ChangeLog

This is Vendetta version 1.2.3.2.

Changes from 1.2.3.1:

• Re-introduced race tracks in Sedina B5, D5, E5, F5, G5, & H5
• Fixed more capital ship bugs:
  • Turret fire no longer hits the turret itself while the ship is moving
  • Docking bay activation now has priority over wormhole activation
  • Fixed turret view getting stuck just after warp
  • Fixed launch velocity/direction when undocking
  • Storm exit point is properly generated when you undock
• Other capital ship changes:
  • Hailing a capital ship will now stop it for 30 seconds so you can dock to it (if you have permission to do so)
  • The "distance" bar at the bottom of the HUD now shows the capital ship's health while controlling a turret
  • Firing arc of turret increased to 150 degrees
  • If you're unable to take control of a turret, a more descriptive reason is given
  • The "bar" inside the ship is now the "ready room"
  • Players are now kicked out of the ship if they lose enough faction by shooting people with the turret
  • Joystick control works differently (relative instead of absolute) and keyboard control has been added

This is Vendetta version 1.2.3.1.

Changes from 1.2.3:

• Fixed several capital ship related bugs:
  • Parts of your HUD disappeared after you had been a turret
  • If you logged out and in again, you could spawn inside the body of the capital ship
  • There were various ways of getting stuck in the loading screen (or nav menu) during capital ship warps
  • The capital ship would sometimes erroneously take damage while warping out, and explode instantly after arriving on the other side of the warp
• Fixed rendering bug when viewing valkyries/marauders/etc in the station

This is Vendetta version 1.2.3.

Changes from 1.2.2.2:

• Players may now dock to the Serco capital ship and man its turrets.
• Fixed error in mouse-look ship facing indicator direction
• Ship select menu shows ships in the local station first in the list
• Ship select menu can be cancelled

This is Vendetta version 1.2.2.2

Changes from 1.2.2.1:

• Made updater show progress bar during patching
• Also made updater patching much more efficient when updating from old versions
• Fixed server bug that caused dueling to not work properly
• Minor faction NPCs use their nation to determine whether they are green/red on radar
• Fixed navroute bug
• Trader NPCs don't have combat licenses
• Players who get KOS by shooting in the no-fire-zone cannot gain faction
• Fixed trader NPCs so they know where they are going as soon as they enter the sector

This is Vendetta version 1.2.2.1

Changes from 1.2.2:

• fix client crash when no sound was available
• clicking on items in the cargo list now highlights the correct item
• fixed confusing nav computer behavior when plotting courses with shift-click after travelling through a wormhole.

This is Vendetta version 1.2.2

Changes from 1.2.1.1:

• Fixed 3D positional sounds
• Fixed problem with sector not shutting down
• Fixed some typos in some missions and char info
• /navroute list is fixed in Linux and Mac OS
• Added VSync and Texture Compression (for hardware that supports it) video options to Mac version
• Fixed ion storm effect
• Screen flashes blue instead of red when player gets hit with a repair gun
• Fixed Strike Force ships
• Fixed trader NPCs
• NPCs now have actual license levels
• Ship Cargo station menu is now alphabetically sorted
• Changed proximity rockets to counteract rocket-ramming. They do not explode immediately now.
• Prometheus and Valkyrie ship changes

This is Vendetta version 1.2.1.1

Changes from 1.2.1:

• Fixed a few crashing bugs
• Optimized the positional sound system a little bit

This is Vendetta version 1.2.1

Changes from 1.2.0.2:

• Radar blips are properly sized
• Fixed some client crashes
• Fixed trader NPCs
• Fixed bug with not being able to turn off shaders in MacOS
• Sell list in station updates when prices change
• Fixed mining tutorial
• Fixed miscolored glow effect in OpenGL mode
• Added numeric keypad support in Linux
• New /duel rating command shows your duel rating, other players' duel ratings, and the number of points you stand to gain or lose by dueling that player.
• Revised duel drawing rules - if you kill one another within a five-second window, it is a draw
• /duel abort does not record the duel nor modify any ratings; outside interference from a third party also results in an abort
• Duel ratings are visibile in the character info panel
• Fixed problem with Behemoth ship scraping or getting stuck in launch bays
• Mac fullscreen fix when clicking along the top of the screen
• Many weapon changes
• Prometheus and Centurion changes
• Fixed problem with not being able to lose faction by killing trader NPCs
• Zoom button in nav menu properly underlines the Z shortcut key

This is Vendetta version 1.2.0.2

Changes from 1.2.0.1:

• Fixed two trade mission bugs
• Fixed trader NPCs deciding to patrol instead of trade
• Fixed bug with trying to buy more than 100 items in station
• Fixed crash when trying to sell last item in the sell list in station
• DirectX ps_hack point sprite flag is always on now to fix random crashes
• Added Behemoth icon
• Dropping cargo with the Behemoth doesn't cause the cargo to drop inside the ship object
• Fixed Undo button not hiding when chat window is maximized in nav interface
• Undo button is disabled when it can't undo any further
• Fixed noisy tab buttons in chat interface

This is Vendetta version 1.2.0.1

Changes from 1.2.0:

• Fixed annoying nav computer bug

This is Vendetta version 1.2.0

Changes from 1.1.9.1:

• Trade mission timer updates properly
• Jettison menu autoupdates while mining
• /navroute undo - undoes last add
• /navroute list - lists names of saved navroutes
• More /navroute commands echo results
• Fixed crash on Mac when compressed textures are used
• Mining tutorial available in mining stations
• Navroutes are saved in ./navroutes directory with .navroute as an extension
• /togglenetgraph for visualization of network traffic
• Don't penalize players if they kill someone by ramming. Fixes a problem with people killing themselves on other people.
• Fixed typo in spy mission
• Ships get double damaged by own missiles. Used to deter rocket ramming.
• New 'Behemoth' ship available with 0/0/0/8/4 license
• Fixed a bug where npcs stop shooting after 24 days of uptime
• Fixed problem with automated station update stealing focus from the chat window when the cargo or ship tabs are open
• New duel stats ranking - details will be forthcoming on the website
• Minor changes to light ships

This is Vendetta version 1.1.9.1

Changes from 1.1.9:

• Recompiled the OS X client from scratch; 1.1.9 had some very odd issues that this solved.

This is Vendetta version 1.1.9

Changes from 1.1.8.4:

• Made Corvus name color grey instead of black
• Trade missions have an on-screen mission timer
• Mining bots properly stop mining when they die
• Hive queen cannot be damaged by jump-ramming it
• /navroute command to load/save nav routes
• Procurement missions reimburse players as they deliver partial shipments
• Wraith updates are actually in this update
• Renamed Centaur Agresso to Tunguska Centaur Agresso
• Alt-Enter for Linux to switch between window and fullscren modes (warning: may abort the client if done during texture loads from XFree86 "BadMatch" errors)
• Station Sell Menu stays scrolled to area where selected item was and selects the next item in the list
• Network bug fixed
• Faction-penalty warning is displayed in color on the lower-middle of the HUD

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8.5

Changes from 1.1.8.4:

• Updated Wraith

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8.4

Changes from 1.1.8.3:

• Faction hit warning is flashed on the HUD instead of the General chat tab
• Selection box of non-players is grey now
• When someone shoots you, they become a red blip on your radar until you or they leave the sector
• Fixed some possible exploits and bugs with new trade mission
• Changed some ship stats; see website news for details

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8.3

Changes from 1.1.8.2: Balancing release; see website news for details.

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8.2

Changes from 1.1.8.1:

• Fixed several problems with Trade Guild mission; it is now available again
• Updated some item descriptions and fixed a missing icon
• Added video memory size error checking for antialiasing in DirectX 9
• Channel 201 and 202 convoy destruction notifications fixed.

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8.1

Changes from 1.1.8:

• Fixed a client crash

This is Vendetta version 1.1.8

Changes from 1.1.7:

• Mining bots mine asteroids closer to the center of the sector so they are easier to find
• Increased rewards of prospecting mission
• New trade mission available for testing
• Added accomplishment for killing/damaging 10 queens
• Guild commanders can vote out a lientenant.
• Bots use new path-finding system (not perfect, but an improvement over no path planning whatsoever)
• Added hyphen in sector names in log menu and elsewhere
• Junkyard mission requires slightly fewer crates now
• Fixed MacOS X bug when going from fullscreen to window mode of a different resolution
• Worked around Linux X.org XF86VidModeExtension problem when windowmode=1
• Queens give XP now
• Fixed some typos
• Waste handling bot mission (spy 2 mission) has 30 minute timeout again
• Balanced some ship and weapon stats

This is Vendetta version 1.1.7

Changes from 1.1.6:

• Spy missions weren't saying when the mission failed for every possibility
• Fixed some typos
• Fixed cargo rounds so they properly end every week
• Junkyard mission now requests fewer items, and gives a reward when completed
• All bots correctly drop scrap now
• Fixed lightning mine crashing bug
• Fixed crashes when too many waypoints are created in nav menu
• Fixed broken repair modules
• Christmas present reverted to normal widget crate
• Modified ship order of Ship Buy Menu
• Added more ship descriptions
• Mining bots show the way to Queens

This is Vendetta version 1.1.6.2.

Changes from 1.1.6.1:

• Shift-clicking waypoints on the nav menu works for Linux and MacOS X. The temporary space-click workaround has been removed.
• Guild commanders can set a MOTD (Message Of The Day) for their guild.
• Fixed word-wrapping bug in the ship buy menu with Centurions in 800x600 resolution
• DirectX 9 beta driver for Windows. Use at your own risk. You can change to it in Options->Video->Change Driver...
• No longer awarded bus kills when you kill bots
• Lowered standing requirements for Marauder Miner ship

This is Vendetta version 1.1.6.1.

Changes from 1.1.6:

• Fixed station crash when you clicked on the sell tab
• Fixed dynamic linker issue for MacOS 10.2.x
• You can now hold down space and click on sectors in the navigation map to add waypoints (shift-clicking doesn't work in Linux and MacOS yet)

This is Vendetta version 1.1.6.

Changes from 1.1.5:

• Fixed bug with 2D target box around mines
• Ship names in Ship Select Menu no longer word wrap
• Can't place bounties on players anymore
• Trader NPCs properly tell you what they are transporting and they don't always transport Van Azek ore after they die
• Changed ship flight model slightly
• Tweaked ship engine characteristics of different ships
• Added 2 new ships: a warthog and a marauder.
• Character Info Menu is split into 2 columns and clicking on a medal shows its description along the bottom
• Fixed trader NPCs and CTC bots so they don't get lost and disappear
• Dropped skill requirements for license levels 1-3
• Normal bots shouldn't appear in tutorial sectors anymore
• Nav menu now allows multiple waypoints to be defined using shift+left mouse button. Up to 100 points can be defined.
• Fixed bug which allowed more than 8 players to join a group
• Fixed some exploits in group adv. combat mission
• Added scrapyard mission
• Slightly increased Trade XP for selling items to stations

This is Vendetta version 1.1.5.

Changes from 1.1.4:

• Added bounty system
• Added marshal bot in capital sectors; /msg or hail the marshal bot for more information.
• Added /hail command that hails the currently selected target. Reload the default key settings to use this command or type in these commands:

  /alias hail "activatechattab 0; msg target%hailmsg" /bind "h" hail
The 'activatechattab 0;' part is optional. It just forces the General Chat tab to activate.

• Channel 11 is now nation-restricted; you can only see chat from members of your own nation. This is to temporarily fill in the need for a proper nation chat mode.

• Fixed guild bug with trying to vote out someone who's not online
• Added bonuses for the prospecting accomplishment
• All HUD elements should resize properly now (except some centered text)
• Fixed problems with mining certain objects
• Prospecting mission counts towards the system the mission was taken, not where the mission was completed
• Fixed some crashes
• Added more accomplishments/medals
• Fixed /load failing to execute last line if there's no carriage return
• Updated text sizes, changed font weights (not bold above a certain size)
• Exploding near a player should no longer set temporary Kill on Sight
• Added some new weapons for certain accomplishments
• Repair gun no longer gives no-fire-zone warning
• User-definable hail message located in Options->Controls->Input (temporary location)
• Added some more accomplishments
• Fixed exploit in Advanced Combat mission where difficulty wasn't increasing as level went up
• Fixed jerky station spin in Login menu

This is Vendetta version 1.1.4.

Changes from 1.1.3

• News system in station
• Jettison menu
• New font system
• OS X version doesn't show resolution depths < 16 bits
• OS X fixes for switching between window mode and fullscreen mode
• OS X doesn't make the window smaller if it is the exact same width as the desktop
• Windows version doesn't crash if joystick is unplugged and Scan is pressed
• Added 2D/3D targeting reticle option
• Fixed bug with CTC weapon being given to both sides regardless of who won
• Changed targeting heuristic to try to be able to select asteroids more reliably
• Prospecting mission gives mining XP instead of trade XP

This is Vendetta version 1.1.3.

Changes from 1.1.2 Major gameplay changes:

• Mining license and 8 mining guns, progress indicator for mining
• Ship is automatically repaired when docking to a station
• New 2-D target box instead of 3-D target box
• New scanners and info about targeted object listed next to damage indicator on the HUD
• License levels are now granted immediately upon gaining sufficient skill points (no "License Test mission")
• Targeting another ship will display what type of ship it is
• Targeting crates will display what is in the crate
• No penalties for killing a low-level player who has participated in CTF

Other bugfixes and minor changes:

• Advanced combat mission not available until level 2. Border Patrol available at 4.
• Azek/Latos border now guarded instead of monitored
• OS X graphics driver rewritten to work better with multi-monitor setups and to clean up bugs
• Support for extra mouse buttons if available
• Trying to fix problem when joysticks sometimes stop working in Windows
• Further debugging info added for Linux joysticks
• Target distance is more precise, calculates nearest point on surface of target to center of ship
• More minerals
• Capture-The-Cargo timers should work properly after the round ends
• Prospecting and spy missions increment single-player mission count
• Spy mission changed to requiring at least level 1 combat
• Asteroids have varying amounts of minerals
• Asteroids have a temperature that changes the mining rate
• Mining guns have varying extraction rates and heat generation rates
• Trader NPCs take longer to traverse sectors
• Removed wireframe mode
• Skill point reward messages now grouped
• Updated tutorial
• Fixed long-standing bug in AI maneuvering code (which sometimes prevented transports from reaching their warp-out destination, for instance)

This is Vendetta version 1.1.2.

Changes from 1.1.1

• "Scanner" effect fixed for OpenGL (as seen on mining drones and with the scanner mission item)
• The name generator is fixed
• /guild resign lieutenant fixed
• Cargo correctly affects ship mass when picking up duplicate items

This is Vendetta version 1.1.1.

Changes from 1.1.0

• Trader NPCs shouldn't get lost between jumps
• NPCs and bots should activate the wormhole at the proper distance
• NPCs and bots don't mysteriously heal after warping
• Orun/Dentek/etc Collectors now mine asteroids
• Trader NPCs use Atlas ships
• Trader NPCs don't shoot back
• Mass indicator on the HUD
• Fixed secondary chat fadeout time
• Added rHUDfadeout variable for setting the fade timeout of the secondary chat area. Defaults to 4 seconds. (Use /set rHUDfadeout x to change it to x seconds)
• Made repair weapon shoot faster and have better autoaim
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes