[tXtFL] tXtFL 0.9.0alpha2 released

[David Y. <da...@te...>]

This is a second tXtFL 0.9.0 alpha release and should be considerably
more stable than alpha 1 was. It's still an alpha, though, so the
usual warnings about prereleases apply.

New features to 0.9.0:
-Auto-download players and teams
-Improved AI for passing plays
-More realistic time scale
-Fixed numerous errors in player statistics
-Simplified defensive plays
-Compilations improvements and graphics library update
-Installer modernization

Download 0.9.0alpha2 here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=62594&package_id=213226

Enjoy!
David

Note: A known issue has inflated the download and install size. We are
actively working on this and should have a solution before the final
release.

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Changes since alpha1:

Improved AI:
-New defensive pass plays, corresponding to the more common and better
known formations
-Treat "RLB" and "LLB" solely as placements, rather than positions to
correspond more closely with established nomenclature while keeping
them as placements on the field rather than default assignments to
players
-Incorporated more defensive positions into defensive pass coverage
-Reduced the number of plays per game by calculating the probability
of going out of bounds, even under non-pressured situations, and
lengthening the default time interval between plays from 15-->35s to
more accurately reflect US clocks, while allowing an out-of-bounds to
stop the clock
-Distance thrown in a pass play is now factored into its success probability

Build fixes:
-Load icons
-Compiled and run gcj-built binaries, using new gcc-4.2 build from
thisiscool.com on Windows platforms as an ahead-of-time compiler,
tXtFL can again be run without need for a JVM or libgcj.so
-Increased the width of the the history display
-Link api to the new Java 6 and SWT 3.1

Enhanced the new capability to download stats from web:
-Fixed default player position assignments by appending newly
specified positions to the older ones, giving preference to the
original assignment
-First Launch system to welcome when user launching tXtFL for first
time and offer option to auto download
-New installer, with automatic launch of tXtFL, using the NSIS
2.22-built installer with the Modern UI

Stats bug fixes:
-Fixed attempt to apply stats to both teams
-Fixed crash when incrementing fumbles lost after fumble lost leads to
recovering team TD
-Prevent infinite looping when can't find player; allow for gracious
exit when no defender available
-Updated the kicker/punter rather than the returner after punts/kicks
-Fixed missing delivery and recipient distances on pass plays