1 Release Version 3.0.0 [05 AUG 2003]
2 ------------------------------------------
3 - final version bumped to 3.0.0 due to the massive changes
4 - graphics and sounds now completely and dynamically customizable
5 - custom elements now have lots of configurable properties
6 - advanced custom element settings for powerful, self-created elements
7 - fixed Supaplex gravity tubes
8 - fixed very nasty bug in SDL_image (and X11) PCX loading routine
9 - fixed some very nasty bugs in bitmap zoom routine
10 - fixed very nasty bug in level/artwork loading routine
11 - added new contributed levels and artwork from the following players:
12 * in the section "Contributions - 2002":
13 + Abby King (14 levels)
14 + Alan Bond (30 levels, all solvable, BD style artwork set)
15 + David Hutchinson (25 levels, artwork set)
16 + Equinox Tetrachloride (50 levels + 100 levels, all solvable)
17 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
18 * in the section "Contributions - 2003":
19 + Andreas Buschbeck (85 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
20 + Edward Leuf (10 levels, all solvable, artwork set)
21 + Emanuel Schmieg (22 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
22 + Gavin Davidson (47 levels)
23 + Jorge Jordan (17 levels)
24 + Rafael Gatti (17 levels)
25 + Randy Johannessen (17 levels)
26 + Richard Valvona (3 levels)
27 + Sam Bateman (35 levels)
28 - great new levels with full artwork are now available from:
29 + Juergen Bonhagen (with complete artwork set)
30 * download these levels from "http://www.jb-line.de/"
31 + Andreas Buschbeck (with complete artwork set)
32 * download these levels from "http://home.vr-web.de/~abuschbeck/"
34 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc7 [17 JUL 2003]
35 ------------------------------------------
36 - fixed bug when picking element in the editor
37 - added more custom elements properties
38 - fixed bugs when smashing penguin
40 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc6 [22 APR 2003]
41 ------------------------------------------
42 - fixed small font configuration directive bug
43 - tape recorder font slightly enhanced (now complete character set)
44 - added missing font configuration source file
45 - added updated CHANGES file ;-)
47 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc5 [20 APR 2003]
48 ------------------------------------------
49 - added generic selectbox gadget
50 - added special mouse cursor for playfield while playing
51 - font handling now more flexible (support for ISO-Latin-1 fonts)
52 - font graphics adjusted accordingly
54 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc4 [30 MAR 2003]
55 ------------------------------------------
56 - changes for menu configuration
57 - not officially announced pre-release version
58 - Emerald Mine text font now much better quality
60 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc3 [11 FEB 2003]
61 ------------------------------------------
62 - first custom element properties
63 - animation configuration for dynamically defined element actions
64 - automatically downscaled graphics (small graphics not needed anymore)
65 - ".EDITOR" and ".PREVIEW" suffixes for special editor/preview graphics
66 - toon animations (and number of toons) now fully configurable
68 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc2 [13 JAN 2003]
69 ------------------------------------------
70 - added support for stereo WAV sound files
71 - moving objects can now have arbitrary animation length
72 - new batch command for dumping level information
73 - added support for background images for all menu screens
74 - added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
75 - added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
76 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
77 + Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)
79 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc1 [31 DEC 2002]
80 ------------------------------------------
81 - level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
82 - single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
83 ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
84 by defining and using additional image files
85 - element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
86 - automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
87 - missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
88 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
89 + Abby King (14 levels)
90 + Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
91 + David Hutchinson (25 levels with graphics set)
92 + Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels guaranteed to be solvable)
93 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
95 Release Version 2.1.1 [13 AUG 2002]
96 -----------------------------------
97 - sound bug (causing crashes) fixed (reported by Keith Peterston)
98 - support for /dev/sound/dsp (devfs) added (thanks to Christoph Bauer)
99 - small NetBSD compilation bug fixed (thanks to Adam Ciarcinski)
100 - default keys for "snap field" and "place bomb" fixed for Mac OS X
101 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
103 + Gerrit Holl and Timen van den Berg
105 Release Version 2.1.0 [05 AUG 2002]
106 -----------------------------------
107 - native Mac OS X port (finally!)
108 - graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
109 - added support for TrueColor PCX graphics files
110 - added support for 16 bit WAV sound files
111 - enhanced sound system (especially regarding stereo and loop sounds)
112 - new structured setup menu (with sub-menues for graphics and sounds)
113 - added "quick save" and "quick load" functions with shortcut key
114 - added single-step playing mode (automatic pause after each step)
115 - behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor now more intuitive
116 - changed default slipping behaviour of gems back to 2.0.0 style;
117 this is now an element property for gems in the level editor,
118 although existing converted levels use the new EM gems behaviour
119 - bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on
120 - added Boulder Dash style "snap-pushing" (thanks to Achim Härtel)
121 - fixed memory leak in image loading code
122 - fixed some "solid" elements that were accidentally destructible
123 - fixed some tape stuff
124 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
129 + Flyboy: level group "Cops and Robbers", with own graphics set
130 - added custom graphics set "Animal Kingdom" by Flyboy
132 Release Version 2.0.1 [19 MAR 2002]
133 -----------------------------------
134 - bug in explosion code fixed that broke level 24 of "Baby Ghost Mine"
135 - several Supaplex emulation bugs fixed (thanks to Mihail Milushev):
136 + orange disk does not fall off from slippery elements
137 + infotrons kill electrons and snik snaks and trigger orange disks
138 + explosion chain reactions are now a bit slower than murphy
139 - behaviour of robots adjusted to make them less aggressive
140 (needed for quite some Emerald Mine Club levels)
141 - emeralds and diamonds now fall off normal, steel and growing walls,
142 as this is the correct behaviour in Emerald Mine; existing private
143 and contributed levels will still behave as before, unless saved
144 again (with or without modifications) from the level editor of the
145 current version of the game
146 - icon for Windows executable added
147 - bug when selecting default level series fixed
148 - new IFF style file format for level and tape files
149 - bug in storing amoeba content fixed
150 - nasty tape bugs fixed (completely reworked tape stuff)
151 - fullscreen mode now works with Windows (workaround for bug in SDL)
152 - /dev/dsp support for NetBSD added (thanks to Krister Walfridsson)
153 - file permissions when saving files and creating directories changed
154 - some small sound bugs fixed
155 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
165 Release Version 2.0.0 [01 JAN 2001]
166 -----------------------------------
167 - major code redesign to maintain generic game functions in a separate
168 library and make it easier to port the game to new targets like SDL
169 - can be compiled with SDL library to build native Windows version
170 - DOS and Windows versions can be compiled with gcc cross-compiler
171 - trying to open already busy audio device does not block the game
172 - bug in network playing code fixed (patch from web site)
173 - SDL version can load and play music modules
174 - bug in level editor fixed for EM doors and keys element description
175 - sound sample frequency raised from 8 kHz to 22 kHz
177 Release Version 1.4.0 [27 OCT 1999]
178 -----------------------------------
179 - new Boulder Dash elements for better game emulation
180 - new cool medium-sized crystal font
181 - new elements and graphics for Diamond Caves II levels
182 - new elements and graphics for Emerald Mine Club levels
183 - brushed-up (higher resolution) graphics for Supaplex elements
184 - special oversized Supaplex levels included
185 - new elements for more authentic Emerald Mine elements (doors)
186 - more level editor enhancements:
187 element list scrollbar and level number selection within editor
188 - lots of new levels converted from Emerald Mine Club disks,
189 DX-Boulderdash and Supaplex
190 - new levels created and contributed by players
191 - now over 160 level series with over 14.000 levels
192 - high score list now scrollable to see all 100 entries
193 - new 16-bit elements level format to allow more than 256 elements
194 - re-introduced level handicap for more challange (levels must be
195 solved to be able to play the next one; can be disabled in setup)
196 - new setup option to disable time limit for relaxed playing :-)
197 - GAME_DIR path split into RO_GAME_DIR and RW_GAME_DIR to allow
198 distributors to separate read-only (levels, graphics, sounds)
199 from writable (hich scores) game data
200 - new personal level setup files to store level handicap and
201 last played level for each level series
202 - removed some 32-bit dependent code; should be 64-bit clean now
203 - some little bugs fixed
205 Release Version 1.3.0 [5 FEB 1999]
206 ----------------------------------
207 - strongly enhanced level editor
208 - new elements, graphics and levels for Supaplex style games
209 - completely rewritten platform independent gadget code
210 (buttons, scrollbars, text and number input gadgets)
211 - nasty sound bug fixed (showed up with Linux kernel 2.2.x)
213 Release Version 1.2.0 [5 DEC 1998]
214 ----------------------------------
215 - DOS/Windows version
216 - new WAV sound loader (to replace the old Amiga 8SVX files)
217 - new PCX graphics loader (to avoid GIF license problems)
218 - network multiplayer games with upto four players
219 - no separate network server needed; each client can
220 fork a network server at startup if there's no server
221 running at this moment
222 - possibility to invoke the game to act as a standalone
223 network server (on a separate machine, for example)
224 - local multiplayer games with upto four players
225 - support for upto four joysticks
226 - completely free customizable keyboard and joystick
227 for all four players individually
228 - new joystick calibration screen which can be left
229 (with Escape key) if no joystick is connected... ;-)
230 - new (working) GIF graphics loader (but still support
231 for the old XPM method)
232 - supports private colormap with extremely less flashing
233 on 8-bit (256 colors) displays
234 - soft-scrolling with 50 frames per second (which raises
235 the system requirements and makes it completely
236 unplayable on my "old reference" 486/33 (where 0.9b runs
237 smoothly) and running at 90% speed on my K6-200.
238 - completely new file format for personal setup data
239 in ASCII format which is human readable and easily
240 customizable even with a texteditor; stored in the
241 user's home directory and no longer somewhere in the
242 game's installation directory
243 - high score lists changed: now one file per level and
244 no longer one file per level series; now using readable
246 - useful command line options to specify the X11 display,
247 the game's base (installation) directory, an alternate
248 level directory, standalone server execution and verbose
251 Version 1.1 [???] [NOT RELEASED]
252 --------------------------------
253 - new (but broken) GIF graphics loader to be independent
254 from the XPM library and to replace all graphics by GIF files
256 Version 1.0 [9 APR 1997] [NOT RELEASED]
257 ---------------------------------------
258 - the game now contains many really playable levels,
259 not only a few levels for testing
260 - the game is now even better playable by keyboard
261 (now you have the same gameplay functionality
262 compared to playing with a joystick. Especially
263 there are diagonal directions with keyboard playing
264 and the fire buttons are mapped to the shift keys)
265 - a lot of new elements for better emulation of levels
266 from the games "Boulder Dash", "Emerald Mine" and
267 "Sokoban". New elements to build "Dynablaster" style
269 - enhanced functionality of the level tape recorder
270 to make it possible to go on with a game at any tape
273 Version 0.9b2 [21 NOV 1995] [NOT RELEASED]
274 ------------------------------------------
277 Pre-Release Version 0.9b [4 NOV 1995]
278 -------------------------------------
279 - the game is now completely Freeware
280 - the game is now better playable by keyboard
281 (in the last version, the player was making more than
282 one step for one keystroke in some cases -- thanks to
283 Warwick Allison for the hint with "XSync()"!)
284 - new amoeba type with configurable content (like in the
285 original C64 version, when aboeba cannot grow anymore
286 and explodes to diamonds or some other elements)
287 - compile error with ONE_PER_NAME in high score function
288 removed (thanks to Dmitry Kohmanyuk)
289 - little code cleanup (to get some new bugs ;)
290 - FreeBSD sound and joystick support (thanks to Jean-Marc
293 Pre-Release Version 0.9 [23 OCT 1995]
294 -------------------------------------
295 - first (pre)release version
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