Client Updates

• Internal structural updates/improvements in preparation for the Linux build.
• Removed the configure start-up mode of the client.
• Added an option to the login screen to allow continuing without logging in. You can access the global configuration at this point.
• Fixed several menus items that were accessible when logged out when they should not be.
• Swappaed the order of the System and Game log tabs.
• Removed the configure shortcut from the Windows install group.
• The Win9x/ME installer will now add the DOSBox links to the install group the same as all other Windows installers.
• Added sound effects for when a player joins or leaves a game room.
• Optimized how the DOSBox settings are stored in the backend for each users' games and profiles.
• Available DOSBox settings and the defaults for Staging and SVN are now stored in a corresponding JSON config file as part of the installation instead of being downloaded from the backend.
• The FluidSynth MIDI options will no longer display under the Win2k+ 32-bit clients' user game/profiles add/edit screens.
• The GL Shaders and Texture Renders will no longer display under the Vista+ 32-bit clients' user game/profiles add/edit screens.
• Fixed bug where the current default profile was not being unset when setting a new default profile.
• Fixed bug where the user game custom screen was not styling the add-on lists.
• All game add-on lists will now display game add-ons with a file count in a new column right after the name instead of within the name column.
• Fixed bug where the game add-on selection lists for game rooms and user games wasn't properly keeping track of file limits.
• Fixed bug where the P2P checkbox on the gameroom create/edit screen wasn't enabled in the Win9x/ME and NT4 clients.
• The gameroom create/edit screen will now display the selected number of files for the games that have varying limits instead of just the limit count in the "Selected" label above the selected mods list.
• The user game add/edit screen will now display the selected number of files for the games that have varying limits instead of just the limit count in the "Selected" label above the selected mods list.
• When a game is launched and it has a configuration file that needs to be modified, but is read-only, it will now be ignored and a warning will be logged.
• The rebuild add-on cache process will now extract a zip file if any of the files are missing.
• Optimized how the add-ons are stored in and retrieved from the backend for game rooms and user game configs.
• Optimized how the game options are stored in and retrieved from the backend for game rooms.
• All available game options are now stored in a corresponding JSON config file as part of the installation instead of being downloaded from the backend.
• Audio chat codec options are now stored in a corresponding JSON config file as part of the installation instead of being downloaded from the backend.
• Game mod records are now cached to files in the custom cache folder for each game and only downloaded if the file doesn't exist or a refresh is performed. The data will only be loaded from disk if it hasn't already been loaded. This will prevent unnecessary web API calls and disk reads related to game mod lists and improve loading performance on older OSes and machines.
• Fixed bug wherein the 64-bit client would crash and completely close when running a self-hosted server with audio chat enabled.
• Added search box to the user game add-ons screen.
• Upgraded Win2k+ builds to Delphi 13.
• Fixed graphical glitch with menu rendering caused by the upgrade to Delphi 12 by upgrading to Delphi 13 which contained the fix.
• Fixed bug where the config screen when loaded from the game room screen in order to change audio chat settings after connecting to an audio chat server was no longer working as expected.
• Client configuration is now only loaded once at startup and used globally instead of being read from disk during game launches.
• After successfully logging in your public IP address will be displayed in the chat lobby window after the welcome message.
• Game room invites can now be disabled completely. Option is under the Games tab of the config screen. You can allow friends to still send invites.
• Chat invites can now be disabled completely. Option is under the Chat tab of the config screen. You can allow friends to still send invites.
• When creating/editing a room for Doom engine games (except Strife), the monsters option will now default to "normal" when setting to co-op and "none" when set to deathmatch.
• Added "Packet Reduction" option for Blood and Shadow Warrior games.
• Game and user XP/levels are now stored as multiplayer and single player. The values displayed in the main UI and game list are currently just for MP. Data has been recalculated to split out MP and SP stats.
• The main UI interface now has tabs on the left which provides access to many features that were once separate popup screens only accessible from the main menu:
  • Servers
  • Leader boards
  • Game add-ons
  • Available games list
  • Game profiles
  • Account settings
  • Logs
  • Configuration
• Fixed several list views' custom styling under Win9x/ME/NT4 and some under the Win2k+ clients.
• Removed all tab buttons on leader boards screen and updated to normal tabs.
• Updated the country dropdown on the leader boards screen to auto refresh when changing countries.
• The country dropdown on the leader boards and find players screens are now sorted alphabetically.
• Corrected some of the numeric edit fields on the user game profiles screen to only allow numbers to be entered in the Win9x/ME/NT4 client.
• Enabled the circular input and deadzone joystick options for the DOSBox SVN clients.
• Added a context menu to the game profile dropdown of the My Games tab of the lobby screen from which you can add, edit or just switch to the User Game Profiles tab.
• Removed the serial port configuration from the user game profiles screen under the local server ports section and renamed the IPX port configuration to IPXNet since both IPX and serial games use the IPXNet network over UDP now.
• Removed the auto-joined chat rooms listing from the configuration screen's chat tab since this is user related and not general configuration.
• Added a standalone audio chat settings dialog which is used from the game room screen.
• If a game is running the audio chat tab of the main configuration screen will no longer be accessible until all games are shutdown.
• Added new Windows XP themes.
• The Country and Language dropdowns on the account create and edit screens are now sorted.
• The account create popup dialog has had all fields not related to account creation removed.
• The "Reset Data Cache" button on the General config tab will now clear the servers and server pings cache.
• When a new version is installed or reinstalling the latest version the servers and server pings cache will now be cleared.
• When reinstalling the latest version the "What's New" screen will be shown if it's configured to display.
• The servers and user servers screens have been combined into the new servers screen on the main UI tab interface.
• The servers list will now only contain servers that are online. For user servers all will be downloaded.
• When editing your own server's country only the list item will now be updated right away after editing.
• When adding a new user server the new server will be added to the server list immediately instead of doing a full server refresh.
• Viewing server stats is now limited to the server owner.
• All buttons on the servers screen now have icons.
• Server info panel is now hidden by default and can be toggled on/off with the server info button.
• The servers screen now has a filter dropdown with the options of:
  • All Servers
  • Available Servers
  • My Servers
• The Edit --> My Servers menu item will now take you to the servers screen and set the filter to "My Servers".
• On the Games tab of the configuration screen there is a new option to set the default server filter. It defauls to "All Servers".
• You can now create a game room from the serves screen using the selected server.
• Server information will now update in real-time the same as game rooms.
• Removed VSync and VSync Skip DOSBox options from the Win9x/ME/NT4 clients since it is not supported under DOSBox SVN.
• Corrected the fixed CPU cycles under DOSBox Staging where the value should just be the cycle amount instead of "fixed <amount>".
• Added the GL Shader options for the DOSBox SVN clients (Win9x/ME/NT4/2K/XP).
• Removed the "Raw Input" and "IBM PS/1 Audio" checkboxes from the Win9x/ME/NT4 client's DOSBox options since they are not valid options for DOSBox SVN.
• The DOSBox settings under the user game screen and user profiles screen are now under a "DOSBox" tab and the tabs have been expanded to better reflect DOSBox's settings structure and many options have been renamed to match their respective DOSBox setting names (ie: Graphics Mode => Output)
• The generated mapper file filename has been updated with a value denoting which DOSBox distro it was written for. For example, mapper-<gameid>-STAGING.map OR mapper-<gameid>-SVN.map. If you have genereted mapper files for any games you will need to rename the files accordingly.
• Added a note to the DOSBox CPU tab about the cycle values to CPU emulation equivalent.
• Added/updated DOSBox Staging 0.82.2 config settings. Key additions:
  • Added MT-32 options to the MIDI device config screen.
  • MT-32 ROMs are included in the 64-bit installer and used when selecting the MT-32 MIDI device.
  • Added IBM Music Feature Card sound card options.
  • Added Innovation sound card options.
  • 3DFX/Voodoo options.
• 3DFX enhanced games can now be configured to use it via the "3DFX" checkbox on the game's General tab under "Game Specific Options". If a game requires GLIDE2X.OVL it will be automatically copied to the game folder along with any patche files required for it to function if they are included with the client. GLIDE2X.OVL and the patch files are included in the 64-bit installer. Currently supported games:
  • Battle Arena Toshinden (v2.5 patch included)
  • Carmageddon (requires 3DFX and Voodoo2 patches if not GOG/Steam version)
  • Carmageddon Splat Pack (same as Carmageddon)
  • Descent II (v1.06b patch included)
  • Extreme Assault (requires v1.2.3)
  • Fatal Racing (requires v2.0 patch, 3DFX patch included)
  • Grand Theft Auto
  • NASCAR Racing 2 (patch included)
  • NIRA Intense Import Drag Racing
  • Prost Grand Prix 1998
  • Screamer 2 (patch included)
  • Screamer Rally
  • Whiplash (patch included)
  • VR Soccer '96 (patch included)
  • XCAR - Experimental Racing (requires 3DFX installtion from the CD, updated 3DFX EXE included)
  
  NOTE: Whiplash and Fatal Racing's 3DFX and non-3DFX EXEs are not compatible in multiplayer so all players have to use one or the other.
• Added support for Dune Runner (D.O.G.: Fight for Your Life). (IPX, 4 players)
• Added support for NIRA Intense Import Drag Racing. (IPX, 32 players)
• Added support for Prost Grand Prix 1998. (IPX, 4 players)
• Added support for Screamer Rally. (IPX, 6 players)
• Added support for Whiplash. (IPX, 16 players)
• Added support for Fatal Racing. (IPX, 16 players)
• Added support for VR Soccer '96. (IPX, 2 players) - GOG and Steam profiles.
• Added support for FIFA Soccer 96. (Serial, 2 players)
• Updated the internal DOSBox IPXNet client to read all bytes received from a DOSBox serial socket and send each byte one at a time instead of ignoring the read if more than one byte was received. FIFA Soccer 96 required this to communicate properly. It may even resolve any odd issues with serial games that weren't previously known.
• Added a game entry for Duke Nukem 3D (v1.3d) so mods for it can be separated from newer versions of the game since the older mods cannot work with newer versions of the game.
• Fixed ping server function to use GetTickCount() instead of using a date/time calculation in order to get accurate results under all versions of Windows.
• Fixed bug wherein the clients that can use Daemon Tools weren't sending the CD Device Number to the backend to be saved.
• Added DAEMON Tools support to the NT4, Win2k and WinXP clients and their respective installers.
• Added DAEMON Tools logo and copyright info to the about screen for the NT4, Win2k and WinXP client.
• DAEMON Tools can now be installed during an automatic or forced reinstall if it's not already installed. Windows XP and below installers.
• Added command line argument to the Windows XP and below installers "/nodtools" which will make them not prompt to install DAEMON Tools.
• Choosing to not install DAEMON Tools will now be saved so the installers will not continuously ask to install it. Using the new command line argument also saves choice.
• Under the DAEMON Tools tab of the configuration screen there is now a checkbox named "Prompt to install if not installed" which will be unchecked if you chose not to install D-Tools. If you check it and reinstall it will prompt to install it again.
• IPXWrapper integration for Windows games that used IPX/DirectPlay has been added.
  • Currently works with Windows 98+. I'm working with the author to get an updated Win9x version which works under Win95 as it's currently using a Windows kernel function that isn't available, but should be able to be swapped out.
  • Several of its settings can be configured per game.
  • Files will be copied to the game folder only once until the version of the files changes.
  • Added logo image and copyright information to the about screen.
  • Added a link to the website under the Community menu.
• Added support for Diablo. (IPX, 4 players) - GOG profile.
• Added support for Necrodome. (IPX, 12 players) - GOG and Steam profiles. Also includes DirectPlay patch files and an EXE patch for GOG/Steam. Right now the only version that works is the digital release.
• The minimum requirements for CGA95 have been updated to require at least Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1 as it adds necessary TCP/IP stack API functions and the minimum drive space to 30MB now that DOSBox SVN and additional utilities are included.
• You can now set a default CD drive at the game profile level regardless of whether you are using Daemon Tools or DOSBox and it will be used by default when setting up a new game when you click the "Use CD" checkbox. Unchecking the "Use CD" checkbox will clear the selection.
• Added a button to the "My Games" screen which allows running DOSBox in control mapper mode. When clicking save in the mapper, the mapper file is saved to the game's folder.
• Fixed bug wherein the game list was always returning all games instead of games for just your current platform.
• Removed "Filter" and "Game" labels from the game rooms toolbar.
• Added a change game profile button inbetween the room filter dropdown and the game filter dropdown.
• The main UI's status bar now displays the currently selected user game profile in the first panel.
• Added support for StrikePoint: The Hex Missions. (Serial, 2 players)
• Added support for Track Attack. (IPX, 4 players)
• Added support for Darklight Conflict. (IPX, 6 players)
• Added support for Advanced NetWars. (IPX, 6 players)
• Added support for Gemini-2. (Serial, 2 players)
• Added support for 3-D Helicopter Simulator. (Serial, 2 players)
• Added support for Armor Alley. (Serial, 2 players)
• Added support for BMF. (IPX, 4 players) -- NOTE: The IPX node synchronization is bad and 2 players works best. Leaving this at 4 in the event there is ever a fix for this made or found.
• Added support for Destruction Derby. (Serial, 2 players)
• Added dgVoodoo2 integration for Windows games to the Vista+ 32/64-bit clients.
  • Accessible from the dgVoodoo2 tab of the user game add/edit screen unless a game config type (GOG/Steam) doesn't require it.
  • Must be enabled and configured as needed. There is no automatic config.
  • You can uninstall the files from the user game edit screen.
  • Copies the files once or until the version of the files changes or the CGA level config changes.
  • Added a link to the website under the Community menu.
  • Added logo to the about screen.
• Added support for MageSlayer. (IPX, 4 players)
• Updated the Windows installers to use the new CGA icon.
• Added DAEMON Tools support for the Vista+ 32/64-bit clients. D-Tools is not included in the installers, you can simply configure the path to its binaries. The CD Device Number selection is disabled as it's not needed for the 4.x versions of D-Tools.

Server Updates

• General updates for Delphi 13 upgrade.
• Fixed bug where normal latency check pings weren't being logged if the option to hide pings was turned off.
• Fixed an issue with client synchronization wherein if the client sent follow up registration packets before it received the ACK from the server it would result in increasing the connection counts erroneously.
• Clients connecting using IPXWrapper will be logged as "IPXWrapper Client" instead of "DOSBox Client".
• Increased the client synchronization timeout to 120 seconds to accomodate how IPXWrapper functions. It doesn't send the DOSBox registration packet until the game connects to the IPX network which is player controlled, whereas DOSBox is setup to connect automatically as soon as it starts up.
• Server will log its log level on startup.
• Fixed crash during non-CGA connection disconnects causing the server to get restarted by systemd under Linux resulting in server ports potentially not being closed and causing any of the virtual servers to not start up.
• Fixed unhandled packet CRC check exception which was bubbling up to the main socket handler thread and getting logged as an unhandled exception. This exception will now be considered a CRC failure.
• Updated the Windows installers to use the new CGA icon.

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