Fixed a typo in the original Alpha 9c release.

- Fallback version of CBP Launcher (v0.6.5) removed.

- Attempted to resolve conflicts with June 2024 RoN update. The implementation has prioritized speed of implementation and preservation of essential functionality, and other aspects will be improved at a later time.
- Fixed a typo in the Alpha 8 patch notes.

- Assumed to be compatible with other variants of Alpha 9.

(Alpha 10 coming soon™)

Experimental:
- CBP Launcher can now attempt to clunkily recover if the online version check fails. It may appear to hang or freeze for a number of seconds while this is happening.
- CBP Launcher will now track the number of times which that check fails. After nine failures, you'll be given the option to skip all future update checks. Note that if you say yes, this setting can only be changed manually in the .config file (%localappdata%\MHLoppy) or by resetting CBP Launcher's settings.
- I've only lightly tested this change. If it royally fucks everything up, the previous version of CBP Launcher remains available in the Workshop files - if it's needed, delete the new version from the Workshop folder, rename the old one to CBPLauncher.exe, and then continue to use CBP normally.

Although far from elegant, this means that CBP Launcher will remain functional even if the Bus factor[en.wikipedia.org] comes into play. This is the last essential feature which was yet to be implemented (elegantly or not), and as such this may be the last update to CBP / CBP Launcher unless circumstances change.

- Fixed typo in patch notes (if CBP Launcher already loaded the version with the typo on your computer, you may not receive the fixed version).
- No other changes (full multiplayer compatibility between Alpha 9 variants).

- Corrected implementation error for fixed snow_6_snow.tga sprite.
- Fixed minor patching/loading speed issue in Alpha 9.

- Compatible with other variants of Alpha 9.

- Patch notes in launcher may display this patch version as "Alpha 8b" - typo in the notes.


A small number of CBP Launcher updates with minor feature updates are still planned.

- Added missing fixed city_6_snow.tga sprite.
- No other changes (full multiplayer compatibility between Alpha 9 variants).

This is a summary of all balance changes and notable non-balance changes. Check the full patch notes[mhloppy.com] for full details and explanations about changes.

- CBP Launcher and CBP Rules.xml Editor Plugin have changed license to the EUPL v1.2. This doesn't affect you if you're just a user, rather than a developer.

- Anti-Aircraft Missile (VIII) attack recharge 30 -> 25 (CBP Alpha 1 already changed this from 35 to 30).

- Spanish Tercios’ (IV) base cost changes from Alpha 1 (60/40 -> 50/40) were accidentally missing.
- Persian Arquebus Immortals’ (IV) base cost changes from Alpha 1 (60/40 -> 50/40) were accidentally missing.

- roncbp.com now exists.
- CBP Launcher's plugin system is now disabled by default for new installations (can still be easily enabled on the Options tab).

- Additional bugfixes etc which don't affect multiplayer balance.

- CBP Launcher's warning about RoN reinstalls will now notify the user only a maximum of once, rather than for a maximum of 2 hours after reinstalling RoN (but if you reinstall RoN more than once, you won't get a new warning to reset your settings).
- Added a translated note in CBP Setup GUI for all supported languages if using a system language which the program itself supports, but which the community hasn't supplied a translation for.
- No other changes (full multiplayer compatibility between Alpha 8 variants).

- Fixed rouge [sic] pixels on the popcap and city counter at the top-right of the in-game UI. (If you watch a RoN stream/VoD you can now use this to ID if they are using CBP)

- To use the technical term, the background of the in-game diplomacy screen has been Unfucked™.

- Image comparisons: https://imgur.com/a/JrbN5Lc
- Compatible with other variants of Alpha 8.

- The patch notes shown in the launcher incorrectly attribute the diplomacy bug to RoN in general rather than just EE.

- Added source code link to description of Rules.xml Editor plugin.
- No other changes (full multiplayer compatibility between Alpha 8 variants).