. But, honestly, it will probably be released to the masses by the end of the year. The current CVS code is supposedly quite close already. So I urge everyone to test it, so we can get rid of the bugs and make changes based on input from the community.If you can compile it yourself, just grab it from the CVS repository (see the CVS Forum on how to do this). MrApathyCream also publishes ready to go Windows binaries on his Website http://www.chesco.com/~dbrosius/BZFlag/BZFlag.html.
This release is mainly a maintenance release which fixes some bugs and introduces some minor new features. The next releases are supposed to be bigger steps, possibly breaking backwards compatibility.
Changes include:
- fixes the high jumping bug
- introduces tank labels in roaming mode
- cache worlds for faster joining of servers
- more radar and GUI options
- some new server options
For a complete lsit of changes take a look at the Changelog file.
The cacgign feature does only work on new servers. The only ones I know of that are running the new code already are one.bzflag.org and the two ducati servers.
One note about the tank abels: they can be toggles with a key which defaults to 'L'. This might clash with your current key map which has his key probably already assigned to the identify function (right mouse button) Go the the key assign menu to fix this.
Topics which might need some work (just a list of thngs whch come to my mind right now):
- font sizes
- size of the HUD (mouse move area)
- overall size of 3D area in relation to radar / control panel
- make tank labels white or coloured optionally?
- separate opacity for radar and control panel?
- make friendly team grab sound less subtle
Please report all kind of bugs and problems you might find and suggest some improvements.[/list]
