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                            ****** Changelog ******
The name in () is the name of the person who suggested the changes/reported the
bug.
2000/11/20 Fixed minor bugs: the camera was reacting on walls of already dead
           players, the menuitems in the player input menu were in a bad order
           and the first game you watch after connecting to a server was
           incredibly jerky.
2000/11/16 Finished the first cleanup phase, containing really a lot of
           bugfixes.
2000/07/30 Fixed some nameless small bugs and crashes.
2000/07/28 Improved behaviour of the glance keys in external camera modes
           (Robert Hagenström)
2000/07/27 Fixed two small bugs: the champion sometimes was declared at the
           beginning of an unneccesary additional round (aLe><), and a single
           player highscore hunt on a dedicated server started in round 2
2000/07/20 The grid now is able to grow (in case a cycle makes it through the
           outer walll), so the rare ".. left grid" error should be fixed.
           Fixed the Voodoo3 mouse cursor bug (thanks to Andreas).
2000/07/15 Improved control over own bike in network mode. Bad side effect: you
           can't connect to a server running an older version (the combination
           old client-new server works, though)
           Some internal changes that will allow shooting holes in walls,
           finite length walls and continuous play
2000/06/04 fixed some hangups (Seven3); game menu now pauses the game if not in
           a network game (Seven3)
2000/05/30 really fixed the latest exit crash, the camera hickups, a score bug,
           (hopefully) the VooDoo problems. Added command_line_switches.
2000/05/29 Released version 0.1.3; the mailing_lists are now ready for you to
           subscribe.
2000/05/27 Added Quake style console input to the game and the dedicated
           server; still not very user friendly, but you can live with it.
           Added Window manager and shortcut icon (Ian Novack)
2000/05/26 another alt-tab lockup fix....
           Changed the documentation to HTML
2000/05/25 Fixed alt-tab lockup and exit crash (hopefilly)
2000/05/24 Prepared and released MSVC++ version
2000/05/23 Discovered that my development system Windows was malconfigured. It
           was a small miracle that Windows AT for SDL 1.1 ran at all. Well, it
           is fixed now.
2000/05/22 fixed performance problems in network mode (RuRu Team)
           added crude custom screen resolution (Thomas Berry)
           fixed some login related bugs (perhaps) (RuRu Team)
           current player list on my web site (Andre Messier)
           moved the moviepack and text output menuitems to the misc menu
           added configurable start speed and increased it to speed up
           confrontation in multiplayer mode
2000/05/21 added spectator mode and express game restart option (Martin
           Rauscher)
2000/05/20 fixed some strange camera bugs (hopefully) and one network crash bug
           added brake button (of course, disabled on the internet server for
           compatibility)
2000/05/19 removing players now works properly in a network game
           added ladder fixed some injustice in ladder
2000/05/18 added highscore lists and message of the day
           settings are now loaded from "autoexec.cfg", too
           fixed the sparks
           added "Rubber" niceness setting to improve internet play
2000/05/17 finished rewriting the object management
           removed the "ghost bike" bug and many crash bugs.
           added the "Misc" submenu in the main menu with
               * menu selection wrap toggle (folbe)
               * global keys for
                     o scores (Odin77)
                     o chat console scrollback (forgot on whose suggestion...)
           scores (in multiplayer mode) are logged in the file "scorelog.txt"
           Added "Big Brother" hardware reporting system, results are stored in
           "big_brother"
2000/05/13 started rewriting the object management to increase network
           stability
2000/05/11 added player scores and score table key (Odin77 and Ruhrpott-Ruler
           organizers)
2000/05/11 Almost full support for moviepack (title screen missing) and movie
           sounds
           switched to SDL 1.1.2
2000/05/10 improved network synchronisation
2000/05/09 Source code is now MSVC++ compatible
           texture modes may be different for Floor, Walls, Cycles and font now
           added default fov and glance back (Odin77)
2000/05/08 AI players now avoid having the same color as you
2000/05/06 Added instant chat macros, spam protection and glance keys
2000/05/05 Added option to disable the automatic switching to the internal
           camera (MaXiM)
           Moved camera setup in a separate submenu
           added camera preselection
           added server-side configuration that is transferred
           to the clients (cycle speed, forbid some cameras..)
           it is no longer possible for one player to have two viewports
2000/05/04 Added first moviepack support (direct .ASE file loader)
           added player menu to ingame menu
2000/05/03 Armagetron detects now when you switch from harware to software
           rendering
           At first start, a default keyboard config is loaded
           Improved timing on login and cylce controls in a network game.
2000/05/02 Bugfixes: fixed laggometer
           added "Boss Key": -esc quits from everywhere
2000/04/28 Bugfixes: added in-game menu, some minor display changes, the
           chatting AI now really works, added binary for SDL 1.1.
2000/04/25 After the long break caused by me moving to cologne, I finally
           removed that chatting timer bug. Cleaned up and documented the
           network system a bit. Now, while chatting, a simple AI takes over
           for you, and a yellow thing circles above your head to show the
           other players you are not fully able to defend yourself.
2000/03/29 Added Sound, fixed a bug that made it impossible to connect with
           more than one client to a server; released version 0.1.
2000/03/25 You now can acually see what other people are saying; fixed a bug in
           the console output. Last release before 0.1. Really fixed cursor bug
           :)
2000/03/23 Optimized the network code for high ping play; simulated ping 500...
           Removed cursor bug.
2000/03/22 Added chatting and "equal ping" technology; network protocol will
           not change any more until after version 0.1
2000/03/21 Major change in network protocol; it is now fully portable. (I had
           to set up a server on an PowerPC AIX system...) tested internet play
           a bit (the ping was only 50ms; no big problems seen.)
2000/03/20 Various internal network mode improvements and bugfixes
2000/03/18 Split the web page in five sub-pages created a dedicated server for
           internet play (still not properly tested), plan to install it at
           aixterm on Monday. The network code has now a transfer rate limit.
2000/03/17 Removed two more network bugs, switched to SDL 1.1.1 . Put some
           order in the "display settings" menu. The plasma sky is in again.
           There probably are some bugs in the new code; if you find a
           combination of sky/rim/ztrick settings that does not work, mail me
           about it!
2000/03/08 The windows timer was ugly. Smoothed it a bit. Removed most network
           bugs, improved camera movement.
2000/03/07 Finished Network mode! You now can watch other players when you have
           died and switch between them by pressing left/right.
2000/03/04 Switched from the SDL timer functions to the ones from the Q1 source
           (better resolution). Removed a bug from the Linux version that
           caused a lockup on the first start of Armagetron.
2000/02/22 Begun work on network code by stealing net_udp.c and net_udp.h from
           ID's Q1 sources.
2000/02/21 Unfortunately, yesterday's changes do not work in Windows. Disabled
           them for the Windows version.
2000/02/20 Input is now asyncronous to graphic refresh to allow more precise
           control on slow machines.
2000/02/15 renamed it from "Walls" to "Armagetron".
2000/02/13 improved visibility caltulation to support walls of different height
           and viewers at different heights
2000/02/11 Added "AI" players
2000/02/10 Added external camera perspective
2000/02/09 Fixed bugs: timer jumps, welcome screen, 3dfx windows renderer
           default settings. Added floor reflection, true floor grid rendering
           using dual textures and detail settings for the two.
2000/02/08 Number of players is now 2-4; took some time trying to make it
           compatible with gcc-2.7.2.3.
2000/02/06 Player input is now configurable and easy to extend.
2000/02/04 added savable configuration, a rudimentary main menu and the
           possibility to change screen resolution.
2000/02/03 added text output and menu system; found nasty memory eater (Mesa
           only? Texture memory is never freed, even after DeleteTextures().
           Fix: use texture id as a substitute...)
2000/02/02 added explosions.
2000/02/01 added a "wall rises out of the floor"-effect, changed wall texture
           to better fit it; fixed two bugs (linux crash and windows texture
           problem) added model loader and cycle model with turning wheels.
2000/01/28 first test release. Two players on one computer.

                   This document was created by Manuel_Moos.
                Last modification: Die Nov 21 07:47:39 CET 2000
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