+Changes to Empire 4.3.15 - Sun May 18 08:59:30 UTC 2008
+ * The edit command keys deprecated in 4.3.10 are now gone.
+ * fairland now obeys game file locks.
+ * Do not leak world creation time in files utility, because that
+ facilitates attacks against fairland's PRNG. Broken in 4.3.12.
+ * Fix starvation not to starve one more than it should. The last man
+ on a boat or land unit now can't starve anymore.
+ * Fix a crash bug in satellite. Broken in 4.2.7 and not fixed
+ correctly in 4.2.12.
+ * Fix a coordinate normalization bug that could theoretically lead to
+ buffer overruns and other unpleasantness. None have been
+ reproduced, though. Broken in 4.3.12.
+ * Remove option FUEL. The abstract idea of tying ships and land
+ units to a logistical tether is sound, the concrete implementation
+ as option FUEL is flawed. It adds too much busy-work to the game
+ to be enjoyable. It hasn't been enabled in a public game for
+ years. The code implementing it is ugly, repetitive, and a burden
+ to maintain. The edit command still accepts and ignores the fuel
+ keys for compatibility, but they are deprecated.
+ * Fix pin-bomb not to report subs when there are none.
+ * You now have to take a capital to capture the victim's money, loans
+ or market lots. Merely obliterating the capital doesn't cut it.
+ It still makes the victim lose money, though.
+ * Fix a bug that could theoretically allow sacking of non-existant
+ capitals of visitors, deities and such.
+ * You now gain BTUs and MOB_ACCESS mobility before the first update
+ again. You didn't since 4.3.10 introduced the ETU clock.
+ * Fix edit to detect when the edited object changes while it's being
+ edited.
+ * Fix xdump nat for relations: it got HIDDEN backwards. Broken in
+ 4.3.12.
+ * Fix origin command not to prompt twice for its argument. Broken in
+ 4.3.0.
+ * Info file improvements.
+
Changes to Empire 4.3.14 - Mon May 5 04:57:03 UTC 2008
* Another round of fixes to the fire command:
- Don't disclose where the target retreated to.
created by fairland.
* The client now copes with ids greater than 15. The Empire
protocol currently uses 14 ids.
- * Rewrite the client's code to read server output during login. The
- old code could write one byte beyond the end of the buffer
+ * Rewrite the client's code for reading server output during login.
+ The old code could write one byte beyond the end of the buffer
(theoretically a remote hole), got confused by long lines, and
lines that didn't arrive in one piece.
* Long country name, password or user name crashed the client.
* convert now silently limits conversions to avoid exceeding maximum
population.
* shoot no longer limits you to 999 victims.
- * 4.2.19 broke pin bombing commodities on some platforms.
+ * 4.2.19 broke pin-bombing commodities on some platforms.
* Don't block on output while update is pending. This is required to
ensure the update can abort commands.
* Commands submitted while the update is waiting for commands to
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 4.3.15 - Sun May 18 08:59:30 UTC 2008
+ * The edit command keys deprecated in 4.3.10 are now gone.
+ * fairland now obeys game file locks.
+ * Do not leak world creation time in files utility, because that
+ facilitates attacks against fairland's PRNG. Broken in 4.3.12.
+ * Fix starvation not to starve one more than it should. The last man
+ on a boat or land unit now can't starve anymore.
+ * Fix a crash bug in satellite. Broken in 4.2.7 and not fixed
+ correctly in 4.2.12.
+ * Fix a coordinate normalization bug that could theoretically lead to
+ buffer overruns and other unpleasantness. None have been
+ reproduced, though. Broken in 4.3.12.
+ * Remove option FUEL. The abstract idea of tying ships and land
+ units to a logistical tether is sound, the concrete implementation
+ as option FUEL is flawed. It adds too much busy-work to the game
+ to be enjoyable. It hasn't been enabled in a public game for
+ years. The code implementing it is ugly, repetitive, and a burden
+ to maintain. The edit command still accepts and ignores the fuel
+ keys for compatibility, but they are deprecated.
+ * Fix pin-bomb not to report subs when there are none.
+ * You now have to take a capital to capture the victim's money, loans
+ or market lots. Merely obliterating the capital doesn't cut it.
+ It still makes the victim lose money, though.
+ * Fix a bug that could theoretically allow sacking of non-existant
+ capitals of visitors, deities and such.
+ * You now gain BTUs and MOB_ACCESS mobility before the first update
+ again. You didn't since 4.3.10 introduced the ETU clock.
+ * Fix edit to detect when the edited object changes while it's being
+ edited.
+ * Fix xdump nat for relations: it got HIDDEN backwards. Broken in
+ 4.3.12.
+ * Fix origin command not to prompt twice for its argument. Broken in
+ 4.3.0.
+ * Info file improvements.
+
Changes to Empire 4.3.14 - Mon May 5 04:57:03 UTC 2008
* Another round of fixes to the fire command:
- Don't disclose where the target retreated to.
created by fairland.
* The client now copes with ids greater than 15. The Empire
protocol currently uses 14 ids.
- * Rewrite the client's code to read server output during login. The
- old code could write one byte beyond the end of the buffer
+ * Rewrite the client's code for reading server output during login.
+ The old code could write one byte beyond the end of the buffer
(theoretically a remote hole), got confused by long lines, and
lines that didn't arrive in one piece.
* Long country name, password or user name crashed the client.
* convert now silently limits conversions to avoid exceeding maximum
population.
* shoot no longer limits you to 999 victims.
- * 4.2.19 broke pin bombing commodities on some platforms.
+ * 4.2.19 broke pin-bombing commodities on some platforms.
* Don't block on output while update is pending. This is required to
ensure the update can abort commands.
* Commands submitted while the update is waiting for commands to
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