[crossfire-announce] Crossfire GTKv2 1.75.5 released

[Rick Tanner]

There has been a new release of the Crossfire GTKv2 client, version 1.75.5

This was a bug fix release for an issue found in the 1.75.4 release; 
Version 1.75.4 was not announced because of this discovered issue.

Announcement:
<https://crossfire.real-time.com/news/2025/index.html#n20250821>

## Download

<https://sourceforge.net/projects/crossfire/files/crossfire-client/1.75.5/>

## Release File Info

Source file

crossfire-client-1.75.5.tar.gz

  * md5um = 5e2216bf73e9441ddaeb9624d799f6f8
  * SHA1 hash sum = a0be386c70a15f6b0b8d2edec94058137276d2d6
  * SHA256 hash sum = 
a3cbf0a3fa73ccc61b643a6477e2fe8d45543c75a2c835c069a3514ad6858b0d

### macOS .dmg installer

#### Crossfire-GTK2-x86_64.dmg

  * md5um = 4481ded841c90fdb1809ecdc029fa256
  * SHA1 hash sum = 6c8f14ad0571e3f36e961ffc578e60526097444a
  * SHA256 hash sum = 
bec84d7937e8265efd39ab07849724a10ed20f6d63700dcc66d4fcdbdda7a79e

#### Crossfire-GTK2.dmg (Arm64)

  * md5um = 4be67d2c33c42b541e2d2afbcbf50bfb
  * SHA1 hash sum = 136991126a23b6fe214ab32fcc6c06db6e7e3fcc
  * SHA256 hash sum = 
120ef360ead1a90afa5028488ba2e24c68f22b094fb9764b3d16fdfdf6535c90

### Windows .exe installer

#### CrossfireClient-git-269448b.exe

  * md5um = a3a3189dcf071256f1cc4f48e3609bcf
  * SHA1 hash sum = 4db8d631f8aa590bbc9a95fbe2ab3fe92cd4e2d6
  * SHA256 hash sum = 
7d7bde75bc9e7a6af26e3f891da920124d53396f6f818e0868db512c23d4d16f

## Changes with this Release

Recent Changes for this release:

1.75.5
======
2025-07-26

** Fixed **

  - Fix possible hang on connect in v1.75.4 release

1.75.4
======
2025-07-18

** Added **

  - Implement map label support. Players now render on the map with name 
labels.
  - Implement client side ticks to reduce network bandwidth
  - Add pop-up dialog when unexpectedly disconnecting from server
  - Add configuration option for "debounce". When disabled, it restores 
previous command buffering behavior.
  - Add configuration widget for music volume
  - Support loading MP3 music files

** Changed **

  - Quit after disconnecting from a single-connect server
  - Increase maximum count supported in the count spin box
  - Reset auto-AFK as soon as main windows are hidden
  - Improve music transitions
  - For client scripting, only `monitor` commands that are actually sent 
to the server

** Fixed **

  - Better handle errors in negotiation stage
  - Fix inventory tab icons with recent gdk-pixbuf
  - Fix save window positions; bars save onscreen