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- DirectX version upgrade to have access to a "frame latency" configuration. This improves input latency, especially with vsync on. This however removes XP compatibility.
- Some additional code checks around alt-tabbing back into the game. The DX upgrade should also affect the crashing issues we have been having here, hopefully in a positive way.
- Fixed faulty doubleclick detection on my wireless mouse.
- Fixed an issue with the reading of the configuration that caused a performance loss on every frame.
- Fixed a problem with the startup causing the window to go fullscreen while it should still be running the intro movies or the loading icon.
- Did some more work on separating the engine from the game. The debug text that would be shown with alt-f has a different font now.

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Changes since the previous update which was on 30-4-2018:

**User interface**
- Movies play on first run by default, will not play for older installs (Rock)
- Configuration screen reworked in a big way (Rock)
- Added, removed, renamed and changed many configuration options (Rock)
- Added modding section to configuration, displaying currently installed mods. Work in progress. (Rock)
- Fixed bug introduced in january that was making it impossible to change server name and password (Rock)
- Quick reference screen aligns top right instead of bottom left, making sure the close buttons are visible on low resolutions (Rock)
- Added loading screen to startup, graphic by BunnyWabbit (Rock)
- (New ui, still disabled by default) Likely fixed connecting to passworded server (Rock)
- (New ui, still disabled by default) Fixed popup inside popup (Rock)

**Graphics**
- Upgraded from DirectX9 to DirectX9Ex. Dropping support for windows XP. (Rock)
- Set frame latency to 1 (instead of 3) for fullscreen mode. (Rock)
- VSync on by default (Rock)
- Changed how the window is resized, causing less state changes (Rock)
- Fixed saved resolution not being used (Rock)

**Input**:
- Default keymap changed (LANS)
- Fixed one case of the stuck keys bug. Pressing a thrust key, deactivating the window somehow, the key state now resets to being unpressed. (Rock)
- Added raw mouse input as a mouse input option (Rock)
- Fixed double mouse click not always registering properly (Rock)

**Training**:
- Fixed mission 2 text (LANS)
- Fixed delay in mission 2 related to afterburner (LANS)

**Other**
- Callsign filtering is more strict, only allowing alphanumeric and _, and limiting length (Rock)
- Removed several unused startup options (Rock)
- Moved window creation earlier, before game initialization (Rock)
- Some work on separating the engine and artwork loading (Rock)
- Moved movies to earlier in the initialization process, they should play earlier now (Rock)
- Added more logging to a lot of places (Rock)