1 Release Version 3.2.0 [?? ??? ????]
2 -----------------------------------
3 - added tutorial level set created by Aaron Davidson
4 - added editor element descriptions written by Aaron Davidson
6 Release Version 3.1.0 [07 JUN 2004]
7 -----------------------------------
8 - fixed obvious bug with wrong "Murphy" graphics (when digging etc.)
9 - fixed a lot of Emerald Mine and Supaplex game engine emulation bugs
10 - re-converted Emerald Mine and Supaplex levels to apply engine fixes
11 - changed default snap/drop keys from left/right Shift to Control keys
12 - added level loader for loading native Emerald Mine levels
13 - added level loader for loading native Supaplex packed levels
14 - added group elements for multiple matches and random element creation
15 - added elements that can be digged or left behind by custom elements
16 - added element "Sokoban field with player" missing for Sokoban levels
17 - added custom element features to allow building of teleporters
18 - added option to use step limit instead of time limit for level
19 - added pressing "space" key as valid action to select menu options
20 - added clipboard (cut and paste buttons) for custom and group elements
21 - added shortcut to dump brush (type ":DB" in editor) for use in forum
22 - added network multiplayer code for Windows (still only command line)
23 - replaced old tutorial level set with far better one by Niko Böhm
24 - "contributions" levels now separate package to make base set smaller
25 - too many bugfixes and changes to list them all here (see ChangeLog)
27 Release Version 3.0.8 [14 DEC 2003]
28 -----------------------------------
29 - added "musicinfo.conf" for menu and level music configuration
30 - added "editorsetup.conf" for editor element list configuration
31 - added "copy" and "exchange" functions for custom elements to editor
32 - added configurable "bored" and "sleeping" animations for the player
33 - added "awakening" sound for player when waking up after sleeping
34 - added configurable element animations for info screen
35 - added configurable music credits for info screen
36 - added configurable level set information for info screen
37 - added warnings for undefined token values in artwork config files
38 - menu entries now also selectable by clicking on entry text
39 - better sniksnak turning movement (two steps instead of only one)
40 - fixed turning movement of butterflies and fireflies (no frame reset)
41 - fixed bug with wrong default impact sound for colored emeralds
42 - fixed bug with double nut cracking sound
43 - fixed a very nasty bug in dragon turning code in TurnRoundExt()
44 - finally fixed tape recording when player is created from CE change
45 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
46 + Audrius Saikunas (4 levels)
47 + Efraim Yawitz (20 levels)
48 + Krystian Abramowicz (100 levels)
49 + Paul E Collins (formerly known as Equinox Tetrachloride; 64 levels)
50 + Sebastian Simon (12 levels)
51 - amazing new level set:
52 + "BD2K3" from Alan Bond
53 + 43 levels full of BD nostalgia, action and fantastic effects
54 + overwhelming use of custom elements
55 + complete artwork set with graphics, sounds and music
56 + available as a separate download from www.artsoft.org
57 - another great level set was updated:
58 + "jue2" from Jürgen Bonhagen
59 + 15 new mind-boggling levels full of new challenges for your brain
60 + complete artwork set with graphics and sounds
61 + available for downloading from "http://www.jb-line.de/rnd.html"
63 Release Version 3.0.7 [10 NOV 2003]
64 -----------------------------------
65 - fixed incorrectly displayed animation for attacking dragon
66 - fixed bug with not setting initial gravity for each new game
67 - fixed bug with teleportation of player by custom element change
68 - fixed bug with player not getting smashed by rock sometimes
69 - fixed serious bug in code for delayed element pushing
70 - fixed little bug in animation frame selection for pushed elements
71 - fixed bug when pushing element that can move away to the side
72 - fixed tape recording when player is created from CE element change
73 - fixed player animation frame reset for identical animations
74 - unavailable setup options now marked as "n/a" instead of "off"
75 - prevent "extended" changed elements from delay change in same frame
76 - speed-up of reading config file for verbose output
77 - added configuration option for opening and closing Supaplex exit
78 - added configuration option for moving up/down animation for Murphy
79 - added animation for "turning" action (for elements with move delay)
80 - added turning animations for bug, spaceship and sniksnak
82 Release Version 3.0.6 [06 OCT 2003]
83 -----------------------------------
84 - fixed bug when initializing font graphic structure
85 - fixed bug with animation mode "pingpong" when using only 1 frame
86 - fixed bug with extended change target introduced in 3.0.5
87 - fixed bug where passing over moving element doubles player speed
88 - fixed bug with elements continuing to move into push direction
89 - fixed bug with duplicated player when dropping bomb with shield on
90 - fixed switching bug (resetting flag when not switching but not idle)
91 - fixed element tokens for certain file elements with ".active" etc.
92 - added "switching" event for custom elements ("pressing" only once)
93 - added support for MP3 music for SDL version through SMPEG library
95 Release Version 3.0.5 [29 SEP 2003]
96 -----------------------------------
97 - fixed bug in multiple config pages loader code that caused crashes
98 - enhanced (remaining low-resolution) Supaplex graphics
99 - active/inactive sides configurable for custom element changes
100 - new movement type "move when pushed" available for custom elements
101 - now four envelope elements available
102 - font, background, animation and sound for envelope now configurable
103 - main menu doors opening/closing animation type now configurable
105 Release Version 3.0.4 [13 SEP 2003]
106 -----------------------------------
107 - fixed bug in multiple config pages code that caused crashes
108 - fixed bug in custom definition of crumbled element graphics
110 Release Version 3.0.3 [08 SEP 2003]
111 -----------------------------------
112 - fixed bug (missing array boundary check) which could crash the game
113 - fixed problem with setting mouse cursor in SDL version in fullscreen
114 - fixed problem with flickering when drawing toon animations
115 - fixed problem with player animation when snapping and moving
116 - fixed several nasty bugs that may have caused crashes on some systems
117 - added envelope content which gets displayed when collecting envelope
118 - added multiple change event pages for custom elements
119 - added support for loading various music formats through SDL_mixer
120 - added music to Supaplex classic level set
122 Release Version 3.0.2 [22 AUG 2003]
123 -----------------------------------
124 - fixed bug with messing up custom element properties in 3.0.0 levels
125 - fixed bug with choosing wrong engine version when playing tapes
126 - fixed bug with creating inaccessible elements at player position
127 - fixed bug with not finding current level artwork directory
129 Release Version 3.0.1 [18 AUG 2003]
130 -----------------------------------
131 - fixed bug that caused a crash at startup under Solaris
132 - fixed bug that caused the DOS version not finding its files
133 - fixed bug with missing graphic for active red disk bomb
134 - added custom element property for dropping collected elements
135 - added another 128 custom elements for those who can't get enough
136 - fixed PCX files in the DOS version ("classic" graphics only)
138 Release Version 3.0.0 [05 AUG 2003]
139 -----------------------------------
140 - final version bumped to 3.0.0 due to the massive changes
141 - graphics and sounds now completely and dynamically customizable
142 - custom elements now have lots of configurable properties
143 - advanced custom element settings for powerful, self-created elements
144 - fixed Supaplex gravity tubes
145 - fixed very nasty bug in SDL_image (and X11) PCX loading routine
146 - fixed some very nasty bugs in bitmap zoom routine
147 - fixed very nasty bug in level/artwork loading routine
148 - added new contributed levels and artwork from the following players:
149 * in the section "Contributions - 2002":
150 + Abby King (14 levels)
151 + Alan Bond (30 levels, all solvable, BD style artwork set)
152 + David Hutchinson (25 levels, artwork set)
153 + Equinox Tetrachloride (50 levels + 100 levels, all solvable)
154 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
155 * in the section "Contributions - 2003":
156 + Andreas Buschbeck (85 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
157 + Edward Leuf (10 levels, all solvable, artwork set)
158 + Emanuel Schmieg (22 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
159 + Gavin Davidson (47 levels)
160 + Jorge Jordan (17 levels)
161 + Rafael Gatti (17 levels)
162 + Randy Johannessen (17 levels)
163 + Richard Valvona (3 levels)
164 + Sam Bateman (35 levels)
165 - great new levels with full artwork are now available from:
166 + Juergen Bonhagen (with complete artwork set)
167 * download these levels from "http://www.jb-line.de/"
168 + Andreas Buschbeck (with complete artwork set)
169 * download these levels from "http://home.vr-web.de/~abuschbeck/"
171 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc7 [17 JUL 2003]
172 ------------------------------------------
173 - fixed bug when picking element in the editor
174 - added more custom elements properties
175 - fixed bugs when smashing penguin
177 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc6 [22 APR 2003]
178 ------------------------------------------
179 - fixed small font configuration directive bug
180 - tape recorder font slightly enhanced (now complete character set)
181 - added missing font configuration source file
182 - added updated CHANGES file ;-)
184 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc5 [20 APR 2003]
185 ------------------------------------------
186 - added generic selectbox gadget
187 - added special mouse cursor for playfield while playing
188 - font handling now more flexible (support for ISO-Latin-1 fonts)
189 - font graphics adjusted accordingly
191 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc4 [30 MAR 2003]
192 ------------------------------------------
193 - changes for menu configuration
194 - not officially announced pre-release version
195 - Emerald Mine text font now much better quality
197 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc3 [11 FEB 2003]
198 ------------------------------------------
199 - first custom element properties
200 - animation configuration for dynamically defined element actions
201 - automatically downscaled graphics (small graphics not needed anymore)
202 - ".EDITOR" and ".PREVIEW" suffixes for special editor/preview graphics
203 - toon animations (and number of toons) now fully configurable
205 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc2 [13 JAN 2003]
206 ------------------------------------------
207 - added support for stereo WAV sound files
208 - moving objects can now have arbitrary animation length
209 - new batch command for dumping level information
210 - added support for background images for all menu screens
211 - added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
212 - added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
213 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
214 + Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)
216 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc1 [31 DEC 2002]
217 ------------------------------------------
218 - level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
219 - single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
220 ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
221 by defining and using additional image files
222 - element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
223 - automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
224 - missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
225 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
226 + Abby King (14 levels)
227 + Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
228 + David Hutchinson (25 levels with graphics set)
229 + Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels guaranteed to be solvable)
230 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
232 Release Version 2.1.1 [13 AUG 2002]
233 -----------------------------------
234 - sound bug (causing crashes) fixed (reported by Keith Peterston)
235 - support for /dev/sound/dsp (devfs) added (thanks to Christoph Bauer)
236 - small NetBSD compilation bug fixed (thanks to Adam Ciarcinski)
237 - default keys for "snap field" and "place bomb" fixed for Mac OS X
238 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
240 + Gerrit Holl and Timen van den Berg
242 Release Version 2.1.0 [05 AUG 2002]
243 -----------------------------------
244 - native Mac OS X port (finally!)
245 - graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
246 - added support for TrueColor PCX graphics files
247 - added support for 16 bit WAV sound files
248 - enhanced sound system (especially regarding stereo and loop sounds)
249 - new structured setup menu (with sub-menues for graphics and sounds)
250 - added "quick save" and "quick load" functions with shortcut key
251 - added single-step playing mode (automatic pause after each step)
252 - behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor now more intuitive
253 - changed default slipping behaviour of gems back to 2.0.0 style;
254 this is now an element property for gems in the level editor,
255 although existing converted levels use the new EM gems behaviour
256 - bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on
257 - added Boulder Dash style "snap-pushing" (thanks to Achim Härtel)
258 - fixed memory leak in image loading code
259 - fixed some "solid" elements that were accidentally destructible
260 - fixed some tape stuff
261 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
266 + Flyboy: level group "Cops and Robbers", with own graphics set
267 - added custom graphics set "Animal Kingdom" by Flyboy
269 Release Version 2.0.1 [19 MAR 2002]
270 -----------------------------------
271 - bug in explosion code fixed that broke level 24 of "Baby Ghost Mine"
272 - several Supaplex emulation bugs fixed (thanks to Mihail Milushev):
273 + orange disk does not fall off from slippery elements
274 + infotrons kill electrons and snik snaks and trigger orange disks
275 + explosion chain reactions are now a bit slower than murphy
276 - behaviour of robots adjusted to make them less aggressive
277 (needed for quite some Emerald Mine Club levels)
278 - emeralds and diamonds now fall off normal, steel and growing walls,
279 as this is the correct behaviour in Emerald Mine; existing private
280 and contributed levels will still behave as before, unless saved
281 again (with or without modifications) from the level editor of the
282 current version of the game
283 - icon for Windows executable added
284 - bug when selecting default level series fixed
285 - new IFF style file format for level and tape files
286 - bug in storing amoeba content fixed
287 - nasty tape bugs fixed (completely reworked tape stuff)
288 - fullscreen mode now works with Windows (workaround for bug in SDL)
289 - /dev/dsp support for NetBSD added (thanks to Krister Walfridsson)
290 - file permissions when saving files and creating directories changed
291 - some small sound bugs fixed
292 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
302 Release Version 2.0.0 [01 JAN 2001]
303 -----------------------------------
304 - major code redesign to maintain generic game functions in a separate
305 library and make it easier to port the game to new targets like SDL
306 - can be compiled with SDL library to build native Windows version
307 - DOS and Windows versions can be compiled with gcc cross-compiler
308 - trying to open already busy audio device does not block the game
309 - bug in network playing code fixed (patch from web site)
310 - SDL version can load and play music modules
311 - bug in level editor fixed for EM doors and keys element description
312 - sound sample frequency raised from 8 kHz to 22 kHz
314 Release Version 1.4.0 [27 OCT 1999]
315 -----------------------------------
316 - new Boulder Dash elements for better game emulation
317 - new cool medium-sized crystal font
318 - new elements and graphics for Diamond Caves II levels
319 - new elements and graphics for Emerald Mine Club levels
320 - brushed-up (higher resolution) graphics for Supaplex elements
321 - special oversized Supaplex levels included
322 - new elements for more authentic Emerald Mine elements (doors)
323 - more level editor enhancements:
324 element list scrollbar and level number selection within editor
325 - lots of new levels converted from Emerald Mine Club disks,
326 DX-Boulderdash and Supaplex
327 - new levels created and contributed by players
328 - now over 160 level series with over 14.000 levels
329 - high score list now scrollable to see all 100 entries
330 - new 16-bit elements level format to allow more than 256 elements
331 - re-introduced level handicap for more challange (levels must be
332 solved to be able to play the next one; can be disabled in setup)
333 - new setup option to disable time limit for relaxed playing :-)
334 - GAME_DIR path split into RO_GAME_DIR and RW_GAME_DIR to allow
335 distributors to separate read-only (levels, graphics, sounds)
336 from writable (hich scores) game data
337 - new personal level setup files to store level handicap and
338 last played level for each level series
339 - removed some 32-bit dependent code; should be 64-bit clean now
340 - some little bugs fixed
342 Release Version 1.3.0 [5 FEB 1999]
343 ----------------------------------
344 - strongly enhanced level editor
345 - new elements, graphics and levels for Supaplex style games
346 - completely rewritten platform independent gadget code
347 (buttons, scrollbars, text and number input gadgets)
348 - nasty sound bug fixed (showed up with Linux kernel 2.2.x)
350 Release Version 1.2.0 [5 DEC 1998]
351 ----------------------------------
352 - DOS/Windows version
353 - new WAV sound loader (to replace the old Amiga 8SVX files)
354 - new PCX graphics loader (to avoid GIF license problems)
355 - network multiplayer games with upto four players
356 - no separate network server needed; each client can
357 fork a network server at startup if there's no server
358 running at this moment
359 - possibility to invoke the game to act as a standalone
360 network server (on a separate machine, for example)
361 - local multiplayer games with upto four players
362 - support for upto four joysticks
363 - completely free customizable keyboard and joystick
364 for all four players individually
365 - new joystick calibration screen which can be left
366 (with Escape key) if no joystick is connected... ;-)
367 - new (working) GIF graphics loader (but still support
368 for the old XPM method)
369 - supports private colormap with extremely less flashing
370 on 8-bit (256 colors) displays
371 - soft-scrolling with 50 frames per second (which raises
372 the system requirements and makes it completely
373 unplayable on my "old reference" 486/33 (where 0.9b runs
374 smoothly) and running at 90% speed on my K6-200.
375 - completely new file format for personal setup data
376 in ASCII format which is human readable and easily
377 customizable even with a texteditor; stored in the
378 user's home directory and no longer somewhere in the
379 game's installation directory
380 - high score lists changed: now one file per level and
381 no longer one file per level series; now using readable
383 - useful command line options to specify the X11 display,
384 the game's base (installation) directory, an alternate
385 level directory, standalone server execution and verbose
388 Version 1.1 [???] [NOT RELEASED]
389 --------------------------------
390 - new (but broken) GIF graphics loader to be independent
391 from the XPM library and to replace all graphics by GIF files
393 Version 1.0 [9 APR 1997] [NOT RELEASED]
394 ---------------------------------------
395 - the game now contains many really playable levels,
396 not only a few levels for testing
397 - the game is now even better playable by keyboard
398 (now you have the same gameplay functionality
399 compared to playing with a joystick. Especially
400 there are diagonal directions with keyboard playing
401 and the fire buttons are mapped to the shift keys)
402 - a lot of new elements for better emulation of levels
403 from the games "Boulder Dash", "Emerald Mine" and
404 "Sokoban". New elements to build "Dynablaster" style
406 - enhanced functionality of the level tape recorder
407 to make it possible to go on with a game at any tape
410 Version 0.9b2 [21 NOV 1995] [NOT RELEASED]
411 ------------------------------------------
414 Pre-Release Version 0.9b [4 NOV 1995]
415 -------------------------------------
416 - the game is now completely Freeware
417 - the game is now better playable by keyboard
418 (in the last version, the player was making more than
419 one step for one keystroke in some cases -- thanks to
420 Warwick Allison for the hint with "XSync()"!)
421 - new amoeba type with configurable content (like in the
422 original C64 version, when aboeba cannot grow anymore
423 and explodes to diamonds or some other elements)
424 - compile error with ONE_PER_NAME in high score function
425 removed (thanks to Dmitry Kohmanyuk)
426 - little code cleanup (to get some new bugs ;)
427 - FreeBSD sound and joystick support (thanks to Jean-Marc
430 Pre-Release Version 0.9 [23 OCT 1995]
431 -------------------------------------
432 - first (pre)release version
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