--- deliantra/server/Changes 2008/12/23 00:39:48 1.292 +++ deliantra/server/Changes 2008/12/28 08:56:44 1.305 @@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ TODO: saying open to the old man in tutorial makes the sign(?) say "@match..." TODO: greeting message on what to do in dialog after race selection. TODO: health bars for earthwalls seem to start at 100% end die at 50% + - fix a longstanding bug that teared multipart monsters + at map boundaries apart. - temporarily make permanently invisible player visible when he/she makes noise. - fix being able to see through walls a bit. + - improve look at output. - completely replaced the line of sight algorithm with a variant of spiral fov capable of visibility grades and arbitrary shadow angles, that uses less memory and less code. @@ -31,13 +34,48 @@ other restrictions of the old code, supporitng further optimisations. - udpate los if blocksview-objects are inserted in a map, not just when removed (e.g. for summon fog). + - permanent invisibility doesn't make immune against making noise: + implement a noise system that allows monsters to locate the player + when he/she makes noise. + - implement a primitive smell system that monsters can use to track + players. - create bomb now also works when casted by door traps. - (arch) new torch graphics. - (maps) considerably soften the subway spider. + - (maps) made the portgate of navar safe ground, to protect + the guards from being killed by players. - no maximum darkness for outdoor maps anymore. - add more hints, fix some messages. - fix a bug: firing rods should tell you something about them. - make light additive even within players. + - darken xrays effect a bit. + - improve handling of los changes when inserting or removing + objects, not perfect yet. + - make map darkness signed (formerly unsigned) to allow + ambient lighting and centrally manage darkness as an offset. + - revamped, fixed and documented the server calendrics, also + tell users the current time and data, to improve awareness. + - implement proper wizlook flag and handling of wizlook, instead + of dumbly just clearing los once. + - speed up los code - it's now about 2-3 times as fast as the old one, + and has a smaller runtime variance. + - daylight/nightfall can now increase/decrease past the natural limit, + making them actually useful. + - see_in_dark now increases the viewing radius by 3. + - implement a fast tiled map iterator and use it in LOS for a 20% + speedup, as well as in many other places. + - remove support for extended map infos - these are not used + by the deliantra client and removing them gives us a 10% speedup + when sending map changes. + - remove most gcfclient and other client bug workarounds, as well + as now obsolete protocol versions, simplying the code. + - optimise and simplify generation of random numbers. + - correctly provide a non-zero default density for materials, to + avoid crashes, fix other bugs in the material handling code. + - fix volume calculations. + - fix cfpod parsing when multiple verbatim blocks were separated by + newlines. + - increase monster detection radius from wis/5 to wis/3. 2.73 Thu Dec 18 20:56:31 CET 2008 - this release is assumed to be very stable.