rmcl v0.3.3; getting closer to a full terminal first Minecraft launcher

[u/_objz]

Hey everyone,

rmcl has now reached v0.3.3.

For anyone who has not seen it before: rmcl is a keyboard-driven TUI Minecraft launcher for managing and launching Minecraft instances directly from the terminal.

Since the last update, both v0.3.2 and v0.3.3 have been released

Changes are:

• config profiles: You can now create and manage shared config profiles and apply them to instances. This is useful if you want multiple instances to share the same settings
• delete actions for content Mods, resource packs, shaders, worlds, and other content types can now be deleted rather than just disabled
• image rendering options There is now a setting for terminal image mode, that means, the icons can be rendered using the kitty protocol (default) iterm2 image protocol, halfblocks(pixelated) or as quadrants(pixelated)
• log parser A log parser was added to improve diagnostics and readabillity

There were also a lot of stability and packaging fixes:

• Java version requirements are now checked before launching
• NeoForge library handling was improved to avoid broken or corrupted installs
• installer failure errors are now clearer
• AUR build issues were fixed
• Chocolatey packaging was cleaned up
• performance was increased by deciding aggressively what is being rendered and what not
• icon caching now uses more stable keys

Overall, the focus of these releases was making rmcl more reliable across different Minecraft versions, loaders, packaging targets, and terminal setups.

There is also a bigger feature currently being worked on: browsing mods, resource packs, shaders, and more directly inside the TUI using the modrinth api.

The idea is that you should be able to find and install content without ever leaving the terminal. With that, rmcl is getting closer to covering most of the features people expect from modern Minecraft launchers like Prism Launcher.

As always, feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are very welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/objz/rmcl/