--- deliantra/server/Changes	2008/08/29 02:12:25	1.211
+++ deliantra/server/Changes	2008/10/05 14:22:25	1.257
@@ -1,12 +1,77 @@
 Deliantra MORPG Server, Maps and Archetypes ChangeLog.
+Version numbers sort like decimal numbers.
 
 TODO: emergency swap mode is not working
 TODO: xs-warn doesn't end up in server log.
-TODO: maybe move gsay to the main chat channel?
 TODO: 2008-07-13 00:41:27.8762 BUG: process_events(): removed object is on active list: {cnt:8720978,uuid:<1.37c8d364d>,name:"bomb",flags:[2,11],type:102}
 TODO: inscription cannot be readied.
-TODO: help maps => broken text
+TODO: random destination transport may bring you tot nürnberg errornously, likely stoneville
+TODO: reasy_skill find traps does nto unapply the range slot item (bow)
+TODO: schmorp-neko-san force has sped zero but is on active lsit sometimes?
+TODO: worldmaps still get loaded on startup before the gridmap is ready
 
+TODO: look into monster widths again?
+TODO: cats light witrh JP_5 put light into caster.
+TODO: strange rign oif acid artifact description/story looks weird.
+TODO: destry_inv() should destroy, drop_inv_to_ground method?
+TODO: coro/anyevent/ioaio releasen
+	- the "worldmaps sometimes are block" bug is finally fixed.
+        - the "player objects are referenced in _GENxx globals" bug has finally
+          been fixed, by not relying on buggy perl internals when serialising.
+        - fixed a long standing bug in the anvil converters in armour shops.
+        - items shops weren't interested in don't vanish anymore, and are given
+          back to the player.
+	- attuned/repell and spell base level system reworked.
+	- rewrote skill cache (last_skill_ob) system and usage - might
+          be less erratic now.
+        - refuse to write the uuid file if the uuid is zero
+          (to avoid writing it in early crashes).
+	- pathsync the directory after saving a file for added slowdown^Wsafety.
+        - speed up emergency_save by not syncing every file separately.
+        - no longer reattach perl to every object on reload, it's slow, and no longer
+          necessary since we don't nuke stashes anymore.
+        - do not bootstrap perl from the commandline args, use separate eval for
+          better error reporting.
+        - pre-cache perl extension files on reload to speed up the reload.
+        - speed up map refresh in server a bit.
+
+2.71 Tue Sep 23 07:02:23 CEST 2008
+	- removed all command line parsing, only env variables are supported
+          anymore.
+        - region-specific monsters will now once more be on the worldmap.
+	- fix a disastrous "memleak" where temporary memory allocations
+          would grow out of bounds.
+        - server now writes a pidfile and makes sure its alter ego is killed.
+	- fixed a double-escaping bug in the pod-parser.
+        - rewrote the cfpod parser in C++.
+	- hintmode moved to C++, players need to re-set their hintmode if
+          they dislike "show".
+        - fix RIP inscription.
+	- bump login name length from 18 to 20 char max.
+        - correctly support gender in emotes.
+        - correctly support gender in the death messages.
+        - correctly generate death messages for players only when they really die,
+          with increased information.
+        - fix a bug in the dynbuf code that could potentially lead to crashes
+          and data corruption (but apparently was never triggered).
+        - close the $ENV{LOCKUTIL_LOCK_FD} fd if in the env, for lockutil.
+        - make sure Compress::LZF acquires the storable lock, might fix some
+          data corruption bug.
+        - tweak coredumping/monitoring a bit.
+        - completely redid server initialisation to hopefully avoid rare races.
+        - do not crash in the loader when an inventory object could not be loaded
+          (from a corrupted file).
+        - redid skills command to send output to proper channel.
+        - object->map is no longer refcounting.
+        - add FLAG_DEBUG for internal debugging.
+        - add NDI_VERBATIM flag to send_msg.
+        - add perl backtraces to logBacktrace-initiated backtraces.
+        - player->exists is no longer a sync_job.
+        - split login.ext's player scheduler into
+          it's own player-scheduler.ext extension.
+
+2.7  Sun Sep  7 16:32:03 CEST 2008
+	- require perl 5.10.
 	- make nrof signed, so that code that checks for underflow actually works.
 	- swap player and observed count's on the map when observing.
         - add (mostly untested) mapspace perl class and accessors.
@@ -14,9 +79,24 @@
         - fix a crash in cast_bless (restoration et al.) when no target
           could be found.
         - pits now have a configurable "random spread" range and default
-          to the exact destination now.
+          to a radius of two now.
+        - rewrite pay_player_arch.
+        - use a more stable perl_reload implementation.
+        - do not use Symbol::delete_package (causes crashes after perl-reload),
+          use our own, safer, clear_package instead.
+        - when asynchronously dumping core, close all file handles to allow
+          the server to restart concurrently.
+        - improve the cfpod parser to generate proper xml from proper cfpod
+          sequences, without double-encoding. it should be faster, too.
+        - the above fixes wrong display of help tetx and many other issues.
+        - use lzf and frag packets for large messages for clients supporting them
+          (0.9976+), use it for long books and other messages.
         - eradicate listen command and corresponding code.
         - eradicate logs command.
+        - let the client log into the server log, used for crash backtraces.
+        - fixed rods/wands/etc. with randomitem spells on maps, but broke
+          old style spell objects with the spell magic bullet.
+        - (arch) fixed skill less rods in the archetypes
 
 2.61 Sun Aug  3 17:59:50 CEST 2008
         - made jeweler workbench larger and some other minor map