FLAtlas v0.8.7

FLAtlas v0.8.7

This release focuses on safer cross-system editing, faster editor workflows, diagnostics, and 3D preview reliability.

Added

• A Dynamic Economy Generator in the Trade Route tool with mod-local templates,
  configurable minimum flight time, cargo capacity and maximum profit per
  minute, plus a preview that highlights routes outside the configured limits.
• Interactive source and target maps in the jump-connection dialog with system
  selection from the universe map, middle-mouse panning, placement crosshairs,
  draggable 2-D jump objects and live yaw controls.

Changed

• Added clear theme-aware icons to the System and Universe Editor toolbars
  while retaining labels for compact, discoverable controls.
• Moved the frequently used Center to Object control from the 3-D toolbar into
  the left sidebar, where it remains visible next to the object selection.
• Moved expensive loading, scanning, calculation, persistence and preview work
  out of the UI thread across the System, Universe, Base, INI, Trade Route, IDS,
  NPC, Faction, News and Mod Manager editors.
• Improved responsiveness throughout the BINI Converter, Audio Manager, Field
  Creator, Pathfinder, Equipment Visualizer, Model Viewer, Translator, Help
  Browser and updater through caching, incremental updates, proxy models and
  asynchronous jobs.
• Trade Route calculations are coalesced, saves run asynchronously and generated
  economy prices are applied through the existing safe Save All workflow.

Fixed

• Enabling model textures in the System Editor 3-D view now loads them in the
  background, keeps the interface responsive and shows determinate progress.
• Reference searches now preserve canonical faction and system values without
  appending technical codes to the text being edited.
• Camera rotation in the System Editor 3-D MOVE mode now stops immediately when
  the right mouse button is released, even when the transform gizmo consumes the
  release event.
• Hardened jump-connection creation, editing, saving and deletion against stale
  endpoints, inconsistent reciprocal links and deletion-time crashes.
• Reduced redundant System Editor reconciliation, persistence and tab-restore
  work that could cause visible pauses while opening or saving systems.

System requirements

• Windows 10 or newer, x64.
• Existing Freelancer installation or mod installation.
• The release ZIP includes the required Qt 6.8.3 and MinGW runtime files.

Verification

• Built as Windows x64 Release with Qt 6.8.3 / MinGW.
• Passed all 279 tests in the isolated CTest release build.
• Verified that the packaged application starts with its bundled runtime.
• Verified architecture, embedded product version, runtime contents, licenses, ZIP integrity, and SHA-256 checksum.

Included commits (56)

• 43bb858 fix editor search and jump deletion crash
• f118503 Improve jump connection dialog maps
• 352195a perf: cache shared IDS snapshots
• 7133c01 perf: update WAV output paths in place
• 7fa95c7 perf: proxy-filter equipment weapons
• 5f948f8 perf: cache and proxy-filter model catalog
• 7465483 perf: batch and preload help guides
• b20c442 perf: load path-finder travel data asynchronously
• e506d8e fix: harden jump connection editing
• 4e4e3f0 perf: streamline system load and save passes
• b79173d perf: coalesce system dirty-state reconciliation
• 29fd11f perf: coalesce git status refreshes
• f71520d perf: restore system tabs lazily
• 76ea47e perf: load system map icons in background
• 66a8a20 perf: open system editors asynchronously
• 7307917 perf: decouple ini typing from full analysis
• 4ae1973 perf: serialize recovery snapshots asynchronously
• 54601e4 perf: debounce ini tree state persistence
• 4be394f perf: open ini files asynchronously
• 6738be7 perf: coalesce trade route calculations
• 64849f6 perf: save trade workspace asynchronously
• 170b994 perf: index ids references and batch models
• 71b73e9 perf: coalesce ids editor loads
• 8c366dd perf: scan mod conflicts asynchronously
• d240c7a perf: run mod exports asynchronously
• 8a186d8 perf: load npc workspace asynchronously
• 32c7a00 perf: load and index faction workspace asynchronously
• ae629af perf: run news workspace and save jobs asynchronously
• 2936b2d perf: use proxy models in news editor
• c8538cb perf: load and refresh universe incrementally
• 1e930cd perf: reuse base market state across editor session
• c32d7f3 Run BINI conversion outside UI thread
• 014da98 Coalesce audio text state persistence
• 3aed3fb Move audio maintenance work off UI thread
• 76bd99d Virtualize translator result tables
• 28c5386 Optimize field creator catalogs and previews
• a2fd43b Prepare downloaded updates asynchronously
• bbb62c4 Add dynamic economy generator
• 9ff5c29 chore(release): prepare v0.8.7
• 7c2246f Fix stuck 3D camera rotation
• ca3970f Move 3D center action into sidebar
• eb83346 Load 3D system textures asynchronously
• 6a93e36 docs: design system editor toolbar icons
• 28cfcfc docs: plan system editor toolbar icons
• a58613c Add icons to system editor toolbar
• 96778b0 Keep system toolbar labels beside icons
• 41ccb95 docs: design universe editor toolbar icons
• b2c8a76 docs: plan universe editor toolbar icons
• 97e8c7e test: cover universe toolbar icons
• f33d9dc Refactor shared editor toolbar icons
• d4cc084 Add icons to universe editor toolbar
• 51fa8a1 Merge pull request 'Add icons to Universe editor toolbar' (#313) from codex/universe-editor-toolbar-icons into master
• e3df80f docs: design FLAtlas v0.8.7 release
• 5dbc594 docs: plan FLAtlas v0.8.7 release
• ab923a5 chore(release): finalize v0.8.7 metadata
• 907266d Merge pull request 'Prepare FLAtlas v0.8.7 release' (#314) from codex/release-v0.8.7 into master

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