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https://github.com/FWGS/xash3d/releases/tag/latest

New big release of Xash3D FWGS.

Changelog:

• Synchronized with Xash3D build 3366.

Added:

• Emscripten & iOS support.
• Network protocol extensions:
  • NET_EXT_HUFF(cl_enable_compress): Packet compression. Useless.
  • NET_EXT_SPLIT(cl_enable_split): Splitting packets larger than cl_maxpacket value. Enabled by default.
  • NET_EXT_HUFFSPLIT (cl_enable_splitcompress): Packet compression for splitted packets. Enabled by default.
• Simple NAT bypass(enabled with sv_nat/cl_nat). A chance to make a public server.
• Multiplayer client identification, input devices and version reporting
  • To toggle mouse navigate to Configuration->Touch->Touch options and click to Ignore mouse.
  • To toggle touch navigate to Configuration->Touch->Touch options and click to Enable.
  • To toggle gamepad navigate to Configuration->Gamepad and click to Enable gamepad.
  • To allow or disallow some type of input device, you can toggle sv_allow_mouse, sv_allow_touch, sv_allow_joystick, sv_allow_vr and sv_allow_noinputdevices to disallow clients with undefined input devices(old engine, for example).
• Compile-time backend system, which lets porting to different platforms easier.
• Mobility API extensions:
  • pfnGetNativeObject gives you a "native" object of current platform. For example, "JNIEnv" on Android.
  • pfnSetCustomClientID for setting custom client ID in user-agent.
• Two overbright modes are implemented. Toggle with gl_overbright <0/1/2> cvar.
• Scripted Sequences implementation(used only by Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes).
• mp3 command implementation
• Optimized command/cvar/command alias searching.
• net_graph implementation
• s_lerping cvar toggles sound interpolation formulas. 1 for standart linear interpolation, 2 for cubic interpolation.
• sv_forcesimulating cvar to force world "live" even if server have no players(thanks, @the-swank).
• con_fontscale for console font scailing.
• Transparent items in menu, like scroll lists.
• Server error messages in messageboxes.
• CP1251 support. (Place CP1251 fonts.wad to your game directory)
• Blood Stream is re-implemented again to match GoldSrc.
• localinfo support(for AMXModX, thanks @the-swank).
• RCon Redirect support. ("redirect N" command, where N is number of next sended lines)
• Enabled sound resample support in SDL backend.
• Added help by -help command line argument.
• Added "maps" command implementation. (thanks, @fuzun)
• Android: proper mouse support through NVidia SHIELD mouse extension. .
• Android: Write test on engine start. If write test has failed, app asks user about different game data location.
• Android: Google Play Games support. Not used yet ;)
• Android: Xash3D FWGS is now runs as a Service. To run background server, you need to enable android_sleep (Multiplayer/Customize/Adv. Controls/Pause in background(android)).
• Windows: Properly working m_ignore.

Fixes:

• Client-side player interpolation.
• Server PMove respects client's prediction settings and does not sends extra sound.
• Workaround for Stupid GLES Bug.
• Safe config writing.
• Transparency and color in studio model renderer.
• FFADE_LONGFADE flag support in ScreenFade engine message.
• Unicode's way to work changes. HUD text are interpreted as UTF-8 only if hud_utf8 is set to 1. This fixes some russificators.
• Fixed server crash on player disconnect(pvPrivateData == NULL).
• Fix connect to servers with different delta.lst.
• Fix connecting to servers with different messages lists.
• Fixed starting server with +map arg.
• Fix wav loading.
• Fix crash when cannot open log file.
• Do not unload server library (fix metamod and some bots crash).
• "status" command formatting (thanks, @FreeSlave)
• Linux: workaround for proper fullscreen(with video mode changing).
• Linux: touch support.
• FreeBSD & OSX: fixed http downloader
• Linux & OSX: Autodetect gamedll_linux and gamedll_osx name
• Windows: touch controls with unsupported client dlls(without unified input extensions).
• Android: evdev(root only) mouse support improvements.

This is a probably last major release with current protocol. Newer versions will be using another, non-compatible protocol.

Arch Linux, Debian and Ubuntu packages avialable at OBS: Xash3D FWGS and Xash Dedicated Server