# DDNet DDNet 16.7 released

- Product: DDNet (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ddnet)
- Vendor: DDNet Team
- Date: 2023-01-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/412220/view/3666526100989860112
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ddnet/releases/2023-01-10-ddnet-16.7-released

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- **changed** — Default to Vulkan graphics backend for higher FPS and handle errors
- **added** — Implement exact matches in search and exclude strings using "" in serverbrowser
- **added** — Register protocol (ddnet://) and file extensions (.demo and .map) on client launch on Windows
- **added** — Register protocol and file extensions on macOS during installation
- **added** — Render bar below server browser to show loading progression
- **changed** — Allow translations to reorder string substitutions
- **changed** — Ignore connecting players in search terms when "Filter connecting players" is on
- **changed** — Adjust no weak prediction to updated server code
- **changed** — Copy the demo timeline markers when slicing a demo
- **changed** — Handle ordinal joystick hat keys as combined cardinal hat keys
- **added** — Add support for hot-plugging gamecontrollers
- **changed** — Register application separately to specify its displayed name
- **fixed** — Fix signed integer overflow on client input message
- **fixed** — Fix undefined behavior when unpacking snapshot deltas
- **fixed** — Remove possible overflow in str_comp_filenames
- **fixed** — Fix edge cases where demo tick seeking did not work
- **fixed** — Fix smooth zooming overshooting the target zoom level
- **added** — Add button that tells you how to save power
- **changed** — Colorify BW & F-DDrace gamemodes
- **added** — Add tooltips for the buttons that open directories and files

DDNet 16.7 has been released with the following changes:

-   **Default to Vulkan graphics backend (higher FPS) and handle errors**

-   **Implement exact matches in search and exclude strings using "" in serverbrowser**

-   **Register protocol (ddnet://ger2.ddnet.org) and file extensions (.demo and .map) on client launch on Windows**

-   **Register protocol and file extensions on macOS during installation**

-   **Render bar below server browser to show loading progression**

-   Allow translations to reorder string substitutions

-   Ignore connecting players in search terms when "Filter connecting players" is on

-   Adjust no weak prediction to updated server code

-   Copy the demo timeline markers when slicing a demo

-   Handle ordinal joystick hat keys as combined cardinal hat keys

-   Add support for hot-plugging gamecontrollers

-   Register application separately to specify its displayed name

-   Fix signed integer overflow on client input message

-   Fix undefined behavior when unpacking snapshot deltas

-   Remove possible overflow in str_comp_filenames

-   Fix edge cases where demo tick seeking did not work

-   Fix smooth zooming overshooting the target zoom level

-   Add button that tells you how to save power

-   Colorify BW & F-DDrace gamemodes [NouaaTW & fokkonaut]

-   Add tooltips for the buttons that open directories and files

-   Add separate ed_limit_max_zoom_level for editor, fix editor smooth zooming when joining/reloading game

-   Deactivate editor hotkeys while dialog or editbox is active

-   Fix issues when closing multiple editor popups at the same time

-   Make restart command work

-   Send laser objects as DDNetLaser with type

-   Add README.md for the mastersrv, briefly explaining the setup

-   Add tool to manually ping the mastersrv

-   Persist AFK state of players on map change, fix players always being considered AFK with sv_max_afk_time 0

-   Fix scoreboard showing wrong best time

-   Swap times should be per player, not per team

-   Improve move_sqlite script to adapt timezone