NEWS-3.1.4

See the full ChangeLog in the source for a comprehensive list of all changes.

Download links for the latest release can be found on the download page.

WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE 3.1.3

3.1.4 is a generic bugfix release.

Server / General

• Fixed a bug that units never gained veterancy from combat RM#983
• Fixed an issue preventing action selection dialog from appearing in case of airlift RM#1028
• Fixed an issue causing unit with activity to lose focus immediately when it's selected RM#1104
• Fixed unused entry warnings from loading pre-3.0 savegames RM#1160 RM#1166 RM#1167 RM#1170

Low-level changes

• Fixed memory leaks, bad memory access, and improved cleanup on shutdown RM#931 RM#941

General

• Executable bit has been removed from source files fcser.in and fcgui.in RM#950
• Optimizations RM#1001
• Various internal changes which should only affect developers. RM#938 RM#934 RM#957 RM#974 RM#936 RM#963 RM#1004 RM#1029 RM#1079 RM#1156 RM#1060 osdn#46353

AI

• Tex AI fixes towards consulting its own copy of map where it should RM#916 RM#940 RM#967 RM#993 RM#1022 RM#1052 RM#1077 RM#1078 RM#1089 RM#1106 RM#1117 RM#1130 RM#1155 RM#1169 RM#1171 RM#1181

Clients

• Fixed "punit->client.act_prob_cache == ((void*)0)" assert after attempted action turned out to be illegal RM#939
• Action decision want icon is now properly cleared from observer clients osdn#48044
• Fixed an assert with parameter format version 2 savegames RM#1105
• Corrected client knowledge about original city owner RM#1067

• gtk
  • Made spaceship menu entry insensitive when no spaceship osdn#48231
  • gtk4 only: Worked around an issue that icons are not refreshed RM#998

• sdl2
  • Added observer mode indicator osdn#48133

Tools

Ruleset editor

• Added achievement type and value editing RM#1074
• Prevent opening multiple requirement editors for the same Good RM#1076
• In experimental mode builds, fixed enabler removal RM#1192

Manual Generator

• Post-crash debugger is now loaded on Windows builds osdn#42915

Help / Documentation

• Miscellaneous improvements to in-game text and user documentation. RM#1056 RM#1042 RM#1061 RM#1068
• Miscellaneous changes to developer/install/ruleset docs RM#1023 RM#1039 RM#1147

Translations

• Marked more strings for translation RM#918
• New translations:
  • Galician RM#929
  • Slovak RM#1165
• Updated translations:
  • Complete translations: Polish, Russian
  • Incomplete translations: Esperanto (31% core, 29% nations, 29% ruledit), Finnish (100% core, 92% nations, 100% ruledit)
• Doxygen documentation updates RM#1021 RM#1015 RM#1005 RM#1062 RM#1090 RM#1119 RM#1185

Build/portability

• Refreshed bootstrap files from their upstreams RM#912 RM#913 RM#914 RM#960 RM#979 RM#1030 RM#1038 RM#1172 RM#1173 RM#1175 RM#1179
• Meson based build improvements
  • Check Qt's version RM#881
  • Scenarios are now compressed also in crosser based builds RM#956
  • Metainfo file generation fixed RM#1098
  • run.sh now sets also FREECIV_SAVE_PATH RM#1194
• Flatpak improvements
  • Build sdl2-client flatpak with meson build system RM#949
  • Qt Sdk and Platform updates to 6.8 RM#1048
• AppImage improvements
  • Support for building ruledit appimage added RM#919
  • Version number is included in the appimage file names RM#955
  • Linuxdeploy updated to version 2.0.0-alpha-1-20241106 RM#1080
• Autotools based build improvements
  • Fixed an issue causing duplicate libcharset linking parameter to linker command line RM#937
  • Fixed linking tolua against static sys lua RM#1040
  • Search moc also from /usr/lib/libexec/ RM#1050
  • Added configure check if a variable argument can be defined const RM#1178
• meson-winbuild.sh now strips binaries osdn#48559
• Silenced deprecated declarations warnings from C++ builds RM#1180
• Fixed Qt5-mode compile with gcc-15 development version RM#1176

See NEWS for older lists of changes.