# SmartFoxServer 2X v2.17.6 cumulative patch

PLEASE NOTE: this cumulative patch works exclusively with SFS2X 2.17.x. If you're not currently running version 2.17.x install it first, then apply this patch. SFS2X Download page

## How to use

- Unzip the patch and copy the decompressed folder inside your SmartFoxServer_2X/ installation folder.
- Open the patch folder.
- Run one of the three launch scripts based on the operating system in use:
  - Windows: double click the install-win.bat file
  - Linux: from a terminal run the install-linux.sh script
  - macOS: from a terminal run the install-osx.sh script

### Version 2.17.6

- Server Side
  - FIX: fixed a critical issue with a malformed compressed request that could cause the pinning at 100% of one or multiple threads

### Version 2.17.5

- Server Side
  - NEW: updated license management, with hot-reloading for ip-based licenses and other improvements

### Version 2.17.4

- Server Side
  - NEW: improved License Server communication with faster response times; also the License Server is now reachable from China since the infrastructure was moved from Google App Engine to Amazon Web Services
  - NEW: added support for Emergency License
  - NEW: grace period increased to 96 hours (4 days) in case an error occurs during periodic license validation
  - FIX: problem preventing SFS to enter grace period under extremely rare circumstances if an error occurs during periodic license validation

### Version 2.17.3

- Server
  - FIX: fixed an issue with the Flood Filter triggering too quickly in respect to the configured message rate, resulting in requests being denied when it's not necessary.

### Version 2.17.2

- Server
  - FIX: fixed an issue with the log analysis tool wherby parsing logs would not get created.

### Version 2.17.1

- Server
  - FIX: Extension compiled for JREs > 8 will not stop the server from completing the boot process, although they will fail to load. Keep in mind that SFS2X runs on Java 8. If you're compiling with a more recent JDK make sure to set the compiler's Compatibility Level to 8.