CHANGES.txt for Defendguin
by Bill Kendrick
bill@newbreedsoftware.com
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/defendguin/
Version 0.0.10
July 27, 2002
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.9
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Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug where not all aliens would be killed by smartbomb
when near the 'seam' of the scrolling map.
Oohara Yuuma <oohara@libra.interq.or.jp>
* Fixed non-transparent color in one of the ships-flame animation images.
Interface:
* Option screen allows adjusting volume for sound effects and music
Internal:
* Volume options now saved-to and loaded-from ~/.defendguinrc
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.8
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Bugfixes:
* Removed reference to "tetris.mid", which was removed in 0.0.8. (Sorry!)
Installation:
* Alter Makefile for install target
Christian T. Steigies <christian@steigies.net>
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.7
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Graphics:
* Fixed bug with Evil Bill explosion.
* Added radioactive symbol to smartbomb icon.
* Changed main menu's arrow to a spinning Tux.
* Made ship icon (lives display in HUD) nicer looking.
* Made mountains look nicer.
Documentation:
* A few touch-ups in README.txt.
* Added a man page!
Interface:
* More work on the options screen.
* Level and score for each player from the last game are displayed
on the title screen at the bottom left and right.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.6
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Graphics:
* Spiffy 'one-up' effect added.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.5
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Internal:
* Two player mode now supported!!!
* Now calls "Mix_HaltChannel()" to stop all audio before quitting.
(Not doing this could cause seg. faults)
Andreas Umbach <marvin@tulpe.ards.dataway.ch>
* rand() calls in SDL_MapRGB() call are now casted to Uint8.
Andy Howe <Parasite@cooper-mtn.com>
* M_PI defined at the top of defendguin.c in case math.h doesn't do it.
Andy Howe <Parasite@cooper-mtn.com>
* Six digit scores are justified correctly.
Enemies:
* Mutants are harder to kill (it was especially easy to kill many of
them at once when the planet had been destroyed).
Documentation:
* INSTALL.txt cleaned up.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.4
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Installation:
* "install" target added to "Makefile".
* RPM ".spec" file created.
* ".lsm" description created.
Documentation:
* Information on using "make install" and the new Makefile defaults added
to INSTALL.txt.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.3
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Internal:
* "random()" and "srandom()" calls changed to "rand()" and "srand()"
Phoenix Kokido <kokido@postmark.net>
* Game prefers 16-bit depth, but prefers native depth over emulated 16-bit!
Mattias Engdegard <f91-men@nada.kth.se>
* Enemies shoot more and more often as levels progress.
* Penguinoids would remain un-abductable even if their abductor was
destroyed. This caused fewer and fewer penguinoids getting
abducted.
* Evil Bill would disappear and the game would never end if you
destroyed all penguins on level 20. Fixed!
Enemies:
* Boss character no longer easy to kill with an autofire joystick.
* Mutants can no longer shoot while they're warping in.
* Mutant and UFO shots come out of the right spot now.
Sounds:
* Alien bullets make noise.
* Game success music continues to play on title screen after you beat
the game (it's a nice song).
Interface:
* Pause feature added. Press [TAB] or [P] to pause. Enjoy the
pretty effects.
* Current level displayed above score.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.2b
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Internal:
* Evil Bill's size is taken into account when shooting / colliding.
Interface:
* Command-line options now supported.
Graphics:
* Evil Bill graphics changed.
* Evil Bill starts burning flames when he's really hurt.
Controls:
* Joystick support.
Eric Lefevre <lefevre.tmp@wanadoo.fr>
* Joystick fire button can be used to skip intro screen and to select
the current option.
CHANCES SINCE 0.0.2
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* Oops - 0.0.2 wasn't supposed to be released!
FPS display turned off, and you start at level 1 (instead of 19!!!)
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.1
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Internal:
* Updated for SDL 1.0.0 and SDL mixer library 1.0.0.
* Fixed bug in alien-creation function.
* Made lasers go faster (it was too easy before).
* Tweaked number of aliens to appear at beginning of a level.
* Stars in background streak the right way all the time.
* Tweaked how mutants fly around.
Enemies:
* Added boss character.
Installation:
* Makefile changed to use SDL's new "sdl-config" script.
Documentation:
* Files renamed to have ".txt" extensions.
Graphics:
* Ship graphics changed to look like the nice one from loader screen.
CHANGES SINCE 0.0.0
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Display:
* Title screen starfield speed tweaked.
* Level bonus display added.
* Game over display added.
Controls:
* Thrust key added ([1]).
* Reverse key added ([2]).
Documentation:
* AUTHORS file updated.
* README file updated.
Sound:
* Music doesn't stop during the "PRESS A KEY" screen.
* Music is played during the game.
Levels:
* More aliens materialize if the first batch are killed or approx.
30 seconds pass.
* Baiters materialize if you take too long to complete a level.
* One-up and extra smart bombs every 10,000 points.
Internal:
* The array of floating score images was never initialized. Now it is.
* UFO's will no longer go out of bounds if the planet's destroyed.
* You can't catch a penguinoid if you just died.
* UFO's can't shoot while they're beaming in.
* You can't get hurt by aliens if you collide with them while they're
beaming in.
INITIAL RELEASE 0.0.0 - November 26, 1999
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* Initial alpha release.
