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Version 2 (modified by Henrik Heimbuerger, 17 years ago) (diff)
researched some more release dates

Version History

added all R3->R4 changes
various minor changes to accomodate for the new R4 features (primarily: no more overlapping lines anywhere)
added display of the player's pilot when in a turreted ship at various screens
the new (R4) mission briefing screen is now smaller, and has been moved so all ten lines of chat can be read and the team (H)ELO sums can be seen during game launch
various modifications to the loadout screen: the player is now told when in a turret, equipment description can now have three lines without running out of the box, removed info text that overlapped with other controls
removed Slipstream GUI from the installer and removed Slipstream GUI support
fixed some typos in the "tips of the game"
replaced all bmp.mdls with PNGs (yay!)
moved all CortUI files that don't integrate directly into the displaying process into the subdirectory mods/CortUI/media/ (double-yay!)
it is now possible to 'uninstall' the game lobby and the hangar modification using the installer (the installer will overwrite the respective files with the default MDLs if the modifications are not selected)
fixed an issue with the comboboxes on the installer configuration screen not dropping down on some systems
cleaned up installer
the uninstaller is now shown as "Free Allegiance CortUI" in 'Control Panel' -> 'Add or Remove Programs' to match the new name of the Allegiance client's uninstaller

the (H)ELO values no longer run out of the team selection line (at least for reasonable team sizes) in the game lobby

fixed a bug that triggered an assertion (not noticeable in release-builds of the Allegiance client)
the map-mode readout displays very long names correctly now
introduced three new software HUD modes: the default HUD with targeting view and two completely modified software HUDs, one by Raveen and one by Parcival
the minimap has been moved a bit to be symmetrical with the loadout window
the main chat is now correctly positioned if set to less than 10 lines and deactivated scrollbar
current ship and current KB are now displayed on the map when in base
the 'default loadout' button on the loadout screen has been moved to the lower right to lower the chance of clicking it by accident

added installer for easier installation and customizing values
settings are now in external file
reintroduced station status bar for loadout screen and repositioned it in hangar
energy, ammo, and fuel gauges are now replaced with endurance gauge when podded

the number of chat lines at the loadout screen is now configurable, independent of the number of chat lines at other screens (but I don't see a reason to change it, six is really the optimum)
some HUD-controls are shown during launch animation (chat, minimap, inventory, etc.)
ten lines of chat are now shown in the lobby as well
inventory and minimap have been moved to the side for map-mode, thereby making more room for the actual map
the Z-order of the windows has been rearranged (e.g. critical info over investments, investments over inventory)
the positioning of the windows in hangar and map when in base have been moved, so that ten lines of chat are displayed at all times
the display of the last orders in the cockpit view has been removed (easy to get back, but does anybody need it?)
the back-button at the map has been removed (use F3 instead)
the back-button in the hangar has been removed (use ESC-q instead)
the 'dialogs='-part of dialog.mdl has been extensively commented and refactored (no effect on gameplay)
the 'ship type' at the map now shows whether you're the pilot of a ship or in a turret
the version number of the modification is shown in the lower right corner of the map