There is joyous news today! In addition to my work on the client / server
programs, I am continuing the development of other parts. There have been many
small changes and fixes. For this reason, I have put the updated demo version
online.
A short overview of the major enhancements:
The DOS version of Ca3DE ist not included with the demo version anymore. That's a pity (for historical reasons I'm sad to see it go), but the DOS renderer was a pain to maintain and not a particularly good fit for the current targeted computers. (If someone still wants to see Ca3DE on DOS, I can send out the old demo by email.)
A short overview of the major enhancements:
- The sky is properly rendered now: technically simple, but visually much
more pleasing than before.
Many thanks to Stecki for allowing me to include his sky maps with Ca3DE! -
- All T-junctions are eliminated on map change.
- Mouse input is now supported.
- The keyboard layout (character control) has been changed to the
commonly used one. The readme.txt file has a detailed key assignment list.
Together with the mouse-look feature, this will greatly contribute to your
convenience, as the new settings now reflect the two most popular character
control settings.
(A keyboard layout customization facility will soon follow.) - Major code design enhancements have been made.
The DOS version of Ca3DE ist not included with the demo version anymore. That's a pity (for historical reasons I'm sad to see it go), but the DOS renderer was a pain to maintain and not a particularly good fit for the current targeted computers. (If someone still wants to see Ca3DE on DOS, I can send out the old demo by email.)