$Header: /fridge/cvs/xscorch/ChangeLog,v 1.104 2002/06/17 22:07:34 jacob Exp $
ChangeLog for XScorch.
Copyright(c) 2002,2001,2000 Justin David Smith
Copyright(c) 2002,2001,2000 Jacob Luna Lundberg.
Changes in 0.1.15
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KNOWN BUGS
* Force Shields are definitely rebounding at odd angles sometimes.
* Graphics/Computers are fast - hangs and crashes have been reported.
* Napalm can tunnel upwards through solid rock, erm...
* AIs target dead people. ``I see dead people...''
BUG FIXES:
* Removed extra slashes being added to SC_GLOBAL_DIR in sgtk/smenu-gtk.c
* Added a signal handler for SIGPIPE and removed MSG_NOSIGNAL
NETWORK:
* Update tcpnet to 0.5, only change is removal of MSG_NOSIGNAL
AI:
* Added some support to allow AIs to use Shield Sappers, but it
is disabled for now because most of them almost always miss...
* Made AIs buy just a wee bit more aggressively. If they lose the
first several rounds, they're often effectively done for good.
What we really need here is a complete overhaul, however.
Changes in 0.1.14
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This release is gearing up toward a possible 0.2 release, now that most
of the weapons are implemented...
KNOWN BUGS
* Force Shields are definitely rebounding at odd angles sometimes.
* Graphics/Computers are fast - hangs and crashes have been reported.
BUG FIXES:
* Fixed a segfault in _sc_spill_fill, when no walls were selected and
napalm detonated off-screen. Parts of the spill code were not using
proper VCS.
* Fixed up a quick hack for the ``useless items'' bug.
(Turning display of such items off was causing a lockup.)
* Fixed some of the long standing roller bugs.
* Fixed another roller bug (lockup on direct tank impact).
* argument misordering in memcpy() in snetconnect.c
* Fixed order for winners/losers first
* Call order breakage in sending auto defense shield orders.
* Wrong scaling was used in reducing power when life lost.
* Return Leap Frogs to reasonable y values before creating children.
* Fixed the funky tank placement where some got platforms and some not.
(sc_land_avg_height_around() didn't always get it right)
* Fixed potential infinite loop in MORON AI
(thanks to Mark Anderson for spotting)
* Fixed minor error in console driver; it allowed nonprintable chars
* Fixed the buggy allowreturn logic in sactiveconsole.c
* Fixed a bug that allowed user to issue commands to AI if the AI
spent awhile thinking (this was one heck of a ``feature'' :)
ACCESSORIES:
* Improved magnetic effect precision in mag shielding.
* Added the Tank Defense window (for Auto Defense accessories).
It's currently incompletely implemented but I wanted to check
it in anyway while I go off looking for a checkbox widget...
* Months later -- finished the Tank Defense window. Yay!
WEAPONS:
* Fixed thia really naaty apelling error in the weapona def file.
ECONOMICS:
* Winnings now scale by initialcash, so as not to be trivialised
by a high interest rate and initial cash setting.
* There is now a Lottery option that awards a random weapon to a
random player before each round.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* --insanity does something now :)
* Status bar includes information on rounds.
* Added PGUP and PGDN to the tank power key bindings.
* Cleaning up hacks in inventory dialogue
* Made player selweapon and selshield use info ptrs. This also
cleans up the former hack used to fix the ``useless items bug''.
NETWORK:
* The low level of the network has been switched over to a much cleaner
packet engine designed for TCP specifically. If all goes well, there
won't be any real change to network games, but this will allow for us
to start working on the areas of networking that need it...
* Update tcpnet to 0.4, no interface or packet changes.
Changes in 0.1.13
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KNOWN BUGS:
* There is some evidence that force shields may not be rebounding
weapons in quite the right direction, but only occasionally.
* Player drop, death and move events do not trigger a landfall on
land above the tank (can only happen in certain circumstances but
appears to be aggravated in Interleave mode)
BUG FIXES:
* Fixed buggy calculations for determining shield and tank impacts.
* Fixed a nasty bug where double-clicking in inventory screen and
other locations was interpreted as _three_ button clicks, not 2.
* Fixed funky bombs so they will draw arcs when the center of
detonation is at ground level (or more specifically, one pixel
below ground level).
* Fixed bug in scrollable active consoles, which caused mouse click
events to be interpreted at the wrong locations when scrolled.
* Fixed error in values displayed in inventory header (round count)
INTERFACE:
* Keybindings for shields have changed! Press `e' to engage the
shields now; the `s' key now toggles between shields which are
currently in inventory, as it should always have done...
* Status bar has been redesigned: there is a new option, Extended
Status in game options window, which will bring up a two-line
statusbar; the second line contains less vital information about
the current game.
* Added wind indicator to top-right of screen
* Status bar now accepts mouse input on certain controls, to toggle
weapons, activate shields, toggle triggers, use batteries, move.
* Information about the currently selected item is now displayed at
the bottom of the inventory screen.
The currently selected shields are displayed in the status bar next
to the strength of the current shield. The display for currently
selected shields is a bit cryptic, but it will help to know that
shields are classified by their power, with a suffix indicating type:
M for magnetic, F for force, and S for standard shields. So, for
example, `160M' represents a magnetic shield with 16000 life.
When no shields are selected (i.e. you have no shields left in your
inventory), the text `None' is displayed next to the shield power in
the status bar.
ACCESSORIES:
* Remove shield probability hack.
* Support for Magnetic Shields.
* Support for Force Shields.
* Disallow shields directly absorbing their owner's missiles.
* Each shield type has its own colour.
* Solar Panels can recharge some shield damage each turn.
The magnetic shielding is a very complex piece to tune correctly
so it may be a bit odd until we get it adjusted just right. Feel
free to e-mail us (particularly Jacob) with any suggestions as to
tuning or functionality of the new shielding.
WEAPONS:
* Created the Shield Sapper weapon, which really saps shields.
AI:
* Worked on AI targetting, making them compensate for new shields
* Added new option, "Always Offset" to the AI controller menu.
* Added new option, "Scan Refinement" to the AI controller menu.
* Updates to Annihilator AI, w.r.t. its budget
* AI's now know how to buy and use batteries
GAME PLAY MODES:
Interleave mode is in development. This will probably be renamed
once it stabilizes, currently it is anything but stable. When enabled,
it basically means weapons and explosions are run in parallel -- the
game will NOT stop to draw an explosion, other weapons will merrily
continue to fly and detonate.
The major problem with it right now is an issue of causality -- when
do certain events occur? F.e., land isn't cleared until an explosion
clears (not as its exploding), which causes drastically different
behaviour for spread weapons than the old state machine gave. Whether
this is a good or bad thing? *shrug*
If you really want to play with this, check the ``Interleave Tracking''
checkbox in the ``Game Options'' window. And watch out for levitating
napalm :)
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Immobile tanks are identified in player screen with an `(I)'
* Auto defense now automatically revives dead shields when the
tank sustains damage
* Cleaned up GTK dialogue code
* Tank info and Tank Fuel screens now focus properly, and also
accept the ESC key to close the windows out (in addition to
Return)
* Fixed most console windows so they FINALLY grab focus like
they were supposed to do 10 releases back or so...
* Added tooltips, and a configuration option in Game Options
to turn tooltips off.
* Console scrollbars now accept mouse input
* Consoles now accept PageUp/PageDown to scroll
* State machine overhaul (partly to support interleaving
the various tracking states, making simultaneous explosions
and weapon tracking possible)
Changes in 0.1.12
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This release should be considered to resolve most of the stability
regression of the last release, except in the networking code, which
is already marked with a big fat EXPERIMENTAL anyway. ;-)
BUG FIXES:
* Fixed a nasty loop bug in the Moron AI weapons purchasing.
* Enabled compile-time font selection (see sgtkfont.h).
* Fixed a memory leak in an aibuy failure path probably nobody sees.
* Fixed can-buy limitations for one-time purchases (like Triple Turret).
* Removed const from info structs (no user-visible change I hope).
* Fixed a `weapon inventories linger from one game to the next' bug.
* Working on getting tunnelling to work properly... Currently the
tunnelling is working reasonably well (landfall is postponed until
the weapon actually detonates) but there is some strange rebound
going on when the weapon first impacts with land...
* Implemented proper mechanism for making course corrections to a
missile in FLIGHT mode, use sc_traj_revise_velocity(), do NOT attempt
to modify the control equations directly.
* Above fix also fixes tunnelling rebound bug
* Fixed wind bug/quicksand bug in tunnelling by revising acceleration
values while a weapon is tunnelling through the ground. This finally
makes tunnelling quite usable!
TANK PROFILES:
* Added two new tank profiles and renamed Default to Fortification.
* Added support for more/less fuel-efficient tanks.
* Added support for harder/softer tanks.
* Added support for immobile tanks.
* Added turretRadius option (affects both firing point and drawing).
Make sure this value is large enough to be outside shield radius...
Yes yes, so hardness isn't really a very good measure of how much damage
a tank will take. When I worked for a Titanium manufacturer they were
constantly looking for that elusive balance of hardness and strength that
would work best on tanks. It's worth a lot of money... Plus real tanks
tend to have this brittle filler crap that is supposed to absorb the
shock from direct hits. Turns out that otherwise the concussion will
often do in the tank's occupants even if the tank itself isn't really
breached. Hmm. So anyway, it's a computer game. Let's just call it
hardness, ok? =)
ACCESSORIES:
* Fixed contact triggers so they're only consumed if they're consumable.
* The accessories.def version of the weapons.def file is now supported.
* Added batteries for repairing tank damage (and therefore allowing you
to restore full firing power when damaged, see below). To use a single
battery on a damaged tank, press `B' -- it restores 5% of life.
WEAPONS:
* The yield calculations of spider weapons (funky bomb) are increased
by 50% to more accurately model the yields given in the real code.
On average, 75% of legs are detonated, not 50% as assumed before.
* Remove the phoenix debug output that snuck into the last release.
* Restored the functionality of the DEFER state flag.
* Resolve remaining Leap Frog issues.
* Firing power is limited by tank's life (i.e. damage sustained directly
to tank will affect maximum firing ability)
* Added precision weapons buying for Choosers and Calculators.
* Made AIs that buy from lists of weapons a bit less predictable.
* Introduced notion of ground damping to tunneling weapons.
* Ground damping constant can be controlled in Physics Options window.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Fixed AUTHORS to credit Brian Bassett as the new Debian maintainer.
Changes in 0.1.11
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KNOWN ISSUES:
* This release may be a regression in stability. There are changes
to internal game structures that the network code definitely has
NOT been updated for, in particular. 0.1.10 is more stable, but
hey -- this release has rollers :)
* For most accessories, you can only purchase one bundle right now.
Don't know why, but bug will probably be cleared once accessories
are moved to the config files.
* Tunnelling leaves a lot to be desired. It produces ah... amusing
effects -- probably also why digger/sandhog weapons don't work.
WEAPONRY AND ACCESSORIES:
* Roller weapons are now supported.
* Work is in progress on the digger/sandhog weapons.
* Work is in progress on tunnelling/contact triggers.
* Auto-defense is now implemented, so sequential mode is now
playable :) Auto-defense will just bring up the best shields
that you have at the beginning of the round; not too fancy
right now. Includes AI support for auto-defense.
* Fixed bug in napalm spill code that caused napalm weapons to
fizzle unexpectedly in certain terrains.
* Really fixed the fuel bug this time...
* Check out the new weapons.def file!
NETWORK:
* Player status is now sent across the network; the network
information panel will tell you who else is in the game,
their network address, and their current status.
* Not much progress here this time. Go play with weapons.def!
* Network support is NOT compatible with previous releases, and
currently no weapon configurations are sent across; so you
will see _very_ interesting results if you mix-n-match the
weapon.def files on each client.
EXPLOSIONS AND ANIMATION:
* Explosions now ``clear'' by erasing from the inside out.
* Fixed redraw problem when using riot bombs (bug was introduced
in the prerelease from the new explosion clearing code).
* Dirt bombs and riot bombs now animate.
* Fixed bug where tanks are not redrawn if buried, after land fall.
* Further bugfixes in explosion drawing code.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Fixed an omission in snet/Makefile.am that prevented compiling
when mikmod enabled and installed in a nonstandard location
(thanks to Will Andrews for spotting)
* Various changes in the game timing.
* ``None'' landscape added (mainly for debug: to test rollers).
* Added support for loading user-defined weapons and tank
profiles -- see the user config file for more.
* Can now specify an alternate user config file to load, using
the --config option on the command-line.
* Build system updated; new configure option, --disable-sound,
to disable sound support in the client.
The changes required to bring the game's manipulation of weapons
structures in line and allow loading of weapons files were not at
all small ones. I (Jacob) had to rewrite several functions in
random places like saibuy.c and sinventory-gtk.c in order to allow
this to work. So in some ways this release may be a bit of a
stability regression. Please test it. Go look in the weapons.def
file and play in there too. I will try and write some useful
documentation on the structure of this file soon. In the meantime
there is some documentation inside sphoenix.h for the bold. The
next release will hopefully modify accessories to load from file.
On the other side of things, the new weapons stuff definitely will
have destabilized network games to the extent that you must make
sure the client and server have the same weapons.def file. In the
future, the server will manage the weapons lists and this will
alleviate this particular problem. Networking is still in quite a
transitional state anyway, and is likely to be unstable in other
ways as well. Look for big changes there in the ``near'' future.
Changes in 0.1.10
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NETWORK SUPPORT:
* The network sync types are now checked.
* Better documentation on the sync events in the code.
* Chat dialogue box is hooked up.
* We have packet ordering, but not yet retransmission or reordering
so if tcp manages to drop a packet it's game over...
* Lots of (now dead) bugs fell out of the new packet reception code.
* Server is now allowed to configure most game options, even after
other players have connected. Clients may look at the game options
but they will not be allowed to change the options.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Some sundry speling fixces went in to the source commentary.
* Sanity checking is performed before beginning a game.
``Bring out your dead...''
``But I'm not dead yet!''
We're still here, just incredibly busy these days -- both of us are
swamped in the vagaries of academia, work, research, and more work. But
there have been changes in the game, mostly to the networking code --
we're trying to get it to be more stable. Please give it a try, and let
us know if it's working, etc. See doc/NETWORK for some more information.
We want to get the networking stuff stable before continuing work on
other aspects of the game. If you'd like to help out on anything in the
game, just drop us an e-mail -- we'd love to have the help (and it could
speed up the release cycle, too :) We'll try to get prereleases out more
often, time permitting.
Changes in 0.1.9
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BUG FIXES:
* Deflector shield strength was too low/incorrect.
* Fixed problem with shields taking the shot when player fires to
right at 64degrees.
* Fixed problem with signal handling that prevented GTK from
exiting when various dialogues were open.
* Fuel counter wasn't decremented when moving (I think this bug was
introduced in the prereleases).
NETWORK SUPPORT:
* Gave up on UDP, ripped out xpuyopuyo's TCP codebase.
* Implemented (mostly) variable length packets and a recv queue.
* Fixed condition that might cause segfault regarding screen
sizes (see #warning's in 0.1.8 for details)
* Fixed misalignment caused by PRELUDE_BEGIN state (particularly
noticable when given the --client command-line option).
* Verification is sort of done on the current player state.
* Merged recvfrom() calls into single function (Nickolai Zeldovich)
* Fixed misalignments that were caused by a certain packet arriving
out of order.
* Messages are now displayed when client is waiting for some sort
of network activity.
* Player movement with fuel is now communicated.
* Client code was cleaned up.
* Network > Status option enabled in network games. The server can
see all client connections, although the client does not (yet) have
that information.
This is a significant overhaul of the network code base; we decided to go
with TCP after all since the amount of data communicated is rather low.
The network code is much more stable; we were able to play complete
rounds over a rather unstable network link across 1000miles :) Even the
bugs in the program (levitating land?!) were consistent on both sides.
There is better error recovery. When a client drops off permanently, we
will probably have their player permanently destroyed, or perhaps turn it
over to an AI player. Currently, nothing is done, so their tank will just
sit there until the end of time or someone gets around to blowing it up :)
The downside is 0.1.9 server can only talk to 0.1.9 clients; the protocol
is not yet stable. But it seems to be working better; if you want to
give it a try, just do ./configure --enable-network
Changes in 0.1.8
-----------------
NETWORK SUPPORT:
* It's there. It sort of works. See below.
* Merged network bugfixes by Nickolai Zeldovich
* Added --port, --server, --client, --name commandline options
* Config data/player information is synchronized, sort of.
* Player orders and inventories are synchronized.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Random walls implemented
* Fixed bug with getopt() that prevented compile on SunOS
* The animate flag is now used in land, player dropping
This release is a bugfix-only release, unless you're following network
development. If you're following the network development, PLEASE read
doc/NETWORK for the current status, especially before sending in bug
reports. Networking is disabled by default, you need to ./configure
--enable-network if you want to try network play.
There was a segfault-on-startup report on a libc-5 system, but we've been
unable to determine if xscorch was at fault. Anyone out there with Linux
libc 5.3.12 who has been able to run xscorch?
Changes in 0.1.7
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NETWORKING MODE:
* Client/server communication code written.
* Control messages and chat appear to be working.
* Chat sort of works (can send, but text box isn't updated for recv)
BUG FIXES:
* VCS bug: tanks disappear when wrapping around - fixed.
* VCS bug: tanks can colocate if in different frames - fixed.
* VCS bug: distance calculation for damage could take long path even
with wraparound boundaries, causing no damage to be dealt even
though it is reasonable to expect damage - fixed.
The virtual coordinate system (VCS) was implemented in 0.1.5 to make
coordinate specification simpler, by allowing us to specify coordinates
without having to worry about the boundary conditions all over the code.
Unfortunately, this change broke a lot of things. Hopefully they are
fixed now.
Networking code is disabled by default; you must configure with the
option --enable-network to build the networking code. NETWORK GAMES
ARE NOT CURRENTLY PLAYABLE, but if you'd like to check out the code,
help debug it or better yet, send in code, we'd appreciate it.
Changes in 0.1.6
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BUG FIXES:
* Fixed an off-by-one error that will cause segfaults on game start
for most operating systems (even sometimes Linux).
* Additional safeties to avoid a potential but unlikely segfault
when verifying phoenix class weaponry.
* make install now uses DESTDIR.
PORTABILITY:
* Removed some DEBUG defines that used ellipsi from xscorch.h.
* Replaced variable array declarations with malloc/free.
GAMEPLAY:
* Tank profiles are implemented. As a direct consequence, tanks can
no longer occupy the same location on the screen. Nor can they
occupy the same position as a blob of land. The physics model should
be much better behaved, now. This also means there will be user-
selectable tank icons, in the near future.
If you get any `levitation' warnings during the game, please contact us
promptly. I think I've resolved the levitation bug, but I'm not sure.
Changes in 0.1.5
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BUG FIXES:
* Fix minor alloc bug with AI controller (Nickolai Zeldovich).
* Problems with attempting to install to `NONE' are hopefully fixed.
* Since 0.1.2, funky bombs detonated near the edge of the screen could
send legs in the wrong direction. This has hopefully been solved as
part of a large simplification in how land locations are specified.
GAMEPLAY:
* Player starting positions are now randomized (Nickolai Zeldovich).
WEAPONS:
* Liquid dirt implemented.
* Triple Shots have gone away, in favor of the new Triple Turret
accessory, which now impacts both baby missiles and missiles...
* Weapon verification completed, one step closer to weapon save files.
Ah, I forgot to release 0.1.4, in the midst of the system crash. Let's
see, Sequential mode has been implemented, but otherwise the changes from
0.1.4 were minor. Tank profiles (-> custom tank icons) are next on
Justin's list, and user-defined weapons are coming up on Jacob's list.
Changes in 0.1.4
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BUG FIXES:
* Fix realloc bug that shows up in Solaris (Nickolai Zeldovich).
GAMEPLAY:
* Sequential mode implemented
* Explosions are now faster
Changes in 0.1.3
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BUG FIXES:
* Bug prevented compiling without sound support, now fixed.
GRAPHICS:
* Napalm now has flames. In the next version, they'll probably be
animated flames.
USER INTERFACE:
* Pause feature: press ^Z. This is only meaningful during actual
firing but it's kind of handy to be able to pause the game while
the missiles are flying...
Changes in 0.1.2
-----------------
BUG FIXES:
* Fix crash on startup: 0.1.1 introduced a realloc thinko because I
wasn't really prepared to release yet. The realloc was to remind me
how it should get done... This release makes sure to initialise that
pointer first. ;) -Jacob
* Made Spider weapons (Funky Bombs) avoid potential lockup.
* Fixed fatal bug with --geometry, when dimensions given were small.
SOUND SUPPORT:
* Sound support is present - see below for comments.
USER INTERFACE:
* Minor enhancements; status bar is now usable in small screens (it
will split into two rows so you still have access to all the info)
* Inventory lists will attempt to adjust to the current window size.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* `Unknown' AI added. This will select a random AI type, but
you will not be informed which AI you are playing against!
* `Random' landscape generator and `Random' sky selection. These
will select any of the landscape generators to construct land.
* `Mass Kill', in the System Menu, is implemented.
* Icon-related code updated.
* Ditch Day's Tomorrow!
Sound support is present, but as you'll quickly notice, there are no
sounds yet. Neither of us is particularly musically gifted, so if
someone out there is willing to write modules and sound effects, that
would be great! The system is currently looking for XM files, although
any format playable by libmikmod is fine.
If you're interested in doing music, I've been thinking of splitting
it into five parts, prelude, inventory screen, main game, end round,
and end game.
Changes in 0.1.1
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USER INTERFACE:
* Merged icon, in xscorch-icon.xpm (Matti Hänninen).
* New xscorch logo! (thanks to Claire Luna Lundberg)
* Now you can find out who killed you (at end of round).
Look for the horribly labelled `Xby' field.
* Added --geometry command-line option
* Inventory lists are scrolling. Unfortunately, the scroll
bars are not actually hooked up (yet). Arrow keys will
scroll through the list; I'll get the pager keys working
someday. Also, the inventory lists will be smarter about
dynamically sizing in the next release.
WEAPONS and DETONATIONS:
* Version 1.0 of Riot Bombs, dirt weapons.
* Ripped out constants all over the place to allow dynamic
resizing of weapon and accessory lists. This allows changes
that will introduce save files for both categories.
* Made RAND phoenix location work (mostly).
* Killed one of the state flag ints in the sc_weapon struct.
* New plasma explosion-drawing code
LAND and GRAPHICS:
* New landscape: Canyon
This release is primarily a bugfix release for folks who were having
crashes when running the game on recent Debian and FreeBSD releases.
The bug corrected is that of pressing Enter while in Inventory or
certain other screens.
In the meantime, enjoy the dirt bomb and riot charges :)
Changes in 0.1.0
-----------------
LAND and GRAPHICS:
* Merged Matti Hänninen's improved land generation code.
* Finally fixed the land_level bug on right boundary.
* Explosions wrap when wraparound walls are selected
* Added support for dynamic screen size / other graphics
options are implemented, and the graphics pipe has been
optimized yet again. Land draws fast, now!
CONFIGURATION:
* Configuration files have been written; can save the game
options (well, most of them) by clicking the "Save Options"
button in the main menu.
WEAPONS and DETONATIONS:
* Funky Bombs really work now.
* Added "Black Rain" under arms level four.
* Complete separation of location from function of phoenix
weapons. This will make some really twisted weapons possible
to create if you tweak sweapon.c right. But the weapons
struct is rather poorly documented / commented right now...
* Improvements to weapon yield calculations used by AIs.
* Adjustments to scaling of Leap Frogs.
* Trace Paths is implemented.
* Napalm is implemented.
* Players can die in several ways.
Napalm is implemented. It isn't all that great yet, but it
is implemented. Future improvements will bring along burnt
land, and animated flames... for the time being, the relevant
part -- the destructive power -- is there. :)
AI CONTROLLER:
The AI controller is implemented. These options are global,
they will affect all AI types. These options will generally
make the game quite miserable for the human players.
- Human Target Practice: AI's will always prefer human
targets to AI targets (except for AI's that fire at
random). When playing against 9 Calculators, this can
make your day pretty lousy.
- Allow Offset Targetting: generally, when a weapon hits a
shield it does less damage than an explosion detonating
right outside the shield (weapons hitting the shield do
not have a chance to detonate). This changes the AI
targetting behaviour so they will deliberately aim outside
the shield, if their intended victim has raised shields.
- No budget constraints: AI's will spend as much money as
they can, disregarding their budget preferences.
MISCELLANEOUS:
* Fixed a serious timing problem in the game
* Fuel has been implemented; press "F". While in fuel menu,
you can use buttons or the Left/Right arrow keys to move.
* System menu implemented (Ctrl-Y)
* Explosions wrap when wraparound walls are selected
* Added --yields command-line option
* Options not implemented are marked "N/A"
* Actual documentation exists, yay!
At this point, the game is functional enough to go to 0.1.0. The 0.1.0
series will see addition of the missing weapons and accessories, and
implementation of the remaining "N/A" options.
Please note, that _two_ versions of the man page will be installed. One
is a "standard" manpage, while the other is a text document which is used
for the on-line game help. You may remove the latter document, but the
Help menu will no longer function.
Changes in 0.0.2
-----------------
* Justin: I broke smoke tracers. Hopefully they are fixed now.
* Jacob: Changed accessory lookup to model after weapon lookup.
Created a weapon-specific yield calculation function.
Increased velocity damping in Leap-Frog weapons.
Made shield damage spill over when a shield fails.
Made chain weapons get smaller not larger.
Cleaned up and moved sc_phoenix_frog to sc_phoenix_chain.
* Justin: Major UI changes. Console widgets are now implemented so we
can have decent mouse support. As time permits, these consoles
will take on a style other than the current "block-character"
format they are in. The widgets will probably change in
appearance, but the usage will remain the same.
* Justin: Overhaul of configuration dialogues
* Justin: Added --insanity command-line option.
Thanks to everyone who dropped us a note about the first release -- we
appreciate the feedback!
There's not much new, in terms of gameplay. This release is mainly a
restructuring of the code, so most of the advanced weapons/accessories
can be implemented. Now that the code structure has more or less
stabilized, this is a good opportunity for other interested developers
to join the bandwagon.
In the next couple of releases, most of the weapons and accessories will
be implemented (and maybe a few new items as well) -- for all of those
whose favourite weapon is napalm, don't worry -- it is at the top of the
list :)
Changes in 0.0.1
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* Justin and Jacob: Coded like crazy. Here's the result...
