Private Beta release notes

1.0.0-beta.8 — 29 September 2026

This release adds the Stream Suite side of the RearSilver Avatar Suite companion integration and improves Music Overlay reliability when OBS starts.

Added

• Added optional companion-launch support for RearSilver Avatar Suite.
• Added an Avatar Suite companion status card to Suite Settings → Hub & Startup.
• Added an Open Avatar Suite button when a valid Avatar Suite installation is registered.
• Added concise Avatar Suite detection, launch-preference and installation-validity information to Feedback & Diagnostics.
• Added the AvatarCompanionSchema=1 capability marker to the Stream Suite Windows installation registration.

Improvements

• Stream Suite can open Avatar Suite when the Control Hub starts and Open Avatar Suite with Stream Suite is enabled in Avatar Suite → General.
• Avatar Suite discovery uses its registered 64-bit Windows installation and validates the expected executable before launching it.
• Automatic and manual launches use the same installation validation and duplicate-process prevention.
• Avatar Suite remains independent after launch. Closing OBS or the Stream Suite Control Hub does not close Avatar Suite.
• Missing settings, an unavailable installation and older Avatar Suite versions are handled without interrupting Stream Suite.
• Avatar Suite remains separate from the generic App Manager and is not silently added to its application list.
• Companion diagnostics report only concise integration state and do not expose the registered installation path.

Fixes

• Fixed the Music Overlay remaining blank after starting a new OBS session until its browser source was manually refreshed.
• Stream Suite now updates and reloads only its managed Music Overlay browser source after the local overlay service becomes available.
• Ensured automatic companion launching does not create another Avatar Suite process when it is already running.
• Ensured Avatar Suite is not closed by Stream Suite’s managed-application shutdown handling.

Known limitations

Companion launching requires a compatible Avatar Suite installation that registers its installation location and executable through the Windows installer.

The Open Avatar Suite with Stream Suite preference is managed in Avatar Suite → General. Stream Suite displays the resulting state but does not provide a duplicate preference control.

Older Avatar Suite installations that do not provide the required installer registration are reported as unavailable or invalid and are not launched.

The capability marker enables Avatar Suite to detect compatible Stream Suite installations. Both applications must contain their respective companion-integration support for the complete feature to be available.

1.0.0-beta.7 — 26 September 2026

This release completes the current tester-feedback pass with improvements to installation, dock flexibility, accessibility, Quick Text and update reliability.

Added

• Added support for selecting the main OBS Studio installation folder separately from the Control Hub destination.
• Added configurable text outlines to Quick Text, including outline colour and width.
• Added a visible internal splitter marker when using the OBS Default theme.
• Added responsive compact navigation for narrower dock layouts.

Improvements

• The installer remembers the selected OBS installation location so future updates continue using the same OBS installation.
• Auto layout now switches between normal and compact arrangements according to the available width.
• Vertical layout now deliberately uses the compact arrangement.
• Compact layouts stack primary navigation and Quick Action controls while reorganising scene and music controls into fewer columns.
• Compact tab navigation displays complete tabs and directional controls instead of partially visible labels.
• Quick Text outline settings appear in the Control Hub preview, OBS output and saved presets.
• Quick Text now uses a single state-aware Show message or Hide message control in both the Control Hub and OBS dock.
• Returning embedded Scenes and Sources panels to OBS now persists after restarting OBS.
• Update handoffs now create a unique temporary updater helper for every installation attempt.
• Completed temporary updater helpers are cleaned up automatically where possible.
• Update-helper staging failures now record and display the underlying Windows error number.

Fixes

• Corrected malformed High Contrast styling, including selected controls that could retain the standard blue appearance.
• Restored clear visible and hidden source icons under High Contrast.
• Restored the green and red connection indicators for the streamer and bot accounts across theme changes.
• Prevented the native Scenes and Sources docks from reopening blank after returning them to OBS and restarting.
• Prevented stale updater-helper filenames from blocking later update attempts.
• Made the internal Stream Suite splitter discoverable under OBS Default without replacing the rest of OBS’s native styling.

Known limitations

The OBS Default splitter marker uses the active OBS highlight colour. Third-party OBS themes may display it differently.

Users updating from an older build whose updater helper cannot be staged may need to download and run the beta 7 installer manually once.

The unique updater-helper staging change has not yet been reproduced and verified on the tester’s affected computer. If staging still fails, beta 7 now reports the Windows error number needed for diagnosis.

Automatic OBS-location detection depends on the saved Suite location, the registered OBS installation, or the standard OBS folder. Portable or manually moved OBS installations may require selecting the folder through the visible installer.

1.0.0-beta.6 — 22 September 2026

This release focuses on protecting active streams from system-media failures and making diagnostic information much easier to collect and share.

Added

• Isolated Windows system-media polling into a separate helper process so a failure cannot close the Control Hub or applications managed by the App Manager.
• Added one-click diagnostic package export to the Feedback and Diagnostics page.
• Added a date selector so diagnostic packages only include information from the day the issue occurred.
• Automatically includes available Control Hub logs, system-media logs, crash dumps and Windows crash information.
• Keeps diagnostic packages below Discord’s 20 MB upload limit and reports any files that had to be omitted.
• Redacts sensitive information from exported diagnostic files.

Improvements

• Testers no longer need to search Reliability Monitor or AppData folders manually.
• Diagnostic exports now include a manifest and feedback report explaining what was collected.
• A system-media failure is contained separately instead of taking other stream-related applications down with the Control Hub.

Known limitations

• The underlying cause of the intermittent Windows 10 access-violation crash remains under investigation. This release reduces its potential impact and provides the information needed to diagnose it accurately.
• If the isolated system-media helper fails, Windows media-key integration may temporarily become unavailable while the main Control Hub remains open.
• Diagnostic packages only include crash information that Windows or the Suite successfully recorded.

1.0.0-beta.5 — 19 September 2026

Validated the complete Private Beta update process by successfully delivering and installing this release through the built-in updater.

Improvements

• Confirmed automatic update discovery, authenticated downloading, installer verification and installation through the Control Hub.
• Confirmed that Private Beta and Owner Build update channels remain isolated.
• Confirmed that Private Beta updates can move directly to the latest available release.

Known limitations

• This validation release contains no additional functional changes from 1.0.0-beta.4.
• Inline patch notes are not available in this build and are planned for a later update.


1.0.0-beta.4 — 19 September 2026

Introduced the complete Private Beta updater and corrected Spotify request information identified through tester feedback.

Added

• Automatic update checks when the Control Hub launches.
• An Update Available badge in the Control Hub sidebar.
• Manual update checks through Suite Settings and the Windows application menu.
• Authenticated update downloading, installer verification and installation from the Control Hub.
• A dedicated Private Beta update channel isolated from Owner Build releases.

Improvements

• Private Beta patches can be delivered through the built-in updater.
• Private Beta and Owner Build manifests, download credentials and installers remain separate.

Fixes

• Spotify song requests retain the requester’s name in Now Playing and chat messages instead of showing the fallback playlist label.
• A removed Spotify request is skipped without sending a Now Playing message for the removed track.
• Requested Spotify tracks use their album artwork instead of the fallback LP image when artwork is available.

Known limitations

• The Spotify request fixes have not yet been live-tested with a Spotify Premium account.
• Installing this build still required the Shopify installer before later releases could be delivered through the updater.
• Inline patch notes were not included.


1.0.0-beta.3 — September 2026

Added the initial update service and prepared the Private Beta installation process for authenticated automatic updates.

Added

• Private Beta update discovery through a channel-specific update service.
• Semantic version comparison for Private Beta releases.
• Manual update checks from Suite Settings and the Windows application menu.
• An Update Available notification in the Control Hub.
• Validation of update manifests before an update is offered.

Improvements

• Kept update checks off the Control Hub interface thread.
• Allowed automatic checks to remain quiet when the update service was unavailable.
• Prevented update manifests from another product channel from being accepted.

Known limitations

• Downloading and installing updates from the Control Hub was not yet complete.
• Updates still required the Shopify installer.


1.0.0-beta.2 — 8 September 2026

Improved the reliability, loading behaviour and installation experience of the initial Private Beta.

Improvements

• Bundled the Sora typeface used by the Control Hub, embedded pages and OBS overlays.
• Reduced embedded-page loading delays and visual flashing.
• Opened Guided Setup automatically after a fresh installation.
• Added clearer choices for retaining or resetting saved settings during reinstallation.
• Skipped Windows prerequisites that were already installed and suitable.
• Improved installer compression and installation speed.

Fixes

• Restored missing Control Hub text on systems without the Sora typeface installed.
• Removed obsolete placeholder content beneath pages managed by the Control Hub.
• Corrected the Private Beta identity shown by the installed application.

Known limitations

• Updates required downloading and running the latest Shopify installer.
• The built-in updater was not available.


1.0.0-beta.1 — 6 September 2026

The first external Private Beta release of RearSilver Stream Suite.

Added

• The RearSilver Control Hub and OBS dock.
• Guided setup for the Suite and its OBS components.
• Stream Tools including Instant Replay, Quick Text and Timer controls.
• Music playback, queue and request management.
• Twitch account connection and chat command controls.
• Spotify and local music support.
• Music overlay placement and appearance controls.
• Feedback and Diagnostics tools for reporting Private Beta problems.
• Private Beta identification, expiry handling and diagnostic version information.
• A managed Windows installer for the OBS plugin, Control Hub and required runtime files.

Known limitations

• Updates required downloading and running a replacement installer through Shopify.
• The built-in updater was not available.
• Features remained under active Private Beta testing.