Most importantly in this release, there are new shortcuts: Alt+click, to unload transporters, attack-move units, and patrol VTOLs.
This release has squashed some more bugs from beta 1, and a few new things were added as well. One is the new "Challenges" game mode from trunk.
We also have UPnP support now for routers that support that protocol. That means, it will auto-open the ports for you! (If your router supports UPnP that is)
A big thanks to cybersphinx for implementing that feature!
Zarel has added some nice tweaks and some new features as well.
The main point of these beta releases is to get as much feedback as we can for the newer netcode, and we need to see how much better this code is compared to the older code.
Call for help with testing!
We need everyone to test multiplayer games, we just don't have enough devs to play full 8 player games!
We need to know about sync issues, and everything else multiplayer related, as well as any other issues in campaign games.
Help us make the 2.3.0 release better!
***NOTE: 2.3 games can't play with 2.2.x games!
Everyone must use the same version to play. So update today!
For a complete list see the Changelog.
As always: Please report all bugs, without them, we can't fix them!
Since there is some confusion on how to handle bug reports, I have decided to post the bug reporting guidelines here:
Bug Reporting
Bugs are different kinds of errors and glitches that sometimes can even lead to crashes. Due to the limited resources of the Warzone 2100 Project not everything can be tested prior to release. In order to be able to fix those bugs we need you to report those bugs. For the bug reports to be the most helpful we put up this page as a guide to writing good bug reports.
How to report bugs
- Use the search to find out, if your bug has not been reported yet.
- If you did find it there and you have more information than was provided by the original reporter, add your information.
- If you did not find it, submit a new bug report
- Write something meaningful into the summary. Not just "I found a bug", but instead write "Crash when building units" (for example).
- Give a very detailed description of the bug and how to reproduce it. This is the most important information!
- If you are using the trunk version from Subversion, be sure to add the used revision, too.
- If you are using a version from a package repository, be sure to add information on the package.
- State which operating system and version of it you are running. This includes the service pack under Windows and the distribution on Linux.
- Information about the game options you chose and the drivers (video/audio) you use and your hardware is very useful to us.
- Additionally you could provide backtraces, logfiles, screenshots and other additional information you can get as an attachment. (Backtraces in pastebins ("nopaste") or on upload sites are NOT useful.)
- Savegames that can reproduce the issue are very much welcomed! Package the savegamename.gam, savegamename.es (if exists), and everything in the savegamename folder as well in a zip file.
- If you can, please attach the crash mini dump file to your bug report. If you are using an executable you compiled yourself, please attach the executable as well, so that the developers can use it to extract information from the dump file.
- On Windows, you can find stderr.txt & warzone2100.RPT (crash dump file) in the same directory as warzone2100.exe is in.
- On Linux, you can find the crash dump in /tmp.
Thanks!
As always, download from http://wz2100.net/download
Change Log
2009-11-21: Version 2.3.0 beta 2
* General:
- Change: Allow either the normal return/enter key or the numpad enter key to terminate strings. (r8425, ticket:1055)
- Change: Alt+click now works in Mac OS X. (r8432, ticket:1084)
- Change: New and improved HP bars! Now 2 pixels high! (r8428)
- Change: New game mode - challenges. See who can complete a fixed game setup the quickest! (ticket:778)
- Fix: Assorted bug fixes (r8399, 8400, )
- Change: You can now repair/rearm/upgrade/guard allied units and structures. (r8432, ticket:1084)
- Change: Cursors should now more accurately represent what happens when you click there. (r8432, ticket:1084)
- Change: Cyborg transports can be unloaded with Alt+click. (r8421, ticket:1084)
- Change: VTOLs will scout with Alt+click. (r8432, ticket:1084)
- Change: Repair turrets are more reliable now, and don't fidget before repairing. (r8421, ticket:1084)
- Change: You can damage your own units/structures with Alt+click again. Allies are still immune. (r8432, ticket:1084)
- Change: Cyborg transports should fly at a lower height now - so they shouldn't take so long to descend. (r8430)
- Change: Add UPnP support to automatically forward the needed ports on supported routers (r8445, r8446, r8447, r8449, ticket:1073)
- Change: In skirmish always show position of and do not show proximity messages for oil wells (r8444, ticket:1087)
- Fix: Set AI colors (r8409, ticket:1070)
- Fix: Enable/disable AIs (r8409, ticket:1065)
- Fix: Send team position (r8409, ticket:1075)
- Fix: Add missing wrf files for limiter screen. (r8408)
- Fix: Corrected cyborg transport model (r8404)
- Fix: Correct menu captions (r8414)
- Updated: German (r8452), Dutch (r8412)
- NTW: Cannons and Cyborgs balance update (r8395)
2.3 beta 3 will be released later today.