Deceive v1.5.1

This is a bugfix release! If you previously had trouble with Deceive refusing to launch (especially after playing Legends of Runeterra) or had issues where you would appear as online in the client, this is the version for you.

As a reminder, while Deceive is running, you will ALWAYS be online if Deceive says you are. If Deceive stops working, so will your chat. You will NEVER revert to online while using Deceive, unless you explicitly disable Deceive. The status indicator in the top right of your client is only to help you remind that you are offline. Even when that status indicator shows a different status (such as blue for ingame or green after you finished a game), you will still be offline.

If you suspect Deceive is not working, please confirm with someone else before you make a report. Especially v1.5.0 had this happen a couple of times.

Many thanks to aPinat for contributing these fixes. If you have any programming knowledge and want to help out, I'm always open to new pull requests.

Deceive should work properly if you have a normal League install. If you encounter any issues, please let me know on the Discord.

As always, Windows may complain about the executable coming from an untrusted source. You can mitigate this warning by pressing More Info, followed by Run Anyway. If you want to be completely sure that Deceive is safe, you can also download Visual Studio and compile from source yourself.

Deceive v1.5.0

This is a release recommended for everyone. It adds a couple of new usability features and fixes many compatibility issues with the new white Riot client.

In particular, the following things are new/fixed:

• Deceive now displays your masked status inside the League client:
  
  Note that you'll still need to enable/disable Deceive through the status bar icon.
• You will now appear again if you disable Deceive, instead of keeping the old status.
• Deceive will no longer crash at startup if you forcefully uninstalled the new Riot client.
• Deceive will no longer crash at startup if you have an "unconventional" League install.

Many thanks to aPinat for contributing these fixes. If you have any programming knowledge and want to help out, I'm always open to new pull requests.

Deceive should work properly if you have a normal League install. If you encounter any issues, please let me know on the Discord.

As always, Windows may complain about the executable coming from an untrusted source. You can mitigate this warning by pressing More Info, followed by Run Anyway. If you want to be completely sure that Deceive is safe, you can also download Visual Studio and compile from source yourself.

Deceive v1.4.1

This is a bugfix update for v1.4.0 that introduces the following fixes:

• Deceive is now better at finding your League client, instead of having to ask.
• Deceive now automatically detects if League is running as admin, and prompts for admin permissions when needed. Previously, it'd just crash.
• Deceive now properly handles installs where the white Riot Client was previously installed, but no longer available. It will now fall back to the old League launcher.

Many thanks to aPinat for contributing these fixes. If you have any programming knowledge and want to help out, I'm always open to new pull requests.

Deceive should work properly if you have a normal League install. If you encounter any issues, please let me know on the Discord.

As always, Windows may complain about the executable coming from an untrusted source. You can mitigate this warning by pressing More Info, followed by Run Anyway. If you want to be completely sure that Deceive is safe, you can also download Visual Studio and compile from source yourself.

Deceive v1.4.0

Heyo 👋

This Deceive release adds official support for the new white "Riot Client" that is currently rolling out to most players. The old launcher is still supported too, so I recommend you upgrade anyway so if you get the new launcher in the future, you're already set 👍

Deceive should work properly if you have a normal League install. If you encounter any issues, please let me know on the Discord.

As always, Windows may complain about the executable coming from an untrusted source. You can mitigate this warning by pressing More Info, followed by Run Anyway. If you want to be completely sure that Deceive is safe, you can also download Visual Studio and compile from source yourself.

Deceive v1.3.1

Riot has recently began migrating chat servers to a new domain, causing Deceive to break on OCE and RU. This update for Deceive allows it to read the chat servers from the League client configuration, which means it will automatically switch servers when Riot does. This should make it more robust against future updates by Riot.

This update is (as of writing) not yet required for people not on RU or OCE, but recommended nonetheless. It is only a matter of time before Riot changes the chat servers for the other regions too. If you have some free time, consider downloading the update and future-proofing yourself.

This version also fixes a bug where some remnants of an older League installation would crash Deceive during startup.

Windows may complain about the executable coming from an untrusted source. You can mitigate this warning by pressing More Info, followed by Run Anyway. If you want to be completely sure that Deceive is safe, you can also download Visual Studio and compile from source yourself.

Deceive v1.2.0

This version of Deceive adds support for the new patcher that Riot is slowly rolling out over the next couple of patches. It is a required update: old Deceive will stop working once your install transitions to the new patcher.

Some other minor fixes are also included:

• Support for using Deceive on PBE.
• Fixes a crash if your Windows username contained special characters.
• Now displays a nice error message if something goes wrong, instead of silently crashing.

Deceive v1.1.0

This release fixes an issue where you would still show as online in club chats if you did not manually set your status to away. You will always appear as either offline or mobile now, depending on your Deceive settings.

Deceive v1.0.0

Initial Deceive release. This has been approved by Riot! To use Deceive, simply launch League by clicking Deceive, instead of using your normal shortcut. Deceive will prompt to stop your current League instance if it is running. If you encounter any errors, feel free to mention me in the Discord.