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< h1 > ChangeLog for EDuke32< / h1 >
< p > 1.4.0 beta 1, released May 11, 2006< / p >
< h2 > Core changes< / h2 >
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< li > added support for defining dummy tiles in the def files to eliminate the need for placeholders for hightile art< / li >
< li > added a temporary projection hack to reduce HOM at the top and bottom of the screen< / li >
< li > fixed P2P multiplayer with more than two players< / li >
< li > fixed a nasty memory corruption issue with screen tinting that resulted in crashes in the classic renderer< / li >
< li > fixed a palette issue with the in-game textured 2D map in Polymost< / li >
< li > fixed a mouse input bug in winlayer that resulted in loss of input precision< / li >
< li > modified the def loader to perform two passes; one to load GRPs early in game startup, and one to do the rest later on< / li >
< li > tweaks to caching system to leave more memory available for hightile art< / li >
< li > proper alpha sorting on md3 models< / li >
< li > removed usegoodalpha in favor of an alternate sprite sorting algorithm (note: rendering glitches may occur)< / li >
< li > attempt to correct display perspective in order to properly display HUD models< / li >
< li > netcode packet rate now 26 (was 40)< / li >
< li > don't use 100% CPU when waiting for players to join a multiplayer game< / li >
< li > reduce mouse wheel input lock time to 25ms (was 100ms)< / li >
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< h2 > Game changes< / h2 >
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< li > completely reworked mouse sensitivity and added an input filter slider< / li >
< li > changed the weapon switching to be less restrictive in order to assist weapon changes via mouse wheel< / li >
< li > added support for alt+enter to switch between fullscreen and windowed mode< / li >
< li > added an option to disable demo playback cameras< / li >
< li > added support for scaling the crosshair to 1/2 or 1/4 normal size< / li >
< li > added an option to enable autoaim only for hitscan weapons (bullets)< / li >
< li > changed the default video mode to 1024x768x32 and added several fallback choices< / li >
< li > reworked the quicksave and quickload functions such as to not prompt the player on use< / li >
< li > set the default controls to WSAD + mouse aiming< / li >
< li > restore the pause key behavior from Duke 1.5 wherein the "GAME PAUSED" message isn't displayed when shift is pressed while pausing< / li >
< li > fixed an infinite loop and a palette corruption bug regarding the video setup menu and switching to the classic renderer< / li >
< li > fixed an issue where the automap would scroll itself and/or jitter when the game was paused while moving< / li >
< li > fixed pistol timing to more closely match Duke 1.5< / li >
< li > fixed long-standing quick kick animation bug< / li >
< li > fixed kick attack speed to more closely match Duke 1.5< / li >
< li > fixed an issue with shift+F5 not allowing selection of music defined for episode 5 and up< / li >
< li > changed the default menu background to something more pleasing< / li >
< li > restructured the option menus to make more sense< / li >
< li > expanded the "HUD weapon" menu option to allow displaying a weapon's pickup sprite instead of the HUD art< / li >
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< h2 > Multiplayer changes< / h2 >
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< li > Duke Talk menu option can now be set to "all" to hear enemy pain sounds< / li >
< li > added an option to disable nuke button exits in deathmatch< / li >
< li > greatly improved the text chat by increasing the text buffer size and by implementing basic line wrapping< / li >
< li > added a voting system for map changes along with a menu option to automatically vote yes or no< / li >
< li > added an icon above the heads of other players for when they're chatting or using the menu< / li >
< li > added an option to automatically send messages to all players rather than prompting< / li >
< li > added an option to display the name of the opponent you're currently aiming at< / li >
< li > added a player setup menu to configure player name, color, macros, and weapon/aiming options mid-game< / li >
< li > added support for Rancidmeat network configuration files via -rmnet command line parameter< / li >
< li > detect and correct internal vs external IP address issues when using Rancidmeat configuration files< / li >
< li > added dummy duke3d_w32.exe to facilitate EDuke32 multiplayer via DukesterX 1.5< / li >
< li > added support for in-game selection and loading of different user maps< / li >
< li > added support for various player death messages which can be redefined in the CONs< / li >
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< li > added support for Quake-style color codes in player names and text chat (code format is ^< palette> )< / li >
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< li > limit player name to 10 characters (not counting color codes)< / li >
< li > fixed issue where multiple players trying to step on the same shrunken enemy would kill the game< / li >
< li > fixed issue where briefly tapping the jump key would produce a lag effect during the resulting jump< / li >
< li > fixed issue where using the jetpack + steroids would produce a lag effect in P2P mode< / li >
< li > fixed several out-of-sync issues< / li >
< li > fixed a long-standing bug wherein a player death could be counted as both a death and a suicide< / li >
< li > fixed screen resizing issue when typing - and = in chat< / li >
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< h2 > CON changes< / h2 >
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< li > added "save" command to allow the creation of automatic checkpoints< / li >
< li > added "cansee" and "canseespr" commands to easily determine whether two sprites or sets of coordinates have visibility< / li >
< li > added "definegamefuncname" command to change the key names used in the configuration file and in the control setup menus< / li >
< li > added additional safety checks to get/setuserdef/player/sector/sprite/wall/input< / li >
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< li > added support for Quake-style color codes in quotes (code format is ^< palette> )< / li >
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< li > added extra timing checks to the weapon system; note that weapons with strange TOTALTIME and FIREDELAY values may no longer fire< / li >
< li > save quotes, dynamic-to-static tile remapping information, extended sprite flags and sprite caching info to savegames< / li >
< li > reworked the quote system to use dynamically allocated memory and doubled the length of each individual quote< / li >
< li > fixed a savegame issue where some gamevar values may not have been restored properly and added more sanity checks to savegame loading< / li >
< li > fixed an issue with FRAMEEFFECT1 sprites ending up with the wrong tspr->picnum< / li >
< li > fixed a potential issue where custom projectiles that hit a player wouldn't knock the player back< / li >
< li > fixed a bug in the findnearactor3d command and further sped up findnearactor3d and findnearsprite3d< / li >
< li > fixed an issue where tab characters in CON files could screw up label names< / li >
< li > fixed a crash that occurred when hitscan type custom projectiles with trails were fired at a wall from a distance of 0< / li >
< li > removed the RENDERSIZE attribute for weapons< / li >
< li > made slight optimizations to various commands< / li >
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< h2 > Console changes< / h2 >
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< li > added the following cvars: "crosshair", "cl_autoaim", "cl_automsg", "cl_autovote", "cl_democams", "cl_drawweapon", "cl_idplayers", "cl_messagetime", "cl_mousefilter", "cl_showcoords", "cl_showfps", "cl_smoothinput", "cl_statusbarmode", "cl_statusbarscale", "cl_weaponswitch" and "r_precache"< / li >
< li > added "addpath" command to add a new directory to the game's virtual filesystem pool< / li >
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< h2 > Mapster32 changes< / h2 >
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< li > better smoothing of mouse input when using 3D mode mouselook< / li >
< li > add ' F key combo to replace nonexistent tiles with tile 0< / li >
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< p > < br / > Please see JonoF's JFDuke3D release notes < a href = "http://www.jonof.id.au/modsuppt/jfduke3d/releasenotes.html" > here< / a > for information on features JFDuke3D shares with EDuke32< / p >
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< address > Richard "TerminX" Gobeille (< a href = "mailto:terminx@gmail.com" > terminx@gmail.com< / a > )< / address >
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