BuckoSoft XPilotNT Version Changes Report

August 25, 1996

This page details the release notes for each version of XPilotNT.

Coresponds to xpilot-3.7.1
Prepared source for public release.
Renamed many of the files in the binaries distribution.
- OLD NEW
  
  XPilotNT.exe XPilot.exe
  
  XPilotNT.ini XPilot.ini
  
  XPilotNT.shp XPilot.shp
  
  XPilotNT-server.exe XPilot-server.exe
  
  XPmonNT.exe XPwho.exe
Fixed torpedoes problem.
Major work to the Windows server; still needs work, but its much better.
XPwho supports "ding". A method to notify the user of other players joining a specified server.
Added dashed lines for connectors (refuel/ball/transporters)

All XPilot buttons operational (quit, about, config, keys)
Fixed 256 color dithering.
Added ThreadedDraw - An attempt to squeeze some CPU.
XPilotNT.ini now search from XPilotNT directory first.
Removed Windows menu from screen.
Added game start progress indicator to Splash Panel.
Disabled Windows System keys (Alt down-up)
Rewrote playfield window scaling.
Integrated code to XPilot-3.6.2
Uses all standard XPilot fonts.
XPmonNT now supports both meta servers and will switch to the alternate if there's an error.
XPmonNT can tell XPilotNT to use a private ini file on a per server basis.

The "Martin" version. I've hooked up with this aussie who has breathed fresh life into this project.
He has done some good work speeding up the display to a reasonable rate.
This is a limited version just to get feedback on his changes.

Added "Circles" to Win95.
Item bitmaps are now "Win95" friendly.
Item concentrator draws correctly. Perusing the 3.5.0 code, i noticed that "the boys" had already fixed this.
Added XPmonNT to the distribution.
Item bitmaps draw nicely.
16 colors supported.