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0.9.4: Many cool new features
Version 0.9.4 saw the addition of nearly half a dozen gameplay features. A partial list:
-Pressing the wrong note now has audio feedback, via a random dissonant chord.
-You can still hear the song playing softly in the background even if you're screwing up, which helps you get back into the rhythm.
-In practice mode, you have more options. New additions:
-Hand isolation. You can now practice one hand at a time.
-Draw note names. If enabled, the name of each note (A, B, C#, etc.) is drawn under each circle. This should help you memorize the staff.
-Toggle hand positions. Lets you enable/disable the drawing of the hand position indicators.
-Note rendering method. In 'traditional' mode, the notes are drawn as black circles, with a sharp or flat icon in the middle. Combined with no hand positions drawn, and staff rotation set to always, you can simulate sheet music.
2008-12-30 18:38:51 UTC by gluon_concerto
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0.9.2 - Intrepid Ibex
It was discovered that 0.9.1 did not work properly on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. I did some debugging, and uncovered an issue which has now been resolved. So, I'm happy to report that everything now works as it should on that OS.
2008-10-28 04:22:08 UTC by gluon_concerto
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0.9.1 - 64-bit, prefs saved
This release incorporates a few changes that came about through user feedback on the Ubuntu forums:
--The codebase is now known to compile on 64-bit Ubuntu.
--The user's choice of artwork file is automatically saved from session to session.
In addition, there were a few other minor changes:
--The fonts are now loaded at run-time though config file parameters, instead of being hard-coded.
--The location of the artwork file has changed. It has been moved to the "art" subfolder.
2008-09-01 17:56:09 UTC by gluon_concerto
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0.9.0 - simpler install
There was a big issue in the previous release with adjusting the file paths for the artwork, in order to get it to load properly. In this version, the appropriate paths are automatically detected.
Also, previous linux versions tried to save hiscores to a directory that did not have ordinary-user permissions. This has been tweaked to allow ordinary users to properly save their scores (this is done in the background, without user intervention).
2008-08-06 23:40:47 UTC by gluon_concerto
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PianoOdyssey-0.8.5 : some important changes
First, the most important announcement:
After unzipping, you should edit the file called "keyimages.cfg" and set the [base folder] property to point to the place where you're going to keep the files. This will allow the programs to not care what working directory they are executed from. More details are located in the README file.
[Note that this behavior is different from previous versions]
The source distribution, when compiled on linux, now installs all the art files and song files to the /usr/local/share folder by default when you execute a "make install". Since it is now possible to execute the binaries from any working directory, this paves the way for creating menu entries. My autools-foo is still a work in progress, so bear with me :)
If you've played previous versions, you'll notice that I changed the piano artwork, and the place where the player is supposed to press the keys. Hopefully I've made it clear enough. I believe it looks much better this way, as now you don't have to be staring at the bottom of the window the whole time.
I also added a new song, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker.
2008-06-21 00:36:37 UTC by gluon_concerto
