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For a more comprehensive changelog for the latest experimental CVS code, see:
http://scummvm.sourceforge.net/daily/ChangeLog
0.??
New Games:
- Added SAGA engine (for the games and "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"
and "Inherit the Earth").
General:
- Reworked cursor handling in SDL backend. Now cursors can have their own
palette and scaling. This is used by Humongous Entertainment games now.
SCUMM:
- Added support for Mac Humongous Entertainment titles
2005-02-11 04:32:59 +00:00
- Added support for multiple filenames/versions using a single target
2005-02-20 01:12:20 +00:00
- Implemented CGA and Hercules render modes in early LEC titles
- Added dialogs which are shown when you modify the talkspeed or music
volume using hotkeys.
Sword2:
- Made the resource manager expire resources more intelligently.
- Improved performance when playing the game from CD instead of hard disk.
- Simplified sound effects handling. Again.
- Code cleanups and restructuring.
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2005-03-26 20:36:52 +00:00
0.7.1 (2005-03-27)
General:
- Added a MT-32 emulator. (It was actually added in 0.7.0 but we forgot to
put it into the NEWS file :-).
- Less memory-hungry MPEG movie playback for the Broken Sword games.
SCUMM:
- Fixed wrong actor animation in Full Throttle INSANE
2005-03-26 17:56:29 +00:00
Windows Mobile port (PocketPC / Smartphone) :
- Fixed FOTAQ crash on all platforms when leaving the hotel AGAIN
- Better low quality Adlib emulation for FOTAQ
- Fix randomly broken Hide Toolbar option (thanks iKi)
- Fix first hardware key mapping (was not displayed before)
- Fix BASS & Simon hangs on Smartphone when using the Skip hotkey
- Fix Zone key action on Smartphone (now mapped on key 9)
- Experimental third party VGA mode (SE-VGA) fix
- Add Key Mapping option in the launcher (Options / Misc / Keys)
- Remove AYGSHELL.DLL dependency to work on CE .Net platforms
- Fix key mapping issues introduced in 0.7.0
- Full Throttle interactive action sequences should be more playable.
- New key mapping option "FT Cheat" to win a Full Throttle action sequence
- Quit Simon game with 'Action key' on Smartphones
Sword2:
- Fixed crash caused by attempting to play music from CD1 and CD2 at the
same time.
- Fixed crash in the cutscene player if the speech file was missing.
2005-03-13 13:33:19 +00:00
BASS:
- Fixed crash when talking to the gardener using spanish text with the
floppy version.
0.7.0 (2004-12-24)
New Games:
- Added 26 Humongous Entertainment titles, only a few are completable.
General:
2004-09-18 00:37:35 +00:00
- Added support for FLAC (lossless) encoded audio files
- Added an 'On Screen Display' to the SDL backend
- Partially rewrote the backend API
- Comments and the order of section in config files are preserved now
- Updated AdvMame scalers based on scale2x 2.0 - AdvMame3x looks nicer now,
and AdvMame2x is MMX accelerated
- Added MMX i386 assembler versions of the HQ2x and HQ3x scalers
- Added 'Extra Path' option allows for a searching an additional datafile
location (for reencoded cutscenes and the like)
- Disabled Alt-x and Ctrl-z quit keys in favour of Ctrl-q on unix like
operating systems, like Linux (exception: Mac OS X still uses Cmd-q)
- Separate smaller font for the console, allowing for more visible
information, for example in the SCUMM debugger.
- Added support for setting output sample rate at run-time, although there
is currently no GUI for it.
- The save directory now has a default rather than the current directory on
some platforms:
2004-12-21 04:04:17 +00:00
Mac OS X: $HOME/Documents/ScummVM Savegames/
Other unices: $HOME/.scummvm/
- Added a new about dialog with scrolling credits
SCUMM:
- Removed the old zak256 target, use zakTowns instead
- Added native support for Macintosh versions using a special container
file. This removes the need for using the 'RESCUMM' program
- Added smooth horizontal scrolling for The Dig, Full Throttle and COMI
(matching the original engine)
- Partially rewrote the text engine, fixing various bugs, especially in
newer games (The Dig, COMI)
- Fixed actor drawing glitches in V1 Maniac and Zak
- Fixed ship-to-ship graphic glitches in COMI
- Fixed palette glitches in COMI
Queen:
2004-09-18 00:37:35 +00:00
- Fixed some issues with the Dreamcast backend.
Sword1:
- Added support for compressed speech and music.
- Added support for the demo.
- Better support for the Czech version.
- Added workarounds for script and subtitle bugs in some game versions.
Sword2:
- Simplified memory/resource management
- Simplified sound effects handling
- Added support for compressed speech and music.
- Fixed various minor bugs.
BASS:
- Added workarounds for some rare scripting bugs that could render the game
unwinnable.
2004-08-07 14:09:44 +00:00
0.6.1b (2004-08-03)
General:
- Fixed copy/paste bug in launcher that may corrupt the Savegame Path
- Fixed crashes on 64-bit architectures
SCUMM:
- Fixed VOC crash when playing DOTT Floppy
- Fixed palette issues in Amiga version of MI2
Simon:
- Fixed VOC crash
0.6.1 (2004-07-25)
General:
- Fixed sound glitch when streaming two or more Ogg Vorbis sounds from the
same file handle, e.g. in the Sam & Max intro when using monster.sog.
SCUMM:
- As usual: many SCUMM game engine fixes.
- Added graphics decoders for 3DO Humongous Entertainment games
- Numerous Humongous Entertainment games fixes
- Fixed bug in Full Throttle, so battle difficulty matches original
- Improved Digital iMUSE
Sword1:
- Warn the user if saving fails, instead of crashing.
- Slightly more user-friendly save/restore dialog.
- Fixed masking glitch outside Nico's apartment.
BASS:
- Warn the user if saving a game doesn't work.
Simon:
2004-06-21 10:23:26 +00:00
- Fixed crashes in some international versions
0.6.0 (2004-03-14)
New Games:
- Added Broken Sword 1 engine.
- Added Broken Sword 2 engine.
- Added Flight of the Amazon Queen engine
- Added support for V1 SCUMM games 'Maniac Mansion' and 'Zak McKracken'
- SCUMM game Full Throttle is now supported
General:
- Subtitles now default to disabled. '-n' option now enabled subtitles.
- Added HQ2x and HQ3x scalers
- Rewrote sound code for more flexibility and performance
- Improved native MT32 support
- Adlib GM emulation table revamped, providing more accurate software MIDI
- Default Makefile now uses configure script
- Greatly improved the launcher and options dialogs (work-in-progress)
- Many other "under the hood" improvements, like a new config managment
and plugin capabilities
Simon:
- Added data files decoder for Amiga disk versions
- Added support for inventory graphics in Amiga versions
- Fixed various brief freezes
- Fixed minor glitches in load/save dialog in non-English versions
- Fixed missing inventory arrows in some versions of Simon the Sorcerer 1
SCUMM:
- Many, Many, Many SCUMM game engine fixes. Many of them. And that's a lot.
- Added INSANE support for Full Throttle 'action sequences'
- Added option to choose between Adlib, PCjr and PC Speaker in earlier games.
- Added Adlib support for indy3ega and loom (ega)
2003-12-05 00:45:28 +00:00
- Added MIDI support for loom (ega), monkeyega and monkeyvga.
- Added sound effects support for indy3/monkeyega/monkeyvga/pass
- Added FM Towns targets for Loom and Indy3
- Rewrote in-game menu (F5) to be easier to use
- Improved FM Towns SFX support (YM2612 emulation, looping)
- Classic V1 versions of Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken are now supported and completable
2004-01-07 14:09:43 +00:00
- Rewrote Digital iMUSE music system
- Several Analog iMUSE music system bugs fixed
- Improved music/sound for various Amiga versions
- Improved compression of Fate of Atlantis and Simon the Sorcerer 2 sound files
- Keyboard fighting in Fate of Atlantis now works
2003-12-05 00:45:28 +00:00
- Keyboard support for cannon battle in Curse of Monkey Island
- Keyboard support for derby scene in Full Throttle
2003-08-06 12:28:06 +00:00
0.5.1 (2003-08-06)
- Rewrote Beneath a Steel Sky savegame code (see note in READMEs 'Known Bugs')
- Fixed dialog skipping, music volume and several crashes/freezes in Steel Sky
- Fixed dialog skipping in V7 games
- Fixed glitch when quitting ScummVM in fullscreen mode on Mac OS X
- Fixed various COMI bugs related to actor placement/scaling
- Added complete Hebrew support for Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2
- Several MorphOS and DreamCast port fixes
- DreamCast now runs Simon the Sorcerer 1 & 2
- Fixed a fullscreen problem on Mac OS X were you couldn't use the mouse in
the top part of the screen by linking to a bugfixed version of SDL
0.5.0 (2003-08-02)
2003-07-10 04:04:59 +00:00
- Enhanced versions of Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken are now supported and completable
- Beneath A Steel Sky is now supported and completable
- Added support for Amiga version of Monkey Island 1
- Initial unplayable support for V1 version of Maniac Mansion/Zak McKracken
2003-05-25 12:28:38 +00:00
- Curse of Monkey Island (COMI) support for playing from CD improved on Mac OS X
2003-05-24 22:56:24 +00:00
- Loading COMI savegames for disk 2 doesn't anymore require disk 1 first
2003-08-06 12:28:06 +00:00
- Rewritten iMUSE engine, and many Music fixes (exp. Monkey Island 2)
- Support for music in Humongous games and simon2dos/simon2talkie (XMIDI format)
- Support for music in simon1demo (Proprietary format)
- Complete music support for Simon the Sorcerer 2
2003-07-10 04:04:59 +00:00
- Improved music and sound support in Zak256
- Added Aspect Ratio option
2003-08-06 12:28:06 +00:00
- Many other bug fixes, improvements and optimizations
2003-05-05 15:18:43 +00:00
2003-05-25 12:28:38 +00:00
0.4.1 (2003-05-25)
- Added AdvMame3x filter
2003-05-25 15:11:01 +00:00
- Fixed crash in Curse of Monkey Island (and possibly other games as well)
2003-05-25 12:28:38 +00:00
- Fixed airport doors in Zak256
- Fixed crash in SDL backend
- Fixed various iMUSE bugs
2003-05-25 12:28:38 +00:00
2003-05-12 17:55:44 +00:00
0.4.0 (2003-05-11)
2003-03-23 14:33:48 +00:00
- Curse of Monkey Island (comi) support (experimental)
2003-05-05 15:24:05 +00:00
- Added support for the EGA versions of Loom, Monkey Island and Indy3
2003-05-25 13:02:44 +00:00
- Improved music support in Indy3 and the floppy versions of Monkey Island
- Many Simon the Sorcerer 1 & 2 improvements and fixes
2003-03-23 14:33:48 +00:00
- Very pre-alpha Beneath a Steel Sky code. Don't expect it to do anything.
2003-05-05 15:24:05 +00:00
- Even more pre-alpha support for V2 SCUMM games (Maniac Mansion and Zak)
2003-03-23 14:49:33 +00:00
- Preliminary support for early Humongous Entertainment titles (very experimental)
2003-05-05 15:24:05 +00:00
- New debug console and several GUI/Launcher enhancements
- New Save/Load code (easier to expand while retaining compatibility)
2003-03-23 14:33:48 +00:00
- DreamCast port now works with new games added for 0.3.0b
2003-05-05 15:24:05 +00:00
- New official PalmOS port
- Various minor and not so minor SCUMM game fixes
2003-03-23 14:33:48 +00:00
- Large memory leak fixed for The Dig/ComI
2003-05-05 15:24:05 +00:00
- SMUSH code optimised, frame dropping added for slower machines
- Code cleanups
0.3.0b (2002-12-08)
- massive cleanup work for iMUSE. Sam and Max music now plays correctly
2002-10-20 13:14:54 +00:00
- many bugfixes for Zak256, + sound and music support
- music support for Simon the Sorcerer on any platform with real MIDI
- experimental support for Indy3 (VGA) - Indiana Jones + Last Crusade
- completed support for Monkey1 VGA Floppy, The Dig
- added akos16 implementation for The Dig and Full Throttle costumes
2002-10-20 13:14:54 +00:00
- added digital iMUSE implementation for The Dig and Full Throttle music.
- Loom CD speech+music syncronisation improved greatly
- added midi-emulation via adlib, for platforms without sequencer support
2003-11-07 01:24:39 +00:00
- code separation of various engine parts into several libraries
2002-10-20 13:14:54 +00:00
- several fixes to prevent Simon the Sorcerer crashing and hanging
- hundreds of bugfixes for many other games
- new SMUSH video engine, for Full Throttle and The Dig
- new in-game GUI
- launcher dialog
0.2.0 (2002-04-14)
- core engine rewrite
- enhanced ingame GUI, including options/volume settings.
- auto-save feature
- added more command-line options, and configuration file
- new ports and platforms (MorphOS, Macintosh, Dreamcast, Solaris, IRIX, etc)
- graphics filtering added (2xSAI, Super2xSAI, SuperEagle, AdvMame2x)
- support for MAD MP3 compressed audio
- support for first non-SCUMM games (Simon the Sorcerer)
- support for V4 games (Loom CD)
- enhanced V6 game support (Sam and Max is now completable)
- experimental support for V7 games (Full Throttle/The Dig)
- experimental support for V3 games (Zak256/Indy3)
0.1.0 (2002-01-13)
- loads of changes
2001-10-12 08:22:12 +00:00
0.0.2 (2001-10-12):
- bug fixes
- save & load support
2001-10-09 14:30:12 +00:00
0.0.1 (2001-10-08):
- initial version