--- deliantra/server/Changes	2008/12/28 06:59:26	1.303
+++ deliantra/server/Changes	2009/01/02 16:41:31	1.319
@@ -18,9 +18,25 @@
 TODO: nothing is written on it -> log-1
 TODO: rewrite highscore code
 
-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 bug in the nimbus extension that allowed players to cheat.
+	- make monster smell logic dependent on their wisdom stat.
+        - put the detah reason into a separate tab.
+        - introduce shstr_tmp for fast temporary shstr passing.
+	- replace one-at-a-time hash by faster than smaller FNV-1a hash
+          when hashing strings.
+        - considerably optimise shared string implementation by
+          making its null value a compiletime constant.
+        - use shared string matching insteafd of strcmp in a lot of places,
+          as well as using shstr_cmp to pass shared stringsa round efficiently,
+          for lots of code size savings.
+        - monsters which breed new monsters shouldn't breed new monsters when
+          they are sleeping: generators now check for the sleeping flag.
+        - tell gcc not to excessively inline some perl interface functions.
+
+2.74 Mon Dec 29 15:23:38 CET 2008
 	- fix a longstanding bug that teared multipart monsters
           at map boundaries apart.
         - temporarily make permanently invisible player visible when
@@ -31,8 +47,8 @@
           of spiral fov capable of visibility grades and arbitrary
           shadow angles, that uses less memory and less code.
         - the new los code supports arbitrary map rectangles and loosens
-          other restrictions of the old code, supporitng further optimisations.
-        - udpate los if blocksview-objects are inserted in a map, not just when
+          other restrictions of the old code, supporting further optimisations.
+        - update 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
@@ -44,6 +60,10 @@
         - (maps) considerably soften the subway spider.
         - (maps) made the portgate of navar safe ground, to protect
           the guards from being killed by players.
+        - (maps) lots of tweaks in and around scorn.
+        - (maps) use special non-blocksview jungle, mountain and
+          darkforest freely on the worldmap, to get gradual sight obstacles
+          instead of total blackout in those areas.
         - no maximum darkness for outdoor maps anymore.
         - add more hints, fix some messages.
         - fix a bug: firing rods should tell you something about them.
@@ -62,8 +82,8 @@
         - 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 for los for a 20%
-          speedup.
+        - 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.
@@ -75,6 +95,11 @@
         - fix volume calculations.
         - fix cfpod parsing when multiple verbatim blocks were separated by
           newlines.
+        - increase monster detection radius from wis/5 to wis/3.
+        - remove old pickup modes.
+        - remove obsolete disarm and search commands (search wasn't working
+          anyways).
+        - fix a crash when an npc applied a sign.
 
 2.73 Thu Dec 18 20:56:31 CET 2008
 	- this release is assumed to be very stable.