Zehra: created page for BZFlag 2.4.4

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BZFlag 2.4.4 '''"Be My Valentank"''' is a massive update of the BZFlag game for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It was released on 02/15/2016 and encompasses several years of effort and a variety of fixes and improvements.

==Change Log==

* Correctly exit the game when closing from the Windows 10 taskbar
* Update the player status when a gameover event occurs
* Fix fullscreen window toggling on Mac OS X
* Fix crash on exit with Windows bzfs
* Fix crash on exit with Mac OS X bzfs
* Fix buffer overrun that caused a crash on exit and other strange behavior on Windows and Linux
* On Windows, reload textures after initializing the context
* Add a menu to edit server list quick filters
* Tell Windows that we are DPI aware
* Time functions in the bzfs API use doubles instead of int
* Fix issue on Windows that allowed mouse to get stuck off-screen when switching to windowed mode
* Replace NaN with zero in nboUnpackFloat()
* Add a bz_ChatEventData_V2 that contains message type
* Show recipient/sender for private action messages in BZAadmin
* Server list filter: remove "cached" boolean filter, rename "flags" to "ffa", "teams" to "ctf", and add "offa"
* Add server list filter help pages
* Add config option to control shot brightness
* Don't show a running countdown to a player who joins a paused game
* Allow RGB values in ANSI color codes to allow custom colors
* Vastly improved support for changing tank and radar colors
* Fix rendering of TK warning symbol
* Remove third-party libraries from our source tree
* Fix search field losing focus while loading server list
* Do not count observers when sorting the server list
* Randomize the order of servers with identical player counts
* Mouse grab/confine fixes
* Improvements to flagStay and rabidRabbit plugin
* Joystick hat fixes
* Update shot stats live
* Track shot stats for all flag types, even custom flags
* Filter messages before MsgEnter
* Require a player have spawned to be added to rejoin wait list
* Validate the player ID in MsgPlayerUpdate and MsgPlayerUpdateShort
* Fix usage of privateMessage permission
* Properly prevent multiple MsgEnter messages
* Refactor and extend the shot API
* Autokick on unknown packet type
* Block whitespace-only message and kick for garbage characters
* Validate teleporter index in client and server
* Limit half-joined player connection duration
* Add various checks for invalid player actions
* Show coordinates of target tank instead of observer camera location
* Allow shot API event to cancel broadcasting shot to other clients
* Store a list of how many times each player was killed by other players and expose it to the API
* Allow plugins delay adding players to allow for remote data lookups
* Add API event triggered when authentication is complete
* Added bz_GetPlayerMottoData_V2
* Relicense the SAMPLE_PLUGIN to BSD 2 clause license
* Update joystick axis list when changing joystick device
* List server communication now uses HTTPS
* Added bz_setPlayerSpawnAtBase and bz_getPlayerSpawnAtBase API functions
* Added configure --enable-custom-plugins and --enable-custom-plugins-file
* Introduce bz_AllowSpawnData_V2
* Added bz_setPlayerSpawnable and bz_isPlayerSpawnable API functions
* Removed GLEW as a dependency
* Made text at top of HUD use sans-serif font and removed serif font
* Player scores are now factors in auto team assignment
* New font rendering tool and new font textures up to 64pt
* Added bz_getPlayerBySlotOrCallsign API function
* Have custom permissions show in /showperms and /groupperms
* Start adding unit tests with CppUTest
* CIDR ban support
* Radar size and panel size are now set individually
* Added bz_incrementTeamLosses and bz_incrementTeamWins API functions
* Vertical sync support under SDL
* SDL 2 support
* Do not flash GAME OVER for observers
* Validate the teleporter indexes in MsgTeleport
* Correctly validate an offered admin password
* Added "showAdmin" permission
* Added countdown pause/resume API events
* Added bz_getCountdownRemaining API function
* Added bz_getPausedTime API function
* Added bz_isCountDownPaused API function
* Added bz_getIdleTime API function
* Added bz_getPlayerFlagID API function
* Added bz_isAutoTeamEnabled API function
* Added bz_cancelCountdown API function
* Added bz_pollActive API function
* Added bz_CustomZoneObject API class
* Added CustomZoneSample plugin
* Added permission for /listplugins
* Allow API to overload built-in slash commands
* Added "report" permission
* Added bz_eGameResumeEvent and bz_eGamePauseEvent to the API
* Don't allow muted players with ADMINMESSAGESEND to send PMs to hidden admins
* Add [Reverse Score] scoreboard sort option
* Track number of self-kills on the scoreboard
* Added menu option to pause chat window scrolling
* Added "noteam" option for "/flag reset" command
* Added option to bz_resetFlags to skip team flags
* Implemented "/poll kill" command
* Added "/countdown cancel" command
* Added serverSidePlayerSample plugin
* Fix fancy radar tank when zoomed
* Added /handicap command
* Reverted to traditional handicap calculation
* Add bzfscron plugin to execute commands on time intervals
* Server-side players can send slash commands
* Added server side shot tracking
* Added clientQuery permission
* Added superUser plugin
* Added bz_getPlayerCount API function
* Added bz_incrementPlayerWins API function
* Added bz_incrementPlayerLosses API function
* Added bz_incrementPlayerTKs API function
* Make players respawn on bases after countdown ends
* Countdown now resets player scores as well as team scores
* Fully integrated Xcode project file

The full change log can be found at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag/2.4/ChangeLog

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