* 0.5.3 (01-03-2009)
- fix possible crash with invalid mission files
- added partial Turkish translation
* 0.5.2 (13-12-2007)
- added animation effects when moving and choosing targets
- improved portability
- updated translations: de, fr, pl
* 0.5.1 (22-01-2007)
- added two more maps, 'Baptism of Fire' and 'The Shores of Lake
Yukarwa' (Yalwa campaign)
- fixed campaign mode when resuming saved games
- fixed handicap settings not being kept in campaign games
- improved handling of connection problems in network games
- improved i18n support for non-ASCII glyphs
- extended destroyunit event to support location in addition to id
- new partial translations: Italian and Serbian
- updated translations: de, pl, sk
* 0.5.0 (08-12-2006)
- added TCP/IP networking (requires SDL_net)
- added new map 'Clipped Wings' (Yalwa campaign)
- added partial Hungarian translation
- added new event 'destroyunit'
- added new mountain tiles, and enhanced several others
- improved portability
* 0.4.9 (13-10-2005)
- added third tutorial mission
- fixed shops becoming inaccessible after moving a transporter out
- fixed bogus line numbers being reported on parsing errors in cfed
- added new event trigger 'havecrystals'
- changed loading mechanism for crystals to be more like that for units
* 0.4.8 (08-06-2005)
- added second tutorial mission
- transporters can now be loaded before leaving a shop/transporter
- repairs now cost 1 instead of 0.5 xp per recruit
- Hovercraft can no longer cross forest tiles
- fixed unitposition trigger when used with shops
- extended unitdestroyed trigger to support unit classes
- hex hit testing is now pixel-perfect
- added desktop file
* 0.4.7 (21-02-2005)
- fixed railroads being impassable
- added single-step undo
- added first mission of a tutorial campaign
- triggering events can now obsolete other events
- replaced broken 'nextmap' event with more versatile 'configure'
- extended 'createunit' and 'research' events
- added cf2bmp utility to create map images
- updated Polish and Slovak translations
* 0.4.6 (18-01-2005)
- added new maps 'Radio Silence' and 'Swords and Plowshares' (Yalwa
campaign)
- fixed crash related to mine sweepers
- improved path finder resulting in much faster computer turns
- updated Polish and added Slovak translation
- added random terrain generation in CoMET
- improved map scrolling in CoMET
- rewrote stuff in tools/ so that no source files have to be touched for
new languages/units/tiles anymore
- various minor bugfixes
* 0.4.5 (14-10-2004)
- replaced 'The Uprising' with a new implementation, marking the start
of the Yalwa campaign
- improved event handling
- added new event 'settimer' and extended 'message'
- slightly improved computer player
- fixed two crashers in CoMET
- updated French and Polish translations
* 0.4.4 (27-08-2004)
- added new map 'The General'
- added first bits of a French translation
- added new event 'sethex' and extended 'createunit'
- replaced trigger 'turn' by 'timer' and extended 'unitposition'
- newly created units now appear in turn replays
- added basic message creation facilities to CoMET
- renamed --enable-zlib configure parameter to --with-zlib
- fixed a score of minor bugs and compiler warnings
* 0.4.3 (11-07-2004)
- added new map 'Across the Omyar Gorge'
- improved localization support for ISO-8859-2 locales
- added Polish translation
- added quick scroll via number pad and NumLock
- added a way to recover from the password dialog
- fixed build issues in non-graphical environments
* 0.4.2 (20-04-2004)
- actually applied the map switching fixes (doh!)
- fixed compilation for Mandrake 9.1 and Slackware 9.1
- revamped campaign system
- added support for difficulty levels (handicaps)
- added player selection when playing against the computer
- added default mission soundtrack
- 'createunit' events now work with arbitrary locations
- added support for changing squad size and initial xp for units
- added 'handicap' trigger
- lots of minor fixes and featurelets
* 0.4.1 (02-03-2004)
- fixed crash when switching maps in campaign games
- fixed progress bar updates in replays and respond to abort requests
- fixed a long-standing bug with move-shading sometimes shading too much
- return to main menu in PBeM games if given the wrong password three
times in a row
* 0.4.0 (22-02-2004)
- now requires SDL_ttf
- added support for i18n/l10n (see README)
- added German translation
- added new map 'Heavy Metal'
- the start window now features a small map display
- changed game window key from g to F1
- partly reverted the single-click changes
- added 'othermsg' and 'othertitle' properties for score events
- rebalanced some units
* 0.3.8 (07-01-2004)
- added new map 'Operation: Anthill'
- added an option to show only battle results in replays
- units can mostly be selected with single clicks
- fixed building without SDL_mixer
- fixed an obscure memory addressing bug
- fixed several bugs in CoMET
* 0.3.7 (07-10-2003)
- fixed occasional black border of the title image
- plugged potential memory leak
- improved computer player defense
- increased maximum map size to 250 x 250
- added keyboard navigation support to menus
- added application icon
- added event creation and editing to CoMET
- added support for general map settings to CoMET
- added a validation function to CoMET
- added basic CoMET manpage
* 0.3.6 (03-09-2003)
- fixed password protection in campaigns
- fixed unit export order in CoMET
- added support for Windows CE (crimson only)
- current resolution shows up in video options, duplicates do not
- improved tactical map for small displays and large maps
* 0.3.5 (07-08-2003)
- added new map 'Revelation'
- added support for event dependencies
- fixed movement display of units at the edge of the map
- fixed CoMET garbling messages when saving
- solo missions saved with CoMET can be played against human opponents
* 0.3.4 (29-06-2003)
- added new map 'Mountain Defense'
- you can no longer change the game mode of saved games
- fixed building with non-GNU make
- fixed event saving in CoMET
- increased effect of roads
- modified combat results display for clarity
- added getting started section to crimson manpage
* 0.3.3 (25-05-2003)
- fixed bi2cf event generation
- fixed sound problems on big-endian systems
- added an option to skip turn replays
- added crystals section to crimson manpage
- added factory configuration support to CoMET
- new title image
- converted manpages to DocBook
* 0.3.2 (06-05-2003)
- fixed creation of saved games directory (fixes saving on Windows)
- added new map 'Lankh Valley'
- cfed and CoMET now support custom sets of units and tiles
- added damage indicators and an option to disable them
- added sound options menu
- added some new and improved unit icons and images
- toggle fullscreen mode with Alt-Enter instead of F12
- fixed some compiler warnings
- more CoMET improvements
* 0.3.1 (25-03-2003)
- added unique event identifiers
- added event 'manipulateevent'
- changed production events to mining and research
- bi2cf can now handle .FIN/.fin and .SHP/.shp
- some more work on CoMET
* 0.3.0 (02-01-2003)
- changed map format for better compatibility with BattleIsle maps
- added 'LostFactories' and 'BeachRaid' maps
- added aircraft carriers, mine sweepers, and trains
- added lots of new terrain images
- crystals and units share the same space in transporters
- added unit size limits to buildings
- separated unit data and terrain data
- use zlib for compression of image data if available
- added mouse wheel support to scroller widgets (requires SDL 1.2.5+)
- added support for 320x240 resolutions
- fixed possible crash in overview window
- added progress indicator for computer player
- added raw map format support to cfed
- added new tool 'bi2cf' to convert maps from BattleIsle to CF format
- in campaign games only advance to the next map if human player won
- included first bits of 'CoMET', a graphical map editor
- fixed VPATH build
- lots of minor and internal changes
- removed outdated VisualC project files
* 0.2.8 (29-10-2002)
- fixed crash when trying to save maps with long names
- fixed signed vs. unsigned char issues (Debian #159344)
- show correct amount of crystals in transporters
- improved slider behaviour
* 0.2.7 (25-08-2002)
- added new maps 'Island Hoppers' and 'Operation: Foxhole'
- AI is now able to use transporters in many situations
- AI tries to be smarter when determining the order of unit movement
- maps can now be installed in $HOME/.crimson/levels/
- fixed handling of recursive transports in turn history
- fixed crash when trying to load arbitrary files as maps
- fixed program aborting when audio device could not be opened
- don't drop messages for final score events
- units created by the 'createunit' event are no longer disabled on
their first turn
- added support for images in unit info dialogs
- 'unitdestroyed' trigger supports selection of player for tunit = -1
- plugged some more memory leaks
- corrected some map tile definitions to actually match the docs
- some build-related updates and corrections
* 0.2.6 (02-07-2002)
- fixed an index out of bounds bug turning arbitrary hexes into plains
- computer didn't consume crystals when producing units
- single player maps can also be played against a human opponent
- reduced repair costs to 5 crystals
- added title screen
- several minor fixes
* 0.2.5 (19-06-2002)
- fixed occasional crashes during combat
- fixed units not being able to move into transports in some situations
- fixed ships sometimes not being able to target other ships
- fixed turn history display for PBeM games
- plugged a memory leak
- computer player now utilizes factories
- repairs now require a fixed amount of 10 crystals
- replaced event 'switchmap' by similar event 'nextmap'
- added new event trigger 'unitposition'
- added support for campaigns and map passwords
- added four more road tiles
* 0.2.4 (07-06-2002)
- fixed computer stomping on enemy units bug
- fixed path finding bug for stationary units
- players can now inspect neutral buildings
- added new map 'The Great Battle'
- added new event 'switchmap'
- added editor error check for messages section
- miscellaneous AI fixes and improvements
- reduced penalty for ranged attacks
- build fixes for OpenBSD
- maps and saved games now listed in alphabetical order
- continued internal reorganization
* 0.2.3 (25-04-2002)
- added unit cycling ('n')
- removed dialog box at the beginning of AI's turn
- made file parsing in editor a bit more robust
- plugged a memory leak in the editor
- added first sound effects (SDL_mixer required)
- show names of buildings at cursor position
- some internal changes
- added THANKS and TODO
* 0.2.2 (17-11-2001)
- fixed crashes on Windows 9x/ME
- video mode can be changed on the fly
- plugged two small memory leaks
- new bomber graphics
- marginally improved computer player
* 0.2.1 (21-10-2001)
- fixed a nasty map loading bug
* 0.2.0 (08-10-2001)
- new combat system
- added simple computer opponent
- save game dialog couldn't be aborted
- fixed turn history not being displayed after loading saved games
- fixed fullscreen crash on Win32
- units are correctly marked unavailable after repairs
- fixed replay order when conquering buildings
- added a bit of eye candy to the GUI
- mission set files now also define unit sounds
- added --sound command line parameter
- F11 toggles audio state
* 0.1.6 (08-08-2001)
- improved sound framework
- minor changes to the user interface
- support Win32 platforms
- fixed a few compiler warnings
* 0.1.5 (22-07-2001)
- show enemy's last turn at the beginning of a turn
- current settings are saved on exit
- F12 toggles fullscreen mode
- fullscreen command line parameter now takes an additional
argument (0 or 1)
- fixed a bug which caused blocking units to actually support the
attacker as well as the defender
- corrected some unit definitions
- more than 12 units allowed in buildings
- slightly tweaked unit movement
- fixed a bug in the list class
- fixed cfed bugs in haveunit and havebuilding triggers
- if mission briefings are to be shown on the first turn they must be
created manually as 'message' events
- removed Assault Tanks
- mission and save file format changed
- upgraded to autoconf 2.50
- continued internal restructuring
* 0.1.4 (30-05-2001)
- fixed a bug causing random first-round wins
- ask for confirmation before overwriting existing save files
- disabled in-turn saving in PBeM games
- unitdestroyed also triggers events when the unit was captured
- added event createunit and trigger haveunit
- trigger buildingtaken renamed to havebuilding and extended
- made info panel more dynamic
- units may start inside a transport
- reintroduced --level command line parameter
- added --help and --version command line parameters
- fixed a few compilation problems and Makefile glitches
- internal code clean-up
- added man pages
* 0.1.3 (30-04-2001)
- display depth changed to 16bpp
- fog is drawn using per-surface alpha blending
- added Play-By-e-Mail support
- added sound framework
- fixed display not being updated correctly when the viewport changed
in the overview map window
- display doesn't jump at the start of a turn
- fixed map tile definitions
- fixed some configure bugs
* 0.1.2 (19-04-2001)
- levels are now selected using a GUI interface
- improved usability of the building and transports window
- middle mouse button brings up building or transport window
- added keyboard control in a few places
- when units are "moved" into a building or transporter they are
already in, they are still available for movement on that turn
- added overview map
- added level information (file format changed again)
* 0.1.1 (20-03-2001)
- fixed units apparently taking an illegal path
- units move from hex to hex instead of jumping
- cursor positioned on player's unit instead of top left corner at
the start of a new turn
- mission briefings can be read from the game menu
- missions contain default player settings (file format changed)
- added mission briefings
- fixed compilation problems on some systems
- minor code clean-up
* 0.1.0 (01-03-2001)
- initial public release
