Titan Development Log

Updated scrollable launcher panels to repaint the viewport and child controls immediately after scrollbar and mouse-wheel messages, addressing the delayed repaint that can leave stretched or smeared content.

Added validation for forced multisampling combined with a lockable back buffer or an explicitly incompatible swap effect. Graphics Save and normal launch explain how to clear these overrides before using them. Sign-in and Compatibility Launch remain available with existing problematic settings; other saved preferences are preserved.

Selected checkbox squares now fill solid gold throughout the launcher, including plugin and addon lists. Added a short dgVoodoo2 description explaining its DirectX 11 translation and potential compatibility and performance benefits. No game-server restart was required.

Fixed a launcher-side ObjectDisposedException when selecting an action in the Troubleshooting menu. The menu is now retained while Windows finishes dismissing it and is disposed when the launcher closes. Players do not need to delete Titan XI, reset graphics settings or reinstall the game to resolve this menu error.

This fix addresses the menu exception; it does not establish the cause of a separate game graphics startup failure. No game-server restart was required.

Removed the sidebar navigation icons and duplicate top-right Website button. The launcher version now sits beside the minimize and close controls. Refined button typography and sentence-case labels while keeping the full-window background2 artwork and Titan colors.

Rebuilt Account preview spacing so both characters and all 18 jobs fit without horizontal or vertical scrollbars. Aligned the dgVoodoo2 checkbox and its explanation inside a padded settings panel. News uses compact titles, readable summaries and two entries per page, with smaller links and navigation through the latest eight Development Log updates.

The launcher and installer are signed with Titan's Microsoft Artifact Signing identity. No game service restart was required; live account authentication and gameplay were not exercised.

Expanded character cards to display all 18 jobs, reduced the welcome area by 25 percent, narrowed the sidebar and shortened the Play bar. background2.jpg now spans the full launcher beneath readable dark panels. Replaced the pixel-style navigation artwork with matching website icons where available, retaining Titan's charcoal, gold, ivory and serif headings.

Added an in-launcher News page that automatically reads the latest eight public Development Log entries, with dates, titles, summaries and links to the complete log. The compact home news section shows the latest title and date. News refreshes in the background and unavailable or malformed responses do not block Play.

Fixed Troubleshooting controls to respect existing busy-state restrictions. The signed launcher and installer retain Standard as default and exclude Background.png. Live account login and gameplay were not exercised during this release.

Updated the native Windows launcher with Titan's charcoal, gold and ivory design, sprite icons and left-side navigation. News opens the Development Logs and Discord uses the website's invite. Play and repair controls remain available across launcher pages, and existing character progress views are preserved.

Graphics now puts the dgVoodoo2 toggle and common display settings first, with quality, input and advanced controls in expandable sections. Standard remains the default. Existing authentication, updater checks, approved-addon handling and required TitanGambits enforcement are retained.

Retained the background2.jpg artwork; the installer contains no legacy Background.png. The launcher and installer are signed with Titan's Microsoft Artifact Signing identity. A live account sign-in and in-game launch were not performed during this release.

Replaced the Graphics Profile dropdown with a Use dgVoodoo2 checkbox. Checked automatically downloads, verifies and activates the existing dgVoodoo2 package; unchecked restores Standard. Existing dgVoodoo2 selections are preserved, and new installations default to Standard.

Removed the experimental DLSS 5 selection and its import, initialization and dependency controls from the player interface. Previous neural selections now use Standard and restore managed graphics files before launching. No neural dependencies are downloaded by this release.

The launcher and installer are freshly signed with Titan's Microsoft Artifact Signing identity.

Added the opt-in DLSS 5 Neural Rendering (Experimental) profile to the normal launcher. It installs pinned dgVoodoo2, ReShade and Feeder components, obtains motion-vector shaders directly from their author, and provides local import controls for separately obtained NVIDIA-signed neural runtimes and one supported neural consumer. Proprietary neural files are not distributed by Titan. Missing files and GPU/driver prerequisites prevent incomplete activation, not access to the setup interface.

Added helper initialization diagnostics that distinguish renderer loading, neural feature creation and successful neural evaluation. Standard remains the default; switching profiles preserves the original configuration and experimental consumer settings.

Disabled the dgVoodoo watermark and removed the blocking startup warning when Windows denies renderer-process inspection. The denied inspection is recorded as unverified rather than a renderer failure.

Standard remains the default and preserves existing graphics settings. Selecting dgVoodoo2 in launcher Settings automatically downloads the separately hosted, integrity-checked graphics package. Switching back removes the managed wrapper and restores Standard. Existing third-party wrappers are preserved rather than overwritten.

Startup diagnostics check the actual FFXI process for the approved wrapper and Direct3D 11; installed files alone do not count as an active renderer. DLSS 5 is not enabled by this release; its neural dependency integration remains separate experimental work.