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-**16 May 2011 : version 0.55.0** \\
+===== 2011 Release Notes =====
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+**16 May 2011**\\
+====0.55.0====
+<code>
  - Help system overhaul : Wrote up and updated most sections of the space help menu, and did a major overhaul on the interface.\\
  - New Shields Control system : Shields can now be manually turned on or off, or set to 'auto' - meaning the shields are turned off automatically if you fire and turned on automatically a bit later on once you stop firing.  Note it takes 25 seconds to charge and re-activate standard shields once they have been turned off.\\
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 - New shadowing system
 - New water rendering techniques
+**Bugfixes**
-[b:bc461a361d]Bugfixes[/b:bc461a361d]
 - fix for ship orientation load sometimes not working correctly (and possibly making the game unplayable for some users without a reinstall).
 - changed the window resize method to reduce risk of directX reset failures
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 - fix for bug in distance-to-asteroid calculation which caused the mining kit to malfunction 'randomnly'
 - Fix for current ship damage sometimes getting 'lost'.
+</code>
-**0.55.1**
+\\
+====0.55.1====
+<code>
 Just a minor, maintenance release this one. (Most of these probably won't mean much to most people, but i figured i'd put all the notes up for curiosity's sake) :
-- [b:23f8583eef]Added shadow volume settings in graphics options [/b:23f8583eef]
+- Added shadow volume settings in graphics options
   (Biplaneworld now demonstrates this new tech fairly nicely, if you have the hardware for it. Shadows in space can be nice but are very much WIP)
-[b:23f8583eef]Bugfixes[/b:23f8583eef] :
+**Bugfixes** :
 - Fix for 'random' memory corruption (and possible crashes) in cloned model code.
 - fix for player shadows missing from 0.55.0
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 - fixed a price display bug in the station trade screen when an invalidly priced item is in the gal setup (Also fixed the gal setup)
-[b:23f8583eef]Misc Other Bits[/b:23f8583eef]
+**Misc Other Bits**
 - updated some gal admin commands
 - subscription status replication
 - Tweaked the space ship and gal econ settings a bit more
+</code>
-**9-June-2011 : 0.55.2**\\
-[b:ab8e64010b]0.55.2[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
 \\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Removed the 'can't fire weapons this close to a fed spacestation' restriction[/b:ab8e64010b]
+{{ :releasenotes:spaceshadvol1.jpg?400 |}}
+**9-June-2011**\\
+====0.55.2====
+<code>
+- Removed the 'can't fire weapons this close to a fed spacestation' restriction[/b:ab8e64010b]
 which isn't necessary given the current space combat configuration\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Increased the rotation speed of fighters (particularly the expensive ones)[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- Increased the rotation speed of fighters (particularly the expensive ones)[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Tidied up the spacestation spectator screen.[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- Tidied up the spacestation spectator screen.[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]A few improvements to world scripted OSD[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- A few improvements to world scripted OSD[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
 (Added new graphics, parameters can now include number variables, name fields etc)\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Removed the space bounty system[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- Removed the space bounty system[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
 .. this will be getting replaced by a simpler mechanism shortly..\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Added ability to rotate single tile surface textures.[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- Added ability to rotate single tile surface textures.[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]Adding building setting &quot;Positioning Mode&quot;[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
+- Adding building setting &quot;Positioning Mode&quot;[/b:ab8e64010b]\\
  .. mode 1 means buildings are always placed in the center of the active tile\\
-- [b:ab8e64010b]vehicles -&gt; camtype 28[/b:ab8e64010b]
+- vehicles -&gt; camtype 28[/b:ab8e64010b]
 .. as 0 but camera collides against buildings (handy for city scenes etc)
 - [b:ab8e64010b]Added the fed channel button and background graphic[/b:ab8e64010b]
 (More on this later ;] )
 - [b:ab8e64010b]Adjusted the beam weapon damage[/b:ab8e64010b]
+**Bugfixes** :
-[b:ab8e64010b]Bugfixes[/b:ab8e64010b] :
 - Fix for camType 0 not sticking above the landscape (doh!)
 - Fix for the fishing display overlapping the selection icons
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 - Fix for only 1 instance of each building type casting a shadow volume
-[b:ab8e64010b]Work in progress[/b:ab8e64010b] :
+**Work in progress**:
 - Added (but not yet implemented) the law enforcement license as a replacement for the bounty system
 - New space 'Battle Mode' system for organising (and recording) fights in space
 - Various other things :)
+</code>
-----------------\\
-**(Sometime towards the end of 2011):**\\
 \\
-Hia,
+**(Sometime towards the end of 2011):**\\
+"Hia,
 Figured about time i wrote these up.
 A lot changed In the 6 months between 0.55.2 and 0.60 - some of it obvious (like having all the features removed :]), but most of the work has been in important back-end stuff that takes a lot of effort just to produce a client that appears to do nothing different than before. Such is the joy of programming. \\
 In particular, 0.60 links to new server tech that should allow the game to scale more easily. It also includes a major re-write of the graphics engine which makes conversion of the game to other platform easier. (Though thats not gonna happen anytime soon, unless someone wants to provide us with a whole load of cash).  The fact that the game probably looks no different than it did before is in fact a great achievement :)\\
 Separately, worth noting that a lot of what's been happening lately is being driven by server script rather than client code (which gives obvious benefits when world owners want to do similar stuff but slightly differently) so a lot of things developed recently aren't actually listed here.\\
-Anyway, heres the list of stuff from the source control logs :\\
+Anyway, heres the list of stuff from the source control logs :"\\
-[code:1:bbadbf288f]
+\\
+====0.60.0====
+<code>
 - New 'MainMenu' UI &#58; Removed icons, new menubar, new layouts for inventory and building access screens etc.
 - Fix for gal crash that occurs when there are more than 20 ppl in single system at once or after the gal has been running for more than a couple of weeks &#40;at which point it thinks theres more than 20 ppl in a single system at once &#58;&#93; &#41;
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 - Starting merging the squad and family functionality into a unified system
 - Fix for occasional 'random' crash on shutdown of the game
-- Cutscene additions &#58; images, and improvements to fade in/out display
+- Cutscene additions : images, and improvements to fade in/out display
 - Further support for web-textures referencing images on http servers
 - Added 'ScriptedBuilding' type, that lets world owner create buildings driven exclusively by script
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 -Added OSDBUILDING type for OSDCreate - no background and aligned to fit on the new building access screen.
 - Fix for custom events not firing off from building access events.
-- New &#40;WIP&#41; archive system for referencing a bunch of files in a single download
+- New (WIP) archive system for referencing a bunch of files in a single download
 - New news notification alerts &#40;mostly intended for space, when we go back there&#41;
-- New &#40;WIP&#41; hunger and thirst mode that uses more complex nutrition calculations and variables
+- New (WIP) hunger and thirst mode that uses more complex nutrition calculations and variables
 - Redid lighting/material calculations for greater consistency.
 - Added commands to allow overriding of item use/type &amp; nutritional values
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 - Fix for being able to login to gal with an invalid username
 - Tidied some of the downloaded file locations
-- New &#40;WIP&#41; string variables in script
+- New (WIP) string variables in script
 - Graphics engine refactor
-- added vehicle-&gt;extras = 7, for always run.
+- added vehicle->extras = 7, for always run.
-- added graphics-&gt;welcome = 12, for a black band on the welcome image
+- added graphics->welcome = 12, for a black band on the welcome image
-- added world-&gt;DisableConstructionMenu, for disabling the um, construction menu
+- added world->DisableConstructionMenu, for disabling the um, construction menu
 - tweaked generic landscape renderer for small tile sizes
 - Network library refactor for consistency and better modularisation
-- Create new login &#40;'Auth'&#41; server, and user DB. &#40;Sim-tested to 150,000 accounts without issue &#58;&#93; &#41;
+- Create new login/Auth server, and user DB. &#40;Sim-tested to 150,000 accounts without issue &#58;&#93; &#41;
 - Added new login connect sequence
 - added funky shadowing thing for trees, by lowering the landscape colour around each tree.
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 - New 'Notifications' system for displaying transient things like high score tables and other 'headline' info
 - Added transitional effects for login sequence
-- Added setting &#40;World -&gt; Days in year&#41; to control the number of days in a game-year
+- Added setting: World -> Days in year, to control the number of days in a game-year
-- Tweaked the daytimetype 1 daycycle &#40;the one with the short nights&#41; to start earlier.
+- Tweaked the daytimetype 1 daycycle (the one with the short nights) to start earlier.
-- Allowed the lottery to be disabled &#40;economy -&gt; lottery mode 0, all other settings bumped up a number&#41;
+- Allowed the lottery to be disabled (economy -> lottery mode 0, all other settings bumped up a number)
-- Added a few new settings for controlling hunger &amp; thirst - a 'low rate' needs modifier &#40;to allow hungry/thirsty characters health to degrade more slowly&#41; and a system for affecting max potential health when needs are high. Also fixed calculation inaccuracies so health system matches documentation.
+- Added a few new settings for controlling hunger &amp; thirst - a 'low rate' needs modifier (to allow hungry/thirsty characters health to degrade more slowly) and a system for affecting max potential health when needs are high. Also fixed calculation inaccuracies so health system matches documentation.
 - Linked in the notification score tables to the score data generated by the server
 - Added 'oldest ever age' to billing records, and added generation of 'oldest ever' and 'current oldest' highscores to the list of tables to be generated on the server
 - Removed 'GodsGoHungry' 99 - which is now default behaviour
 - added OSDIMAGE type
-- added OSDEXITBUTTON type &#40;that closes the building window when selected&#41;
+- added OSDEXITBUTTON type (that closes the building window when selected)
 - added OSDLISTBUTTON type and changed the original OSDBUTTON to use the game button Interface
 - Tidied up the death screens a bit.
 - Tidied up the highscore notifications menu a bit
-- added *sethunger &lt;NAME&gt; &lt;val 0-50000&gt;, and *setthirst
+- added *sethunger [NAME] [val 0-50000], and *setthirst
-- *sethealth &#40;0-60000&#41; and *setmaxhealth
+- *sethealth (0-60000) and *setmaxhealth
-- added *showneeds &lt;NAME&gt;
+- added *showneeds [NAME}
-- added &quot;NewPlayer&quot; script event, called before PlayerLogin when a new user record is created
+- added 'NewPlayer' script event, called before PlayerLogin when a new user record is created
 - Added namesfile field 'WELCOMEIMAGEHTTP' to specify a webimage for the welcome screen instead of it being a server download
 - moved the clocks about
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 - added *buildingparam &#91;BuildingRecordNum&#93; &#91;Param &#40;0-255&#41;&#93;  for setting a param on a particular building instance. The param can be accessed by script using $gBuildingScriptParam
 - Added $gPlayerHunger, $gPlayerThirst, $gPlayerMaxHealth, $gPlayerAge
-- Changed life-security mode 0 and added mode 5, which don't suspend health loss for players not in a building when the server is restarted. &#40;Which means the scores regenerate properly on server restart now&#41;.
+- Changed life-security mode 0 and added mode 5, which don't suspend health loss for players not in a building when the server is restarted. (Which means the scores regenerate properly on server restart now)
 - Fixed bugs caused by the owner not being recognised on startup of world until the owner logged in.
-&#40; ---- All the above was 0.60.0 --- &#41;
+</code>
+\\
+====0.60.1====
+<code>
 -Allowed dashes in editbox
 - Stopped the construction menu being accessible on keypress when greyed out
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 - Got rid of old menu on the character status screen
 - Fixed bugs in script parser when using nested elses,else ifs and ifs
-- Script parser now ignores semi-colons at the end of a line &#40;coz C programmers sometimes forget not to do that &#58;&#93;&#41;
+- Script parser now ignores semi-colons at the end of a line coz C programmers sometimes forget not to do that
 - Fixed lack of buildingScriptParam when using OSD button responses in scripted buildings
 - Added racing mode 5 where races can only be created by sysops
 - added totals to score table data &#40;e.g. for 'collective wisdom'&#41;
-- added *eventallonline &#91;CUSTOM_EVENT_NAME&#93;
+- added *eventallonline 'CUSTOM_EVENT_NAME'
 -  scripted osd in buildings closes when you leave the radius of a BuildingAccessDisplay
 - added save password and auto-login options to frontend
-&#40; ---- Section above was 0.60.1 --- &#41;
+</code>
+\\
+====0.60.2====
+<code>
 - fix for other player's kudos not appearing in player list
 - added new chat message types
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 - Added msg to indicate accounts were reset at the start of 2012 when authserver gives a no record response.
 - added age to *showneeds response
-&#40; ---- Section above was 0.60.2 --- &#41;
+</code>
+\\
+====0.60.3====
+<code>
 - fix for server lives setting of 1 meaning this one + another.
 - Fix for 'all time oldest' scores not including dead people.
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 - made the capital I in the main font look less like an l
 - Fixed &amp; changed the player labels
-- added *gocrow &#91;PLAYER&#93;
+- added *gocrow [PLAYER]
 - New PlayerTasks system and UI
 - New inventory screen layout
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 - added *changeinventory function, which works the same as grantitem but doesnt message the player about it. Also added *updateinventory which broadcasts any changes to the player
 - added $gTaskItem1, $gTaskItem2, $gTaskItem3 for script access during the 'TaskComplete' event
-&#40; ---- Section above was 0.60.3 --- &#41;[/code:1:bbadbf288f]
 Any questions? No? Good :)
+</code>