All Bitfighter Releases

All Bitfighter releases are listed here, along with the relevant release notes.

Though the game will compile for Linux and OS X, due to resource limitations, we're only releasing Windows packages. If you want to help compile and package Bitfighter for Linux or OS X, please visit our Help Wanted page.

Release History

Download	Release Date	File Size
Full Release 012a - Windows	Jan 4, 2010	844 KB
Full Release 012a - OS X	Jan 4, 2010	2.33 MB
Full Release 012 - Windows	Jan 1, 2010	844 KB
Full Release 012 - OS X	Jan 1, 2010	2.34 MB
Full Release 011b - Windows/Linux	Dec 18, 2009	843 KB
Full Release 011a - Windows/Linux	Nov 13, 2009	841 KB
Full Release 011 - Windows	Nov 11, 2009	841 KB
Full Release 011 - OS X	Nov 11, 2009	2.67 MB
Full Release 010 - Windows	Feb 03, 2009	706 KB
Full Release 010 - OS X	Feb 03, 2009	2.47 MB
Full Release 009 - Windows	June 27, 2008	657 KB
Full Release 009 - OS X	June 27, 2008	2.3 MB
Full Release 008a - Windows	May 13, 2008	646 KB
Full Release 008 - Windows	May 13, 2008	646 KB
Developer Release 007.5 - Windows	April 19, 2008	790 KB
Full Release 007 - Windows	April 12, 2008	796 KB
Full Release 006 - Windows	March 30, 2008	787 KB
Full Release 005 - Windows	March 10, 2008	771 KB
Full Release 004 - Windows	February 20, 2008	710 KB
Full Release 003 - Windows	February 17, 2008	708 KB
Full Release 002 - Windows	February 7, 2008	753 KB
Full Release 001 - Windows	January 16, 2008	834 KB

Release notes for 012

Major changes

New object: Asteroid generator
Can drop items. Provisionally mapped to the "B" key in keyboard mode. See help for key bindings.

Other changes

Configuration

Added detailed logging options to the INI
Cleaned up unused INI settings

Display

Added lag to FPS display
Fixed issue with blank server name on Join screen
Added gametype/score indicator on game screen

Bug fixes

Fixed crash with invalid player ratings
Fixed minor glitch with rendering labels on square loadout/goal zones -- labels will prefer more horizontal alignment
Fixed crash when joining new server in commander's map mode
Fixed attribute editor for gofasts in editor
Fixed other crash conditions
Fixed Nexus scoring issue

Misc

Games without loadout zones automatically set new loadout upon respawn, for all game types
Level editor now edits levels in same level specified by leveldir param or INI setting. Seems to make much more sense than always editing in the levels folder.
Dedicated server level-list handling now the same as when hosting in interactive mode
Teams should now be numerically balanced, though still ratings based

Windows

Fixed windows icon

Linux

Improved dedicated-only server compilation -- should no longer need to run with -dedicated parameter
Much improved build process

Release notes for 011

Major changes

Levelgen scripts allow script-generated levels
New game item: Asteroids
Chat /commands
Many new item properties, including auto-healing of turrets & force fields, GoFast speed & accuracy, etc.
Much improved level editor, including dynamic level preview

Detailed change log

General Enhancements:

Levels that don't have designer-specified names can now be accessed from the Level Change menu on in-game options via their file name
Retrieve game ->can't pick up enemy flags, so more complex level designs are possible. Actually, maybe not true... maybe this is a lame feature.
Fixed scoring message on Hunters levels
ZoneControl ->When ship takes flag in an uncaptured zone, they immediately take control of zone without having to leave/reenter
Reassigned default key for loading loadout menu from Q to Z (Mac build, change made in Windows version in 010)
Added client IP address to server log
Added time disconnected and connection duration to server log
Unneeded vertices now removed from walls to improve both appearance and performance
Added screen saver suppression (Windows only, sorry, and only kind of works)
Enhanced flashing effect of zones in ZoneControl game
Added yellow flash to ZoneControl and Retrieve zones when touchdown is scored (like Nexus effect in Hunters game)
Indicator added to player's name when they are in chat, global chat, or options menus
Screenshots now saved in .BMP format
Scores displayed in LR corner of main game screen now sorted from high to low
Name of current game server now displayed on global chat screen
Changed Zapmatch to Bitmatch, the least controversial of the proposed game name changes.
Changed Hunters game name to Nexus, a very controversial name change. Nothing like instigating a nice ol' flamewar!!!
Team chat message entry box colored appropriately
Objective arrows now rendered correctly for levels with multiple Nexuses (Nexii??)
Improved rendering of labeling of loadout zones and nexii
Added spaces to level files written by editor to make them easier to read
Better handling of items with invalid parameter lines in .level files
Enter commands using "/" key, or by starting a global or team chat message with "/"
Added /restart command to restart current level
Added instruction page to explain available chat commands
Increased level description length from 32 chars to 60 (thanks Bobdaduck!), and enhanced parameter editor to better enforce those limits
Increased max level size from 64K to 96K
Private chat messages entered in [F5] chat now relayed to players in-game
Better messages when killed by turret or asteroid or mine
Soccer game can now be played in no-teams mode by defining only one team
It is now possible to add top-level quick chat items, meaning you can now create a flat, one level simpler quick chat menu with section like [QuickChat_Message1]
Levelgen scripts offer options for more dynamic and flexible levels. See the wiki for details.
List of players in global chat mode now displayed when in global chat

UI/Menus:

Improved menu navigation instructions for joystick users
More intelligent wrapping on long menus
On levels menu, pressing first key of level name will take you to levels starting with that letter, the next press will take you to the next, etc.
Username entry screen now remembers last name used
When hosting a game from the UI, game load progress info displayed
When loading a level from a local or remote server, progress bar is displayed
Mouse now works on Define Keys, Level Params, and Team Config menus (should now work on every menu)
Message displayed when connection to game server fails for some unknown reason
Joystick now works on all menus except for those in the editor

Items:

Can now specify regen time for health packs... currently, add 3rd number on definition line to specify respawn time in seconds (min val = 1 sec, default is 20secs). Cannot change value in editor, but will survive load/save cycle.
Turrets and Forcefields can now repair themselves, if you specify an additional argument on their definition line (secs / 10% repair... i.e. entering 1, item will fully repair in 10 seconds). Again, cannot change value in editor, but will survive load/save cycle.
4 alternate gofast graphics available for testing... set in [Testing] section of INI file
Can specify gofast speed as optional last argument in level definition file (min 100, max 5000)... no editor UI available, but will survive load/save cycle in editor
Can specify whether ships snap to center of gofast with optional additional parameter in level file
Gofast are now almost deterministic in where you end up -- very precise corridors now possible, when snapping enabled
Default gofast speed reduced to 2000
If ship is sitting on repair when it respawns, ship gets the repair (no longer have to move)
FlagItems are automatically converted to HuntersFlagItems when loading Nexus levels
Flag spawns now spawn flags periodically in Nexus games. Can control rate by appending a number to the FlagSpawn entry in the level file (number in seconds). Cannot modify value in editor, but entries survive editing process when level is manually edited.
Flag spawn points now work as soccer ball spawn points in soccer game
Asteroids... you figure it out!

Specifiying levels:

".level" extension now optional when specifying levels with the -levels param
-leveldir can now specify any folder on disk, but can still be used to specify a specific subdir of the levels folder. Be sure to use quotes if path includes spaces!
example: -leveldir abc will load levels in abc subfolder under levels folder. -leveldir c:\levels will load all levels in c:\levels
If no levels specified on cmd line or in INI file, all levels in levels folder will be loaded, much as if the -alllevels param was specified
Level folder can now be specified in the INI file, either as absolute or relative path.

Scoring:

Full scoring information available with -rules option
Individual scores now replaced with rating (from 0 to 1) that persists between games. Rating calculated as ratio
of points player makes divided by total scores all players make during that players time in the game
Killing turrets now a scorable event, 0 for all team scores, 1 for individual scores (-1 for own turrets)
Teams now assigned on basis of individual ratings, rather than randomly... should help better balance teams
Added scoring events when flag is removed from enemy zone in Retrieve and HTF games
HTF now requires flags actually be held full 5 seconds before scoring occurs

Editor:

Moved turret/spybug ranges display onto Tab-down display
When tab down, test items, resource items, gofasts, teleports, asteroids, and soccer balls all display at actual size, making precise positioning possible
Added more editor checks (flags in non-flag games, team flags in non-team-flag games)
Fixed problem with inserting vertices into wall segments that caused vertex to jump to location of its neighbor
Improved operation of text labeling, may cause slight change in text placed in earlier version of game
Display gofast speed and snapping on item
Better display in editor when in ctrl-A mode, can no longer select hidden items, tab now shows all items
Switched F2 and F3 keys
Can now type first letter of game type in GameParams menus to quickly select (still have conflict with "R"s Rabbit/Retrieve)
Can edit respawning times for items that support them in the editor
Can edit GoFast params in editor

Added script/params to game config menu

Many minor rendering improvements

Bug fixes:

Speed zones now rendered on top of loadout zones
Walls now rendered on top of loadout zones, goal zones, and the like
Fixed heap corruption error in editor that caused crashes after some deletes. Bad, long term problem now resolved!
Fixed (I hope) seemingly random crashes that occurred with a new level is loaded, lingering from original Zap code
Changing other player's team in 3+ team game with 3+ players no longer switches a random player
Fixed problem with multiple flags returning to single spawn point in Retrieve games... Flags now only return to an empty spawn points
Fixed problem with mis-crediting players for shooting soccer ball into goal (also caused crashes in some cases)
Old messages now properly cleared out when game is started
Fixed rendering wonkiness with really goofball loadout zones/goal zones/nexii in editor and in main game
Fixed rendering bug on ship config menu in joystick mode
Fixed scaling issue in editor when only one point item is present

Server menu enhancements:

Fixed minor rendering issue on servers menu
Color coded status messages on servers menu
Trim server names too long to fit in column on servers menu
Added indicator ("T") for servers in test mode
Replaced max player listing with number of robots

Release notes 010

Upgrading

Note existing rabbit2.level has bug, and will crash version. Copy included with this game is fixed. Change flag from team 1 to team -1 to fix.

Administrative

Added separate level change password to allow users to change levels without granting player admin permissions (-levelchangepassword on cmd line, or in INI file)
Added -alllevels and -leveldir cmd line parameters for specifying levels
Added some server-specific logging, such as names and join-times of players playing on your server.

This is stored in a different file than regular bitfighter logs
Timestamps added to login on Master Server
Sending salted MD5 of level change and admin pws rather than pw itself... This is probably unnecessary at the moment, but will pave way for universal uids in the future
Added server description line visible in the Join Game menu. Configure with INI option or -hostdescr command line arg
Added -rules cmd line parameter that prints out some potentially useful info about the "rules of the game" so to speak. Not yet fully developed.

UI

Revamped game options menu such that admin functions are no longer in a submenu, and menus dynamically update when permissions are requested. Previous action was to dump users back to game after passwords were entered.
Added nexus status label next to timer for hunters game
[F2] now cancels level info display at start of level
Configure ship menu no longer times out -- now stays visbile until manually cancelled
In keyboard mode, users can now use config ship menu display key to toggle menu
Mouse now works on all standard game menus (but not on DefineKeys, GameParameters, or DefineTeams menus)
Added new "All Levels" option on level selection list
Improved the way scrolling menus work
Enhanced in-game chat: messages can be longer, visual cue as to how much more you can type
Separate voice chat volume control (temporarily replaces music volume, which will be back when we have music!)
Join Game interface now continually polls master for new servers, and pings servers for updated stats
When client is forceably disconnected (i.e. if kicked, or host is shut down, or connection fails), message is displayed to client explaining what happened
When client is kicked from a server, server address hidden from list of active servers for duration of ban
Changed icon for dedicated server on Join Game menu
Added different message display modes: normal (6 msgs), persistent (6 msgs, no timeout), long (20 msgs, no timeout) (ctrl-M to toggle)
Remapped screen shot key to Ctrl-Q so as to not interfere with save shortcut in editor
Reassigned default key for loading loadout menu from Q to Z (Windows only, will be added to Mac build in release 011)

Bugs

Fixed several journaling bugs
Fixed bug causing crash with certain maps with unusual spybug configs
Fixed wall rendering glitches where borders of overlapping walls not properly rendered
Fixed bug preventing team change on games with more than 2 teams
Ship now correctly points at crosshairs when starting a game or entering/exiting commander's map
Quitting game during connection process no longer leaves app in connected/not-connected netherworld
Fixed zombie copy of self from appearing after team-change immediately following death
On occasion, turrets would shoot themselves. This no longer happens.
Fixed bug when moving and composing chat message, movement no longer becomes locked
Temp file now removed after level tested
Fixed obscure display bug that shows ship config menu after involuntary disconnect and rejoin
Fixed problem with testing editor levels when the -leveldir parameter is used
Fixed but wherein ships not propelled when destroying friendly spy bugs
Fixed crash with certain levels involving multiple pre-positioned spy bugs or mines
Fixed save message when saving from menu in editor
Fixed crash in editor when dragging existing item as first editing action
Fixed crash when changing teams while level is loading
Fixed UI problem with mouse and splash screen
Clicking on mouse when not pointed at menu item no longer activates highlighted menu item.
Concave loadout zones now rendered properly in game (though not yet in editor)
Fixed rabbit game -> ship colors now rendered properly
Modules no longer stuck on when restarting game after quitting while activated
Removed timeout on QuickChat menu --> now same as loadout menu
Fixed incorrect button labeling for Saitek 440
Fixed mouse on menus in full screen mode

Editor

Spybug vision ranges now displayed in editor
Holding [Tab] will show a reference ship along with its viewable area
Turret shooting range now depicted in editor
Neutral (and hostile) spy bugs can now be placed in the editor. All players can see what neutral spy bugs see, no one can see what hostile spy bugs see (so these may not have much practical value, except, perhaps, as decoys)

Other

Turrets now target resource and test items
Eliminated -crazybot option
Now builds under Linux
Added rudimentary robot code -- doesn't do much, but the network framework for non-user programmable robots is now there (mostly removed for this release)
Tinkered with mine visibility
Cloaking no longer automatically disabled when another ship is using sensor module.
Cloaked ships no longer visible in cmdr map and when on top of loadout zones
Doubled spybug range
Enhanced burst graphics (varaitions controllable with an INI parameter in [Testing] section)
Added flag spawn points -- flags will return to a random spawn point. Initial flag locations are treated as additional spawn point.
Added extend game option to admin menu
Added reserved names: in INI server hosts can define a set of reserved names that require a PW to use
Ctrl key can no longer be bound in key def screen. Sorry!
Added screenshot taking ability. Hit Ctrl-S to take a shot of any screen in the game.
Teleporters can now have multiple destinations -- to create, simply create two or more teleporters with the same origin. When players use them, they will arrive at a randomly selected destination
Teleport destinations now shown on cmdrs map
Phasers no longer damage shooter
Mine/spybug explosions now kill phaser shots and other projectiles within blast radius
Zapmatch is currently the only game that awards points for killing other players --> scoring for all games will be revisited in release 011
Reinstated a slightly modified Colosseum level. Hopefully will work better on OS X
Tinkered with Geowar level -- bumped up gridsize, fixed a few quirks resulting in changes in rendering algorithm

Release notes 009

Upgrading

Some of the standard levels have been renamed or removed. If you already have Bitfighter installed, either delete your existing INI file, or edit or delete the [Levels] section. If you have a customized level list, note that the "football" level files have been renamed "zonecontrol".
This version is incompatible with previous versions, so if you are using this version, you will not be able to play with anyone who has not yet upgraded.

Major upgrades

Revamped team v. individual game infrastructure. As a result...
Mines and SpyBugs now show correct (i.e lesser) visibility to "teammates" on inherently individual games (such as Rabbit)
No longer see "teammates" on individual games on commander's map
Spy bug data is properly shared only in team games, and not shared on individual games
Scoring now handled consistently for all games, team or individual. Any improper scoring will be treated as a bug.
Determining friendly fire now better, more consistently handled.
Most games are inherently team-based (Capture the flag) or individual based (Rabbit), but some can be either (Zapmatch) depending on whether there is 1 or more teams defined (1 = individual, more = team)
Included twoplayers.bat file to show how to configure game for multiple players on a single computer

Minor upgrades

Increased number of chat messages on screen to 6, and made them linger a wee bit longer
Changed message when a player kills himself
Added info about current input mode (joystick/keyboard) to diagnostics screen
Added help message if players try to move with keyboard while in joystick mode
Enhanced joystick/keyboard interaction when entering quick chat message
Max forcefield length increased from 500 to 2500, a value I believe is similar to what is in the commercial version of Zap!
Global chat ([F5]) messages are now limited to what can fit on an actual display width, rather than a hard 100 characters as before. This means you can have much longer messages if you use "short" letters like "i" and "l". In practice, it means that the chat is a bit less limiting to use.
All standard level files (i.e. those that ship with Bitfighter) have been upgraded to have the third team be green
Fixed Windows installer so that only "clean" levels are packaged up
Added new levels to default level lineup (thanks, Qui -- you're in the credits!)
When an unknown controller is encountered, game will default to keyboard mode rather than joystick mode.
If user is changing teams, and there are only two teams, user will bypass the team selection menu and just swap teams
Infrastructure now in place for game specific admin menu options. First implementation is to hide admin change teams menu when it makes no sense (i.e. individual game, or only one team). Could be used to designate a new rabbit, for example.
Can now press Enter or Escape during opening Bitfighter animation to abort it without quitting game or activating first menu item. Pressing other keys still terminates animation and does appropriate action.
Reduced font size of chat messages to 14px, which approximately matches that used in the commercial version of Zap!
If you hit enter without specifying a name on the name entry screen, you'll be assigned the name defined in the INI with the DefaultName setting.
Improved rendering of the experimental aim mode vector
Scores on scoreboard sorted within teams, highest on top (but teams are shown in a fixed order)
Score required to win level now displayed along with other level info when [F2] is held down
Many minor interface tweaks (text colors, column widths, line spacing, font size, etc.)
It is now possible for multiple people to play on a single computer using joysticks, but this is undocumented and unsupported (known to work on Windows, untested, but should work on OS X)
Game no longer crashes when some (or all) specified levels are missing (this was a "feature" of the original Zap)
Improved QueryServer screen when no ongoing games, or unable to connect to master
Made default module buttons on joystick a little more logical
Made burst explosions a little "sparkier"
Added message when users enter incorrect admin password
Added color to enhance readability of diagnostics [F7] screen
Fixed server passwords -- you won't be asked for password when hosting own game (with H from main menu), password related crashes resolved
Added brief help text to loadout menu, and increased loadout menu timeout period from 6s to 8s.
Changed keybindings: Out-of-game chat from [F9] to [F5], Display FPS from [F10] to [F6], and Dignostics from [F11] to [F7] so as to not conflict with default bindings for Expose and other OS X functions.
Disabled teleport zoom effect implemented in an earlier release
Players lose ownership of and no longer remember location of mines and spybugs when they change teams
Mines can damage anyone

Command line parameters

Added command line option -alllevels that will direct Bitfighter to ignore levels settings in the INI file and load all levels it can find in the levels folder [[ if not, delete Wiki comment ]]
Added -leveldir command-line option that lets you load all levels in a specified subfolder of your levels dir
Added -help command line option that prints a quick reference to the wiki page on cmd line params
Added -winpos and -winwidth parameters to let users control location and size of window (see twoplayers.bat for a use-case)
Added slightly useful messages for users who misspecify certain command line params
Removed the mysterious and useless -server cmd line option, replaced it with -hostaddr cmd line option and hostaddr INI setting

Soccer

Soccer ball always visible on commander's map, and it's location is always known to the players (via objective arrows). Previously, when it was outside your range of vision, it was hidden.
Neutral (and hostile) goals now work -- anyone can score on them, hostile goal gives negative points

Hunters

Cleaned up messages, messages now report score for flags returned to Nexus
Brighted up the nexus colors a bit
If ship is sitting on the nexus when it opens, it scores immediately without having to leave and re-enter the zone
Added new visual effect when someone returns flags to the Nexus

Editor

Enabled + and - keys as alternates for Ins and Del on team definition menus, because Macs don't generally have Ins keys.
Added error checking to look for missing nexus in Hunters level (game crashes without a nexus!)
Added missing item to editor help menu
Ctrl-left click now works like right-click. This is maininly to enhance usability by OS X users.
Added a UI message when Ctrl-A is clicked, to help users better understand what is happening.
Some effort has been made towards making only current-game specific items appear on dock. Needs to be made more systematic, but it's a start.

Bug fixes

Fixed minor bug when entering quick chat messages in controller mode
Fixed bug reading INI settings
Teleport zoom effect now only seen by player who is teleporting
Fixed cursor placement issue on global chat (only apparent on goofball messages like "iiiiiiii")
Bullets are now rendered correctly on commander's map (when you have sensor, they are visible)
Fixed crash when testing Hunters level with no Nexus in editor
Killing self in solo games no longer scores a point
Experimental aim mode bug fixed: you can no longer see aim vector for other players
Join game screen now shows correct number of players on game servers
Fixed problem with stars disappearing in distant reaches of large levels
Zap! style Nexus definition now properly imported by editor
Message displayed when you change loadout now gives correct instructions for activating changes based on game-specific mechanics, as well as presence of loadout zones
Fixed problem with remote admins not seeing list of players they could kick or switch teams for
Can no longer create "hostile-to-all" soccer goals in the editor
Fixed bug in instructions (F1) that caused blank pages and missing items

New in release 008a

Bug fix

Fixed crash when running in dedicated server mode

New in release 008

Major enhancements

Implemented a new variant of the PS2 controller (DualShock with adapter cable, works differently than DualShock with USB, will be autodetected on Windows and OS X)
Entirely new versioning schema, making it easier to manage protocol upgrades where needed
Reworked client-master communications to allow different clients to connect using different protocols. Should make it easier to upgrade communications without breaking older clients. Master now dumps current status (ongoing games, who's playing, etc.) in JSON format, for easy parsing by web applets
Alert displayed if you are connecting with an older client to let you know that an update is available
New change teams interface -- select teams from list, shows team score and num players
Experimental enhancement: When using controller, a light touch on firing stick will display a vector showing where you'll shoot when you press harder (Disabled by default; To enable, set EnableExperimentalAimMode = yes in the INI file)

Minor enhancements

Enabled friendly fire
Disabled friendly fire again
Audio alerts when running a dedicated server when a player joins or quits. Set volume (disable by setting vol = 0) in the host section of the INI file.
When you change your loadout and you are already in a loadout zone, the changes take effect immediately (as opposed to when you next cross a loadout zone boundary)
Improved diagnostics screen -- now reports detailed version info, and more data about joysticks and auto-detect info
Raw joystick autodetect string sent to master as part of login process to better understand what controllers players are using
Can now start using main menu, before it's visible, while logo is appearing, if you know what keys to press
Warning text displayed if you try to do F9 chat and you are not connected to the master server (because your messages will go nowhere)
When player is killed by a turret, a message is broadcast (like when player is killed by a player). Previously, messages only broadcast when killed by other player.
Minor tweaks to cut down on bandwidth usage
Added -createsampleini command line option to help with producing new releases
Can only change teams once per minute unless you're admin, infrastructure in place for more sophisticated controls
Enhanced master server logging

Bug fixes

Fixed team scoring in zap match game
Fixed several problems with dedicated server -- should be working better now
Fixed [very] rare crash when some yahoo adds 10 gazillion mines in the editor and blows them all up. Also fixed inconsequential spark rendering bug in same case.

New in release 007

Support added for alternate sound set; setting in INI to switch; new sounds still being developed; "classic" sounds will always be supported
Startup logo(s) -- more will be added
Player names color coded by team color in admin menus (should make it easier for admins to balance teams)
Player status prefixed by [Admin] or [Player] in admin menus
Modified master server to produce file showing current number of players/servers for live updates on website (is this the right mechanism?)
Reduced overhead during initial master server connection, should connect marginally faster

New in release 006

SpyBugs -- new weapon available when you select sensor module. Let's you add sensors that let you see enemy ships on commander's map
Minimap test -- partial trial implementation of floating minimap on main screen. [Disabled for now, not as good as expected.]
Fixed default gridSize value in the editor
Several misc. bugfixes
Enemy mines less visible... now 25% transparent (were 0% transparent)
Mine energy cost reduced from 65000 to 55000
Tightened triple spread slightly (from 50 to 40)
Ships spawn with 80% energy, rather than full energy
Quick chat messages colored by whether they are team or global in Quick Chat menu
Quick chat messages and controls can be defined in the INI file
Added mines and nexus item to the dock in editor
Added new visual effects when you go through teleporter
Added help text when hovering over dock items in editor
Nexus items can now be any shape, like loadout zones (old style of defining them still works too)
Raised number of vertices in polygon items (loadout zones, nexus, etc.) from 10 (in Zap!) to 32
Implemented concept of "hostile-to-all" team (-2) (mostly applies to turrets) -->hostile-to-all turrets shoot at everyone, netural ones can be repaired, as usual
Can create neutral & hostile-to-all objects in editor
Any team can now use neutral loadout zones
Added music volume control, working to acquire high-quality game music. No music in this release.
Level is now properly centered and scaled when loaded into the editor

New in release 005

Fixed ship rendering bug that incorrectly showed thrusters in relation to direction of rotation (bug also exists in Zap!)
Reduced CPU use when a dedicated server is running with no players in the game
When resizing game window in windowed mode, size is constrained to correct proportions
Reworked Windows installer so the process is prettier (reflects modern installer standards)
Partially reverted changes to commanders map where I allowed users to see bullets. Now can only see bullets if you have enhanced sensor installed
Fixed bug with incorrect loadout displays being shown after loadout change
Editor: LevelCredits line in level file -- credits displayed to remote clients along with level name & description
Editor: All game parameters and settings can be edited from the editor. Complete levels can be made without text editor (though you can still use one if you like)
Editor: Can change the name of the current file in the level params screen, giving a poor-man's "save-as" capability.
Editor: Upgraded whole undo/need-to-save interaction experience. Works much more logically now.

New in release 004

[Mostly editor enhancements]

Editor: Fixed bug where going to the menu and back would cause edits to be lost
Editor: Number of teams now displayed on dock
Editor: Turned off mouse cursor when testing level
Editor: Check for various errors like missing spawn points and notify user
Editor: Can't test level with obvious critical errors (avoids crashing game)
Editor: Warning message & dialog box when quitting editor w/o saving edits
Editor: Better instructions and hints throughout (including cool animation on p2 of instructions)
Editor: Level name and "need-to-save" indicator on dock
Editor: Very slick modifications to TextItem -- set text size by stretching vertices of alignment vector
Editor: NOTE: [F2] Game Params editor is not working

New in release 003

[Mostly editor enhancements]

Made bullets visible on commander's map
Fixed keyboard control bug from commercial game while in commander's map
Fixed bug where occasionally when hosting game, and changing levels in commander's map, game would crash
Added TextItem object to let level makers add text to levels. Syntax: TextItem -1 0.5 1 1 2 50 Message goes here where -1 is team (only visible to team members, -1 for all players), 50 is text size (valid range 10-255),

1,1 is origin of text, 1,2 is direction text should be "facing"

Restricted characters in level files to ordinary "printable" characters (marginal security improvement)
changed rendering of "testItem" to 7 sides (had 8) because I think it's more interesting
Editor: Hold space to disable snapping while moving an object
Editor: 128 state undo/redo (Ctrl-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z)
Editor: Set/edit teams from menu [F3]
Editor: re-load current level file to make external-tweaking easier [Ctrl-Shift-L]
Editor: Improved rendering of teleporters
Editor: Added "dock" area so users can drag/drop items from the dock
Editor: Replaced duplicate function with Copy/Cut/Paste (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-X, Ctrl-V)
Editor: Map centers on all objects, rather than centering at (0,0) (sort of, still needs work)
Editor: Added speed zone items
Editor: Much enhanced snapping routine, makes it easier to snap items together at different scales, or get items "back on snap" after they've been moved freehand
Editor: Items glow when hovered over, explanatory labels appear
Editor: Items are sorted internally so smaller items don't get hidden behind larger ones
Editor: Can grab polys by all sides or in middle
Editor: Use [shift] [+]/[-] to increase/decrease wall thickness by 1 (unshifted increments/decrements by 5)
Editor: Improved schematic rendering of items to make it clearer what they are
Editor: Ctrl-A to toggle wall-only view
Editor: Fixed crashes when you delete too many vertices from an item
Editor: Numbered vertices make it clearer what is going on
Editor: Reduced editor clutter at high scales
Editor: Join sections of wall that have conicident end points with [J] key
Editor: Split walls at vertex with [/] key
Editor: TextItem -- edit text of selected item with Ctrl-T, use up and down arrows to adjust text size
Editor: Rendering of TextItem pretty close to what you see in game (size calculated appropriately)

New in release 002

More cmd line options replicated in INI
More comments/documentation within INI
New diagnostic screen to make debugging easier for both users and developers (activate w/ F12)
Fixed potentially major problem with GLUT misinterpreting Ctrl + [letter] keyboard entry (lesson: avoid binding CTRL)
Better joystick key renderings for Logitech game pad and Playstation joystick
Better raw joystick button detection for diagnosing controller problems
Upgraded spark generator to make better grenade/mine explosions possible.
Implemented better grenade/mine explosions (existing ones are rather anemic, and new ones give you an idea of true damage radius)
Levels specified in INI now properly sorted in alpha-numeric order based on names of keys
Added keyboard shortcuts on all menus. Usually the first letter of the menu item, where appropriate reverse-toggles unshifted keystroke
Many minor menu enhancements, navigation more logical
Resolved a number of non-critical compile warnings
Pressing F2 during game will display current mission instructions
Added support for private chat comments on global (F9) chat. Specify user by starting msg with /user. Now active while playing.
Made some display enhancements to private chat messages in global chat mode
New key config menu, available via options (can also bind DPad keys on joystick)
Master Server can now specify a name which is displayed in the server selection screen
Spiffed up Instructions screens
Added loadout indicators to show what you've got... (can disable in the INI file with LoadoutIndicators=No)
Started down long road of better integrating editor into game (lots to do, still doesn't work well, really not at all)
Editor: Got editor sort of integrated with rest of interface (still sucks, but integration better than commercial version)
Editor: added save confirmation message
Editor: enhanced file name entry
Editor: all new levels automatically saved in ".level" files (rather than anything at all)
Editor: can only edit files ending in ".level" in editor
Editor: added some rudimentary error checking and handling when saving
Editor: Ctrl-S now saves current level, Arrow keys pan (old keys still work)
Editor: created rudimentary help screen (F1), still more work to be done
Editor: removed command line to start in editor mode
All levels will be distributed in ".level" files rather than .txt
Can include MinPlayers and MaxPlayers directives in level files. Will be parsed, but as of yet have no effect.
Admin players have their names colored red in Admin menus (kick and change team)