[!] Bug Fix [*] Change [+] Add [-] Remove // Next version: ------------------------------------------- Version 263 [+] New Mode: Time Challenge (single player, highscore with fastest one to destroy ennemy base alone) Version 258 [*] Loading screen now reflects the hero selected for the game [+] First game you play, you can give your feedback on first impressions at exit [+] Add player icons in Front minimap (tab key) [+] Global frag gauge displayed above the timer [!] Fix tooltips on copilots Version 257 [+] BETA feature: Possibility to connect to Google Talk to update status automatically in game Version 256 [!] Fix bug when dying from Pyro's explosion Version 255 [*] Reduce deflector insane skill by 5% at each level [*] Double range of fire shield on Pyro [*] Reduced by 5 times the speed increase that the scout has when activated his skill [*] Increase energy burn of assassin to 150/215/280/345 [!] Ping value in game now in white [!] Fixed problem araising when killed by Assassin's powerful blow [!] Fixed tab not flashing when someone talk in the talk tab and you are in a different tab [!] Fixed crash on Pyro when using simultaneously fire shield and napalm Version 254 [+] Add a chat line to tell when a friend is now online or offline [+] Display money factor when more than x1 in-game next to the credits the player has (bottom right of the screen) [+] Add life information in tooltips on units [*] Right mouse button also triggers power that can be actionned without a target [!] Fixed possibility to validate twice the login/pass resulting in server rejecting login/pass [!] Translate text for "confirm exit" in-game in french version [!] Translate text for LIFE/ENERGY and XP bars in-game in french version Version 253 [+] New button style [*] Registration screen reworked Version 252 [+] Reworked a bit the stats screen at end of game (display names and level) [+] New Item : Active Ice, allow to shoot at 50% speed increase [+] Display player life/energy bar automatically when less than 20% life [+] Display shortcut letter on power and limit to letters and number keys [+] Having shortcut letter and space pressed together use power on self [+] Increase pirate detection range by 3 [*] New executable icon [*] Dots on minimap for building are now squared [*] Center life/energy bar display on units [!] Fixed wrong texture being displayed sometimes (usually for the frag/death ratio sprite) [!] Fixed missiles that never reached target Version 249 [+] French voice for Hacker [+] New Item : Quantic Jumper (kind of an experimental item!) Version 248 [+] New item: Luke's broken leg [!] Fixed server option allow duplicate without random [!] Fixed crash bug in some special circunstance with unit having more than one buf Version 247 [*] New video for the menu Version 246 [+] Chat tab flashing when you receive a message [+] Chat tab name now displays the number of chatters available [+] Display always ping value in game [+] New Server Option: XP factor (from 1 to 4) [*] Can specify gametime with a granularity of 5 minutes instead of 15 (and can increase/descrease with both mouse buttons) [*] Tetris: End key make the piece fall instead of return [!] Fix memory leak with Commander drones if the commander is dead when the game is over [!] Fix info text on level when selecting a player unit Version 245 [+] Chat tab, where you can chat even if no games are created [!] Fixed a render small bug when clicking on one skill (the other were not drawn for a frame) [!] Fixed games that stays in the list when the host leaves [!] Fixed friend status when not in game anymore Version 244 [+] Possibility to change focus hero in replay with + and - key [+] Add SFX when upgrading a power by clicking on the (+) button [+] Add SFX on powers of Assassin [+] Add SFX on powers of Spy [+] Add SFX on powers of Scientist [+] Add SFX on powers of Hacker [+] Add SFX on powers of Insane [+] Add SFX on power of Inquisitor (fanatism) [*] Reduce Audio size on HD (compressed ogg 22khz now) [*] Energy suck: reduced cool down to 1 minute and can now suck from ally heroes too [*] Recuded energy contained in creeps [*] Specify in tooltip of insane the time that power fast attack lasts [*] Specify in tooltip of insane the time that power deflector lasts, increase time to 8sec/level [!] Fix chat problem, when you pressed twice escape in game Version 243 [+] New item: Quantic reactor (faster to move and allow TP to friendly unit but no speed bonus while in cooldown) [+] Right mouse button on a power that can be used on self, triggers it on self [+] First version of replay now available (missing lots of options to watch replays) [*] Speed up tetris again mouhaha :) allow RETURN key to move down a block immediately [*] The Hacker can now use suck energy on ennemy creeps too, his cooldown is increased to 120 secs [!] Fix Passif Hacker ultimate tooltips (indicating wrongly a cooldown) [!] Prevent host from changing game server options after requesting start Version 242 [*] Improve a few icons for skills and items [+] Add SFX when Inquisitor uses Fanatism [+] Proper tooltips on items [+] Shaman power: Amplify damages [+] New item: organic shield (absorbe 200 damage before disappearing) [+] Save settings such as shortcuts and audio volume preference [+] Options tab to change music and sound volume [+] New item: heal self (LifePack) [+] Dynamic Shortcuts (keep pressing middle mouse button on one skill, then hit a key, release the middle mouse button and you are done, next time you strike the key in non-chat mode the skill is activated) [!] Fixed a bug on master server that prevent people from login in Version 241 [!] Fixed the URL for trial screen and localised in correct language Version 240 [+] When a player enters a lobby, its name flashes a brief moment for the other players [+] A sound FX and a text is now displayed when a reballance team event happens [+] New sound FX when the server trigger a start game [+] New sound when a player switches it's ready to start light on [+] Display as icon on mouse cursor when item with power selected (e.g. teleport) [+] Add power icon next to casting bar to know what we are casting (e.g. mines, teleport...) [*] Made towers far more resistant (+10 armour) [!] Crash at the end of a game when someone use a power based on position just before the games exists [!] Fix wrong display of Armour on selected unit Version 239 [+] If you start with Random hero, when back to the lobby you are set back to random hero [+] Friend on/off icons in lobby with possibilty to click on to add a friend without leaving the lobby session [+] Display jauge of personal frags on ennemy hero icon too [+] Server option: no duplicate hero now properly working [+] Server option: all random (force all players to go with random heroes) now properly working [*] Include in chat logs who was talking to (all or allies) [*] Speed up a bit Tetris again [!] Fix power that can't be used on ally that are invisible (e.g. heal) [!] Fix Stats of games played increasing when waiting in the lobby [!] Fix duplicate name and info of players in a lobby room that could arise when many players join at once Version 238 [!] Fix level display when hero is selected Version 237 [+] Display How To Chat until the player presses ENTER at least once [+] Switch chat mode to [ALL] automatically when you are alone in your team [+] Chat to allies is mentioned as such now with [ALLIES] in front of the line [+] When in game, chats from Lobby are now tagged with [LOBBY] in front of the line [+] Create replay files in the Replays folder with a different name each game [+] Display a Create Game option in the game list [*] Sort friend's names alphabetically [*] Changed TAB orders in profile menu Version 236 [+] Press ESC in game will remove the chat line you are currently typing if you are typing one, otherwise ask if player wants to quit as normal [+] Move when clicking on minimap or on front minimap (TAB key pressed) [+] Add Grades, in relation to the number of games played [+] In stats, display number of games played, lost and won in multiplayer games [+] Display info on items with power (cooldown and energy needed) [*] Game list now auto refresh every 5 seconds [*] Blurred a bit more the map signals for aura effect [!] Fix combi items not working Version 235 [+] Small icon for the executable [+] Item teleportation near ally buildings [*] Increase click detection with new system [*] Increase speed of tetris and allow for a tetris restart once you lost [*] Towers attack in priority unit attacking it (when you stop attacking a tower, it should now select another target that is attacking it) [!] Fix rebalance minor issue if someone join while server request for a rebalance Version 234 [+] Hero icon and colour in front of all chatlines in game and [ALL] now displayed on the chat line for chat to all Version 233 [+] Display a small icon of the power you have selected to throw on unit or position next to the mouse cursor [+] SFX to indicate when the server sets the game to start [+] Display a cross on the hero icon in game if the player has left [+] Add ELO information on Hero tooltip in game [+] Display latency/ping on top right when bad ping (orange and more) [+] Display the remaining time to play for people that joined the game and are waiting in the lobby [+] Add a few extra explosion FX when a unit dies [*] Reworked the display of the big screen minimap that you can make appear with TAB [*] Improve Mouse position detection on map, speeding up path computation too [*] Modification of Assassin and Psionic icons from Gilles Noeppel [*] Display target destination cross immediatly instead of waiting for order confirmation from server to reduce lag sensation [*] Add extra money for killing pirates (100-180) and lower hit points from 1000 to 800 [*] Minimum time for games down to 15 minutes [*] When new player join a lobby, they go in the team with the less players [*] Your own player name is now in blue in the lobby room [!] Remove connection error box when host is leaving [!] Fix a bug with Expel power that left a cell occupied [!] Fix rubbish time numbers displayed when max time is reached in time sessions [!] Fix problem with master server not sending game list sometime [!] Fix disconnection when starting a second game after the first one ended up in draw game [!] Fix game waiting for ever before starting the game if someone join or leave while after a game is started but still loading [!] Fix a memory leak when people leave while version is being checked Version 232 [+] AutoBalance, when the host click on the "ELO X - ELO Y" line in the lobby [+] Can swap team even when being full in lobby room (6vs6) Version 231 [-] Remove button change team when you can't (after host set all ready) [+] Inquisitor: Expel, send an ennemy hero back to its home base [+] Pyro: New power: Fire shield [+] Display the energy missing to use a power as a blue number on the power icon [+] Synchronised start (server will now wait until all players have loaded the game to start), greatly reduce lag at start [+] Replay system (not accessible for normal user yet) [*] Increase regen life and energy at base by 3 per regen round [*] AI units prefer to attack other units instead of buildings now [*] Restore normal cooldown for Artillery power [*] Commander: 250 energy requiered to use Artillery & decrease armour bonus by 2. [*] Shaman: rebalance parasite damages [!] Fix many typo with french tooltips [!] Display all tabs on low screen resolution [!] Fix "remove not from list" error and potential crash when a hero dies from a modificator (e.g. parasite or napalm) Version 230 [+] Server messages (the master server can send message to all connected players) [+] Personal ratio kill/death with each ennemy [+] Ulti commander: Artillery [+] Signal players they need to click on the bulb to signal ready (and stop the tetris to get attention) [+] Add a tag when messages are sent to all (e.g. 10:00 [Kamron][ALL] hello to all) [*] New icons for the Assassin from Gilles Noeppel [*] Change Teleport icon of scientist and short teleport of spy [*] Don't auto-reconnect once disconnected on a different screen than login screen [*] Esc from profile leads to login screen, so you can select a different login [*] Prevent player changing team when host set ready [*] Player's colour [!] Commander don't stay invisible when using drone power anymore [!] Fix extra return character in system messages (e.g. *** X KILLED Y ***)

Jeremy Chatelaine @2007