Build 26577822

v1.7.0 lets you animate any layer of your crosshair, from a simple key-triggered effect to a full node graph. It also adds HDR support, burn-in prevention for OLED displays, a searchable Settings page and a refreshed editor.

Highlights:

• Animate any layer, in Simple or Advanced (node graph) mode.
• Save animations and reuse them on other layers.
• Brighter crosshairs on HDR displays.
• Burn-in prevention hides the crosshair when your PC is idle.
• Search in Settings, and a notice when an update is available.

✨ New Features

Layer Animations

Animations are no longer limited to the line gap. Every layer now has an Animation section that can animate its scale, rotation, offset, opacity, line gap, length and thickness, dot size, border thickness and colors when you press a key. In Simple mode you pick a trigger key, a duration, an easing and the properties to change.

Advanced Animations (Node Graph)

Switch a layer's animation to Advanced to build it as a node graph. Combine nodes such as Key Held, Key Pressed, Time, Math, Remap, Tween, Oscillator, Toggle and Delay to drive any layer property. Nodes that are set up incorrectly are flagged so you can see what to fix.

Saved Animations

Use the save button in a layer's Animation section to keep an animation, then the library button to load it onto any other layer.

HDR Support

On an HDR display, the crosshair can now go brighter than regular SDR white. Choose Auto, On or Off under Settings → Rendering → HDR, and set how bright it gets with HDR Brightness.

Burn-in Prevention

To protect OLED displays, the crosshair now hides after a while without mouse, keyboard or controller input, and comes back as soon as you use your PC. Turn it off or change the idle time under Settings → Burn-in Prevention.

🛠️ Improvements

• Settings: Settings are grouped into sections and have a search box.
• Reduce Motion: A new setting under Appearance turns off editor animations. Crosshair animations still play.
• Updates: A banner now tells you when a new version is available on Steam or the Microsoft Store.
• Hotkeys: Mouse side buttons (MB4 and MB5) and more keys, such as Page Up/Down, Home, End, Insert, Pause and media keys, can now be used for hotkeys and animation triggers.
• Key fields: Key fields show clearly when they are recording a key.
• Number fields: Number fields have up/down buttons and show their unit.
• Position: The Position page is reorganized, with Reset Offset and Reset Scale buttons.
• Game Bar: The Game Bar page shows the status of each setup step more clearly. The port Crosshare uses to talk to the Game Bar extension can now be changed under Settings → Advanced, and in the extension's new settings page.
• Light theme: Better contrast in the light theme.
• Keyboard navigation: Tabs and option groups can be navigated with the arrow keys.
• Look and feel: Refreshed title bar, navigation, notifications, image drop zone, Hotkeys page and crosshair settings, with smoother animations throughout.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Game Bar extension not applying your crosshair position and visibility until you changed them after opening it.
• Fixed an error that could appear when quitting Crosshare while it was still loading your displays.

⚙️ Under the Hood

• Behind-the-scenes stability and performance improvements.

⚠️ Heads Up

Existing line gap animations are converted to the new layer animations automatically. Burn-in prevention is on by default and hides the crosshair after 5 minutes without input. You can turn it off under Settings → Burn-in Prevention.

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