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NEW:
Engine:
Changed OpenRA now uses Mono.Nat 1.1.0 instead of it's own limited UPnP router detection and port forwarding code (should support more devices now)
Changed Detect NAT devices only once on startup (removes lag when creating a new game). Disable the Automatic portforwarding checkbox if no UPnP enabled devices are discovered
Added more UPnP user settings: boolean Server.VerboseNatDiscovery for additional debug messages in server.log, integer Server.NatDiscoveryTimeout in miliseconds
Now using SharpFont instead of a custom patched Tao.FreeType in close collaboration with upstream
Dedicated servers:
Misc dedicated server improvements
Fixed AI orders misinterpreted as an exploit on dedicated servers
Added option to disable bots on servers (including dedicated)
Added a dedicated server launch script
Fix bots being able to become admin status on dedicated servers
Allow MOTD to be fetched from file for dedicated servers
Fixed issue with pinging the master-server when dedicated machines did not show up until players connected
Allow classic left-click mouse orders (optional)
New hotkeys:
Hotkeys are now user-configurable via settings.yaml and the GUI
Move viewport to selection (default: home or double tap group number)
Switch cursor to sell / repair / powerdown
Added per player shrouds (units can't shoot enemies covered in unexplored terrain)
General game lobby improvements:
Add "Assign Teams" lobby drop down button for admins to randomize teams
Removed mouse capture while composing text in chat
Asynchronous loading of minimaps in the map chooser dialog
Map chooser polish - added map type and author to lobby
Spawnpoint map tooltips now display players name in lobby
Player colors are now reverted after changing to a map which does not lock colors
Fixed word wrap when chatting ingame
Added a tooltip that shows provided and drained power
Changed scroll velocity in map chooser to be better suited for mouse scrolling
Fixed grounded airplane not landing properly when ordered to another airstrip or service depot
Don't hardcode READY/HOLD and custom prerequisites anymore for easier translation
Fixed (removed) sound attentuation for PlayNotification sounds - fixes the Extreme cashtick sounds
Replaced admin indicator icon with bold formatted player name
Connecting to a different mod will show an appropriate error message (was unknown map before)
Fix problems with multi tap detection
Fixed floating point inconsistencies to reduce desyncs
Civilians now panic when in combat
Units with turrets are now displayed correctly when parachuting
Print the total number of values extracted from random number generator stream to sync report for debugging purposes
Allow strides for sequence definitions (if you don't want to use the full SHP animation length, optional)
Fixed a crash when multiple clients on the same machine attempted to write replay files at once
Refactored palette remapping rendering code as a preparation for upcoming Voxel support
Fixed crashes when attempting to watch replays in non-RA mods
Added support for randomized weapon reports
Added pathfinder Debug overlay visualization A* search cost per cell in player color tints
Attempt to improve A* algorithm
Added hidden settings to the GUI:
Cap Framerate checkbox and FPS limit
Autoplay music after map load
Sound engine backend drop down selection box
Performance graph text update rate
Show bot debug message checkbox
Slow trait report threshold slider
We now use Travis Continous Integration and enforce a strict no compiler warnings policy
Adapted to dpkg's "--instdir"-like options to allow installations of different openra next to each other on Debian GNU/Linux
Better AI Bots:
Removed the AI attack bottleneck where the whole squad had to be killed completely before a new one was started
Units will attack/rush/retreat based on own and opponents health/speed using fuzzy logic while staying in squads
Protect harvesters and base buildings when they are attacked
Place defense building in the direction of the enemy
Place refineries in vicinity to the nearest ressource fields
Support for aircraft and ships
Try to kill off unprotected enemy targets with aircraft
Don't ignore percentage to build for units in yaml configuration
Will maintain adequate numbers of refineries and silos
Will now try to use super weapons
Added a cap for maximum building count
Give the users some hints in exception.log when crashing due to desyncs
Log projectile destination (innaccuracy calculation) and nextScanTime (auto-target) to debug.log to investigate desyncs
Added Shroud, CreatesShroud and RevealsShroud as well as AutoTarget and ScaredyCat (panicking infantry) to syncreport.log
Refactoring: cleaned up code duplication to ease the addition of new renderers
Added a new reset exploration developer cheat (like hide-map crate, opposite of give exploration)
Support for classic RA and C&C mods (not yet packaged):
Speedup production queues if multiple of the same building exist
Engineer capture rules which require/do damage at first
Fixed CustomBuildTimeValue related desync
Added a trait to turn off fog of war
Separated spy disguise and infiltration for thief
Fixed tooltips for fake buildings
Fixed a desync with regards to auto-target and Cloak.IsVisible
Fixed crash when performing keyboard orders on destroyed actors
Added additional server lobby buttons
Added burning trees support for RA and C&C
Fixed unit ranks not showing in replay viewer
Fixed crash caused by capturing a dead actor
AI support power activiation needs to go through order manager
Ship a proper SDK for modders
Added documentation within .cs files for modders
Documentation set to push itself to github wiki for new playtests or releases
Added a DrawRangeCircleWithContrast method to go along with DrawRangeCircle
Added cancel chat with escape
Added double click to join servers in browser
Desura compatiblity stuff
Added sync to carpet bombing
Added announcer voice upon game start
Added engine support to automatically download a missing map from content.open-ra.org when joining a lobby
Added work towards an ingame IRC client
Engine changes in preparation for Voxel support - removed Turret and PVecFloat cruft (code refactoring)
Changed ThrowsParticle now uses world coordinates and implements a simpler model using a cubic lerp
Fixed a crash that may occur in lobbies
Made the version mismatch mechanic configurable in the options
Fixed color selector/team selector closing when another player in the lobby made a similar change
Fixed LaserZap and TeslaZap to account for altitude
Send players and bot counts to master server as different fields
Sort servers by players in the server browser
Fixed cloak units being invis to spectators
Fixed paratroopers revealing shroud after death
Added a Force Desync cheat for the upcoming automatic crash reporter
Changed throw specific exception on missing sound definitions
Fixed MCV create not being given if normal SelectionShares was zero
Changed split multiple-production-queue widget logic into its own file
Added moving average to contrails to smooth them when aircraft are circling
Added attack traits into the syncreport.log
Added a --docs flag for OpenRA.Utility
Removed the tileset builder again from packages
Editor:
Map editor now saves and loads from OpenRA user folder
Fixed map editor failing to import legacy maps
Template categories are now ordered by what is specified in the tileset yaml
Added terrain category types to RA Snow tileset
Added terrain category types to RA Desert tileset
Fixed terrain categories for two river tiles in RA Temperate tileset
Fixed wrong palette remapping for neutral buildings
Show full name + version of the loaded mod in the toolbar
Added a help menu with useful tips
Added icons to the menu with tooltips
Added a toolbar to the editor
Added total cash count to editor status bar
Added a ruler to the editor
Added an eraser tool
Red Alert:
Automatic pausing when in single player missions
Added Allies03 mission
Added Allies04 mission (has sunset weather)
Added Soviet01Classic mission
Added MonsterTankMadness mission
Added Survival01 mission
Added Desert tileset - original and new tiles ported from Tiberium Dawn by Harrison, code by Matt
Fixed empty camo pillboxes in shellmap
Fixed graphics for craters for Snow maps (art by MrFibble)
Ice Floe actors work in maps now (sequences were missing)
Brought back music track "Mud" into the playlist
Balance:
Base defenses now do less damage to main base structures
Pillbox armor changed from wood to heavy
Construction Yard armor changed from heavy to wood with a health boost
Construction Yard sell ability removed to combat MCV crate exploit
Superweapons now have more health
Tanya no longer fires her pistols at main base structures
Tanya no longer has a C4 demolition cursor for barrels
Added missing line of sight for Chronotank
Chronotank damage upped from 20 to 30 per rocket and damage improved vs heavy armor
Demo truck cost from 1500 to 2500
Demo truck health from 110 to 50
Demo truck speed from 8 to 6
Disguised spies are now invisible under enemy GPS
Heroes (Tanya, Volkov) and missile silos are now limited to one per player
Volkov got a new armor type: Cybernetic, for individual balancing
More health points for Volkov to make him the 4tnk equivalent of infantry
Medics can't heal Volkov, send him to repair pad or mechanic instead
Dogs can't eat Volkov and tanks need two attempts to crush him
Added Mechanic to Allies
Added Mobile Gap Generator to Allies
Oil derricks are now repairable by engineers
Placed mines (AP andAT) now use the Cloak trait, and minelayers will detect mines
Added duration indicators for units under Chronosphere and Iron Curtain effects
Nukes can destroy ore wells
Reworked Volkov death sounds/animations (Cyborg version from German RA)
Replaced supply truck graphics with aftermath SHP which has a shadow (via Arda)
Added hotkeys for aircraft, vehicles, ships, infantry
Modified the hotkeys
Fixed visual glitch where war factory closed its door prematurely
Fixed broken shadows on GPS dot
Fixed Chronotank teleport causing a desync
Fixed replay crash when a Chronotank tries to teleport
Fixed Chronotank death causing a crash before teleporting
Fixed crash caused by Demo Truck destruction
Added in-game player statistics for observers
Added support for map difficulties
Renamed airstrip to airfield in tooltip.
Don't remap civilian buildings/fields in-game.
Added Random Map button to the lobby
Added Crates on/off checkbox to the lobby
Gems are now rendered slate blue on the radar minimap
Shroud creators now temporarily create shroud
Added support for Nyerguds music upgrade pack
Added unused actors for legacy map import (thief, chan, general, mobile radar jammer)
You can now define the LoadScreenImage in mod.yaml and easily replace it with your own
Made conyard buildable with Build Everything cheat
Brought back the diplomacy menu, however diplomacy can only be changed in free for all games (Fragile Alliances option)
Added a shroud selector when in spectate mode
Added an improved ingame chat
Fixed maps Chaos Canyon and Bomber John
Added map: Room Convergence (Sunny Sproket)
Added map: Ghost Town (hamb)
Added map: Bad Neighbors (Nukem)
Updated map: Bombardment Islands (czech army)
C&C:
Construction yard now has a build placement range around it where structures must be placed within, and must be within 5 tiles of another structure
Removed custom build time for tiberium refinery to avoid desync crashes
Explosions given names instead of just numbers. Added some explosions that came with the game but were unused.
Corrected music.yaml track titles
Fix wrong civilian field remapping in-game
Slowed down structure building animations
Changed sounds for cloaking and building destruction
Tanks UnitExplodeSmall now by default
Blue tiberium now poisons infantry
Levelup crate removed
Crate lifetime increased
Added Hard AI
Temporarily disabled AI building of HPAD and FIX since they can't use them
AI modified to cope with construction yard build radius
AI to build maximum of 1 silos to build to save space
Hospital fan spins slower
Slowed down *make animations to 80-tick
Fixed infantry running anim
Added explosions for flametank and helis
Added prison and tech center icon/build-up animations
Added @Nyerguds TD Deluxe Cameo Pack
Tweaked harvester capacity & unload time
Fixed visceroid doesn't show control group number when selected
Fixed options menu fade effect
Polished map chooser layout
Added game type filter to map chooser
Developer Cheats menu got renamed to Debug Options and moved to in-game settings
Fixed tooltip flickering (increased default tooltip delay to 200 ms)
Fixed a bug with shift queueing production on extra production tabs
Implemented observer shroud selector
Shortened the names of some units in tooltips
Balance:
Tier 2 infantry and vehicles can now still be built as long as you have the GDI advanced comm center or temple of NOD
Added blue tiberium trees
Tiberium blossom trees are indestructible
Blue tiberium blossom trees grows new resources 50% the speed of the regular green one
Crates no longer provide MCVs if you already got one
Odds to get a MCV crate without base are now 80% to prevent gambling for it in early game
Husks burn 10 seconds now instead of 40
Infantry detect cloaked units in adjacent tile
Infantry run faster on clear terrain (90% -> 100% speed)
Vehicle speeds adjusted, now 80% on clear, like tanks
Airstrike cooldown time reduced to 3 minutes (from 4)
Construction Yard HP 2000 -> 1500
Communications Center HP reduced so it can be nuked
Airfield HP reduced so it can be destroyed by simultaneous airstrike + ion cannon
Reduced Helipad price reduced to $1000 (was $1500)
WEAP/AFLD HP reduced
Guard Tower range 6 -> 7, gun damage slightly increased
Advantaced Tower range 8 -> 9 and HP 800 -> 600
Obelisk Range + 1
Obelisk now AutoTargeted properly by units
Scaled back tank firing rate a bit (was 2x, now 1.5x)
Reduced Artillery damage vs. wood from 75% to 50%.
Rotation speeds increased for: bike, buggy, jeep, APC, stnk, ftnk, ltnk
Bike speed increased on clear, reduced on road
Slight buff to recon bike damage
Increased shroud for Buggy, Bike, LTNK and APC.
NOD buggy hitpoints reduced 140 -> 120
Flamethrower range 3 -> 2.5
Halved Chinook price from $1500 to $750
Orca/Apache now require any tech building instead of the specific GDI/NOD one
Apache ammo 10 -> 6 range 8 -> 10
Orca ammo 10 -> 5 range 8 -> 10, ROF decreased 10 -> 15
A10 range 8 -> 12
Mammoth tank speed 3 -> 4, HP 600 -> 800, turret rotation 2 -> 3
Mammoth missile spread increased
Apache shoots at air units again
STNK range - 1
STNK cloak delay slightly increased
Slight tweak to Stealth Tank damage vs. heavy armor (100% -> 90%)
GUN/GTWR range + 1
MCV now slightly slower
MCV no longer requires FIX
MASM given to Nod - speed and HP slightly lowered - uses patriot missile now
APC damage slightly increased, ROF decreased
APC speed reduced 10 -> 9
APC gun recoil and muzzle flash made single shot instead of double
MLRS speed increased 6 -> 7
Increased speed and burst delay of TowerMissile
Increased nuke damage vs heavy armor
Increased ion damage vs heavy armor
Fixed stealth tank not holding fire by default
Added map: Rock Canyon (psydev)
Added map: No Escapism (psydev)
Added map: Skull Valley (psydev)
Added map: Slippery Slopes (psydev)
Added map: Bifurcation (psydev)
Added map: Dead in Motion redux (psydev)
Added map: East vs West redux (psydev)
Removed map: Delta Dunes
Dune 2000:
Merged the Rounded Edges Mod by Jes and Bellator:
Bibs have been removed
Building offset and selection boxes adapted
Units and turrets leave husks
Siege tank barrel won't rotate anymore
AI capable of building all units using all queues
Bullet traces
Added Windtrap and IX Research building animations
New unit balance (mix of Dune II, Dune 2000 and Red Alert)
Repair pad animation
No more obsessive "silos needed"
Defense building queue → heavy armor queue
Medics (using thumper graphics)
Aircraft are no longer buildable
Harvesting has been slowed down
Replace blank shellmap with random multiplayer stills
Starport requires energy to operate
Corrino palace made unbuildable
20121019:
Engine:
Add --transpose option to Utility
Allow --transpose to do multiple operations in one pass
Added category headers in editor (RA temperate theme only)
Added selection tool in editor for use with copy-pasting terrain
Added tilesetbuilder2 and fixed it for Dune 2000
Added tilesetbuilder command line
Added tileset extractor
Upgraded Visual Studio solution to 2010
Tons of performance improvements
Prevent too many instances of a single sound playing at once
Order results from FindByTilesInCircle by distance
Added new data types for cell and pixel coordinate pistion/vectors
Fixed issue where port in direct connect was dumped to default by force
Fixed pathfinding for units heading in opposite directions to prevent pathing deadlocks
Fixed volume and scrollspeed being different from their saved scale at game start
All Mods:
Added basic dedicated server support
Added UPnP support for multiplayer
Added option to pause the game (F3 key)
Added SimpleTeleport for non-chrono jumps for mission scripting
Added WaitFor(predicate) for mission scripting
Added support for mission objectives
Added indicator to show who is admin of a lobby
Added map size label to map chooser
Added support to set up player required slots for maps
Added hover behavior for all units. Give a unit a nonzero Altitude: in its Mobile: block and the WithShadow: trait to make it hover
Allow building speed to be set by CustomSellValue trait
Bots are forcefully removed from maps which do not allow them
Ignore spectators for lobby readiness check
Added CloakInfo.UncloakOnMove option
Made UnloadCargo.unloadAll configurable, using all by default
Support targetlines for defenses
Setting for Capturable trait to waste engineer after capturing a building or not
Fixed unloading of infantry from cargo vehicles to be spread out instead of one subcell
Fixed crates not being picked up when dropped on a unit
Fixed being able to repair when eliminated
Fixed spectator chat not using contrast
Fixed crash cycling stances while a unit dies
Fixed crash spawning corpse for actor which has already been destroyed
Fixed filtering of passengers to show with RenderCargo
Fixed incorrect working "locks" when capture/sell building races happened
Fixed radar click position
Fixed shift-tab keyboard shortcut in build palette
Added mouse-wheel support for flipping tabs in build palette
Harvesters:
No longer block each other during low-ore contention and wait for a random amount of time to search for more resources.
Refineries show which harvesters are linked by holding down the ALT key.
Fixed harvesters for AI to search the entire map when no more resources nearby
Made search radius configurable for both initial search from refinery, and search from harvest location
Harvesters will return to ordered-to location if told to harvest a specific cell while full after delivery instead of the last successfully harvested cell which may be far away
Fixed notable issues when trying to play FMVs
Red Alert:
Added two missions - Allies01 (single player) and Allies02 (co op)
Added new tiles for use in the Temperate theatre, made by Harrison
Added new crashed helicopter SHPS
Added Hospital & Bio Lab yaml definitions
Reenabled PrimaryBuilding support for airfield and helipads
Fixed chrono not killing passengers on return
Fixed missing chrono effects on unit return
Fixed tesla coil ignoring weapon offset
Fixed some HackyAI issues, such as having a tank husk fetish
Fixed some incorrect/missing music strings in music.yaml
Fixed broken Install from CD code
Fixed another zombie aircraft bug
Fixed ReturnToBase causing a crash when you had no airfields available (but an ally did)
Balance (General):
Added a heal crate (heals all of your units on map, rare occurrence)
Removed nuke crate
Nuke was made a lot more powerful
Nuclear explosions now destroy ore
Repair cost for units is always at least 1 per tick
Radar Dome cost increased from 1400 to 1600
Service Depot cost increased from 1000 to 1200
War Factory armor type changed from Heavy to Wood
Sam Site/AA Guns will no longer shoot at crashing aircraft
Barrel explosions are now more deadly, and chain explosions explode with a delay
Churches made garrisonable by Sniper infantry
Balance (Soviet):
Added Sniper - cloaked infantry with HoldFire stance by default
Added Volkov - elite unit meant to replace Tanya
Added Demo Truck - armed with a lower damage nuke
Mammoth Tank self heal now goes up to 80% health
Mammoth Tank turret rotation was slowed down
Mammoth Tank tusk rate of turn was doubled
Tesla Tank cost lowered from 1500 to 1350
Airfield armor changed from Heavy to Wood
Airfield cost increased from 300 to 500
Iron Curtain duration increased from 10 to 15 seconds, and can't use on enemy units
Balance (Allies):
Added Chronotank - tank that can "jump" within range of itself
Tanya - Colt45 attack range increased from 5.75 to 7
Transport Heli - Cost lowered from 1200 to 900, increased hp, increased cargo count to 8
AA Gun cost increased from 600 to 800
Helipad cost increased from 300 to 500
Added map: Ice Woods (Tirili)
Added map: Nishnekolymsk (Tirili)
Added map: Bomber John (Holloweye)
Added map: Bloody Delta (Holloweye)
Added map: Room-Warzone (Sunny_S)
Added map: Chaos Canyon (Nukem)
Added map: Forest Path (Gnx)
Updated map: Free Coasts (Ihptru)
Replaced map Baywatch with Hasselhoff (Nukem/Zypres)
C&C:
Added A10 crash site SHP to terrain (via Nyerguds)
Re-added the Snow tileset (via Nyerguds)
Balance:
Tank shells do 100% vs armor again, turret buffed
MRLS issues fixed
Sonic Tank moved to end of build menu
Fixed structure build menu orders in general
Fixed Biolab did providing Visceriod after being captured
Fixed tooltips not showing on the build menu
Do not shade possible build items in CNC if something else is building
Dune 2000:
Added Dune 2000!
20120603:
Engine:
General performance improvements
Health.MaxHP is no longer read-only
#Comments can be used at end of any lines in yaml files
Better error messages for duplicate yaml fields
Fixed RenderCargo support for relative altitude
Both Mods:
Add banlist setting (Server: Ban: IP1, IP2, IP3)
Missiles lose guidance and run out of remaining fuel if the target dies
Red Alert:
Added setting to change CashTick sound frequency when producting structures
Re-added camo pillbox for Allies to be garissonable and stealthed
Change cargo ownership if capturing actors with cargo
Fixed spy resetting exploration if infiltrated enemy had GPS
Cannot capture building if yourself or ally is already capturing it
Barrels are no longer capturable/sellable
Minor AI improvements
C&C:
Exposed option to toggle shellmap
MRLS cost increased to 1200
APC gun damage increased
Several building hitpoints increase/decreased
Several units movement speed adjusted
Landed helicopters made targetable by units
Mammoth Tank has an 8 second cooldown before regenerating hp
Add new Chemball explosion
Re-ordered build menu
Production hotkeys changed from YUIOP to QWERT
Fix crash loading yaml for ArtilleryShell.ContrailLength
20120504:
Engine:
General performance improvements
Added a setting to change sound engine, Sound:Engine: AL ("AL" uses OpenAL, "Null" gives no sound)
Both Mods:
Warn lobby when a client joins with DEV_VERSION
Produced units attack-move to their rallypoint
New CloakPaletteEffect trait to add shimmer effect to cloaked units
Cargo trait allows for initial passengers when units are built
Buildings now take 10 seconds to be captured
Capture time length is adjustable
Custom starting units can be used for each faction
Main menu no longer vanishes after a lobby disconnect
Fixed crash selling/capturing buildings simultaneously
Fixed crash in StartGame if there were unvalidated connections
Improved error messages given with bad MiniYaml indentations
Red Alert:
Added Spy to Allies
Infiltrates refinery to steal 50% of players cash, minimum $500
Infiltrates radar dome to reset exploration for enemy team
Can assassinate enemy units with force-fire
Added Gap Generator to Allies
Tanya made exclusive to Allies
Artillery explode chance lowered to 75%
Flamethrower has new flame art
Pillbox includes a garrisoned riflemen when built, and other infantry can garrison the structure
Camo pillbox removed
Normal AI removed
New AI: Rommel and Zhukov
Rommel is a modified Hard AI focusing on artillery and V2, and few light vehicles
Zhukov is a turtle, but sends large attacks with artillery and V2
Added map: Tainted Peak (Nukem)
Removed maps: Daejeon, Mjolnir, No Fly Zone
Fixed bug letting passengers shoot from transports
C&C:
A10s speed increased, Napalm Drop damage increased
Chinooks now carry up to 10 passengers
Sight of all infantry increased by 1
Chem Warrior/Flamethrower/Grenadier damage vs certain armor types increased
Chem Warrior will walk through tiberium instead of pathing around it
Artillery attack range doubled
Guard Tower attack range decreased by 1
MCV and Construction Yard sight increased
Construction Yard armor type changed to Heavy from Wood
Harvester armor type changed to Heavy from Light
Proability of SpawnVisceriod from 10% to 2%
Reduced damage and size of Grenadier death explosions
Units do not attack buildings when attack-moving or idle, exception made for defensive structures
Lots of AI changes
Removed nuke crate, hide-map crate
Fixed crash viewing replays
Fixed radar not being shown during replay
20120315:
Engine:
General performance improvements
Added setting for direct connection on game launch (Game:ConnectTo: ip:port)
Added setting to limit framerate via startup argument (Graphics:CapFrameRate: false)
Added owner chooser for new actors in the editor
Added actor info panel in the editor (doubleclick)
Fixed minimap export breaking subsequent actions in the editor
Fixed writing of empty replays
Fixed issue with LaserZap widths (obelisk shots)
Both Mods:
Always allow buildings to be repaired (removed dependency on Construction Yard)
Added a new Defend stance for units
Added base under attack notification
Spacebar focuses viewport to last under attack notification
Ctrl-Shift-Numkey groups units into existing group
Helicopters now bob slightly in flight
Bots:
Repair their own buildings
Maintain a level of aggro on enemy units
Moved some bot configuration into system.yaml
Fixed being unable to set rallypoints for production buildings
Replaced the server browser with a new and awesome one
Server lobbies upon creation use the previously played map
Made SpawnMPUnits' initial unit configurable
Fixed infantry squish sounds not being positioned
Fixed actor priority not being correct for doubleclick
Fixed poor stance switching detection
Semi-fixed naval units repairing from anywhere on map
Red Alert:
Fixed crash which occurred when playing an online game with Hard AI
Fixed planes stacking more than 1 per airfield
Fixed planes being unable to rearm at airfield
Improved logic for sending planes and helicopters back to base
Fixed infantry not able to walk over anti-tank mines, and vice versa
Fixed pointless reload of shellmap when disconnecting from lobby
Added a setting to toggle shellmap
Changed team color chooser to match C&C's
Balance:
MiG fires in bursts of 2 instead of 4, and damage per missile increased
Longbow fires in bursts of 2 instead of 1
Submarines are set to HoldFire stance by default
Mammoth Tank hp regeneration altered - 25hp per second, after 10 seconds since last unit damage
Tesla Tank cost decreased and armor increased
Flamethrower now only requires Flame Turret to be built
Minelayer (Anti-Tank) mine count reduced from 5 to 3
New Map: Bombardment Islands (Sprog)
New Map: Engagement (Nukem)
New Map: Man to Man (Nukem)
New Map: Breaking Point (Nukem)
New Map: Asymetric Battle (Seru)
New Map: Temperal (Blarget2)
New Map: Ares National Park (Wuschel)
New Map: Poseidon (Wuschel)
New Map: Apollo (Wuschel)
Removed Maps: Paramount, Pandemonium, Bavarian Redux
C&C:
Changed the bot spawn chooser to match RA's
Reduced delay of tooltips
Fixed a lobby crash when players joined
Balance:
Stealth Tanks are set to HoldFire stance by default
20111013:
Engine:
Fixed broken client IDs if players drop before the game starts
Converted FileExtractor into --extract cmdlet for Utility.
Added --transparent option to --png cmdlet in Utility.
Fixed shortcut description on Linux
Fixed launcher crashes on Mac
Removed obsolete SequenceEditor tool
Added --tmp-png cmdlet in Utility, to convert terrain to PNG.
Both Mods:
Allow building repair by allies
Use player color to show who is repairing a building
Only units/structures being built or queued are shaded in the production palette
Aircraft smoke is no longer visible under fog
Added a Show Grid option to the Map Editor
Added multitap support - double clicking a unit selects all units of the same type on screen
Changed map choosers to be a filterable grid of maps
Added internal machinery for IFV-style units
Red Alert:
Added naval transport
Added an indicator over powered down buildings
Aircraft crashing into water now use large_splash
Destroyer now requires Radar Dome
Increased cost of Shipyard and Sub Pen
Fixed a crash when sending aircraft back to base
Husks no longer interfere with selection
Added more options for bots in game lobby
Changed AI behavior -- now has Easy/Normal/Hard difficulty
Increased range of FTUR by 1
Reduced cost of MEDI from 500 to 300
Reduced cost of SHOK from 800 to 500
Heavy vehicles (Tanks, Harvesters, MCV) now crush infantry
New map: Classic DropZone (Holloweye)
New map: DropZone Battle of Tikiaki (Knivesron)
New map: DropZone W (Riderr3)
New map: Seven Stairs (Tirili)
New map: Contact (Nukem)
New map: Encounter (Nukem)
New map: Mass Confliction (Nukem)
New map: Calm before the Storm (Nukem)
New map: Baywatch (Nukem)
New map: Winter Warzone (Nukem)
New map: Paramount (Nukem)
New map: Doubles (Nukem)
New map: Hectic (Nukem)
New map: Pandemonium (Nukem)
New map: Chokepoint (Nukem)
New map: HotZone (Nukem)
New map: No Fly Zone (RAGEQUIT)
New map: Strip Mine (RAGEQUIT)
New map: Doughnut Hole (RAGEQUIT)
New map: Vegetation (hamb/Chris Forbes)
New map: Arctic Triangle Affair (Bellator)
New map: Mad Scramble (Bellator)
New map: Free Coasts (Ihptru)
New map: Battle Lake (Bellator)
C&C:
Slightly increased Tiberium growth rate
Increased harvester unload time
Reduced Tiberium value by 20%
Changed FTNK armor type to Light
Fixed tank squish animations to show properly
New map: Tiberium Oasis (Bellator)
20110906:
Engine:
Fixed compile failures under Windows
Improved platform detection
Modding support for custom fonts
Video memory leaks fixed
Improved error messages for unsupported graphics cards
Improved support for Intel graphics cards
Fixed incorrect resolution under some Linux systems
Write graphics.log on all graphics-related errors
Significant general performance improvements
Fix crashes when joining a game with no free player slots
Bots players are named after their AI type and pick better random colors
Map support for enforcing team and spawn choice
Fix resource-clearing weapons breaking custom terrain types (bridges)
Added a "Pixel double" mode to draw the world at 2x zoom.
Fixed broken mounting of map packages
Fixed crashes when loading broken maps
Fixed units being left alive but stranded on destroyed bridges
Fixed husks being created on water
Fixed AttackMove trying to send orders to units owned by others
Made LaserZap more flexible for modders
Both C&C and Red Alert:
Fixed desync when a player surrenders
Fixed installing from CD
Added Hotkey support:
escape to toggle ingame menu
escape to go up a level in menus / cancel prompts
return to confirm prompts
Changed shortcut for adding units to groups changed from ctrl->cmd on OSX to avoid conflicting with Spaces
Fixed Tooltips for spectators
Fixed cashticks when selling walls
Fixed show explosions when walls are sold
Fixed veteran units not repairing correctly at service depots
Fixed Rally-point color when a building is captured
Fixed selection box dragging behind ui elements
Added Mod support for passengers that take multiple slots
Added Mod support for custom tesla zap effects
Fixed desync when a support aircraft is killed after completing its task
Fixed bugs with selling refineries
Fixed superweapons being fired from disabled structures when multiple are available
Added "Mission Accomplished" / "Mission Failed" notifications when you win or lose a multiplayer game
Fixed husks jumping to the middle of a cell when a unit dies
Fixed decloak sound never being used
Improved HackyAI power management
C&C:
Completely overhauled UI
Added support for installing from original game disks
Added support for installing music from original game disks
Added support for Covert Ops music tracks
Added Skirmish mode (creates a local game against bots)
Added Configurable bot race/team/spawns
Fixed Rocket Launcher turret raising/lowering when attacking
Added muzzle flashes to Guard Tower / SAM site
Fixed firing offsets on all units and structures
Fixed Ion Cannon cursor
Fixed Apache artwork
Fixed uncapturable oil derricks
Added capturable Biolab tech structure: allows you build viceroids
All vehicles leave husks on death
Server/Skirmish creation selects the last played map by default
New animations for cloak and reveal map crates (from C&C Sole Survivor)
Added 8 new maps by Petrenko
Tweaked most existing maps
Removed East vs West 2 map
Fixed Harvester/Refinery docking animation beneath the fog of war
Improved Obelisk laser effect
Added a blue pip for harvested blue tiberium
Changed the Refinery tower lights to indicate the amount of stored tiberium
Fixed an exploit with Nod airfields on the right side of the map
Fixed bot color being saved as player color in lobby
Balance changes:
Refinery footprint changed, price decreased to $1500
Flame tank explodes on death, damage reduced by 40%
Stealth Tank damage increased, speed decreased
Rocket Launcher now fires 6 rockets, loses AA
Orca / Apache weapons reworked. Both now have limited volleys, but reload in the air. Both can attack other air units
APC weapons reworked. Now has a turret, but can attack air units only
Artillery given back to Nod
SSM launcher removed from Nod
Concrete walls require vehicle production to build
MCV, Harvester, Engineer can no longer level up (via crates)
MCV can no longer receive Cloak crates
Advanced Guard Tower range increased
SAM Site range decreased
Bridge HP halved
Infantry tiberium avoidance factor increased by 5x
Decrease tiberium damage to infantry
Rebalanced tiberium value / harvester capacity / harvesting speed
Reduced Grenadier death damage
Mammoth tank regen rate halved, Missile reload rate decreased
Building repair speed, price doubled
Recon Bike damage increased 16%
Infantry can be crushed by tanks
Removed build area radius around tech structures
Red Alert:
Fixed firing offsets on Flame trooper / Tesla trooper / Telsa tank / Tesla coil / Flame turret
Fixed bounties using incorrect unit value
Fixed parachute offsets
Added muzzle flashes to Pillbox / Camo Pillbox / SAM Site
Fixed map reveal when an ally is granted GPS
Added 16 new maps by buddha, hamb, seru
Fixed bounties of $0 displaying
Removed 3 obsolete maps
Fixed Minelayers not entering the Service Depot properly
Fixed Hind, Yak weapons being blocked by walls
Fixed phantom radar bin on subsequent games
Added new Oil Derrick artwork
Added support for Counterstrike & Aftermath music tracks
Added player color to diplomacy panel
Added capturable oil refinery tech structure
Added new harvester artwork for half-empty/empty states
Added new MCV husk artwork
Fixed spy disguise not working
Fixed hellfire missiles splashing back against helicopters
Fixed animation speed for Grenadier idle animations
Removed Lock Teams option
Fixed cursor while dragging selection box
Fixed accidental order issuing while dragging selection box
Fixed lobby "kick" buttons
Balance changes:
Medic cost reduced to $500
Mines are visible to friendlies and spectators
Friendly units don't trigger mines
Increased reload rate for aircraft
Missile sub submerge delay doubled, damage decreased by 25%
Longbow now requires Allied Tech Center
Reduced wall health
Increased cruiser accuracy
Increased Longbow missile speed by 50%
Increased SAM Site rate of fire
Utility:
Fixed --png mode for converting shp -> png
Editor:
Fixed actor rendering on OSX / Linux
Fixed crash relating to incorrect mix file location
20110511:
Engine:
Fix hotkeys firing on both key down and key up
Allow C4 delay to be configurable
Text field support for home and end keys
Fix world actor being owned by Creeps player (causing Neutral to be hostile) on new maps
Include gpu vendor string in graphics.log for unsupported cards
Fix crash with some aud files
Fix a rare crash when a repairing building is killed
Improvements to HackyAI
Generalize capture logic to work for any actor types
Support RA2-style missile trails
Fix helicopters failing to attack targets in some situations
Fix 'exploit detected' when using hotkeys on another players units
Relinquish spawn point in the game lobby when entering a spectator slot
Fix maps with >8 spawnpoints in the game lobby
Yaml loader crashes correctly when trying to inherit from a nonexistant actor
Yaml loader crashes correctly when trying to remove a nonexistant trait
Modding support for multiple player palettes
Fix several crashes when installing packages
Many other general engine improvements
C&C:
Fix Viceroid target-scan radius
Fix map-placed SAM-sites not being able to attack
Commando voice clip when built
Commando voice clip after kills
RA:
New unit: Supply truck for donating funds to another player
Pilots (sometimes) parachute from shot down planes
Bounties on killed units
Use RA2 style missile trails
New GPS logic
New map: Pressure by seru
Packaging:
Utility writes a log to support dir when crashing
Support for Ubuntu 11.04
Fix osx crash when run from a path with spaces
20110320
Engine:
Display range circles when placing defenses
Support a hostile creeps player for viceroids / dinosaurs / ants / etc
General refactoring and performance fixes
Stop/Scatter/Deploy orders give audio feedback
"Allow cheats" option moved into the game lobby, visible to all players
"Build anywhere" developer mode option
Improved pathfinding when collecting crates or crushing walls.
Refactor idle / prone infantry animations
Improve missile trail effects
Actors without health are not considered as dead
Health bars show recent damage as it is inflicted
Production structures and special powers show selection bars showing progress
Mouseover units to display healthbars etc
Fix shroud glitch when units exit transports
Fix bots jamming up their production structures
Direct connect will assume port 1234 if none is given
Chrome image mapping definitions changed from xml to yaml
Water explosion animations are not used for airborne explosions over water
Fix rendering of very large maps
Report GPU memory usage to debug.log
Massive improvements in repeated allocation / deallocation of memory
Fixed a desync with repairing buildings
Fixed a desync with aircraft (it now crashes deterministically instead)
Fixed a desync with KOTH maps
Fixed a bug where a slot is shown as closed when it contains a bot
Fix crash when spawning map actors owned by a nonexisting player
Fix crash when changing mod while playing music
Fix crash with perf graph
Fix crash in replay viewer if replays directory doesn't exist
Fix crash when selling civilian buildings
Fix crashes caused by blank game title / direct connect server textfields
Oil derricks, harvester unloading, selling structures shows cash indicator
Prerequisites system refactoring to allow non-building prerequisites
Fix shift+tab not cycling the build tabs
Fix bogus keyboard input in text fields
Don't change mods if the same one is selected in the dropdown
Support for remapping the control group addition modifier (ctrl) to any modifier key
Fix helicopters flying 1 cell off the right or bottom of the map
C&C:
Viceroids! Infantry killed by tiberium or chem warriors may turn into viceroids
Fixed death animations
Blue tiberium damages infantry
Map-placed SAM sites start closed
Engineers capturing enemy buildings gives enemy tech
Buildings emit minigunners and engineers when sold (no more technicians / civilians)
Civilians panic when attacked
Fix a rare crash with harvester docking
Fix a rare crash with stealth tank
New Map: East vs West 3 by pchote
Removed Maps: Wargames, Yellowstone II
Oil Derricks have a small sight range
Apaches have a muzzleflash
RA:
Service depots repair units faster
Fix crash when telling a minelayer to create an empty minefield
Fixed interior tileset boxes
New Map: Styrian Mountains by ReFlex
New Map: Convergence by Arcturus
Updated Map: Seaside by nudalz
Longbow ammo increased from 6 to 8, description fixed
Hind cost decreased from 1500 to 1000, hp increased from 100 to 150, range decreased from 12 to 10
Service depot cost increased to from 700 to 1000
Radar dome cost increased from 1000 to 1400
Artillery now requires war factor and radar dome, inaccuracy decreased from 80 to 40
APC moved from Allies to Soviets, hp increased from 200 to 300, price increased from 800 to 850
Medium / Heavy / Mammoth tanks now require service depot to build
Heavy tank cost reduced from 1200 to 1150
Flame turret rate of fire increased from 45 to 65, fires 2 bursts
AA guns, flak trucks can now fire over walls
Jeeps can carry a single passenger
Base defenses no longer provide ground control
Vehicle speed on clear ground increased, speed on ore reduced
Grenadiers have a 50% chance of exploding when killed
Spys are ignored by enemy units when disguised, tooltips show as disguised unit
Fix crates being paradropped inside trees, buildings
Production hotkey for flame turret changed to t, tesla coil to u
Disguised spys now appear correctly on radar and tooltips
Fix GPS behavior when alliances change.
Aircraft now fly to a target location and circle instead of returning to base
Aircraft no longer fly off the map if their Airfield is destroyed
Editor:
New map format (version 5). Maps < Version 4 are no longer supported by the editor or game.
Waypoints and MP start locations are now actors
Importing C&C/RA maps fixed
New png loader to support future tools
Editor uses the correct icon under mono
Editor only saves non-default values for PlayerReferences in map files
Default player colours has been returned to neutral grey.
Maps can be loaded from the commandline
Option to show actor names
Support for veteran / elite actors to be defined in the map yaml
Packaging:
Rename .deb package to use debian naming conventions
Improve linux package installation / elevation prompts (uses zenity, require mono >= 2.6.7)
Fix package installation crash on windows xp
Windowed mode now launches in the center of the screen under Windows
20110207
Engine:
Informative drop messages - user is notified of kick vs game has started vs server unavailable
Fixed render errors with the build palette on the first game tick
Improved sync check performance
Shp writing capabilities for mod tools
Fixed desync due to floating point calculations in unit facing
Fixed idle animations
Removed launchers on all platforms
Asset download/install is now performed ingame
Mod selector is now available from the main menu
Fixed `lock teams' checkbox
Lots of misc. engine refactoring
Fixed exploit allowing stance changes when teams are locked
Fix crash when capturing last enemy silo
Fix units continuing to attack a building after it has been captured
Fix floating point issues with missiles (manifests as broken torpedos in ra)
Fix location calculation for flying units (manifests as invincible helicopters in cnc)
Infantry stack 5-to-a-cell like the original games
Craters and scorches smoke for a limited time
Added a scatter key (bound to `x')
C&C:
Fixed commando c4
Fixed Airfield production notification ("Reinforcements have arrived")
Fixed palette bugs with Oil Derricks and walls
Fixed tech tree bugs after capturing enemy productions structures
"Repairing" eva
Proper "pop up" SAM sites. Closed SAMs receive a 50% armor bonus.
SAM sites require power to operate
Advanced Guard Tower requires power to operate
Support structures no longer grant build radius
Lower Barracks/Hand health
Increase Weapons Factory health
Increase rocket bike damage
New Map: Crossing the Rubicon (Arcturus)
RA:
Game assets can be installed from one of the Red Alert cds
"Repairing" eva
GPS is now shared between allies
Submarines are no longer visible to everyone
Fixed paradrop flare, spyplane from capturing KOTH points
New Map: Nuclear Winter (nudalz)
New Map: Seaside (nudalz)
Editor:
Ability to switch mods after launch
Refactor hardcoded tools into a generic interface
20110109
Launchers:
New GTK based launcher for linux.
Mod version, version check, and MOTD moved from the main menu into the launchers.
Fixes for non-standard mono installations under OSX.
Fixes for filepaths with spaces under OSX.
Map Editor / Maps:
Fixed crash when using floodfill.
New map format (version 4). Open and resave maps with the editor to upgrade them.
Added support for compressed (.oramap or .zip) maps.
Removed .uid files from maps -- compute the hash on demand now.
General:
Mod versions are checked when joining a server. Clients with a different game version / wrong mods will not be able to join.
Added 'Stop' command on 'S'.
Stop units from autotargeting walls.
Added different pip colour for gems vs ore.
Fixed several exploits in support powers.
Continue to show selected units when firing special powers.
Fixed palette effects (nuke, chronoshift) being applied to fog / shroud.
Added a replay viewer.
Fixed building previews being rendered below bridges.
Forced the AI to leave gaps between its buildings.
Fixed captured buildings still drawing power from the original owner.
Fixed various crashes in the editor when trying to make a new map.
Support multiple bot types; added another bot difficulty.
Removed option to not save syncreports.
Fixed desync related to aircraft.
Fixed sync not being checked on World traits.
Pick a random available door on production structures with more than one (barracks, subpens, etc).
Fixed some rare Harvester-related crashes.
Added labels to the perf graph.
Locked teams by default.
Fixed "No games found" not being displayed when there was an in-progress (hidden) game detected.
Added support for multiple shellmaps. Chooses randomly.
Fixed dropdowns possibly getting stuck open when the host force-starts the game.
Improved scrollpanels - added scrollbars and mousewheel support.
Fixed potential desyncs in building refund calculation and unit repair.
Added black outline to text drawn over the world, so it can be seen in all cases.