Volume 2 Issue 1 Release Notes

From OuroDev

Client

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue displaying the number of used character slots on the character selection screen.
  • Fixed an issue where the client console is spammed with "Class name not found" when entering character select screen.
  • Fixed an issue where Failed logins still showed the server list.
  • Fixed an issue where a player could have two instances of a toggle power.
  • Fixed an issue where login hangs if encryption was enabled.
  • Fixed a client crash that would occasionally occur when leveling up.
  • Fixed a client crash in the character creator.
  • Fixed a client crash when placing invention recipes on market.
  • Fixed a client crash when trying to view IO enhancement recipe info via right-click menu.
  • Fixed a client crash with enhancements getting removed before or during drag to the conversion window.

Features

  • The Client now builds using the Visual Studio 2010 compiler.
  • Removed the Paragon Store, all microtransactions, and code associated with it.
  • New startup flag: -patchDir
    • ported from SCoRE code. The Client will load additional pigg files from the target directory.
  • Began restoring PhysX integration. This is GPU-bound, and requires an nVidia card that supports the feature.

Changes

  • Perforce support has been removed.
  • Removed outdated details from login.
  • Replaced/disabled several foreign URL and IP placeholders.
  • The default name of the built client executable is now "ouroboros.exe"

Server

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash during MapServer template generation.
  • Fixed an issue where a player could have two instances of a toggle power.

Features

  • Most Servers now builds using the Visual Studio 2010 compiler.
  • Auth Server now allows for CNAMEs for the ip and inner_ip fields.
  • New Config file: default_sku.cfg
    • Features once locked behind Microtransactions may now be provided to players using this config file.
  • New Config value: You may now configure the name of each Server as it appears for players on the client select screen.
  • New servers.cfg Config values: XPScale, AEScale, and TicketScale * Scales XP, AE XP, and reward tickets.
  • New MapServer flag: -transient
    • Transient maps are unloaded when no players are left on them anymore. This is for maps that don't need to be permanently running. Enable if you're having paging issues.
  • New Server config option: advertisedIp
    • You can now use servers.cfg to set an external ipaddress that mapserver will advertise to clients.

Changes

  • Perforce support has been removed.
  • Removed sending exception email in auth server
  • Disabled PostbackRelay and MTX queue in AccountServer

Credits

  • asuffield
  • Bevinsky
  • BubbleWrap
  • Cattan
  • Chriskitsch
  • Chrius
  • Clowd
  • danda
  • disseminate
  • JerryBerry
  • Methril
  • michaeldcullen
  • Miwa
  • Pazaz
  • Riella
  • Searge
  • Taffer
  • TheManicCoder
  • Woovie
  • zer0rez