The highlight of Yad3dag's new release is port to linux and particle system support via the build editor.
Installing on linux
Installation was tested for a Ubuntu V3.10 witth 32 bit and 64 Bit.For installaton instructions see the README_Installation_Linux.txt file.
Release Notes Ya3dag V1.50
Particle support
* Particles_EmitterGeneric
This entity allows a particle emitter map model with nearly the
full features of Ya3dags particle engine.
* Parameter changes take effect immediately.
* This entity is triggerable.
* Support for point or line type of emitters.
* Connect up to 4 Particles_EmitterGeneric together.
* Linked Particles_EmitterGeneric for death or bounce of a particle.
* Save a Particles_EmitterGeneric to a .particle file.
* .particle files
Files to descripe particle effects. This files have the same
features/contents as a Particles_EmitterGeneric.
* Used to modify existig particle effects like laser impacts or
explosions.
* A loaded particle effect can be insert in a map as a
Particles_EmitterGeneric.
See video Particle work.
Linux support
* Changed IDE and compiler from VC 2008
to Codeblocks 12.11 IDE and compiler MinGW for
windows or gcc for linux.
* Sources revised so Ya3dag also runs on Linux.
* Interface to operating system is changed to
SDL2.
Copied some sources form 'UFO:AI' for this.
* Upper/lower case adaptions.
The linux file system is sensitve for upper/lower
case of the file name characters. The windows
file system is not.
This difference is noticeable if files
are read from the disk (and not out. pak files).
* Addapted some directory names of the
Ya3dag file system.
* Changed some other references to external files
in code or in scripts. I hope I've caught everything.
* files.c
Coded a function FS_fopen_any_case_for_read() which
is used for linux to read files case indepented in a
directory.
.shader statements
New schaderstament spritemap and some other shader enhancements .
See README_Ya3dag_ReleaseHistory.txt file.
Other changes
* Multisampling or antialias
New graphic setting to enhance display quality.
* Joysticks
Added new controls
* joystick sensitivity
Sensitivty threshold for the joystick axes
* joystick cursor speed
Joystick to cursor movement factor
* Console
* Open console with ^ or ~ character is removed.
* Open console with 'shift escape' characters.
This also close an open console.
* Close console with escape character too.
* Key bindings.
* Single menu dialog is changed to have sub-dialoges.
More actions can be bind to keys.
* Default key bindings changed to common known 'WASD'.
* Level Editor
For string input fields added support for
arrow left/right, delete, home and end keys.
==> Position cursor inside input string input field
* Menupoint Options / Input / invert mouse
Bugfix, this setting is now hold over level changed.
Known bugs, problems, missing
* Touchscreen support is gone.
This will be back in the next release.
* Reflective surfaces do not show everything.
* Change 'Display / Advanced / liquid surfaces'
to simple.
* Change 'Display / Texture / shader scripts' to off.
* Loading a level for the linux variant needs
much more time than the windows variant.
* Frames per second is lower for the linux variant.
* Manual for details of the particle system.
