What's New in version 43.3d:

• Added version number and build time into the log/console
• Fixed memory corruption bug (deletion of void *)
• Fixed issue where tank types were not being correctly reflected across clients
• Fixed issue where resized images were incorrectly changing the number of components
• Fixed bug where connecting to a team game could crash the client
• Fixed bug where some attributes of the client's tank types were not correct
• Fixed bug where tank type wasn't sent to clients
• Fixed socket leaking when disconnecting from a server
• Fixed bug with program name being displayed as tank2
• Fixed bug where client could crash after loading if immediately disconnected
• Fixed bug where texture scaling levels with non RGB textures could cause a crash
• Fixed bug where lots of sounds played during level load/sync

What's New in version 43.3:

• Saved game can now be loaded
• Brand new mod (AWE for a different and faster paced gameplay experience).
• Many other bug fixes

What´s new version 43.3 Beta 4:

• Fixed server sometimes hanging when tanks with tank types try to buy.
• Added landscapeerosion tag to WeaponNapalm to allow it erode the landscape.
• Fixed sound dialog not be accessible on some screens
• Fixed buy time not being correct on the progress dialog
• Fixed not being able to use the camera modes when buying
• Fixed WeaponAimedOver targeting dead tanks
• Added admin 'change name' function to allow admins to force a player name change (available via command line, web and in-game)
• Fixed a bug where players could be forced to play against no opponents when a spectator joins
• Fixed rounds not ending due to lives being awarded to dead players.
• Fixed admin players being able to kill players in the wrong states
• AI Tanks now join all at once rather than being added slowly one at a time
• Fixed player dialog resetting for each player in single player (offline) mode
• Fixed online player parameters not being remembered correctly
• Fixed players getting stuck when crashing during loading
• Fixed not being able to kick players that do not have a destination (connection)

What´s new version 43.3 Beta 3:

• Updated projectiles and rollers so they can use local or global groups. A local group is only visible to the instance of the weapon that fired it.
• Added 'localgroupname' and 'globalgroupname' tags to rollers and projectiles (removed 'groupname').
• Added 'ringtextureset' and 'ringradius' to lasers to allow rings to be drawn around the laser, defaults to 0 (off)
• Fixed spelling for loser in turn type
• Added 'scale' attribute to weapon roller to allow the model to be scaled (like projectiles), defaults to 1
• Added 'wobblespin' and 'wobbleamount' to weapon projectile to allow a wobbly path to be used, defaults to off, good values < 1
• Updated sniper shots to hopefully remove malformed shots
• Added 'watertransparency' attribute to landscape texture files to allow the water transparency to be configured, defaults to 1
• Added new explosion type 'directionalring' that uses the velocity of the current WeaponExplosion as the axis for the explosion
• Updated ultra display options for even more goodness
• Fixed UPnP port forwarding for PPP routers for PnP server hosting
• Added UPnP external IP address detection for PnP server hosting

What´s new version 43.2a:

• Camera will now correctly follow players shots
• Scorch textures now correctly tiled
• Client server syncing fixed
• Network dialog now correctly on screen

What´s new version 43.1c:

• Fixed server and client calculating auto balance differently.
• Money formatting changed so larger numbers are easier to read
• Added AI logging to enable AI debugging
• Camera mode is not reset between rounds when only AIs are playing
• Count down sound for shot timer
• Made text sound less obtrusive
• Followed shots now don´t flicker when being followed
• Tank/shield health not shown in some of the camera views
• Action camera won´t follow ship shots
• Old sight position is now correctly centred on the gun
• Added option for tank/tree reflections for high end computers
• Added option for particle reflections for high end computers
• Restricted view setting is now persistent
• Fuel position landscape indicator now goes away as soon as the fuel is used
• The buy and shot timers take account of the latency
• In game chat now has a moveable cursor
• More model speed ups
• Game shouldn´t count loading or spectator tanks when calculating who´s left
• Performance improvement for drawing targets and tanks
• Fixed the winning banner being too wide for the screen when many players draw/win.
• Fixed round numbers from getting beyond the maximum round number
• Added residual player settings to settings dialogs
• Fixed residual players not being recorded correctly
• Added residual player functionality for non-stats servers
• Sped up AI turn speeds for non-RTS modes
• Slightly longer time allowed for people to buy
• Players can connect immediately after being disconnected (no duplicated SUI/UID issues)
• Lowered the maximum amount of time for the remove tank setting (added setting to both configuration dialogs)
• Changed residual players to be on when the setting is on, and not vice-versa
• Changed the max and min settings for IdleCycleTime

What´s New in version 43.1b:

• Changed ambient sounds levels to change better with the sound slider
• Lowered the default sound levels for some of the louder ambient sounds
• Changed shot camera so it always follows the shot regardless of what else is happening.
  • If there are shots from the current player it follows the shots
  • If there are no shots but the player is alive it views from the gun
  • If the player is dead it views other peoples shots
  • If there are no shots it views from the spectator angle
• Added new aim camera that always views from the players gun regardless of what else is happening
• Added key bindings for aim and explosion cameras
• Fixed old sight position not working
• Fixed new visible sight not being aligned with the gun
• Fixed new AIs not getting the correct unique ids
• Fixed auto defence not working
• Fixed gifting money not working

What´s New in version 42.1:

• Fixed server web console not displaying Unicode characters correctly
• Changed skill formula to have less fluctuations
• Added possibility to grant skill based on round/match wins
• Added configuration settings for skill system
• Fixed unicode names in server web console
• Added more tank attributes to LUA tank table
• Transient options can be retrieved via the LUA get options function
• Casting of 64bit types for completeness
• Changes for 64bit compilers
• Enabled fogging for objects
• Import fixes for gcc version 3.4
• Updated configure script to remove X11 dependancies for OSX binaries
• Fixed a bug where the server may send some text messages to more than the intended client.
• Updated documentation files to remove actual information and add links to wiki
• Changed launcher to not have S3D_SERVER #defined to allow visible dialog messages
• Fixes a bug where the working directory is not set to the binary path under win32.