Release 4.0.0

[pastdue]

With over 1000 commits since the last release, it's time for Warzone 2100 v4.0.0!

4.0.0 Highlights:

• New graphics backend support:
  • New support for:
    • Vulkan 1.0+
    • OpenGL ES 3.0 / 2.0
    • DirectX (via libANGLE, OpenGL ES -> DirectX)
    • Metal (via MoltenVK, Vulkan -> Metal)
  • In addition to the existing support for:
    • OpenGL 3.0+ Core Profile (default), OpenGL 2.1 Compatibility Profile
  • See the new "Graphics Backend" option in the Video Options menu.
• New "Factions" for multiplayer / skirmish
• Higher-res terrain textures, backdrops
• New Music Manager, + Lupus-Mechanicus's new soundtrack album
• Support for "script-generated" / "random" maps (and two new built-in maps that take advantage of this: 6p-Entropy and 10p-Waterloop)
• Scrollable room chat, and many other UI / widget improvements
• Updated / smarter AI bots (Bonecrusher, Cobra)
• New "headless" mode (for --autogame, --autohost, --skirmish)
• JS API enhancements, + a new "Script Debugger"
• Removal of Qt as a dependency, + a new embedded JS engine: QuickJS
• Quality-of-Life / smoothness improvements
• Hundreds of bug fixes

With this release, we also now offer native builds for additional platforms:

• New: Windows 64-bit builds (for both Intel 64-bit / x64, and ARM64)
• New: macOS Universal Binaries with native Apple Silicon support (in addition to Intel 64-bit support)

View the full 4.0.0 changelog

There have been over 1000 commits since the last stable release, from many contributors including: Alexander Volkov, alfred007 / highlander1599, Bennett Somerville, Björn Ali Göransson, cpdef, Cyp, Daniel Llewellyn, Ilari Tommiska, inodlite, Karamel, KJeff01, lakebeans, Lupus-Mechanicus, Maxim Zhuchkov, Next67, past-due, Paweł Perłakowski, Prot EuPhobos, Solstice245, Thiago Romão Barcala, Tipchik, toilari, Topi Miettinen, TotalCaesar659, Vitya Andreev

We'd also like to thank all of the new and returning translators who have helped to improve the translations for the game via the Crowdin project. For more information on how to help with translations, see doc/Translations.md.

Please report all bugs on GitHub.

And don't forget to check out the official Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/ZvRVQ8g

Download at:

https://wz2100.net

Or:
Microsoft Store (for Windows): https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9MW0Z4MPCS8C
itch.io (for Windows or macOS): https://warzone-2100.itch.io/warzone2100
SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/warzon ... ses/4.0.0/
GitHub: https://github.com/Warzone2100/warzone2 ... /tag/4.0.0

[mcdebugger]

Totally great news!

[nick87720z]

Nice. Chain-building for almost all structures is awesome. Unfortunally, it doesn't work for modules. I tried factory upgrades (starting at T4 for immediate test) and dericks at some hi-oil maps, with continuous, gapless rows of oil resources. When drafting, there are no errors (as when crossed defense row crossed unusable terrain) and building is queued. But as soon as time to build comes, they disappear so immediately, that builders don't even jitter in build site direction.

Could be due to different handling for single objects and dragged chains.

[Nexus Darkshade]

How do the different graphics backends compare? Specifically on Windows?

[themac]

As far as I understood the OpenGL delivers the best performance.