The Universal World Owner's Manual

23 Jan 2018

* autocricket v0.1
* fixes for slope behaviour in vehicles
* added water surface map type to allow regions of above-sea-level water to be added to the map 
* added placement and display of buildzones into world editor
* added script functions sysIsInBuildZone( mapX, mapY, zoneNum ) and similar sysIsInNoBuildZone( .. )
* fix for position updates not being sent normally when in map editor
* various tidyups for building sales screens
* autogen 0 tex in ground shader uses cutout rather than blend mode (for cobble roads etc)
* appropriate building admin buttons greyed out when user is renting building
* restored arcade machine to pub
* adding buildings -> efficiency cals 9 ; same as 3 except that the building owner can have a small effect on efficiency if they don't have another job (1% if they're unskilled, 10% if skilled)
* fix for town tax being applied to buildings with the 'ignore town limits' flag set
* buildings with -1 mat/price are no longer put up for sale by jehovah when the owner dies
* when a building produces more than 1 of an item, the amount produced is now reduced in line with building efficiency
* fixes for accounts screen
* networth calculation adjusted to use the 'jehovah building sale price' rather than the mat/price, + networth cached in player record
* added *activatescreen [player] 15 -> 20 ; linking to the various census screens
* added setting Economy -> Networth limit for employer wage grant ; if not 0, employers' whose networth is over the limit do not receive the employer wage grant
* changed *Settime so it uses hours and minutes rather than gamedayticks ; e.g *settime 6 or *settime 14:30 (So much more sensible! :] )
* added script functions sysAddWealth( AMOUNT, ACCOUNT ) and sysRemoveWealth( AMOUNT, ACCOUNT ), used so script can take and allocate money from the correct account systems. (Need to write up full list of ACCOUNT names in docs..)
* added script value $gPlayerNetWorth
* made the days longer ; sun now rises earlier and sets later
* wagesource 9 is now same as 8 but employee doesnt get fired if the building runs out of invest (wagesource 10 is the scripted one, where the core engine does nothing)
* various ui tidyups for the while you were gone screens and hiscores ; changed whileyouweregone format so the last visit dates and times are displayed separately
* fix for return key being blocked occasionally and incorrectly by lingering settings screen checks
* fix for server crash, paying wages from a building owned by jehovah
* shadowmap now uses the texture to check for alpha'd sections on trees
* fix for buying fuel using the inventory capacity instead of the fuel tank 
* various fixes for buying from stores (checks for reaching wealth limit etc)
* some fixes for returning to the game dead but not staying on the death screen
* fix for *rotatebuilding not working in all circumstances
* added support for more wall types
* horn sound not played if tab is allocated to weapon
* increased chat character limit to 200
* added special building events to control descending bongochimp
* moved all file transfer messaging to the newer format header to reduce bandwidth overhead
* added 'tentothehour', 'fivetothehour' and 'onthehour' events
* added script function 'sysConstructBuilding( nBuildingType, WorldX, WorldY, Name ) ; similar to sysAddBuildingWorld but also deals automatically with construction amounts and costs according to settings
* some UI tidyups for construction
* scripting - added support for string concatenation with +=
* added sysGetCrowFlagState( flagNum )
* added sysSetCrowFlagState( flagNum, STATE )
* added sysDeleteTimer( timerID )  (Same as *killtimer but i felt it was appropriate to have a sysFunction for it)
* engine automatically turns off when you go into crow
* added weapon.txt field 'slots' ; used to determine how many of an item can be active at any one time 
* Made base lighting slightly brighter (particularly at night) when in crow
* weapon graphic size made to affect repel
* added *subgamedebug [subgameID]
* fix for event context not being restored after SubgameEventAll
* SubgameTimers : SubgameSetTimer( SubgameID, timerID, interval (1/10s), EventName, EventParams ) -> Triggers Event("Subgame", "[EventName]" ) after interval. SubgameKillTimer( SubgameID, timerID )
* updated *subgamedebug to include timers
* added *uieffect [player] [effectnum]  - currently just a couple of varieties of 2d firework display
* fix for server crash when restoring a context with an empty playerID
* server subgames notified when player leaves world
* fix for robocrow leave energy check
* fix for crash if script reloaded while an event is sleeping
* added separate map type for RC safezones 
* when in team in crow, names in player list are shown with the appropriate colour for the team
* fixed some of the scaling issues with fireworks

* fix for subgame timers not getting ID set correctly
* added crow safe zone to map ed
* updates to detect crow respawn and override the normal blending process
* crow does not blend to new position on respawn
* repel does not affect own mines
* fixed remote crow rotation
* fix for sound crash when a lot of different 3d sounds have been played

* Fix for crash if clicking a certain bit of the screen when spawning near a building before the building records have initialised
* tidyups for escape key behaviour
* buildings now hidden after using *buildingspecialevent [recordnum] 2 (and unhidden when doing *buildingspecialevent [recordnum] 1)
* changed scaling on gravity settings for consistency (default is now 1000)
* changed scale of velocity to m/s instead of the rather odd 10cm/s
* various flight mode scale fixes etc - also added diff friction model
* fixes & additions to allow 'ammoperlife' weapons to work correctly for crows
* when flattening mode is 0, buildings are now positioned at the lowest point of their bounding box - i.e. embedding them into the ground when positioned on a slope, rather than hovering off it..
* added sysNumPlayersInBuildZone( [ZoneNum] )
* various bits of wip tinkering with physics vehicles ; wheels rendered separately, separate physics vehicle settings screen and debug cam
* new setting (world->Physics world) to control which elements of the scene are added to the physics world (1 will be everything.. 0 is nothing (except landscape))
* async generation and caching of landscape collision data
* Various bits of key remapping: moved spec mode from f4 to Esc + s, moved info screens from f7 to Esc + i,  engine on/off on f4, headlights on f7
* added gear and rpm displays when in phys veh
* various poker fixes: prize money allocation and cleanup of players who've lost all their chips ; added 'players waiting to play..' list etc
* bongowheel buildingspecial
* pointandclick control not active when engine off or out of fuel
* fix duff piano note
* changed startup flow for poker 
* *buildingspecialmsg [buildingnum] [mode] [msg]
* added effect type 13 for flame from oil refinery
* font tweaks to support new, larger 3d font layout
* vehicle restriction zones
* added Event("HarvestDay", "[BuildingCode]" ) ; moved harvest day to end august, which is a proper decent date innit.
* harvest production run triggered separately on harvest day when globalProductionRate is set to a realtime cycle
* added script function sysActivateStockroom  (applies to current script player and building)
* merged building purchase window for scripted buildings
* added $gBuildingCapacity and $gBuildingSpaceRemaining
* added sysBuildingActivateStockroom and sysBuildingActivateBuyItem( itemNum )
* added sysBuildingActivateSetPrices( itemNum )
* added new 'generic' script zone type
* added *respawninscriptzone [playername] [zonenum]
* fix for varying friction deceleration effects depending on whether engine is on or off etc
* server mapzones creation
* added *eventallinscriptzone [zoneIDnum] [eventname] [params]
* added sysNumPlayersInScriptZone( zoneIDnum )
* added sysIsInScriptZone
* autoengine off if idle for 2 mins
* added scripted OSD element COUNTDOWN (as in osdaddat( "COUNTDOWN", 50, 50, 0, 0, "", "10") ) which shows a countdown timer

* hornball tweaks ; hornball positions are processed differently ; added *hornballdebug
* skid smoke from vehicle wheels for vehicle type 1 is scaled proportional to model size
* moved the 'exit vehicle' button up to avoid overlap with headlights and etc
* wagesource 8 or 9 sets building state flag when production is active ; wheel spin rotation and effect rendering tied to state flag
* building activity flag updated when building efficiency is recalculated (e.g when someone takes a job or is fired)
* various improvements to particle effects
* added support for variable function indirection - e.g. $func = "MyFunc"    $func( 1 )  calls function MyFunc($param )  with $param = 1
* mini main menu closes when building window is opened
* new messaging for race status updates ; extra param on *racejoin to control spawn/startup behaviour (i.e. *racejoin [Player] [CourseNum] [behaviour]  - [behaviour] = 1 automatically spawns em in place and sets em ready
* *racestart command changed to launch a race  ; *racestart [course] [mode]
* added SubgameGetTimerRemaining( subgameID, timerID ) - returns the number of seconds left until the timer expires
* added RaceStart and RaceEnd script events
* bongo chant recording and event
* added *soundplayposition [soundNum] [scriptWorldPosX] [scriptWorldPosY] [ScriptWorldZHeight] [stopaftertime-secs]
* added SubgameReset
* added param to *buildingspecialevent [buildingnum] [eventtype] [param] and event type 7 to trigger gesture1 anim (param is cutoff time)
* fix for active state for buildings with no employees & investment when none is required..
* more special effects, trails and whatnot
* added *flagsetbase [flagNum] [buildingnum] [teamnum]
* added *flagsetcapturedest [flagnum] [buildingnum]
* added *subgamereset [subgamenum]

* email system - players can opt in to receive daily email status updates about their character
* control mode 1, skid friction increases with speed
* player auto picks up flag when nearby rather than using end
* added subgamescoreboard stuff... script: SubgameActivateScoreboard( subgameID, Type ) ,  SubgameSetScore( SubgameID, index, value ), SubgameGetScore( SubgameID, index ), SubgameIncrementScore( SubgameID, index )
* added *setteamrespawnscriptzone [teamnum] [scriptZoneID] to override team specific respawn zones

* messaging and event ("HornballGoal") for hornball goals
* added small mode option to home screen
* console remains on screen on frontend once the player has connected once
* vehicle wheels dont turn when rotating view in home
* various extra sound presets for weapons
* sound2 option for weapons (only applicable ot the portal weapon atm)
* added player leave event handling to server subgame class
* fixed scale on starport beam
* added 'use height at midpoint' option to buildings so that some buildings can use old height positioning method
* race flags sit on water when the checkpoint is under the sea
* changed *settings -> vehicle -> camera types 11,12,13 to adjust the camera angle
* various improvements to water rendering, splashes etc
* when joining scripted races, player is automatically orientated towards first checkpoint

* fix for building sounds sometimes not playing if multiple buildings share the same sound num
* adding rendering for tractor armour and weapons
* new 'game zone' map type for defining the badlands area
* added script events "EnterGameZone" and "ExitGameZone"
* default secondary weapon moved from shift+tab to shift+ctrl

* various sysadmin functions and things to aid recovery of lost server files (*recreatemapfromclientfile, *recreatenamesfromclientfile)
* fix for lack of wave noise when near sea
* daily email summaries not sent if the player is online, instead the timer is reset so that the daily check happens four hours later.

* extra sound effects on the bongochimp descent
* new ui boxes
* added RocketKeepHeight weapon type
* added *setplayerlistscore [player] [score]
* added SubgameActivatePlayerListScores( subgameID, mode )
* added *effect [player] 27 [time] to temporarily give player a jetpack (and *effect [player] 28 to remove it)
* lockweapons and unlockweapons can now be used with a playername to lock/unlock a specific player.
* Adding subgame functions dealing with PlayerListScores ; SubgameGetHighestPlayerListScore( subgameID ), SubgameNumPlayersWithPlayerListScore( SubgameID, Score ), SubgameGetPlayerWithPlayerListScore ( subgameID, Score, Index )
* added sysGetPlayerListScore( playerID)
* added *globaleffect [type] [param] [time(secs)]
* per-RC crow cam height override setting
* fix for gocrow crow num not working
* firework sound effects on *uieffect
* fix for circle explosion of RC being set at incorrect height
* added script function sysNumPlayersInRCMode
* fix for topdown crow lives being sorta offset by 1 (*crowlives 1 would give the player two lives...)
* added SubgameIsPlayerInGame( $playerID )
* latest atractor scripts
* entity create data now sent compressed when appropriate
* EntityPickup event.
* Added EntitySetValue( $entityID, "ScriptParam", [value] ) which sets the param value passed to the pickupEvent
* EntityPickup event added to script event list
* added SubgameGetPlayer( subgameID, index )
* added subgamescoreboard mode 1 (which shows X of Y instead of Team 1 : X, Team 2: Y)
* added extra birdie sound effects

* *alert redirected to the central text bit
* added weapon.txt -> fire=UseItem for a weapon that just triggers an item use event
* added *msgalert which does what *alert used to do
* fix for timed speclock sometimes not deactivating spec automatically
* added *buildingdestructionmode
* Script "BuildingDestroyed" event with no parameter is called if there isnt a specific "BuildingDestroyed" event for the particular building type
* got rid of stump collisions with destroyed buildings
* added auto-away
* added movie camera item 
* new chat settings screen
* chat connection only activated when player has added a chat channel
* added fishing tackle item and various additions to fishing mode settings, added small fish and large fish items
* added consumed items and some other bits to email summary (so you get notified on what your player has eaten recently.. curiously satisfying :] )
* crops on tile buildings flag
* couple of minor optimisations for landscape rendering 

* livestock tiles
* added prox-delay control and changed damage calculations for weapons hitting robocrows so damage is less if closest hit point is at extreme of prox range and is highest when hit full on
* various additions and tweaks to shaders, including adding emissive material support for ATMs and unifying landscape rendering so everything goes through the groundshader by default
* added building type : scripted restaurant, which handles a few things special-like

* script osd slider now supprots step value
* made sysop and owner auth levels synonomous, with SysAdmin being the higher server maintenance level..
* added sysBuildingActivateSellItem
* added *employeequitjob [buildingnum] [player_name]  - same as *removeemployee but also triggers the whileYouWereGone event (etc)
* alpha'd PNG texmaps now rendered on top of landscape with shader rather than multi-polys
* if % is followed by a space in script parsing its just treated as a % sign, not a special char

* new targeting mode: *targetingmode [PLAYERNAME] [mode] [dist]
* weapon 'requirestarget=1' flag 
if % is followed by a space in script parsing its just treated as a % sign, not a special char
added *employeequitjob [buildingnum] [player_name]  - same as *removeemployee but also triggers the whileYouWereGone event (etc)
alpha'd PNG texmaps now rendered on top of landscape with shader rather than multi-polys
atractor backup data
added sysBuildingActivateSellItem
made sysop and owner auth levels synonomous, with SysAdmin being the higher server maintenance level..

graphic options on frontend
fix for items appearing in the home storeroom list that are not in building or in inventory
moved some of the in-home UI around ; added buttons for the storeroom and news page
web posting of server news and high scores, incl changes so that 'whilegone' events are added to the server news feed when appropriate
changed the scale on RC replicated speeds to adjust to correct m/s values in crow mode
fix for crow weapons using double amount of energy specified (and allowing energy to go negative)
fix for some crow->building collision issues
fix for building UI when a building with multiple employee slots has some filled and some not
sales to jehovah buildings now go in to the investment if the building has less than 10s invested
(temporarily) removed the non-functioning audio messages thang 
fix: referencing a $gPlayerKey[..] or $gServerKey[..] that has not been assigned anything yet will return 0 or an empty string (rather than 1)
added weapons: restrictions=1 which prevents weapon being used if within 30m of a crow flag
added pgup/pgdn on movie camera to change target player
added stuff to the email summary so player is informed if they've died (and no further email summaries are sent)
changed the way the sun corona is displayed.
added lighting override option to movie camera
fix for landscape textures not being definitely set
default newspaper updates
various additions to atractor world scripts and settings
added a player->player give fuel option when both are driving vehicles with fuel consumption
fix for targeting mode not being disabled when using *targetingmode [player] 0
fix for skid smoke appearing at wrong position on left wheel
added command *useitem PLAYERNAME,ITEMNAME,TARGETNAME (because some scripting i am doing needs it)
svn log generator tool
physics world not updated until map generation has completed
weapon 'requirestarget=1' flag 
new targeting mode: *targetingmode [PLAYERNAME] [mode] [dist]
code tidyin
movie camera control additions

May-10-2018

new frontend logo
linking in steam inventory
various worldnews additions and improvements
when deatheffect = 3,4,5,6 server now also clears investment from buildings when someone dies
*suicide commmand removed for now
added storeroom to home screen
if player hasn't enough cash to pay rent, but has money invested in buildings, the rent money will automatically be removed from investment
econ stats now posted every 6 game months
web graphs for world news
added alive players count to econ stats
yearly econ stats posting
*econstats
added econstats command
tweaks to the efficiency calc when using employee effect mode = 1
employee effect mode = 1, makes production efficiency always 100% (if 1 or more employees) and adds an extra amount each production cycle. (amount = (normal amount * numemploy) + (numemploy - 1) )
various web news display tweaks
fix for wage avg calc
server now posting job stats (avail,taken,wage min/avg/max)
some additions to the web news display
world news updates
added wage to the new employee news event
server news events for building construction
fix for server not posting news once buffer was full
updates to the web news page to order news display by timed ranking
news db stuff
added PostTimestamp to worldnews
some tweaks to better support server news page
fix for some escape menu items not being clickable

added jehovah rent paid to *econstats
extra info on *econstats command
fix for stupid bug in employee counting
a pantload more econ stats
fix for wage production cycle happening after building production
fix for buildings still producing when they haven't paid wages.
changed the building remove employee stuff so that it keeps the employee list correctly ordered
spaces removed from steam user names
when a renter is kicked from a house because owner changes, they take all the house stocks with them
added while gone message to indicate when tenancy has ended because owner has changed
changed the way buildings data is saved so it doesnt happen too many times in one period
backward compatability on the web file transfer thing + client version stored in serverPlayer struct
imp files uploaded to web server and fetched from web server by client to reduce game-server bandwidth and improve download reliability
fix for sales not going into investment in jehovah owned buildings
adding in web download of imp files
sales to jehovah buildings now go to invest up to 10s
*removetenant ignores rental minimum term
added *removetenant [building_num]
added *removetenant [building_num]

player popup screen rejigged
memory leak tidyups
fix for 3d sound buffer tracking and removal of 'out of 3d sound buffers' error popup
initialisation of wars data
fix for incorrect news message for buying a building
fix for incorrect check on wage cycle production for made items
added limit so that buildings with 2 made items dont keep making the second item without limit
changed some bits around so can track small and quiet mode status (etc)
fix for 'can't have more than one building under construction at a time' limit being incorrectly applied when attempting to purchase or rent a building
added workhouse building type
destroyed vehicle effect = 2, changed so that the player will respawn in the nearest type 1 spawn zone when vehicle is destroyed
reset subgameui
subgame lobby stuff
more work on challenge lobby subgame
various bits of code to deal with subgameUIActivate challenge screens and flow
moved tractor customisation stuff to an archive
added support for mounting multiple archives
tractor customisation replication
removed .fish
tractor customisation replication
set up for defining servers as 'official' atractor servers
trailer affects inventory capacity
trying out an extra light at nighttime
trailer rendering
fix for being able to overstock items in the house and cause inventory badness and missing items
challenge system within subgameUI
static physics objects tracked and removed when appropriate
frontend UI tweaks
esc menu info screen redirected to proper place when clicked
collision improvements for robocrows
barter screen value control supports holding button
when holding shift, value controls increment in multiples of 100 (i.e. sheckles instead of denari)
added SubgameActivateUI( SubgameID, Mode ) for replicating player lists (etc)

dont save options before loading em! :)
handling players leaving and withdrawing challenges in game lobby
ui tweaks
quiet mode
leave button on duel/game lobby
some Ui graphic bits & pieces
Rc duel ranking on webnews sports pages
added SubgameWebpostDuelScore( subgameid, postpath )
refactored webposting to get posting URL root from centralised source
various fixes to fix problems quitting small mode when disconnected
elo calculation for duel ranking on web news pages
safety check for invalid hornball goal being added to map
news website layout bits
fix for made-item production rates not increasing when using multiple employees and employee effect mode 1
change so that when a building makes a product over a number of production cycles (e.g vehicle factory) multiple employees will instead reduce the production time
added business story posts
added info posted to atractor/worldlist for active monitoring of server status
atractor news page now accepts ?world param to support multiple servers
added server status to web news page
Server posting status data to webserver
control flag added so that the subgameUI is reset when a player newly joins a replicated lobby subgame
player popup mute option functional
Loading of steam avatar images for player popup screen

fix for *exportpriceset not using correct value for max price
*activatescreen 21 triggers the residency Permit purchase screen
item redeem code option to apply the redeemed item immediately
decoration items can now be applied through purchased inventory screens
added $gPlayerIsResident
worldnews linked to new DB for new early access server
redeem code sequence; added *redeemcodeadd [email] [code] [itemdefid] and *redeemcodecheck [email]
added $gNumAlive, $gTotalMoneySupply, $gGlobalAverageWealth
added *exportitemdebug [itemname]
added *exportitem [player] [quantity] [itemname]
added script sysvalue:  gTotalMoneySupply  (in sheckles)
added 'Local Store' building type (which can be built in both residential and commercial districts)
various ui additions for the ingame store
*weeklytournamentactivate [mode],[prize]
weekly tournament button linked to server event -> "ViewTournament"
messages on frontend when access to world is refused (e.g World is full)
decoration items rendered
smoke effects
upped max (theoretical) server capacity to 128
workshop shows if you're employed
fix for some items missing on town trades screen
Server keyvalues, tasklist.dat, flags.dat and ServerGlobals moved to StoredData folder
delete nearest forest will delete tree lines too
Separate town pattern maps for ground shader
Various bits of refactoring and simplification of the landscape render
Fix for export prices save not working
export buildings show up in the town trades list
FT info request cleanup
wip support for automated caching through file transfer system
added *exportpriceset [item],minprice,maxprice,variancemode,varianceparam
added sysGetExportPrice( item )
workhouse
residence permit support, linking in screen to prompt user when they need one
for official at servers, when user doesnt have permit they can only have 1 house
server check for district construction rules
added birdies
added *listusers command
players moved back to holding area ; end of alpha
some work on custom ingame storefront
player struct worldpos made private with accessor to set it.. basic hacking prevention
changing PLAYER_STRUCT to a class so can block the writing of worldpos
steam inventory updated when a call to the overlay store completes
fix for building sound events (e.g. bongochimp descent) not getting updated when in small
added *logflush to trigger immediate save of the server logs
idle timer updates when in small
info and census screens combined, guide link to website
town roads layout now applied to the groundshader patternmap at runtime based on the location of towns
added tick icon to indicate purchased items that are currently selected/active
added town districts system and new 'advanced' building types
scripted osd RECT type can be made clickable if given a name
added new scripted osd type 'LAYERRECT' which appears above osd images
auto-away timer now active when in small
added *setallplayervar [playervarNum] [value] to set a player var value for all alive players
added script functions:
sysNumPlayersWithPlayerVarVal( VarNum, Value )
(e.g. sysNumPlayersWithPlayerVarVal( 6, 2 ) returns number of players with $gPlayerVar[6] == 2 )
sysGenerateTopPlayerVarsList( VarNum, NUm players to list )
(e.g. sysGenerateTopPlayerVarsList( 6, 3 ) generates a list of the 3 players with the highest value for playervar[6])
sysGetTopPlayer( index) - gets a playerID from the generated list
(e.g. after calling  sysGenerateTopPlayerVarsList, sysGetTopPlayer(1) would get the first person in the generated list)
added 'DayOfYear' script event - e.g. Event( "DayOfYear", "1" ) is triggered on the 1st Jan each game year
removed test code
fix for bought items not appearing in town trades list if building had more than enough invest to cover purchases
town trades list
serverconfig flag 'SENDDAILYEMAILS' to control whether a server sends daily email summaries
added *countdown [player] [secs] [mode]  (currently supporting just *countdown [player] 3 0 for the racestart countdown effect)
fixed up building access buttons so can always go back to index page

 fix for export building having its profit margin upside down, and added system to auto-update export building prices according to current global export rates each production run
fix for server not properly checking for available file transfer send slots and just aborting 
engine off label moved to the right when the low fuel indicator icon is active
ornamental buildings dont show in census 'total buildings on world' count
moved families and banking.dat to StoredData
Fix for census not updating between 1 jan,yr 0 to 2 mar,yr 0
fixes for world news
export prices automatic adjustment based on previous export rates and small random variation
official atractor servers set flag in welcome message
When a permit is purchased, it is applied immediately

changed *buildingwageproddebug to *buildproddebug [buildnum] and added more details to the output
response on *workhousefix
support for setting of wage (and grant amount) for Workhouse building
fix for broken keyvalue loading. Extended the time period before the values are cleared from memcache.
added command *workhousefix to resolve discrepancies in job records caused by earlier broken workhouse code
game options screen bits
removed multichar cash reset system (for now?)
workshop and export buildings in commercial buildings category
fix for workhouse not removing old employee properly when a new one joins and its full
added bongometer and *bongoworshiplevel [val],[max]
fixed crow spec cam height
buildings set to appear on map now show without waiting for their name to be downloaded
'purchased items' screen copes with more than 9 items
steamid fields added to ban records  plus *bansteamid 
fixed stupid code
fix for multiple keyvalues causing server crash
*bongoworshiplevel curr,threshold
randomised smoke times
remote trailers revert to straight more quickly
fix for textures showing incorrectly on map editor screens
fix for *vehicle 25 allowing access to a weirded vehicle 1
new town pattern map system also writes to the main, global pattern map to reduce the amount of nastiness when lods overlap
fix for various bits of texture badness (including missing textures in water reflections)

owners of export buildings can now change one of their export items once every 24 hours
added API for getting a basicUID from the AT userbase
properly turned off multichar cash reset
Default to WASD controls 
Esc then O, game options

new purchasable items ; fishing equipment, movie camera, purple skin, 3 new decorations
race UI tweaks
various additions to fishing.
fix for port that will take infinite items
nightime brightness control
fix for crow not appearing when crowing from home
removed .crow and .help
controls for buy and sell to buildings now cap their values to appropriate maximums (e.g. can't attempt to sell more than you're carrying)
fix for one item being missing from the export trade list when changing item in EXPORTS building
tidying up display on workhouse buildings: wage shown on workhouse button etc
starting in home doesnt block other buttons
RaceWinner event and some extra stuff on racing to automatically time out race more quickly
*pokerreset command
*raceleave command
Workhouse now has control for setting wage
Can select and fire employees individually
Chat now picks up any modifications to username made by server (e.g If player is duplicated)
server gateway page lists stats for connections and number of refusals
account uid provided by getloc response

update replicated speed
simplified shader option
fix for 'sell to building' not always showing correct stock amounts for demanded items
work on employee effect mode 2 ('active employment')
added 'for sale' and 'dollar sign' 3d indicators for buildings. Optimised some of the building render pipeline. Fixed bug with builder render list not getting reset properly (caused buildings to flick occasionally)
added test command for reducing the front buffer width
extra logging on barter transaction
player list selection now sticks to a selected billingID to avoid it occasionally changing when players join & leave
entity explosion control command
fix for change vehicle check not considering trailer inventory size modification
fix for fire effects on exploded vehicles
fix for flight physics bank/lift calculation
building placement height adjusted to compensate for buildings that have a built-in subsurface area
debug stuff
fix for player list selection changing occasionally
fix for stockroom transfer list allowing over-stocking of some items. fix on server to make sure that no items are lost.
adding confirmation screen for 'demolish building' option on under-construction buildings
added some extra logging stuff on barter transactions
fix for *buildproddebug incorrectly reporting employee frozen
moved deaths from the main server log and added em to the a separate 'deaths.log'
filter some of the server news events to avoid duplicates
set house limit to 15
house construction limited to 12
added *exportitemadjust [itemname/num] [changeamount]
global export prices now slightly more inclined to head to the middle of their range
Extra messaging to alert when IMP file is being fetched from the game rather than the web content server
Imp uploader updated to cope with different world names
fix for overriden mouse control not resetting when windows closed
latest content (wizard hat, headphones)
fix for adding streetlights in map ed
fix for overbright crops
fire and firework effects
fix for renter value going wrong when buying a building
added .testdec
indicator on building access screen when a building is not producing because it is full
renter is no longer removed when purchasing a buildng that is rented out
various fishing bits
extra info on *buildproddebug
corrected min investment text.
Miniops now show up as Mod] rather than Op]

few modifications to get the space cockpit displays working again (plus shadows on cockpit)
first pass on some active employment bits
lighting improvements
fix for the flame from the top of the oil refineries taking on the velocity of a player in the world at random. What a fun bug :)
If you've got no job, dollar signs show up above buildings that have employment available and that you've got the skill for.

added settings -> economy -> income tax & passive work rate
some building ui changes for active employment bits
high scores show only sheckles when total is > 1000s
added *debugminigame [gameid] [instanceid]
minigame bits
fixes for biplane first person cam and tailgunner mode
added mod/op button to reset the chess
added to-let sign (similar to the for sale one)
trailers no long appear on planes
removed custom texas holdem disconnect bit that wasnt suitable..
shader fix for lighting glitches
latest atractor world scripts
fix for spin rotation of buildings (e.g. windmills) changing if shadows arent enabled
fix for tractor customisation not being reset when a player leaves
fix for tractor customisation disappearing when screen is resized or when returning from small
updated ingame store products
some lighting fixes 

missile guidance system fixes
prox system used on robocrows now applies to standard vehicles too
fix for insert/delete throttle controls activating when game window is not focused
new icons
some fiddling about with weapons
killer rabbits bits
economy -> passive work rate setting
active employment wip
changed price display so sheckle values less than 100s with 0d will show (for example) 99s0d instead of 99s
*settings -> economy -> security level 5 for disabling jobs for players with multis

town trades list now includes buildings set with infinite investment
production efficiency recalculated when a building changes ownership, and when owner gains a skill
added *eventallbuildingsoftype [type],[customevent][|params]
when buidlings->efficiencyCalc is 10, building efficiency is recalculated whenever a player forgets a skill
min price setting is always 2 above base price
fix for model flames taking velocity of first player
replaced weekly tournament button with a 'help guide' button
spawn zones & no build zones can now be viewed in the map editor
if a client who has paid for membership joins a world which doesnt know about it yet, the client will automatically notify the server to update the membership status
sysGenerateTopPlayerVarsList now omits players who are dead.
moved a couple of server files to the StoredData folder just to tidy up the folder structure
added system to reduce nutritional benefits of food items depending on how often they've been consumed previously
activate RC unit button
cargo rules = 2, enforces minimum/maximum sale and rental price for buildings
holding shift now steps up in sheckles on various controls that previously didnt support that. (e.g. set sell price)
buildings that are under construction can now be sold
updates to non-member limitations and messaging
ingame store available from home screen
*playsound [name] [num] ; num >= 1000 triggers built-in sound effects
added function for generating building construction base price estimates
Added item base price calculations
cargo rules = 2, owner can trade at own building, can't access stockroom
building process = 16, amount of primary and secondary item is same, defined by material price in bdat
added *settings -> economy -> Price change limit days (and replication of state)
added *settings -> economy -> Force buying and selling ; items cannot be set as 'not buying' or selling, once bought or sold
changed fishing so purchased item provides auto-fish functionality, added tracking of number of fish caught this 'session'
initial player age set to 16 instead of 12 (12 didnt seem that weird 18 years ago, it does now :] )
water tiles can be removed using map editor erase tool
fix for leave screen not showing the benefit of items that are in inventory
when current vehicle is sold, player is reverted to the default one, not vehicle 1
added script function sysGetBuildingTypeTechLevel
added script variable $gBuildingTenantID
fixed height of smoke effect on *effect [player] 9
fixed up some server exit memory leaks
added 'hidden' front end mode to request an 'open-testing' list from the web loc
*settings -> buildings -> storeage rules : 1 = Houses can only store food and drink
added warehouse building type
added new systems to allow the modification of the town settings structure
added *townmarkersetbuilding [markernum] [buildingnum] to allow manual fix of out-of-sync town marker/settings data
*settings -> Buildings -> Efficiency calc = 10, building is 100% efficient as long as the owner has the building's build skill
*settings -> Economy -> Cargo Rules = 2, cannot add or remove stocks from building (except homes). 
correction for weapon fire direction when firing from RC
employee list script button option
per-crow camera mode override
option for hornball pitch to have invisible walls (subgame -> ballgames > 20 )
option to cap hornball power bar rather than having it reset (subgame -> horn mode 4, 5, 6, 7)
&command parameters - string version of first parameter can be accessed using sysGetTextEntry(), and can now have 2 params (second one is comma separated just a value, accessed through $gParam[2]) - e.g. &testcommand Hello,10   : sysGetTextEntry() = 'Hello'  $gParam[1] = 0  $gParam[2] = 10
when in first person, local player vehicle is now rendered separately so can fiddle with the drawdist without affecting the main view (i.e. fixes flickering water when in first person view)
moved secondary weapon to f1 by default
added jet engine noise (vehicle -> engine noise 12)

Buildings -> Efficiency Calc mode 10, houses and warehouses are always 100% efficient
settings -> building -> buildingRestore Mode = 6 ; building repair costs cash proportional to the building base construction price and its current damage level
updated the jehovah building sale price calc to properly reflect Lovelace building costs
updated the networth calc to take into account proper building prices and reduce networth of under construction buildings
Under construction buildings are removed if owner dies (DeathEffect 3)
Investment and stocks removed from building if owner dies (DeathEffect 3)
fix for no-build zones not working
fix for fishing counts getting reset when graphics reset
fix for 'engine off' display disappearing when tasking
added option to manually override item base prices in namesfile.txt
Stopped auto eating from consuming fish from inventory

19-Nov-2018

When efficiency calc = 10, buildings dont produce at all if efficiency is 0% (i.e owner does not have skill)
Production time and cost calcs now round to nearest int
Fix for weird script behaviour - while loops with a return() statement inside them wouldnt reset their loop counter and would eventually begin falling out immediately (once the while loop has returned > 500 times)
Check to prevent dodgy skill data crashing census
Fix for exports building blank ui
Adjusted death news ranking

2019 was a washout due to work commitments