NEWS-2.0.0-beta3

Third "beta" release of Freeciv 2.0.0Edit

05 Nov 2004

The third "beta" for Freeciv 2.0.0 has been released. You can download it from either of:

• [1]
• [2]

A Windows binary is available at:

• [3]

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:Edit

• 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.