[Aime-announce] AIME 0.59 Released

[George N. <no...@ac...>]

Hi all!

   I think the major bugs have been ironed out so I'm crossing my fingers
and releasing 0.59.  It comes with greatly improved Win32 support, many
bugfixes, autoconverting area files from old versions using a completely
rewritten converter, wisdom and charisma for players, and improved attribute
dependencies for spells and skills.  In addition, this version provides the
capability to combine the builder and player ports onto a single network
port for those with port restrictions.  Details on these features can be
found in both the builder tutorial and the user's manual.

   For those upgrading, it is recommended that you backup your data before
you install over the new version.  Also, be sure to change your aime.conf
after upgrading.  You will need to use the new aime.conf as it contains a
few new settings so just go through it.  Most important, be sure to set your
BaseDir field in aime.conf to the location of your base aime directory.
Most of the problems I have been getting e-mails about end up being an
incorrectly set Basedir.

   Also, due to grad school, changes to AIME have come slower than normal
the last half year so for the next version, I am going to have incremental
releases.  0.59.1 will be the next release and will not contain as many
changes as a normal AIME release but this way you can take advantage of
changes more frequently instead of waiting 8 months for the next release.

   As always, let me know if you encounter any problems that look like it
could be a bug.  I have started putting together an FAQ for AIME to help
answer questions I receive most often.  You can check it out at
http://aime.sourceforge.net/faq.html.  It is not yet complete and I would be
happy to take suggestions for things to add there.

Hope you enjoy!

George (Slate)