed: The Tunngle Adapter is not set to Primary.
Fixed: Adapter Configuration problem (DHCP).
Fixed: Adapter Verification Problem.
Fixed: Adapter Detection Problem.
Fixed: Connection handling on reconnect.
Improved: Adapter Startup.
Improved: Port Forward Test.
Improved: Connectivity in Networks.

-----------------------------4.5.0.1
(24.06.2013)
- Fixed: Some http connections aren't closed.
- Fixed: Problems with some http connections.
- Improved: http connection performance.
-----------------------------4.5.0.0
(21.06.2013)

f focus.
talled.

New: 10.0.0.0/8 Virtual IP address range option.

New: Server-side Network Address Emulator.
New: Added support for Premium Subscription Features.
Improved: Stability and Performance improvements.
Changed: Login sound.
Fixed: Unwanted pop-up windows.
Improved: Banner rotation is suspended when the client window is out o
Fixed: Rich-edit error message.
Fixed: OnShow error message.
Improved: Stability and performance of the banner panels.
Fixed: Network Explorer is empty after login.
Improved: Faster connection to the master servers.
Improved: Reduced login time.
Improved: Reduced client startup time.
Fixed: Client freezing on startup.
Fixed: Client Window flickering on startup.
Fixed: On-line Status not updating correctly for some members.
Improved: NAT Detection for better p2p connectivity.
Fixed: Automatic Reconnection problems.
Fixed: Several Connection problems.
Fixed: Gadget Favorites Settings do not work properly when IE10 is ins

-----------------------------4.4.4.1
(20.03.2013)
elp bar.
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Fixed: "Don't show again" option not working properly for the yellow h
Fixed:
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Fixed:

Chat log GUI control allows to edit text.

User ID missing from the leaving network notification.
Truncated yellow help bar text.
Bookmark panel right-click sorting glitch.

-----------------------------4.4.4.0
(13.03.2013)
- New: Option to hide the bottom Community Banner for Premium and Lifeti
me Customers.
- New: Premium and Lifetime Customers can now write yellow text in the c
hat.
- New: Members of the Enthusiast Group can now write blue text in the ch
at.
- New: Links posted in the chat can now be clicked and opened in the Def
ault Web Browser.
- New: Display Nickname change option for Premium and Lifetime Customers
.
- Improved: Private Network Control Panel optimization.
- Fixed: Tunngle API, Protocol and Launcher failure on JoinNet and JoinN
etForce commands.
- New: Option to search, ban and add friends using the ID.
- Improved: The Network Log now includes the ID for black-listing purpos
es.
- Added: More yellow help tips to improve the understanding of the clien
t interface.
- New: Subscription Status Panel to give more feedback about the Tunngle
Subscription Status.
- New: Buttons for our YouTube page and for our Web Browser Games offer.
- Improved: Starting Tunngle when the client is already running now rest
ores the main window.

- New: Enhanced scroll bar and auto-scroll management for the network ch
at.
- Improved: Hover tips for the following buttons: Don't Panic, Messenger
, Game Launcher, Video Search.
- Improved: Several skin tweaks and fixes.
- Improved: Tunngle now restores the messenger panel to its last known s
tate.
-----------------------------4.4.3.1
(26.11.2012)
- Fixed: Cannot connect to lobbies.
-----------------------------4.4.3.0
(26.11.2012)
- New: Premium Private Networks.
- New: Tunngle Lifetime Features.
-----------------------------4.4.2.0
(15.11.2012)
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Improved: Messenger is now working as intended.

Improved: Skins and localizations for all the messenger windows.
Improved: Every private chat gets its own taskbar entry.
Fixed: "Thanks for voting" box showing up on every restart.
Fixed: Network join and leave notifications played when not in a netwo

rk.
- Improved: Peers with connectivity issues are now marked with a red ico
n.
- Fixed: Tunngle prevents Windows shutdown.
- Improved: Several tweaks and fixes.
-----------------------------4.4.1.5
(02.10.2012)
- Fixed: "C:\Program" folder preventing the Tunngle installation for Swe
dish users.
- Improved: Sound toggle icon.
- New: Banner frames can now be modified according to the skin.
- New: Additional chat commands (/help /ipsearch).
- Improved: Server performance and stability.
-----------------------------4.4.1.4
(25.09.2012)
- Fixed: Several tweaks and fixes.
- Updated: Adapter driver signature.
-----------------------------4.4.1.3
(19.07.2012)
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Fixed: Startup Freeze.

Changed: Tunngle DNS syntax from "t.nickname" to "nickname.t".
Improved: UPnP operation of some routers.
Fixed: Socket issues causing a 4-104(2) master server connection failu

re.
- Added: Status bar sound toggle icon.
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4.4.1.2

(01.06.2012)
- Fixed: Adapter Installation Problems.

-----------------------------4.4.1.1
(30.05.2012)
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Fixed: Focus gets lost when typing in the chat.

Added: Don't show again option for the close dialog.
Changed: New Master Server addresses.
Added: Windows 8 setup.
Fixed: Tunngle API issues.

-----------------------------4.4.1.0
(19.04.2012)
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Improved: Tunngle Client Graphical User Interface.

Added: Clear Chat Command (Syntax: /clear).
Added: Port Status Icon.
Replaced: Embedded Internet Browser Engine (faster now).
Fixed: Blacklist error appearing when the ban time is greater than 23h

Added: French Setup Translation.

Improved: Network Range Emulator.
Improved: Help Button Visibility.
Fixed: Startup Crashing and Freezing.
Improved: Tunngle Startup.

-----------------------------4.4.0.1
(14.02.2012)
- Fixed: Unintelligible chat messages appearing in the network chat.
- Fixed: Private network activation code generation.
- Fixed: Obsolete language strings.
- Added: Protocol command to join password-less Private Networks (Syntax
: tunngle://JoinPrivNet NetworkName).
- Added: Launcher command to join password-less Private Networks (Syntax
: [Tunngle]\Launcher.exe JoinPrivNet NetworkName).
- Added: Private Network list button.
- Improved: Tunngle client master-server connection keepalive.
- Added: Ban by IP command for the chat (Syntax: /BanIP 7.0.0.1).
- Added: Black List Export and Import.
-----------------------------4.4.0.0
(08.02.2012)
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New: Private Networks.

New: Right click option to view members' profiles.
Improved: Social links in the community menu.
Improved: Peer to peer connection process.
Fixed: Tunngle connectivity over LAN.
Fixed: Small issues and stability problems.
Fixed: CPU load when sorting nicknames.

-----------------------------4.3.3.0
(12.12.2011)
- Added: Network Range Emulator (NRE).
- Improved: Autoscroll automatically disabled on chat focus.

- Updated: Tunngle Desktop Gadget for Windows 7 and Vista.

- Updated: Tunngle Official Language Pack.
- Fixed: Flickering and freezing chat on busy networks.
-----------------------------4.3.2.6
(25.11.2011)
- Added: Tunngle Desktop Gadget for Windows 7 and Vista.
- Changed: The Tunngle Service is now started on demand.
- Fixed: Network Join and Version Checking issues.
-----------------------------4.3.2.5
(14.10.2011)
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Fixed an issue with the integrated web browser.

Fixed an issue with the Tunngle API.
The network join process has been improved.
The client skin engine has been updated.

-----------------------------4.3.2.4
(04.08.2011)
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Installer tweaks and fixes.

Adapter driver signature certificate update.
Port test is now working correctly.
Account type icons for the network nick list.
Ping sorting for the network nick list.
Network nick list tooltips now show more information.
A network full message now appears when attempting to join a full netw

ork.
- GUI and Service checks each other that they have the same file version
.
-----------------------------4.3.2.3
(15.07.2011)
- Added new Windows IP API functions.
-----------------------------4.3.2.2
(15.06.2011)
- Fixed an ARP issue that occurred in Windows XP.
- The Tunngle update download link now points to right location.
- Improvements to the Help Button.
-----------------------------4.3.2.1
(08.06.2011)
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New Logos and Icons.

IP Address is now shown correctly in the client.
New API functions.
API support for GameMaker 8.1.
Tunngle API fixes.
Support for skin branding and right sidebar color patterns.

Italian installer.
Server stability improvements.
Language fixes.
Command line parameters for the game launcher.
New progress bar appearance.
New skin engine.
OpenSSL library update.
Signup link is now clearer.
Blacklist nick search is working again.
NetFilter.dll update (firstdata event).
Better routing.
ARP cache firewall protection is no longer a problem.
Tunngle download link now points to the new website.
Service startup can now be debugged.
ARP fixes and improvements.
New troubleshooting information is written to the debug.log.
Support for Windows firewall network locations.
Port forwarding option is now handled correctly.
Improvements to the Internet adapter detection and to the connection.
Failsafe modes for the Internet adapter detection and for the connecti

on.
- Game launcher button is now displayed correctly.
- Improvements to the master server connection probing.
- Internal protocol enhancements.
- Improvements to the Tunngle adapter probing.
- Custom skins are now an optional download.
- Internal browser calls are now handled properly and do not cause IE wi
ndows to open anymore.
- The Help button now blinks when joining a network.
-----------------------------4.3.2.0
(22.11.2010)
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Tunngle Interlink implementation.

New Web Services Integration.
Added "Game Launcher" and "Video Tutorial Button" in network view.
Added Wiki Help button.
Error message-boxes reworked and improved.
UPnP now supports more than one PC in the same network.
Added new commands to the Laucher.exe startup interface.
Tweaks to the chat flood filter.
Fixed a LSP-Fix issue.
Added a shortcut to load the network search from the left sidebar.
Tweaks to the advertising system.

-----------------------------4.3.1.5b
(14.09.2010)
- Implemented new certificate.
-----------------------------4.3.1.5
(06.07.2010)
- Fixed client stratup crash.
- Improved version management of the updater.

-----------------------------4.3.1.4
(02.07.2010)
- Fixed client stratup crash.
- Fixed problem when rotating fallback ports.
- Improved update process.
(If a new version is available the file will be downloaded directly)
- Added sorting to bookmark.
- Added sorting to the network nick list.
- Added country specific Ads for the client.
-----------------------------4.3.1.3
(23.06.2010)
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Added
Fixed
Added
Added
Added

lobbies for some languages.

server failure which shows wrong user count in networks.
time controlled blacklists.
blinking buttons in network listing.
local network logging funktion.

-----------------------------4.3.1.2
(12.06.2010) (unofficial Developer-Release)
- Added Tunngle control API.
- Added launcher for command line parameters.
- Added windows protocol handler for Tunngle.
-----------------------------4.3.1.1
(23.03.2010)
- The Banner rotation is now stopped when the Tunngle window is inactive
(for example when running games).
- The video player can now be closed to save resources and the browser p
erformance was improved.
- Removed the right click menus in the web frames.
-----------------------------4.3.1.0
(19.03.2010)
- Added Layered Service Provider (LSP) check and repair.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layered_Service_Provider)
- Updated skin engine with layer and transparency effects.
(http://www.almdev.com/prods/dsf/dsfhistory.htm)
- Fixed an issue with the automatic adapter selection at startup.
- Added Banner Feature.
(http://www.tunngle.net/sig/TunngleName.png)
- Added option to enable/disable the new Tunngle Web Signature.
- Fixed a deadlock issue with concurrent game traffic and chat.
- Added new user interface for enhanced usability.
- Fixed a sporadic finalizing issue.
- If a tab is already existing it will be automatic activated.
- Added new languages.
-----------------------------4.3.0.4
(14.02.2010)

- Fixed a bug that occurred when accessing an enabled port.

- Fixed a bug that occurred when connecting to an enabled port.
- Fixed bug that occurred when connecting two or more clients in a norma
l LAN.
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Fixed some finalizing issues and accelerated the process.

Own nickname is now displayed correctly.
Port Forward Test in offline mode is now disabled.
Fixed a refresh bug in the bookmarks tab.
Fixed an issue with incomplete Tunngle closure on shutdown.
Several installer enhancements.
Fixed an issue on joining and leaving networks.
Runtime User data can now be found in registry.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tunngle.net\Tunngle\RuntimeData
- Sounds are now muted when joining a network.
- Fixed a freeze that occurred occasionally when joining a network.
- Fixed an issue when a client could become stuck on version checking.
- Fixed a server issue for better p2p connection stability.
- Improved logging completeness for the debug.log dump.
- Optimized the p2p connection build up in relation to port forward.
- Fixed a port forward issue with the p2p connection build up.
- Added multilingual tray icon menu options.
- Added a pop-up to notify that a new version is available.
- Tunngle now works under restricted user accounts.
- Added an option to display the current active network of your messenge
r contacts.
- Tunngle now checks UPnP availability upon the first startup.
- Help and info wizard integrated.
- Integrated some fall-back TCP Ports for the outbound connection to the
main server.
- Added language detection on the first Tunngle startup.
- Added an adapter failsafe Wizard to troubleshoot incomplete installati
ons.
-----------------------------4.3.0.3
(31.12.2009)
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Added favorites for Networks.

Fixed crash on closing Tunngle if skin tab is open.
Solved problem sorting networks in the network browser.
Fixed port forwarding issues.
Added event planer button to the start page.
Tunngle doesn't block the PC shutdown or reboot anymore.
Solved a problem adding Tunnglers to the black list.
ICMP check to server removed.
(replaced by a new Check)
- English texts will be loaded if texts are missing in the actual langua
ge file.
- Flood protection added in chat.
- Black list info texts will be shown only one time.
- Solved an installer problem.
- Fixed a problem with groups in messenger.
-----------------------------4.3.0.2
(19.12.2009)
- Fixed automatic service start issue.

-----------------------------4.3.0.1
(18.12.2009)
- Adapter is now correctly given a name under Windows 7 and Vista.
- Fixed UPnP port forwarding issues.
- Optimized port forward options panel.
- Improved network nick list.
- Nick list is now resizable.
- Added option to copy the selected IP to clipboard in the nick list rig
ht click menu.
-----------------------------4.3.0.0
(11.12.2009)
- Added multilingual support.
- Added languages.
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Added more skins.

Updated Skin Engine.
Fixed some installation issues.
Fixed the adapter name.
(now it's Tunngle)
- Added B-Class Emulator.
- Fixed an error in C-Class Emulator.
- Solved some server problems.
- Optimized the adapter handler.
(speeds up the startup)
- The forwarded port is now checked for validity.
- Updated digital signatures certificates.
- Removed Lobby auto join at startup.
- Solved a problem with automatic reconnection.
- Fixed some other bugs.
-----------------------------...
-----------------------------4.0.0.0
(19.09.2008)
- Beta Release
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