| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2088 | 4 | 2001-11-06 02:50:54 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Helicopter air rescue flight simulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Improved menu list and message box object window decorations and added XML style tags to specify colored description text for missions. <li>Added slew support (CTRL + A to enter slew mode). See documentation for new key functions (man SearchAndRescue). <li>Added pitch oscilation to airplane and helicopter flight models, you'll need to use the elevator trim keys to fine-tune pitch now. <li>Smoke trails are now joined into one object with `mini' substructures, each representing a smoke `unit'. <li>Hitting an obstruction, bursting into flames, and then hitting water does not remove smoke trails immediatly. <li>Fixed bug in --geometry parsing when coordinates were not specified. </ul> | Search And Rescue 0.7.15 | updated | |
| 2089 | 4 | 2001-11-06 02:57:57 | <em>Category:</em> Game-related Utility<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> GTK+ chess board interface for ICS and chess engines. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed race condition in script I/O that would freeze the whole application. <li>Added dynamic seek graph, and options related to it. <li>Fixed move permissions when examining a game. <li>Fixed interpreation of games with moves O-O+ and O-O-O+ (which caused previous versions to segfault with WHAT YOU SAY!!! message) <li>Fixed a bug introduced in 0.2.0 where connections to FICS without timeseal would fail. </ul> | eboard 0.2.1 | updated | |
| 2090 | 4 | 2001-11-08 01:52:50 | <em>Category:</em> Game-related Utility<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A front console/X front end to <a href="/show?xmame">X-Mame</a>. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>the preview images can now also be shown inside the main-widget <li>previews can be scaled now <li>support for italic fonts added <li>a warning message is shown before the ROM status cache is refreshed <li>Support for Qt 3 <li>many bug-fixes <li>some default values (esp. font-settings) changed <li>docs changed accordingly </ul> | MAMECAT 0.43.b26 | updated | |
| 2091 | 3493 | 2001-11-08 06:27:54 | <em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Network protocol library used by the WorldForge project. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Negotiation code fixed to prevent hanging. </ul> | WorldForge::Atlas 0.4.4 | updated | |
| 2092 | 4 | 2001-11-08 15:01:50 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Vega Strike Wing Commander Space Simulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Intelligent, programmable AI <li>Varied weapons on different starships <li>Explosions that literally tear a starship into pieces <li>Shields That Glow upon hit (in the location hit) <li>Customizable missions <li>Stars that fly past as you explore the system </ul> | Vega Strike 0.0.9 | updated | |
| 2093 | 4 | 2001-11-08 15:32:52 | <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Super Mario Bros. style game starring Tux the penguin <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added "--version" and skeleton "--help" displays <li>More sound effects. <li>Laptop bad-guy fixed. <li>Skidding images created. <li>Initial music code added. <li>Bullets kill enemies. <li>Golden Herring (invincibility) upgrade added. </ul> Source: linuxgames.com | Super Tux 0.0.2 (alpha!) | updated | |
| 2094 | 4 | 2001-11-08 15:46:43 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Turn based Strategy game with a fantasy setting <p> <table> <tr> <td> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>This update to Dominions is mostly an anti-cheat update. <li>All files are now created with a checksum that prevents dishonest players from editing them with a hex-editor. <li>Also the integrity of files can be checked from the command line in order to make automatic host programs more feasible. <li>There has also been some gameplay improvements, bug fixes, a few new gods and some new magic items. <li>Files created with version 1.06 cannot be used with older versions of Dominions and god created on older versions cannot be used with version 1.06.</p> </ul> <a href="http://www.illwinter.com/dom_history.html">Full Changelog</a> </td> <td> <img src="http://www.illwinter.com/ss_dom2.jpg" width=256 height=192> </td> </tr></table> | Dominions 1.06 | updated | |
| 2095 | 4 | 2001-11-09 08:48:25 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Cross-platform library for portable low level I/O access <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Lots and lots of improvements to MacOS X support <li>Added X11 Xinerama support <li>Added platform independent OpenGL header <li>Added double-buffering support for SVGAlib <li>Fixed crash when using double-buffering with DGA <li>Added support for the GNU Pth thread lib <li>Added CD-ROM support for BSD/OS <li>Added initial support for EPOC/Symbian OS <li>Added a joystick driver for MacOS X <li>Added support for DirectFB video on Linux <li>Added 640x480 as a scaled resolution for NTSC/PAL output <li>Added support for TV output on the Linux PlayStation Beta <li>Added initial NVidia acceleration on framebuffer console <li>Lots of bugfixes </ul> | Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2.3 | updated | |
| 2096 | 4 | 2001-11-09 08:50:09 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"> <p> <em>Description:</em> ASC is a free, turn based strategy game. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed an AI crash again <li>The AI's moves are recorded for replay. </ul> | Advanced Strategic Command 1.9.5.1 | updated | |
| 2097 | 4 | 2001-11-09 08:53:53 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Startrek themed 2D space combat game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>FPE bug hopefully fixed <li>Equipment upgrades available <li>Phaser targetting problem solved <li>Savegames implemented <li>Battle damage (and repairs) <li>Subtle tweaks to make battle more fun <li>Dead ship resurrection bug fixed </ul> | Star Voyager 0.1.4-b | updated |