2.0 Releases

The 2.0.x series had 8 releases total.

Release Version:	Release Date:
BZFlag 2.0.0	01/17/2005
BZFlag 2.0.2	03/18/2005
BZFlag 2.0.4	09/30/2005
BZFlag 2.0.6	04/09/2006
BZFlag 2.0.8	05/13/2006
BZFlag 2.0.10	11/17/2007
BZFlag 2.0.12	06/25/2008
BZFlag 2.0.14	02/15/2010
BZFlag 2.0.16	04/01/2010

One of the notable features, was the introduction of the server side API for plugins in 2.0.4 and versions above.

2.0.0

BZFlag version 2.0.0 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2005-01-17 under the title "Falcor's Despair".

v2.0.0 was a major version upgrade for the project and included a number of new features, including new graphics engine and map features.

v2.0.0 had a large list of features and was the first released version to allow for arbitrary world geometry via Mesh objects.

• Added a .desktop file - David Trowbridge
• Tool for converting obj to bzw - Jeff Myers
• Addition of converted ProFont font - Andrew Keyser
• Added a file syntax section to bzw.5 - Fred Cods
• Added a bzw.5 manpage to document world file format - Sean Morrison
• Added /quit command - Angelina Carlton
• Display player addr on join to admins - Sean Morrison
• Make -debug a public client option - Frank Thilo
• Communicate autopilot state, display in scoreboard - Frank Thilo
• Observer counts and match times added to game queries - David Vuorio
• Central authentication - Tim Riker
• Avoid transfer flag cheat - Alfredo Tupone
• Cheat client flag obfuscation and hiding - Alfredo Tupone
• Added strong authentication via Kerberos - Alfredo Tupone
• BZFlag renders frames and accepts commands during joining - Alfredo Tupone
• Lag is computed only after entering game - Alfredo Tupone
• CTF world used for FFA make bases into boxes - Alfredo Tupone
• Allow elevated bases even without -fb - Alfredo Tupone
• Added optional duration option to /countdown - Sean Morrison
• Added shot mismatch cheat auto-kicking - Julio Jimenez
• Improved double-jump response - Anonymous
• Added physics drivers - Anonymous
• Unlimited altimeter height - Steve Krenzel
• Added /uptime command to print elapsed running time - Angelina Carlton
• Countdown command now shows players 10 sec countdown - Angelina Carlton
• Added a flapping sound for the wings flag - Sean Morrison
• Adding ability to load world from url (http, ftp, file) - Alfredo Tupone
• Reduce network load by buffering UDP packet (no delay) - Alfredo Tupone
• Allow server to control lat and long (-synclocation) - Daniel Remenak
• Added tank spawn expansion effect - Anonymous
• Added tank squishiness - Anonymous, Dave Brosius
• Added animated effects for T, N, TH, O, and CL flags - Anonymous
• BZAdmin now tells more specific reasons why it could not connect - Ian Agar
• MOTD from the master server - Jeff Myers, Daniel Remenak, Frank Thilo
• Add generic URL retrieval class - Jeff Myers, Alfredo Tupone
• Windows Multimedia and DirectInput joystick support - Daniel Remenak
• bzfs can now announce to multiple public list servers - Sean Morrison
• Global public server bans - Jeff M., Alfredo T., Daniel R., Sean M., Bryan J.
• Linux event device joystick and force feedback support - Micah Dowty
• Inform banned users of reason, originator, and source on login - Jeff Myers
• Added the SHORTBAN bzfs privilege - Anonymous, Daniel Leeds
• Added /date and /time to request server date and time - Ian Agar
• Added arc, cone, and sphere map objects - Anonymous
• Added user specified dynamic colors - Anonymous
• Added user specified texture matrices - Anonymous
• Improved BSP splitting algorithm - Anonymous
• Added /part command for disconnecting from server - Angelina Carlton
• Show status while trying to connect & download world - Daniel Remenak
• Update old configs to avoid broken keybindings - Daniel Remenak
• Config files are stored per-version, using older when needed - Jeff Myers
• Faster tank and shot collision detection using an octree - Anonymous
• Better linewrapping for control panel - Daniel Remenak
• Configurable font size for control panel and scoreboard - Daniel Remenak
• Textures are now reloaded on a mode change for optimal quality - Jeff Myers
• Automatic team joins changed to encourage team-play - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed dropping flag while jumping from high places - Alfredo Tupone
• Lag stats are now sorted by lag value - Alfredo Tupone
• OpenGL context reloading bug fixed on SDL - Alfredo Tupone
• Roaming switch between player is now consistent - Alfredo Tupone
• Compensating jitter in Dead reckoning - Alfredo Tupone
• Ping packet loss are like high lag for warn/kick - Alfredo Tupone
• ColorBlindness now disable hunt flashing on radar - Alfredo Tupone
• SDL is made default platform, static and shared linkage - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed bug where players get stuck on flipped pyramids - Alfredo Tupone
• Compressed map data going over the network and into caches - Anonymous
• Options to disable certain /poll's entirely on a server - Simon Richard Grint
• Lighting menu option now has "None / Fast / Best" - Anonymous
• Dev-C++ project files - Ian Agar, Daniel Remenak, Jeff Myers
• Shot accuracy statistics dialog - Daniel Remenak
• Faster zbuffer graphics using octree and dynamic occluders - Anonymous
• Faster startup times by making the SceneDatabase on the fly - Anonymous
• Autocompletion for commands & callsigns (ala bzadmin) - Ian Agar, Frank Thilo
• /clientquery can now be requested on single individuals - Ian Agar
• Added support for irc-like /me actions and /msg messages - Sean Morrison
• Seer flag now can see Invisible Bullets - Anonymous
• Added admin message sounds - Cameron Mandrake, Sean Morrison
• Better shot reflections for non-square pyramids - Anonymous
• Fixed collision detection impalement problem - Anonymous
• anti perm for pollkick, pollban, kick, ban, deregister - Sean Morrison
• antipoll bzfs anti perm to protect against poll kick/bans - Andrew Heyn
• Server Start Menu now selects Rabbit Chase styles - Ian Agar
• Tabbed Message Panel - Scott Wichser, Sean Morrison, Alfredo Tupone
• Fonts settable via BZDB - Daniel Remenak
• New font management system and fonts - Daniel Remenak, Jeff Myers
• Reduce network utilization (tolerance) - Alfredo Tupone, Sean Morrison
• WorldWeapons and EntryZones are saved client-side - Anonymous
• Improved client map saves using map 'options' - Anonymous
• Autopilot is now capable of playing CTF - Ian Agar
• bzadmin can now send and receive team and admin messages - Lars Luthman
• Added waterLevel (water-like feature for maps) - Anonymous
• Added _noShadows (to disable shadows on a server) - Anonymous
• bzadmin's curses menu will now update automagically - Lars Luthman
• Added message filter editor for bzadmin using menu or cmds - Lars Luthman
• Added team flag safety zones - Anonymous
• Added MsgScoreOver and MsgTimeUpdate to BZAdmin - Ian Agar
• Have BZAdmin allow whitespace in callsign and host - Ian Agar
• Prevent message flooding/spamming - Ian Agar
• Consolidated polling system bzfs options (-poll) - Ian Agar, Sean Morrison
• Improved server pause cheat detection and reporting - Ian Agar, Sean Morrison
• Changed the way Roaming keys drives the Observer - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixing cross-correlation between driving keys - Alfredo Tupone
• Added configuration of driving keys - Alfredo Tupone
• Server is now valgrind-happy - Alfredo Tupone, Daniel Remenak, Sean Morrison
• Limit quick rejoins - Anonymous
• Added 'options' section to world maps - Anonymous
• Added the '-set <name> <value>' option to bzfs - Anonymous
• Throw away bad or early links in world files - Tim Riker
• Added Record/Replay feature - Anonymous
• Added Random teleporter destinations - Anonymous
• Poll to reset flags and Poll-cheating prevention - Ian Agar
• Flag and Tank Entry Zones - Dave Brosius
• Spawn improvements - Dave Brosius, Daniel Remenak
• Added MAC's Agility (aka Dodge) flag - Sean Morrison
• QuickTurn flag symbol changed from A to QT - Sean Morrison
• Added MAC's handicap game style - Sean Morrison
• Added ReverseControls bad flag - Sean Morrison
• Added Wings good flag - Dave Brosius
• Added BZDB variables to allow for more realistic friction - Nils McCarthy
• Added ForwardOnly and ReverseOnly bad flags - Sean Morrison
• No Jumping and Trigger Happy flags - Nils McCarthy
• server option to disallow autopilot - Nils McCarthy
• SDL interface to audio/video/input - Tupone Alfredo
• /clientquery (was CLIENTQUERY) moved to server - Daniel Remenak
• "Leave Game" menu item to leave a game without quitting - Daniel Remenak
• Allow user to force input device to that of their choosing - Daniel Remenak
• Tanks can drive over bumps - Dave Brosius
• Remove Building scene nodes laying on the ground (or lower) - Dave Brosius
• Rip out ref counted texture system, TM controls this now - Dave Brosius
• Added Admin Message Queue - Michael Hoffmane - Frank Evers

2.0.2

BZFlag version 2.0.4 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2005-03-18 under the title "Queen of Maybe".

v2.0.2 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.

• Added TALK, MUTE, UNMUTE permissions - Angelina Carlton
• Added /mute, /unmute commands - Angelina Carlton
• Automatic team try to fix bad player behaviour - Alfredo Tupone
• bzadmin does not require opengl headers - Alfredo Tupone
• bzfs handle both -mp specification - Alfredo Tupone
• bzfs correctly handles ban time - Alfredo Tupone, Julio Jimenez
• bzfs no more put jittered players as Not Responding - Alfredo Tupone
• bzfs stop shot from dead player - Alfredo Tupone
• Roaming switching between player goes even on Dead Player - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed bzfs crash associated to "Error adding player" - Alfredo Tupone
• bzflag count a single -1 score for a tk (like server does) - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixes on hostban handling - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed force feedback on Windows - Scott Wichser
• New Kick/Ban options using slot numbers (rendered in client) - Julio Jimenez
• Added EndShot cheat detection - Julio Jimenez
• Avoid spawning on top of tanks with SR or BU - Daniel Remenak
• Add fine-grained permissions control of polling - Daniel Remenak
• Fixed loading of colormapped PNGs - Daniel Remenak
• Add SPAWN permission, remove -requireidentify - Steve Krenzel, Tim Riker
• A /say command for server messages - Julio Jimenez, Frank Evers
• Rejoin permission for avoiding _rejoinTime limit - Frank Evers, Julio Jimenez
• A player will auto ghost if they use global authentication - Steve Krenzel
• Server announces who started a countdown - Angelina Carlton
• Fixed server start menu for windows - Daniel Remenak
• Message spam checking bug fixed - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed no flag on building - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed MsgQueryPlayer eventually sending AddPlayer to all - Alfredo Tupone
• Removing kicking player for missing packet - Alfredo Tupone
• Player is unpaused when coming alive - Alfredo Tupone
• Observer of winner not updating the flag fixed - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed 2 flag per team selecting ctf on world & CommandLine - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed lag warning counted twice - Alfredo Tupone
• Allow user to select which physical joystick axes to use - Daniel Remenak
• Fix a number of server crash bugs - Daniel Remenak
• ctf make restarting on base even when dead - Anonymous
• Fixed weirdness on Console Panel when disabling chat display - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed a segfault with SDL and no audio - Alfredo Tupone
• bzadmin wipes argv to hide possible password - Tim Riker
• Lagstats and Playerlist no longer filtered - Steve Krenzel
• print errors in red - Frank Thilo
• simple scroll indicator for control panel - Frank Thilo
• antiban perm actually counters a server ban now - Steve Krenzel

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". 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.

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

2.0.6

BZFlag version 2.0.6 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2006-04-09 under the title "Good enough for now".

2.0.6 was replaced in less then a month by BZFlag 2.0.8 due to a critical HTTP bug. It is recommended that all users upgrade to 2.0.8

v2.0.6 is an extension of the major features released with v2.0.4. It included a number of graphics engine changes made by trepan as well as some major bugs. v2.0.6 was released to give the users a minor update while issues with stagnation in development of BZFlag 2.99.

• game variables no longer accept invalid values. - Jeff Myers
• Special Effects use tank (was team) color - Karsten Behrmann, Jeff Myers
• /reset uses the values from the config and the map as default - Jeff Myers
• Screenshots now remember where they left off - Jeff Myers, Thomas Sowell
• Have windows dump std::error out to a file - Jeff Myers
• Various API enhancements - Jeff Myers and others ( from patches )
• Not applauding when capturing his own flag - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixing crash on invalid captured flag - Alfredo Tupone
• Fixed bots on a public server -Alfredo Tupone
• Don't send admin the server password when wrong - Alfredo Tupone
• Client config file can be saved on request - Alfredo Tupone
• Allow for longer help files (50 lines) - Angelina Carlton
• Allow selective /reload of databases - Bernt Hansen
• Fix wrong kick if pausing having V and moving - Julio Jimenez
• Prevent long distance tank warping through walls - Sean Morrison
• Display paused state when screen capturing while playing - Sean Morrison
• Added new logDetail plugin - Bernt Hansen
• Fixed issue with denial-of-service message attacks - Sean Morrison
• Support for -window on Mac command line executions - Sean Morrison
• Show slot numbers in lagstats (if admin) - Mark Thomas, Mike Weisenborn
• FPS limit energy saver option for laptops - Karsten Behrmann, Sean Morrison
• Send admin channel warning if /password fails - Garrett Padera, Jeff Myers
• Known players not authenticated are detected - Alfredo Tupone
• Added /checkip command - Frank Thilo
• "Enable Local Shot/Spawn Effects" affects "Driving with" - Daniel Remenak
• Show shot reload indicators when driving with a tank - Daniel Remenak
• Fix misc/bzfquery.pl to handle MsgGameTime - Tegan, Mark Thomas
• Simple server list searching - Daniel Remenak
• Added GUI option for email display length - Mark Thomas

2.0.8

BZFlag version 2.0.8 is a version of the BZFlag game that was released on 2006-05-13 under the title "Oops, Happy Mother's Day". It was a bug fix update from BZFlag 2.0.6 primarily intended to fix a serious bug with HTTP connections on the server and client.

v.2.0.8 was replaced with v.2.0.10 on 11/17/07.

v. 2.0.8 has a very short feature list:

• Add a plug-in to record matches - Jeff Myers
• Add an option to send out a UDP heartbeat message for observers behind flakey routers - Jeff Myers
• Replaced admin message sound - Sean Morrison
• Client and server now close http connections correctly - Daniel Remenak
• Fixed crash when rogue autopilot picks up a team flag - Daniel Remenak
• Fixed spawnpoint selection regression - Sean Morrison