[version] Release v8.4.0

Author: pirunxi

Data~/hybridclr_version.json

@@ -2,37 +2,37 @@
     "versions": [
     {
         "unity_version":"2019",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2019-8.1.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"2020",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2020-8.1.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"2021",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2021-8.1.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"2022",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2022-8.2.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"2022-tuanjie",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2022-tuanjie-8.3.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"2023",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v2023-8.1.0"}
     },
     {
         "unity_version":"6000",
-        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.3.0"},
+        "hybridclr" : { "branch":"v8.4.0"},
         "il2cpp_plus": { "branch":"v6000-8.1.0"}
     }
     ]

RELEASELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # ReleaseLog
 
+## 8.4.0
+
+Release Date: 2025-07-26.
+
+### Runtime
+
+- **[new] IMPORTANT! support custom image format**
+- [change] the type of field `offset` of ldsfld, stfld, ldthreadlocalfld、stthreadlocalfld changed from uint16_t to uint32_t so that supports class with huge static fields.
+- [opt] optimize to use NewValueTypeVar_Ctor_0 for new zero-argument value type and System.Activator.CreateInstance<T>()
+- [opt] optimize new ValueType with zero arguments.
+
+### Editor
+
+- [fix] fix the issue that `Texture Compression` option in Build Settings was changed after running `HybridCLR/Generate/All` on Android platform
+
 ## 8.3.0
 
 Release Date: 2025-07-04.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "com.code-philosophy.hybridclr",
-  "version": "8.3.0",
+  "version": "8.4.0",
   "displayName": "HybridCLR",
   "description": "HybridCLR is a fully featured, zero-cost, high-performance, low-memory solution for Unity's all-platform native c# hotupdate.",
   "category": "Scripting",