I am releasing Version 1.3 of TGS Solitaire today. Even though there are barely any visible changes to the game, a lot has happened under the hood. With this release I am separating the game itself from the TGS decks I created. This means the base game is a whole lot smaller, but it contains just the plain ol’ cards. The TGS decks are not gone however. They will be downloaded automatically when you select any of them. This can take a while and it happens in the background, meaning you can keep playing in the meantime. In addition, the game will check for new decks on launch and automatically download any updated version of the chosen deck when one is available. The Linux version of game places the deck files in “~/.local/share/TGS Solitaire” while the Windows version puts them in “%APPDATA%\Roaming\TGS Solitaire”. You can also download the decks and put them there manually in case the automatic download fails for any reason.
And you can open these decks as zip archives, unpack them and view the card images as you please. Considering this, I have decided not to implement the gallery feature I previously talked about at QSF. That feature now seems quite pointless.
Another reason for separating the decks from the game is my intention to make the source code on Github for anybody who might be interesting in taking a look at it. I doubt that Github would take kindly to the current level of nudity found in my card images, but they should not mind a simple solitaire game without the naughty stuff. So while I tidy up the code and get it ready for publishing, you can now enjoy the game and get a closer look at the art.