Outer Space

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.5.66

Notes:
This release brings major security fixes that allows player to gain significant resource advantage. It also introduduces German translation, several starmap enhancements, performance enhancements and updates of technology icons.

I would like to thank all contributors, especially Random Chaos. This release would not be possible without your contributions.


Changes:
VERSION 0.5.66

[2007-11-25]
- Fixed problem with wrong scanner updates. [Qark]
- No new players spawn in random places of galaxy from now. [Qark]

[2007-11-24]
- Fixed negative morale being created during population loss morale penalty calculation. [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-23]
- Fixed: Building negative structures/ships artificially generated strategic resources. Negative queues no longer allowed. [Random Chaos]
- Fixed: Negative empire efficiency is now zeroed (0% production). [Random Chaos]
- Fixed: Join fleets command allowed your fleet to join to a fleet of another player. This bug was not accessible by a normal client, but an custom client could have abused it. [Random Chaos]
- Fixed: Join fleets command allowed a fleet in a system to join to a fleet in another system or between systems. This bug was not accessible by a normal client, but an custom client could have abused it. [Random Chaos]
- Fixed: Purely whitespace ship design names no longer allowed. [Random Chaos]
- Added: Upgrade mode check of planets for negative build queues; deletes offending queues and penalizes strategic resources. [Random Chaos]
- Added: In the search dialog, you can now enter an object ID and if you can see it, you will automatically go to it (useful for comparing log data to starmap data) [Random Chaos]
- Closed several coding loopholes that were being abused by a certain player. [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-18]
- Increased font cache cleanup to 2000 entries - large starmaps create more than 1000 entries [Random Chaos]
- Updated starmap widget to increase scanner circle draw speed - removed drawing of extraneous circles [Random Chaos]
- Added sorting of structures to Structure Task Dialog (icon-based structure dialog) [Random Chaos]
- Updated all structure subtypes in tech XMLs for consistency, incorporation of new tech types, and order [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-17]
- Updated starmap widget to significantly increase scanner circle draw speed [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-15]
- Added ignore user messages support using osci.ini - case sensitive comma separated list as follows: [Random Chaos]
	[ignore]
	universe = ignore,users,in,universe,forums
	galaxy = ignore,users,in,galaxy,forums
	local = ignore,private,messages,from,users

[2007-11-14]
- Added starmap functions (click on starmap before using keys): [Random Chaos & Buchtan Satan]
	CTRL-G: Toggle grid on/off
	CTRL-S: Toggle scanner circles on/off
	CTRL-L: Toggle fleet lines on/off
	CTRL-R: Toggle redirects on/off

[2007-11-13]
- Added % based fleet split support to dialog [Random Chaos]
- Updated pygameui/menu.py to support multi-column menus [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-11]
- Added planet recapture delay for pirates to gain fame and techs to prevent abuse by players friendly to pirate [Random Chaos]
- Added requirement that system being moved to has been previously scanned by the player (related to intergalactic travel abuse) [Random Chaos]

[2007-11-10]
- Added verification that move commands can only take place to targets in the owner's galaxy [Random Chaos]
- Updated damage calculation to avoid edge case float to integer conversion bugs and fixed two logic errors [Random Chaos]

[2007-10-02]
- Fixed mine field bugs and typos causing server errors and erratic behavior [Random Chaos]
- Added error catching wrapper around Research and Diplomacy phases within player Final phase to fix stats bugs when a research or diplomacy error is thrown [Random Chaos]
- Updated TL6 to balance some overpowered techs; reduced base HPs of Stealth Hull to 36 (this was improperly set to 96). [Random Chaos]

[2007-08-21]
- added German translation [Andreas]
- fixed bug with empty string in SystemOverviewDlg [PeS]
- fixed bug with StopSound in OptionsDlg [PeS]
- fixed bug in autosearch new translation [PeS]