[Rails-users] Rails 2.0 beta 5 available

[Stefan F. <ste...@we...>]

Hopefully this time the final one.

A new game is supported:
Helmut Ohley's 18NL is a 1830 with new map/companies based in the 
Netherlands.

And changes/fixes mainly for 1835, details see below.

Stefan

Current Roadmap:
http://github.com/freystef/Rails/wiki/Roadmap


## Installing

* Webstart the beta release (all users)

http://rails.sf.net/webstart/rails.jnlp

* Download single exe launcher (Windows users)

Download the single exe file and start it directly.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rails/files/Rails/2.0/


* Download single jar (Mac and *nix users)

Download the single jar and start it directly (by double-click or
command line "java -jar" command).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rails/files/Rails/2.0/

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# Rails 2.0 Beta 5 release:

## Beta 5 Improvements

### 18NL supported

For details of the game see <a 
href="http://www.ohley.de/18nl/start.htm">18NL documentation</a>.

### Tile and Token lays

Implementation of edge cases / rules ambiguities, see [document on 
special tiles and token lays.](PrivatesTileToken)

### 1835
* New implementation to exchange the president certificate, for details 
see [document on selling the president certificate.](SellingPresident)

* A new game option allows to select the Westermann ruling that NF/PfB 
token powers are restricted to the token lay step

## Bugs fixed in Beta 5 Release

### Fixed UI Bugs
* fixed display of tokens in hex tooltip
* fixed display of tokens of map for 4-slots cities (e.g. NYC in 1830 
Coalfields)
* in StartRoundWindow the priority player indication is updated

### Fixed 1830 (and derivatives) Bugs
* fixed bug during auction that zero price private was bought by wrong 
player

### Fixed 1835 bugs:
* (partial) fix for 1835: swap of presidency after prussian merger 
round: exchange 10% before 5% shares