Freeciv

Third "beta" release of Freeciv 2.0.0[]

05 Nov 2004
The third "beta" for Freeciv 2.0.0 has been released. You can download it from either of:
A Windows binary is available at:
Note that this is not the final 2.0.0 release. We've fixed a huge number of bugs from the first two betas, but many remain. Please send bug reports to bugs@freeciv.org, with as much descriptive information as possible. No bug is too small! If you find a crash in the Windows binary include the civserver.RTP or civclient.RTP in your report.
For a tentative feature list in Freeciv 2.0, please see the NEWS-beta page. For a list of changes since beta2, see NEWS-beta3.

The Freeciv Maintainers

This is an extensive list of the changes since the 2.0.0-beta2:[]

  • Fix a bug with overflowed memory when loading a game.
  • Show players' usernames in the players dialog.
  • Fix some memory leaks.
  • Add a new option to the "allowtake" server setting.
  • Fix some bugs with observers and unattached players.
  • Fix some client-side bugs with /take and /detach.
  • Fix a bug where nukes could conquer cities.
  • Improve the AI building advisor for humans.
  • Fix a bug when a player does multiple revolutions.
  • Fix a bug with shared vision when alliances are broken.
  • Fix a bug with saved games and observers.
  • Fix a bug where map settings weren't saved pregame.
  • Fix some bugs where /away players would do too much.
  • Fix some bugs when coming back from /away while diplomacy is active.
  • Fix some bugs where the startscreen could get into inconsistent states.
  • Don't load units when they're sentried, or unload them when activated.
  • Change the load and unload commands to be (l) and (u).
  • Activate units when they're unloaded.
  • Recenter the overview when the mapview is resized.
  • Refresh the city dialog's unit lists when a transporter's cargo is changed.
  • Accept server information about connections for players we don't know about.
  • Fix a bug where switching tilesets would cause a crash in the city dialog.
  • Add load and unload commands for units to the gtk2 client's city dialog.
  • Add a title row to the gtk2 client's city dialog.
  • Put report dialogs into tabs in the gtk2 client (optional).
  • Fix a bug where the client could crash in the gtk2 LAN connect page.
  • Add graphics for wonders.
  • Add the nation Bosnia.
  • Fill in missing shield graphics (for trident_shields).
  • Fixed some menu translations in the win32 client.

    From Freeciv, a Wikia wiki.