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AssaultCube: History

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-

History

-

AssaultCube v1.0

-

2007/06/04

-

- New features -

-
    -
  • New maps: ac_power, ac_elevation, ac_toxic and ac_urban
    • -
  • Brand new mapmodels made by Toca
    • -
  • AssaultCube server wizard (Plus allowing for it to run as a windows service)
    • -
  • Spectator and following modes
    • -
  • OpenAL 1.1 support (Allows for 5.1 surround sound)
    • -
  • You can now hear footsteps, bullet ricochets and other new sound effects
    • -
  • Voice-coms, a varietey of team commands
    • -
  • Visibility options for player models
    • -
  • Scorch marks made by grenades
    • -
  • New sniper scope by Antiklimax
    • -
  • Muzzle flashes
    • -
  • Markers on the HUD indicate the direction where damage was inflicted from
    • -
  • Text cursor now makes a flickering effect
    • -
  • New voting system
    • -
  • There is no more "master" system, as the voting system has taken its place
    • -
  • Crouching, hide effectively and shoot with more precision
    • -
  • Smooth recoil changes
    • -
  • Enhanced scoreboard asthetics and features
    • -
  • More advanced/intuitive interface for changing sound and video options
    • -
  • Keybinding menu, mouse invert support
    • -
  • Welcome menu that asks for fundamental options to be changed
    • -
  • Map and crosshair menus show ALL items from their resource directory
    • -
  • Sliders, checkboxes and text-inputs now available for menus
    • -
  • New netcode with various new features and changes
    • -
  • Customizable ports allowed for servers
    • -
  • CSL (cube server lister) support
    • -
  • Whois command
    • -
  • New masterserver implementation (OSS, ASP.NET)
    • -
  • Server supports syslog loggin on Linux-like patforms
    • -
  • Auto-getmap and map config sending
    • -
  • Configurable script security contexts to run map configs in a "sandbox"
    • -
-

- Backports and merges -

-
    -
  • Bullethole backport from Cube 2
    • -
  • Demo support backport from Cube 2
    • -
  • Ambient map-sounds backport from Sauerbraten
    • -
  • Two soundtracks from "ping-pong" (Cube 1)
    • -
  • Ratio column in the scoreboard by grenadier_
    • -
  • Dropflag command by grenadier_
    • -
-

- Fixes -

-
    -
  • Map cleanups/fixes
    • -
  • Better bot waypoints
    • -
  • Quick-switch exploit fixed
    • -
  • Forceteam/autoteam/team change issues fixed
    • -
  • HUD gun no longer appears to go through walls
    • -
  • Fixed reloading while scoping issue
    • -
  • "hideradar 0" doesn't disable the minimap anymore
    • -
  • Scope is always drawn at correct aspect ratio now
    • -
  • CTF flag now drops correctly on heightfields
    • -
  • "Unknown" servers now show as "empty"
    • -
  • etc
    • -
-

AssaultCube v0.93

-

2007/06/04

-
    -
  • a new name: ActionCube is now known as AssaultCube. Best feature ever..
    • -
  • new map ac_snow
    • -
  • mini team-radar
    • -
  • map overview
    • -
  • ingame documentation reference (command prompt and menus)
    • -
  • water reflections
    • -
  • dynamic player shadows
    • -
  • bulletholes
    • -
  • 3rd person demo playback, pausing and slow motion (experimental)
    • -
  • team chat
    • -
  • new 'admin' client role, break into locked servers
    • -
  • new explosion gfx (sauer backport)
    • -
  • improved weapon sway
    • -
  • small physic improvements
    • -
  • improved scorebard
    • -
  • server MOTD (message of the day)
    • -
  • master can now force a player to the enemy team
    • -
  • player collisions improved
    • -
  • local renaming of duplicate player names (sauer backport)
    • -
  • improved app launcher for Mac (sauer backport)
    • -
  • reload animation now plays correctly
    • -
  • flag now drops correctly on heighfields
    • -
  • akimbo pickup does cause a weapon change anymore when using the sniper
    • -
  • ctf join bug fixed
    • -
-

ActionCube v0.92

-

2007/01/17

-
    -
  • - new bot gamemode one shot, one kill -
    • -
  • auto team
    • -
  • connecting players stay dead in arena modes
    • -
  • colored messages
    • -
  • public and private server mastermodes
    • -
  • tweaked weapon balance
    • -
  • sniper headshot kills instantly and shows some gibs
    • -
  • all gib frags count as two frags (knife, nade, sniper headshot)
    • -
  • ctf flag reset on teamkill
    • -
  • a big note on the teamkillers screen
    • -
  • quick nade throw (key G, MOUSE2)
    • -
  • better spawning
    • -
  • fixed skin menu
    • -
  • fixed flag disappear on disconnect
    • -
  • fixed shooting while editing
    • -
  • fixed invincible bots
    • -
  • fixed several memory bugs
    • -
-

ActionCube v0.91

-

2006/11/12

-

- Some of the features are backports from Sauerbraten. Thanks to eihrul. -

-
    -
  • new game mode "one shot, one kill"
    • -
  • new map ac_desert2
    • -
  • netcode and new version of the enet library, consumes less bandwidth
    • -
  • weapon balance tweaked
    • -
  • config saving
    • -
  • support for md3 mapmodels
    • -
  • faster geometry rendering
    • -
  • faster ladder climbing
    • -
  • 3rd person death
    • -
  • advanced console
    • -
  • screenres command and fullscreen var
    • -
  • limit fps with maxfps
    • -
  • -z, -b, and -a command-line options
    • -
  • ctf flagpick bug fixed
    • -
  • gib crash fixed
    • -
  • flag count fixed
    • -
  • scores now save across disconnects
    • -
  • player death animation fixed
    • -
  • weapon hit absorbtion fixed
    • -
-

ActionCube v0.9

-

- 2006/11/04 - Release of the first public beta. Some quick infos: -

-

- Artwork -

-
    -
  • 55 new mapmodels
    • -
  • 4 high quality maps
    • -
  • 100% new texture set (new, not fully original ;)
    • -
  • 100% new content (original, apart from sounds, playermodel)
    • -
  • new guns: Knife, Pistol, Shotgun, Subgun, Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Grenades
    • -
  • new items: Health, Ammobox , Kevlar, Clips, Grenades, Akimbo Powerup
    • -
  • new sounds
    • -
  • the well known sas quake2 model by Darren Pattenden
    • - -
-

- Game/Engine -

-
    -
  • - gamemodes -
      -
    • Capture The Flag (pCube)
      • -
    • Team Deathmatch
      • -
    • Team Survivor
      • -
    • Last man Standing
      • -
    • Deathmatch
      • -
    • Pistol Frenzy
      • -
    • Last Swiss Standing
      • -
    -
    • -
  • two fixed teams with chooseable skins
    • -
  • server side maprotation (pCube)
    • -
  • md3 hudguns
    • -
  • vweap support for all weapons
    • -
  • weapon reloading
    • -
  • bullet flyby fx
    • -
  • weapon bob/sway
    • -
  • ladders
    • -
  • gib fx
    • -
  • new menu/hud gfx (model drawing)
    • -
  • simple kick/ban system
    • -
  • bot support (adaption of the cubebots)
    • -
-

The day makkE came to town

-
- **** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Aug 1 11:46:13 2004
- Aug 01 16:12:02 --> makkE (makkE@116-1-87.w193-250.abo.wanadoo.fr) has joined #ActionCube
- Aug 01 16:12:18 <makkE> hi
- Aug 01 16:13:29 <driAn> hi -
-

Project Launch

-

- July 2004 - Arghvark, driAn, Verbal_ and dtd started working on AssaultCube. -

-
- +
+

+ History

+

+ AssaultCube v1.0

+

+ 2012/11/11

+

+ New features +

+
    +
  • New maps: ac_power, ac_elevation, ac_toxic, ac_urban, ac_shine, ac_desert3, ac_keller, + ac_sunset, ac_arctic and ac_scaffold
    • +
  • New game modes: Hunt the flag, Keep the flag & Team keep the flag
    • +
  • Brand new mapmodels
    • +
  • AssaultCube server wizard (Plus allowing for it to run as a windows service)
    • +
  • Spectator and following modes
    • +
  • OpenAL 1.1 support (Allows for 5.1 surround sound)
    • +
  • You can now hear footsteps, bullet ricochets and other new sound effects
    • +
  • Voice-coms, a varietey of team commands
    • +
  • Visibility options for player models
    • +
  • Scorch marks made by grenades
    • +
  • New sniper scope
    • +
  • Muzzle flashes
    • +
  • Markers on the HUD indicate the direction where damage was inflicted from
    • +
  • Text cursor now makes a flickering effect
    • +
  • New voting system
    • +
  • There is no more "master" system, as the voting system has taken its place
    • +
  • Crouching, hide effectively and shoot with more precision
    • +
  • Smooth recoil changes
    • +
  • Enhanced scoreboard asthetics and features
    • +
  • More advanced/intuitive interface for changing sound and video options
    • +
  • Keybinding menu, mouse invert support
    • +
  • Welcome menu that asks for fundamental options to be changed
    • +
  • Map and crosshair menus show ALL items from their resource directory
    • +
  • Sliders, checkboxes and text-inputs now available for menus
    • +
  • New netcode with various new features and changes
    • +
  • Customizable ports allowed for servers
    • +
  • CSL (cube server lister) support
    • +
  • Whois command
    • +
  • New masterserver implementation (OSS, ASP.NET)
    • +
  • Server supports syslog loggin on Linux-like patforms
    • +
  • Auto-getmap and map config sending
    • +
  • Server can provide custom maps and learn new maps
    • +
  • Configurable script security contexts to run map configs in a "sandbox"
    • +
  • Music plays when you have the CTF flag
    • +
  • Multi-user support for Windows/Linux, stores your configurations/files to your user + profile
    • +
  • Flags and pickups show up in edit mode
    • +
  • Lots of new documentation, including user guides for map editing
    • +
  • "loadnotexture" command, allowing a custom texture to be loaded if the user doesn't + have the correct content
    • +
  • When files are written to disk by the game, the game outputs information saying + so
    • +
  • When joining a server, players now connect to the smaller team
    • +
  • New extensions/plugin system for the server
    • +
  • New map storage/sending system
    • +
  • Support for admins to change the server description in-game
    • +
  • Nickname, mapname and entity type auto-completion
    • +
  • Multiple admin password support
    • +
  • Passwords to allow access for blacklisted players
    • +
  • IP Blacklisting support
    • +
  • Team shuffle command
    • +
  • Min/max player support for the maprotation - If there are too many/few players, + depending on the map rotation settings, that map will be skipped in rotation
    • +
  • Auto-forceteam ensures that teams are always even in team-based modes
    • +
  • The server now checks cfg files periodically
    • +
  • Simple SPAM detection and suppression
    • +
  • Console and scoreboard are now transparent
    • +
  • Stencil shadow support
    • +
  • Game output prints scores at the end of each match in the console
    • +
  • Searching LAN will show all LAN servers
    • +
  • AC updates servers for you -> No need to update from master manually
    • +
  • Vertex lighting for mapmodels
    • +
  • A compass inside the minimap
    • +
  • Support for apple meta keys
    • +
  • Reduced violence mode
    • +
  • 64-bit linux binaries now included in release
    • +
  • Auto-ban threshold for the server
    • +
  • Better crosshair menu/support
    • +
  • An in-game multiplayer menu with the options that you'll specifically need while + in-game, and also lists admin commands if you're administrator
    • +
  • New custom connect and admin connect menu
    • +
  • More secure sending of passwords to the server
    • +
  • Better countdown timers for respawn
    • +
  • New "clip" entity allows easy clipping for map editors
    • +
  • Better support for mods of this game
    • +
  • "editent" command to easily edit entities
    • +
  • Custom playerskin support
    • +
+

+ Backports and merges +

+
    +
  • Bullethole backport from Cube 2
    • +
  • Demo support backport from Cube 2
    • +
  • Ambient map-sounds backport from Sauerbraten
    • +
  • Two soundtracks from "ping-pong" (Cube 1)
    • +
  • Ratio column in the scoreboard by grenadier_
    • +
  • Dropflag command by grenadier_
    • +
  • Backported text rendering
    • +
+

+ Fixes +

+
    +
  • Map cleanups/fixes
    • +
  • Better bot waypoints
    • +
  • Quick-switch exploit fixed
    • +
  • Forceteam/autoteam/team change issues fixed
    • +
  • HUD gun no longer appears to go through walls
    • +
  • Fixed reloading while scoping issue
    • +
  • "hideradar 0" doesn't disable the minimap anymore
    • +
  • Scope is always drawn at correct aspect ratio now
    • +
  • CTF flag now drops correctly on heightfields
    • +
  • "Unknown" servers now show as "empty"
    • +
  • Grenades don't fall through bridges/platforms
    • +
  • Suicides drop the flag, instead of resetting it
    • +
  • Better spawning - Players don't spawn in the same location (in arena game modes)
    • +
  • "sendmap filename" will no longer write to file, unless in coopedit mode
    • +
  • "getmap" will get the right map, or no map
    • +
  • Securemaps now work as intended
    • +
  • Mapmodel occulling fix
    • +
  • Server allows muliple IP addresses on one machine
    • +
  • etc
    • +
+

+ AssaultCube v0.93

+

+ 2007/06/04

+
    +
  • a new name: ActionCube is now known as AssaultCube. Best feature ever..
    • +
  • new map ac_snow
    • +
  • mini team-radar
    • +
  • map overview
    • +
  • ingame documentation reference (command prompt and menus)
    • +
  • water reflections
    • +
  • dynamic player shadows
    • +
  • bulletholes
    • +
  • 3rd person demo playback, pausing and slow motion (experimental)
    • +
  • team chat
    • +
  • new 'admin' client role, break into locked servers
    • +
  • new explosion gfx (sauer backport)
    • +
  • improved weapon sway
    • +
  • small physic improvements
    • +
  • improved scorebard
    • +
  • server MOTD (message of the day)
    • +
  • master can now force a player to the enemy team
    • +
  • player collisions improved
    • +
  • local renaming of duplicate player names (sauer backport)
    • +
  • improved app launcher for Mac (sauer backport)
    • +
  • reload animation now plays correctly
    • +
  • flag now drops correctly on heighfields
    • +
  • akimbo pickup does cause a weapon change anymore when using the sniper
    • +
  • ctf join bug fixed
    • +
+

+ ActionCube v0.92

+

+ 2007/01/17

+
    +
  • new bot gamemode one shot, one kill
    • +
  • auto team
    • +
  • connecting players stay dead in arena modes
    • +
  • colored messages
    • +
  • public and private server mastermodes
    • +
  • tweaked weapon balance
    • +
  • sniper headshot kills instantly and shows some gibs
    • +
  • all gib frags count as two frags (knife, nade, sniper headshot)
    • +
  • ctf flag reset on teamkill
    • +
  • a big note on the teamkillers screen
    • +
  • quick nade throw (key G, MOUSE2)
    • +
  • better spawning
    • +
  • fixed skin menu
    • +
  • fixed flag disappear on disconnect
    • +
  • fixed shooting while editing
    • +
  • fixed invincible bots
    • +
  • fixed several memory bugs
    • +
+

+ ActionCube v0.91

+

+ 2006/11/12

+

+ Some of the features are backports from Sauerbraten. Thanks to eihrul. +

+
    +
  • new game mode "one shot, one kill"
    • +
  • new map ac_desert2
    • +
  • netcode and new version of the enet library, consumes less bandwidth
    • +
  • weapon balance tweaked
    • +
  • config saving
    • +
  • support for md3 mapmodels
    • +
  • faster geometry rendering
    • +
  • faster ladder climbing
    • +
  • 3rd person death
    • +
  • advanced console
    • +
  • screenres command and fullscreen var
    • +
  • limit fps with maxfps
    • +
  • -z, -b, and -a command-line options
    • +
  • ctf flagpick bug fixed
    • +
  • gib crash fixed
    • +
  • flag count fixed
    • +
  • scores now save across disconnects
    • +
  • player death animation fixed
    • +
  • weapon hit absorbtion fixed
    • +
+

+ ActionCube v0.9

+

+ 2006/11/04 - Release of the first public beta. Some quick infos: +

+

+ Artwork +

+
    +
  • 55 new mapmodels
    • +
  • 4 high quality maps
    • +
  • 100% new texture set (new, not fully original ;)
    • +
  • 100% new content (original, apart from sounds, playermodel)
    • +
  • new guns: Knife, Pistol, Shotgun, Subgun, Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Grenades
    • +
  • new items: Health, Ammobox , Kevlar, Clips, Grenades, Akimbo Powerup
    • +
  • new sounds
    • +
  • the well known sas quake2 model by Darren Pattenden
    • +
+

+ Game/Engine +

+
    +
  • gamemodes +
      +
    • Capture The Flag (pCube)
      • +
    • Team Deathmatch
      • +
    • Team Survivor
      • +
    • Last man Standing
      • +
    • Deathmatch
      • +
    • Pistol Frenzy
      • +
    • Last Swiss Standing
      • +
    +
    • +
  • two fixed teams with chooseable skins
    • +
  • server side maprotation (pCube)
    • +
  • md3 hudguns
    • +
  • vweap support for all weapons
    • +
  • weapon reloading
    • +
  • bullet flyby fx
    • +
  • weapon bob/sway
    • +
  • ladders
    • +
  • gib fx
    • +
  • new menu/hud gfx (model drawing)
    • +
  • simple kick/ban system
    • +
  • bot support (adaption of the cubebots)
    • +
+

+ The day makkE came to town

+
+ **** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Aug 1 11:46:13 2004
+ Aug 01 16:12:02 --> makkE (makkE@116-1-87.w193-250.abo.wanadoo.fr) has joined + #ActionCube
+ Aug 01 16:12:18 <makkE> hi
+ Aug 01 16:13:29 <driAn> hi
-
+

+ Project Launch

+

+ July 2004 - Arghvark, driAn, Verbal_ and dtd started working on AssaultCube. +

+
+ +