BZFlag 2.0.10

BZFlag version 2.0.10 is a future version of the BZFlag game that is hoped to be released in October of 2007. It is primarily intended to fix a number of small issues that have been found in 2.0.8 and provide good binary packages for the various Linux distributions.

Tag And Code Freeze

On September 17th at 14:00 PST, the code for v2_0branch was frozen for the build of 2.0.10RC1. Binary builds for this version were posted on the BZFlag forums at http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=11480

Proposed Names

The proposed names for the release are as follows

• "Never Say Never"
• "Sasquatch"
• "He Says He's Not Dead"
• "The missing child"

Backports implemented from 2.1

The following lists the backported features pulled from 2.1 into 2.0.10RC1

• Implemented Confine Mouse for Windows platforms - Daniel Remenak
• Implemented fullscreen->windowed mode toggle on Windows - Daniel Remenak
• Jitter Kick - Thomas Stauer
• Fixed cross-platform and 64-bit network protocol bug - Andrew McNabb
• Packetloss Kick - Thomas Stauer
• First map no longer ignored in Start Server menu - Ravu al Hemio
• Updated zlib to version 1.2.3 - Sean Morrison
• Added optional delay before the countdown gets resumed - Thomas Stauer

Current Change Log

• Add -adminlagannounce and -lagannounce - Thomas Stauer
• Check for talk permission for part/quit messages - uso
• First map no longer ignored in Start Server menu - Ravu al Hemio
• Implemented Confine Mouse for Windows platforms - Daniel Remenak
• Implemented fullscreen->windowed mode toggle on Windows - Daniel Remenak
• Add the rabidRabbit plugin - LouMan
• Add packet loss kick and related admin commands - Thomas Stauer
• Reclaim lost memory from sound sample - Tupone Alfredo
• Fixed bashism on debian rules - Ryan Kavanagh
• Add the rabbitTimer plugin - L4m3r
• Fix some segfaults when re-joining - Tupone Alfredo
• Compliance with gcc-4.2 - Tupone Alfredo
• Fix the build system to be more distro friendly - Tupone Alfredo
• Plugins get flag resets/spawns/grab/drop/transfer - Jeff Myers, Bernt Hansen
• Fix compiler problem with gcc-4 - Tupone Alfredo
• Fixed high fps problem - Frank Thilo
• Added more info for observers - Jeff Myers, Frank Thilo
• torBlock plugin added - Jeff Myers, blast007
• Use mesh position and height for radar - Thomas Stauer
• Add the regFlag plugin - Bernt Hansen
• Fix memory leak from cURL - blast007
• Add the Phoenix plugin - Jeff Myers
• Add favorite server - Frank Thilo
• SDL sound rate fix - Alfredo Tupone
• add bzID and server status to logDetail plugin - Bernt Hansen
• Add -tkannounce to announce tk on admin channel - Bernt Hansen
• Add the serverControl plugin - Bernt Hansen
• Add keepaway plugin - LouMan
• API calls to reset bzdb - Jeff Myers
• API call to get the player pause state. - Jeff Myers
• API calls to reload bans, and other files - Jeff Myers
• API event for shot ends - Jeff Myers
• API command to move a flag - Jeff Myers
• add API exposure for lag, jitter, and packetloss - Jeff Myers
• Add koth plugin - LouMan
• Add timedctf plugin - LouMan
• Add teamflagreset plugin - LouMan
• Add wwzones plugin - LouMan
• flagStay plugin added - Jeff Myers
• Give everyone notice of pause messages - Jeff Myers
• Fix for /silence command - Skeeve
• Fix mousebox edge positioning - Mark Thomas
• Fixed on spanish localization - xukosky@yahoo.es
• Instructions to fix sound on ALSA added - Tupone Alfredo
• Change filename format for easier location of matches - uso
• Adding jitter kick and related admin commands - Thomas Stauer
• Add optional delay before the countdown gets resumed - Thomas Stauer
• Global banlist reload with local banlist - uso
• Fix to spawned and lag attributes in bz_updatePlayerData - Matthew Marshall
• Ability to change the killer in a PlayerDieEvent - Matthew Marshall
• Added shotID to bz_PlayerDieEventData - Matthew Marshall
• Expose the countdown and game time stuff to the api - Jeff Myers
• Backport the record stop function from 2.1 - Jeff Myers
• Backported WW GMs from 2.1 - Matthew Marshall
• Converts box & pyramids to mesh if required - Anonymous
• Allows leading face specification (x+,x-,y+,y-,z+,z-) - Anonymous
• Authorization is invariant to case - Anonymous