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Version History

Known bugs:

Known Bugs in Client 2.0.0+

- Sometimes a file access error may occur in the map / mod downloader, restarting the client seems to resolve it.

- The map downloader can sometimes be a bit slow on transfers.

* We're working to get these bugs fixed in the next release!

Highlight Updates (Since v0.3.0:

v2.0.1.136

- More bugfixes

- UI updates

- 3D map previewer updated

- More options added to tribe color chooser

v2.0.0.135

-Tribe color chooser added

- Many bugfixes

v2.0.0.128

- Anti-cheat system re-implemented.

- Both map generators now functional.

- Skin manager tweaks.

v2.0.0

- Completely rewritten from the ground up in vb.net.

- UI redesigned.

- Room manager redesigned.

- Much faster and many less bugs than previous versions.

- Mappack related install problems resolved.

- User assigned game directory finally works.

v1.1.0 <--1.x.x project abandoned

- Tournament manager prototype added.

- Random map generator added.

v1.0.15

- The login screen will no longer get stuck at 'Checking client version'.

- Rooms now have

- * The game information tab unfocuses when room switches and when switched back it doesn't restore.

- * Opening the browser causes a fatal error which closes the client.

v1.0.0

- UI redesigned.

- Seperate rooms can now be created.

- There is no longer a hosting check.

- The Shaman Helper has been removed.

- WildBrowser 2.0 Alpha has been incorporated.

v0.6.5

- Trees and Stone heads added in the map preview

- SEVER: Instead of the Tribal Customization using ports, it will instead contact the server.

- BUGFIX: Runtime Error "Address in use" fixed.

- BUGFIX: The 'Select All' button in the mappack download window now works again.

v0.6.0

- 'Host lan game' included in the create hut dialogue so people can play lan games

- Map screen now contains map information (players, land texture.etc)

v0.5.5

- new map preview in openGL

- eliminated the flickering of the userlist

- people can now see who is in what game and with who they are playing

- now clients can choose what tribe they want to be (red, yellow or green), implemented ordered hut launching as a basic step in the direction of tribe customisation

- Added 'send file' option, allows users to send files to each other (doh)

- Added 'minimize to tray' option

- SERVER: people on a Local Area Network can now host each other

- SERVER: rewritten game management

- BUGFIX: fixed the listbox: it didn't show the last items after resizing it

- BUGFIX: another listbox fix: subscript out of range when clicking below the items, also when cancelling downloading the mappacks

v0.5.4 <-- Available using Auto Update

- BUGFIX: Private message spamming has been fixed

- Added F8 key block, no more user resyncs!

- Added a detail panel to the mappacks tab

- Fixed empty items being added to the language filter

v0.5.33

- new map preview in openGL

- eliminated the flickering of the userlist

- Added 'send file' option, allows users to send files to each other (doh)

- Added 'minimize to tray' option

- BUGFIX: fixed the listbox: it didn't show the last items after resizing it

- BUGFIX: another listbox fix: subscript out of range when clicking below the items, also when cancelling downloading the mappacks

- BUGFIX: Private Message spamming bug fixed

- Added active refresh of some skinning of the client

- Added Shaman Helper

- Language filter implemented

- Force lower case option implemented

- PopFix 2006 integrated with the client

- Auto-detect patch 1.03

- Auto-detect pop install folder

- WildBrowser Updated

v0.5.1

- Input textfield does no longer get erased when clicking on the smileys icon

- Web browser now automatically logs in

- Bugfix: mode is not reset to software anymore everytime you start the matchmaker

- SERVER: recent conversation shows the last 15 lines that were said when logging in

- SERVER: now says a game is not reported when everyone wins / loses

v0.4.97

- Skin customization features added.

- Transparency added

v0.4.8

- Simpleencrypt & Simpledecrypt now work with hexencoded strings to make it impossible that chr(0) chars are sent

- In normal English: many people who couldn't login previously, can login again...

- This also means some mistakes with pm's are fixed

- ProtocolVersion updated to v7: client v0.4.8 is needed to connect to new server

- Client now creates chatlogs in 'chatlogs' folder, one chatlog for every day

- Added a smiley icon to show the smileys list.

- Rewrote KAF engine, problems with maps not showing up should not occur anymore

- Added leagues table

- Fixed bug that didn't allow you to change pop3's path when the path given did not exist...

- Added smiley icon (replaces !smileys)

- Added ranks tab (shows leagues within the matchmaker itself)

- SERVER: doesn't register @ old site anymore

v0.4.7

- All references are set to new site.

- Password is now sent md5-encrypted to server

v0.4.6

- Fixed a bug relating to chosing mappacks.

v0.4.5

- Fixed the crash when you tried to logout while being in a hut.

- Fixed the subscript out of range crash when logging in.

- Available mappack list now bypasses the IE caching system and thus updates everytime.

- Fixed the 'cannot resize window while being maximized' bug.

v0.4.4

- Populous Path can now be set at login (and is checked on existence) to reduce problems.

- SERVER v0.4.4: Server now passes through user's ID's to make blocking & details available

- SERVER v0.4.4: Local IP is now sent as well when logging in, causing you can not log in twice from the same pc anymore.

- You can now right-click the chatlog to clear it.

- Blocking is implemented, ignoring public messages as well as pm's.

- There's a new button in maps panel that allows you to download all released mappacks.

- There's now a seperate warp icon so you can see if it's a warp or a game.

- New rank images.

- 80 New Smileys

- Lobby colour scheme is changed.

- Anti-cheat is now implemented. Points are ignored when user cheated, and cheating is reported.

- Ramming on the refresh button no longer crashes the mm.

- Clicking on 'maps' in the options screen no longer brings you back to lobby. Same with clicking 'options' in map screen.

- Fixed the warping issue when trying to host a warp, then leave the hut and trying again to host a warp.

- Option added: Software/Hardware mode selection

- Cached the crc32 calculation so it takes less time.

v0.4.3 (Server-side update only!)

- SERVER v0.4.3: Login bug fixed

- SERVER v0.4.3: Reporting game results to site (leagues on)

- SERVER v0.4.3: If user quits mm before ending game, server counts that as a loss, if people ally up, game doesn't count.

- SITE v0.4.3: Usernames with _ characters should now work

v0.4.2

- Option added: 'disable sound'

- Option added: 'convert smileys to graphics'

- Reduced flickering when choosing mappack

- Made color contrast somewhat less

- Fixed setstatus menu item to set your own status

- Ping system debug messages deleted

- Hosts of warps are now also visible to users just logging in

- Fixed mappacks installing while files are read-only

- Map display now shows map creator

- Disabled skin for debugging

- Password is now saved encrypted in ini file

- SERVER v0.4.2: version updated to v7

- SERVER v0.4.2: fixed 'hut already used' bug

- SERVER v0.4.2: will be buggy: game management added

v0.3.7 - v0.4.1

- Bugs solved relating to launching and points caused by unstable ping system

v0.3.6

- Quitting the matchmaker while being client doesn't give the 'hut already used' problem anymore.

- Kicking an user without giving a time & a reason doesn't crash the kicked person's matchmaker anymore.

- Sound should now also work on cards that don't support hardware mixing.

- Sound should also play when matchmaker window is not active.

- Ping system should now work (in verbose mode), therefore:

-------> if you can't host on port 7575 TCP you won't be able to host a new game

- Starting a warp game now brings you back into 'gaming' state.

- Made some changes to point report handling. I hope it doesn't freeze now anymore.

- Protocol version upgraded to v5. Clients older than 0.3.6 can't connect to the new server anymore.

- You can now right-click your name to set a status.

v0.3.5

- Some errors are handled now by the matchmaker. (report handled errors, it makes it easier to fix them)

- Comes with a new installer (hope this one gives no problems).

v0.3.2-0.3.4

- 'you win' message deleted when you've lost

- changed the way point data is collected.

- Warp mode is now more stable (mappack could still be changed)

---> Not able to warp when you're already a client in game

v0.3.1

- fixed launching of 'the beginning' game (without mappack)

- hut kick button is no longer visible for clients

- crc32 is no longer recalculated when clicking on 'maps'

---> added a refresh button for that at the maps section

---> fixed host mappack reset when refreshing (mappack is recovered after recalculating)

- matchmaker now automatically detect if it should warp or not

- changing mappacks is disabled when warping

- all point data is now automatically sent to the server

- added ping/pong message against lagging out

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