Doomsday Manual

version:1.9.0-beta6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T07:07:53+00:00

1.9.0-beta5.1Versions1.9.0-beta6.1 Version 1.9.0-beta6 These are the release notes for version 1.9.0-beta6 of the doomsday_engine. Beta 6 represents almost two years' worth of work toward the 1.9 series. A lot has changed under the hood, and there are quite a few visible changes as well. However, our work is still ongoing, so this release unfortunately has some

version:1.9.0-beta1...4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T07:14:04+00:00

1.8.6Versions1.9.0-beta5 Versions 1.9.0-beta1...4 This article contains all changes between versions 1.9.0-beta1 and 1.9.0-beta4. Release notes for 1.9.0-beta1 (by ) Development of the Doomsday Engine has continued during the first half of 2005 at an uneven pace. Other commitments, such as work and my Master's Thesis, have oftentimes required all of my time and energy. As far as the next couple of months are concerned, the situation will not change in this regard. However, the talent…

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.9.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:45:49+00:00

This article lists the important changes in 1.9.7. Fixes during Candidate phase * [367] regression: blank screen on client * player thing angle not updating in automap * [367] regression: missing/hidden automap [scale initialization issue] * Hexen: pottery explode sound gets a channel but doesn't play [sf_dontstop]

version:1.15

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-22T19:52:40+00:00

1.14.5Versions1.15.1 Version 1.15 Highlights Custom episodes. Episode definitions specify the structure of game episodes (including hubs) enabling entirely new episodes and modifying the originals. MAPINFO support. Hexen MAPINFO definitions are now supported in Doom and Heretic, as well as Hexen. Note that presently only the Hexen dialect of MAPINFO is supported (ZDoom uses it's own MAPINFO dialect).

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.15

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-21T06:59:04+00:00

This article lists the important changes in doomsday_version_1.15. Fixed bugs [ ===== {{tag|UI] * Map briefings should be disabled when autostarting a game session from command line. * Alert displayed unnecessarily on first launch because game.cfg was not found. This file is only created when quitting the game for the first time.

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.11

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-13T20:17:08+00:00

This article lists the important changes in doomsday_version_1.11. Fixed bugs * Failure to detect the current build due to a compiler misconfiguration (in libdeng2). * Updater: Printing last checked time when never actually checked. * World axes transposed for the “

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.9.9

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:37:31+00:00

This article lists the important changes in 1.9.9. Fixed bugs * Fatal error during startup with novideo. * Parsing of spaces in command line arguments (they are now processed with libdeng2). * Crash after unloading a plugin (related to libdeng2 log entries). * Correctly handle error situations (exceptions) occuring in worker threads.

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.12

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-13T12:18:32+00:00

This article lists the important changes in doomsday_version_1.12. Fixed bugs [ ===== Resources ===== * Fatal error playing **Icarus: Alien Vanguard** MAP16, due to an oversight in the line-of-sight algorithm when dealing with maps with overlapped lines. * Fatal error playing **Astrostein** when firing the "BFG", due to misinterpretation of truncated Patch format images. * Fatal error playing **Eternal Doom** MAP10, due to mishandling of overlapped sectors in the BSP builder. * …

version:1.9.0-beta6.9

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:48:34+00:00

1.9.0-beta6.8Versions1.9.7 Version 1.9.0-beta6.9 9th patch release for Beta 6. Known issues * Multiplayer games are not fully operational. The stable version 1.8.6 is recommended for multiplayer games at this time. * Demo recording/playback is not functional. Demo support will return in a future release.

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.13

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-13T20:17:12+00:00

This article lists the important changes in doomsday_version_1.13. Fixed bugs [ ===== {{tag|Updater] * Downloading files from SourceForge. {{tag|UI}} * A dialog will not flash its borders when pressing Shift (for instance when entering text). * Partially transparent toggles still show their on/off state in a clear way.

version:1.9.0-beta6.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:52:40+00:00

1.9.0-beta6.7Versions1.9.0-beta6.9 Version 1.9.0-beta6.8 8th patch release for Beta 6. The 10th Anniversary This release, 1.9.0-beta6.8, is the special 10th anniversary release. We've focused particularly on fixing all sorts of gameplay related glitches with the aim of improving the overall experience.

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.9.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:33:08+00:00

This article lists the important changes in 1.9.10. Fixed bugs * Crash when locating a fallback skin for a model without skins (out of bounds memory access). * Crash when replacing text definitions (null pointer access). * Crashes with add-ons using the HI_START/HI_END method of texture replacement.

version:1.9.0-beta6.4

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:57:25+00:00

1.9.0-beta6.3Versions1.9.0-beta6.5 Version 1.9.0-beta6.4 4th patch release for Beta 6. Fixes Engine * SIGSEGV when attempting to draw surface reflections if the textures for which had not been located. * Resource locator unable to find the shinemaps and associated masks when using the mod

version:1.9.0-beta5

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T07:10:32+00:00

1.9.0-beta1...4Versions1.9.0-beta5.1 Version 1.9.0-beta5 1.9.0-beta5 has a dual focus. One priority is to fix longstanding multiplayer and networking bugs. The other priority is to refactor the engine and its public API to be more clearly separated from the games, and to allow future development of the engine without breaking

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-13T20:17:04+00:00

This article lists the important changes in doomsday_version_1.10. Fixed bugs Gameplay * Savegame: Interpretation error deserializing material archive version #0. * Savegame: Interpretation error deserializing invalid material references. * XG: Broken material change line types which specify the material in their definition.

version:1.11

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-22T20:13:28+00:00

1.10.4Versions1.11.1 Version 1.11 Overview The last couple of years have been mostly about revitalizing the internal parts of Doomsday. While this work is still ongoing, we have now reached a point where we are able to make changes also in the user-facing parts. The highlight of this release is the introduction of a completely new, OpenGL 2 based UI framework that is used for replacing the old in-game console and for providing an easier way to select a game to play in

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.14

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T11:24:27+00:00

This article lists the important changes in 1.14. Fixed bugs UI * Ugly layout updates when opening popups. Caused by their contents becoming available for GL drawing at different times during the opening animation, resulting in repeated resizing of the popup.

version:1.9.7

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:46:02+00:00

1.9.0-beta6.9Versions1.9.7-1 Version 1.9.7 The first stable release of the 1.9 series. Overview This release is an important milestone in the project's history. We have made great improvements to our development practices and project infrastructure, allowing us to provide weekly unstable builds and more frequent stable releases.

version:detailed_list_of_changes_in_doomsday_version_1.9.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:42:43+00:00

This article lists the important changes in 1.9.8. Fixed bugs Audio * Hexen: Environment Wind sounds (e.g. Map01). There was a sound prioritization issue at map start. * Priorities defined in Sound definitions are used to determine when a sound can stop a previously playing sound from the same emitter (e.g., Cyberdemon and Mastermind alert sound is not cut off by their footsteps).

version:1.9.0-beta6.6

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:55:21+00:00

1.9.0-beta6.5Versions1.9.0-beta6.7 Version 1.9.0-beta6.6 6th patch release for Beta 6. Fixes Engine * Faulty handling of -file, -iwad, -def, and -defs. It was attempting to load all of the command line arguments as files/definitions. (One symptom was ) * “Mus_Start: Couldn't open dd-buffered-song for writing

version:2.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-04-01T11:06:29+00:00

1.15.8Versions2.0.1 Version 2.0 The first stable release in the 2.x series. Highlights Home Screen replaces the front-end app. The Python-based Snowberry launcher application was created in 2005 and has been used for starting Doomsday ever since. In version 2.0, the launcher is no longer needed because Doomsday's

version:1.14

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-22T19:41:15+00:00

1.13.2Versions1.14.1 Version 1.14 Version 1.14 focuses on UI improvements and adds bloom as a new rendering effect. Under the hood we've also been busy with new savegame related functionality. Highlights Bloom New post-processing effect for “bloom”, enhancing the overall lighting fidelity by applying an additional glow to bright areas of the frame. The bloom effect is enabled in the

version:1.9.8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:42:46+00:00

1.9.7-1Versions1.9.8-1 Version 1.9.8 The second stable release of the 1.9 series. Overview In 1.9.8 we have refactored some of the core components of the engine. We are no longer relying on the rather limited SDL framework for operating system services. Instead, we are now using

version:1.9.10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-23T06:33:14+00:00

1.9.9Versions1.9.10-1 Version 1.9.10 Overview In version 1.9.10 we are taking concrete steps forward in pursuit of several long-term objectives. A guiding principle has been to bring a new level of clarity into the internal structure of the engine while also preparing the next-generation incarnations of key subsystems: file system, resource management, and scripting. This means, though, that the number of visible changes is still significantly smaller than the number of internal changes. We …