- Externalized the difficulty setings to "TableData\DifficultySettings.xml" file
- Some INI Settings (ja2_options.ini, CTHConstants.ini and Creature_Settings.ini) moved from INI file to this xml file
- see #define DIFFICULTY_SETTING
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Externalized keys and locks to xml (by anv)
- Locks (TableData/Items/Locks.xml): Originally 64 locks were kept in BinaryData/LOCKS.BIN. Now up to 255 locks can be specified in TableData/Locks.xml. If it isn't found, LOCKS.BIN will be loaded normally.
- Keys (TableData/Items/Keys.xml): Originally 10 keys were hardcoded in KeyTable[]. Now up to 255 keys can be specified in TableData/Keys.xml. If it isn't found, hardcoded array will be used normally.
see: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/331900.html
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- Feature can be completely disabled in .ini as COVER_SYSTEM_ADDITIONAL_TILE_PROPERTIES under Tactical Cover System Settings.
- With Additional Tile Properties it's possible to supply all tiles with additional data, just like with .jsd files, except in XML.
Files need to have same name as tile's .sti and .jsd files, and be put in \tilesets\AdditionalProperties\, or in specific \tilesets\xx\.
- With additional properties it's possible to specify which camo type, and how effectively will work on any tile. Only snow camo will work on snow covered roofs, red carpet in palace won't perfectly cooperate with urban camo anymore, thick grass in the middle of the forest will provide better camouflage than sparse grass near the road.
- It's now possible to specify footstep volume and stealth difficulty modifier of any tile. Carpets will absorb noise, tile floors amplify it, twigs laying on the tile will make sneaking harder. Choose your path carefully, taffer.
- More infos: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/330942.html#Post330942
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- Increased text limit for load screen hints from 190 to 254
o Hopefully this does not cause any problems when rendering on the loadscreens. Tests resulted in success
- Support for localization of LoadScreenHints.xml (*.LoadScreenHints.xml)
o Now the language specific xmls only have the <uiIndex> and <szName> attributes. All other attributes are in the LoadScreenHints.xml
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- fixed crash due to same enemy taunting several times in a row (e.g. after being hit by a burst)
- prevent enemy from taunting again, before his previous taunt is finished
- taunt .xmls should be kept in subdirectory TableData\EnemyTaunts\ to avoid mess in TableData\
- added <szCensoredText>, if TAUNT_CENSORED_MODE set to TRUE and <szCensoredText> defined, it will be displayed instead of <szText>
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- specify random items in RandomItems.xml
- when the game creates a random item, it searches all vialbe items according to random item class and picks one randomly
- this allows mappers to place items in maps that are more independent of the xml-set used, however the random items themselves msut be the same in map&mod
- can also be used to broaden the enemy gun/item choices selection
- for more reference, see http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/310793.html#Post310793
FIX: sector curfew value was interpreted wrong
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- food and water levels are lowered every hour, eat food to survive
- not doing so leads to various penalties and ultimately death
- added food items for that purpose. Food can degrade over time. Rotten food poisons.
- Mercs automatically consume food if hungry/thirsty and food is in their inventories
- for more info, see http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/307396/Re_Mercs_need_food_and_water_t.html#Post307396
- this feature requires new STI files from the GameDir trunk.
- added a bunch of filler variable to the soldier type, so hopefully savegame compatibility can be maintained easier in the future.
WARNING: This will break savegame compatibility
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Notes:
-There may still be bugs!! (In fact, I almost guarantee it -- there's
-Ammo box code added to HR's crate code
-Splitting a crate/box also automatically refills half empty magazines
-new pathing arrows for map screen not included
-code for scouts to know where enemies are going doesn't appear to work... but i'm not sure it was completed.
-lots of gobledy gook (chinese?) comments turned back to english
-also added Bob's popups
-other languages besides english still need to have there language.cpp files updated with array changes
-AI enhancements by Warmsteel (reloading, suppression, roaming, avoiding gas, and other fixes)
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o The problem was, that the file "MercQuote.xml" was never initialized. Now it should read from the file, but only if READ_PROFILE_DATA_FROM_XML = TRUE, otherwise it reads the values from prof*.dat
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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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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 **
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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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