BATTLEZONE

Version 1.5.2.19

Released 2013-11-26

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What's New

General

• Select bzone16q.zix with Texture16=1 and LargeAssets=2
  • Eliminates the need to throw bzhw16q.zfs into addon
  • Prevents the HQ texture pack from crashing software rendering
• Fixed file system sometimes returning the wrong version of an asset
  • It made LargeAssets=2 use the version of check.odf from bzone.zfs
  • How did this ever work?

Stability

• Use SetEvent to notify the device reset worker thread that the reset is done
  • Should fix the worker thread sometimes never exiting (and hanging the game)
• Person handles negative time of intersection properly
  • Fixes crash when two Person objects spawn on top of each other
  • Notable example: cinematic near the end of NSDF mission 2
• Shell can tolerate maps with 10 character long filenames
  • 10 is a hard limit imposed by the Anet session descriptor
  • The map itself may act up but the shell won't crash or fail
• Remove seismic wave when it departs valid terrain
  • Makes them work more like other ordnance types
  • Fixes a crash in Goomba's "Mystery Tower" map
• Fixed AI controller handling of longer mission names
  • Total filename can be up to 16 characters (with extension)
  • The shorter limit for multiplayer maps still applies, though
• Show an error instead of crashing...
  • When a DM or ST map has no spawn points
  • When setting an AIP that doesn't exist

Editing

• Fixed crash when restarting after saving a mission file
  • Restore the current working directory after saving
• Disable damage and lava heat in edit mode (Ctrl+A)

Scripting

• BuildObject function validates position

Multiplayer

• Fixed "zombie" powerups sometimes respawning every minute
  • Fix closely related to Dx's Daywrecker respawn fix
• BounceBomb expires if its owner goes away
  • Should eliminate most cases of "ghost" tanks
  • This is "backup" when other mechanisms fail
• Net game clients load the mission in parallel with the host
  • Greatly reduces startup delay for complex missions
  • Reduces chance of the client timing out if loading takes too long
• Improved team assignment in multiplayer
  • Value assigned in the pre-game lobby is only tentative
  • Assign permanent team number from spawn point packet
• Made player names in score system more reliable
  • Should fix spurious "Team <#>" in kill messages
• Fixed BounceBomb disappearing for the local player in multiplayer
  • It was pointing straight down into the ground

Gameplay

• Producers only update nacelles/fins/whatever while undeployed
  • Fixes CCA Recycler fins being in the wrong position
• ConstructionRig GetCommand uses SetConstructionMatrix
  • Ensures that the matrix gets properly sanitized
  • Reduces code redundancy
• Improved raw mouse input handling
  • Should mouse acceleration be an option?
• Fixed SAVs not moving
• Walker AI "ShouldAttack" works more like other combat units
  • Should make them better able to defend themselves
• Pilots launch from the Barracks properly
• Improved Scavenger handling of "pick up scrap" command
  • Skips straight to starting a ScavGotoScrap task
  • Lets the Scavenger pick up "locked" scrap pieces
• Added "god" cheat code for non-Internet games (submitted by Dx)
  • Equivalent to bzfree + bztnt + bzbody + bzview + bzradar

Effects

• Construction blob draws properly with multiple camera views active
  • Submit was clearing the draw list so it only showed up on the first camera
• Converted ColorFade and LensFlare to GameFeature
  • They now show up in no-HUD (Shift-F5) view
• Tracer doesn't switch to colored line LOD in hardware rendering