This are the release notes for H-World 0.1.4

(Please also read the former release notes!)

Since the last release some new features have been finished:

- a new dungeon type, much like the classical rooms 'n corridors type
- the player starts near downstairs, ready to adventure
- savegames are now compressed

There have been many minor, mere cosmetical changes. See the development 
log below for more details. The mentioned animation feature isn't used
for H-World/The Jungle yet.


For more info, please read the readme.txt file and the old release notes.


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Chronological list of changes since the last release:

14-Dec-02: NEW: randomizer now initialzed with curren time on program start
                -> guaranteed different dungeons every program run 
                (Wilderness is not affected).
           CHANGE: optimized loading of saved games a bit
           CHANGE: reduced size of saved games
                -> old games became incompatible

09-Dec-02: FIX: remembered areas of view are now saved
           NEW: gziofile_t (uses zlib) to compress savegame. Reduces size
                of saved games by about 80%

08-Dec-02: CHANGE: Reverted memory saving change from 05-Dec in favour of
                   having grounds with height levels

07-Dec-02: FIX: distance calculation for look command was wrong
           NEW: corridors may now end with doors
           CHANGE: player now starts near stairs down into the dungeon

05-Dec-02: CHANGE: finally finished corridor building code.
           CHANGE: Saved 1MB main memory for a 100x100 forest level.
                   This also reduces startup time.

04-Dec-02: NEW: furniture for chambers: chair
           CHANGE: worked on corridor builder, still not good enough

02-Dec-02: CHANGE: reduced component coupling.

30-Nov-02: NEW: better animation + realtime support

29-Nov-02: FIX: corridors don't run on map border anymore, thus having left 
                and right walls for sure now.

28-Nov-02: CHANGE: separated minimap model and view, model became a 
                   singleton
 
27-Nov-02: FIX: saving/restoring ground visuals works now
           FIX: map window only shows explored regions now

24-Nov-02: NEW: support for animations (turnbased and/or realtime option)

23-Nov-02: NEW: stairs
           CHANGE: better placement of exits/entrances/stairs
           CHANGE: player now always starts besides a stair/exit/entrance

21-Nov-02: NEW: added new level generator "rooms cave". This is much like the
                classic levels found in Angband and Moria, maybe a bit
                more chaotic. This will probaly become a parametrizeable
                feature in future.
 
20-Nov-02: NEW: added new level structure: corridors (tunnels)

11-Nov-02: NEW: added height to grounds. This allows to model landscapes
                with different heights

written by Hansjörg Malthaner, Oct. 2002
Email: hansjoerg.malthaner@gmx.de