From rec.games.netrek-admin@us.netrek.org Thu Jul 5 03:03:02 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ahn@genocide.netrek.org Received: from sprite.real-time.com (lists.real-time.com [208.20.202.12]) by genocide.netrek.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97C349A7B4 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 03:03:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sprite.real-time.com (IDENT:rBUjFD9tcPyMY59K2kq9k7NJaV6Fsxi7@localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by sprite.real-time.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f656k3K05990 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 01:46:03 -0500 Path: news.real-time.com!newsreader.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!hermes.visi.com!newsxfer.visi.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!Quza.UK.peer!nntp.gblx.net!nntp1.roc.gblx.net!nntp.gblx.net!nntp.gblx.net!news.frontiernet.net!not-for-mail From: "Steve Sheldon" Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek Organization: Global Crossing Telecommunications Message-ID: <9i120h$vfo$1@node21.cwnet.roc.gblx.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 64-214-63-109.dsl1.brv.gblx.net X-Trace: node21.cwnet.roc.gblx.net 994315090 32248 64.214.63.109 (5 Jul 2001 06:38:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@gblx.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 06:38:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: news.real-time.com rec.games.netrek:92854 To: rec.games.netrek@us.netrek.org Subject: [r.g.n] Announcing Netrek XP - Pre-Release 5 Sender: rec.games.netrek-admin@us.netrek.org Errors-To: rec.games.netrek-admin@us.netrek.org X-BeenThere: rec.games.netrek@us.netrek.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.3 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rec.games.netrek@us.netrek.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Mail <-> New Gateway for rec.games.netrek List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 01:38:23 -0500 Status: RO Content-Length: 2878 Lines: 73 Netrek XP - Release 5 "The smarter Netrek eXPerience!" :) This is sort of a Pre-Release. Although I'm fairly confident in the executable, I do intend on creating a document explaining the netrekrc defaults, as well as building an installation package to install the program along with sounds and an icon on the desktop, etc. I'm also in the process of bundling the source code up and making it available with some instructions on how to build the client. At one time I had it compiling with Borland's C compiler that was a free download, need to recheck that work to see if it's still valid. I believe this will be my last release of a client, and want to make certain someone else can pickup where I left off. There isn't anything terribly radical here. This is simply an evolution with quite a number of things fixed and a few nice features to make life easier. I feel it's a definate must-have upgrade just for the spacebar thing and the white bitmap in tactical. Although I did change default window placement, and if you were relying upon that in your rc file, this may require you to revisit your settings. ------------------------------------------------------------ Major new changes: - New Default keyword: Portswap This determines whether the UDP portswap code is used. Default is ON. - Fix Red alert border... wasn't changing from yellow to Red - Use BOLD font instead of Underline one for friendly players - Load color ship bitmaps from .BMP files rather than resource DLL - Your ship in center of tactical is Greyscale to differentiate it. - Fixed Monochrome bitmaps, they were inadvertently saved as color bitmaps and everything turned white. - All bitmaps go under a \bitmaps subdirectory - Implemented a mechanism where you can switch sorted playerlists between full, players-only, observers-only. This occurs if your playerlist is sorted, use the 'L' key to toggle these settings. Also required server changes from Trent Piepho which may not be running on servers at thi s time. - Changed default windows locations to what I consider to be sane. Goal was that client will startup on a 1024x768 display ready to play. Let me know. - New Default keyword: PlanetBitmap 0 = bronco style bitmaps, 1 = Moo style bitmaps, 2 = Rabbit Ear bitmaps - New feature, gracelessly stolen from Trent Piepho, although since he doesn't share his client code I implemented my own switch() statement! Oh, the feature? Once you die and get thrown back to the MOTD, hit the SPACEBAR to reenter quickly with your previous race and ship type selection. -- "I'm the bad guy -- how did that happen?" Michael Douglas in the movie "Falling Down" _______________________________________________ rec.games.netrek mailing list rec.games.netrek@us.netrek.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/rec.games.netrek