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=Version 1.20.3 (12-14-05)=

==Vehicles:==

*- Fixed long standing bug with spall
*- Spall will only be created on rounds that come very close to penetration

==Global:==

*- Added new alternative network
*- Upon login, the client will now use the best connection available to connect to the game server

=Version 1.20.2 (11-09-05)=

==Global:==

*-Fixed a grass coloring bug when disabling vertex shaders
*-Fixed a despawn infantry CTD

=Version 1.20.1 (11-09-05)=

==Infantry:==

*- Fixed Paratroopers showing the test patch

==Vehicles:==

*- Fixed an issue where gunsights migt not show correctly
*- Completed range finder functioanlity on Tiger
*- Added correct plate differentiation to M10 rear armor
*- Adjusted AA/AT gun rotations to pre 1.20 speeds

==Terrain:==

*- Removed bushes from collision detection routines
*- Added new statues to builder's bridge
*- Updated City Building
*- Fixed a flicker bug on new grass objects
*- Modified water effects shaders to incorporate changes to fog
*- Reduced haze effect in new lighting routines
*- Fixed an issue with sun glare through walls at spawn in
*- Moved the lower cloud deck up

==UI/HUD:==

*- Fixed missing timer display on despawn
*- All ground vehicle EWS ranges have been increased
*- Added a max range for show friendlies (view distance)
*- increased the timeout of the mission orders window to 10 minutes

==Contact Reports:==

*- Contact reports confirmed by the mission-leader are shared across all same-side missions to the same target city

==Global:==

*- Reduced minimum AOs to 2 for low server populations
*- Added builders icons to name display
*- Fixed a CTD with vehicle pointers
*- Fixed a rare CTD with tree loading
*- Fixed the bug that caused extreme z-fighting of the lower cloud layer
*- Fixed a problem where mission leaders couldn't spawn on a mobile spawn placed while they were spawned
*- Fixed a problem where mission members might be unable to mobile spawn after despawning
*- Updated translations

==Settings:==

*- Added checkbox to enable shaders on grass objects (older video cards should turn this off)
*- Disabled vertex shaders on trees for Mac

=Version 1.20.0 (10-24-05)=

Note: All nVidia users should update video drivers for use with this patch

==Infantry:==

*- Added new infantry death animations
*- Added multiple patch support to infantry avatars
*- Added pistol to ATRs
*- Audited grenade loadouts
*- Audited sprint time to 75 secons
*- Added new Mills Grenade art
*- Added new art for m1935
*- Despawning while riding in an airplane will no longer give RTB

==Vehicles:==

*- Added British C47 transport plane
*- Added British Churchill Mk. VII
*- Added French M10 tank destroyer
*- Added German Tiger I Mk. IVE
*- Added 1942 era rounds for Tiger 88mm
*- Audited performance on 1940 88mm Flak rounds (minor performance increase)
*- Audited Opel to add oil cooling system
*- Audited Opel to move engine to front of vehicle (weight and inertia)
*- Adjusted torpedo penetration and shrapnel
*- Adjusted belting on Mg42 to 150 rounds
*- Changed the mixing on idle and engine sounds
*- Fixed the hatch sound anomaly in the SdKfz.251c
*- Fixed clock in Matilda
*- Fixed a bug with turret speeds that caused inconsistency
*- Fixed sight issue on Pz38t
*- Turret sounds now cease when a player switches positions
*- Vehicles now have dynamic rank availability based on the number of tiers available in the set
*- Destroyer crew member 2 (multi-crewed) now controls fore and aft 20mm AA batteries
*- Destroyer crew member 1 (multi-crewed) now controls the 37mm AA batteries
*- Updated several sounds

==Terrain:==

*- Added new grass objects
*- Added new 3d buildings to replace older models
*- Added new builders statues and memorial names
*- Adjusted cloud layer altitudes (one layer moved up, one layer moved down)
*- Updated several building LoD ranges for increase graphics performance
*- Replaced all clutter bushes with speed tree objects
*- Fixed a rotation issue with trees

==AI:==

*- Added HE to AI/ATG
*- Added more dispersion to all ground AI for more environmental fire
*- Removed tank targeting from 20/25mm AA-FlaK guns

==HUD/UI:==

*- Audited colors, transparency and fonts for easier readability
*- Added new method for Multi-crewing vehicles
*- Added mobile spawn indicator to the brigade selection list
*- Added mobile spawn indicator back into mission ready room
*- Added mobile spawn choice checkbox to mission ready room
*- Added new despawn dialog with RTB status and facility information
*- Added new branch avatars to persona selector
*- Added new squads global tab to all pages
*- Added new brigade selection page; brigades are now in a treeview with active divisions and brigades expanded by default
*- Added new ready room (new vehicle selection/multicrew interface and a simplified right pane)
*- Added tool tips for most elements (tool tips hide on mouse click)
*- Added mission tab to in game map
*- Added brigade tab to in game map
*- Added Squad Tab to in game map
*- Added new offline spawn list (tree view)
*- Added HUD pop up for mission /orders and info
*- Tree view branches now expand on double click
*- List and tree controls should now keep their scroll position over refreshes
*- Fixed a bug where the ready room would resort while players were selecting vehicles
*- Vehicles list now shows class and category information (tree view)
*- Vehicles are now sorted by class
*- Vehicles that are unavailable to the player are now shown with the reason for unavailability (rank or supply)
*- Reservig a vehicle will show the vehicle description instead of the vehicle select dialog
*- Mission leaders now cancel a mission when leaving the mission
*- All units will now receive notice of RTB status when attempting to exit the game world

==Squad Tab:==

*- Added text fields for 8 character squad callsign
*- Added text fields for 40 character squad name
*- Added text fields for 255 character squad description
*- Added text fields for 80 character squad homepage URL
*- Added text fields for 400 character message of the day
*- Added ability for HC staff with the MOTD permission to change the side MotD - Added ability for HC staff of Colonel and above to edit Brigade MotD
*- Added fields for primary and second languages
*- Added in-game squad member (detailed list including country, branch, brigade, mission and nearest city)
*- Added "squad rank" to allow control over member permissions
*- Added in-game squad management
*- Added basic management: create, disband
*- Added resign: allows co/xo to step down while promoting someone else to their role
*- Added member management: recruit, accept, decline, leave, kick
*- Added chat based commands in addition to button commands:
*- /recruit <gamename>
*- /accept
*- /decline
*- /leave
*- /create <shortname> <longname>
*- /disdand
*- /remove <gamename>
*- /promote <gamename>
*- /demote <gamename>
*- /resign <gamename> (demotes self to XO and give <gamename> CO rank)
*- If the CO or XO try to /leave a squad with 5 or less members, the squad is disbanded
*- If anyone leaves a squad with 2 or less members, the squad is disbanded

==Squad Voting:==

*- Added /voteco command

==Map:==

*- Added min-map / compass toggle (cursor click on mini-map)
*- Added right click menus for map interaction
*- Added waypoints and a menu list of current waypoints
*- Added contact reports
*- Added mission members to the map
*- Fixed map double click bug
*- Fixed the city finder to recognize non-English characters
*- The map now opens with 'center on me' selected by default each time it is accessed

==Waypoints:==

*- Mission leaders may now right click on the map to set waypoints
*- Waypoints have right click menus
*- Waypoints can be made Active and will draw an arrow to them on the map
*- Waypoints have a name field for up to 10 characters
*- Waypoints have a notes field that will show a note up to 128 character
*- Attack waypoints appear as red triangles
*- Rally waypoints appear as blue triangles
*- Waypoints default to being named A1, A2 and A3, or R1, R2 and R3
*- Waypoints can be edited once they are placed
*- Waypoints will be sent to all mission members
*- Waypoints can be set to active
*- Mission Target and Origin are now displayed as waypoints

==Contact Reports:==

*- All friendly players on your mission will appear on the in game maps
*- Players on a mission can right click on the in game map to make a contact report
*- Players can select from infantry, ground, air or sea contacts
*- Contact reports are then sent to the missionleader for confirmation
*- The mission leader will see who the report is from and can mark the contact report as approved or delete the report
*- Approved reports will go out to everyone on the mission
*- All contact reports (approved or pending) will time out after a few minutes

==Manuals:==

*- New manuals global tab setup allows you to more easily access game manuals
*- Added new comprehensive vehicle descriptions
*- Added vehicle pictures
*- Offline vehicle lists now remember their state between spawns
*- Fixed spelling and informational errors in some launch tips

==Keymapper:==

*- Added headers to keymapper categories
*- Reordered several keymapper items
*- Renamed several keymapper items

==Name Display:==

*- Moved non rank icons to the right of the in game name display
*- Added mission leader icon
*- Added commander icon
*- Added builder icon
*- Added trainer icon

==Chat:==

*- Improved text editing (edit keys, line wrapping and vertical cursor)
*- Visual improvements to tooltips (resizing and border)
*- Improved tabview (tooltips per tab and right aligned tabs)
*- Improved who commands including /hc, /trainers, etc. (/hclist for old view)

==Global:==

*- Added new lighting routines
*- Updated UI and Host Messge translations
*- Fixed a cause for several UI related CTDs
*- Modified collision routine for increased performance

==Host:==

*- Improved host performance throughout the processes by reducing calls
*- Host is now able to provide clients with updates to the mission roster when they are spawned
*- Fixed a scoring bug which could cause random sortie scores and loss of AAR

==Settings:==

*- Added Post Render Filtering option to settings for new lighting routines
*- FSAA will not work with new lighting enabled
*- Added color options for setting mission mates and mission leader colors
*- Changed tree settings to be more easily understood
*- Removed "no frame run ahead"
*- Removed ability to turn off multi-texturing (auto-detect support)
*- Removed some tree settings

==PlayGATE:==

*- Added new PlayGATE to fix final issues with Win98/2k/NT installs to directories with spaces

==Performance:==

*- Dramatically reduced memory footprint
*- Improved Chat performance
*- Implemented new model structure to reduce render load
*- Added serialized object deletion to improve stutters
*- Optimized water shaders
*- Optimized texture support routines
*- Optimized vertices calculations
*- Optimized vertex buffer objects
*- Optimized materials loading
*- Optimized terrain loading of new areas for reduced stutters
*- All textures now generated at initial load (increased load time, reduced stutters)
*- All vehicles now generated at initial load (increased load time, reduced stutters)

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Sniper62: Created page with "=Version 1.20.3 (12-14-05)= ==Vehicles:== *- Fixed long standing bug with spall *- Spall will only be created on rounds that come very close to penetration ==Global:== *-..."

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