• v3.1

Version history:

13th June 2023, Version 3.1 released

• Fixed double clicking files not opening associated programs
• Removed obsolete self-extraction feature and shell extensions
• New simple shell extensions, see dzip_shellext.txt

• Added support for PROTOCOL_FITZQUAKE (protocol 666) demos.

• Dzip can now potentially support any other type of compressed format... I just need to make the plugins for them! Currently the only new format is .pak, a simple format used by some games.
• Dzip is more friendly with file sharing.

• Hopefully fixed all remaining drag & drop problems
• Fixed infinite error loops on test/extract of a really corrupt file
• Fixed up more minor Progress bar issues, shouldn't be any left now!
• Other minor problems

• Added -a and -d switches to add/delete files from existing dz files
• Added error continuation and -e switch to quit on the first error
• Added compression of whole directories
• Added support for files sized 2-4GB on some platforms
• Changed layout of -l listings

• More bug fixes: rare crashes, rare unpredictable behavior, minor memory and resource leaks.
• Dont bother asking to create a directory if you won't be able to create it. In most cases anyway.
• Added a 'report what you did to radix' dialog when an unexpected exception occurs.
• Files sized 2GB-4GB-1 are now compressable.

• Fixed several rare crash bugs
• Fixed a lot of annoying and cosmetic bugs
• Changed some error messages to be more informative, and added some errors where they should have been but weren't.
• Fixed some resource leaks.

• Hopefully fixed all problems with compressing/uncompressing of a .dem file that, for one reason or another, was not a compliant Quake demo file
• Fixed menu commands being acitvated when they shouldn't be (about the third time i've fixed this)

• Opening a .dz file that has thousands of files is now much faster
• Sped up expand/collapse pak, and add/test/extract a lot of small files
• Added "Extract all to here" when right clicking on more than one .dz file in an explorer window
• Added option to turn off "Compress with Dzip" in explorer menus
• Added yes/no to all buttons when running a self-extracting exe and a file already exists
• Fixed all kinds of weird bugs

• Added option for self-extracting exe files to extract to the current directory only
• Fixed some problems with sfx files
• Fixed a crash bug that probably nobody ever found but me :-)

• Self extracting exe's now perform CRC checks and can have a default extract directory
• Added "No to All" and "Extract as..." buttons in the "Overwrite file?" dialog box
• Fixed issues with overwriting files when dragging to applications
• Smaller Fixes

• Fixed drawing problems with big toolbar's disabled buttons
• Fixed issues and small bugs with install and uninstall

• Download is now an install program
• Extraction of Quake demo files now 4x or more faster
• Added optional large toolbar
• Self extracting exe files work above 256mb, have less overhead, and warn when there's extraction problems
• Settings are stored on a per-user basis if you use a multi-user machine
• Sped up opening very large .dz files
• Fixed problems where commands were selectable when they shouldn't be

• Added ability to create self extracting exe files
• Added "Sort by" to Options menu
• Fixed file dates being off when they are dragged to explorer

• Added expandable pak files
• Added new options and an uninstall
• The usual fixes (see txt file for more details)

• Fixed being able to type in view window.
  
• Fixed stupid bugs with extraction of pak files and progress bar during extract.

• Tiny dem encoding fix.
  
• Dragging out to explorer.
  
• No more infinte error loops on bad dz files.
  
• Type/Path columns.
  
• Other small fixes/changes.

• More encoding fixes.
  
• Added Nehahra support.
  
• In the GUI: sorting.
  
• Added toolbar.
  
• Icons in menus.
  
• Options menu.
  
• folder compression.
  

• Faster and better compression.
  
• GUI significantly improved.
  
• Plus many smaller changes.

• First version of GUI, opening of dz and extracting files only.
  

• Fixed wildcard bug (Win), improved Hipnotic compatibility.

• Added wildcard expansion for Win, fixed a decompression bug.

• Initial public release.