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Re: Development builds

Build 0.5.2-RC1 (Release Candidate 1)

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … .2-RC1.zip

Highlights:

• Add CONTRIBUTING.md file with guidelines for contributors

• The Level Editor can now be used in fullscreen mode

• Introduced special folder sprites/overrides/ to help users replace sprites in a upgrade-friendly manner

• Updated musics: speed, gameover, drowning by M-374 LX

• Updated translations: Russian (by Halatnikov), French (by Stylix98), Spanish (by reaperplayer91), Portuguese (by me)

• Updated Giant Wolf Boss. Thanks SecularSteve for the updated graphics and for the idea of the moving eyes

• SurgeScript timeout() fix: pause the SurgeScript VM whenenever the game is paused

• Updated the credits screen: media files, with their respective authors and licenses, are listed in a csv file

• Updated the drowning time to 12 seconds and the turbo/invincibility mode timeout to 20 seconds

• Improved the script of the springs: they now behave as expected when the player is running on the walls or on the ceiling

• Input maps are now read from the (new) inputs/ folder

• Powerup icons are now displayed via scripting

• The new life every 100 collectibles event is now controlled via scripting.

• The 1up jingle will no longer stop the level music.

• Bugfix: the player could get underwater and keep his thunder/fire shield if invincible

• Display a Message Box on Windows as the console output (e.g., when running opensurge --help)

• General improvements to the code

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Re: Development builds

Build 0.5.2-RC2 (Release Candidate 2)

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … .2-RC2.zip

Highlights:

• New 1up jingle (by M-374 LX)

• Reduced the volume of the level music while playing the 1up jingle

• Updated the Polish translation (by suve)

• Updated credits

• Updated manifest files for snap & flatpak

• Improved CMakeLists.txt

• Small changes

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Re: Development builds

Build 0.5.2.1-RC1 (Release Candidate 1)

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … .1-RC1.zip

Highlights:

• Fixed sprites/overrides/ detection bug on Windows

• Included LMMS source files (1up, speed, drowning, gameover)

• Small fixes & adjustments

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Re: Development builds

Build 21.521-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 21-dev.zip

Highlights:

• New Surge sprite (Saturn style, work-in-progress) thanks to TopHatter

• Introduce support for transitions between animations

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Re: Development builds

Build 21.619-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 19-dev.zip

Highlights:

• New Italian translation by Nick

• SurgeScript: introduce Collider.anchor, Animation.anchor

• Bugfix: hide the drowning counter if the player gets the water shield when almost drowning

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Re: Development builds

Build 22.522-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 22-dev.zip

Highlights:

• Fix invalid pointer in the obstacle map when destroying a brick-like object

• Introduce language extensions (languages/extends/ folder)

• New Esperanto translation by Jorge Maldonado Ventura

• Add support for compound ${EXPRESSIONS} when evaluating text

• Evaluate $INPUT_* keys dynamically

• Remove Korean translation

• New regular shield sprite by SecularSteve

• Developer mode: save the last selected level for ease of usage

• Powerups: use a separate sprite as a collision mask

• Increase the width of the collider of the spikes. Thanks to Halatnikov for reporting a potential issue

• General improvements

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Re: Development builds

Build 22.607-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 07-dev.zip

Highlights:

• Improve the collision detection routine of interactive bricks: CIRCULAR, PENDULAR, FALL, FLOAT. Thanks to skemo43 for reporting an issue

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Re: Development builds

Build 22.802-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 02-dev.zip

Highlights:

• New Waterworks Zone brickset

• New Waterworks Zone backgrounds: indoors & outdoors

• New Title Card (easier to mod)

• New sprites: item boxes, springs, spring boosters, goal sign, goal capsule, checkpoint

• Update poses of the Surge sprite to match the new style

• Update the explosion sprite

• New font: BoxyBold

• New title screen (WIP) and new End of Demo scene

• Scripting: introduce the concept of action spot & action offset (sprites)

• Scripting: add Player.anchor, Player.hotSpot, Player.actionSpot, Player.actionOffset, Actor.anchor, Actor.hotSpot, Actor.actionSpot, Actor.actionOffset, Animation.actionSpot, Animation.actionOffset

• Scripting: make Level.time read-write

• Scripting: add property Platformer.gravityMultiplier

• Scripting: Event Triggers can now be reactivated

• Scripting: introduce setup object "Surge Gameplay". Make "Default Setup" and "Debug Setup" obsolete.

• Scripting: new function objects: Translate Player, Translate Default Camera

• Fix watercolor algorithm (use pre-multiplied alpha). Multiply RGB values by 2 to get old values.

• Level watercolor now accepts an optional 4th parameter: alpha

• Change the physics slightly

• Improve macOS compatibility

• Remove legacy Allegro 4 code

• Bugfixes and general improvements

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Re: Development builds

Build 22.820-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 20-dev.zip

Highlights:

• Add new Waterworks Zone 1, fully playable

• New gimmicks: Conveyor Belts, Walk on Water

• Fix d-pad input on Xbox controllers

• Fix crash upon invoking object destructors when unloading/reloading a level

• Repair support for Visual Studio via clang (svgmovement)

• Add animated Allegro Splash Screen & SAGE 22 Splash Screen

• New boss music by Johan Brodd

• Update translations: German (Wuzzy), French (Stilic), Russian (Halatnikov), Italian (Nick), Esperanto (Jorge Maldonado Ventura), Spanish (reaperplayer91)

• General improvements

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Re: Development builds

Build 22.830-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 30-dev.zip

Highlights:

• Add new Waterworks Zone 2, fully playable

• New gimmick: Power Pluggy

• New title screen music by M374LX

• New sound effects: charge, damaged, shot by M374LX

• Update translations: Bosnian, Dutch, Serbian (SecularSteve)

• Improved the Waterworks brickset

• Keep the HUD on the screen while displaying the level cleared animation

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Re: Development builds

Build 0.6.0-RC1 (Release Candidate 1)

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … .0-RC1.zip

Highlights:

• Add new Waterworks Zone Boss (Cody Licorish)

• Update Polish translation (suve)

• Create new pixel art for the title screen

• Optimize the rendering of backgrounds

• Update .desktop, flatpak & snap files

• Update icons

• Adjustments and tweaks

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Re: Development builds

Build 221015-dev

Download: https://download.tuxfamily.org/opensurg … 15-dev.zip

Highlights:

• Reimplemented nanoparser with Allegro's File I/O interface and Unicode support

• Reimplemented the asset system with physfs

• Upgraded the Allegro library and its dependencies

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