AweMUD Release Notes

Version 0.24

• Merged Scriptix into AweMUD codebase.

• Code reorganization and cleanup.

• Update data files to use correct parsing format.

• Removed unmaintained documentation.

Version 0.23

• Added skill framework.

• Added character traits.

• New text expansion syntax.

• New file format syntax.

• Added entity UIDs.

• NPC and Object blueprints.

• Enhanced scripting capabilities.

• Object cleanup.

• Added NPC corpses.

• Pending actions system.

• Major revisions throughout the entire engine.

Version 0.22

• GCC 3.4.0 support.

• Improved PID file handling.

• Improved selection and sorting of entity lookups.

• Ability to 'look' through an exit.

• All new C++ combat engine base.

• Large restructuring of entity data and blueprints.

• Improved NPC AI.

• Entity tagging and lookups.

• Garbage collection fixes.

• New IManager interface for server data control.

• Improved offline and online help.

• Improved text parser as used in room/entity descriptions.

• Improved event manager.

• Better security checks for the control interface.

• Usual tons of bug fixes and minor improvements.

Version 0.21

• Removed mostly unused XML-RPC support.

• Exits have a 'used' script for custom usage behaviour.

• Role based privilege system.

• Equipment shown when characters are looked at.

• Parsing system can use named entities instead of just indexes.

• Control interface. (doc/control.txt)

• Much more detailed player description support.

• Tons of (you guessed it) bug fixes and minor improvements.

Version 0.20

• Improved room exits.

• Basic AI architecture.

• Replaced LibSGC with the Boehm-Demer-Weiser GC.

• Added basic stores.

• Added object classes.

• Tons of miscellaneous tweaks and improvements.

Version 0.19

• New command architecture.

• Proper English naming of entities with articles.

• Cygwin support.

• Object and NPC templates.

• Text parser supports if/elif/else statements.

• Player eye and hair color.

• Many small UI cleanups.

Version 0.18

• More available actions (like drinking/eating).

• MCCPv2 support.

• Object weighting.

• Action response system.

• Players, templates, the world, and zones are in the new format.

• More complete online creation commands.

• ZMP (http:www.awemud.net/zmp/) support is in.

• Email support is in (for abuse/bug reports, and more).

Version 0.17

• More documentation work (manpage).

• IPv6 support.

• Whole new file i/o system and format.

• Races, Classes, Socials, and Calendar use new file i/o system.

• Added alignment for characters.

• New userdb module.

• New message parsing code.

• New social framework and definiton file.

• Xml-rpc framework supports authentication.

• Config file (awemud.conf) is in new format.

• Spawning system for objects/npcs.

Version 0.16

• Documentation work.

• Weight and cost on objects.

• New TCP layer.

• IP blocking and connection managing.

• FreeBSD porting work.

• Character creation is in a script.

• Remove unused unique ID property on entities.

• New calendar defintion support w/ holidays.

• Began moving core rules code into scripts.

Version 0.15

• Fixed documentation.

• More powerful/complete scripting support.

• Basic coins/money.

• Track user real names and e-mail address.

• New MD5 code for portability.

• More detailed character creation.

• Work on xml-rpc support.

• New template system.

• Multiple names support on entities.

Version 0.14

• New string handling code.

• New XML interface.

• Tighter Scriptix integration.

Version 0.13

• World broken into zones.

• Lots of minor/subtle internal work.

Version 0.12

• Code cleanups.

• More powerful scripting facilities.

• Moved combat code to a script.

• Property bags.

• Documentation work.

Version 0.11

• More powerful exit system.

• Beginning of editing support.

• User configurable colours.

• Scriptix support.

Version 0.10

• New help system.

• Configuration file support in INI format.

• New design direction.