NEWS-3.2.0-beta2

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 3.2.0-beta1

3.2.0-beta1 fixes a number of issues seen with beta1.

Server / General

• Fixed unused entry warnings from loading pre-3.0 savegames RM#1160 RM#1166 RM#1167 RM#1170
• Bug reporting URL corrected in meson based builds RM#1236
• /write command no longer includes deprecated /metamessage commands in the generated script RM#1247
• Fixed worklist purging for units that cannot be updated RM#1257

Changes affecting server operators

• Fixed mapimg2anim ffmpeg detection failure RM#1246

General

• Various internal changes which should only affect developers. osdn#46353 RM#1112 RM#1120 RM#1190 RM#1206 RM#1187 RM#1220 RM#1225 RM#1232 RM#1241 RM#1248 RM#1264

AI

• Tex AI fixes towards consulting its own copy of map where it should RM#1078 RM#1089 RM#1106 RM#1117 RM#1130 RM#1155 RM#1169 RM#1171 RM#1181 RM#1202 RM#1205 RM#1209 RM#1223 RM#1226 RM#1233 RM#1235

Clients

• Corrected client knowledge about original city owner RM#1067

• gtk
  • Fixed freeciv window focus handling RM#813

• qt
  • Fixed crash on fatal tileset error display when client is fully set up RM#1262

• sdl3
  • Fixed sdl3-client theme to work without sdl2-client theme RM#1251

Tools

Ruleset editor

• Prevent opening multiple requirement editors for the same Good RM#1076
• Allowed enabler addition and removal on regular ruledit builds RM#1128
• Fixed enabler removal RM#1192

Help / Documentation

• Added NEWS-3.2 document RM#1146
• Doxygen documentation updates RM#1090 RM#1119 RM#1185 RM#1254
• Miscellaneous improvements to in-game text and user documentation. RM#1196 RM#1203 RM#1261
• Miscellaneous changes to developer/install/ruleset docs RM#1245 RM#1231 RM#1256 RM#1268 RM#1274

Translations

• Updated translations:
  • Complete translations: Russian
  • Incomplete translations: Finnish (99% core, 90% nations, 100% ruledit), Galician (99% core, 99% nations, 100% ruledit), Polish (99% core, 99% nations, 99% ruledit), Slovak (3% core, 0% nations, 1% ruledit)

Build/portability

• Refreshed bootstrap files from their upstreams RM#1172 RM#1173 RM#1175 RM#1179 RM#1198 RM#1201 RM#1222 RM#1244
• Meson based build improvements
  • run.sh now sets also FREECIV_SAVE_PATH RM#1194
  • Added C11 threads support RM#1197
  • Correctly require zstd.h before enabling zstd compression in build RM#1207
• Autotools based build improvements
  • Added configure check if a variable argument can be defined const RM#1178
  • Fixed failures of configure checks for sdl2 subprojects to find math library functions RM#1243
• Silenced deprecated declarations warnings from C++ builds RM#1180
• Metainfo improvements
  • Updated sdl3-client screenshot RM#1081
• Fixed Qt5-mode compile with gcc-15 development version RM#1176
• emscripten build updates
  • Added emssetup.sh script for easier setting up build environment RM#1193
  • emscripten updated to 4.0.5 RM#1253
• Generating gitrev no longer requires wc or tail commands RM#1199
• generate_doc.sh now creates required doc -directory RM#1228
• Appimage updates
  • Linuxdeploy updated to version 1-alpha-20250213-2 RM#1249
  • Added build of sdl3-client appimage RM#1250
• Flatpak updates
  • Updated gnome Platform and Sdk to version 48 RM#1258

See NEWS for older lists of changes.