o This allows you to toggle between a gun's different scopes via the '.' key. Y
o You get the boni for vison, tunnel vison, sight range, scope magnification etc. only for the scope you use.
o 2 new ja2_options.ini properties: USE_SCOPE_MODES, DISPLAY_SCOPE_MODES: Allows the display of an icon on your gun, to tell what scope is currently in use. If it is a scope, the magnification factor also gets written. Both options can be found under the [Tactical Gameplay Settings] section in the ja2_options.ini
o new tag in items.xml (<attachmentclass>) now enables to specifiy what an attachment can do. At the moment used by grenades/rockets/scopes/sights. Items.xml changed accordingly, modders need to add this tag for those items.
o More infos: First post in: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=303038&#Post303038
- WARNING: This feature breaks savegame compatibility.
- New Feature: Tripwire-triggered mines (by Flugente)
o This allows creating complex networks of tripwire that can detonate multiple mines attached to them.
o 2 new Items.xml tags: tripwireactivation, tripwire
o More infos: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=303205&#Post303205
- Overheating addition (by Flugente)
o Severe overheating now temporarily reduces a gun's accuracy. This exact amount is displayed in the UDB.
- Bugfix (by Flugente)
o Removed foregrip as an attachment from the Saiga 12K
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Development Trunk (now obsolete): https://ja2svn.dyndns.org/source/ja2/branches/Wanne/JA2%201.13%20MP
A detailed list of all the features (changes) is visible in the history log of the development trunk:
INFO: There will be no further development in the development source trunk, so is obsolete from now on!
This commit contains the following features (bugfixes are not listed):
- New Feature: Show merc ranks in Strategy Screen before merc name
o Toggle on/off in the ingame options screen
o For each experience level (0-10) there are defined rank names in the language specific text files
o Additional language text that is not translated yet is marked with // TODO.Translate
- New Feature: Faster Bobby Ray Shipments
o This feature is selectable in the ja2_options.ini
o When activated Bobby Ray shipments will be really fast
-> Overnight Express: 5 - 7 hours
-> Air Service: 10, 12 or 14 hours
-> Standard Service: 15, 18 or 21 hours
o In a multiplayer game, this feature is disabled (because shipment arrive immediately in the destination sector)
- New Feature: AP cost for manipulating the merc inventory
o This feature is selectable in the start new game screen
o For example, putting a weapon from hand in the backpack costs APs
o The AP costs are defined in the APBPConstants.ini
o In a multiplayer game, this feature is disabled
- New Feature: Added possibility to set individual Gear Kit names
o Set individual names in the optional new tag <mGearKitName> inside the <GEARKIT> root element (File: TableData\MercStartingGear.xml)
- New Feature: Externalized the maximum purchase amount (JA2 vanilla: 10) for Bobby Rays purchases per shipment
o Define the max. amount in the ja2_options.ini: BOBBY_RAY_MAX_PURCHASE_AMOUNT, Range: 10 - 100)
o Nice scrolling bars to scroll through all the purchases
- New Feature: Now it is possible to walk on "water" tiles or handle those tiles like "normal" tiles
o (instead of showing the swimming animation and counting the APs for swimming), when the soldier is located on the second level (level > 0)
- New Feature: Externalized AIM Veterans laptop site
o Add maximum of 4 pages
o Add new AIM to veterans page, and remove AIM from veterans page.
o New XML file: OldAIMArchive.xml (language specific XML files: *.OldAIMArchive.xml)
- New Feature: Added possibility to choose from 254 IMP faces
o Modified IMPPortraits.xml
o Added new GameDir folder "IMPFaces" which contains the IMP face portraits
o Moved IMP faces in the new "IMPFaces" folder
- New Feature: ARSP - All Resolution Support Project
o See here: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=298698&page=1
o Support any kind of screen resolution. This works by choosing the matching full supported resolution (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768) and then centering the graphics
o See ja2.ini for defining the screen resolution
- New Feature: AI Turn Speed Up (FF-MOD)
o see here: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=298699#Post298699
o When this feature is activated it allows fast enemy turns
o New entry in ja2.ini to enable this feature: HIGHSPEED_TIMER = TRUE
o Turn on/off auto fast turns in ingame options
o New ja2_options.ini settings for fine tuning: [Clock Settings] ini block
- New Feature: "Lock" / "Release" mouse cursor in tactical windowed mode, so the mouse can stay within window boundary
o This is very helpful for doing scrolling with the mouse (by moving the mouse to the window edge) in windowed mode
o You can toggle on/off the feature by pressing CTRL + Z. It is also possible to press CTRL + Y. So the user can decide which fits better :)
o Whenever you toggle on/off a screen message appears on the tactical log to notify the player
- New Feature: Weapon overheating
o Basically, every shot fired from a gun increases its temperature. On higher temperatures, the gun jams more frequently
o On/off toggle in the ingame options
o Graphical thermometer indication on the weapon picture
o New ja2_options.ini section with a few options, Section: [Tactical Weapon Overheating Settings]
o XML changes (New Tags)
--> AmmoTypes.xml: <temperatureModificator>
--> Items.xml: <barrel>, <usOverheatingCooldownFactor>
--> Weapons.xml: <usOverheatingJamThreshold>, <usOverheatingDamageThreshold>, <usOverheatingSingleShotTemperature>
o Added a few barells to Items.xml (end of the file)
o more infos: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=301059&page=1
- New Feature: Resting weapons on a surfaces
o You can now rest your weapon on crates, low walls, rocks, debris, open windows etc. while you are crouched. Resting will give yu the superior gun handling modifiers from PRONE position.
o A little 'A' on your gun indicates if you are resting it or not.
o Both settings can be turned on and off in Ja2_Options.ini under 'Tactical Gameplay Settings'
- New Feature: Externalized option on whether mercs can exit sector using grid exit in turn based mode
o new ja2_options.ini property: GRID_EXIT_IN_TURNBASED
o This ini setting does not affect leaving sectors on map edges
- Rework/Update: Ammo boxes and Ammo crates
o Ammo crate items added for remaining calibers. Tweaked prices to correspond to magazines, tweaked capacities and weights to be reasonable (~800 or less).
o Shift-R reload now looks at both boxes and crates in sector items and merc's inventory to reload, and tops off magazines in inventory as well. Only possible outside of combat.
o Ctrl-Shift-A still creates crates as per usual, with some fixes to ensure all ammo is caught on the first press.
o Shift-A now creates ammo boxes in the same loop. They mostly behave like crates, but fit in mercs inventories.
o Ammo boxes are available to purchase at BR and tony, sam, etc. Individual magazines/drums/etc are no longer available.
o Removed ammo crate xml tag. Added ubMagType tag to Magazines array. This allows us to differentiate between magazines, bullets, boxes and crates.
o Changed ammo filtering in BR's to display boxes appropriately. Added back the "Mag:" display (changed text to "Size:")
o Added ja2set.dat.xml file (WF map version in WF maps folder) to be used instead of ja2set.dat file (ja2.ini setting added) For now, if you want to play vanilla instead, just change the setting in the ini (see comments in file).
o Added P4-P9Items image files (up to 5k images each) and tileslots. 1.13 core items will continue to use Guns and P1-P3Items for the foreseeable future. P4-P9 can be used by customizers/modders to avoid conflicts with Guns/P1-P3 items. TODO: Need to discuss a strategy for this in the forums.
o Added in Ambient/0.bad and 32.bad to avoid an exception in the code.
o Updated the XML Editor
o Standardized the text on all the ammo items.
- New Multiplayer Feature: Sharing same FOV (field of view) in a coop/team-dm (for friendly teams) game
o You will also see enemies, that your teammate sees
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Development Trunk: https://ja2svn.dyndns.org/source/ja2/branches/Wanne/JA2%201.13%20MP
A detailed list of all the features (changes) is visible in the history log of the development trunk:
INFO: The source code for the official 2011 release (4870) has been branched here:
https://ja2svn.dyndns.org/source/ja2/branches/JA2_rev.4870_2011
This commit contains the following features:
*** Externalized Vehicles ***
o Now with this feature we can add/remove vehicles
o New XML File: TableData\Vehicles.xml
o Added a new function parameter to lua file Scripts\Overhead lua to set up the helicopter in method: SetUpHelicopterForPlayer()
o Added example mini (Docs\Externalized Vehicles Example.zip) mod which adds 2 additional vehicles (hummer and ice-cream truck to sector A9)
*** Up to 255 save slots ***
- There is a "Next" and "Prev" button where you can scroll through the save slots
- It is now possible to load the automatic save (SAVE_EVERY_N_HOURS) from the load screen. This is the first slot after the quickload slot
- Added the 2 alternate players end turn saves (which can be enabled/disabled in option screen) to the save/load game form
*** New Feature: Externalized emails from Emails.edt to XML***
o This feature can be enabled/disabled in the Source:
--> See email.cpp: If "ReadXMLEmail" == FALSE, then normal way (read from Email.edt) otherwise read from XML files
o 2 new XML files: TableData\Email\EmailMercAvailable.xml and EmailMercLevelUp.xml
o Renamed SenderNamesList.xml to EmailSenderNamesList.xml and moved from TableData folder to TableData\Email folder
o Names for mercenaries are get from the file MercProfiles.xml and different names get from the file EmailSenderNamesList.xml
*** Externalized Hidden Towns (Tixa, Orta) ***
o Now it is possible to add new hidden towns (locations)
o See file: TableData/Map/Cities.xml
o New variable in TableData/Map/Cities.xml
- hiddenTown: 0 = show on strategy map, 1 = Hide on strategy map
- townIcon: 1 = on, 0 = off (This is the icon you see on the strategy map)
- szIconFile: The path to the sti icon file (eg: interface\prison.sti, interface\my_icon.sti)
- iconPosition: The x,y position of the icon on the strategy map
*** Encyclopedia and Briefing Room, reachable from the laptop ***
o 2 new ja2_options.ini properties: BRIEFING_ROOM, ENCYCLOPEDIA
o demonstration video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CIXdXWLrAo
o Added Example usage of the Briefing Room
- Extract it in your JA2 1.13 folder and use the latest development executable
- The briefing room can be reached from the laptop. Enter SN5631 for the code and then click the "Exit" button
- See "Info_BriefingRoom.txt" and "BriefingRoom_Mission1.png"
*** Improved interrupt system (IIS) ***
o This system changes the way interrupts work. See: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=290787#Post290787
o Option system (see ja2_options.ini: IMPROVED_INTERRUPT_SYSTEM)
o A few more settings for the interrupt system in ja2_options.ini
o INFO: Multiplayer games always use the "old" interrupt system, not matter what the user selects in the ja2_options.ini
*** Walking and sidestepping with weapon raised ***
o Enable/disable the walking/sidestepping with raised weapon in ja2_options.ini: ALLOW_WALKING_WITH_WEAPON_RAISED
o You can set an AP/BP modifier when walking/sidestepping with weapon raised in APBPConstants.ini: AP_MODIFIER_WEAPON_READY
o The following feature apply when you walk/sidestep with weapon raised:
-> limited angle of view, but you can see more farther when the weapon has a scope
-> better change for interrupts if you see an enemy
-> less APs and BPs when shooting, because the weapon is already raised
-> It should cost more APs when walking. Maybe you can export the additional AP and BP modifier to the APBPConstants.ini
*** Increase squad size to 8 (800x600) and 8 and 10 (1024x768) ***
o Squad sizes (dependend on the screen resolution) can be selected in the start new game screen
o In a multiplayer game, the squad size will always be 6, because it does not work with more soldiers/squad
*** Added UB-1.13 source code ***
o Merged the UB-1.13 source code (Revision: 4721) from svn: http://subversion.assembla.com/svn/ub-source113
o If you want to build UB-EXE or UB-MapEditor, just enable the 2 defines (JA2UB and JA2UBMAPS) in "builddefines.h"
o The UB-Verion reads from "ja2_UB.ini" instead of "ja2.ini"
o There are 2 new XML files
- Layout\LayoutMainMenu.xml
- MapAction\ActionItems.xml
o There are 2 new LUA-Script files
- Scripts\ExplosionControl.lua
- Scripts\InterfaceDialogue.lua
*** Hide enemy health text / enemy hit count ***
o ja2_options.ini: HIDE_ENEMY_HEALTH_TEXT, HIDE_ENEMY_HIT_COUNT
o both new settings only have effect in a singleplayer game
o see: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=128840&page=1
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** Merged Source Code from Development trunk, for the Spring 2011 Release **
****************************************************************************
o Development Trunk (Revision: 4444): https://81.169.133.124/source/ja2/branches/Wanne/JA2%201.13%20MP
o This trunk (the official 1.13 source trunk) will only be used for fixing bugs. No new features will be added here.
New Features are only included in the Development trunk
o !!! After we have fixed a bug here in this trunk, we should MANUALLY merge the bugfix in the development trunk !!!
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- Virtual File System (VFS) by birdflu. This is needed for Multiplayer and is also used for Single Player. Very neat system :-)
- Multiplayer Version 1.1 + some additional features and bugfixes
* INFO: If you compile a new EXE and want to test, be sure to also use the latest SVN GameDir files in your JA2 install directory *
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New Features
- Added hits, misses, accuracy to scoreboard
- Added in-game chat with history
- Added more options from the ini to the host screen, Use NIV and Enable
civillians
bugfixes
- Clients connecting at the same time controlling the wrong client
- Team Deathmatch working again
- Refreshing the player list after a player changes team / edge
- AI is always on for Co-op now
- There is now always a scoreboard in Co-op even when you lose.
- scores on the Co-op scoreboard have been fixed for all deaths including
bleeding
- Start Game button now only appears for server
- Fixed cleaning up game resources on disconnection
- Disabled the 1,2,3,4 keys for connecting / disconnecting
- Fixed victory conditions for all game modes
- Fixed players names getting copied into TeamTurnString each game resulting
in multiple names
- Fixed Assertion bug caused by the game sometimes calling
SetCurrentWorldSector more than once before placement of mercs
- Fixed a bug that was possible when merging items such as M14 and EBR stock
on mapscreen.
- Fixed bug with game starting while a player was in chat, closes chat
window when game is starting
- Fixed bug with game starting while a player was in the options screen, if
the player leaves the mapscreen while ready, they are set to unready
- Team and Spawn direction popups changed to use buttons to open/close them
- Disabled players joining after the laptop has been unlocked, as they would
be out of state with any hires
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- Fixed: Mercs randomly drop aimed weapons automatically under some weird circumstances
- Fixed: Merc are now a little more "talkactive"
- Update: New option screen with "Next" and "Prev" button. This allows "unlimited" of options in the option screen
- New: New "Forced turn base mode" option in the option screen and also available via keyboard shortcut (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+T) in tactical.
This forces the game to go in turn based mode when there are enemies in the sector.
INFO: There is a new STI Graphic (OPTIONSCREENADDONS2.sti) which is needed for the updated option screen.
You can download the file from http://ja2.h758491.serverkompetenz.net/Wanne/NewOptionScreen/OPTIONSCREENADDONS2.sti
Put this file in your Data\Interface folder. If I build a new release I will upload the file to SVN GameDir and then remove it from my private download folder.
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Fixed a CTD caused by trying to "pickup" an item from sector inventory while simultaneously looking at that items description box.
Upgraded an INT8 to INT16 in training functions to try and catch a problem with INI values being set too high.
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--Editor fixes from Kriplo
Implementation for mouse wheel support
Implementation for mouse middle button support
Fix for adding on roof tiles
Fix assertion when leave editor mode
On saving map check of entry points are add
Fix for to many ToolTip messages in place walls
Fix assertion on loading map without entry points
Fix assertion in Sector Summary if DevInfo directory not exist
Fix for problem of losing map edgepoints
Fix problem with losing stuff from LBE
Fix crash in meanwhile
--Fixes from Headrock
Fixed a typo in the Health experience calcuation for strategic movement
Added "Draw" cost to weapons help data
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Fixed old-style behavior when creating a soldier struct (caused memory corruption and leaks)
Fixed soldiers unable to fire if an error happened while firing the off-hand weapon
Fix animation system problems with soldiers interrupted while changing stance, such as twitching and not being able to navigate around obstacles
Prevent splitting money while an item is in the hand, which would result in losing the original item
Fix reverse of X,Y when checking visibility through a roof, which could make soldiers falsely visible/invisible
Prevent militia from simply waiting on the border when enemies are known to be in the sector
Fix stack overflow for soldier inventory debug display
Optimized A* pathing and cleaned up VS2K5 specific code
AI can now use all climb points for climbable buildings, not just a random few
Fix to not allow flat roof butted against slanted roof to be identified as a climb point
Prevent soldiers who cause an interrupt from a special action from continuing on their path after being interrupted
Prevent soldiers who enter or leave deep water from moving a space too far and turning back
Prevent soldiers from trying to crouch while in shallow water
Make soldier turn in the closest direction when he must get up from prone and turn then fall back to prone
Allow a soldier to swat for a tile before returning to prone if unable to return to prone immediately after a turn
Fix civilians that should show up in a sector, missing because of others that aren't
Fix a memset on a C++ class
Place Skyrider in a sector near his helecopter once available and the helicopter is present
Fix soldier corruption if too many shots burst-spread into too few tiles
Include both first and last tile in spread when some locations must be skipped
Fix to shoot at last location in burst
Fix to remove other previous spread locations when calculating a new spread
Fix to reload or rechamber off-hand when necessary, such as having a pistol shotgun in that hand
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Made direction variables more consistent as unsigned chars. Several function prototypes updated for this.
Many memory leaks plugged: External options, video overlays, laptop file lists, tactical message queue, strategic pathing, autobandage, merc hiring, detailed placements, crate in Drassen, tactical placement
New functions and attributes for soldiers in LUA (still for debugging at best): Soldier.APs (current APs), Soldier.changestance (changes stance, uses game heights)
File catalog ignores .SVN directories (game load speedup)
Fix CTD in mouse regions
JA2 window now refuses to move to negative coords
Checks to prevent DirectX-related infinite loops due to minimizing and task switching
Invading enemies should now appear on the borders even when reinforcements disabled in .ini
Suppression should no longer work on mercs in medium water
Infant/Young creatures use restored spit instead of Molotov
Creatures begin with their 'guns' (spit) 'locked and loaded' (cartridge in chamber)
Further fix to AXP and AlaarDB's weapon ready check: Now 'firing' is always counted as 'ready'.
Prevent mercs from falling and flying back through obstacles
Check whether battle group is even set before testing its location for battle setup
Burst spread locations now limited to 6, the limit within the soldier struct
Extra burst spread locations zeroed out so that they aren't used unless necessary
Spread code now only shoots at locations in the spread, and will shoot at all 6
Only mercs in the sector where autobandage happens will be made to stand up after it's done
Throwing a grenade at the tail of the plane in Drassen should not result in a CTD
Reset attack busy count when loading a new sector
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Camo and other effects are taken into account when aiming at a body part
Max Distance Visible is more consistent in being calculated based on the soldier and direction rather than a fixed number
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Editor: Fix for use of uninitialized variable in undo
Editor: Fix for clipping bounds that are offscreen (causes crash)
Fix for AP bonus reading from INI
Fix mine indexes when looking for creature infestation of mines
Final (?) fix for militia reinforcements. Also a change: If you refuse reinforcements, none will come for the entirety of the battle
Increase size of cover and LOS grids to fit max radius
Fix for uninitialized light level in DistanceVisible
Move CheckForEndOfBattle to end of ReduceAttackBusy, to remove a possible militia invalidate upon promotion
Change the way Alt-L handles reloading
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Fix: If only some of mercs go to a lower level (mine, basement, etc) but do not choose to "GO TO SECTOR", sector is still inaccessible from strategic map. However, watch for triggers that might happen on first visit to a sector, that fail.
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Added missing #includes
Added LUA scripting and console
Changed the way tracers are visualized, so they work more like real tracers instead of a light fountain
Fixed signedness of many grid variables used in GetMouseMapPos calls
Fixed enemy weapon choosing: Sometimes a mortar is chosen but later rejected, but the grenade class was not reset. Caused assertion failure
Added checks so enemies don't try to chuck RPG grenades with their hands
Now possible to shoot a someone in the head if he's in water
Fixed InitSightArrays to also clear soldier interrupt duel points. This was causing an assertion failure elsewhere in the code because the interrupt list still had soldiers on it sometimes when this function was called.
Soldiers are much less willing to forfeit their turn over an attempt to use more APs than they have
Removed early setting of muzzle flash. This would allow enemies to get an interrupt before you even fired.
Fixed item dropping by AI. If AI tried to drop something while standing it would cause deadlock
Change to greatly speed up closing the sector inventory window in an unloaded sector
Added conditional compile flag to always give robot weapon ready advantage, even for 360 degree sighting
Check builddefines.h for the conditional flags. Of greatest interest might be LUA_CONSOLE. This will cause the game to bring up a command console when run. However this console is severely lacking in many areas. If anybody knows of an open-source terminal/console that could be used instead, it would be appreciated. The existing console does bad things when you try to close it, and since it counts as a separate app, it pauses the game while it has focus.
LUA scripting is very limited, basically just proof of concept. There is one global variable, the Soldiers array. An array index gives you the soldier in that slot in the currently loaded sector. The soldier has a few things that can be accessed: name (short name); fullname (long name); grid (current grid #, can be changed); walkto(grid) (function to walk to another grid); runto(grid) (function to run to another grid)
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