MegaGlest 3.4.0 Released!

[titi]

MegaGlest 3.4.0 release - come and get it while its hot (svn revision 1689)
Downloads here: https://megaglest.org/download.html or below



Changelog:
v3.4.0

- new attack alarms use visual and audio cues to indicate when and where you or your team are under attack
- new auto router configuration for Internet hosted games will auto port forward (for UPNP enabled routers)
- new network file transfer system current allows servers to send missing maps and tilesets to clients
- new IRC client built into the Internet lobby (uses freenode's megaglest-lobby channel)
- improved sound handling for better stability and smoother game play
- CPU AI players now can have their resource multiplier manually changed
- new fog of war setting allows showing resources on the map at game start (thanks GAE team)
- many new commandline options (try --help to see)
- texture compression for video cards that support it
- improved AI players are much harder to defeat
- new Romans_beta faction in megapack
- new language translations
- new tilesets, maps, scenarios and tutorials
- G3D Viewer enhancements including PNG screenshots with alpha transparency option
- performance improvements for both rendering and network play
- FreeBSD support has been added in this release
- bugfixes discovered in 3.3.7.2


Full installers (for first time users):

Windows:
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Linux 32 bit:
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Linux 64 bit:
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Mac OSX:
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Advanced options:

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Data upgrades and manual data installations (for advanced users only):

Upgrade Data package from 3.3.7.2 or higher (for both Linux and Windows), intended for manual upgrades
A binary upgrade is also required.
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Full Data package (for both Linux and Windows), intended for new installs:
glest.ini and glestkeys.ini are not included. They are platform specific and distributed with the binary.
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Binary upgrades from 3.3.7.2:
A data upgrade is also required.

Windows Auto Updater:
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Windows Self Extracting Update:
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Alternatively, if you cannot download .exe's, use this 7z archive:
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Linux 32 bit x86:
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Linux 64 bit x86:
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FreeBSD 64 bit x86:
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Source Code Package:
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[Trappin]

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Starting Mega-Glest logging for type: 0
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1551] Font::charCount = 256, Font::fontTypeName [Times New Roman] Shared::Platform::charSet = 1
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] v3.4.0-VC++: 1500-Jan 31 2011 17:25:01, STREFLOP enabled.
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1562]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1572]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1589]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1598]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\gl_wrap.cpp::Shared::Platform::PlatformContextGl::PlatformContextGl Line: 33]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::glestMain Line: 1604]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::initNormal Line: 133]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 459]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 464]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 471]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 480]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 487]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 498]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 504]
Starting Mega-Glest logging for type: 1
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::BaseThread Line: 24]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setQuitStatus Line: 75] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setQuitStatus Line: 81] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setRunningStatus Line: 136] uniqueID [base_thread] value = 0
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 109] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 115] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setRunningStatus Line: 143] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 109] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 115] uniqueID [base_thread]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::BaseThread Line: 35]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 509]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\gl_wrap.cpp::Shared::Platform::PlatformContextGl::init Line: 62]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\gl_wrap.cpp::Shared::Platform::PlatformContextGl::init Line: 66]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\sdl\gl_wrap.cpp::Shared::Platform::PlatformContextGl::init Line: 113] about to set resolution: 1024 x 768, colorBits = 32.
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setRunningStatus Line: 136] uniqueID [..\..\source\glest_game\graphics\renderer.cpp] value = 1
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 109] uniqueID [..\..\source\glest_game\graphics\renderer.cpp]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setHasBeginExecution Line: 115] uniqueID [..\..\source\glest_game\graphics\renderer.cpp]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\base_thread.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::BaseThread::setRunningStatus Line: 143] uniqueID [..\..\source\glest_game\graphics\renderer.cpp]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\simple_threads.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::SimpleTaskThread::execute Line: 121] uniqueID [..\..\source\glest_game\graphics\renderer.cpp]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 513]
[2011-02-01 07:27:53] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\program.cpp::Glest::Game::Program::init Line: 517]
[2011-02-01 07:27:54] In [..\..\source\shared_lib\sources\platform\common\platform_common.cpp::Shared::PlatformCommon::findAll] scanning [data/core/menu/textures/logo*.*]
[2011-02-01 07:27:54] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::ExceptionHandler::handleRuntimeError Line: 269] [Could not open file [data/core/menu/textures/line_horizontal.tga]] gameInitialized = 0, program = 01960C20
[2011-02-01 07:27:54] In [..\..\source\glest_game\main\main.cpp::Glest::Game::ExceptionHandler::handleRuntimeError Line: 358] [Could not open file [data/core/menu/textures/line_horizontal.tga]]
[2011-02-01 07:29:23] MegaGlest Exception: 0xe06d7363 [0xffffffff]

 [Could not open file [data/core/menu/textures/line_horizontal.tga]]

[titi]

Trappin what did you do ? Full install?

In case you just updated the binary, a data update is needed too!

[ultifd]

Merged DL Post with the main post
Looks like a great release, and right on time! Months of work, thank you @ developers and community!

[Conzar]

How is PlayDeb normally updated?

[ultifd]

They do offer an option to report packages which an upgraded version is available for, though. And anyone can use this option, including you. Just head to https://launchpad.net/getdeb.net/+filebug and create a new bug report with a subject of '[please update] MegaGlest x.y.z' (where 'x.y.z' is the newly released version number), and report that a new version is available and it the existing MegaGlest packages need upgading. The playdeb people will usually take on it within a few days (at least that's how it was for the last three releases) and they are just volunteers, too (so a few days is actually pretty good response time).

So any volunteers to report the update? 

[Conzar]

So any volunteers to report the update? 

Done

[titi]

Very good release so far!
No known problems yet, beside my misunderstanding of the windows update process ( sorry for that softcoder ).

By the way. I think we need a little break now, too much megaglest lately ...

[olaus]

also thanks to everbody involved!

you got a message on pro-linux:
http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16660/megaglest-340-erschienen.html

one more way to promote it might be changing that screenshot
http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=300350&ssid=122206

[Omega]

First of all, I'd like to thank you for providing mirrors and 7zip versions. Those are of great help. Other than that, I got nothing to say. Looks great, though the download gets bigger every time , stretching even the school's internet to the limit.

[ultifd]

Well what is the school's speed?
Anyways, I figured out part of the reason why suddenly my video had so much views...we got freegamed again I just wish they would link the website instead of the glest board...

Arch Linux is up: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/megaglest-data/

[Pizza90]

Downloaded and played it. It's very cool! Great job you did guys  

[Conzar]

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[url=http://www.linuxgames.com/]Linuxgames.com[/url] has a new

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[url=http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/16543]post[/url] about this release.  Looks like the word is getting out ... congrats to the MG team!

[spektor]

News on Russian gamedev site UralDev.ru:
http://uraldev.ru/news/id/2263

[John.d.h]

News on Russian gamedev site UralDev.ru:
http://uraldev.ru/news/id/2263

Maybe that's why everyone's been asking for support for a Russian translation lately.

[-Archmage-]

Anyways, I figured out part of the reason why suddenly my video had so much views...we got freegamed again I just wish they would link the website instead of the glest board...

Both would be best.

[ultifd]

Maybe that's why everyone's been asking for support for a Russian translation lately.

Yep! A lot of German and Russian Press, hopefully more US press later.
MegaGlest needs to be on ModDB

[Conzar]

Playdeb is now updated with the latest!

[Agakonna]

Thank you for this game! I'm very happy that it's released the new version. I'll play this game a lot. This is more developed than original Glest and has more features. 

[olaus]

Playdeb is now updated with the latest!

i just wonder why it's only for ubuntu 10.10. i have 10.04 installed and he won't install because of the following missing dependencies:

megaglest:
 libwxbase2.8-0 (>= 2.8.11.0) installed 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
 libwxgtk2.8-0 (>= 2.8.11.0) installed 2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2

is that reasonable, because 3.4.0 runs with those lib-versions on my 10.04 ?

[Conzar]

Looks like the maintainer only created packages for the latest release of Ubuntu.  I guess you'll have to use the linux install package found in this thread.

[olaus]

cnet.com says they have 117 downloads of glest per week:
http://download.cnet.com/Glest/3000-7483_4-10421123.html

someone should upload MG it there too, but they sound like only the developers are allowed to:
https://upload.cnet.com/

[ultifd]

Yes I've asked softcoder and titi before. Glest is the only 5 star free rts listed there too.
Looks like they are not going to apply though...titi doesn't want to yet because there might be bugs, and I guess softcoder doesn't want to because of his experience with a semi-similar site, Tucows.
and I suppose tomreyn wouldn't want to do it because CNET is also a shareware site too.
 

[tomreyn]

I don't particularly dislike shareware sites, but I dislike sites which require you to enter in a contractual agreement just to have them redistribute your free software. And even more so, when these contracts state something like this:

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login names and passwords and you accept responsibility for all activities, charges, and damages that occur under your account.

I.e., if your account gets taken over and someone does anything malicious with it, then you can be fully held accountable for it.

You understand and agree that our Services may include communications such as service announcements and administrative messages from us or from our partners and that these communications are considered part of the Services. You will not be able to opt out of receiving these messages. You also understand that our Services may include advertisements.

I.e., they and their partners can spam you as much as they like, no way to opt-out of this if you want to keep your account.

[Omega]

I don't particularly dislike shareware sites, but I dislike sites which require you to enter in a contractual agreement just to have them redistribute your free software. And even more so, when these contracts state something like this:

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login names and passwords and you accept responsibility for all activities, charges, and damages that occur under your account.

I.e., if your account gets taken over and someone does anything malicious with it, then you can be fully held accountable for it.

You understand and agree that our Services may include communications such as service announcements and administrative messages from us or from our partners and that these communications are considered part of the Services. You will not be able to opt out of receiving these messages. You also understand that our Services may include advertisements.

I.e., they and their partners can spam you as much as they like, no way to opt-out of this if you want to keep your account.

I like sites like download.com though. I've had an account there for years, and never had any problems. I've never received ads ever, and the only emails I get from them is the ones letting you know that something you downloaded has a new version out (and this is optional, but I like it). Sure, the shareware aspect can be annoying (particularily when you find the perfect program that you really need, but find out it's just a trial, as well as some programs that lie in about the information they give download.com, such as claiming to be freeware when it's really adware/shareware, though I don't blame download.com for that, it's not their fault. Overally, I think both our forks should appear there. It could really boost downloads and the community (be sure to get some good screen shots!).