Check update history using helptext on banner window

[RESTRICTED ACCOUNT]

update_history.txt contains update information, but I think players will be more aware of it if they can check it in-game.
This is the quickest way to check because you just open the game for the first time and press F1.
Also, with the banner update, the chances of people coming back to the banner have increased.

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const char* get_help_filename() const OVERRIDE { return "update.txt"; }
Banner now has no helptext.　Add the following dedicated line to banner.h.
Then just prepare update.txt for each language.
At least with extended it worked fine.

Basically, all we need to do first is translate the update_history.txt using Google Translate...
Even if the text may not be added, isn't it better than nothing?

[Roboron]

I disagree with using Google Translate to process it, I don't expect it to be very accurate. I would rather left this as it is.

Otherwise, sure, why not. But I don't think many players will press F1 while on the banner windows. They barely do it for normal windows...

Alternatively: Show patch notes instead of credits.

[prissi]

As the credit is severely out of date ... why not?

[RESTRICTED ACCOUNT]

I think this is a particularly big issue for extended, and that's what led me to make this proposal.
For example, standard has a steam page. update_history.txt has also been updated. extended is not. So The situation may be slightly different for Standard, but it is a good thing that the meaningless differences are smaller.
Contrary to the modern information society, extended update information is very hidden.
In most social network games, update information is the first thing you see when you log in. I think it's the most logical way to access "concise" update content in-game. It's better than external web sites like the official website, forums, steam, or formerly Twitter, facebook etc.
The version and revision will be displayed in the title bar. But what exactly has changed? This is so unfriendly in modern times, and I thought this could be improved.

The hurdle is translation, but considering that update_history.txt is only available in English, it may not be that important.

But I don't think many players will press F1 while on the banner windows.

Some text in banners is now translatable. It is possible for translations to suggest that updates will appear in F1.