1.12.13

Fixes

Multipleyer Play Mode compatibility: Hot Reload no longer takes up the whole newly created Virtual Player in Unity 6

1.12.12

Fixes

Fixed method change not being detected if method was previously patched together with calling method(s)
Fixed edits to generic methods used in generic classes not being reported as partially/unsupported change
Fixed rare exception related to licensing
Fixed rare exception related to multiple editor usage detection

1.12.11

Improvements

InvokeOnHotReload attribute now provides a list of relevant methods

1.12.10

Features

Added support for running Hot Reload in multiple Unity projects simultaneously

Fixes

Fixed an issue causing projects with multiple assemblies to take longer to compile
Fixed Editor performance degradation when using Hot Reload overlay for long periods of time
Fixed Unity Inspector window getting stuck when selecting a prefab in the Projects folder
Improved Editor performance when Hot Reload is not active

1.12.9

Features

Added support for symbolic links (Junctions)

Fixes

Provided a solution for Editor recompiling on enter/exit Play Mode
Fixed another issue with file changes being ignored when editing scripts in Visual Studio in some circumstances

Improvements

Added a setting to auto-recompile unsupported changes on exit Play Mode
Added a setting to auto-recompile partially unsupported changes
Added InvokeOnHotReloadLocal attribute that invokes a patched method
Added editor window notifications for hot reload compiling
Added experimental support for changing Play Mode Color Tint based on the status of Hot Reload
Added a setting to control shader auto-refresh

1.12.8

Fixes

Fixed the inability to install Hot Reload when the PC name contains double-byte characters
Fixed the inability to use Hot Reload if the project is inside the user directory with double-byte characters
Fixed file changes being ignored when editing scripts in Visual Studio in some circumstances

1.12.7

Fixes

Fixed crash in certain circumstances
Fixed update button not working if project is open in Visual Studio

1.12.6

Fixes

Fixed a few rare crashes
Significantly reduced occurrences of patch failures not being reported
Fixed an issue with added unity event functions causing proxy components to be added to prefabs

Improvements

Updated the interface with a list of applied patches and more detailed information on patch failures
Added a recompile button
Added support for tiny window size

1.12.5

Fixes

Fixed being able to dismiss the "Rate App" prompt
Fixed the "Show on Startup" option reverting to "Always"
Ensure original Auto Refresh preference is restored when Hot Reload is uninstalled
Fixed harmless errors in VS Code

1.12.4

Fixes

Made Hot Reload correctly identify changing field types and removing fields as unsupported changes
Fixed an issue with unity event functions not executing when entering Play Mode
Made Auto Recompile Unsupported Changes option more reliable
Assembly definition files and native plugins (e.g. dll files) can automatically trigger Unity Recompile

1.12.3

Announcement

The Hot Reload pricing model for Unity Pro users has been adjusted. Unity Pro customers that are part of a company with ten or fewer employees no longer fall under the business pricing plan. An additional license is still required, but such users are eligible to redeem it shortly after installing Hot Reload.

Fixes

Fixed an issue with broken rendering of the indication icon on Unity 2023
The "Auto recompile unsupported changes" setting is now supported on most versions
Reduced performance impact when Hot Reload is not running

1.12.2

Fixes

Hot Reload now correctly reports changes to attributes as unsupported

Improvements

Added an option to auto recompile when unsupported changes are detected (enabled by default for new users)

1.12.1

Fixes

Fixed an issue with builds failing on previous version

1.12.0

Fixes

Fixed an issue with not being able to patch startup code (e.g. Awake and Start methods)
Fixed an issue with getter-only properties with expression syntax not hot-reloading
Fixed an issue with not being able to remove event functions if they were compiled
Fixed an issue with the startup getting delayed for a long time due to the project path containing non-ASCII characters

Improvements

Various quality-of-life and user interface improvements
Added an indication of current Hot Reload status (Idle/Compiling/Patching etc.)
Added a list of encountered unsupported changes
Added an option to hide the console window (supported on Windows and Linux)
Added a toolbar overlay (available in Unity 2021.2 and up)

1.11.0

Features

Added debugger support (including On-Device)

Fixes

Fixed a rare issue with invalid IL being generated when editing structs

Improvements

Asset Refresh setting is now recommended and enabled by default for new users
Upgrading package is now possible through Editor window (starting from next version)

1.10.12

Fixes

Added experimental file watcher client that fixes rare issue with existing client
Patching event functions no longer adds components to prefabs outside scenes in play mode

1.10.11

Features

Added support for asset refresh (experimental)

Fixes

Fixed slow startup times caused by unmerged git changes

1.10.10

Fixes

Fixed an issue with some users being incorrectly identified as having Unity Pro tier

1.10.9

Improvements

Improved initial user experience
Added setting to control Unity's Auto Refresh and Script compilation settings when Hot Reload is running (enabled by default for new users)
Added setting to launch Hot Reload on Unity project open

1.10.8

Improvements

Various user interface improvements
Added Stop and Restart buttons
Added Changelog in Editor window's Help tab
Improved list with applied patches

1.10.7

Fixes

Fixed exception logging caused by modifying event functions in specific scenarios

1.10.6

Fixes

Fixed several issues that were causing console application to crash on startup for some users
Fixed performance regression introduced in a previous version
Fixed exception when opening a Unity project after deleting the project's library folder

Improvements

Added an option to use default project generation to improve domain reload performance

1.10.5

Fixes

Resolved an issue where harmless compiler warnings were causing patches to fail
Fixed a problem where valid patches were being dropped if one of the modified files was not part of the project
Addressed an exception spamming issue that occurred when the temp folder was inaccessible
Resolved confusion with "Get License" button being shown when license is not required

Improvements

Package dependencies are now specified
Documentation links now point to the appropriate section

1.10.4

Announcement

Hot Reload is now on sale!

Fixes

Fixed an issue with removing unity event methods added at runtime

Improvements

Added warning that clarifies that unity event methods added at runtime have limitations when new scenes get loaded

1.10.3

Features

Hot Reload now supports "on-device" reloading (editing running player builds) with the mono scripting backend. Visit the docs for more info
You can now buy the perpetual Indie license through the Asset Store. This perpetual license is also considerably cheaper than the previous subscription model

1.9.4

Improvements

Added ability to redeem promocodes via the Hot Reload window
Added button to rate the Asset Store package after 5 days of using the Hot Reload via the Asset Store

Fixes

Fixed edge case where certain code changes involving assembly reference dependencies would sometimes cause Hot Reload to fail

1.9.3

Improvements

Added a button in the Hot Reload Window for users that have issues with Auto Refresh. This will redirect to the troubleshooting section of our website to help them deal with potential issues

Fixes

Fixed an issue where IDE's would still auto refresh on script changes, even though Auto Refresh was disabled in the preferences

1.9.2

Fixes:

Fixed issue where Hot Reload would apply code changes after a domain reload even though Unity recompiled

1.9.1

Features:

Initial Asset Store release

Fixes:

Fixed a regression where adding / removing method parameters would not Hot Reload the code
Fixed a regression where adding / removing the parameter modifiers "in", "out" and "ref" would not Hot Reload the code
Fixed a regression where adding a generic parameter to a non generic method would not Hot Reload the code
Fixed a regression where adding / removing the "static" modifier to a method would not Hot Reload the code
Fixed a regression where changing the return type of a method would not hot reload the code

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