0.9.0 Snapshot 1

0.9.0 is finalised enough to be usable but some features are still incomplete/buggy.
The API is subject to change throughout this version.

Major Changes

• Slick2D is no longer used in the majority of the engine.
• All rendering is now handled through the renderer.
• Most core features are now custom built.
• A game class is now used instead of slick classes.
• Rendering is handled abstractly and so can (in theory) be implemented for other rendering libraries.
• LWJGL2Renderer is currently the main renderer.
• Renderer are implemented using inheritance.
• Input is now handled through the same API as rendering as most input polling is controlled by the renderer.
• Do not use the Keyboard or Mouse APIs from LWJGL for input as this can cause portability issues. Instead use the ones provided by the Game and Input classes
• The lighting engine can now be set using an enum

Features

• Rewrote transitions
• Game containers are now integrated into the game.
• States are now handled by RPGOnline
• Renderer can now do anything that was required of Slick2D by the old engine.
• A new image class is now used.
• Renderer now has version information.
• Reimplemented cutscenes using the renderer.
• Sky now uses renderer.
• Rewritten shaders
• Structs can now be used with shaders.
• Added fade transitions
• Added HDR
• Added better, more-efficient shader-based lighting
• Added antialiasing

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Fixed issue where error logs would not show for linking shaders
• Post processing in GUIs is a bit better
• FBOs are now used instead of pbuffers
• Less crashes now happen in the GUI system.
• Tiles are not clipped immediately if they span more than one tile.

Optimisations

• Wind textures have very little performance impact.
• Texture binding is now more efficient.

Misc Changes

• Debug screen is now more customisable.
• World state is now more modular.
• FPS is now computed to 7 decimal places.
• Graphics does not require a specific renderer unless the renderer implementor chooses to write their own.
• Default font changes

Deprecations

• Removed text color
• Removed controller support until it can be replaced.
• Removed snap to pixel
• Replaced MDR with HDR
• Deprecated buffer-based lighting.
• Slick shader was been mostly replaced.

Release 0.8.0

Major Changes

• Moved the root package of the library.
• Server and Client have been replaced by Client2D and Server2D to allow for more types of games to use the networking features.
• Added a GUI system.
• Added proper mouse support.
• Moved most 2D APIs to the world API
• Added a renderer package to allow for interface-based rendering.
• A renderer must be set at startup before the game is started.
• Encryption is still broken but will probably not be fixed in 0.8.0
• ABT is now part of its own repository. You can find this at: https://github.com/Tomaso2468/abt
• The package layout has changed for the world2d library.

Features

• Added encyption to BasicPacketConnection
• Added MDR (Medium Dynamic Range) effects to allow for better colour in low light and for a better bloom effect.
• Added noise that wraps around a sphere or cylinder without using interpolation.
• Added multithreading package.
• Added pathfinding package.
• Added the ability to set a tile state without setting the tile.
• Added layouts.
• Added text input components.
• Added layers.
• Added themes.
• Added a default theme.
• Added a slick Renderer.
• Added an experimental GL11 Renderer in addition to the Slick Renderer.
• Added F3 to toggle the debug menu.
• Added F4 to toggle the hitbox display.

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Improved controller support
• Fixed bugs with lighting.
• Fixed issue where shader initialisation would not allow for uniforms to be changed.
• Audio effects have been slightly improved in their reliability.
• Lighting should now be less buggy.
• Improved collision detection.
• World State is now more modular.
• Bullet state now used the new GUI system.
• Encryption continues to be broken. I got it to send data at the cost of data corruption.

Optimisations

• Changed behaviour of Entity.reloadID() to cause less issues.
• Some optimisations were made to world loading.
• Pathfinding is now multithreaded.
• Optimised the world state to use renderer.
• Chunk data now uses ABT instead of serialisation.

Misc Changes

• Improved Server Info API
• The default value for an entity variable is now 0 instead of NaN.
• The heat effect now has it's own interface.
• The debug screen now has even more information.
• Collisions are now counted on the debug screen.
• Main thread updates are now counted separately to frame renders in the debugger.
• Moved tile to the world package.
• The GUI system now used renderer graphics instead of slick graphics.
• The world state is now more modular.
• Improved some documentation.
• The documentation is now included with the provided files.

Deprecations

• Removed atmosphere library and other deprecated code.
• Replaced the old GUI system.
• Removed the post-processing packs.
• Deprecated TextColor

0.8.0 Snapshot 8

Github Release Ordering seems to be broken 0.8.0-rc0 is the update after this.

This should be the final snapshot before moving into release candidates.

Major Changes

• ABT is now part of its own repository. You can find this at: https://github.com/Tomaso2468/abt
• The package layout has changed for the world2d library.

Features

N/A

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Encryption continues to be broken. I got it to send data at the cost of data corruption.

Optimisations

• Chunk data now uses ABT instead of serialisation.

Misc Changes

• The documentation is now included with the provided files.

Deprecations

N/A

0.8.0 Release Candidate 0

This should be the only release candidate.

Major Changes

N/A

Features

N/A

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Encryption is still broken but will probably not be fixed in 0.8.0

Optimisations

N/A

Misc Changes

N/A

Deprecations

• Deprecated TextColor

0.8.0 Snapshot 7

Major Changes

N/A

Features

N/A

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

N/A

Optimisations

N/A

Misc Changes

• Improved some documentation.

Deprecations

• Removed the post-processing packs.

0.8.0 Snapshot 6

Major Changes

• Moved most 2D APIs to the world API
• Added a renderer package to allow for interface-based rendering.
• A renderer must be set at startup before the game is started.

Features

• Added a slick Renderer.
• Added an experimental GL11 Renderer in addition to the Slick Renderer.
• Added F3 to toggle the debug menu.
• Added F4 to toggle the hitbox display.

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• World State is now more modular.
• Bullet state now used the new GUI system.

Optimisations

• Optimised the world state to use renderer.

Misc Changes

• The GUI system now used renderer graphics instead of slick graphics.
• The world state is now more modular.

Deprecations

N/A

0.8.0 Snapshot 5

Major Changes

• Added a GUI system.
• Added proper mouse support.

Features

• Added the ability to set a tile state without setting the tile.
• Added layouts.
• Added text input components.
• Added layers.
• Added themes.
• Added a default theme.

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Improved collision detection.

Optimisations

N/A

Misc Changes

• Moved tile to the world package.

Deprecations

• Replaced the old GUI system.

0.8.0 Snapshot 2

Major Changes

• Server and Client have been replaced by Client2D and Server2D to allow for more types of games to use the networking features.

Features

• Added MDR (Medium Dynamic Range) effects to allow for better colour in low light and for a better bloom effect.
• Added noise that wraps around a sphere or cylinder without using interpolation.
• Added multithreading package.
• Added pathfinding package.

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Fixed issue where shader initialisation would not allow for uniforms to be changed.
• Audio effects have been slightly improved in their reliability.
• Lighting should now be less buggy.

Optimisations

• Some optimisations were made to world loading.
• Pathfinding is now multithreaded.

Misc Changes

• The default value for an entity variable is now 0 instead of NaN.
• The heat effect now has it's own interface.
• The debug screen now has even more information.
• Collisions are now counted on the debug screen.
• Main thread updates are now counted separately to frame renders in the debugger.

Deprecations

N/A

0.8.0 Snapshot 1

Major Changes

• Moved the root package of the library.

Features

• Added encyption to BasicPacketConnection

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Improved controller support
• Fixed bugs with lighting.

Optimisations

• Changed behaviour of Entity.reloadID() to cause less issues.

Misc Changes

• Improved Server Info API

Deprecations

• Removed atmosphere library and other deprecated code.

Release 0.7.0

This is the first stable release since the refactor (Versions older than 0.7.0-d0 are not included in this repository).

Major Changes

• Changed to 128bit user IDs.
• Many changes were made to the ABT library.
• Added a PHP login server (example implementation).
• Light source is now an interface.
• Shadows were ugly and have now been completely removed.
• Rewrote most of the engine.

Features

• Added debug screen.
• Added low level access to CPU information
• Many effects can now be used instead of one effect with multiple functions.
• Added built-in fullscreen switching.
• Added bloom.
• Added blur.
• Added cutscene API.
• Added bullet hell support.
• Added map editor
• Added custom hitboxes.
• Added theme shader.
• Added debugger.
• Added particles.
• Added atmosphere API
• Rewrote MultiUserServer
• Rewrote Login Servers
• Re added old APIs that did not need changing.
• Added packet types.
• Added new world type to the world API.
• Added working multiplayer.
• Added entity AI
• Re added shaders
• Re added entities
• Added ABT tag system

Bug Fixes/Stability Improvements

• Fixed some collision issues.
• Updated Audio engine.
• Some security issues should be fixed.
• Fixed entity position bug.
• Invalid tokens are now recognised.
• Sound system is now always multithreaded.
• Error handling is now in the color API.
• Improved sky rendering.
• Fixed sprite map loading.
• Fixed many texture bugs.
• Fixed music volume crashing the game.
• Fixed loading race conditions.
• Updated Audio engine.

Optimisations

• Optimised chunks

Misc Changes

• Documentation should be complete.
• Some annotations were changed.
• Field access changes in TextureMap
• WorldState can now be scaled.

Deprecations

• Some classes were deprecated.
• Shader packs are now deprecated; it is best to design your own for your game.
• Many shader effects are now deprecated.