Ironwail 0.7.0

⚠️ Note: this release is outdated, please download the latest one instead.

Changes from 0.6.0:

• ability to download add-ons from the Mods menu (using the community add-on server by default; specify -addons <url> on the command line to use a different server, -noaddons to disable)
• new Levels menu, inspired by the one in Mark V, with various enhancements such as support for searching (by BSP name/map title) and skill selection
• last save is loaded automatically after dying (sv_autoload 0 to disable, sv_autoload 1 to ask for confirmation, sv_autoload 2 to always load previous save, if any)
• initial autosave support (sv_autosave 0 to disable)
• moved saving to a background thread (avoids autosave stutter on complex maps)
• improved compatibility with 2021 re-release: the engine will no longer write configs to the Nightdive folder to avoid an issues with the KEX engine where certain episodes would no longer function properly; existing configs will be automatically migrated to the new save location (%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Ironwail\rerelease)
• added EGS and GOG Quake detection
• initial support for CSQC HUDs (Arcane Dimensions, Alkaline 1.1/1.2), using code from QSS (by @Shpoike)
• skill selection menu for Quake64
• reworked Options menu
• added Options, Controls and Video menu searching
• improved console Tab completion
  • text can be matched anywhere, not just at the beginning of a cvar/command/argument:
    maxfps + Tab = host_maxfps
showfps + Tab = scr_showfps
box + Tab = r_showbboxes
map fair + Tab = map ctsj2_fairweather
  • added argument cycling for map/load/save/game/sky commands (Tab/Shift+Tab)
• support for emulating non-square pixels in the UI/HUD (e.g. scr_pixelaspect 5:6)
• customizable screenshot names and folder (using cl_screenshotname cvar, defaults to screenshots/%map%_%date%_%time%)
  Supported variables: map, maptitle, date, time, year, month, day, hour, min, sec
• viewsize 130 option (press +/- to activate/deactivate) for cleaner screenshots (no weapon/HUD/text messages)
• built-in zooming support, bindable from the Controls menu
  New cvars/commands: zoom_fov, zoom_speed, +/-zoom, togglezoom, zoom_in/out
• changed Controls menu to display more entries when possible
• cvar to disable mouse support in the UI (ui_mouse 0)
• cvar to enable sound effects when using the mouse to select different menu items (ui_mouse_sound)
• menu sound effects are now throttled (ui_sound_throttle to change the interval, 0 to disable)
• r_showbboxes_filter option (from @andrey-budko), which limits entities highlighted by r_showbboxes to those with matching classnames:
  r_showbboxes_filter secret highlights entities with classnames containing secret
r_showbboxes_filter =trigger_secret highlights entities with classname equal to trigger_secret
  Note: Tab-completion is supported
• r_showbboxes_health cvar (0 = show all entities, 1 = show entities with health > 0, -1 = show entities with health <= 0)
• r_showbboxes_think cvar (0 = show all entities, 1 = show entities with thinktime > 0, -1 = show entities with thinktime <= 0)
• skies command, which lists all available skies (with an optional filter argument)
• Tab completion for sky command
• Tab completion for bind/unbind key names
• word-based navigation/deletion in console (using Ctrl+Left/Right/Backspace/Delete)
• ability to bind Caps/Num/Scroll Lock and Print Screen keys
• optional filter argument for maps command
• model scale support (requires protocol 999) - original patch from @JosiahJack, with fixes from @temx
• bumped model limit to 4096 (for quakemash)
• maps command now prints map titles, too, not just BSP names
• further reduced CPU usage
• added skybox animation ("skywind") support
• skybox caching (to avoid hitching when repeatedly switching between the same skyboxes)
• order-independent transparency (r_oit 0 to disable, e.g. on integrated GPUs)
• added option to sort transparent entities by distance when r_oit is disabled (r_alphasort)
• changed rendering order for transparent brush entities (when both r_oit and r_alphasort are off) to match QuakeSpasm
• added Transparency option to Video menu
• improved color matching for 8-bit palettization: higher quality on modern maps, more authentic on classic ones
• fullbright colors are now deduced from the colormap instead of being hardcoded
• changed fog from planar to spherical (stable when turning around)
• optimized particle rendering and increased default particle limit (using code from @mhQuake)
• work-arounds for bugs in old Intel GPU drivers
  ⚠️ Note: some very old Intel GPU drivers might crash/stop responding during gameplay.
  Currently there is no fix or work-around for this issue, if you are affected by it please use a different engine, such as Quakespasm, Quakespasm Spiked, QSS-M or FTE
• discrete GPU will be used by default, if available, instead of integrated one
• fixed softlock in mge2m2
• functional nomonsters cvar
• enabled resizing in windowed mode
• more responsive v_gunkick 2 implementation (@mhQuake)
• changed default v_gunkick value to 2 (smooth)
• v_gunkick, cl_rollangle, cl_bob and scr_clock are now saved to config
• new writeconfig command
• optional file name argument for condump command
• eliminated endianness handling overhead (@tyfighter)
• fixed rendering issues when streaming on Discord
• fixed jitter when moving the mouse during a cutscene
• fixed SZ_GetSpace: overflow when loading certain large maps (e.g. telefragged) with protocol 999
• fixed occasional text rendering artifacts at certain UI scales
• added screen warping and underwater sound effects for Alkaline 1.2 liquid brushes
• fixed console animation with scr_conspeed <= 0
• added scr_conbrightness and scr_menubgalpha to improve readability
• experimental language cvar (english/french/german/italian/spanish)
• support for using arbitrary characters as crosshairs (e.g. crosshair v for v, or crosshair -118 for the 118th character in the Quake font)
• support for multiple -basedirs on the command line