BZFlag 2.0.4

BZFlag version 2.0.4 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2005-09-30 under the title "Shiny".

Overview

v2.0.4 was a maintenance release of the 2.0.x code base that provided a large number of features compatible with all 2.0.x clients.

Features

v2.0.4 had a large list of features and was the first released version to include support for server side Plug-ins.

• Fixed server join bug when cached worlds disappear - Sean Morrison
• Prevent phantom zoned players from pausing - Sean Morrison
• Implemented multiple player hunt - Mark Thomas
• Directional keys pressing works, even in joy/mouse mode - Tupone Alfredo
• Jitter compensation removed. Too bad behaviour on ME players - Tupone Alfredo
• Put spawn params in BZDB to let server owners mod them as needed - Jeff Myers
• Fixed ban admin bug - Julio Jimenez
• Added /sendhelp command - Mike Weisenborn, Mark Thomas
• /ban /hostban take time keywords (short ...) too - Jeff Myers, Alfredo Tupone
• Inertia style indicatio no more used - Alfredo Tupone
• No more restriction on M (Momentum) flag - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixing authentication when changing callsign/password - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixing authentication when joining from command-line - Alfredo Tupone
• Executing abbreviated server command '*' terminated - Alfredo Tupone
• Getting one-line-help on server command '?' terminated - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixing bzflag use of system-wide regex (--without-regex) - Alfredo Tupone
• Adding destination info to chat message log - Alfredo Tupone
• Adding syntax check to duration parameter of ban cmds - Alfredo Tupone
• Hud outlines go transparent with the hud panel - Jeff Myers, Daniel Mulford
• Better progress info when downloading textures - Garrett Padera, Jeff Myers
• Add Quake3 BSP import to modeltool - Jeff Myers
• Exit BZFS if -g is used with -mts or -mps - Joshua Rogers
• Experimental server colorizing in server list - Frank Thilo
• Added sort options to "/replay list" and "/record list" - Mark Thomas
• Map mismatch fixed - Alfredo Tupone
• Quick server command key works better - Alfredo Tupone
• Default server side plugins added to windows build - Jeff Myers
• Include web token verification script - Garrett Padera
• Fix texture cache on windows. - Jeff Myers
• Disallow + or @ as first char of callsign (bzfs) - Mark Thomas
• Wait for reverse DNS and authentication to enter game - Alfredo Tupone
• Antiban works even on IP number - Alfredo Tupone
• Sort lagstat to have non-observer at the bottom - Thomas Stauer
• Authentication credential are requested asap - Alfredo Tupone
• Allow the use of game device sliders as axes on Windows - Daniel Remenak
• Directional force feedback support - Daniel Remenak
• New icon and menu arrow - Harry Keller, Jeff Myers
• Special effects for many events - Jeff Myers, Daniel Remenak
• Server-side plugin API and plugins - Jeff Myers
• Join menu displays team icon - Daniel Remenak, Harry Keller
• Implemented "-advertise" option for bzfs - Mark Thomas
• The url now does not contain the password (sent with POST) - Tupone Alfredo
• Fixing Tiny tank shooting from the world edge - Tupone Alfredo
• Fixing client requesting lan server on some systems - Tupone Alfredo
• Observer are no more hunted - Tupone Alfredo
• Added 'Always Show Team Scores' option (GUI Options Menu) - Mark Thomas
• Added beautify scores - Julio Jimenez
• Added scoreboard sort option - Mark Thomas, Karsten Behrmann
• Shots fired over the boundary wall end at the wall - Daniel Remenak
• Increase range of radar size setting in GUI Option menu - Mark Thomas
• Fixed Menu rendering when radar size is great - Sean Morrison, Mark Thomas
• Fixed Linux name resolution (server list) problem - Sean Morrison
• Fixed Jitter problem on Windows, clock was wrong - Alfredo Tupone
• Windows platform can switch from SDL to native - Alfredo Tupone
• Instruction for X-build from linux to windows - Alfredo Tupone
• bzflag is much less blocking with libcurl - Alfredo Tupone
• Using c-ares instead of adns for DNS resolving - Alfredo Tupone
• Added CTF capture event trigger for world weapons - Jeff Myers, Nathan Goings
• FlipZ on meshpyrs behaves as expected (like pyramids) - Daniel Remenak
• Fixed /set and /reset command case bug - Daniel Remenak
• Fixed crash on /ban without -banfile - Daniel Remenak
• Shot reload timer on the HUD - Daniel Remenak
• Added timestamp to bzfs DEBUG output, and new CL option (-ts) - Mark Thomas
• Players without TALK can send to the Admin group - Sean Morrison
• Fixed bzfs crash because poll kick/ban - Julio Jimenez
• Allow additional group modify permission lines - Frank Evers
• bzfs creates default groups before parsing groupdb file - Frank Evers
• +ALL and -ALL adds/removes all perms from a group in groupdb - Frank Evers
• Support for +,- and ! operators in bzfs' groupdb file - Frank Evers