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Garena Plus Changelog

What's new in Garena Plus 1.2.36.1

Jan 11, 2014
  • Some of the exciting new features in these updates include:
  • Adjustment to Point Blank game panel
  • Performance improvement
  • Some of the bugs fixed in these updates include:
  • AVATW was not opened to HK and MO users

New in Garena Plus 1.2.35.1 (Dec 28, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in these updates include:
  • Released FIFA Online 3 for ID users;
  • Added Point Blank game panel for SG and MY users;
  • Updated DNF game panel skin.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in these updates include:
  • Fixed the bug that the option to disallow stranger from sending message or starting voice call did not work for stranger from discussion group.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.33.2 Beta (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in these updates include:
  • Added new game Path of Exile for SG & MY users;
  • Adjusted LoL game plugin for ID users;
  • Adjusted Elsword game plugin for PH users;
  • Updated Garena Energy website link with region parameter;5. Made preparation for new GCA system.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in these updates include:
  • Fixed the bug that some IE11 users could not launch games;
  • Fixed the bug that some game icons might disappear from the game list;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might crash when sending screen capture;
  • Added check for LoL flash download to make sure the text and the background image are synchronized;
  • Fixed the bug that strangers' username might not be displayed properly in discussion window.
  • Strangers' username not display in discussion window correctly;

New in Garena Plus 1.2.31.4 Beta (Nov 11, 2013)

  • Updated Garena Plus login screen to FIFA Online 3 theme for SG & MY users;
  • Adjusted insecure password warning message and process logic;
  • Changed LoL language automatically for ID users according to Garena Plus language;
  • Updated game server status link for TW users;
  • Opened news panel and TalkTalk for KR users.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.31.1 Beta (Oct 11, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Added reminder message for overdue Shell borrowers;
  • Opened game box function in PH;
  • Released FIFA Online3 official game panel in SG & MY for CBT;
  • Released Elsword official game panel in PH for CBT;
  • Enhanced LoL connection security for TW players;
  • Updated Mstar game skin in TW;
  • Supported Korean Language.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed a bug that wrong voice chat invitation link might be displayed in VN.
  • Fixed a bug that Shell credit overdue date might be wrong;
  • Fixed some language translation mistakes.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.29.1 Beta (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Displayed TalkTalk link on single chat window when buddy is in a TalkTalk entertainment room;
  • Required user with an insecure password user to enhance the account security;
  • Allowed game to update even when server is under maintenance.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed the bug that CPU usage might be high, when Garena Plus is running for a very long time;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might wrongly consider user password insecure in some cases;
  • Fixed a crash bug when transferring file or screenshot online;

New in Garena Plus 1.2.27.2 Beta (Aug 27, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Popped up alert window for users who fail to pay back borrowed Shells before due date;
  • Added flash support on LoL plugin for TH players;
  • Supported avatar upload for Talk Talk room on Garena Plus;
  • Released LoL for ID users;
  • Released Fifa Online 3 game banner for SG & MY users.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed a crash bug related to updating emoticon resource;
  • Fixed a bug related to custom avatar upload.
  • Fixed a bug where the CPU usage of Garena Plus might be higher than normal in some cases;
  • Fixed a bug where user might receive unexpected clan invitation sent by people in the blacklist.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.26.0 Beta (Jul 29, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Added a privacy option to block buddy request;
  • Released FIFA Online 3 to VN users;
  • Extended username input length to allow signing in with longer email address;
  • Renamed Garena Talk to TalkTalk.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed a crash bug for Windows 8.1 users;
  • Fixed the bug that update might fail in some cases.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.25.4 Beta (Jul 17, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Improved user behavior of "Talk Now";
  • Refined group chat history rule, so that a new group member would not be able to see the group chat content before his join date;
  • Released official FIFA Online 3 game plugin in TH;
  • Updated Garena Plus server domains;
  • Enhanced game launching security for some games in TW.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that update manager might hang in some cases;
  • Fixed the bug that might cause blue screen or 100% CPU;
  • Fixed a crash bug when opening offline chat history or checking offline file transfer;
  • Fixed the bug that users Garena Points might not grow;
  • Fixed a bug that receiving file might encounter write file failed problem.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.24.0 Beta (Jun 21, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Added Mstar Online to SG/MY users;
  • Enhanced Garena Plus login security;
  • Enhanced anti-hack measures for some games;
  • Adjusted file naming checking logic at receiver's side for screen capture and file transfer;
  • Optimized 2-step authentication procedure and security at client side.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed a crash bug when user browsing Yahoo! or Windows Live Messenger's message log;
  • Fixed a bug that chat window might not restore to its original size from maximized status in some cases.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.23.5 Beta (Jun 1, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Update Garena Talk to V.1.1.19
  • Support LoL auto Garena Talk invitation in ARAM mode;
  • Update Garena Talk icon in user list;
  • Optimize the stability of Garena Plus Point and Energy accumulation;
  • Add LoL for Indonesian users;
  • Update TH and VN clan links to the local version clan websites.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed a deadlock bug when notification popups;
  • Fixed a reconnection bug;
  • Fixed a bug that custom avatars of buddies might not be downloaded;
  • Fixed a bug that scroll bar did not work normally in emoticon window and main window;
  • Fixed a crash bug during user login;

New in Garena Plus 1.2.23.3 Beta (May 20, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Wrapped in the latest version of Garena Talk

New in Garena Plus 1.2.23.1 Beta (May 14, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Adjust Perfect World game plugin;
  • Adjust game panel in VN.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that some user with long email address could not use email to login.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.22.7 Beta (May 7, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Update Garena Talk with new theme;
  • Adjust game display for VN users.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed a bug when username was too long;
  • Fixed a crash bug when user updated Garena Plus from a very old version.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.22.2 Beta (Apr 26, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Adjust sound notification mechanism for Group/Discussion/Clan chat window;
  • Display Group ID in Group chat window;
  • Enable DNF game status;
  • Adjust 2-step authentication mechanism;
  • Pop up suggested buddies window once if there are more than 6 candidates;
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed a crash bug caused by local database;
  • Fixed a bug that daily task button might not appear;
  • Fixed the bug that gaming status of DNF could not be detected;
  • Fixed the bug that suggested buddies window might popup more than once;
  • Fixed the UI bug of the create/join group/clan item in list;
  • Fixed a crash bug when updating flash and music of LoL game panel.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might hang after receiving an online message when initializing.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.21.6 Beta (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Add "Join clan" tab in find friend window;
  • Add "join" and "create" links in clan/group list;
  • Remove news feeds in clan chat window;
  • Display game field in clan info window;
  • Adjust the error message for creating/joining a clan/group;
  • Add "add as buddy" button in single chat window when chatting with strangers;
  • Refresh message centre after successful MSN/Yahoo/Facebook Connect.
  • Adjust the order of emotions;
  • Adjust system message in the chat window;
  • Adjust the game order of the game panel;
  • Add up/down button in the game panel;
  • Open Garena Energy webpage in the same language as Garena Plus;
  • Remove trace function for LAN Games;
  • Warp in the Lan Game files to fix the auto update bug for Windows Vista users.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed a bug related to resource data folder security settings;
  • Fixed the bug that title of the main window was not correctly displayed in some cases;
  • Fixed the UI bug when receiving an add buddy request with request message;
  • Fixed the crash bugs caused by delayed operations when signing out;
  • Fixed the bug that the icon for system message was failed to be loaded if this icon was at first displayed in message log window.
  • Fixed the bug that shared file in discussion could not be downloaded in the message log window;
  • Fixed the bug that file transfer status was still in transferring when the sender had changed from online transfer to offline transfer;
  • Fixed the bug that notification of offline file transfer could not be received by the recipient sometimes;
  • Fixed the bug that chat window size might be incorrect when opening message history;
  • Fixed the bug that duplicated Facebook/Yahoo/MSN buddies might appear in message log window;
  • Fixed the bug that the hint message when dragging buddies was empty;

New in Garena Plus 1.2.20.9 Beta (Mar 26, 2013)

  • Open LoL Auto Talk Invite to all servers;
  • Open ZSG to all simplified Chinese users.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.20.7 Beta (Mar 14, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Add suggested buddies tab in Search Friends window;
  • Add auto Garena Talk invitations for LoL gamers if playing with friends in normal or ranked game;
  • Open Garena Talk to VN & PH;
  • Enable scroll operation without clicking the scrollbar;
  • Hide "show all buddies" under a category if all the buddies in this category are shown;
  • Adjust the behavior of clicking a selected tab.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed a crash bug in LoL game panel when Windows Media Player is broken;
  • Fixed a bug that caused Garena Plus to use too much memory;
  • Fixed the bug that when hovering on discussion item, the signature of buddy might appear;
  • Fixed the bug that option "Hide Garena Plus when a game starts" did not work.
  • Fixed the bug that the first message in a newly created discussion would miss if it is a file sharing message;
  • Fixed the bug that news panel icon might appear unexpectedly;
  • Fixed a bug in displaying discussion's hint window.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.20.4 Beta (Mar 11, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Adjust chat window size;
  • Enable collapsing/expanding the current categories when clicking the selected tab in main window;
  • Hide the discussion category when there is no discussion;
  • Add blacklist in the right click menu for members in the clan/group/discussion window;
  • Adjust the default focus when clicking certain window;
  • Restart Garena Plus when user cancels the login process;
  • Enable dynamic downloading of necessary resource;
  • Add flash support in LoL game plugin;
  • Add a new web game ZSG (Zhan San Guo) for SG and MY users.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might crash when opening multi-chat windows in some cases;
  • Fixed the bug that games could not be launched in some cases when not using windows administrator account;
  • Fixed the bug that search might fail when the keyword in the buddy search window contains space or tab at the beginning or end;
  • Fixed the bug that web game icon was not correctly displayed in the game list;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might crash when receiving message from strangers;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might hang when receiving a notification with some text of specific length;
  • Fixed a bug in downloading patch.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.19.5 Beta (Feb 25, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Open the game Black Shot to PH gamers;
  • Adjust the buddy online and nudge notification windows;
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed the bug with doing screen capture of the sticker window in multi-chat windows.
  • Fixed the bug that a chat window to self might incorrectly pop up.
  • Fixed the bug that when receiving offline message in single chats, the position of that buddy in the recent category wasn't be refreshed.
  • Fixed the bug with incorrect display of user name of sender in file transfer window.
  • Fixed the bug that user might still see buddy online in multi-chat member list even he/she was blocked by the buddy.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Talk invitation from a blocked buddy could still be received.
  • Fixed the bug that DNF beta key system did not work properly in some cases under Windows XP.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.19.4 Beta (Feb 21, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Open the game Black Shot to PH gamers;
  • Adjust the buddy online and nudge notification windows;
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed the bug with doing screen capture of the sticker window in multi-chat windows.
  • Fixed the bug that a chat window to self might incorrectly pop up.
  • Fixed the bug that when receiving offline message in single chats, the position of that buddy in the recent category wasn't be refreshed.
  • Fixed the bug with incorrect display of user name of sender in file transfer window.
  • Fixed the bug that user might still see buddy online in multi-chat member list even he/she was blocked by the buddy.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Talk invitation from a blocked buddy could still be received.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.19.3 Beta (Feb 8, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Add stickers in chat window;
  • Adjust the UI of the notification windows;
  • Move region setting to the top in the option window;
  • Adjust the default order of games in Game Panel;
  • Show Garena Talk Icon in Game Panel for TH and US users.
  • ADD DNF plugin for TW users.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the bug that the behavior of Garena Talk invitation was incorrect in silent mode;
  • Fixed the bug that the right click menu of clan and group might be incorrect when no local data cache was available;
  • Fixed the bug that when adding buddy in games, the window to find buddy could not be popped up;
  • Fixed a crash bug when loading images;
  • Fixed the bug that categories in notification center might not be correct.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.18.3 Beta (Jan 31, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Add a button for File Transfer Manager;
  • Add buttons for clan/group creation;
  • Do not hide Garena Plus by default when launching game;
  • Add download support for https.
  • Show game list when no user preference is detected;
  • Adjust the logic of folder security check.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that Yahoo! Connect could not login in some regions;
  • Fixed the bug that sometimes creen capture could not be opened by double clicking;
  • Fixed the bug that buddies could be moved to recent list through right click menu;
  • Fixed the bug that the layout of hint window for discussion might be incorrect after reconnect;
  • Fixed the bug that the sender could not receive the rejection message sent by the recipient in file transfer;
  • Fixed the bug that the number of buddies in a category was not refreshed after adding buddies;
  • Fixed the bug that the order of messages were not correct sometimes;
  • Fixed the bug that the news panel was not displayed correctly in some regions;
  • Fixed a crash bug when downloading screen capture;
  • Fixed a crash bug when accessing gamer info in some cases;
  • Fixed a bug in game downloading;
  • Fixed some display bugs in profile window;
  • Fixed the incorrect avatar frame in avatar selection window;
  • Fixed the bug that the unread message number was incorrect sometimes.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.17.6 Beta (Jan 17, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Adjust buttons in HoN TH.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that game button might not refresh after game was installed;
  • Fixed a crash bug after message synchronization.
  • Fixed a blinking bug in Yahoo chat window with Yahoo Connect.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.17.5 Beta (Jan 15, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Enable user login Garena Plus with verified E-mail;
  • Enable file sharing in clan / group / discussion;
  • Display multiple clans in the gamer info window;
  • Replace recent contact tab with recent category;
  • Adjust right click menu of buddies in buddy list;
  • Enable group name modification for group owner;
  • Add a tool-tip for user's signature in buddy list to show the buddy's full signature;
  • Add a button to invite clan / group member to Garena Talk room;
  • Display last message time in discussion's tool-tip;
  • Order discussions by last message time;
  • Remove outdated discussion automatically if it is inactive for over one month.
  • Auto-focus in search box when opening search window;
  • Show the offline buddy if the buddy's status changes from online to offline, if the user has not chosen to show all buddies;
  • Show offline buddy if the buddy is selected in search result;
  • Add muted group/clan/discussion to the recent chat list only after the chat message is read;
  • Use predefined shortcuts for Yahoo emoticons;
  • Optimize the start-up speed;
  • Optimize the transfer speed of screen capture;
  • Optimize Garena Talk invitation handling.
  • Add Point Blank plugin in TH;
  • Enable 2-step authentication for Perfect World in SG and MY.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fixed a hang bug during signing in;
  • Fixed a crash bug when there were too many custom avatar requests;
  • Fixed a crash bug when exiting Garena Plus;
  • ixed bugs in message log window;
  • Fixed a UI bug when clicking history button in chat window during Garena Talk invitation;
  • Fixed the bug with the "can not find ggspawn.dll" error;
  • ixed the bug that message log window was not refreshed after message synchronization;
  • Fixed the bug that the effect of dragging game item was sometimes incorrect;
  • Fixed the bug that message history might not be correctly ordered if some messages were sent in the same second;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Talk status might disappear in some cases;
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus configuration file was not updated correctly;
  • Fixed the bug that Yahoo! Connect did not work in some cases;
  • Fixed the bug that some screen captures could not be opened upon double clicking;
  • Fixed the bug that Yahoo! Connect for yahoo ID ending with "ymail" and "rocketmail" did not work;
  • Fixed the bug that news panel might display in some unexpected cases;
  • Fixed the bug that the chat window of Yahoo! and WIndows Live Messenger only flashed a few times;
  • Fixed the bug that the recent chat category might not appear on top;
  • Fixed the bug that updating Garena Talk icon in buddy list might cause crash;
  • Fixed a bug caused by responding to file sharing in clan/group/discussion window;
  • Fixed a crash after message synchronization;
  • Fixed a crash bug in Yahoo! Connect.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.16.8 Beta (Dec 28, 2012)

  • Fixed the bug that MStar and BlackShot might lag with Garena Plus.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.16.7 Beta (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features introduced in this update include:
  • Adjust the effect when dragging categories and buddies in the buddy list;
  • Add underline effect when hovering the "show all buddies" label;
  • Sort MSN groups by name;
  • Add "I'm using Garena Plus" message in the first message of the day sent to a friend via MSN / Facebook Connect;
  • Adjust the rules for showing/hiding game list and remember user preference;
  • Remember the tab selected in the main window and use it as default on the next sign-in.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed some broken emoticons;
  • Fixed a crash bug when connecting to MSN in a bad network;
  • Fixed a bug related to incorrect game signatures;
  • Fixed the bug that shortcuts of emoticons might not work;
  • Fixed a crash bug caused by incorrect string format;
  • Fixed the bug that file transfer module sometimes might fail to terminate;
  • Fixed the bug that file transfer module sometimes might cause high CPU usage;
  • Fixed the bug that friends of MSN / Facebook / Yahoo could not be selected in friend search result;
  • Fixed the bug that some emails could not be recognized;
  • Fixed a crash bug caused by file transfer module;
  • Fixed the bug that background of some game panels could not be updated;
  • Fixed the bug that launching of silent mode could not be delayed;
  • Fixed the bug that tool-tips of talk icon and silent mode signature were not correctly displayed in some cases;
  • Fixed a bug related to displaying installation progress in the Update Manager;
  • Fixed a bug related to receiving screen capture;
  • Fixed the bug that the "Clear All" button did not clear the log of Yahoo and MSN friends in Message Center;
  • Fixed the bug that MSN / Yahoo / FB Connect was not properly initialized in silent mode;
  • Fixed the bug that sometimes user failed to sign in Facebook after Facebook Connect;
  • Fixed a bug related to searching buddies in message history window;
  • Fixed a bug related to updating status of friends in Facebook chat window.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.16.4 Beta (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features introduced in this update include:
  • Adjust the UI of the main panel, e.g. moving "Game Box" to the top besides the search bar and moving setting to the bottom left corner.
  • Add MSN Connect.
  • Enable screen capture in multi-chat window.
  • Introduce a new set of emoticons.
  • Integrate Garena Talk update to the Update Manager in Plus.
  • Enable roaming of group/clan/discussion's mute option.
  • Adjust behavior in silent mode.
  • Display member list when hovering a discussion.
  • Adjust the size of the close button in the notification window.
  • Sort groups by name.
  • Enable searching buddies directly by typing at main panel, without clicking in the search box.
  • Show online buddies only by default with a "Show all friends" link below.
  • Add a button, besides the notification button, to hide the game panel.
  • Show status for screen capture transfer.
  • Display the date if a message is not sent in the current day.
  • Hide news panel icon in game panel.
  • Show game news only if a user has game in its game panel.
  • Enable news panel for Indonesia.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed the bug that screen capture might not be received in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug in updating plugins resources.
  • Fixed a bug related to Garena Talk invitation.
  • Fixed a bug related to Garena Plus Level.
  • Fixed a bug in removing cached messages.
  • Fixed the bug that clan logo might not be fetched.
  • Fixed the bug that silent mode signature was not correctly displayed.
  • Fixed the bug that status would be changed to away in silent mode.
  • Fixed the bug that tooltips in buddy list might not be displayed properly.
  • Fixed the bug that local cache of categories might be erased unexpectedly.
  • Fixed some crash bugs when exiting Garena Plus.
  • Fixed a bug in downloading patches.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.15.3 Beta (Nov 14, 2012)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the bug that user might not be able to receive screen capture successfully and quickly in some cases.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might crash during screen capture.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might crash when retrieving information about buddies' Garena Plus Levels.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.15.2 Beta (Nov 2, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Optimize Garena Plus login process to make it faster.
  • Add in two new "Perfect Worlds" themes.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the bug that old game plugin configuration file was not correctly loaded.
  • Fixed the bug that offline screen capture might not work sometimes.
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Talk invitation message might be displayed twice.
  • Fixed the bug that a button in the Update Manager was not correctly displayed.
  • Fixed the bug that the default option of "Hide Garena Plus when game starts" might be incorrect for PH users

New in Garena Plus 1.2.15.0 Beta (Nov 1, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Add back the option "Login to Garena Plus when windows starts" and make the program very light and efficient (very little CPU and memory usage) if it is launched in this way.
  • Enable new game plugin system.
  • Display offline messages of group/clan/discussion after login.
  • Display who is/are typing in clan/group/discussion.
  • Enable sending screen captures to offline buddies.
  • Adjust the behavior of Garena Talk invitation in single chat window.
  • Allow user to delete history messages from server.
  • Adjust the display of Energy points.
  • Optimize reconnecting mechanism.
  • Improve updating mechanism of Plus, Talk and games.
  • Disable game launch if the user is offline.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Fixed the bug that buddy rename might be overwritten unexpectedly.
  • Fixed the bug that "Clear all recent contacts" might not work.
  • Fixed the bug that group could not be modified in some cases.
  • Fixed a brash bug when exiting Garena Plus.
  • Corrected a Topup URL in Perfect World plugin.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.14.5 Beta (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that Garena Plus might incorrectly start and login when computer started.
  • Fixed the bug that when Garena Plus had been started with higher privilege, opening Garena Plus again would not popup the main window of the previous instance;
  • Fixed some crash bugs related to exiting Garena Plus.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.14.3 Beta (Oct 12, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Add cloud storage/roaming of user setting, category order, recent contact and blacklist..
  • Adjust Garena Energy limit for low levels;
  • Optimize Garena Plus patche downloading speed;
  • Replace single voice chat with voice chat in user channel in Garena Talk;
  • Adjust the colors of chat messages;
  • Remove keyboard settings in this version and restore all hotkeys to default settings;
  • Adjust the UI of discussion list with rename and remove buttons;
  • Minimize Garena Plus when starting games by default and add an option for this in settings;
  • Enable arrow keys in search bar of contacts;
  • Optimize the loading speed of large groups/clans;
  • Add a "Later" button in request/invite windows;
  • Change the icon of Garena Talk;
  • Open news panel to PH / TH / VN;
  • Disallow drag & drop in black list category;
  • Ignore buddy online notification if buddy's status is set to busy or away;
  • Adjust the avatar frames of busy and away status in single chat window.
  • Add a new login window in some regions to support Taipei Assassins
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fixed the bug that discussions in recent contact tab might became empty in some cases;
  • Fixed the bug that hint text was not updated when dragging buddies to another category;
  • Fixed the bug that local cache of buddies' renames might be overwritten in some cases;
  • Fixed some bugs in http download module.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.13.7 Beta (Sep 19, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features in this updates include:
  • Introduce Garena Energy
  • Reset Garena Talk default hot key to Ctrl+Tab;
  • Adjust custom avatar setting window;
  • Optimize PNG image support for custom avatar;
  • Add a "Cancel" button when game update is in waiting status in Update Manager;
  • Use a new icon for Garena News (only available to certain regions);
  • Add clickable username in multichat window;
  • Adjust the behavior of clan invite;
  • Direct user to Clan Room in Garena Talk, when using the Voice Chat function in clan window on Garena Plus;
  • Adjust the status drop-down menu in main window;
  • Add Perfect World (EN) and LoL VN plugins (only available to certain regions).
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed a bug that "My Friends" category might not be properly displayed;
  • Fixed a bug that Garena Plus might crash when updating Garena Plus Level;
  • Fixed a bug that link for Garena Talk channel might not be correctly displayed in some cases;
  • Fixed a bug that Garena Plus might crash if the channel name from a Garena Talk invitation is too long;
  • Fixed a bug related to sending clan invitation via clan profile window.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.13.3 Beta (Sep 6, 2012)

  • Some of the adjustments in this updates include:
  • Enable custom avatar. You can either change it through Garena Plus or on Garena website (under Account Setting, coming soon). Yes, we know you have been waiting for this feature and here it comes!
  • Add a new buddy category "Blacklist", which acts as a local ban list. You can move user, e.g. annoying stranger, to Blacklist so he/she can no longer bother you.
  • Add a pop-up window to remind user to enhance password security, if the user's password is not strong enough.
  • Change default hot key to "Ctrl+Tab" open Garena Talk on Garena Plus windows.
  • Add a "Cancel" option in Update Manager.
  • Add a quick way to quit a discussion.
  • Support Garena talk links in game panel and news panel.
  • Direct the user to the clan management page if a user, who is not a clan lord, clicks the invite button in the clan channel on Garena Plus.
  • Optimize download speed in bad network environment.
  • Keep the chat history of Yahoo! if user has connected to Yahoo! Messenger account (for VN users).
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fixed some bugs in clan channel.
  • Fixed the bug that tcp port coicts might cause Garena Plus to crash.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.12.7 Beta (Sep 3, 2012)

  • Adjust the update mechanism of Garena Talk. After this update, clicking on Garena Talk icon in the game panel will also trigger update, provided there is a new update available.
  • Support direct entry to Garena Talk from links in Garena News.
  • Adjust the language selection logic of HoN according to the language and region settings in Garena Plus.
  • Fixed the bug that some of the invites from Garena Talk could not be seen in Garena Plus, due to message synchronization.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.12.6 Beta (Aug 20, 2012)

  • This update has fixed the problem that some users could not enter voice room in Garena Talk, because his/her Garena Talk is not of the latest version.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.12.5 Beta (Aug 16, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Add offline file transfer feature: now you can transfer files to offline friends and they will receive the files when they come online.
  • Add message synchronization: now you can check your recent chat history at anywhere after the messages are synchronized.
  • Add recent contacts: now you can check your recent chats and contacts in the new tab.
  • Enable download method selection when installing a new game.
  • Show notification to change username if username is not in the correct format.
  • Open Garena Talk to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau.
  • Limit the text length of message in group request.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fix the bug that duplicate results were displayed when searching in message log window.
  • Fix the bug that maximize/restore button of message log window did not work properly.
  • Fix the bug in exporting message history.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.11.2 Beta (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Adjust the default order of games icons displayed in the game panel in Garena Plus main window.
  • Add a pop-up warning message when clicking on a link in chat window to prevent spam and scam.
  • Some of the bug fixed in this update include:
  • Fix the bug that Garena Plus might crash if user's Flash version is too old.
  • Fix the bug that Facebook Connect could not be disconnected properly.
  • Fix the bug that region alert was not disabled when Garena Talk status icon disappeared.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.11.1 Beta (Jul 20, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting new features in this update include:
  • Optimize launch speed of Garena Plus.
  • Add Garena Talk Hot Key selection in Keyboard Settings.
  • Temporarily restrict the availability of Garena Talk to Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan only. You may change your region in the Region Setting to access Garena Talk.
  • Add new game plugin: Mstar for TW users.
  • Some of the bug fixed in this update include:
  • Fix the bug that only the last link in a chat message was detected.
  • Fix the bug that buddy request/group request/clan request might not be completely displayed in notification window.
  • Fix the bug that reconnection might cause Garena Plus to crash.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.10.8 Beta (Jul 13, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Add Update Manager in login window, showing the number of available updates. You may update Garena Plus, Garena Talk and Garena games through the Update Manager.
  • Add “Region” settings in Settings window. You may change your region to play games available to that region.
  • Add sound effect for Nudge.
  • Add "Garena News" in Singapore and Malaysia.
  • Add notifications to remind unverified user about verification at Garena Plus Level 10.
  • Add Yahoo! emoticons in chat window.
  • Integrate Yahoo! Messenger for VN users.
  • Update default avatar for Facebook/Yahoo! friends.
  • Display Facebook/Yahoo! icon for Facebook/Yahoo! friends when searching buddies.
  • Show emoticons automatically when typing emoticon shortcuts in Facebook/Yahoo! chat window.
  • Open Garena Talk automatically when pressing the hot key F11 in Garena Plus, provided Garena Talk is available in the region.
  • Display Garena Talk status in buddy list. You may click on it to auto-join your buddy's current voice room, provided Garena Talk is available in the region.
  • Send a system message to Garena Plus chat window, when user receives Garena Talk invitation, if Garena Talk is not open.
  • Adjust delete button of user account in login user list.
  • Turn user status to offline instead of signing out, when user sign in from another place.
  • Bug fixed:
  • Fix the bug that the close button of history panel in single chat window did not work.
  • Fix the bug that tips was not correctly displayed when user has no groups but has a clan.
  • Fix the bug that user number in group chat was not accurate after adding/kicking members.
  • Fix the bug that screen capture fails to past into chat window, when emoticon box is open.
  • Fix the bug that Shells amount was not displayed in Garena Plus.
  • Fix the bug that file transfer did not lock the file during the transfer.
  • Fix the bug that Garena Plus might go offline, when there are too many buddies.
  • Fix the bug that gamer info fails to hide sometimes.
  • Fix the bug that Garna Plus might crash when exiting.
  • Fix the bug that several GIF emoticons were not correctly loaded.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.9.4 Beta (Jun 20, 2012)

  • Now the users will see a notification message during server maintenance.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.9.3 Beta (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Auto-update is now enabled for Perfect World Plugin.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.9.1 Beta (May 30, 2012)

  • Add "Garena Talk (Beta)" for SG & MY users. For more details, please visit the new forum section -- Garena Talk.
  • Add "Nudge" in single chat and clan chat.
  • Adjust the UI of the login window.
  • Fetch a higher quality photo and the latest what's up of your Facebook friend when opening a Facebook chat window.
  • Allow users, who have linked their Facebook accounts, to search for Facebook friends in the search bar.
  • Allow horizontal adjustment of the vertical splitter in Message Management.
  • Add a new game "Perfect World" for SG & MY users.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.8.9 Beta (May 26, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features in this update include:
  • Enable logging off Facebook (offline mode) without disconnecting Facebook account.
  • Optimize Facebook friends loading process. It will load your online friends first. You can then click "Show all friends" to see offline friends.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fix the bug that the cancel button in the request window may not be shown in the correct style.
  • Fix the bug that the chat window cannot be moved by dragging at the top left corner.
  • Fix a bug in exporting message log.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.8.7 Beta (May 17, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features in this update include:
  • Integrate Facebook chat to Garena Plus. You can now find your Facebook friends on Garena Plus.
  • Add "Game Box" for SG, MY and TW users to customize their Game Panel.
  • Bring back "Voice Chat" service with enhanced quality and optimized bandwidth usage.
  • Add "Search", "Import" and "Export" functions in Message Management. We have made it easy for you to find your desired chat log.
  • Change the notification icon to a more obvious one.
  • Change the cursor to a cross in screen capture mode.
  • Optimize file transfer speed.
  • Allow users to switch between Chinese and English versions of LoL.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fix the bug that images from clipboard could not be received in chat window.
  • Fix the bug that Garena Plus was sometimes unexpectedly launched.
  • Fix several bugs related to screen capture, e.g. screen capture image was not on top.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.7.9 Beta (Apr 11, 2012)

  • New features:
  • Send image from screen capture via new file transfer engine.
  • Adjust LoL game plugin for Thailand users.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fix the bug that a textbox may show up when clicks on the clan logo.
  • Fix the bug that the option "Launch automatically when Windows starts" cannot be unchecked
  • Fix the bug that chat window may not come on top when clicking on a user in LAN Game Room.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.7.8 Beta (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Fix the bug that HoN in CIS connects wrongly to the test server.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.7.7 Beta (Apr 5, 2012)

  • Some of the exciting features in this update include:
  • Introduce new chat window UI with better designed buttons and captions
  • Support transparency effect on Garena Plus main panel. Now it looks better when you switch themes.
  • Combine Group/Discussion/Clan into one tab with graphic icon.
  • Revamp the file transfer system with new UI and new functions, such as resend, pause/resume, etc. (Please take note that both the sender and the recipient should update to the new version for the new functions to work.)
  • Revamp screen capture system with new UI and many new functions, such as rectangle and oval tools, color selection, etc.
  • Adjust Garena Plus Level ranking display -- Now you can see the top one, two friends ranked above you and one friend ranked below you.
  • Show a green arrow besides your level on the main panel, if you still have room for growth in Garena Plus Level today.
  • Change Discussion name in chat window to the one shown in Discussion list.
  • Display clan lord or group founder name on top of other members except yourself in member list.
  • Improve Garena Plus launch speed.
  • Improve Garena Plus' window maximization in secondary monitor, if there is any.
  • Allow drag and drop in file transfer from other programs with lower privilege.
  • Add LuDingJi game plugin for TW users and LoL game plugin for TH users.
  • Add in new avatars and replace some of the old avatars.
  • Remove the game GKart.
  • Some of the bugs fixed in this update include:
  • Fix the bug that the number of days in Garena Plus Level is incorrectly displayed.
  • Fix the bug that the rank list of Garena Plus Level is inaccurate in some cases.
  • Fix the bug that tooltip for Garena Plus Level does not update in some cases.
  • Fix the bug that pure virtual function call error may appear in message management windows.
  • Fix some grammar errors in setting descriptions.

New in Garena Plus 1.2.6.8 Beta (Mar 6, 2012)

  • Fix the bug that new chats might minimize a full screen game when user status automatically changes to gaming.