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New features/bug fixes in v2.21
-------------------------------

In this version the network traffic
has been reduced drastically, that should
make the game less laggier. There are
also a few other updates. These things
apply for v3.03 too.

when a tiles-image has been downloaded
all tiles using that image are redrawn,
so preventing messed up screens when
entering a room with new tiles

when weapon scripts do 'showani' then the
used ganis can do gani-scripting too
(e.g. for displaying nice effects on
status bar)

server-side scripts can do
'triggeraction 0,0,clientside,weapon,params'
to directly trigger the client-side part of
weapon of the player - catch it with
'if (actionclientside) actions;'

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New features/bug fixes in v2.2
------------------------------

Graal v2.2 is not really a major
release, but is bringing better support
for internationalization and online-
tile-editing.

support for multi-byte text in
signs - this is needed for languages
like Korean, Chinese and Japanese;
a Korean version of Graal Kingdoms
is planned

server-side tile changes work on
gmaps too - with updateboard/2 tiles
can be sent to the client, saving
will be added soon

new scripting function:
textheight(zoom,font,style) calculates
the height of text displayed with the
given zoom factor, font name and style;
textheight(1,,) gives the height of
the standard font used for showimg/showtext;
the style is a string with the letters
b (bold), or i (italic), the other styles
don't really make sense - the font name
and font style are generaly not influencing
the height a lot

several little bug fixes

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New features/bug fixes in v2.19 rev1
------------------------------------

fixed a login problem on playerworlds

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New features/bug fixes in v2.19
-------------------------------

At the same time v2.19 and v3 are released -
most new stuff has been added to v3 and we
will also add more things to that version,
while still maintaining the old client until
it can be fully replaced. Both versions
use the new starting screen, better
compression and speed optimizations. There
are also some improvements for scripters
and several bug fixes.
We have also released new development tools:

graalshop (gani editor) can handle the
attributes 10-30 now

the level generator produces .nw levels
and gmaps

gif2mng has been updated - the generated mngs
are now compatible to the mng standard,
which is important for Graal v3 which
uses the mng standard;
you can fix old mngs by converting them
with gif2mng again - gif2mng can handle
short to long filename conversion now so
you can convert images by dropping them on
the gif2mng exe in the windows explorer

there is the new dungeon generator which
has been used to make the dungeons on
Graal Kingdoms. You will need to make your
own inside tiles though to use the
generated levels in your playerworld

General features:

there is a new starting screen and
new server list to match more the style
of the website and Graal Kingdoms

Graal uses a better compression, to reduce
download time and lag

speed optimizations: several internal things
have been improved, mainly the search for
filenames and lookup of scripting variables,
so the game should run faster

Script features:

this. strings: the client finally supports
this.-strings; previously all strings on client-side
were attached to the player, irritating people
who have seen this.-strings in server-side scripts;
this.-strings belong to the current npc and
can be changed with the 'setstring name,value' command
and read with the #s(name) message code

on servers with npcserver the client doesn't send
any strings except client. strings to the server anymore,
so you don't need to start the strings with local. anymore
(except when doing things for the classic server)

ganis can use this. strings too, allowing string
manipulation things in ganis

ganis can write to i,j etc.: they are handled
like local variables, so you don't need to store
temporary values in this. variables anymore;
before 2.19 you couldn't write to i,j etc. because
those were variables belonging to the current level
and could influence other npcs which should not
be allowed since gani scripts can be edited
by players;
level variables can still be read, but once you
write to them they will be handled as local
variable

#p(x) in attached ganis: it's now possible to do
things like 'setplayerprop #P1,mygani.gani,param1,param2;'
where the script in mygani.gani can read the params
with #p(0),#p(1) etc.

textwidth(zoom,font,style,text): calculates the pixel
width of a text with the given zoom factor, font and style

#m(-1): all npcs can use the index -1 to
read their own string attributes like #m,
#Px, #Cx, not just showcharacter-npcs

new message code #R:
#R(string1,...,stringx) selects randomly
one of the strings

Bug fixes:

the call stack is saved and restored
when doing the script command 'sleep',
which means it works inside functions now

some problems were solved with global
npcs getting invisible when moving

there is less memory use when walking on
gmaps, less images of npcs are hold in
memory

the script command testplayer works on gmaps
now

when a projectile lands then weapons get
the event 'actionprojectile2' instead of
'actionprojectile' to avoid problems of
mixing those ('actionprojectile' is called
when the projectile hits an npc or the player)

grabbing showcharacter npcs and players is
enabled again, it was disabled before to prevent
harassement, but was problematic for script things

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New features/bug fixes in v2.18 rev1
------------------------------------

fixed file dialogs - it doesn't
freeze Graal anymore when clicking
on the folder box (Win95/98 problem)

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New features/bug fixes in v2.18
-------------------------------

This new Graal version is again mainly
a bug-fix release. But a new Graal (v3)
is in work which is a completely remake,
coded in C++: it's more compatible,
faster, works on different platforms
and makes it possible to add more features.

new password encryption: once you start Graal
and connect, the password will be stored
more securely

Bug fixes:

removed a memory leak when saving the history
(which is saved each time someone sends you
a pm or you send someone a pm)

editing gmaps fixed: the heights of near levels
are saved correctly (modified-flag correctly set
when changing the height so that they are saved
when you click on 'save'),
and npcs are placed on the correct position when
a level is load that is part of a gmap which is
not loaded yet (e.g. when double-clicking on a
level in the windows explorer)

in the debugger you can move the mouse over
text and commands without seeing new scripting
variables appearing in the variables-watch-list;
the content of the variables is displayed in the
caption of the debugger window, that's more fast
than showing a yellow hint under the mouse

levels are pre-loaded when entering the server,
so you don't see heights changing when entering
Graal Kingdoms

when opening the profile of a player and he is
online on as player account and RC at the same time,
then you see the stats of the player instead of
the RC

the maps1-3 ganis are shown in more cases now,
but you might need to do some replaceani-calls
in case you don't want those gani appearing when
the player presses M

Creation/Dev/Releases/Client/NewFeatures2003 - Revision history

Pooper200000 at 05:09, 31 January 2010

Stefan: Reformated

Stefan: Reverted edits by Anti-up (Talk); changed back to last version by Tyhm

Anti-up at 09:33, 1 July 2007

Tyhm at 05:08, 15 November 2006