v3.0-beta.2

Client / Server

• Freeciv21 got a shiny new logo (#986)! The icon used for the server on Windows was updated to match:
  
• Moved the sidebar to the top #940
• The Messages widget is now hidden by default and can be expanded from the top bar #1001 #1026. You get a notification when there's a new message
• Improved the information shown by the gold indicator. Now you can't miss if you're going bankrupt! #983 #1000
• Moved the Turn Done button to the bottom right, and anchored the minimap above #1002 #1037 #1042
• Replaced FCW citizen icons with higher-quality ones from RoundSquare: #979 #1040
• Fixed a bug where outdated tileset data would be used after changing the ruleset #974 #1027
• Fixed a bug where the client wouldn't terminate the server properly #1023

Rulesets

• Nothing yet

Nations

• Nothing yet

Spec File Support

• The Unit_Vision_Radius_Sq and City_Vision_Radius_Sq effects have gained support for vision layers other than Main: it is now possible to use them with submarines (Subsurface vision layer) or stealth fighters (Stealth VL). This is achieved by adding a Vision_Layer requirement to the effects. The +Vision_Layer capability is required for this to work. This feature is experimental and might change in future versions. #924
• Fixed the behavior of out-of-fuel units in the process of being converted #1032
• Fixed a crash triggered by some rulesets #1011
• Removed the old city dialog icon, as it was unused #985

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

• Memory handling improvements driven by AddressSanitizer #961
• Many more memory handling fixes #1005 #1019
• We no longer use the C function realloc, and switched to C++ std::vector instead #966
• Unified the client code in a single directory #1021
• Greatly improved "header hygiene" #1053
• Major rewrite of the FAQ. Thanks to @daavko for compiling the questions and answers in a separate file. #1038

Build Tools

• Thanks to amazing work by @NIKEA-SOFT and @jwrober, we now support Visual Studio! See the documentation. #971 #999 #1005 #1008 #1013 #1017 #1031
• We now have a small script to help evaluate pull requests #1007
• We also have CMake presets to build with ASan and CCache, and a serv file to run autogames #996 #997
• Ubuntu packages are now built with optimizations enabled and without debug symbols #975
• We started building on Ubuntu 22.04 on a regular basis, awaiting a switch to using it as our base environment #1018

NOTE: Community members wishing to download the source code. You will notice that there are two sets of source code in the assets section below. One set will have a label of "Source Code (zip)" and "Source Code (tar.gz)" and the other set will be a tar.gz and zip file with the name of the tagged release and a file size shown. Please download and use the files with the name of the tagged release and file size shown. The other two will not compile properly.