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• Fixed a bug where outdated tileset data would be used after changing the ruleset #974 #1027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.

v3.0-beta.1

This release introduces Qt SVG as a new mandatory dependency for the client.

Client / Server

• Fix an erroneous "guillaumette" in a string #855
• Fix performing actions from the city screen #862
• Improve zoom #870
• New WASM Client #871
• Don't generate assertion failures when opening the help dialog #872
• Support SVG icons/graphics #873 #884
• Remove the minimap thread. #886
• Make the sidebar look smooth on scaled displays #891
• Allow switching city when in city mode #899
• Sort units in the city dialog #900
• Fix a client crash when Enter Marketplace is possible #904
• Add theme colors for palette and chatline #906
• Fix stdin handling on Windows #907
• Split chat and events widgets #919
• Restore --bind functionality #930 #938
• Support performing ruleset-defined "custom" actions #937
• Fix starting the server from the client #938
• Fix selecting city worked tiles #949

Rulesets

• Remove the web-compatible capability from rulesets #896
• Fix capability-driven ruleset migrations #902

Nations

Spec File Support

• Bombard limit effect #867
• Remove broken empty reqs vectors #868
• Add EFT_BOMBARD_LIMIT_PCT to switch in effect_type_unit_text() #878
• More flexible trade revenue bonus #880
• Make the hex2t grid match the tile shape #898
• Hex corner terrain sprite type #920

Utility / Tools / Code Refactoring / Other

• Fix Clang error on MoveEvent() #847
• Add an online code browser #854
• Various documentation updates #857 #883 #921 #922
• Rewrite cm.{h,cpp} for more memory safety #865
• Fix dead code in script_fcdb_do_string() #866
• Remove some qtg_ indirection() functions #908 #911
• Move helpdata.{cpp,h} to common #926
• Various code improvements #945
• Fix assertion in api_methods_enemy_tile() #950

Build Tools

• Fix coverity.yaml syntax error #846
• Fix a build system error found at Alpha.10 release #851
• Create a MacOS Package at release #858
• Collection of CI changes #859
• Do more error checking in AutoRevision.cmake #876
• Fix build in debug mode #877
• Update the run-vcpkg action to the latest version #881
• Conditionally write fc_version.h and fc_version #885

NOTE 1: The documentation website now produces a PDF, which can be downloaded for offline viewing from here -- https://readthedocs.org/projects/longturn/downloads/

NOTE 2: 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.

v3.0-alpha.10

Client / Server

• Disallow drag-and-drop in the city dialog lists #726
• Use the scaled Tileset when computing city screen dimensions #727
• Fix sending the CMA to the server and it getting forgotten #733
• Change the default tech tree font #736
• Don't allow editing server output in pregame #749
• Prevent moving panels out of sight #752
• Fix the nation flag changing size while zooming in and out #753
• Fix the System Theme on Windows and Linux to support both light and dark modes #756 #763
• Fixed the in game help to appropriately show a difference between the cultivate and irrigation activity #721 #765
• Fix integer overflow leading to division by zero and server crash #770
• Fix an infinite loop causing high CPU utilization #789
• Fix layout issues in the city screen right panel #791
• Fix bugs in the UWT panel (F2) #800
• Fix sol2 code and interoperability with tolua #812
• Fix Help > Effects when the first req is negated #813
• Fix a memory leak on zoom #817

Rulesets

• Fix loading the WWI Scenario #748
• Added new Royale ruleset based on the Longturn Traditional (LTT) ruleset. #804 #814 #818 #836
• Added a new and updated tutorial scenario #834

Nations

Spec File Support

• Unhardcode sprite counts (tilesets) #778
• Fix tileset error handling #815

Utility / Other

• Various documentation updates #717 #722 #723 #732 #755 #758 #771 #795 #799 #801 #842
• The documentation is now converted to a PDF for offline reading #801 -- https://readthedocs.org/projects/longturn/downloads/
• Add support for Zstandard compression #742
• Add the data folder location(s) to the in-game help #773
• Add Emscripten Webassembly build (support WASM based thin-client) #775
• Port from tolua to sol2 #516

Build Tools

• Change MacOS CI build to vcpkg #776
• Build MacOS .app bundle and .dmg (release assets for download) #779
• Fixed an issue in the build system for MSys2 #797
• Add support to auto-increment the client/server version at release time #838
• Add support for building a Debian based Linux package #802
• Add support for CPack Debian Linux Package to be built in CI #841 #845

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.

v3.0-alpha.9

Client / Server

• Fixed a crash when loading the list of available scenarios #683
• Clicking on HUD widgets (controls in the city screen, unit action buttons, minimap, ...) no longer triggers actions on the map #687
• The help dialog is now at least 1280*800px in size, which should be large enough in most cases #692 #563
• It is now possible to zoom in and out while keeping the city bar at the same size #686
• A path finding fix for airplanes and other fueled units was imported from Freeciv #693
• Collection of bugs found while upgrading SIM3.0 ruleset and Scenario #684 #688
• Fix a bug where you could pick the wrong screen element when things are overlapped #689
• Fixed code that was preventing compiling on Msys2 with GCC 11.2 #701
• Fix a duplicate entry in the client help menu #702
• Fix a memory leak #710

Tools

• The modpack installer no longer creates a strange directory structure with two 3.0 folders within each other #694. The fix has the side-effect that the installer will "forget" the currently installed versions of the modpacks. It is possible to recover them by moving the .control folder. On Linux: mv ~/.local/share/freeciv21/3.0/3.0/.control ~/.local/share/freeciv21/3.0/. The innermost 3.0 folder can be safely deleted.

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Fixed CMake code that triggered warnings #691
• Various documentation updates: #679 #680 #681 #682 #685 #705
• Updated the appdata.xml files to show a better late game screenshot #706 This does not do too much right now until we start to offer our own Linux packages.

v3.0-alpha.8

Client / Server

• Connecting to a server with many messages is faster than ever #664
• When using citybar style "simple", the occupied symbol now reflects reality #437
• All effects used in the ruleset are now listed in the auto-generated help #674

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Various documentation updates: #672, #675, #679, #681, #682

v3.0-alpha.7

Client / Server

• A rewrite of the way the client draws the map was started #450. This has some visible consequences:

  1. It's no longer possible to hide the terrain: #449
  2. Support for is_reversed in [tile_*] sections was dropped. It was not used in shipped tilesets.

  Apart from the two changes described above, this change should be fully transparent.

• A tileset debugger was added #633. See here for its documentation!

• Autogames are working again #649

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• The base help file was completely overhauled #658

v3.0-alpha.6

Client / Server

• Really fix the client when the metaserver is down #641
• Ensure all strings and messages announce Freeciv21 #635

Tools

Nations

Ruleset Support

Utility / Other

• Fix configure step on Debian Buster #645

v3.0-alpha5

Client/Server

• Server now announces itself as Freeciv21 #610
• Added Freeciv21 Menu Music for a more immersive experience #614
• Fixed a bug that caused slow connection to games #616
• Fixed a crash in the network page when the metaserver is down #637

Tools

• No change

Nations

• No change

Ruleset Support

• No change

Utility/Other

• The Installer now installs metainfo and desktop files #613

3.0-alpha4

Client / Server

• A bug that prevented the client from spawning a server for local games on Windows was fixed #588
• The client now shows unit IDs in various places, for instance in the middle-click popup #560
  
• The client will no longer show host names and ping times, and the server will no longer send them #559
• A PRNG seeding bug was fixed #607
• A crash when navigating to Help > Terrain > Terrain alterations > Irrigation was fixed #542
• A bug was fixed where the unit description would be shown twice in the middle click popup #557

Utility / Other

• The Windows installer now proposes to run Freeciv21 after installation #552 :
  
• Some code refactoring #543 #562 #597
• The cmake build system now supports a new target docs to build the docs in a local repository for testing.
• Documentation Project updates #554 #571 #572 #579

3.0-alpha3

This release fixes some annoying bugs:

Client/Server

• Passwords were truncated at 47 characters in the client #531

Tools

• No change

Nations

• Two female leaders were added for the Phoenician nation. #529

Ruleset Support

• No change

Utility/Other

• The installer required admin rights #538
• The build was failing on Windows systems #532