Volume 2 Issue 1 Release Notes

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• Removed outdated details from login.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