MBNCSUtil 1.3.1.8 (http://www.jinxbot.net/mbncsutil/) has been uploaded. This update is not always required; however, because Battle.net now seems to be utilizing largers greater than Int32.MaxValue in its revision check, it is recommended. Older versions of MBNCSUtil are not compatible with this behavior.
The following is the list of updates in this release:
- IMPORTANT - Battle.net has changed the way the CheckRevision implementation functions. Older versions contain the deprecated code and are unsupported - this is a maintenance release to support the new CheckRevision. As in 1.3.1.7, builds targetting the .NET Framework 1.0 are now unsupported.
- Thank you to cheesybulb01 for helping me track down yet another problem with the BncsReader class.
- Updated the CheckRevision class to support the new ver-IX86-x.mpq filename and fixed up a couple other code issues. The CheckRevision class also now uses unsigned integers internally to perform its revision check math, following behavior changed on Battle.net 12-Sept-06.
In the works for MBNCSUtil 2.0, which will be a .NET Framework 2.0-only release, is the ability to read from MPQ archives, and, down the line, BLP and BLP2 files found in the Warcraft MPQs. MBNCSUtil 2.0 will go beyond just the connection assistance work to also provide assistance with offering a richer user experience while providing developers a way to forego copyright infringement.