Celestia

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 1.2.4

Notes:


Changes:
* Fixed bug that caused alpha blending to always be enabled for 3DS meshes
* Fixed sign error in that caused some orbits to be retrograde
* Fixed rendering of night lights to ignore ambient color (keeps night lights
  from being visible on lit side of planet.)
* Improved precision to eliminate position drifting because of rounding errors
  (was apparent when orbiting within 1km of an object)
* Replaced perfectly spherical Comet Halley with an irregular model
* Added object classifications and label coloring based on them
* Created new 'phase-lock' coordinate system
* Created new 'chase' coordinate system
* Unix Gtk: removed bug in Text enter mode. (dramsey)
* Unix Gtk: Menus for new Labels. (dramsey)
* Unix Gtk: Star Browser Body Types. (dramsey)
* Unix Gtk: Correct Underlines for Menus. (dramsey)
* Guess Body Types more accurately. (dramsey)
* Support hyperbolic orbits
* Improved algorithm for calculating positions on highly eccentric orbits
* Added setambientlight scripting command
* Enabled rendering of satellite orbits
* Windows: added open script option to file menu
* Changed orbit and dolly functions so they operate with respect to the
  current reference object instead of the selection.
* Made Goto command automatically switch to follow mode
* Fixed customorbit.cpp to compile on HP/UX
* Fixed appearance of galaxies when viewed from inside an atmosphere
* Removed duplicate entry for Iota Horologii (HR 810) in exoplanet catalog
* Unix: fixed GL extension code so it's possible to compile with Mesa 4 headers
* Unix: fixed byte swapping code
* Fixed bug that caused distant stars to disappear when viewed at some angles
* Unix Gtk: removed problem preventing ShowClouds from working. (dramsey)
* Unix Gtk: Options Dialog. (dramsey)
* Celestia Watcher extended. (dramsey)
* Unix Glut: Keyboard handling corrected. (dramsey)
* Galaxy labels were being placed incorrectly. (dramsey)
* Fixed slowdown while rendering shadows on TNT, Rage Pro cards
* Model precession of rotation axis
* New script commands: set, gotoloc, chase, lock
* Fixed orbits of major planets so that they don't get wacky far into the
  future or past
* Windows: fixed image capture in Windows so it doesn't screw up texture loading
* Display time to arrival when travelling
* Added preloadtex command for scripting
* Enforce a maximum time rate of 1e15 times normal