Use HYTALE_PATCH_LIMIT=1 to patch only first occurrence,
HYTALE_PATCH_LIMIT=2 for first two, etc.
Helps isolate which specific occurrence causes the crash.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Shows hex offset, bytes before/after each patch location to help
identify if we're patching false positives.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
HYTALE_PATCH_MODE=utf16le - Use pure UTF-16LE (no length prefix)
HYTALE_PATCH_MODE=length-prefixed - Use length-prefixed format (default)
This helps debug if the length-prefixed format is causing crashes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Discord URL patch was causing buffer overflow crashes and has no
practical effect on F2P functionality anyway.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Discord URL patch was writing 28 bytes (.gg/MHkEjepMQ7, 14 chars)
where only 20 bytes existed (.gg/hytale, 10 chars), corrupting 8 bytes
of adjacent data in the binary.
Changes:
- Use same-length Discord URL: .gg/santop (10 chars)
- Add length check to UTF-16LE fallback path
- Add length check and zero-fill to findAndReplaceDomainSmart
This buffer overflow explains why the crash happened on some systems
(Steam Deck, Ubuntu LTS) but not others - depending on what data
was adjacent to the patched string.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Debug env vars for clientPatcher:
- HYTALE_SKIP_SENTRY_PATCH=1 - Skip sentry URL patch (60->26 chars)
- HYTALE_SKIP_SUBDOMAIN_PATCH=1 - Skip subdomain prefix patches
Game launcher Linux options:
- HYTALE_USE_JEMALLOC=1 - Use jemalloc allocator instead of glibc
This helps isolate which patch causes "free(): invalid pointer"
on Steam Deck and Ubuntu LTS.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Attempts to fix "free(): invalid pointer" crashes on Steam Deck and
Ubuntu LTS. The same patched binary works on macOS, Windows, and Arch
Linux, suggesting the issue is glibc's strict heap validation rather
than actual memory corruption.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When replacing domain strings with shorter ones, the replaceBytes function
was only copying the new bytes without clearing the leftover bytes from
the old pattern. This caused "free(): invalid pointer" crashes on Steam
Deck and Ubuntu due to corrupted string metadata in the .NET AOT binary.
Fix: Fill the entire old pattern region with 0x00 before writing the
new bytes. This ensures no leftover data remains that could corrupt
the binary structure.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
this PKGBUILD intended for CI and GitHub release artifacts. targets tagged releases only and uses a fixed pkgver that matches the corresponding git tag. all of the VCS logic has been removed to PKGBUILD-git to ensure reproducible builds and stable versioning suitable for binary distribution.
the build process relies on electron-builder directory output (--dir) and packages only the unpacked application into a standard Arch Linux package (.pkg.tar.zst). other distro format are excluded from this path and handled separately.
this change establishes a clear separation between:
- rolling AUR development builds (-git)
- CI-generated, versioned Arch Linux release packages
the result is predictable artifact naming, correct version alignment, and Arch-compliant packaging for downstream users.
created clean VCS-based PKGBUILD following arch packaging conventions.
this explicitly marked as a rolling (-git) build and derives its version dynamically from git tags and commit history via pkgver(). previous hybrid approach has been changed.
key changes:
- use -git suffix to clearly indicate rolling source builds
- set pkgver=0 and compute the actual version via pkgver()
- build only a directory layout using electron-builder (--dir)
- avoid generating AppImage, deb, rpm, or pacman installers
- align build and package steps with Arch packaging guidelines
note: this PKGBUILD is intended for development and AUR use only and is not suitable for binary redistribution or release artifacts.
* build-arch job now only build arch .pkg.tar.zst package instead of the whole generic linux.
* build-linux job now exclude .pacman package since its deprecated and should not be used.
* fix: resolve cross-platform EPERM permissions errors
modManager.js:
- Switch from hardcoded 'junction' to dynamic symlink type based on OS (fixing Linux EPERM).
- Add retry logic for directory removal to handle file locking race conditions.
- Improve broken symlink detection during profile sync.
gameManager.js:
- Implement retry loop (3 attempts) for game directory removal in updateGameFiles to prevent EBUSY/EPERM errors on Windows.
paths.js:
- Prevent fs.mkdirSync failure in getModsPath by pre-checking for broken symbolic links.
* fix: missing pacman builds
* prepare release for 2.1.1
minor fix for EPERM error permission
* prepare release 2.1.1
minor fix EPERM permission error
* prepare release 2.1.1
* Update README.md Windows Prequisites for ARM64 builds
* fix: remove broken symlink after detected
* fix: add pathexists for paths.js to check symlink
* fix: isbrokenlink should be true to remove the symlink
* add arch package .pkg.tar.zst for release
* fix: resolve cross-platform EPERM permissions errors
modManager.js:
- Switch from hardcoded 'junction' to dynamic symlink type based on OS (fixing Linux EPERM).
- Add retry logic for directory removal to handle file locking race conditions.
- Improve broken symlink detection during profile sync.
gameManager.js:
- Implement retry loop (3 attempts) for game directory removal in updateGameFiles to prevent EBUSY/EPERM errors on Windows.
paths.js:
- Prevent fs.mkdirSync failure in getModsPath by pre-checking for broken symbolic links.
* fix: missing pacman builds
* prepare release for 2.1.1
minor fix for EPERM error permission
* Update README.md Windows Prequisites for ARM64 builds
* fix: remove broken symlink after detected
* fix: add pathexists for paths.js to check symlink
* fix: isbrokenlink should be true to remove the symlink
modManager.js:
- Switch from hardcoded 'junction' to dynamic symlink type based on OS (fixing Linux EPERM).
- Add retry logic for directory removal to handle file locking race conditions.
- Improve broken symlink detection during profile sync.
gameManager.js:
- Implement retry loop (3 attempts) for game directory removal in updateGameFiles to prevent EBUSY/EPERM errors on Windows.
paths.js:
- Prevent fs.mkdirSync failure in getModsPath by pre-checking for broken symbolic links.
