1 Release Version 3.1.0 [07 JUN 2004]
2 -----------------------------------
3 - fixed obvious bug with wrong "Murphy" graphics (when digging etc.)
4 - fixed a lot of Emerald Mine and Supaplex game engine emulation bugs
5 - re-converted Emerald Mine and Supaplex levels to apply engine fixes
6 - changed default snap/drop keys from left/right Shift to Control keys
7 - added level loader for loading native Emerald Mine levels
8 - added level loader for loading native Supaplex packed levels
9 - added group elements for multiple matches and random element creation
10 - added elements that can be digged or left behind by custom elements
11 - added element "Sokoban field with player" missing for Sokoban levels
12 - added custom element features to allow building of teleporters
13 - added option to use step limit instead of time limit for level
14 - added pressing "space" key as valid action to select menu options
15 - added clipboard (cut and paste buttons) for custom and group elements
16 - added shortcut to dump brush (type ":DB" in editor) for use in forum
17 - added network multiplayer code for Windows (still only command line)
18 - replaced old tutorial level set with far better one by Niko Böhm
19 - "contributions" levels now separate package to make base set smaller
20 - too many bugfixes and changes to list them all here (see ChangeLog)
22 Release Version 3.0.8 [14 DEC 2003]
23 -----------------------------------
24 - added "musicinfo.conf" for menu and level music configuration
25 - added "editorsetup.conf" for editor element list configuration
26 - added "copy" and "exchange" functions for custom elements to editor
27 - added configurable "bored" and "sleeping" animations for the player
28 - added "awakening" sound for player when waking up after sleeping
29 - added configurable element animations for info screen
30 - added configurable music credits for info screen
31 - added configurable level set information for info screen
32 - added warnings for undefined token values in artwork config files
33 - menu entries now also selectable by clicking on entry text
34 - better sniksnak turning movement (two steps instead of only one)
35 - fixed turning movement of butterflies and fireflies (no frame reset)
36 - fixed bug with wrong default impact sound for colored emeralds
37 - fixed bug with double nut cracking sound
38 - fixed a very nasty bug in dragon turning code in TurnRoundExt()
39 - finally fixed tape recording when player is created from CE change
40 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
41 + Audrius Saikunas (4 levels)
42 + Efraim Yawitz (20 levels)
43 + Krystian Abramowicz (100 levels)
44 + Paul E Collins (formerly known as Equinox Tetrachloride; 64 levels)
45 + Sebastian Simon (12 levels)
46 - amazing new level set:
47 + "BD2K3" from Alan Bond
48 + 43 levels full of BD nostalgia, action and fantastic effects
49 + overwhelming use of custom elements
50 + complete artwork set with graphics, sounds and music
51 + available as a separate download from www.artsoft.org
52 - another great level set was updated:
53 + "jue2" from Jürgen Bonhagen
54 + 15 new mind-boggling levels full of new challenges for your brain
55 + complete artwork set with graphics and sounds
56 + available for downloading from "http://www.jb-line.de/rnd.html"
58 Release Version 3.0.7 [10 NOV 2003]
59 -----------------------------------
60 - fixed incorrectly displayed animation for attacking dragon
61 - fixed bug with not setting initial gravity for each new game
62 - fixed bug with teleportation of player by custom element change
63 - fixed bug with player not getting smashed by rock sometimes
64 - fixed serious bug in code for delayed element pushing
65 - fixed little bug in animation frame selection for pushed elements
66 - fixed bug when pushing element that can move away to the side
67 - fixed tape recording when player is created from CE element change
68 - fixed player animation frame reset for identical animations
69 - unavailable setup options now marked as "n/a" instead of "off"
70 - prevent "extended" changed elements from delay change in same frame
71 - speed-up of reading config file for verbose output
72 - added configuration option for opening and closing Supaplex exit
73 - added configuration option for moving up/down animation for Murphy
74 - added animation for "turning" action (for elements with move delay)
75 - added turning animations for bug, spaceship and sniksnak
77 Release Version 3.0.6 [06 OCT 2003]
78 -----------------------------------
79 - fixed bug when initializing font graphic structure
80 - fixed bug with animation mode "pingpong" when using only 1 frame
81 - fixed bug with extended change target introduced in 3.0.5
82 - fixed bug where passing over moving element doubles player speed
83 - fixed bug with elements continuing to move into push direction
84 - fixed bug with duplicated player when dropping bomb with shield on
85 - fixed switching bug (resetting flag when not switching but not idle)
86 - fixed element tokens for certain file elements with ".active" etc.
87 - added "switching" event for custom elements ("pressing" only once)
88 - added support for MP3 music for SDL version through SMPEG library
90 Release Version 3.0.5 [29 SEP 2003]
91 -----------------------------------
92 - fixed bug in multiple config pages loader code that caused crashes
93 - enhanced (remaining low-resolution) Supaplex graphics
94 - active/inactive sides configurable for custom element changes
95 - new movement type "move when pushed" available for custom elements
96 - now four envelope elements available
97 - font, background, animation and sound for envelope now configurable
98 - main menu doors opening/closing animation type now configurable
100 Release Version 3.0.4 [13 SEP 2003]
101 -----------------------------------
102 - fixed bug in multiple config pages code that caused crashes
103 - fixed bug in custom definition of crumbled element graphics
105 Release Version 3.0.3 [08 SEP 2003]
106 -----------------------------------
107 - fixed bug (missing array boundary check) which could crash the game
108 - fixed problem with setting mouse cursor in SDL version in fullscreen
109 - fixed problem with flickering when drawing toon animations
110 - fixed problem with player animation when snapping and moving
111 - fixed several nasty bugs that may have caused crashes on some systems
112 - added envelope content which gets displayed when collecting envelope
113 - added multiple change event pages for custom elements
114 - added support for loading various music formats through SDL_mixer
115 - added music to Supaplex classic level set
117 Release Version 3.0.2 [22 AUG 2003]
118 -----------------------------------
119 - fixed bug with messing up custom element properties in 3.0.0 levels
120 - fixed bug with choosing wrong engine version when playing tapes
121 - fixed bug with creating inaccessible elements at player position
122 - fixed bug with not finding current level artwork directory
124 Release Version 3.0.1 [18 AUG 2003]
125 -----------------------------------
126 - fixed bug that caused a crash at startup under Solaris
127 - fixed bug that caused the DOS version not finding its files
128 - fixed bug with missing graphic for active red disk bomb
129 - added custom element property for dropping collected elements
130 - added another 128 custom elements for those who can't get enough
131 - fixed PCX files in the DOS version ("classic" graphics only)
133 Release Version 3.0.0 [05 AUG 2003]
134 -----------------------------------
135 - final version bumped to 3.0.0 due to the massive changes
136 - graphics and sounds now completely and dynamically customizable
137 - custom elements now have lots of configurable properties
138 - advanced custom element settings for powerful, self-created elements
139 - fixed Supaplex gravity tubes
140 - fixed very nasty bug in SDL_image (and X11) PCX loading routine
141 - fixed some very nasty bugs in bitmap zoom routine
142 - fixed very nasty bug in level/artwork loading routine
143 - added new contributed levels and artwork from the following players:
144 * in the section "Contributions - 2002":
145 + Abby King (14 levels)
146 + Alan Bond (30 levels, all solvable, BD style artwork set)
147 + David Hutchinson (25 levels, artwork set)
148 + Equinox Tetrachloride (50 levels + 100 levels, all solvable)
149 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
150 * in the section "Contributions - 2003":
151 + Andreas Buschbeck (85 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
152 + Edward Leuf (10 levels, all solvable, artwork set)
153 + Emanuel Schmieg (22 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
154 + Gavin Davidson (47 levels)
155 + Jorge Jordan (17 levels)
156 + Rafael Gatti (17 levels)
157 + Randy Johannessen (17 levels)
158 + Richard Valvona (3 levels)
159 + Sam Bateman (35 levels)
160 - great new levels with full artwork are now available from:
161 + Juergen Bonhagen (with complete artwork set)
162 * download these levels from "http://www.jb-line.de/"
163 + Andreas Buschbeck (with complete artwork set)
164 * download these levels from "http://home.vr-web.de/~abuschbeck/"
166 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc7 [17 JUL 2003]
167 ------------------------------------------
168 - fixed bug when picking element in the editor
169 - added more custom elements properties
170 - fixed bugs when smashing penguin
172 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc6 [22 APR 2003]
173 ------------------------------------------
174 - fixed small font configuration directive bug
175 - tape recorder font slightly enhanced (now complete character set)
176 - added missing font configuration source file
177 - added updated CHANGES file ;-)
179 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc5 [20 APR 2003]
180 ------------------------------------------
181 - added generic selectbox gadget
182 - added special mouse cursor for playfield while playing
183 - font handling now more flexible (support for ISO-Latin-1 fonts)
184 - font graphics adjusted accordingly
186 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc4 [30 MAR 2003]
187 ------------------------------------------
188 - changes for menu configuration
189 - not officially announced pre-release version
190 - Emerald Mine text font now much better quality
192 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc3 [11 FEB 2003]
193 ------------------------------------------
194 - first custom element properties
195 - animation configuration for dynamically defined element actions
196 - automatically downscaled graphics (small graphics not needed anymore)
197 - ".EDITOR" and ".PREVIEW" suffixes for special editor/preview graphics
198 - toon animations (and number of toons) now fully configurable
200 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc2 [13 JAN 2003]
201 ------------------------------------------
202 - added support for stereo WAV sound files
203 - moving objects can now have arbitrary animation length
204 - new batch command for dumping level information
205 - added support for background images for all menu screens
206 - added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
207 - added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
208 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
209 + Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)
211 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc1 [31 DEC 2002]
212 ------------------------------------------
213 - level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
214 - single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
215 ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
216 by defining and using additional image files
217 - element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
218 - automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
219 - missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
220 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
221 + Abby King (14 levels)
222 + Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
223 + David Hutchinson (25 levels with graphics set)
224 + Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels guaranteed to be solvable)
225 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
227 Release Version 2.1.1 [13 AUG 2002]
228 -----------------------------------
229 - sound bug (causing crashes) fixed (reported by Keith Peterston)
230 - support for /dev/sound/dsp (devfs) added (thanks to Christoph Bauer)
231 - small NetBSD compilation bug fixed (thanks to Adam Ciarcinski)
232 - default keys for "snap field" and "place bomb" fixed for Mac OS X
233 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
235 + Gerrit Holl and Timen van den Berg
237 Release Version 2.1.0 [05 AUG 2002]
238 -----------------------------------
239 - native Mac OS X port (finally!)
240 - graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
241 - added support for TrueColor PCX graphics files
242 - added support for 16 bit WAV sound files
243 - enhanced sound system (especially regarding stereo and loop sounds)
244 - new structured setup menu (with sub-menues for graphics and sounds)
245 - added "quick save" and "quick load" functions with shortcut key
246 - added single-step playing mode (automatic pause after each step)
247 - behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor now more intuitive
248 - changed default slipping behaviour of gems back to 2.0.0 style;
249 this is now an element property for gems in the level editor,
250 although existing converted levels use the new EM gems behaviour
251 - bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on
252 - added Boulder Dash style "snap-pushing" (thanks to Achim Härtel)
253 - fixed memory leak in image loading code
254 - fixed some "solid" elements that were accidentally destructible
255 - fixed some tape stuff
256 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
261 + Flyboy: level group "Cops and Robbers", with own graphics set
262 - added custom graphics set "Animal Kingdom" by Flyboy
264 Release Version 2.0.1 [19 MAR 2002]
265 -----------------------------------
266 - bug in explosion code fixed that broke level 24 of "Baby Ghost Mine"
267 - several Supaplex emulation bugs fixed (thanks to Mihail Milushev):
268 + orange disk does not fall off from slippery elements
269 + infotrons kill electrons and snik snaks and trigger orange disks
270 + explosion chain reactions are now a bit slower than murphy
271 - behaviour of robots adjusted to make them less aggressive
272 (needed for quite some Emerald Mine Club levels)
273 - emeralds and diamonds now fall off normal, steel and growing walls,
274 as this is the correct behaviour in Emerald Mine; existing private
275 and contributed levels will still behave as before, unless saved
276 again (with or without modifications) from the level editor of the
277 current version of the game
278 - icon for Windows executable added
279 - bug when selecting default level series fixed
280 - new IFF style file format for level and tape files
281 - bug in storing amoeba content fixed
282 - nasty tape bugs fixed (completely reworked tape stuff)
283 - fullscreen mode now works with Windows (workaround for bug in SDL)
284 - /dev/dsp support for NetBSD added (thanks to Krister Walfridsson)
285 - file permissions when saving files and creating directories changed
286 - some small sound bugs fixed
287 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
297 Release Version 2.0.0 [01 JAN 2001]
298 -----------------------------------
299 - major code redesign to maintain generic game functions in a separate
300 library and make it easier to port the game to new targets like SDL
301 - can be compiled with SDL library to build native Windows version
302 - DOS and Windows versions can be compiled with gcc cross-compiler
303 - trying to open already busy audio device does not block the game
304 - bug in network playing code fixed (patch from web site)
305 - SDL version can load and play music modules
306 - bug in level editor fixed for EM doors and keys element description
307 - sound sample frequency raised from 8 kHz to 22 kHz
309 Release Version 1.4.0 [27 OCT 1999]
310 -----------------------------------
311 - new Boulder Dash elements for better game emulation
312 - new cool medium-sized crystal font
313 - new elements and graphics for Diamond Caves II levels
314 - new elements and graphics for Emerald Mine Club levels
315 - brushed-up (higher resolution) graphics for Supaplex elements
316 - special oversized Supaplex levels included
317 - new elements for more authentic Emerald Mine elements (doors)
318 - more level editor enhancements:
319 element list scrollbar and level number selection within editor
320 - lots of new levels converted from Emerald Mine Club disks,
321 DX-Boulderdash and Supaplex
322 - new levels created and contributed by players
323 - now over 160 level series with over 14.000 levels
324 - high score list now scrollable to see all 100 entries
325 - new 16-bit elements level format to allow more than 256 elements
326 - re-introduced level handicap for more challange (levels must be
327 solved to be able to play the next one; can be disabled in setup)
328 - new setup option to disable time limit for relaxed playing :-)
329 - GAME_DIR path split into RO_GAME_DIR and RW_GAME_DIR to allow
330 distributors to separate read-only (levels, graphics, sounds)
331 from writable (hich scores) game data
332 - new personal level setup files to store level handicap and
333 last played level for each level series
334 - removed some 32-bit dependent code; should be 64-bit clean now
335 - some little bugs fixed
337 Release Version 1.3.0 [5 FEB 1999]
338 ----------------------------------
339 - strongly enhanced level editor
340 - new elements, graphics and levels for Supaplex style games
341 - completely rewritten platform independent gadget code
342 (buttons, scrollbars, text and number input gadgets)
343 - nasty sound bug fixed (showed up with Linux kernel 2.2.x)
345 Release Version 1.2.0 [5 DEC 1998]
346 ----------------------------------
347 - DOS/Windows version
348 - new WAV sound loader (to replace the old Amiga 8SVX files)
349 - new PCX graphics loader (to avoid GIF license problems)
350 - network multiplayer games with upto four players
351 - no separate network server needed; each client can
352 fork a network server at startup if there's no server
353 running at this moment
354 - possibility to invoke the game to act as a standalone
355 network server (on a separate machine, for example)
356 - local multiplayer games with upto four players
357 - support for upto four joysticks
358 - completely free customizable keyboard and joystick
359 for all four players individually
360 - new joystick calibration screen which can be left
361 (with Escape key) if no joystick is connected... ;-)
362 - new (working) GIF graphics loader (but still support
363 for the old XPM method)
364 - supports private colormap with extremely less flashing
365 on 8-bit (256 colors) displays
366 - soft-scrolling with 50 frames per second (which raises
367 the system requirements and makes it completely
368 unplayable on my "old reference" 486/33 (where 0.9b runs
369 smoothly) and running at 90% speed on my K6-200.
370 - completely new file format for personal setup data
371 in ASCII format which is human readable and easily
372 customizable even with a texteditor; stored in the
373 user's home directory and no longer somewhere in the
374 game's installation directory
375 - high score lists changed: now one file per level and
376 no longer one file per level series; now using readable
378 - useful command line options to specify the X11 display,
379 the game's base (installation) directory, an alternate
380 level directory, standalone server execution and verbose
383 Version 1.1 [???] [NOT RELEASED]
384 --------------------------------
385 - new (but broken) GIF graphics loader to be independent
386 from the XPM library and to replace all graphics by GIF files
388 Version 1.0 [9 APR 1997] [NOT RELEASED]
389 ---------------------------------------
390 - the game now contains many really playable levels,
391 not only a few levels for testing
392 - the game is now even better playable by keyboard
393 (now you have the same gameplay functionality
394 compared to playing with a joystick. Especially
395 there are diagonal directions with keyboard playing
396 and the fire buttons are mapped to the shift keys)
397 - a lot of new elements for better emulation of levels
398 from the games "Boulder Dash", "Emerald Mine" and
399 "Sokoban". New elements to build "Dynablaster" style
401 - enhanced functionality of the level tape recorder
402 to make it possible to go on with a game at any tape
405 Version 0.9b2 [21 NOV 1995] [NOT RELEASED]
406 ------------------------------------------
409 Pre-Release Version 0.9b [4 NOV 1995]
410 -------------------------------------
411 - the game is now completely Freeware
412 - the game is now better playable by keyboard
413 (in the last version, the player was making more than
414 one step for one keystroke in some cases -- thanks to
415 Warwick Allison for the hint with "XSync()"!)
416 - new amoeba type with configurable content (like in the
417 original C64 version, when aboeba cannot grow anymore
418 and explodes to diamonds or some other elements)
419 - compile error with ONE_PER_NAME in high score function
420 removed (thanks to Dmitry Kohmanyuk)
421 - little code cleanup (to get some new bugs ;)
422 - FreeBSD sound and joystick support (thanks to Jean-Marc
425 Pre-Release Version 0.9 [23 OCT 1995]
426 -------------------------------------
427 - first (pre)release version
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