v3.0-beta.4

The v3.0-Beta.4 release is another game polish release. A great number of enhancements and bugs have been closed since Beta.3. The team has worked to add LongTurn game features into the game so we can start hosting multiplayer games in Freeciv21 in the near future.

Game

New Features / Enhancements

• Improve the layout of the "load game" page #1166
• Scroll the messages window per pixel to better support touchpads and screens #1182
• Port the LongTurn Demographics into Freeciv21 #1187
• Send the Hit Points to the message widget when a sentried unit wakes up #1192
• Port LongTurn specific game mechanics into Freeciv21 #1194
• Improve the handling of Units in the City Dialog #1201
• Add the city size and citizen happiness next to other city stats in the City Dialog #1204
• Expand the text for empire size unhappiness in the City Dialog #1206
• Expand the City Dialog text for luxury spending #1208
• Expand the City Dialog text for building happiness #1209
• Expand the City Dialog text for nationality #1210
• Expand the City Dialog text for military happiness #1213
• Expand the City Dialog text for wonders #1214
• Shrink a city only after complete removal of the defender #1231
• Remove redundant pick nation button on start to new game #1259
• Add separators to the Multiplayer Menu #1261
• Hide Research and Economy View Buttons when globally observing #1262
• Chat Widget fixes #1265 #1319
• Add commands to better support turn timeout #1272
• Remove useless Civ Status widget #1275
• Bump top bar icons to 22px #1282
• Update database script to load external lua modules #1298
• List small wonders in the client, but hide them by default #1305
• Restore goto into the unknown #1312 #1317
• Classic theme: Make selected tabs more visible #1322
• Change the "Overview" options tab to "Minimap" #1323

Bug Fixes

• Fix typo in savecompat.cpp that caused a use-after-free bug #1147
• Fix a bug in the client that loads the last used tileset instead of the default one defined in options #1167
• Fix new Coverity warnings #1175
• Prevent an assertion crash when observing #1202
• Don't use nonexistent tileset option names causing an assertion crash #1215
• Don't list Improvements twice in the Help menu #1216
• Fix a bug that causes the unit combat widget to screw up the image sprites #1217
• Fix a crash when Ctrl+clicking on the map in City Dialog #1223
• Fix showing horizontal borders on hex tiles #1258
• Fix the city screen present units list from disappearing #1277
• Fix loading the Nuclear Winter and Global Warming sprites #1278
• Don't use the capital for the tool tip of the city top bar icon #1280
• Don't default to huge fonts of HiDpi systems #1281
• Fix crash when non-player changes ai_manual_turn_done #1291
• Switch to the network page when autoconnecting to an auth-enabled server #1307
• Fix deadlocks in the main menu #1308
• Fix cancelling goto with ESC #1309
• Fix sending help texts with multibyte characters #1313
• Fix slanted lines in the minimap view rectangle #1324
• Forbid toggling the minimap from the city view #1325

Rulesets

• List small wonders in the client, but hide them by default #1305

Nations

• Nothing for this release

Spec File Support

• List small wonders in the client, but hide them by default #1305

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

Utility

• Update sol2 to v3.3.0 #1176
• Allow implicit float to int conversions in sol2 #1177

Code Refactoring

• Get rid of fileinfo() and fileinfo_list() (Use QFileInfo() and QFileInfoList() instead) #1165
• Remove static calls to units_reports() (Use Qt Signals instead) #1168
• Preliminary cleanup of mapview_common() #1169
• Collection of small code refactors #1170
• Introduce a map renderer class #1171
• Resize the canvas a bit less often in map_canvas_resized() #1172
• Refactor how map updates are propagated to widgets #1174
• Use std::vector for the list of focused units #1188
• Set server.rgb to nullptr in the nationtype constructor #1190
• Initialize ai.better to nullptr in government constructor #1193
• Proper erase-remove in control_unit_killed() #1199
• Remove useless clutter around delayed orders #1218
• Implement map centering with Qt animations and move map updates to the renderer #1227
• Remove the two mapview iterators #1229
• Fix a double free of the attributes block #1244
• Update the translation files with gettext #1255 #1257
• Initialize city_dialog::pcity #1267
• Set a baseline palette for all themes except System #1287

Tools

• Update ./scripts/eval-pr #1181 #1226
• Update the Windows package to no longer place the files in a version specific directory #1197
• Fix an issue with Doxygen #1228
• Documentation: Create a brand new Client Manual #1211 #1248
• Various Documentation Updates #1260 #1263 #1284 #1285 #1288 #1295 #1303 #1304 #1311 #1314

Build Tools

• Fix build with NLS enabled #1164
• Add support for stable releases #1286
• Remove libclient and rewrite the client CMakeLists.txt #1320

NOTE: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip)" and "Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.

v3.0-beta.3

Client / Server

• Bounce units to tiles where they can just exist if it cant "survive" in any of the available tiles #932
• Check that the trade partner is known #1061
• Lock the mini-map to the lower right corner #1066
• The messages widget in top right corner can now be resized from left, bottom-left and bottom edges. #1081 (NOTE: this is not 100% percent. A few polish issues have been opened to get this working better in a future release. We purposely pushed this in now so at least a player can resize the widget. On bottom and left side, place mouse at the exact center to get the mouse to change or use the lower-left corner.)
• Rework how the map is drawn in layers #1083
• Fix an issue in the client when the widget placement moves around when going into and out of full screen mode #1102
• Fix and issue with showing and hiding the mini-map #1103
• Fix and issue in the tech tree when moving over various tool tips to get information from game help #1104
• Fix line alignment in the tech tree #1105
• Complete re-write of how the client manages keyboard shortcuts #1117
• Fix a crash in the city screen #1130
• Fix the end turn stats #1134
• Stop showing IP address in server logs. Needed for GPDR in Europe, but good to do anyway. #1135
• Fix loading of scenario list on Linux #1139

Rulesets

• Nothing for this release

Nations

• Nothing for this release

Spec File Support

• Tilesets can now specify a set of colors that will be replaced by the player color when drawing units and cities. This is enabled by setting replaced_hue to the hue of the colors to be replaced. Typically you'll draw some pixels in a shade of magenta, and set replaced_hue = 300 in the tileset. #429 #1095 #1101

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

• @pranavtifr cleaned up many unused functions and a lot of dead code #1067 #1072 #1078 #1079 #1082 #1109 #1112 #1113 #1114 #1115 #1132 #1142
• Collection of code cleanup and improvements #957 #995 #1061 #1062 #1129 #1137
• Parts of the map drawing code related to units and cities was cleaned up #1083 #1095
• Fix a compiler warning for class-memaccess #1057
• Fix some Coverity issues #1136

Build Tools

• Fix the WASM CI #1041
• AutoRevision now pushes a PR for eval as part of release process #1046
• We now build a Freeciv21 package for 32 bits Windows #1080
• We are building CI on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS again #1140

NOTE: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip)" and "Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.

v3.0-beta.2

Client / Server

• Freeciv21 got a shiny new logo (#986)! The icon used for the server on Windows was updated to match:
  
• Moved the sidebar to the top #940
• The Messages widget is now hidden by default and can be expanded from the top bar #1001 #1026. You get a notification when there's a new message
• Improved the information shown by the gold indicator. Now you can't miss if you're going bankrupt! #983 #1000
• Moved the Turn Done button to the bottom right, and anchored the minimap above #1002 #1037 #1042
• Replaced FCW citizen icons with higher-quality ones from RoundSquare: #979 #1040
• Fixed a bug where outdated tileset data would be used after changing the ruleset #974 #1027
• Fixed a bug where the client wouldn't terminate the server properly #1023

Rulesets

• Nothing yet

Nations

• Nothing yet

Spec File Support

• The Unit_Vision_Radius_Sq and City_Vision_Radius_Sq effects have gained support for vision layers other than Main: it is now possible to use them with submarines (Subsurface vision layer) or stealth fighters (Stealth VL). This is achieved by adding a Vision_Layer requirement to the effects. The +Vision_Layer capability is required for this to work. This feature is experimental and might change in future versions. #924
• Fixed the behavior of out-of-fuel units in the process of being converted #1032
• Fixed a crash triggered by some rulesets #1011
• Removed the old city dialog icon, as it was unused #985

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

• Memory handling improvements driven by AddressSanitizer #961
• Many more memory handling fixes #1005 #1019
• We no longer use the C function realloc, and switched to C++ std::vector instead #966
• Unified the client code in a single directory #1021
• Greatly improved "header hygiene" #1053
• Major rewrite of the FAQ. Thanks to @daavko for compiling the questions and answers in a separate file. #1038

Build Tools

• Thanks to amazing work by @NIKEA-SOFT and @jwrober, we now support Visual Studio! See the documentation. #971 #999 #1005 #1008 #1013 #1017 #1031
• We now have a small script to help evaluate pull requests #1007
• We also have CMake presets to build with ASan and CCache, and a serv file to run autogames #996 #997
• Ubuntu packages are now built with optimizations enabled and without debug symbols #975
• We started building on Ubuntu 22.04 on a regular basis, awaiting a switch to using it as our base environment #1018

NOTE: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip)" and "Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.

v3.0-beta.1

This release introduces Qt SVG as a new mandatory dependency for the client.

Client / Server

• Fix an erroneous "guillaumette" in a string #855
• Fix performing actions from the city screen #862
• Improve zoom #870
• New WASM Client #871
• Don't generate assertion failures when opening the help dialog #872
• Support SVG icons/graphics #873 #884
• Remove the minimap thread. #886
• Make the sidebar look smooth on scaled displays #891
• Allow switching city when in city mode #899
• Sort units in the city dialog #900
• Fix a client crash when Enter Marketplace is possible #904
• Add theme colors for palette and chatline #906
• Fix stdin handling on Windows #907
• Split chat and events widgets #919
• Restore --bind functionality #930 #938
• Support performing ruleset-defined "custom" actions #937
• Fix starting the server from the client #938
• Fix selecting city worked tiles #949

Rulesets

• Remove the web-compatible capability from rulesets #896
• Fix capability-driven ruleset migrations #902

Nations

Spec File Support

• Bombard limit effect #867
• Remove broken empty reqs vectors #868
• Add EFT_BOMBARD_LIMIT_PCT to switch in effect_type_unit_text() #878
• More flexible trade revenue bonus #880
• Make the hex2t grid match the tile shape #898
• Hex corner terrain sprite type #920

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

• Fix Clang error on MoveEvent() #847
• Add an online code browser #854
• Various documentation updates #857 #883 #921 #922
• Rewrite cm.{h,cpp} for more memory safety #865
• Fix dead code in script_fcdb_do_string() #866
• Remove some qtg_ indirection() functions #908 #911
• Move helpdata.{cpp,h} to common #926
• Various code improvements #945
• Fix assertion in api_methods_enemy_tile() #950

Build Tools

• Fix coverity.yaml syntax error #846
• Fix a build system error found at Alpha.10 release #851
• Create a MacOS Package at release #858
• Collection of CI changes #859
• Do more error checking in AutoRevision.cmake #876
• Fix build in debug mode #877
• Update the run-vcpkg action to the latest version #881
• Conditionally write fc_version.h and fc_version #885

NOTE 1: The documentation website now produces a PDF, which can be downloaded for offline viewing from here -- https://readthedocs.org/projects/longturn/downloads/

NOTE 2: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip)" and "Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.

v3.0-alpha.10

Client / Server

• Disallow drag-and-drop in the city dialog lists #726
• Use the scaled Tileset when computing city screen dimensions #727
• Fix sending the CMA to the server and it getting forgotten #733
• Change the default tech tree font #736
• Don't allow editing server output in pregame #749
• Prevent moving panels out of sight #752
• Fix the nation flag changing size while zooming in and out #753
• Fix the System Theme on Windows and Linux to support both light and dark modes #756 #763
• Fixed the in game help to appropriately show a difference between the cultivate and irrigation activity #721 #765
• Fix integer overflow leading to division by zero and server crash #770
• Fix an infinite loop causing high CPU utilization #789
• Fix layout issues in the city screen right panel #791
• Fix bugs in the UWT panel (F2) #800
• Fix sol2 code and interoperability with tolua #812
• Fix Help > Effects when the first req is negated #813
• Fix a memory leak on zoom #817

Rulesets

• Fix loading the WWI Scenario #748
• Added new Royale ruleset based on the Longturn Traditional (LTT) ruleset. #804 #814 #818 #836
• Added a new and updated tutorial scenario #834

Nations

Spec File Support

• Unhardcode sprite counts (tilesets) #778
• Fix tileset error handling #815

Utility / Other

• Various documentation updates #717 #722 #723 #732 #755 #758 #771 #795 #799 #801 #842
• The documentation is now converted to a PDF for offline reading #801 -- https://readthedocs.org/projects/longturn/downloads/
• Add support for Zstandard compression #742
• Add the data folder location(s) to the in-game help #773
• Add Emscripten Webassembly build (support WASM based thin-client) #775
• Port from tolua to sol2 #516

Build Tools

• Change MacOS CI build to vcpkg #776
• Build MacOS .app bundle and .dmg (release assets for download) #779
• Fixed an issue in the build system for MSys2 #797
• Add support to auto-increment the client/server version at release time #838
• Add support for building a Debian based Linux package #802
• Add support for CPack Debian Linux Package to be built in CI #841 #845

NOTE: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip) and Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.

v3.0-alpha.9

Client / Server

• Fixed a crash when loading the list of available scenarios #683
• Clicking on HUD widgets (controls in the city screen, unit action buttons, minimap, ...) no longer triggers actions on the map #687
• The help dialog is now at least 1280*800px in size, which should be large enough in most cases #692 #563
• It is now possible to zoom in and out while keeping the city bar at the same size #686
• A path finding fix for airplanes and other fueled units was imported from Freeciv #693
• Collection of bugs found while upgrading SIM3.0 ruleset and Scenario #684 #688
• Fix a bug where you could pick the wrong screen element when things are overlapped #689
• Fixed code that was preventing compiling on Msys2 with GCC 11.2 #701
• Fix a duplicate entry in the client help menu #702
• Fix a memory leak #710

Tools

• The modpack installer no longer creates a strange directory structure with two 3.0 folders within each other #694. The fix has the side-effect that the installer will "forget" the currently installed versions of the modpacks. It is possible to recover them by moving the .control folder. On Linux: mv ~/.local/share/freeciv21/3.0/3.0/.control ~/.local/share/freeciv21/3.0/. The innermost 3.0 folder can be safely deleted.

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Fixed CMake code that triggered warnings #691
• Various documentation updates: #679 #680 #681 #682 #685 #705
• Updated the appdata.xml files to show a better late game screenshot #706 This does not do too much right now until we start to offer our own Linux packages.

v3.0-alpha.8

Client / Server

• Connecting to a server with many messages is faster than ever #664
• When using citybar style "simple", the occupied symbol now reflects reality #437
• All effects used in the ruleset are now listed in the auto-generated help #674

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Various documentation updates: #672, #675, #679, #681, #682

v3.0-alpha.7

Client / Server

• A rewrite of the way the client draws the map was started #450. This has some visible consequences:

  1. It's no longer possible to hide the terrain: #449
  2. Support for is_reversed in [tile_*] sections was dropped. It was not used in shipped tilesets.

  Apart from the two changes described above, this change should be fully transparent.

• A tileset debugger was added #633. See here for its documentation!

• Autogames are working again #649

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• The base help file was completely overhauled #658

v3.0-alpha.6

Client / Server

• Really fix the client when the metaserver is down #641
• Ensure all strings and messages announce Freeciv21 #635

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Fix configure step on Debian Buster #645

v3.0-alpha5

Client/Server

• Server now announces itself as Freeciv21 #610
• Added Freeciv21 Menu Music for a more immersive experience #614
• Fixed a bug that caused slow connection to games #616
• Fixed a crash in the network page when the metaserver is down #637

Tools

• No change

Nations

• No change

Ruleset Support

• No change

Utility/Other

• The Installer now installs metainfo and desktop files #613