+ New: Added support for Alembic hair cache files (.abc) in Ox Strand Animation modifier
+ New: Hair From Guides modifier can now use guide channel to control guide distribution, allowing LOD based on distance
+ New: Move brush applies to all guides which are hovered over, not just guides initially under the brush
+ New: Can now assign guide channel values through Edit Guides rollout
* Fixed: Surface comb produces assertions/crash sometimes when only one sink is present
* Fixed: Unknown System Exception error followed by a crash sometimes when adding hair to curves
* Fixed: Edit Guides control points become detached from guides and don't snap back when move operation is canceled
* Fixed: Hair From Guides State Not Greyed-out accordingly to "Remember Rooots" position.

Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)