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Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

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Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Some MindManager documents could not be imported.
  • On macOS 14 or later, shadows could be drawn incorrectly in the Gantt and netplan views.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • The column inspector now supports multiple selection and allows to add, remove or change multiple columns at once.

  • The timescale in the Gantt chart can now display year, quarter and week numbers based on fiscal years. In which month your financial year begins can be defined in the project settings. If you then select a row in the Gantt timescale, you can activate the display of fiscal years in the inspector. Financial years are only available in formats that do not contain days or months.

Fixed Issues

  • Improved general reliability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New calculated fields

The following new fields are available as columns for the work-breakdown view, the assignments view and the resources view:

  • Expected Work Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Work and Planned Work. A positive value means more work compared to the plan.
  • Expected Duration Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Duration and Planned Duration. A positive value means a longer duration compared to the plan.
  • Expected Start Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned Start and Expected Start. A positive value means a delay in the start.
  • Expected End Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned End and Expected end. A positive value means a delay at the end.
  • Expected Cost Variance: The difference between Expected Costs and Planned Costs. A positive value means increased costs compared to the plan.

More flexibility in the utilization views

In the assignments view, you can now also display selected fields of the associated activities in rows for assignments. The following new columns are available for this purpose:

  • Code (Activity)
  • Notes (Activity)
  • Tags (Activity)
  • WBS Code (Activity)
  • # (Activity)

In addition, all user-defined activity fields are available as columns and are also identified by the suffix "(Activity)".
You can also display the corresponding fields of the assigned resources in the work-breakdown view. The columns are marked with the suffix "(Resource)".

More overview in the work breakdown view

  • Customize the display of assigned resources via the context menu of the resource column. With the new "Show content" option, you can now select whether column content is only displayed on the activities or also on activity groups.
  • Via the context menu of the comment column, you can now set whether the resource names in the column are displayed in full or only with abbreviations. You can also select the format for date and time values.

Changes

  • The minimum operating systems are now macOS 11 and iOS 15.
  • The view settings inspector now closes automatically when you select a new table row.
  • If you enter actual work values without a time unit in the inspector, the unit is automatically taken from other fields already filled in.
  • When setting up the first user, Merlin Project now automatically asks you whether guests should have full access, read-only access or no access at all.
  • If activities are still assigned when deleting resources, a warning dialog is now displayed.
  • Timescale tiers in Gantt charts can now also be selected via the "Display > Timescale > Tiers" menu.
  • On iOS, objects can now also be moved by dragging when the help function is activated.
  • When adding new columns, you can now select multiple list entries.

Fixed issues

  • Documents from some MindManager versions could not be imported.
  • Under macOS Sonoma, Merlin Project may not be able to access calendars and reminders.
  • File attachments could receive an incorrect timestamp.
  • The earned-value BCWP was not always calculated correctly.
  • When editing headers or footers in the print preview, Merlin Project could crash under macOS Sonoma.
  • When changing print settings, the print preview did not always adjust correctly.
  • The help menu was too wide under macOS Sonoma.
  • Help texts for menu items were not displayed under macOS Sonoma.
  • Some pop-up menus were displayed in the wrong place under macOS Sonoma.
  • Reports with charts for activities with very long titles could not be exported or printed.
  • CTRL clicks did not work in the style inspector.
  • Under iOS, no values could be set for certain date fields in filters.
  • General stability has been improved.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Merlin Project now supports the upcoming operating system macOS Sonoma.

Fixed Issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Grouped views did not export the text in group titles.
  • Improved syncing behaviour with documents residing on Microsoft OneDrive.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New features

  • Added link to Merlin Project discussion forum to the help menu.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Syncing Merlin Project files with a Mac running Dropbox 160.4.4703 or later did not always work.
  • The option "Resize Columns" on project view report modules did not always work.
  • The report view did not scroll when hovering over a report module.
  • The layout of the print panel was broken, when more than three lines of text were entered as header or footer.
  • In the print panel, the colors of header and footer texts could be wrong in dark mode.
  • Opening the style editor via the context menu did not always pre-select a matching style condition.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The Kanban column for empty status values was ordered last not first.
  • The application could hang after inserting remaining work.
  • Sometimes labels were cut off in the Netplan view.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Merlin Project now supports the upcoming operating system macOS Ventura.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The style editor for net plan cells did not allow to set the "images" format option for the resources field.

Changes

  • Histograms for budget/cost balance fields are now using the "Time Phase Normal" and "Time Phase Critical" style conditions. By default, histogram bars now appear in red or green, depending on whether the budget was exceeded in the corresponding time phase.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Sometimes the payment dialog did not appear when subscribing to Merlin Project.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • When importing MS Project files, tasks without work could have a wrong completion.
  • The dynamic help did not work in full screen mode.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • The application could crash during printing under macOS 10.14.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New features

  • If you use projects containing subprojects or resource pools on different devices, you must allow the first access to the associated files. With the current version, you can also select a parent folder to grant access to its entire contents. In the "Access to Folders" tab of the general settings you can manage the approvals.
  • In the report view options you can now also specify page size, orientation and margins.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Sometimes repeated automatic publishing of project content was executed too frequently.
  • Under certain circumstances, calendar exceptions were not synchronized with the resource pool.
  • Opening exported XML files could result in error messages.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Under certain circumstances, installed script actions could not be started from the main menu.
  • The manual format settings for the "Complete" column did not work.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Custom folders could not be added to the templates section.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New features

  • The new dynamic help explains views, columns, fields and controls. Activate it using the new question mark icon in the main toolbar, and then point to an object you want to learn more about.
  • You can now customize the width and color of the vertical timeline in the Gantt chart in the Style inspector.
  • You can now start calls from the phone icon in the Resource Inspector.
  • The file attachments inspector has been redesigned.

Changes

  • The font in the inspector is now larger.
  • When creating new columns, you now select the associated field in a separate dialog.
  • Titles and fields of existing columns can now only be changed in the inspector and no longer directly in the column header.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The content of the overview panel was misaligned in some net plan views.
  • When dynamically grouping by resources, activities from sub-projects were always put into separate groups.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Some fonts did not work in the header and footer when printing.
  • In rare cases, documents could no longer be opened.
  • Find & Replace in project views stopped after the first replacement.
  • HEIC format images were not accepted as media.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • When opening protected documents, the entered password is now used to log in to subprojects even if it is not in the keychain.
  • If errors occurred when logging in to subprojects, the wrong message appeared in the warnings window.
  • Error messages could appear when separating an activity group into a subproject.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • You can now replace resources in a project with resources from a pool. To do this, simply drag a pool resource onto a project resource.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • When publishing to the Reminders app on macOS 11.0, the created reminders were not synced with other devices via iCloud.
  • The pool icon still appeared in the info column of a resource even if the associated pool resource was already deleted.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The paper format setting for the report view was not saved.
  • Individual style settings on objects from subprojects of subprojects were not considered.
  • Concurrent editing of files on SMB volumes could result in error messages.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • In the report view, the cell formats of the time-phase list could not be changed by right-clicking on the column header.
  • Some style settings were not respected in the HTML export.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur, entries in context menus in the inspector were often indented incorrectly when opened.
  • When Merlin Project was downloaded from the Mac AppStore, export files could not be shared via Microsoft Outlook.
  • When the computer was restarted, previously opened document windows were not always reopened.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Activities could not be manually resorted by dragging when a work-breakdown view was not ordered by the # column.
  • The settings for automatic spelling correction and grammar were not saved.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Merlin Project now runs natively on Macs with Apple M1 processors.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • All items of the main toolbar now also work in the overflow menu in narrow windows under macOS Big Sur.
  • The drop zones for dragged Kanban cards were not properly highlighted.
  • Sometimes Kanban cards appeared in the wrong column after dragging.
  • Under mac OS Big Sur, a small ghost window could appear above the subscription panel.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Activities, assignments, resources and attachments can now be commented by users. Comments are displayed in the last tab of the inspector as a conversation thread.
  • The Insert menu contains a new entry "Comment".
  • There is a new outline column for comments.
  • The info column shows with a bubble symbol whether comments are present in a row. If the bubble is filled orange, unread comments are present.
  • The Warnings window has been renamed to Notifications and now also contains a list of unread comments.
  • In the Edit menu there is a new item "Paste Special…". When selected, a dialog appears where you can choose which contents should be inserted.
  • Automatic publishing with exports can now be scheduled. For this, Merlin Project and the relavent documents must be open. The Mac must not be in sleep mode.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur the main toolbar has a new design.

Changes

  • macOS 10.13 is now the minimum required system version.
  • All features affecting Merlin Server are by default no longer displayed on new installations of Merlin Project. They can be shown again by clicking the "Show Merlin Server Features" checkbox in the Preferences.

Fixed issues

  • In projects created from XML files or templates, list values did not always adjust when the application language was changed.
  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Checklist items could not be reordered by dragging.
  • Table cells did not show some Arabic texts.
  • When using displays with 10-bit color depth, resizing a window was very slow.
  • Sometimes, repeatedly publishing the same Gantt view did not include recent changes.
  • When entering work on activities with material resources, a wrong error message could appear.
  • In detail views, time-phase boxes could show wrong values after having changed the timescale unit.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • In rare cases, actual values of activities in groups were not correctly considered for scheduling. If this was the case for a project, a warning to this effect is now generated.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • The inspector is now also showing the subtitles of assignments.
  • You can now insert images into the inspector notes fields.
  • When entering duration and work values, the last used duration unit is remembered as default for the next empty row.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The time units of Gantt charts were not always updated correctly in the report view.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Exported files can now be shared directly from the export dialog via e-mail, messages, AirDrop etc. The menu item "File > Send as e-mail..." is therefore no longer necessary and has been removed.
  • HTML export: Web resources such as images, CSS files and JavaScripts can be embedded in the generated HTML files
  • HTML export: Multiple views can be exported to a single file.
  • HTML export: The exported files can be provided with a heading.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The week start day was not imported from MS Project documents.
  • When switching between light and dark mode, some parts of the application were not updated.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New Features

  • Starting with macOS 10.14, Merlin Project now also supports the dark appearance in all views. The colors of self-created style rules automatically adapt to the current appearance, but can also be edited manually. For rule-based styles, the colors for the light and dark appearance are stored separately. For individual selection styles, on the other hand, only one color is stored. Printing always takes place in the light appearance, while image exports take place in the currently selected appearance.
  • The new program setting "Views Appearance" allows the contents of the project views to be kept in bright while the rest of the application is darkened.
  • The new "Inspector Appearance" program setting allows the inspector to be brightened for a consistently bright appearance.
  • The inspector has been adapted to the new look of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Merlin Project now supports the new accent colors of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • With the clearly arranged new start dialog, users can create projects from templates and access the latest documents, help and instructions.
  • The menu for switching the view type now contains the available configurations as submenus.
  • When copying to the clipboard, an XML representation of the selected objects is now also created. This simplifies integration with third-party applications.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

New features

  • In work-breakdown and assignments views, row expansion triangles now also appear on the Gantt side when the outline is hidden.
  • The Gantt chart now shows a double arrow symbol to jump to bars outside the visible time range.
  • When dragging Gantt bars, guide lines now appear in the time scale.
  • The syncing panel has been redesigned to better support document sharing via Merlin Server, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and SMB.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Microsoft Project Import: Warnings are now generated during import for tasks with contradictions to the actual values of their assignments.
  • Text encoding problems during CSV exports are now reported as warnings.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Final Release
This is the final release of Merlin Project 5. Thank you for trying out the public beta version!
Because of a limitation in our update mechanism the application will still be named "Merlin Project Beta" after updating.
Please remove the Beta suffix of the application in the Finder.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Empty style conditions could result in unexpected styling of project views.
  • Changing the title of a resource in a pool was not synced to other projects.
  • Some files resulted in an error message when used as a resource pool.

These refer to an older version of Merlin Project. Download version 8.3.6 (71568) instead.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Some MindManager documents could not be imported.
  • On macOS 14 or later, shadows could be drawn incorrectly in the Gantt chart.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

New Features

  • The column inspector now supports multiple selection and allows to add, remove or change multiple columns at once.

  • The timescale in the Gantt chart can now display year, quarter and week numbers based on fiscal years. In which month your financial year begins can be defined in the project settings. If you then select a row in the Gantt timescale, you can activate the display of fiscal years in the inspector. Financial years are only available in formats that do not contain days or months.

Fixed Issues

  • Improved general reliability.

New calculated fields
The following new fields are available as columns for the work-breakdown view, the assignments view and the resources view:

  • Expected Work Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Work and Planned Work. A positive value means more work compared to the plan.
  • Expected Duration Variance: Contains the net difference between Expected Duration and Planned Duration. A positive value means a longer duration compared to the plan.
  • Expected Start Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned Start and Expected Start. A positive value means a delay in the start.
  • Expected End Variance: Contains the net duration between Planned End and Expected end. A positive value means a delay at the end.
  • Expected Cost Variance: The difference between Expected Costs and Planned Costs. A positive value means increased costs compared to the plan.

More flexibility in the utilization views
In the assignments view, you can now also display selected fields of the associated activities in rows for assignments. The following new columns are available for this purpose:

  • Code (Activity)
  • Notes (Activity)
  • (Activity)

You can also display the corresponding fields of the assigned resources in the work-breakdown view. The columns are marked with the suffix "(Resource)".

More overview in the work breakdown view:

  • Customize the display of assigned resources via the context menu of the resource column. With the new "Show content" option, you can now select whether column content is only displayed on the activities or also on activity groups.

Changes

  • The minimum operating systems are now macOS 11 and iOS 15.
  • The view settings inspector now closes automatically when you select a new table row.
  • If you enter actual work values without a time unit in the inspector, the unit is automatically taken from other fields already filled in.
  • If activities are still assigned when deleting resources, a warning dialog is now displayed.
  • Timescale tiers in Gantt charts can now also be selected via the "Display > Timescale > Tiers" menu.
  • On iOS, objects can now also be moved by dragging when the help function is activated.
  • When adding new columns, you can now select multiple list entries.

Fixed issues

  • Documents from some MindManager versions could not be imported.
  • Under macOS Sonoma, Merlin Project may not be able to access calendars and reminders.
  • File attachments could receive an incorrect timestamp.
  • When editing headers or footers in the print preview, Merlin Project could crash under macOS Sonoma.
  • When changing print settings, the print preview did not always adjust correctly.
  • The help menu was too wide under macOS Sonoma.
  • Help texts for menu items were not displayed under macOS Sonoma.
  • Some pop-up menus were displayed in the wrong place under macOS Sonoma.
  • CTRL clicks did not work in the style inspector.
  • Under iOS, no values could be set for certain date fields in filters.
  • General stability has been improved.

New Features

  • Merlin Project now supports the upcoming operating system macOS Sonoma.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

New features

  • Added link to Merlin Project discussion forum to the help menu.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The layout of the print panel was broken, when more than three lines of text were entered as header or footer.
  • In the print panel, the colors of header and footer texts could be wrong in dark mode.
  • Opening the style editor via the context menu did not always pre-select a matching style condition.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The application could hang after inserting remaining work.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • When importing MS Project files, tasks without work could have a wrong completion.
  • The dynamic help did not work in full screen mode.

Fixed issues

  • The application could crash during printing under macOS 10.14.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Opening exported XML files could result in error messages.

New features

  • The context menu for column headers now allows to create new columns.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The manual format settings for the "Complete" column did not work.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Custom folders could not be added to the templates section.

New features

  • The new dynamic help explains views, columns, fields and controls. Activate it using the new question mark icon in the main toolbar, and then point to an object you want to learn more about.
  • You can now customize the width and color of the vertical timeline in the Gantt chart in the Style inspector.
  • You can now start calls from the phone icon in the Resource Inspector.
  • The file attachments inspector has been redesigned.
  • The "Milestones" condition is now available in the Style Inspector.

Changes

  • The font in the inspector is now larger.
  • When creating new columns, you now select the associated field in a separate dialog.
  • Titles and fields of existing columns can now only be changed in the inspector and no longer directly in the column header.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Some fonts did not work in the header and footer when printing.
  • In rare cases, documents could no longer be opened.
  • Find & Replace in project views stopped after the first replacement.
  • HEIC format images were not accepted as media.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Individual style settings on objects from subprojects of subprojects were not considered.
  • Editing of files on SMB volumes could result in error messages.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur, entries in context menus in the inspector were often indented incorrectly when opened.
  • When Merlin Project was downloaded from the Mac AppStore, export files could not be shared via Microsoft Outlook.
  • When the computer was restarted, previously opened document windows were not always reopened.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Activities could not be manually resorted by dragging when a work-breakdown view was not ordered by the # column.
  • The settings for automatic spelling correction and grammar were not saved.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

New Features

  • The Warnings window has been renamed to Notifications.
  • In the Edit menu there is a new menu item "Paste Special ...". When selected, a dialog appears where you can choose which contents should be inserted.
  • Under macOS 11 Big Sur the main toolbar has a new design.

Changes

  • macOS 10.13 is now the minimum required system version.

Fixed Issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • Some templates from Merlin Project could not be openend.
  • Table cells did not show some Arabic texts.
  • When using displays with 10-bit color depth, resizing a window was very slow.
  • When entering work on activities with material resources, a wrong error message could appear.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • In rare cases, actual values of activities in groups were not correctly considered for scheduling. If this was the case for a project, a warning to this effect is now generated.

New Features

  • The inspector is now also showing the subtitles of assignments.
  • You can now insert images into the inspector notes fields.
  • When entering duration and work values, the last used duration unit is remembered as default for the next empty row.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

New Features

  • Exported files can now be shared directly from the export dialog via e-mail, messages, AirDrop etc. The menu item "File > Send as e-mail..." is therefore no longer necessary and has been removed.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.
  • The week start day was not imported from MS Project documents.
  • When switching between light and dark mode, some parts of the application were not updated.

New Features

  • Starting with macOS 10.14, Merlin Project Express now also supports the dark appearance in all views. The colors of self-created style rules automatically adapt to the current appearance, but can also be edited manually. For rule-based styles, the colors for the light and dark appearance are stored separately. For individual selection styles, on the other hand, only one color is stored. Printing always takes place in the light appearance, while image exports take place in the currently selected appearance.
  • The new program setting "Views Appearance" allows the contents of the project views to be kept in bright while the rest of the application is darkened.
  • The new "Inspector Appearance" program setting allows the inspector to be brightened for a consistently bright appearance.
  • The inspector has been adapted to the new look of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Merlin Project now supports the new accent colors of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • With the clearly arranged new start dialog, users can create projects from templates and access the latest documents, help and instructions.
  • The menu for switching the view type now contains the available configurations as submenus.
  • When copying to the clipboard, an XML representation of the selected objects is now also created. This simplifies integration with third-party applications.

Fixed issues

  • Improved general stability.

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