FAZ R6

R6 is the currently in development.

Changelog

Game Play

Bugs Fixed

• Added a workaround for a problem that caused the hit points and the armor class to be no longer shown at the loadout screen. (Cort)

• Closes #88 cockpit view turn speed adjustment (madpeople 5/08)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/88

• Fixed an existing bug with wings (command wing promotion when leader leaves now happens) (Imago)

• Fixes #12 - You can now join NOAT from a locked team but NOAT can't join a locked team and team members can't switch teams (besides NOAT) (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/12

• Fixes the existing carrier resupply bug where equipment wouldn't be mounted - (AaronMoore)

• 1. 10 Destroy probes that would be within a base. (Xynth)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/10

Features Added

• Ripcord: Selecting a target will let you ripcord the the closest available ripcord next to selected target (station, ship or teleprobe) (rock)

• Save last wing assignment (original patch by kolie 6/10)
  • Closes #91 - reimplemented kolie's save wing enhancment (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/91

• Enhance the load out screen by caching your load outs to disk - use number keys and CTRL + number (0-9) (AaronMoore)

• Additional Asteroids #92 by -- needs artwork new models are just placeholders (copies of others) (Andon)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/92

• Create an anchor for the chaff dispenser and tweak the chaff position if it's defined on our hulltype #94 (TurkeyXIII/Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/94

• Activated the probe displacement implementation in FM_C_FIRE_EXPENDABLE, closes #10 (Imago)

http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/10

Technical Issues

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed client crash when ripping pod to same sector (Imago/Rock)

• Fixed Saitek X58 and any joystick with 5+ axis (Imago)

• Backed out r496 (again), fixes F4 Inventory Pane cloak % (Imago)

• Forced SiS 661FX/M661FX/760/741/M760/M741 boards to SWVP (Imago)

• Changed clipping render state to be based off of MaxVertexW (Imago)

• Added DirectInput 8 1STPERSON controller support (Imago)

• Fix visual synch error with ripcord countdown and cloak percentage reporting error in F4. (Andon/Imago)

• Fixed base destroyed not reporting to TAG correctly (Fuzz/Imago/Rock/PKK/notjarvis)

• Fixed Dropped player stats are reset (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/35

• Fix for breaking change to cscript (see also r400) (pkk/Imago)

• Reverted mmf's change on 11/8. Client side. (Rock)

• Fixed (invisible) ships overlaying on a turrets f3 view while the pilot switches viewing sectors in base. Server side. (Rock)

• Removed some asserts (Imago)

• Closes ticket #3 (Allow building the solution with spaces in the path) (Imago)

• Obtained new Development Zone Leader
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/74

• Teach stations to record the last time something launched, closes #16 and stops a server hang (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/16

• Close #76 - made sensitivity modifiers match (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/60
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/64
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/76

• Fix dependency issue with VS2010 FZRetail (Imago)

• Preparing for a DX9 compatible SW rasterizer #89 (Imago)

• Updated batch scripts for use /w bitten (Imago)

• DX9 compatible SW rasterizer #89, now loads the game "correctly" when forced down to SW mode (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/89

• Closed lobby security hole #90 (Orion/Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/90

• Set a pre-processor define to get the proper Dev/Beta/Prod reg-keys. Still defaults to Beta. (Imago)

• Closed #33 - practically removed the wiggle room AEM put in to originally help solve this Z-drag, click mis-select bug (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/33

• Added a cores.txt to artwork so servers can appear to connect up correctly by default (Imago)

• Made allsrv send a compatible response to qstat using -bfs mode on port 25000+ (Imago)

• Fix an existing bug/crash case introduced by KGJV wrt getting ip address (Imago)

• Fixed another server crash edge case (Imago)

• Adjusted VS2010 FZretail project configurations to help create dump files (Imago)

• Bring VS2008 project files up to date /w changes made to VS2010 by Imago (Andon/Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/93

• Fixed a lobby crash case (server sending bad location) (Imago)

• Existing bugs with ms_original src in Server reloader (AutoUpdate) fixed (Imago)

• Set FZRetail to use non-SSE2 enhanced versions of Ogg/Vorbis as these cause major issues on unsupported CPUs (old AMDs) (Imago)

• Locked in game update rate (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/95
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/83
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/63

• Allowed Test objects/AGC to interact with 1.1 servers w/o having to use the AdminSession (Imago)

• Enhancements to AutoUpdate.exe for new mode of operation `AutoUpdate.exe shutdown` will perform a graceful restart of the Allegiance game server. (Imago)

• Fixed a pesky VS2010 solution FZRetail fresh-build issue (Imago)

• Closes #2 - server reg string: PrivilegedUsers = space delimited list of Character names (squad and case insensitive) (Imago)

http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/2

• Fixes #53 no more lookie for soundpack (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/53

• Fixed AGCEvent 2014 (Unable to connect to lobby) (pkk)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/79

• Removed a debug build assert that was happening frequently when the server tries to deal damage to a ship that is no more (Imago)

• Found a crash spot when game shuts down (fixed memleak?) (Imago)

• Fixed a case where the dmp file would be created w/o version info (Imago)

• Got the solution building /w latest DX SDK (June 10) - Removed ddraw.lib dependency (Imago)

• Fixed one more spot where you can "unlock" the update rate (Imago)

• 1. 41 no auto gen. mipmap support (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/41

• 1. 105 - allsrv fix for service mode wrt autoupdate potential hang (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/105

• 1. 109 (there was no code to set bmipping to false if the card didn't support it) (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/109

Features Added

• Added mini dump support to all Allegiance objects - .dmp file is now created on Crash or Hang (Imago)

• Resurrected the AutoUpdate.exe and Reloader.exe so fazdev/beta can have 1.1 versions. (Imago)

• Restored some additional options to server: Log events to a SQL database - Specify a custom lobby address (Imago)

• Resurrected the Allegiance Test Common Component Objects (Imago)

• Re-enabled Live training mission, still needs artwork to make room for the 8th button (Imago)

• Marked reloader and autoUpdate /w Version Information (Imago)

• Closes #73 - Disables the windows keys if you're unfortunate enough to have them on your keyboard. (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/73

• Added the full version string to the dump files (Imago)

• Trac build administration available to registered users #103 fixed (bp/Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/103

• 1. 97 http://build.alleg.net aka http://build.builtbygiants.net now hands out last installer beta/prod (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/97

• Import of http://svn.alleg.net/svn/AllegThirdParty/Update/ into a RCS (proper) (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/changeset/607
  • http://trac.alleg.net/changeset/608

• Increased information captured in mini dump, its now a midi dump. - may be too large? they 7z up well.... (Imago)

• Started running update/bitten tools from the checkout. (Imago)

• Updateed the trac URLs to the official alleg.net domain (Imago)

• Incorporated silent modes into the installer, mostly for automated testing. ex: R6_b00_r0000.exe /S (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/changeset/620

• Removed option to toggle vsync, the interval rate is locked at one like it used to be (R4) (Imago)

• 1. 62 Viewable AllSrv Version number ingame (Imago)
  • http://trac.alleg.net/ticket/62

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