-Changes to Empire 4.3.27 - Thu Apr 14 18:52:05 UTC 2011
- * License upgrade to GPL version 3 or later
+Changes to Empire 4.3.27 - Sun Apr 17 11:36:29 UTC 2011
+ * License upgrade to GPL version 3 or later.
+ * Fix buy not to wipe out concurrent updates. Can be abused to
+ duplicate commodities.
+ * Don't let fighters, SAMs and ABMs intercept while on trading block.
+ * Don't let missiles interdict ships or land units while on trading
+ block.
* Fix client to log long input lines untruncated
* Fix client crash for long input lines
* info subject pages now mark unusually long pages with a !.
* The edit command keys deprecated in 4.3.15, 4.3.17 and 4.3.20 are
now gone.
- * Fix give not to wipe out concurrent updates.
+ * Fix give, setsector and setres not to wipe out concurrent updates.
* Fix explore, move, test, transport not to ignore spaces in path
arguments. Broken in 4.3.7.
* Improvements to map drawing commands:
* Really fix bomb not to wipe out plane updates made while it asked
for pinpoint targets. The fix in 4.3.21 didn't cover escorts.
* Fix tend land not to wipe out concurrent updates.
- * Fix a bug in automatic supply:
+ * Automatic supply fixes:
- Ships with just two shells could fire a torpedo to return fire or
interdict.
- Ships with just one shell could use their anti-missile defense.
Changes to Empire 4.3.17 - Sat Sep 20 16:07:44 UTC 2008
* Fix standalone client build for Windows. Broken in 4.3.11.
- * Disable automatic supply of land units on load for now, it's broken
- in a highly abusable way.
- * Make trade show exactly what's on sale, remove option SHOW_PLANE.
+ * Disable automatic supply of land units on load for now, it's
+ broken, and can be abused to duplicate supplies.
+ * Make trade show exactly what's on sale, remove option SHOWPLANE.
* Stop ships, planes, land units and nukes on violent takeover, just
like sectors.
* Wipe orders when ships, planes, land units and nukes are taken over
command in that case lets players find out whether the target is
a submarine. Loophole opened in 4.3.12.
- Detect when the firing sector, ship or land unit changes across
- the target prompt. Abusable.
+ the target prompt. Can be abused to duplicate commodities, and
+ more.
* Fix parsing of anchor-relative time in update schedule. Broken in
4.3.13.
* Fix logging of player input in the journal to include command
~p before the first line of text never worked.
* Fix ancient bridge building race condition that could break the
test whether the player can afford the bridge.
- * Fix trade lot change detection in set command. Probably abusable.
+ * Fix trade lot change detection in set command. Can probably be
+ abused to defraud sellers.
* The pthread code now compiles under Solaris.
* navigate and march now permit any whitespace between route and
optional argument for radar, lookout, sonar, not just spaces.
* The country command's `temporary' state of disorder ended after
ten years.
* Telegram notifications could get lost in exotic circumstances,
- e.g. while a second client attempted to connect. Abusable.
+ e.g. while a second client attempted to connect. Can be abused for
+ stealthy attacks.
* Remove option SNEAK_ATTACK.
* Fix lboard not to let you board dead land units.
* Fix stack smash in bomb, drop, fly, paradrop, recon and sail.
will affect you, the player. These were coded as the Wolfpack project,
and bug-reports should be sent to <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>.
.NF
-Changes to Empire 4.3.27 - Thu Apr 14 18:52:05 UTC 2011
- * License upgrade to GPL version 3 or later
+Changes to Empire 4.3.27 - Sun Apr 17 11:36:29 UTC 2011
+ * License upgrade to GPL version 3 or later.
+ * Fix buy not to wipe out concurrent updates. Can be abused to
+ duplicate commodities.
+ * Don't let fighters, SAMs and ABMs intercept while on trading block.
+ * Don't let missiles interdict ships or land units while on trading
+ block.
* Fix client to log long input lines untruncated
* Fix client crash for long input lines
* info subject pages now mark unusually long pages with a !.
* The edit command keys deprecated in 4.3.15, 4.3.17 and 4.3.20 are
now gone.
- * Fix give not to wipe out concurrent updates.
+ * Fix give, setsector and setres not to wipe out concurrent updates.
* Fix explore, move, test, transport not to ignore spaces in path
arguments. Broken in 4.3.7.
* Improvements to map drawing commands:
* Really fix bomb not to wipe out plane updates made while it asked
for pinpoint targets. The fix in 4.3.21 didn't cover escorts.
* Fix tend land not to wipe out concurrent updates.
- * Fix a bug in automatic supply:
+ * Automatic supply fixes:
- Ships with just two shells could fire a torpedo to return fire or
interdict.
- Ships with just one shell could use their anti-missile defense.
Changes to Empire 4.3.17 - Sat Sep 20 16:07:44 UTC 2008
* Fix standalone client build for Windows. Broken in 4.3.11.
- * Disable automatic supply of land units on load for now, it's broken
- in a highly abusable way.
- * Make trade show exactly what's on sale, remove option SHOW_PLANE.
+ * Disable automatic supply of land units on load for now, it's
+ broken, and can be abused to duplicate supplies.
+ * Make trade show exactly what's on sale, remove option SHOWPLANE.
* Stop ships, planes, land units and nukes on violent takeover, just
like sectors.
* Wipe orders when ships, planes, land units and nukes are taken over
command in that case lets players find out whether the target is
a submarine. Loophole opened in 4.3.12.
- Detect when the firing sector, ship or land unit changes across
- the target prompt. Abusable.
+ the target prompt. Can be abused to duplicate commodities, and
+ more.
* Fix parsing of anchor-relative time in update schedule. Broken in
4.3.13.
* Fix logging of player input in the journal to include command
~p before the first line of text never worked.
* Fix ancient bridge building race condition that could break the
test whether the player can afford the bridge.
- * Fix trade lot change detection in set command. Probably abusable.
+ * Fix trade lot change detection in set command. Can probably be
+ abused to defraud sellers.
* The pthread code now compiles under Solaris.
* navigate and march now permit any whitespace between route and
optional argument for radar, lookout, sonar, not just spaces.
* The country command's `temporary' state of disorder ended after
ten years.
* Telegram notifications could get lost in exotic circumstances,
- e.g. while a second client attempted to connect. Abusable.
+ e.g. while a second client attempted to connect. Can be abused for
+ stealthy attacks.
* Remove option SNEAK_ATTACK.
* Fix lboard not to let you board dead land units.
* Fix stack smash in bomb, drop, fly, paradrop, recon and sail.