 Thousand Parsec wxPython Client 0.3.0 Released |
Tue, 19 February 2008 01:41  |
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It's been a long time since the last release of the primary free and open source client for playing Thousand Parsec games. Now, the wait is finally over and it was well worth it. Large parts of the client have drastically changed. Connecting to game servers is simplified. The new user interface enables you to more easily see important information and then more efficiently issue orders. Translation support makes it possible to conqueror the universe in your mother language.
In the version 0.3.0 you will find a lot of new features, such as:
* Finding servers is now easy! With support for the metaserver protocol the client can get (and display) lists of both remote and local servers.
* The user interface has been rewritten so that it now uses the wxWidgets AUI interface (like found in Microsoft Visual Studio IDE) and takes advantage of XRC (an XML-based resource system).
* The client now supports internationalization (under Windows and Linux) and has been translated to Slovenian.
* Downloading the universe is significantly faster, less likely to get stuck and more informative.
* The star map has been drastically changed and you can now,
* Choose how objects are coloured, either on a per player basis or on own versus enemy basis.
* See the resources availability using the resource pie-chart overlay.
* Quickly see what is in a star system with new information pop-ups for objects.
* Issue move orders painlessly with a new waypoint mode and context menu for quickly issuing single orders.
* Use shortcuts to manipulate the star map using the keyboard.
* The interface has been drastically improved on long latency links through the ability to see the pending status of orders. The client now works correctly when there are many outstanding changes of any type.
* You can now filter the systems panel to quickly find the objects you are looking for.
* You can easily find objects which are idle with new "Object without Orders" window.
* Quickly changing orders is now much easier with the addition of key
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| Thousand Parsec wxPython Client 0.3.1 Released |
Wed, 26 March 2008 05:15  |
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Hot on the heals of 0.3.0 is the 0.3.1 release of the primary Thousand Parsec client. This release is an incremental improvement over the previous one but it does not lack in improvement. It fixes over 100 bugs found and adds a whole slew of new features.
New features added:
- More auto-detection around orders, meaning better support for the Reach For The Stars ruleset on tpserver-cpp.
- Copy, paste and quick-insert context menu (on the Orders window) is back.
- Added ability to request server end the current turn.
- Added a help menu and some help pop-ups.
- Added navigation icons.
- Resource overlay now lets you chose multiple resources to be displayed.
- Downloads all players and display their info in various locations.
- Order arguments in Orders window now built from XRC (removes some of the last remaining legacy code).
Notable bugs fixed:
- Added transparency to the icons used in the system window.
- Objects on the map are always sorted alphabetically now.
- Added support for object id order parameter.
- Tips can now also be translated.
There are also numerous fixes for both Mac and Windows which improve the look and feel. For example, shortcuts now work on Windows, pop-ups no longer steal focus on Mac, etc.
For details see the complete changelog.
The new version is available from our download page. Packages for Debian Linux and Ubuntu Linux will be updated as soon as possible (thanks to bddebian). One of our candidate students for Google Summer of Code, ezod, has also for the first time prepared an overlay for Gentoo Linux. Expect updated ebuilds soon.
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