StarFleet - Software Releases to the Net

Major Release Alpha 04

• All the binaries can now compile using cc on the sparc. [Yaaaaay!]
• Several bugs were fixed in the robot. It should be more stable now.
• Prototypes are now #ifdef'ed for compilers that don't like them
• The network opcodes changed, so none of these binaries can talk to older versions.
• There have been several passes of code cleanup. Most of the strange, untrackable, creaping death bugs should be gone now.
• All the binaries should leak less core.
• Config parsers are faster.

Major Release Alpha 03

• Numerous bug fixes over 02 releases
• updated documentation
• jimbot
• robot missile dodging
• missiles blowing up on other missiles
• robots grok iff
• ability to turn warnings off
• life support
• goto-cruise-warp
• transporters fixed
• removed salvo state machine
• new configs
• tracking
• navlock
• better command-completion in xsf
• better text window redraw & scroll
• parts files run thorough cpp
• arithmetic expressions in parts files
• force_update method
• robot torp firing
• ship files through cpp
• arithmetic expressions in ship files
• specify bitmap, font in ship config
• fix max speed computation in orbit_enter to be based on dtheta instead of dist/3
• mass in parts
• fixed bug with arming getting drawn wrong in statbars
• fixed arm change time initialization bug
• warn about unused parts
• missile vectoring
• misc bugfixes
• connect/disconnect time/date (ascii) in output
• alpha port
• RT port

Major Release Alpha 02

Minor Release Alpha 02-B

• Fixed bug orbit_exit() caused server to crash.
• Found a bunch of problems with the way sector->detected bits were being updated.
• Binaries affected: sfd
• Files affected
• s_client.c (2.1)
• s_missile.c (2.1)
• universe.c (2.1)
• s_ship.c (2.1)
• cpx_util.c (2.1)
• cp_console.c
• cpx_cbinfo.c (2.1)
• cpx_cargo.c (2.1)

Minor Release Alpha 02-C

• Fixed mistake which caused universe.c to not compile
• Binaries affected: robot xsf
• Files affected
  • universe.c (2.2)

Minor Release Alpha 02-D

• Fixed client-config warp function entries to no require a factor of 10 greater in speed vals
• created sf_stubs.c for os-specific compatilbility functions
• SVR4 port (Steve Unruh, steve@bach.austin.ibm.com)
• hpux port (Mark Kolb, kolb@seattle.crd.ge.com)
• fixed mine_build_time calculation in server
• fixed ship select window lockup bug
• made meta-x functions that generate warnings still work
• fixed coredumps on ship death (mainly affected rs6000)
• fixed illegal access of gc->values
• made warnings and errors from meta-x functions appear in the client to
• player (cli2pl) text object
• added function set-transporters for meta-x and keybindings to set
• transporter direction, target, and type
• fixed viewer weapon and tractor firing when not centered on prime_ship
• fixed mines not exploding on lifetime expiration
• fixed mines not exploding in general
• fixed mines not releasing acquired target after explosion
• fixed hull not repairing
• Hull is now a part. Changed ships and parts file accordingly.
• Binaries affected: xsf robot sfd
• Files affected
  • PatchLevel (1.5)
  • README (2.1)
  • big3/
  • c_config.c (2.1)
  • c_io.c (2.1)
  • c_stubs.c (2.2)
  • cp_alarm.c (2.1)
  • cp_completion.c (2.1)
  • cp_console.c (2.3)
  • cp_drone.c (2.1)
  • cp_global_func.c (2.2)
  • cp_main.c (2.1)
  • cp_nviewer.c (2.4)
  • cp_priority.c (2.1)
  • cp_salvo.c (2.3)
  • cp_salvo.h (2.1)
  • cp_select.c (2.2)
  • cp_text.c (2.1)
  • cpx_base.c (2.1)
  • cpx_drone.c (2.2)
  • cpx_event.c (2.2)
  • cpx_init.c (2.1)
  • cpx_login.c (2.3)
  • cpx_narcwin.c (2.1)
  • cpx_nviewer.c (2.5)
  • cpx_select.c (2.1)
  • cpx_start.c (2.2)
  • cpx_text.c (2.3)
  • cpx_view_hash.c (2.1)
  • cpx_wait.c (2.1)
  • cpx_winman.c (2.1)
  • cr_event.c (2.1)
  • cr_r_empire.c (2.1)
  • cr_r_guard.c (2.1)
  • cr_setup.c (2.1)
  • cr_test.c (2.1)
  • cr_utils.c (2.2)
  • parse_parts.c (2.4)
  • parse_ships.c (2.2)
  • parse_universe.c (2.1)
  • s_cbody.c (2.1)
  • s_client.c (2.2)
  • s_config.c (2.3)
  • s_config.h (2.1)
  • s_damage.c (2.1)
  • s_hull.c (2.1)
  • s_hull.h (2.1)
  • s_io.c (2.1)
  • s_loop.c (2.3)
  • s_missile.c (2.4)
  • s_passwd.c (2.3)
  • s_signal.c (2.1)
  • s_system.c (2.1)
  • s_transporter.c (2.1)
  • sf_defs.h (2.2)
  • sf_proto.h (2.8)
  • sf_stubs.c (2.0)
  • strdict.c (2.1)
  • universe.c (2.3)
  • config/
  • SF_common_src (2.2)
  • SF_opts.def (2.5)
  • SF_site.def (2.5)
  • docs/
  • funcs.doc (2.1)
  • Releases
  • lib/
  • Federation.parts (2.2)
  • Federation.ships (2.1)
  • Klingon.parts (2.2)
  • Klingon.ships (2.1)
  • Romulan.parts (2.2)
  • Romulan.ships (2.1)
  • server_config (2.1)
  • bitmaps/Federation/continent128.128 (1.2)
  • mcp/
  • mcp.c (2.2)

Minor Release Alpha 02-E

• fixed minor compilation problems
• internal changes to robot command line parsing
• fixed pcf font build problem
• Binaries affected: robot
• Files affected
  • ** ALL FONTS **
  • big3/cr_test.c 2.3
  • big3/cr_setup.h 2.1
  • big3/cr_setup.c 2.2
  • big3/Imakefile.robot 2.1
  • big3/cr_r_test.c 2.0
  • big3/cr_event.c 2.2
  • big3/cr_r_empire.c 2.2
  • lib/bitmaps/Imakefile 2.0
  • config/SF_site.def 2.7
  • config/SF_opts.def 2.6
  • PatchLevel 2.0
  • Releases 2.5