EarthCraft v0.2.0

What's Changed

• fix: use portable LF line endings in release checksums by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #15
• Edit individual ruler points by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #16
• Add locale-aware distance units and compact file statuses by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #17
• Add compass, grid labels and ruler editing by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #18
• Add precise ruler coordinates and shared coordinate validation by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #19
• Upgrade dependencies and adopt Rust 2024 idioms by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #20
• refactor: use eframe defaults and root UI APIs by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #21
• fix: preserve planet assets and move Explorer file work off the UI thread by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #22
• perf: prepare and cache live aircraft off the UI thread by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #23
• ci: package macOS releases for Apple Silicon only by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #24
• feat: preserve KML hierarchy in an editable places tree by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #25
• feat: make realistic WGS 84 the default Earth model by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #26
• feat: support KMZ place files by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #27
• refactor: prepare live layers off the UI thread and cache the illustration by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #28
• feat: add self-updating by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #29
• chore: tidy repository assets, documentation and CI coverage by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #30
• Add native release packages and optimize application assets by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #31
• Add toolbar shortcuts and system language settings by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #32
• fix: guard KMZ imports like plain KML by @PierrunoYT in #66
• fix: return CPU service job panics as errors by @PierrunoYT in #67
• fix: pass Windows speech text as data, not PowerShell script by @PierrunoYT in #68
• Redesign sidebar with compact horizontal navigation and pinned Places by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #33
• Expand desktop menus with shared commands and localized help by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #34
• Add coordinate display formats precision and input by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #35
• feat: add categorized settings, appearance and navigation preferences by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #36
• feat: add controller navigation and remappable Explore profiles by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #37
• feat: add a source-grounded celestial Milky Way background by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #38
• chore: prepare v0.2.0 after the desktop controls and skybox stack by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #39

New Contributors

• @PierrunoYT made their first contribution in #66

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

EarthCraft v0.1.0

What's Changed

• Add Explorer tools, custom planet previews and live map layers by @therichronicles in a908631
• Add bilingual Explorer strings by @therichronicles in e6ee858
• Update sidebar controls and boundary visibility distances by @therichronicles in 0c75953 and f9db562
• Split English and Portuguese READMEs and add .gitignore by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #1
• Split EarthCraft into a Cargo workspace with contributor docs and CI by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #2
• feat: Refactor and optimize performance across the entire app; Introduce GPU rendering by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #3
• fix: default to CPU rendering and recover GPU backend panics by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #4
• ui: remove FPS counter by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #6
• feat: add native File menus on Windows and macOS by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #8
• refactor: move reusable globe logic into library crates by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #7
• feat: add collapsible sidebar by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #9
• ci: release Linux/Windows 64-bit and universal macOS packages by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #5
• ci: ship app-only downloads and a universal macOS DMG by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #10
• ci: version build artifacts and polish the macOS installer by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #11
• docs: mark GPU rendering as experimental by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #12
• fix: correct macOS Dock icon sizing and expire cache-clear status by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #13
• ci: cache Rust dependencies for checks and release builds by @PixelSoftwareStudios in #14

New Contributors

• @PixelSoftwareStudios made their first contribution in #1

Full Changelog: 2...v0.1.0

v0.0.2

Second release, with a lot of added features and fixes :)

For MacOS users, at the moment you all have to install the program in the "scripts" with a file named "build-macos.sh".

v0.0.1

First version

Installation ("script" folder):
build-local.ps1 (Windows)
build-local.sh (Linux)
make-macos-app.sh (MacOS)

Then it will generate an executable on the "dist" folder