Finally,
all tests have been run and Tundra 2.2.0 is ready for release. Grab yours
at http://code.google.com/p/realxtend-naali/downloads/list (top of the
list).
Notable changes to 2.2.0:
- New command line parameters "--version", "--fullscreen".
- New command line parameters "--console", "--sharedconsole" to allow
specifying whether to show a text-based console along with the main UI
window.
- New command line parameter "--splash" to control the display of the
startup splash screen.
- New command line parameters for Ogre rendering: "--vsync",
"--vsyncFrequency", "--antialias".
- Updated to a new version of MathGeoLib, which adds support for several
new geometry types for scripts (see
http://clb.demon.fi/MathGeoLib/reference.html)
- Updated SkyX version to 0.2.1.
- New sound settings dialog.
- Add support for scripts to directly receive touch events on touch-based
systems.
- Support specifying Hydrax configuration as an asset (instead of taking
a hardcoded file in Tundra installation directory)
- Wider support for scripts to access renderer and ui properties.
- Allow accessing SoundChannels from QtScript.
- New rewritten HTTP Asset Cache to avoid issues with QNetworkDiskCache.
- Add support for specifying asset storages in scene files, to allow
easier bundling of assets with scenes.
- Updated demo scenes: Render-to-texture, Compositor, Tooltip, ECSound,
Physics, DayNight.
- New demo scenes: AnimatedUI, EntityMoveTest, ReplicationTest.
- New UIPlane feature allow scripts to directly generate 2D screen
content (HUD items, overlays) that is blitted using Ogre (GPU).
- Support profiling CPU time consumption in QtScripts.
- Enable support for raycasting to billboard and hoveringtext components.
- Fix a problem where entities did not always parent themselves properly
to bones of meshes.
- Fix a crash related to parent-child chains of entities.
- Fix a crash on headless server when EC_Fog is present in the scene.
- Fix problems with Unicode strings in assets and command line parameters.
- Fix a problem where meshes loaded over HTTP did not have tangent frames
generated.
- Fix about a hundred other crashes or problems.
There are so many fixes (though several of them are somewhat technical),
that I cannot list all of them here. Instead, you can find a full
changelog of commits at
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/v213_220_diff.txt
Big thanks to everyone who contributed for this release.
The Start Menu structure has been revised, and you can find there a list
of the new and updated samples to try out. Some of the samples print out
some odd warning on the console, but don't mind those if the scenes work.
Remember when trying out:
- The issue tracker is at https://github.com/realXtend/naali/issues
- The IRC channel is at #realxtend-dev on FreeNode.
To finish off, we have a surprise for you!
Coinciding with this version, LudoCraft is proud to announce the public
release of LudoCraft Circus, a technology demo that shows off various
application and games development features in Tundra. In LudoCraft Circus,
the visitor can attend a colorful display of circus events and play
several minigames in the theme. The minigames each demonstrate different
features of the Tundra technology, and serve to prove that Tundra is
capable of reaching its goal as a "scriptable 3D internet application
development platform". Here is a sneak peek:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/Circus1.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/Circus2.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/Circus3.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/Circus4.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/40949268/Tundra/Circus5.png
LudoCraft Circus is open to all, around the clock, and hosted on LudoCraft
servers here in Finland. To pay a visit, download Tundra 2.2.0, open up
the "Tundra 2.2.0 UI-less Viewer" from the start menu, and point it to
Server address: "tundra.ludocraft.com:8582"
Username: <any name you want>
Password: <empty>
Protocol: UDP
Looking forward to seeing you all there, and please remember to behave and
not throw those sharp knives at each other!
jj
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