Patch Information

Release	Full Source	Patch	Obsoleted
0.9.6	space-0.9.6.tar.gz	0.9.5 -> patch-0.9.6.gz	patch-0.9.7

Changes

Patch v0.9.6
============

+ Moved object distance lists into the space_info
  structure, and partially reworked some of the
  sensor update code.
+ Reworked shield plugins to allow parameter passing
  during object initialization.
+ Reworked the contact handling code so that each
  object has its own contact numbers.  It works as
  follows:

  If object A has no contacts, the next new contact
     will have contact number 1.

  If object A has contacts, the next new contact
     will be given the previous highest number plus 1.

  Example:

  Object A sees Object B as contact 1
  Object A sees Object C as contact 2
  Object A loses Object B
  Object A sees Object B as contact 3
  Object A sees Object D as contact 4
  Object A loses Object B, C and D
  Object A see Object B as contact 1

+ Updated the stale contact detection code to
  use a turn id instead of a 'is current' flag.
  This avoids a complete scan of the contact
  lists to clear the 'is current' flag.
+ Added a spacecall to do some checks on the sensor
  structures to help track down reported oddities
  with the sensor code. Any problems are written to
  the space_debug_char, and logged. To use it, just:

    sc(sensor_sanity,<space-number>)

+ Fixed the EV_NEW_CONTACT / EV_LOST_CONTACT events
  to pass contact numbers, not pointers to contact
  structures to softcode.
+ Fixed the abbreviated contact list check to only
  flag ships that have locked onto the sensor.
  Previously, spurious locks were shown for any
  contact that had locked weapons on any other vessel.
+ A fix to the torpedo fire table code so that only
  attackable objects are added to the table.

Special Instructions

thIS RELEASE IS BUGGY AND SHOULD NOT BE USED

Disclaimer

This code is provided as a development release. Not all of the functionality noted in the documentation may be present, and correct operation of the included components is not guaranteed. Caveat Emptor.

Maintained by Mark Cooke
Last Updated: 28-Nov-2003