AzimuthRPC

Experimental build for live FH2 testing: PR #5 (heap-backed car ID reader) **TEST BUILD — NOT A VERIFIED FIX.** This is the standalone Windows EXE from PR #5 commit cf92fcaf7021a95034a94940544d0e0019e81bc8. The source changes are NOT merged into main, and the official v0.9.9 remains unchanged. Fix candidate: when the inline car ID field becomes invalid after changing vehicles, attempt a guarded MSVC-style heap-string decode. The layout is still a hypothesis; CI build and synthetic regression tests passed, but this candidate needs live verification. Test at least five car changes plus a race/garage transition, including cars with long model IDs. Please report actual vehicle name and `CarProbe=ok`, `ok-heap`, `heap-*`, or `invalid-character` from the log. If the identifier is still missing or wrong, attach sanitized logs to issue #4. Related: PR #5 https://github.com/Refilewski/Azimuth-RPC/pull/5 and issue #4 https://github.com/Refilewski/Azimuth-RPC/issues/4.

# AzimuthRPC v0.9.9 Discord Rich Presence polish and car-detection diagnostics. - "Loading Race" now appears **without a second line**: removes the generic "Forza Horizon 2 via Azimuth" state and prevents a stale car or speed from being shown while loading. This applies to both standalone EXE and native FH2ML DLL. - The standalone log now records changes to a compact, privacy-conscious snapshot diagnostic: game UI mode, inferred activity, hook/telemetry status, event context and car ID parse result. No raw game-memory bytes are dumped. - Car ID validation now reports a reason such as `empty`, `too-short`, `unterminated`, `invalid-character`, `missing-underscore`, or `ok` so users with missing vehicle names can provide actionable logs. - Adds automated regression coverage for race-loading second-line suppression and snapshot diagnostics. - Retains v0.9.8 standalone startup log fallback and the log folder shortcut, plus the v0.9.7 native startup diagnostics. ## Compatibility Still targets FH2 Xbox One 1.0.0.64 through Azimuth. This release does **not** change memory offsets or claim confirmed compatibility with every Azimuth version or mod combination. ## Collecting useful reports Use `%LOCALAPPDATA%\AzimuthRPC\logs\AzimuthRPC.log` (or the standalone fallback `%TEMP%\AzimuthRPC\AzimuthRPC.log`). Include the **Snapshot diagnostic:** lines with your Azimuth version, other mods such as Extra Options, and whether you used the EXE or FH2ML DLL. Please review/redact any sensitive data before sharing.

# AzimuthRPC v0.9.8 Standalone EXE and FH2ML DLL diagnostic reliability update. - The standalone EXE now shows a startup error if logging cannot be initialized instead of exiting without explanation. - If the standard AppData log is unavailable, standalone logging falls back to `%TEMP%\AzimuthRPC\AzimuthRPC.log` and tells the user where it is. - Added an **Open log folder** item to the Windows system-tray menu and a clear notice when AzimuthRPC is already running. - The CI standalone smoke test now verifies the creation of a real startup log, not just the process exit code. - Keeps the v0.9.7 native DLL diagnostics: `FH2ML_Initialize` records startup before checking the host API, including a reason for incompatible API, missing callbacks, and unsupported FH2 image checks. - Corrected the documented log path. **This update does not modify car offsets or prove compatibility with Azimuth 0.9.10.** It's designed to help investigate installations where the car does not show up or diagnostics never appear. ## Logs Standard location for both EXE and FH2ML DLL: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\AzimuthRPC\logs\AzimuthRPC.log`. The previous log is rotated as `AzimuthRPC.log.1` when needed. Standalone fallback when AppData cannot be used: `%TEMP%\AzimuthRPC\AzimuthRPC.log`. If no log appears even with v0.9.8, check whether the EXE actually launches (or is already running in the tray), or whether the FH2ML loader calls the DLL initializer. Include your exact Azimuth version, FH2ML version if applicable, EXE vs DLL, active mods (especially Extra Options) and screenshots of any startup errors in your report. Review logs for sensitive info before sharing. ## Supported game build Forza Horizon 2 Xbox One build 1.0.0.64 via Azimuth. Compatibility with individual Azimuth/FH2ML versions requires live testing.