- fixed obvious bug with wrong "Murphy" graphics (when digging etc.)
- fixed a lot of Emerald Mine and Supaplex game engine emulation bugs
- re-converted Emerald Mine and Supaplex levels to apply engine fixes
- changed default snap/drop keys from left/right Shift to Control keys
- added level loader for loading native Emerald Mine levels
- added level loader for loading native Supaplex packed levels
- added group elements for multiple matches and random element creation
- added elements that can be digged or left behind by custom elements
- added element "Sokoban field with player" missing for Sokoban levels
- added custom element features to allow building of teleporters
- added option to use step limit instead of time limit for level
- added pressing "space" key as valid action to select menu options
- added clipboard (cut and paste buttons) for custom and group elements
- added shortcut to dump brush (type ":DB" in editor) for use in forum
- added network multiplayer code for Windows (still only command line)
- replaced old tutorial level set with far better one by Niko Böhm
- "contributions" levels now separate package to make base set smaller
- too many bugfixes and changes to list them all here (see ChangeLog)
- added "musicinfo.conf" for menu and level music configuration
- added "editorsetup.conf" for editor element list configuration
- added "copy" and "exchange" functions for custom elements to editor
- added configurable "bored" and "sleeping" animations for the player
- added "awakening" sound for player when waking up after sleeping
- added configurable element animations for info screen
- added configurable music credits for info screen
- added configurable level set information for info screen
- added warnings for undefined token values in artwork config files
- menu entries now also selectable by clicking on entry text
- better sniksnak turning movement (two steps instead of only one)
- fixed turning movement of butterflies and fireflies (no frame reset)
- fixed bug with wrong default impact sound for colored emeralds
- fixed bug with double nut cracking sound
- fixed a very nasty bug in dragon turning code in TurnRoundExt()
- finally fixed tape recording when player is created from CE change
- added new contributed levels
- fixed incorrectly displayed animation for attacking dragon
- fixed bug with not setting initial gravity for each new game
- fixed bug with teleportation of player by custom element change
- fixed bug with player not getting smashed by rock sometimes
- fixed serious bug in code for delayed element pushing
- fixed little bug in animation frame selection for pushed elements
- fixed bug when pushing element that can move away to the side
- fixed tape recording when player is created from CE element change
- fixed player animation frame reset for identical animations
- unavailable setup options now marked as "n/a" instead of "off"
- prevent "extended" changed elements from delay change in same frame
- speed-up of reading config file for verbose output
- added configuration option for opening and closing Supaplex exit
- added configuration option for moving up/down animation for Murphy
- added animation for "turning" action (for elements with move delay)
- added turning animations for bug, spaceship and sniksnak
- fixed bug when initializing font graphic structure
- fixed bug with animation mode "pingpong" when using only 1 frame
- fixed bug with extended change target introduced in 3.0.5
- fixed bug where passing over moving element doubles player speed
- fixed bug with elements continuing to move into push direction
- fixed bug with duplicated player when dropping bomb with shield on
- fixed switching bug (resetting flag when not switching but not idle)
- fixed element tokens for certain file elements with ".active" etc.
- added "switching" event for custom elements ("pressing" only once)
- added support for MP3 music for SDL version through SMPEG library
- fixed bug in multiple config pages loader code that could crash the game
- enhanced (remaining low-resolution) Supaplex graphics
- active/inactive sides configurable for custom element changes
- new movement type "move when pushed" available for custom elements
- now four envelope elements available
- font, background, animation and sound for envelope now configurable
- main menu doors opening/closing animation type now configurable
- fixed bug (missing array boundary check) which could crash the game
- fixed problem with setting mouse cursor in SDL version in fullscreen
- fixed problem with flickering when drawing toon animations
- fixed problem with player animation when snapping and moving
- fixed several nasty bugs that may have caused crashes on some systems
- added envelope content which gets displayed when collecting envelope
- added multiple change event pages for custom elements
- added support for loading various music formats through SDL_mixer
- added music to Supaplex classic level set
- fixed bug with messing up custom element properties in 3.0.0 levels
- fixed bug with choosing wrong engine version when playing tapes
- fixed bug with creating inaccessible elements at player position
- fixed bug with not finding current level artwork directory
Most important changes since last release version 3.0.0:
- fixed bug that caused a crash at startup under Solaris
- fixed bug that caused the DOS version not finding its files
- fixed bug with missing graphic for active red disk bomb
- added custom element property for dropping collected elements
- added another 128 custom elements for those who can't get enough
- fixed PCX files in the DOS version ("classic" graphics only)
- final version bumped to 3.0.0 due to the massive changes
- graphics and sounds now completely and dynamically customizable
- element animation length, speed and mode now freely configurable
- 128 custom elements with lots of configurable element properties
- advanced custom element settings for powerful, self-created elements
- automatic tape playing function for game engine and level testing
- added support for stereo WAV sound files
- added support for background images for all menu screens
- added some example levels showing how to create custom artwork
- fixed Supaplex gravity tubes
- fixed very nasty bug in SDL_image (and X11) PCX loading routine
- fixed some very nasty bugs in bitmap zoom routine
- fixed very nasty bug in level/artwork loading routine
Maybe someone can check how well this works with pkgsrc on MacOS X (see
below).
Summary of changes since rocksndiamonds-2.0.0
=============================================
- lots of new contributed levels
Release Version 2.1.1 [13 AUG 2002]
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- sound bug (causing crashes) fixed (reported by Keith Peterston)
- small NetBSD compilation bug fixed (thanks to Adam Ciarcinski)
- default keys for "snap field" and "place bomb" fixed for Mac OS X
Release Version 2.1.0 [05 AUG 2002]
-----------------------------------
- native Mac OS X port (finally!)
- graphics, sounds and music now fully configurable
- added support for TrueColor PCX graphics files
- added support for 16 bit WAV sound files
- enhanced sound system (especially regarding stereo and loop sounds)
- new structured setup menu (with sub-menues for graphics and sounds)
- added "quick save" and "quick load" functions with shortcut key
- added single-step playing mode (automatic pause after each step)
- behaviour of "Escape" key in level editor now more intuitive
- changed default slipping behaviour of gems back to 2.0.0 style;
this is now an element property for gems in the level editor,
although existing converted levels use the new EM gems behaviour
- bug fixed that prevented walking through tubes when gravity on
- added Boulder Dash style "snap-pushing" (thanks to Achim Härtel)
- fixed memory leak in image loading code
- fixed some "solid" elements that were accidentally destructible
- fixed some tape stuff
- added custom graphics set "Animal Kingdom" by Flyboy
Release Version 2.0.1 [19 MAR 2002]
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- bug in explosion code fixed that broke level 24 of "Baby Ghost Mine"
- several Supaplex emulation bugs fixed (thanks to Mihail Milushev):
+ orange disk does not fall off from slippery elements
+ infotrons kill electrons and snik snaks and trigger orange disks
+ explosion chain reactions are now a bit slower than murphy
- behaviour of robots adjusted to make them less aggressive
(needed for quite some Emerald Mine Club levels)
- emeralds and diamonds now fall off normal, steel and growing walls,
as this is the correct behaviour in Emerald Mine; existing private
and contributed levels will still behave as before, unless saved
again (with or without modifications) from the level editor of the
current version of the game
- icon for Windows executable added
- bug when selecting default level series fixed
- new IFF style file format for level and tape files
- bug in storing amoeba content fixed
- nasty tape bugs fixed (completely reworked tape stuff)
- fullscreen mode now works with Windows (workaround for bug in SDL)
- /dev/dsp support for NetBSD added (thanks to Krister Walfridsson)
- file permissions when saving files and creating directories changed
- some small sound bugs fixed
Not all NetBSD platforms support joysticks. Based on ones which are active
in their GENERIC config's only have those actually compile in NetBSD specific
joystick support. For the rest let the generic joystick support get pulled
in (and then fail to probe so the code will disable it anyways).
Otherwise this fails on any system without <machine/joystick.h>
XXX...This really should be redone at some point since it's messy now and
the original code looks like it had the concept of no joystick support in
the first place.
Changes since version 1.4.0:
- major code redesign to maintain generic game functions in a separate
library and make it easier to port the game to new targets like SDL
- can be compiled with SDL library to build native Windows version
- DOS and Windows versions can be compiled with gcc cross-compiler
- trying to open already busy audio device does not block the game
- fixed network playing bug (patch from web site)
- SDL version can load and play music modules
- fixed element description in level editor for EM doors and keys
