1 Release Version 3.1.1 [16 AUG 2005]
2 -----------------------------------
3 - added tutorial level set created by Aaron Davidson
4 - added editor element descriptions written by Aaron Davidson
5 - added native game engine for Emerald Mine (Club) levels
6 - added level skipping functionality to main menu
7 - added support for dumping small-sized level sketches from editor
8 - added use of "editorsetup.conf" for different level sets
9 - lots of bugfixes and internal engine changes (see ChangeLog)
11 Release Version 3.1.0 [07 JUN 2004]
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13 - fixed obvious bug with wrong "Murphy" graphics (when digging etc.)
14 - fixed a lot of Emerald Mine and Supaplex game engine emulation bugs
15 - re-converted Emerald Mine and Supaplex levels to apply engine fixes
16 - changed default snap/drop keys from left/right Shift to Control keys
17 - added level loader for loading native Emerald Mine levels
18 - added level loader for loading native Supaplex packed levels
19 - added group elements for multiple matches and random element creation
20 - added elements that can be digged or left behind by custom elements
21 - added element "Sokoban field with player" missing for Sokoban levels
22 - added custom element features to allow building of teleporters
23 - added option to use step limit instead of time limit for level
24 - added pressing "space" key as valid action to select menu options
25 - added clipboard (cut and paste buttons) for custom and group elements
26 - added shortcut to dump brush (type ":DB" in editor) for use in forum
27 - added network multiplayer code for Windows (still only command line)
28 - replaced old tutorial level set with far better one by Niko Böhm
29 - "contributions" levels now separate package to make base set smaller
30 - too many bugfixes and changes to list them all here (see ChangeLog)
32 Release Version 3.0.8 [14 DEC 2003]
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34 - added "musicinfo.conf" for menu and level music configuration
35 - added "editorsetup.conf" for editor element list configuration
36 - added "copy" and "exchange" functions for custom elements to editor
37 - added configurable "bored" and "sleeping" animations for the player
38 - added "awakening" sound for player when waking up after sleeping
39 - added configurable element animations for info screen
40 - added configurable music credits for info screen
41 - added configurable level set information for info screen
42 - added warnings for undefined token values in artwork config files
43 - menu entries now also selectable by clicking on entry text
44 - better sniksnak turning movement (two steps instead of only one)
45 - fixed turning movement of butterflies and fireflies (no frame reset)
46 - fixed bug with wrong default impact sound for colored emeralds
47 - fixed bug with double nut cracking sound
48 - fixed a very nasty bug in dragon turning code in TurnRoundExt()
49 - finally fixed tape recording when player is created from CE change
50 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
51 + Audrius Saikunas (4 levels)
52 + Efraim Yawitz (20 levels)
53 + Krystian Abramowicz (100 levels)
54 + Paul E Collins (formerly known as Equinox Tetrachloride; 64 levels)
55 + Sebastian Simon (12 levels)
56 - amazing new level set:
57 + "BD2K3" from Alan Bond
58 + 43 levels full of BD nostalgia, action and fantastic effects
59 + overwhelming use of custom elements
60 + complete artwork set with graphics, sounds and music
61 + available as a separate download from www.artsoft.org
62 - another great level set was updated:
63 + "jue2" from Jürgen Bonhagen
64 + 15 new mind-boggling levels full of new challenges for your brain
65 + complete artwork set with graphics and sounds
66 + available for downloading from "http://www.jb-line.de/rnd.html"
68 Release Version 3.0.7 [10 NOV 2003]
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70 - fixed incorrectly displayed animation for attacking dragon
71 - fixed bug with not setting initial gravity for each new game
72 - fixed bug with teleportation of player by custom element change
73 - fixed bug with player not getting smashed by rock sometimes
74 - fixed serious bug in code for delayed element pushing
75 - fixed little bug in animation frame selection for pushed elements
76 - fixed bug when pushing element that can move away to the side
77 - fixed tape recording when player is created from CE element change
78 - fixed player animation frame reset for identical animations
79 - unavailable setup options now marked as "n/a" instead of "off"
80 - prevent "extended" changed elements from delay change in same frame
81 - speed-up of reading config file for verbose output
82 - added configuration option for opening and closing Supaplex exit
83 - added configuration option for moving up/down animation for Murphy
84 - added animation for "turning" action (for elements with move delay)
85 - added turning animations for bug, spaceship and sniksnak
87 Release Version 3.0.6 [06 OCT 2003]
88 -----------------------------------
89 - fixed bug when initializing font graphic structure
90 - fixed bug with animation mode "pingpong" when using only 1 frame
91 - fixed bug with extended change target introduced in 3.0.5
92 - fixed bug where passing over moving element doubles player speed
93 - fixed bug with elements continuing to move into push direction
94 - fixed bug with duplicated player when dropping bomb with shield on
95 - fixed switching bug (resetting flag when not switching but not idle)
96 - fixed element tokens for certain file elements with ".active" etc.
97 - added "switching" event for custom elements ("pressing" only once)
98 - added support for MP3 music for SDL version through SMPEG library
100 Release Version 3.0.5 [29 SEP 2003]
101 -----------------------------------
102 - fixed bug in multiple config pages loader code that caused crashes
103 - enhanced (remaining low-resolution) Supaplex graphics
104 - active/inactive sides configurable for custom element changes
105 - new movement type "move when pushed" available for custom elements
106 - now four envelope elements available
107 - font, background, animation and sound for envelope now configurable
108 - main menu doors opening/closing animation type now configurable
110 Release Version 3.0.4 [13 SEP 2003]
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112 - fixed bug in multiple config pages code that caused crashes
113 - fixed bug in custom definition of crumbled element graphics
115 Release Version 3.0.3 [08 SEP 2003]
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117 - fixed bug (missing array boundary check) which could crash the game
118 - fixed problem with setting mouse cursor in SDL version in fullscreen
119 - fixed problem with flickering when drawing toon animations
120 - fixed problem with player animation when snapping and moving
121 - fixed several nasty bugs that may have caused crashes on some systems
122 - added envelope content which gets displayed when collecting envelope
123 - added multiple change event pages for custom elements
124 - added support for loading various music formats through SDL_mixer
125 - added music to Supaplex classic level set
127 Release Version 3.0.2 [22 AUG 2003]
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129 - fixed bug with messing up custom element properties in 3.0.0 levels
130 - fixed bug with choosing wrong engine version when playing tapes
131 - fixed bug with creating inaccessible elements at player position
132 - fixed bug with not finding current level artwork directory
134 Release Version 3.0.1 [18 AUG 2003]
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136 - fixed bug that caused a crash at startup under Solaris
137 - fixed bug that caused the DOS version not finding its files
138 - fixed bug with missing graphic for active red disk bomb
139 - added custom element property for dropping collected elements
140 - added another 128 custom elements for those who can't get enough
141 - fixed PCX files in the DOS version ("classic" graphics only)
143 Release Version 3.0.0 [05 AUG 2003]
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145 - final version bumped to 3.0.0 due to the massive changes
146 - graphics and sounds now completely and dynamically customizable
147 - custom elements now have lots of configurable properties
148 - advanced custom element settings for powerful, self-created elements
149 - fixed Supaplex gravity tubes
150 - fixed very nasty bug in SDL_image (and X11) PCX loading routine
151 - fixed some very nasty bugs in bitmap zoom routine
152 - fixed very nasty bug in level/artwork loading routine
153 - added new contributed levels and artwork from the following players:
154 * in the section "Contributions - 2002":
155 + Abby King (14 levels)
156 + Alan Bond (30 levels, all solvable, BD style artwork set)
157 + David Hutchinson (25 levels, artwork set)
158 + Equinox Tetrachloride (50 levels + 100 levels, all solvable)
159 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
160 * in the section "Contributions - 2003":
161 + Andreas Buschbeck (85 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
162 + Edward Leuf (10 levels, all solvable, artwork set)
163 + Emanuel Schmieg (22 levels, all solvable, complete artwork set)
164 + Gavin Davidson (47 levels)
165 + Jorge Jordan (17 levels)
166 + Rafael Gatti (17 levels)
167 + Randy Johannessen (17 levels)
168 + Richard Valvona (3 levels)
169 + Sam Bateman (35 levels)
170 - great new levels with full artwork are now available from:
171 + Juergen Bonhagen (with complete artwork set)
172 * download these levels from "http://www.jb-line.de/"
173 + Andreas Buschbeck (with complete artwork set)
174 * download these levels from "http://home.vr-web.de/~abuschbeck/"
176 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc7 [17 JUL 2003]
177 ------------------------------------------
178 - fixed bug when picking element in the editor
179 - added more custom elements properties
180 - fixed bugs when smashing penguin
182 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc6 [22 APR 2003]
183 ------------------------------------------
184 - fixed small font configuration directive bug
185 - tape recorder font slightly enhanced (now complete character set)
186 - added missing font configuration source file
187 - added updated CHANGES file ;-)
189 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc5 [20 APR 2003]
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191 - added generic selectbox gadget
192 - added special mouse cursor for playfield while playing
193 - font handling now more flexible (support for ISO-Latin-1 fonts)
194 - font graphics adjusted accordingly
196 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc4 [30 MAR 2003]
197 ------------------------------------------
198 - changes for menu configuration
199 - not officially announced pre-release version
200 - Emerald Mine text font now much better quality
202 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc3 [11 FEB 2003]
203 ------------------------------------------
204 - first custom element properties
205 - animation configuration for dynamically defined element actions
206 - automatically downscaled graphics (small graphics not needed anymore)
207 - ".EDITOR" and ".PREVIEW" suffixes for special editor/preview graphics
208 - toon animations (and number of toons) now fully configurable
210 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc2 [13 JAN 2003]
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212 - added support for stereo WAV sound files
213 - moving objects can now have arbitrary animation length
214 - new batch command for dumping level information
215 - added support for background images for all menu screens
216 - added 128 custom elements that can be decorated with own graphics
217 - added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
218 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
219 + Emanuel Schmieg: "Into The Ice Caves" (22 levels + artwork)
221 Pre-Release Version 2.2.0rc1 [31 DEC 2002]
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223 - level series artwork now configurable via level series config file
224 - single graphics and animations can now be replaced with different
225 ones (independantly from default image files which may be larger)
226 by defining and using additional image files
227 - element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
228 - automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
229 - missing steel wall graphic added (thanks to Equinox Tetrachloride)
230 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
231 + Abby King (14 levels)
232 + Andreas Buschbeck (80 levels with complete artwork set)
233 + David Hutchinson (25 levels with graphics set)
234 + Equinox Tetrachloride (150 levels guaranteed to be solvable)
235 + Sylvan Hancock (39 levels)
237 Release Version 2.1.1 [13 AUG 2002]
238 -----------------------------------
239 - sound bug (causing crashes) fixed (reported by Keith Peterston)
240 - support for /dev/sound/dsp (devfs) added (thanks to Christoph Bauer)
241 - small NetBSD compilation bug fixed (thanks to Adam Ciarcinski)
242 - default keys for "snap field" and "place bomb" fixed for Mac OS X
243 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
245 + Gerrit Holl and Timen van den Berg
247 Release Version 2.1.0 [05 AUG 2002]
248 -----------------------------------
249 - native Mac OS X port (finally!)
250 - graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
251 - added support for TrueColor PCX graphics files
252 - added support for 16 bit WAV sound files
253 - enhanced sound system (especially regarding stereo and loop sounds)
254 - new structured setup menu (with sub-menues for graphics and sounds)
255 - added "quick save" and "quick load" functions with shortcut key
256 - added single-step playing mode (automatic pause after each step)
257 - behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor now more intuitive
258 - changed default slipping behaviour of gems back to 2.0.0 style;
259 this is now an element property for gems in the level editor,
260 although existing converted levels use the new EM gems behaviour
261 - bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on
262 - added Boulder Dash style "snap-pushing" (thanks to Achim Härtel)
263 - fixed memory leak in image loading code
264 - fixed some "solid" elements that were accidentally destructible
265 - fixed some tape stuff
266 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
271 + Flyboy: level group "Cops and Robbers", with own graphics set
272 - added custom graphics set "Animal Kingdom" by Flyboy
274 Release Version 2.0.1 [19 MAR 2002]
275 -----------------------------------
276 - bug in explosion code fixed that broke level 24 of "Baby Ghost Mine"
277 - several Supaplex emulation bugs fixed (thanks to Mihail Milushev):
278 + orange disk does not fall off from slippery elements
279 + infotrons kill electrons and snik snaks and trigger orange disks
280 + explosion chain reactions are now a bit slower than murphy
281 - behaviour of robots adjusted to make them less aggressive
282 (needed for quite some Emerald Mine Club levels)
283 - emeralds and diamonds now fall off normal, steel and growing walls,
284 as this is the correct behaviour in Emerald Mine; existing private
285 and contributed levels will still behave as before, unless saved
286 again (with or without modifications) from the level editor of the
287 current version of the game
288 - icon for Windows executable added
289 - bug when selecting default level series fixed
290 - new IFF style file format for level and tape files
291 - bug in storing amoeba content fixed
292 - nasty tape bugs fixed (completely reworked tape stuff)
293 - fullscreen mode now works with Windows (workaround for bug in SDL)
294 - /dev/dsp support for NetBSD added (thanks to Krister Walfridsson)
295 - file permissions when saving files and creating directories changed
296 - some small sound bugs fixed
297 - added new contributed levels from the following players:
307 Release Version 2.0.0 [01 JAN 2001]
308 -----------------------------------
309 - major code redesign to maintain generic game functions in a separate
310 library and make it easier to port the game to new targets like SDL
311 - can be compiled with SDL library to build native Windows version
312 - DOS and Windows versions can be compiled with gcc cross-compiler
313 - trying to open already busy audio device does not block the game
314 - bug in network playing code fixed (patch from web site)
315 - SDL version can load and play music modules
316 - bug in level editor fixed for EM doors and keys element description
317 - sound sample frequency raised from 8 kHz to 22 kHz
319 Release Version 1.4.0 [27 OCT 1999]
320 -----------------------------------
321 - new Boulder Dash elements for better game emulation
322 - new cool medium-sized crystal font
323 - new elements and graphics for Diamond Caves II levels
324 - new elements and graphics for Emerald Mine Club levels
325 - brushed-up (higher resolution) graphics for Supaplex elements
326 - special oversized Supaplex levels included
327 - new elements for more authentic Emerald Mine elements (doors)
328 - more level editor enhancements:
329 element list scrollbar and level number selection within editor
330 - lots of new levels converted from Emerald Mine Club disks,
331 DX-Boulderdash and Supaplex
332 - new levels created and contributed by players
333 - now over 160 level series with over 14.000 levels
334 - high score list now scrollable to see all 100 entries
335 - new 16-bit elements level format to allow more than 256 elements
336 - re-introduced level handicap for more challange (levels must be
337 solved to be able to play the next one; can be disabled in setup)
338 - new setup option to disable time limit for relaxed playing :-)
339 - GAME_DIR path split into RO_GAME_DIR and RW_GAME_DIR to allow
340 distributors to separate read-only (levels, graphics, sounds)
341 from writable (hich scores) game data
342 - new personal level setup files to store level handicap and
343 last played level for each level series
344 - removed some 32-bit dependent code; should be 64-bit clean now
345 - some little bugs fixed
347 Release Version 1.3.0 [5 FEB 1999]
348 ----------------------------------
349 - strongly enhanced level editor
350 - new elements, graphics and levels for Supaplex style games
351 - completely rewritten platform independent gadget code
352 (buttons, scrollbars, text and number input gadgets)
353 - nasty sound bug fixed (showed up with Linux kernel 2.2.x)
355 Release Version 1.2.0 [5 DEC 1998]
356 ----------------------------------
357 - DOS/Windows version
358 - new WAV sound loader (to replace the old Amiga 8SVX files)
359 - new PCX graphics loader (to avoid GIF license problems)
360 - network multiplayer games with upto four players
361 - no separate network server needed; each client can
362 fork a network server at startup if there's no server
363 running at this moment
364 - possibility to invoke the game to act as a standalone
365 network server (on a separate machine, for example)
366 - local multiplayer games with upto four players
367 - support for upto four joysticks
368 - completely free customizable keyboard and joystick
369 for all four players individually
370 - new joystick calibration screen which can be left
371 (with Escape key) if no joystick is connected... ;-)
372 - new (working) GIF graphics loader (but still support
373 for the old XPM method)
374 - supports private colormap with extremely less flashing
375 on 8-bit (256 colors) displays
376 - soft-scrolling with 50 frames per second (which raises
377 the system requirements and makes it completely
378 unplayable on my "old reference" 486/33 (where 0.9b runs
379 smoothly) and running at 90% speed on my K6-200.
380 - completely new file format for personal setup data
381 in ASCII format which is human readable and easily
382 customizable even with a texteditor; stored in the
383 user's home directory and no longer somewhere in the
384 game's installation directory
385 - high score lists changed: now one file per level and
386 no longer one file per level series; now using readable
388 - useful command line options to specify the X11 display,
389 the game's base (installation) directory, an alternate
390 level directory, standalone server execution and verbose
393 Version 1.1 [???] [NOT RELEASED]
394 --------------------------------
395 - new (but broken) GIF graphics loader to be independent
396 from the XPM library and to replace all graphics by GIF files
398 Version 1.0 [9 APR 1997] [NOT RELEASED]
399 ---------------------------------------
400 - the game now contains many really playable levels,
401 not only a few levels for testing
402 - the game is now even better playable by keyboard
403 (now you have the same gameplay functionality
404 compared to playing with a joystick. Especially
405 there are diagonal directions with keyboard playing
406 and the fire buttons are mapped to the shift keys)
407 - a lot of new elements for better emulation of levels
408 from the games "Boulder Dash", "Emerald Mine" and
409 "Sokoban". New elements to build "Dynablaster" style
411 - enhanced functionality of the level tape recorder
412 to make it possible to go on with a game at any tape
415 Version 0.9b2 [21 NOV 1995] [NOT RELEASED]
416 ------------------------------------------
419 Pre-Release Version 0.9b [4 NOV 1995]
420 -------------------------------------
421 - the game is now completely Freeware
422 - the game is now better playable by keyboard
423 (in the last version, the player was making more than
424 one step for one keystroke in some cases -- thanks to
425 Warwick Allison for the hint with "XSync()"!)
426 - new amoeba type with configurable content (like in the
427 original C64 version, when aboeba cannot grow anymore
428 and explodes to diamonds or some other elements)
429 - compile error with ONE_PER_NAME in high score function
430 removed (thanks to Dmitry Kohmanyuk)
431 - little code cleanup (to get some new bugs ;)
432 - FreeBSD sound and joystick support (thanks to Jean-Marc
435 Pre-Release Version 0.9 [23 OCT 1995]
436 -------------------------------------
437 - first (pre)release version
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