File Release Notes and Changelog
Notes:
Changes:
It's now possible to fix the price of an Accessory by setting the FreeMarketLimit of it to 0
The price of each accessory is calculated and stored exactly with no rounding, the rounding is only applied to the visible prices.
Removed the dependancy on returning char * from certain S3D APIs (for thread safety)
Most S3D global APIs are now namespaced into the S3D:: namespace
Updated directory structure to enforce server only builds (client directories are not added to server -I path)
Changed landscape to use geomipmaps instead of ROAM
Removed option to have border heightmap around landscape (just make larger landscape)
Optimized indexing of water and landscape into larger VBOs
Water LOD now depends on water mesh detail as well as distance
Added quadtree for water/land visibility
Started experimental splatting texture mapping for landscape
Added LUA scripting language support
Player dies when less than 1 HP (avoids 0 HP tanks)
Fixed tanks being positioned in the corner when joining at round begining
Added -startcustom option to server to start using default server.xml file
Added errosion and noise to options for landscape generation
Optimized collision space updates to be more efficient
Boids are now all grouped into groups of 5 to make flocking algorithm more efficient
New boids can be added in the middle of a round
Added option for simpler water shaders for framerate improvement
Optimized object visibility checks to use quadtree
Optimized/minimized OpenGL calls during landscape/water rendering
Added arenawidth and arenaheight options to landscape defn to allow smaller playable area to be defined
Added weaponscript for LUA scripted weapons
Enlarged the LAN, MOTD and Tank dialogs to fit mimimum GUI size
Added nosingleflow attribute to napalm to make it fill the area more
Added console enforced parsing of console commands
Added console tab completion for console command arguments
Added script hooks to allow LUA scripts to be called on S3D events
Combat messages are now shown in the server log
Fog also applied to landscape in shader mode
Added usenumber attribute to accessories to specifiy the number to use up when fired (supported 0 or 1)
Changed fonts to dejavu to provide a larger set of characters
Added multi-lingual localization support for Scorched3D guis
Added multi-lingual character support for Scorched3D chat and player names
Fullscreen mode is now only the default on Win32 systems
Skill and skill change now displayed on tooltips and combat messages
Added server admin permissions
Admin users can now change their own passwords
Added server GUI to client to perform simple add/remove player operations. Can be used in offline mode too.
Changed effectiveness of some shields after playing review
Changed rollers to be less bouncy
Changed key duplicates to be a warning rather than halting the program
Added nobuy tag to accessories to allow accessories that can be given but not bought
Landscape definition and texture files are chosen at random within each landscape (if cycle maps is off)
