Helmsay 1.0.0 release notes

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What's new in 1.0.0

Helmsay 1.0.0 is the first release you can download from helmsay.com

The setup installs for your Windows account without an administrator prompt and adds a Start menu entry, plus a desktop shortcut if you want one.

Updates now come from a release channel

Stable is the default. Settings > Update channel lets you opt into Experimental builds, which are for testing.

Before an update installs, Helmsay keeps a copy of the version you have

Settings > Roll back to previous version puts it back. If a new version closes unexpectedly the first time it opens, Helmsay offers the rollback on the next start.

Open the sample avatar from the welcome screen or from Help to try the preview,

Open the sample avatar from the welcome screen or from Help to try the preview, a tweak, an expression, and a rank preset without an API key.

Every update is checked against its SHA-256 checksum and its release signature b

Every update is checked against its SHA-256 checksum and its release signature before the installer starts.

These notes show once after an update

You can open them again from Help.

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