[vassalengine-announce] VASSAL 3.1.0-beta1 is released

[Joel U. <uck...@no...>]

The VASSAL Team is happy to announce the release of VASSAL 3.1.0-beta1.

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   Download
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For Windows:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vassalengine/VASSAL-3.1.0-beta1-windows.exe?
download

For Mac OS X:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vassalengine/VASSAL-3.1.0-beta1-macosx.dmg?d
ownload

For Linux (and other platforms):

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vassalengine/VASSAL-3.1.0-beta1-generic.zip?
download

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   New Features
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* Improved installation: For Windows, a real Windows installer/uninstaller.
For Macs, a single-file disk image. Download, click, and install.

* File associations: Files with .vmod, .vsav, and .vlog extensions are
now associated with VASSAL (on Windows and Macs). Double-click a module
to load it in VASSAL!

* New Module Manager frontend: The Module Manager displays all of your
modules and save/log files, giving you a convenient way to organize
them all.

* Improved memory management: VASSAL now uses significantly less memory
for various graphics-related tasks. Heap sizes may be set from within
VASSAL via the Preferences.

* Improved zooming: Zoom your maps to whatever size you want.

* Aide de Camp 2 module importer: Convert any ADC2 module to a VASSAL
module with one click.

* Many, many other minor improvements, and scores of bug fixes.

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   Help us test
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This is a beta release, and may still contain some rough edges. Should
you find any problems/oddities/bugs, please tell us so that we can fix
them before VASSAL 3.1.0 is released. Also, if you've had problems with
3.0.x, please check and let us know if those problems are resolved in
3.1.0-beta1.

Report bugs here in the Technical Support & Bugs category at the VASSAL
forums:

  http://vassalengine.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=3

or by email to uck...@no....


Cheers,

Joel Uckelman, for the VASSAL Team

-- 
J.