This version was released on October 23, 2019.

Launcher

Localisation

This version adds a couple new language strings related to improved Lua errors.

A new template language (Template_1.23.8.xml) was published on Lucas' Simpsons Hit & Run Mod Launcher Localisation Templates including these new strings at the end of the file.

Added -debugstagechange. This outputs information to the console when you change stages in a mission.
Made asserts (when not using -msvcasserts) log to the log file (when "Logging" is enabled in the "Console and Logging" hack).
Made crash/exception messages log to the log file (when "Logging" is enabled in the "Console and Logging" hack).

Made it so this hack actually knows the previous or next stage when starting or ending a stage respectively.
- In previous versions, the hack just guessed the previous or next stage by subtracting or adding one to the current stage index.
- The old logic could cause issues in certain cases such as bombbarrel (nuclear waste) stages that can send you back multiple stages.
Fixed a bug where calling SetPedsEnabled alongside StreetRacePropsLoad would cause pedestrians to become disabled after the mission ends until another mission puts it back.

Made it so the start of Lua file names are truncated instead of the end.
- Also added -notruncateluafilenamestart to opt out of this change.
Made various improvements to Lua execution errors.
- They now include the title of the mod that executed the script.
- They now include a stack trace.
  - Also added -noluastacktrace to opt out of this addition.
- They now get logged to the log files (when "Logging" is enabled in the "Console and Logging" hack).
Made various improvements to Lua load errors.
- They now include the title of the mod that loaded the script.
- They now get logged to the log files (when "Logging" is enabled in the "Console and Logging" hack).

Added support for defining variables and using them in text strings.