[rocksndiamonds.git] / ChangeLog

2003-10-19
        * unavailable setup options now marked as "n/a" instead of "off"
        * new boolean directive "latest_engine" for "levelinfo.conf": when set
          to "true", levels are always played with the latest game engine,
          which is desired for levels that are imported from other games; all
          other levels are played with the engine version stored in level file
          (which is normally the engine version the level was created with)

2003-10-18
        * fixed serious bug in code for delayed element pushing
        * fixed little bug in animation frame selection for pushed elements
        * speed-up of reading config file for verbose output

2003-10-08
        * added configuration option for opening and closing Supaplex exit
        * added configuration option for moving up/down animation for Murphy
        * fixed incorrectly displayed animation for attacking dragon
        * fixed bug with not setting initial gravity for each new game
        * fixed bug with teleportation of player by custom element change
        * fixed bug with player not getting smashed by rock sometimes

2003-10-06
        * Version number set to 3.0.7.

2003-10-06
        * Version 3.0.6 released.

2003-10-05
        * added support for MP3 music for SDL version through SMPEG library

2003-10-03
        * fixed bug when initializing font graphic structure
        * fixed bug with animation mode "pingpong" when using only 1 frame
        * fixed bug with extended change target introduced in 3.0.5
        * fixed bug where passing over moving element doubles player speed
        * fixed bug with elements continuing to move into push direction
        * fixed bug with duplicated player when dropping bomb with shield on
        * added "switching" event for custom elements ("pressing" only once)
        * fixed switching bug (resetting flag when not switching but not idle)

2003-09-29
        * fixed element tokens for certain file elements with ".active" etc.

2003-09-29
        * Version number set to 3.0.6.

2003-09-29
        * Version 3.0.5 released.

2003-09-28
        * now four envelope elements available
        * font, background, animation and sound for envelope now configurable
        * main menu doors opening/closing animation type now configurable

2003-09-27
        * active/inactive sides configurable for custom element changes
        * new movement type "move when pushed" available for custom elements

2003-09-20
        * fixed bug in multiple config pages loader code that caused crashes

2003-09-13
        * enhanced (remaining low-resolution) Supaplex graphics

2003-09-13
        * Version number set to 3.0.5.

2003-09-13
        * Version 3.0.4 released.

2003-09-12      src/tools.c
        * fixed bug in custom definition of crumbled element graphics

2003-09-11      src/files.c
        * fixed bug in multiple config pages code that caused crashes

2003-09-08
        * Version number set to 3.0.4.

2003-09-08
        * Version 3.0.3 released.

2003-09-07
        * added music to Supaplex classic level set

2003-09-07      src/libgame/misc.c
        * added support for loading various music formats through SDL_mixer

2003-09-06      (various source files)
        * fixed several nasty bugs that may have caused crashes on some systems
        * added envelope content which gets displayed when collecting envelope
        * added multiple change event pages for custom elements

2003-08-24      src/game.c
        * fixed problem with player animation when snapping and moving

2003-08-23      src/screens.c, src/cartoons.c, src/libgame/toons.c
        * fixed problem with flickering when drawing toon animations

2003-08-23      src/libgame/sdl.c
        * fixed problem with setting mouse cursor in SDL version in fullscreen

2003-08-23      src/game.c
        * fixed bug (missing array boundary check) which could crash the game

2003-08-23
        * Version number set to 3.0.3.

2003-08-22
        * Version 3.0.2 released.

2003-08-21      src/game.c
        * fixed bug with creating inaccessible elements at player position

2003-08-20      src/init.c
        * fixed bug with not finding current level artwork directory

2003-08-20      src/files.c
        * fixed bug with choosing wrong engine version when playing tapes
        * fixed bug with messing up custom element properties in 3.0.0 levels

2003-08-18
        * Version number set to 3.0.2.

2003-08-18
        * Version 3.0.1 released.

2003-08-17      (no source files affected)
        * changed all "classic" PCX image files with 16 colors or less to
          256 color (8 bit) storage format, because the Allegro game library
          cannot handle PCX files with less than 256 colors (contributed
          graphics are not affected and might look wrong in the DOS version)

2003-08-16      src/init.c
        * fixed bug which (for example) crashed the level editor when defining
          "dynamite.EDITOR:  [NONE]", because graphics may not be undefined
          (only set to default) -- invalid graphics now set to default graphic

2003-08-16      src/init.c
        * fixed graphical bug of player digging/collecting/snapping element
          when no corresponding graphic/animation is defined for this action,
          resulting in player being drawn as EL_EMPTY (which should only be
          done to elements being collected, but not to the player)

2003-08-16      src/game.c
        * fixed small graphical bug of player not totally moving into exit

2003-08-16      src/libgame/setup.c
        * fixed bug with wrong MS-DOS 8.3 filename conversion

2003-08-16      src/tools.c
        * fixed bug with invisible mouse cursor when pressing ESC while playing

2003-08-16      (various source files)
        * added another 128 custom elements (disabled in editor by default)

2003-08-16      src/editor.c
        * fixed NULL string bug causing Solaris to crash in sprintf()

2003-08-16      src/screen.c
        * fixed drawing over scrollbar on level selection with custom fonts

2003-08-15      src/game.c
        * cleanup of simple sounds / loop sounds / music settings

2003-08-08      (various source files)
        * added custom element property for dropping collected elements

2003-08-08      src/conf_gfx.c
        * fixed bug with missing graphic for active red disk bomb

2003-08-07      src/files.c, src/editor.c src/game.c, src/main.h
        * Extended variable "level.gravity" to "level.initial_gravity" and
          "game.current_gravity" to prevent level setting from being changed
          by playing the level (keeping the runtime value after playing).

        * Fixed graphics bug when digging element that has 'crumbled' graphic
          definition, but not 'diggable' graphic definition.

2003-08-06
        * Version number set to 3.0.1.

2003-08-05
        * Version 3.0.0 released.

2003-08-05
        * various bug fixes; among others:
          - fixed bug with pushing spring over empty space
          - fixed bug with leaving tube while placing dynamite
          - fixed bug with explosion of smashed penguins
          - allow Murphy player graphic in levels with non-Supaplex elements

2003-04-07
        * Various changes.
        * I have forgotten to document changes for some time.

2002-12-31
        * Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc1 released.

2002-08-25
        * Version number set to 2.1.2.

2002-08-13
        * Version 2.1.1 released.

2002-08-10
        * Version number set to 2.1.1.

2002-08-05
        * Version 2.1.0 released.
        
2002-05-19
        * Version number set to 2.1.0.

2002-04-03 to 2002-05-19        (various source files)
        * graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
        * bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on

2002-04-02      src/events.c, src/editor.c
        * Make Escape key less aggressive when playing or when editing level.
          This can be configured as an option in the setup menu. (Default is
          "less aggressive" which means "ask user if something can be lost"
          when pressing the Escape key.)

2002-04-02      src/screen.c
        * Added "graphics setup" screen.

2002-04-01      src/screen.c
        * Changed "choose level" setup screen stuff to be more generic (to
          make it easier to add more "choose from generic tree" setup screens).

2002-04-01      src/config.c, src/timestamp.h
        * Added source files "src/config.[ch]" and "src/timestamp.h" (which
          automatically gets created by "src/Makefile" and contains an actual
          compile-time timestamp to identify development versions of the game).

2002-03-31      src/tape.c, src/events.c
        * Added quick game/tape save/load functions to tape stuff which can be
          invoked by a keyboard shortcut. Default: "F1" saves game/tape, "F2"
          loads previously recorded tape and directly goes into recording mode
          from the end of the tape (therefore appending to the tape).

2002-03-31      src/tape.c
        * Added "index mark" function to tape recorder. When playing or
          recording, "eject" button changes to "index" button. Setting index
          mark is not yet implemented, but pressing index button when playing
          allows very quick advancing to end of tape (when normal playing),
          very fast forward mode (when playing with normal fast forward) or
          very fast reaching of "pause before end of tape" (when playing with
          "pause before end" playing mode).

2002-03-30      src/cartoons.c
        * Moved some stuff from cartoons.c to the new "src/libgame/toons.c".

2002-03-29      src/screen.c
        * Changed setup screen stuff to be more generic (to make it easier
          to add more setup screens).

2002-03-23      src/main.c, src/main.h
        * Various changes due to the introduction of the new libgame files
          "setup.c" and "joystick.c".

2002-03-23      src/files.c
        * Generic parts of "src/files.c" (mainly setup and level directory
          stuff) moved to new libgame file "src/libgame/setup.c".

2002-03-23      src/joystick.c
        * File "src/joystick.c" moved to libgame source tree, with
          correspondig changes.

2002-03-22      src/screens.c
        * "HandleChooseLevel()": Another bug in level series navigation fixed.
          (Wrong level series information displayed when entering main group.)

2002-03-22      src/editor.c
        * Slight change to support new gadget event "GD_EVENT_INFO_LEAVING".

2002-03-22      src/editor.c
        * Changed behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor to be more
          intuitive: When in "Element Properties" or "Level Info" mode,
          return to "Drawing Mode" instead of leaving the level editor.

2002-03-21      src/game.c, src/editor.c, src/files.c
        * 2.0.1 introduced the corrected "Emerald Mine" style behaviour of
          gems (emeralds, diamonds, ...) slipping down from normal wall,
          steel wall and growing wall (as in E.M.C. style levels). Although
          the behaviour of contributed and private levels wasn't changed (due
          to the use of "level.game_version"; see previous entry), editing
          those levels will (of course) change the behaviour accordingly.

          This change seems a bit too hard after thinking about it, because
          the EM style behaviour is not the "expected" behaviour (gems would
          normally only slip down from "rounded" walls). Therefore this was
          now changed to an element property for gem style elements, with the
          default setting "off" (which means: no special EM style behaviour).
          To fix older converted levels, this flag is set to "on" for pre-2.0
          levels that are neither contributed nor private levels.

2002-03-20      src/files.h
        * Corrected settings for "level.game_version" depending of level type.
          (Contributed and private levels always get played with game engine
          version they were created with, while converted levels always get
          played with the most recent version of the game engine, to let new
          corrections of the emulation behaviour take effect.)

2002-03-20      src/main.h
        * Added "#include <time.h>". This seems to be needed by "tape.c" for
          compiling the SDL version on some systems.
          Thanks to the several people who pointed this out.

2002-03-19
        * Version number set to 2.0.2.

2002-03-19
        * Version 2.0.1 released.

2002-03-18      src/screens.c
        * "HandleChooseLevel()": Small bug in level series navigation fixed.

2002-03-18      src/files.c [src/libgame/misc.c]
        * Moved some common functions from src/files.c to src/libgame/misc.c.

2002-03-18      src/files.c [src/libgame/misc.c]
        * Changed permissions for new directories and saved files (especially
          score files) according to suggestions of Debian users and mantainers.
          Thanks to Drew Parsons <dparsons@emerall.com> for the patch.

2002-03-17      src/files.c
        * Changed "{Load|Save}{Level|Tape}()" to IFF style file format:
          Replaced "cookie" header string ("ROCKSNDIAMONDS_...\n") with
          real IFF style header "RND1....XXXX" (where "XXXX" is "CAVE"
          for levels and "TAPE" for tapes). Old "cookie" style format is
          still supported for reading. New level and tape files are written
          in new format.

        * New IFF chunk "VERS" contains version numbers for file and game
          (where "game version" is the version of the program that wrote the
          file, and "file version" is a version number to distinguish files
          with different format, for example after adding new features).

2002-03-15      src/screen.c
        * "DrawHallOfFame()": "FadeSounds()" when entering the hall of fame.
          (Before, you heard a mixture of the in-game music and the
          hall-of-fame music.)

2002-03-14      src/events.c
        * Function "DumpTape()" (files.c) now available by pressing 't' from
          main menu (when in DEBUG mode).

2002-03-14      src/game.c
        * "GameWon()": When game was won playing a tape, now there is no delay
          raising the score and no corresponding sound is played.

2002-03-14      src/files.c
        * Changed "LoadTape()" for real chunk support and also adjusted
          "SaveTape()" accordingly.

2002-03-14      src/game.c, src/tape.c, src/files.c
        * Important changes to tape format: The old tape format stored all
          actions with a real effect with a corresponding delay between the
          stored actions. This had some major disadvantages (for example,
          push delays had to be ignored, pressing a button for some seconds
          mutated to several single button presses because of the non-action
          delays between two action frames etc.). The new tape format just
          stupidly records all device actions and replays them later. I really
          don't know why I haven't solved it that way before?! Old-style tapes
          (with tape file version less than 2.0) get converted to the new
          format on-the-fly when loading and can therefore still be played;
          only some minor parts of the old-style tape handling code was needed.
          (A perfect conversion is not possible, because there is information
          missing about the device actions between two action frames.)

2002-03-14      src/files.c
        * New function "DumpTape()" to dump the contents of the current tape
          in a human readable format.

2002-03-14      src/game.c
        * Small tape bug fixed: When automatically advancing to next level
          after a game was won, the tape from the previous level still was
          loaded as a tape for the new level.

2002-03-14      src/tape.c
        * Small graphical bug fixed: When pressing ""Record" or "Play" on
          tape, cartoons did not get completely removed because
          StopAnimation() was not called.

2002-03-13      src/files.c
        * Changed "LoadLevel()" and "SaveLevel()" to add new chunk "CNT2".
          Fixed bug of "CONT" and "BODY" (chunk size was set to 8-bit element
          size even when using 16-bit elements). Added new chunk "CNT2" for
          16-bit amoeba content (previously written in 8-bit field in "HEAD"
          chunk even when content was 16-bit element). "CNT2" should now be
          able to store content for arbitrary elements (up to eight blocks of
          3 x 3 element arrays). All "CNT2" elements will always be stored as
          16-bit elements. "CONT" (with 8/16-bit elements) now obsolete.

2002-03-13      src/files.c
        * Changed "LoadLevel()" for real chunk support.

2002-03-12      src/game.c
        * Fixed problem (introduced after 2.0.0 release) with penguins
          not getting killed by enemies

2002-02-24      src/game.c, src/main.h
        * Added "player->is_moving"; now "player->last_move_dir" does
          not contain any information if the player is just moving at
          the moment or not.
          Before, "player->last_move_dir" was misused for this purpose
          for  the robot stuff (robots don't kill players when they are
          moving). But setting "player->last_move_dir" to MV_NO_MOVING
          broke tapes when walking through pipes!
          ("IS_MOVING()" uses "MovPos[][]", but this fails when it is 0
          in a continuous movement. This fact is ignored for friends and
          enemies, though.)